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Exhibit 4.1
EXECUTION COPY
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THE J.H. HEAFNER COMPANY, INC.
Issuer
10% Senior Notes Due 2008
the
Subsidiary Guarantors
named herein
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INDENTURE
Dated as of May 15, 1998
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FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
Trustee
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Indenture
Section Section
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310(a)(1) .............................. 7.10
(a)(2) .............................. 7.10
(a)(3) .............................. N.A.
(a)(4) .............................. N.A.
(b) .............................. 7.08; 7.10
(c) .............................. N.A.
311(a) .............................. 7.11
(b) .............................. 7.11
(c) .............................. N.A.
312(a) .............................. 2.05
(b) .............................. 11.03
(c) .............................. 11.03
313(a) .............................. 7.06
(b)(1) .............................. N.A.
(b)(2) .............................. 7.06
(c) .............................. 11.02
(d) .............................. 7.06
314(a) .............................. 4.02;
4.13; 11.02
(b) .............................. N.A.
(c)(1) .............................. 11.04
(c)(2) .............................. 11.04
(c)(3) .............................. N.A.
(d) .............................. N.A.
(e) .............................. 11.05
(f) .............................. 4.13
315(a) .............................. 7.01
(b) .............................. 7.05; 11.02
(c) .............................. 7.01
(d) .............................. 7.01
(e) .............................. 6.11
316(a)(last sentence) .............................. 11.06
(a)(1)(A) .............................. 6.05
(a)(1)(B) .............................. 6.04
(a)(2) .............................. N.A.
(b) .............................. 6.07
317(a)(1) .............................. 6.08
(a)(2) .............................. 6.09
(b) .............................. 2.04
318(a) .............................. 11.01
N.A. means Not Applicable.
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Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be
part of the Indenture.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference
SECTION 1.01. Definitions ........................................ 1
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions .................................. 25
SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust
Indenture Act .................................... 26
SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction .............................. 26
ARTICLE 2
The Securities
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating .................................... 27
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication ....................... 27
SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent ......................... 28
SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust................. 29
SECTION 2.05. Securityholder Lists ............................... 29
SECTION 2.06. Replacement Securities ............................. 29
SECTION 2.07. Outstanding Securities ............................. 30
SECTION 2.08. Temporary Securities ............................... 30
SECTION 2.09. Cancellation ....................................... 30
SECTION 2.10. Defaulted Interest ................................. 31
SECTION 2.11. CUSIP Numbers ...................................... 31
ARTICLE 3
Redemption
SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee ................................. 31
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Securities To Be
Redeemed ......................................... 31
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption ............................... 32
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption ..................... 33
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price ........................ 33
SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part ........................ 33
ARTICLE 4
Covenants
SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities .............................. 33
SECTION 4.02. SEC Reports ........................................ 34
SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Indebtedness ......................... 36
SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Restricted Payments .................. 39
SECTION 4.05. Limitation on Restrictions on
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Distributions from Subsidiaries .................. 41
SECTION 4.06. Limitation on Sales of Assets and
Subsidiary Stock ................................. 41
SECTION 4.07. Limitation on Affiliate Transactions ............... 44
SECTION 4.08. Limitation on the Sale or Issuance
of Capital Stock of Restricted
Subsidiaries ..................................... 45
SECTION 4.09. Change of Control .................................. 46
SECTION 4.10. Limitation on Liens ................................ 48
SECTION 4.11. Limitation on Sale/Leaseback
Transactions ..................................... 48
SECTION 4.12. Future Guarantors .................................. 48
SECTION 4.13. Compliance Certificate ............................. 48
SECTION 4.14. Further Instruments and Acts ....................... 49
ARTICLE 5
Successor Company
SECTION 5.01. When Company May Merge or Transfer
Assets ........................................... 49
ARTICLE 6
Defaults and Remedies
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default .................................. 51
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration ....................................... 53
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies ..................................... 54
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults ............................ 54
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority ................................ 54
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits ................................ 55
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment ............... 55
SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee ......................... 55
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim ................... 56
SECTION 6.10. Priorities ......................................... 56
SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs .............................. 56
SECTION 6.12. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws ................... 57
ARTICLE 7
Trustee
SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee .................................. 57
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee .................................. 58
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee ....................... 59
SECTION 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer ............................... 59
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults ................................. 59
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders ...................... 59
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SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity ......................... 60
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee ............................. 61
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger ........................ 62
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification ...................... 62
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims
Against Company .................................. 62
ARTICLE 8
Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance
SECTION 8.01. Discharge of Liability on Securities;
Defeasance ....................................... 63
SECTION 8.02. Conditions to Defeasance ........................... 64
SECTION 8.03. Application of Trust Money ......................... 65
SECTION 8.04. Repayment to Company ............................... 65
SECTION 8.05. Indemnity for Government
Obligations ...................................... 66
SECTION 8.06. Reinstatement ...................................... 66
ARTICLE 9
Amendments
SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders ......................... 66
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders ............................ 67
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture .................... 68
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents
and Waivers ...................................... 68
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of
Securities ....................................... 69
SECTION 9.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments ......................... 69
SECTION 9.07. Payment for Consent ................................ 69
ARTICLE 10
Subsidiary Guaranties
SECTION 10.01. Guaranties............................................ 69
SECTION 10.02. Limitation on Liability............................... 71
SECTION 10.03. Successors and Assigns ............................... 72
SECTION 10.04. No Waiver............................................. 72
SECTION 10.05. Modification.......................................... 72
SECTION 10.06. Release of Subsidiary Guarantor....................... 72
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ARTICLE 11
Miscellaneous
SECTION 11.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls ......................... 73
SECTION 11.02. Notices............................................... 73
SECTION 11.03. Communication by Holders with Other
Holders................................. 74
SECTION 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to
Conditions Precedent.................... 74
SECTION 11.05. Statements Required in Certificates
or Opinion.............................. 74
SECTION 11.06. When Securities Disregarded........................... 74
SECTION 11.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent
and Registrar........................... 75
SECTION 11.08. Legal Holidays........................................ 75
SECTION 11.09. Governing Law......................................... 75
SECTION 11.10. No Recourse Against Others............................ 75
SECTION 11.11. Successors............................................ 75
SECTION 11.12. Multiple Originals.................................... 75
SECTION 11.13. Table of Contents; Headings........................... 76
Rule 144A/Regulation S Appendix
Exhibit 1 - Form of Initial Security
Exhibit A - Form of Exchange Security
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INDENTURE dated as of May 15, 1998, among THE J.H.
HEAFNER COMPANY, INC., a North Carolina corporation (the
"Company"), OLIVER & WINSTON, INC., a California
corporation, ITCO LOGISTICS CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, PHOENIX RACING INC., a California
corporation, THE SPEED MERCHANT, INC., a California
corporation, ITCO HOLDING COMPANY, INC., a North
Carolina corporation, ITCO TIRE COMPANY, a North
Carolina corporation, ITCO TIRE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, a
Virginia corporation (collectively, the "Subsidiary
Guarantors"), and FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, a national
banking association, as trustee (the "Trustee").
Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other
party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Company's 10%
Senior Notes Due 2008 (the "Initial Securities") and, if and when issued
pursuant to a registered exchange for Initial Securities, the Company's 10%
Senior Notes Due 2008 (the "Exchange Securities") and if and when issued
pursuant to a private exchange for Initial Securities, the Company's 10% Senior
Notes Due 2008 (the "Private Exchange Securities", together with the Exchange
Securities and the Initial Securities, the "Securities"):
ARTICLE 1
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.
"Additional Assets" means (i) any property or assets (other
than Indebtedness and Capital Stock) in a Related Business; (ii) the Capital
Stock of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the
acquisition of such Capital Stock by the Company or another Restricted
Subsidiary or (iii) Capital Stock constituting a minority interest in any Person
that at such time is a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that any such
Restricted Subsidiary described in clauses (ii) or (iii) above is primarily
engaged in a Related Business.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person,
directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition,
"control" when used with respect to any Person
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means the power to direct the management and 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 to the foregoing. For purposes of Sections 4.04, 4.06 and 4.07 only,
"Affiliate" shall also mean any beneficial owner of Capital Stock representing
5% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock (on a fully diluted
basis) of the Company or of rights or warrants to purchase such Capital Stock
(whether or not currently exercisable) and any Person who would be an Affiliate
of any such beneficial owner pursuant to the first sentence hereof.
"Asset Disposition" means any sale, lease, transfer or other
disposition (or series of related sales, leases, transfers or dispositions) by
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including any disposition by means of
a merger, consolidation or similar transaction (each referred to for the
purposes of this definition as a "disposition"), of (i) any shares of Capital
Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors' qualifying shares or
shares required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Company
or a Restricted Subsidiary), (ii) all or substantially all the assets of any
division or line of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or
(iii) any other assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outside of
the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary
(other than, in the case of (i), (ii) and (iii) above, (A) a disposition by a
Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or by the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary, (B) for purposes of Section 4.06 only, a
transaction permitted by Section 4.04, or excluded from the definition of
"Restricted Payment", (C) any transfer of properties or assets (including
Capital Stock) that is governed by, and made in accordance with, Section 5.01
and (D) any disposition of assets with a fair market value of less than
$250,000).
"Attributable Debt" in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction
means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the
interest rate borne by the Securities, compounded annually) of the total
obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the
lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for
which such lease has been extended).
"Average Life" means, as of the date of determination, with
respect to any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock, the quotient obtained by
dividing (i) the sum of the products of the numbers of years from the date of
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determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of
such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such
Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment by (ii) the sum of all
such payments.
"Banks" means the Lenders as defined in the New Credit
Facility.
"Bank Indebtedness" means all Obligations pursuant to the New
Credit Facility.
"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the
Company or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board.
"Business Day" means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.
"Capital Lease Obligation" means an obligation that is
required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease for financial
reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of Indebtedness
represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such
obligation determined in accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof
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.
"Capital Stock" of any Person means any and all shares,
interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other
equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person,
including any Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible
into such equity.
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the
following events:
(i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders,
is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and
13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that for purposes of this clause
(i) such person shall be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all
shares that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such
right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time),
directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of
the Voting Stock of the Company
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(for the purposes of this clause (i), such other person shall be deemed
to beneficially own any Voting Stock of a specified corporation held by
a parent corporation, if such other person is the beneficial owner (as
defined in this clause (i)), directly or indirectly, of more than 50%
of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent corporation);
(ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals
who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors
(together with any new directors whose election by such Board of
Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the
Company was approved by (x) a vote of 66-2/3% of the directors of the
Company then still in office who were either directors at the beginning
of such period or whose election or nomination for election was
previously so approved or (y) Permitted Holders holding a majority of
the aggregate voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company held by
all Permitted Holders) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of
the Board of Directors then in office;
(iii) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or
dissolution of the Company; or
(iv) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into
another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the
Company, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the
Company to another Person (other than a Person that is controlled by
the Permitted Holders), and, in the case of any such merger or
consolidation, the securities of the Company that are outstanding
immediately prior to such transaction and which represent 100% of the
aggregate voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company are changed
into or exchanged for cash, securities or property, unless pursuant to
such transaction such securities are changed into or exchanged for, in
addition to any other consideration, securities of the surviving
corporation that represent immediately after such transaction, at least
a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Stock of the
surviving corporation.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Company" means the party named as such in this Indenture
until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor and, for
purposes of any provision
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contained herein and required by the TIA, each other obligor on the indenture
securities.
"Consolidated Coverage Ratio" as of any date of determination
means the ratio of (i) the aggregate amount of EBITDA for the period of the most
recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending at least 45 days prior to the
date of such determination to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such four
fiscal quarters (provided that with respect to Indebtedness Incurred under a
revolving credit facility, instead of such historical interest, there shall be
included pro forma interest on the one year projected average balance of such
Indebtedness as determined in good faith by senior management of the Company);
provided, however, that
(1) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has Incurred
any Indebtedness since the beginning of such period that remains
outstanding or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate
the Consolidated Coverage Ratio is an Incurrence of Indebtedness, or
both, other than in either such case Indebtedness Incurred under a
revolving credit facility, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for
such period shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma
basis to such Indebtedness as if such Indebtedness had been Incurred on
the first day of such period, and to the application of the proceeds of
such Indebtedness, including the discharge of any other Indebtedness
repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged, or the
acquisition of assets with the proceeds of such new Indebtedness, as if
such application had occurred on the first day of such period,
(2) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has repaid,
repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged any Indebtedness since
the beginning of such period or if any Indebtedness is to be repaid,
repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged (in each case other than
Indebtedness Incurred under any revolving credit facility unless such
Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and has not been replaced) on
the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the
Consolidated Coverage Ratio, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense
for such period shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if such
discharge had occurred on the first day of such period and as if the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary had not earned the interest
income actually earned during such period in respect of cash or
Temporary Cash Investments
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used to repay, repurchase, defease or otherwise discharge such
Indebtedness,
(3) if since the beginning of such period the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary shall have made any Asset Disposition or
disposition of a Permitted Investment ("Disposition"), the EBITDA for
such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the EBITDA (if
positive) directly attributable to the assets which are the subject of
such Disposition for such period, or increased by an amount equal to
the EBITDA (if negative), directly attributable thereto for such period
and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be reduced by
an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense directly
attributable to any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred
under a revolving credit facility) of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged with
respect to the Company and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries in
connection with such Disposition for such period (or, if the Capital
Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary is sold, the Consolidated Interest
Expense for such period directly attributable to the Indebtedness
(other than Indebtedness Incurred under a revolving credit facility) of
such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Company and its continuing
Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Indebtedness
after such sale),
(4) if since the beginning of such period the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary (by merger or otherwise) shall have made an
Investment in any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person that becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary) or a Permitted Investment or an acquisition of
assets, including any acquisition of assets occurring in connection
with a transaction requiring a calculation to be made hereunder, which
constitutes all or substantially all of an operating unit, segment or
location of a business, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for
such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto
(including the Incurrence of any Indebtedness other than under a
revolving credit facility) as if such Investment or acquisition
occurred on the first day of such period and
(5) if since the beginning of such period any Person (that
subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such
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period) shall have made any Disposition, any Investment or acquisition
of assets that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (3)
or (4) above if made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary during
such period, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period
shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such
Disposition, Investment or acquisition occurred on the first day of
such period.
For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an
acquisition of assets, the amount of income or earnings relating thereto and the
amount of Consolidated Interest Expense associated with any Indebtedness
Incurred in connection therewith, the pro forma calculations shall be determined
in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting Officer of the Company.
If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro
forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the
rate in effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the
entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate Agreement applicable to
such Indebtedness if such Interest Rate Agreement has a remaining term in excess
of 12 months).
"Consolidated Interest Expense" means, for any period, the
total interest expense of the Company and its consolidated Restricted
Subsidiaries, plus, to the extent not included in such interest expense, and to
the extent incurred by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, without
duplication, (i) interest expense attributable to capital leases and the
interest expense attributable to leases constituting part of a Sale/Leaseback
Transaction (provided that interest expense attributable to leases constituting
part of Sale/Leaseback Transactions in respect of warehouses owned on the date
of this Indenture with a value not in excess of $10 million shall be excluded
from this calculation), (ii) amortization of debt discount and debt issuance
cost, (iii) capitalized interest, (iv) non-cash interest expenses, (v)
commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters
of credit and bankers' acceptance financing, (vi) net costs associated with
Hedging Obligations (including amortization of fees), (vii) Preferred Stock
dividends in respect of all Preferred Stock held by Persons other than the
Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (other than non-cash dividends in respect
of Preferred Stock that is not Disqualified Stock of the Company), (viii)
interest incurred in connection with Investments in discontinued operations,
(ix) interest accruing on any Indebtedness of any other Person to the extent
such Indebtedness is Guaranteed by (or secured by the assets of) the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary and
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(x) the cash contributions to any employee stock ownership plan or similar trust
to the extent such contributions are used by such plan or trust to pay interest
or fees to any Person (other than the Company) in connection with Indebtedness
Incurred by such plan or trust.
"Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, the net
income of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries; provided, however, that
there shall not be included in such Consolidated Net Income:
(i) any net income of any Person (other than the Company) if
such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary, except that (A) subject to
the exclusion contained in clause (iv) below, the Company's equity in
the net income of any such Person for such period shall be included in
such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash
actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Company
or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution
(subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution paid to a
Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in clause (iii)
below) and (B) the Company's equity in a net loss of any such Person
for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net
Income;
(ii) any net income (or loss) of any Person acquired by the
Company or a Subsidiary in a pooling of interests transaction for any
period prior to the date of such acquisition;
(iii) any net income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the
extent such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to prohibitions, directly
or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of
distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to
the Company, except that the Company's equity in a net loss of any such
Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining
such Consolidated Net Income;
(iv) any gain or loss realized upon the sale or other
disposition of any assets of the Company or its consolidated
Subsidiaries or any other Person (including pursuant to any
sale-and-leaseback arrangement) which is not sold or otherwise disposed
of in the ordinary course of business and any gain or loss realized
upon the sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Person;
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(v) extraordinary gains or losses; and
(vi) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principles.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 4.04 only, there shall
be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any dividends, repayments of loans or
advances or other transfers of assets from Unrestricted Subsidiaries to the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such dividends, repayments or
transfers increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to
Section 4.04(a)(3)(D).
"Consolidated Net Worth" means the total of the amounts shown
on the balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries,
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as of the end of the
most recent fiscal quarter of the Company ending at least 45 days prior to the
taking of any action for the purpose of which the determination is being made,
as (i) the par or stated value of all outstanding Capital Stock of the Company
plus (ii) paid-in capital or capital surplus relating to such Capital Stock plus
(iii) any retained earnings or earned surplus less (A) any accumulated deficit
and (B) any amounts attributable to Disqualified Stock.
"Currency Agreement" means in respect of a Person any foreign
exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement designed
to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency values.
"Default" means any event which is, or after notice or passage
of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
"Disqualified Stock" means, with respect to any Person, 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 at the option of the holder) or
upon the happening of any event (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable
pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is convertible or
exchangeable at the holder's option for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or
(iii) is redeemable or must be purchased, upon the occurrence of certain events
or otherwise, by such Person at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in
part, in each case on or prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity
of the Securities; provided, however that any Capital Stock that would not
constitute Disqualified Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof
the right
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to require such Person to purchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the
occurrence of an "asset sale" or "change of control" occurring prior to the
first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Securities shall not constitute
Disqualified Stock if (x) the "asset sale" or "change of control" provisions
applicable to such Capital Stock are not more favorable to the holders of such
Capital Stock than Sections 4.06 and 4.09 and (y) any such requirement only
becomes operative after compliance with such terms applicable to the Securities,
including the purchase of any Securities tendered pursuant thereto; provided
further, however, that any class of Capital Stock of such Person that, by its
terms, authorizes such Person to satisfy in full its obligations with respect to
the payment of dividends or upon maturity, redemption (pursuant to a sinking
fund or otherwise) or repurchase thereof or otherwise by the delivery of Capital
Stock that is not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified
Stock.
"EBITDA" for any period means the sum of Consolidated Net
Income, plus Consolidated Interest Expense plus the following to the extent
deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (a) all income tax expense
of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) depreciation
expense of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, (c)
amortization expense of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries
and (d) all other non-cash charges of the Company and its consolidated
Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any such other non-cash charge to the extent
that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenditures in any future
period), in each case for such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
provision for taxes based on the income or profits of, and the depreciation and
amortization and non-cash charges of, a Restricted Subsidiary shall be added to
Consolidated Net Income to compute EBITDA only to the extent (and in the same
proportion) that the net income of such Restricted Subsidiary was included in
calculating Consolidated Net Income.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States of America as in effect as of the Issue Date, including those set
forth in (i) the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, (ii) statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, (iii) such other
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statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession and (iv) the rules and regulations of the SEC governing
the inclusion of financial statements (including pro forma financial statements)
in periodic reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange
Act, including opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting bulletins and
similar written statements from the accounting staff of the SEC. All ratios and
computations based on GAAP contained in this Indenture shall be computed in
conformity with GAAP.
"Guarantee" means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of
any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other
Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such
Person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or
payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation of such Person (whether
arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to
purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay or to maintain
financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for the
purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the
payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in
whole or in part); provided, however, that the term "Guarantee" shall not
include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of
business. The term "Guarantee" used as a verb has a corresponding meaning. The
term "Guarantor" shall mean any Person Guaranteeing any obligation.
"Guaranty Agreement" means a supplemental indenture, in a form
satisfactory to the Trustee, pursuant to which a Subsidiary Guarantor guarantees
the Company's obligations with respect to the Securities on the terms provided
for herein.
"Hedging Obligations" of any Person means the obligations of
such Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement or Currency Agreement.
"Holder" or "Securityholder" means the Person in whose name a
Security is registered on the Registrar's books.
"Immaterial Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary with total assets
not greater than $50,000.
"Incur" means issue, assume, Guarantee, incur or otherwise
become liable for; provided, however, that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of
a Person existing at the
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time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation,
acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Subsidiary at
the time it becomes a Subsidiary. The term "Incurrence" when used as a noun
shall have a correlative meaning.
"Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person on any date
of determination (without duplication):
(i) the principal in respect of (A) indebtedness of such
Person for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes,
debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which
such Person is responsible or liable, including, in each case, any
premium on such indebtedness to the extent such premium has become due
and payable;
(ii) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person and all
Attributable Debt in respect of Sale/Leaseback Transactions entered
into by such Person;
(iii) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the
deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations
of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title
retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in
the ordinary course of business);
(iv) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of
any obligor on any letter of credit, banker's acceptance or similar
credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of
credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above) entered into in the ordinary course of
business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not
drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is
reimbursed no later than the tenth Business Day following payment on
the letter of credit);
(v) the amount of all obligations of such Person with
respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any
Disqualified Stock or, with respect to any Subsidiary of such Person,
the liquidation preference with respect to, any Preferred Stock (but
excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends);
(vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i)
through (v) of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons for the
payment of which, in either case, such Person is responsible or liable,
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directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including
by means of any Guarantee;
(vii) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i)
through (vi) of other Persons secured by any Lien on any property or
asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such
Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of
the value of such property or assets or the amount of the obligation so
secured; and
(viii) to the extent not otherwise included in this
definition, Hedging Obligations of such Person.
The amount of Indebtedness of any Person 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.
"Indenture" means this Indenture as amended or supplemented
from time to time.
"Interest Rate Agreement" means in respect of a Person any
interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement or other financial
agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in
interest rates.
"Investment" in any Person means any direct or indirect
advance, loan (other than advances to customers in the ordinary course of
business that are recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of the
lender) or other extensions of credit (other than leases of equipment to
customers in the ordinary course of business) (including by way of Guarantee or
similar arrangement) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of
cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the
account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock,
Indebtedness or other similar instruments issued by such Person. For purposes of
the definition of "Unrestricted Subsidiary", the definition of "Restricted
Payment" and Section 4.04, (i) "Investment" shall include the portion
(proportionate to the Company's equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair
market value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of the Company at the time that
such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however,
that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the
Company shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent "Investment" in an
Unrestricted Subsidiary equal to an amount (if
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positive) equal to (x) the Company's "Investment" in such Subsidiary at the time
of such redesignation less (y) the portion (proportionate to the Company's
equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets
of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and (ii) any property
transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its fair
market value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors.
"Issue Date" means the date on which the Initial Securities
are originally issued.
"ITCO" means ITCO Logistics Corporation.
"ITCO Facility" means the loan facility pursuant to the Loan
and Security Agreement, by and among ITCO Holding Company, Inc., ITCO Tire
Company of Georgia, ITCO Tire Company, Doug Duggan, Inc. and Barclays Business
Credit, Inc. (now Fleet Capital Corporation), dated as of August 6, 1993, as
amended.
"Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, security interest,
encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other
title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof).
"Net Available Cash" from an Asset Disposition means cash
payments received therefrom (including any cash payments received by way of
deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or
otherwise and proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any securities
received as consideration, but only as and when received, but excluding any
other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person
of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to such properties or assets or
received in any other noncash form), in each case net of (i) all legal, title
and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses incurred,
and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be
accrued as a liability under GAAP, as a consequence of such Asset Disposition,
(ii) all payments made on any Indebtedness which is secured by any assets
subject to such Asset Disposition, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon
or other security agreement of any kind with respect to such assets, or which
must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset
Disposition, or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset
Disposition, (iii) all distributions and other payments required to be made to
minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a
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result of such Asset Disposition and (iv) the deduction of appropriate amounts
provided by the seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any
liabilities associated with the property or other assets disposed in such Asset
Disposition and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after such
Asset Disposition.
"Net Cash Proceeds", with respect to any issuance or sale of
Capital Stock, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale net of
attorneys' fees, accountants' fees, underwriters' or placement agents' fees,
discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually
incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or
payable as a result thereof.
"New Credit Facility" means the Amended and Restated Loan and
Security Agreement to be entered into by and among the Company, certain of its
Subsidiaries, the lenders referred to therein, BankBoston, N.A., as Agent, and
Fleet Capital Corporation and First Union National Bank, as Co-Agents, together
with the related documents thereto (including the notes, guarantees and security
documents thereunder), as amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount,
terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any
agreement (and related document) governing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance,
in whole or in part, the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or
permitted to be outstanding under such Credit Agreement or a successor Credit
Agreement, whether by the same or any other lender or group of lenders.
"Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive
Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer
or the Secretary of the Company.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two
Officers.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion from legal
counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or
counsel to the Company or the Trustee.
"Permitted Holders" means Ann H. Gaither and William H.
Gaither and members of their immediate families and any spouse, parent or
descendant of the foregoing, any trust the beneficiaries of which include only
any of the foregoing, and any corporation, partnership or other entity
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all of the Capital Stock of which (other than directors' qualifying shares) is
owned by any of the foregoing.
"Permitted Investment" means an Investment by the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary in (i) the Company, a Restricted Subsidiary or a
Person that will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted
Subsidiary; provided, however, that the primary business of such Restricted
Subsidiary is a Related Business; (ii) another Person if as a result of such
Investment such other Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or
transfers or conveys all or substantially all its assets to, the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Person's primary business is
a Related Business; (iii) Temporary Cash Investments; (iv) receivables owing to
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary if created or acquired in the ordinary
course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary
trade terms; provided, however, that such trade terms may include such
concessionary trade terms as the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems
reasonable under the circumstances; (v) payroll, travel and similar advances to
cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be
treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary
course of business; (vi) loans or advances to employees made in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practices of the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary; (vii) stock, obligations or securities received in
settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments; (viii)
promissory notes issued by members of management of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as payments for restricted shares of Capital Stock of the Company
not to exceed $500,000 per year; and (ix) any Person to the extent such
Investment represents the non-cash portion of the consideration received for an
Asset Disposition as permitted pursuant to Section 4.06.
"Permitted Liens" means, with respect to any Person,
(a) pledges or deposits by such Person under workers'
compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation,
or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts
(other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such
Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory
obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or United States
government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person
is a party, or
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deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the
payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
(b) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers', warehousemen's
and mechanics' Liens, in each case for sums not yet due or being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens
arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to
which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other
proceedings for review;
(c) Liens for property taxes not yet subject to penalties for
non-payment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings;
(d) Liens in favor of issuers of surety bonds or letters of
credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such
Person in the ordinary course of its business; provided, however, that
such letters of credit do not constitute Indebtedness;
(e) survey exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations
of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric
lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or
zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property or Liens
incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the
ownership of its properties which were not Incurred to secure
Indebtedness and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely
affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in
the operation of the business of such Person;
(f) Liens securing Indebtedness, including Indebtedness
Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(b)(4), Incurred to finance the
construction, purchase or lease of, or repairs, improvements or
additions to, property of such Person; provided, however, that the Lien
may not extend to any other property (other than improvements thereon)
owned by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is
Incurred, and the Indebtedness (other than any interest thereon)
secured by the Lien may not be Incurred more than 180 days after the
later of the acquisition, completion of construction, repair,
improvement, addition or commencement of full operation of the property
subject to the Lien;
(g) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section
4.03(b)(1) or Section 4.03(b)(5);
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(h) Liens existing on (or Incurred in connection with
Indebtedness committed on) the Issue Date;
(i) Liens on property or shares of Capital Stock of another
Person at the time such other Person becomes a Subsidiary of such
Person; provided, however, that such Liens are not created, incurred or
assumed in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person
becoming such a Subsidiary; provided further, however, that such Lien
may not extend to any other property (other than improvements thereon)
owned by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries;
(j) Liens on property at the time such Person or any of its
Subsidiaries acquires the property, including any acquisition by means
of a merger or consolidation with or into such Person or a Subsidiary
of such Person; provided, however, that such Liens are not created,
Incurred or assumed in connection with, or in contemplation of, such
acquisition; provided further, however, that the Liens may not extend
to any other property (other than improvements thereon) owned by such
Person or any of its Subsidiaries;
(k) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a
Subsidiary of such Person owing to such Person or a Restricted
Subsidiary of such Person;
(l) Liens securing Hedging Obligations so long as such Hedging
Obligations relate to Indebtedness that is, and is permitted to be
under this Indenture, secured by a Lien on the same property securing
such Hedging Obligations;
(m) any interest or title of a lessor in property subject to
any Capital Lease Obligation or operating lease;
(n) any attachment of a judgment Lien that does not give rise
to an Event of Default;
(o) Liens on inventory deemed to arise by reason of the
consignment of inventory in the ordinary course of business of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(p) Liens to secure any Refinancing (or successive
Refinancings) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by
any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (f), (h), (i) and (j);
provided, however, that (x) such new Lien shall be limited to all
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or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus
improvements to or on such property) and (y) the Indebtedness secured
by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than
the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater,
committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clauses (f), (h),
(i) or (j) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien and
(B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including
premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or
replacement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Permitted Liens" will not include any Lien
described in clauses (f), (i) or (j) above to the extent such Lien applies to
any Additional Assets acquired directly or indirectly from Net Available Cash
pursuant to Section 4.06. For purposes of this definition, the term
"Indebtedness" shall be deemed to include interest on such Indebtedness.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political
subdivision thereof or any other entity.
"Preferred Stock", as applied to the Capital Stock of any
Person, means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) which
is preferred as to the payment of dividends or distributions, or as to the
distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or
dissolution of such Person, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of
such Person.
"principal" of a Security means the principal of the Security
plus the premium, if any, payable on the Security which is due or overdue or is
to become due at the relevant time.
"Public Equity Offering" means an underwritten primary public
offering of common stock of the Company pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act.
"Public Market" means any time after (x) a Public Equity
Offering has been consummated and (y) at least 15% of the total issued and
outstanding common stock of the Company has been distributed by means of an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act or sales pursuant to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
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"Refinance" means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to
refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or
to issue other Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness.
"Refinanced" and "Refinancing" shall have correlative meanings.
"Refinancing Indebtedness" means Indebtedness that Refinances
any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the
Issue Date or Incurred in compliance with this Indenture, including Indebtedness
that Refinances Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, however, that (i) such
Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity no earlier than the Stated
Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (ii) such Refinancing
Indebtedness has an Average Life at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is
Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Indebtedness
being Refinanced and (iii) such Refinancing Indebtedness has an aggregate
principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, an aggregate
issue price) that is equal to or less than the aggregate principal amount (or if
Incurred with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then
outstanding or committed (plus fees and expenses, including any premium and
defeasance costs) under the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided further,
however, that Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include (x) Indebtedness of a
Subsidiary that Refinances Indebtedness of the Company or (y) Indebtedness of
the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances Indebtedness of an
Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"Related Business" means any business related, ancillary or
complementary to the businesses of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries
on the Issue Date.
"Restricted Payment" with respect to any Person means
(i) the declaration or payment of any dividends or any other
distributions of any sort in respect of its Capital Stock (including
any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving
such Person) or similar payment to the direct or indirect holders of
its Capital Stock (other than dividends or distributions payable solely
in its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) and dividends or
distributions to the extent payable to the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary, and other than pro rata dividends or other distributions
made by a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to the
extent made to minority stockholders (or owners of an
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equivalent interest in the case of a Subsidiary that is an entity other
than a corporation)),
(ii) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or
retirement for value on or subsequent to the Issue Date of any Capital
Stock of the Company held by any Person or of any Capital Stock of a
Restricted Subsidiary held by any Affiliate of the Company (other than
the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary), including the exercise of any
option to exchange any Capital Stock (other than into Capital Stock of
the Company that is not Disqualified Stock),
(iii) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or
other acquisition or retirement for value, prior to scheduled maturity,
scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment of any
Subordinated Obligations (other than the purchase, repurchase or other
acquisition of Subordinated Obligations purchased in anticipation of
satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final
maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of acquisition)
or
(iv) the making of any Investment (other than a Permitted
Investment) in any Person.
"Restricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company
that is a Subsidiary on the Issue Date and any other Subsidiary that is not an
Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"Sale/Leaseback Transaction" means an arrangement
relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities" means the Securities issued under this Indenture.
"Senior Indebtedness" of a Person means (i) Indebtedness of
such Person, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred, and
(ii) accrued and unpaid interest (including interest accruing on or after the
filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to such
Person to the extent post-filing interest is allowed in such proceeding) in
respect of (A) indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed and
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(B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar
instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable
unless, in the case of (i) and (ii), in the instrument creating or evidencing
the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, it is provided that such
obligations are subordinate in right of payment to the Securities; provided,
however, that Senior Indebtedness shall not include (1) any obligation of the
Company to any Subsidiary or of any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Company or any
other Subsidiary, (2) any liability for Federal, state, local or other taxes
owed or owing by such Person, (3) any accounts payable or other liability to
trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business (including guarantees
thereof or instruments evidencing such liabilities), (4) any Indebtedness of
such Person (and any accrued and unpaid interest in respect thereof) which is
subordinate or junior in any respect to any other Indebtedness or other
obligation of such Person or (5) that portion of any Indebtedness which at the
time of Incurrence is Incurred in violation of this Indenture.
"Significant Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary that
would be a "Significant Subsidiary" of the Company within the meaning of Rule
1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.
"Stated Maturity" means, with respect to any security, the
date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of
principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any
mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the
repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the
happening of any contingency unless such contingency has occurred).
"Subordinated Obligation" means any Indebtedness of the
Company (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) which is
subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Securities pursuant to a
written agreement to that effect.
"Subsidiary" means, in respect of any Person, any corporation,
association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the
total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including
partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof
is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person,
(ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or
more Subsidiaries of such Person.
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"Subsidiary Guarantor" means each Subsidiary of the Company
that is a Subsidiary on the Issue Date (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary
which is neither a borrower nor a guarantor under the New Credit Facility) and
any other Subsidiary that Guarantees the Company's obligations with respect to
the Securities.
"Subsidiary Guaranty" means a Guarantee by a Subsidiary
Guarantor of the Company's obligations with respect to the Securities.
"Temporary Cash Investments" means any of the following:
(i) any investment in direct obligations of the United
States of America or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by
the United States of America or any agency thereof,
(ii) investments in time deposit accounts, certificates of
deposit and money market deposits maturing within 360 days of the date
of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company which is
organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state
thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States, and
which bank or trust company has capital, surplus and undivided profits
aggregating in excess of $50,000,000 (or the foreign currency
equivalent thereof) and has outstanding debt which is rated "A" (or
such similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one nationally
recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436
under the Securities Act) or any money-market fund sponsored by a
registered broker dealer or mutual fund distributor,
(iii) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30
days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i)
above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in
clause (ii) above,
(iv) investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than
360 days after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other
than an Affiliate of the Company) organized and in existence under the
laws of the United States of America or any foreign country recognized
by the United States of America with a rating at the time as of which
any investment therein is made of "P-1" (or higher) according to
Moody's
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Investors Service, Inc. or "A-1" (or higher) according to Standard and
Poor's Ratings Group,
(v) investments in split dollar life insurance policies on
various officers, directors and shareholders of the Company and its
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices, and
(vi) investments in securities with maturities of 12 months or
less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any
state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by
any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at
least "A" by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group or "A" by Moody's
Investors Service, Inc.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C.
Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the Issue Date.
"Trustee" means the party named as such in this Indenture
until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.
"Trust Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the President
or any other officer or assistant officer of the Trustee assigned by the Trustee
to administer its corporate trust matters.
"Uniform Commercial Code" means the New York Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.
"Unrestricted Subsidiary" means (i) any Subsidiary of the
Company that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted
Subsidiary by the Board of Directors in the manner provided below and (ii) any
Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors may designate
any Subsidiary (other than Subsidiary Guarantors) of the Company (including any
newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary
unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Capital Stock or
Indebtedness of, or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other
Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so
designated; provided, however, that either (A) the Subsidiary to be so
designated has total assets of $1,000 or less or (B) if such Subsidiary has
assets greater than $1,000, such designation would be permitted under Section
4.04. The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a
Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that immediately after giving effect
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such designation (x) the Company could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness
under Section 4.03(a) and (y) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee
by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the resolution of the Board of
Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officers' Certificate
certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.
"U.S. Government Obligations" means direct obligations (or
certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the
United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for
the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America
is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer's option.
"Vendor Financing" means Indebtedness Incurred to finance the
cost to acquire inventory to the extent such Indebtedness is issued to and held
by the supplier of such inventory.
"Voting Stock" of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock
or other interests (including partnership interests) of such Person then
outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.
The "voting power" of Voting Stock means the number of votes which such Voting
Stock is normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency)
to vote in such an election.
"Wholly Owned Subsidiary" means a Restricted Subsidiary all
the Capital Stock of which (other than directors' qualifying shares) is owned by
the Company or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions.
Defined in
Term Section
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"Affiliate Transaction" .......................... 4.07
"Bankruptcy Law" ................................. 6.01
"covenant defeasance option" ..................... 8.01(b)
"Custodian" ...................................... 6.01
"Event of Default" ............................... 6.01
"legal defeasance option" ........................ 8.01(b)
"Legal Holiday" .................................. 11.08
"Offer" .......................................... 4.06(b)
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"Paying Agent" ................................... 2.03
"Registrar"....................................... 2.03
"Successor Company" .............................. 5.01
SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture
Act. This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the TIA which are
incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following
TIA terms have the following meanings:
"Commission" means the SEC;
"indenture securities" means the Securities;
"indenture security holder" means a Securityholder;
"indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture;
"indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the
Trustee; and
"obligor" on the indenture securities means the Company and
any other obligor on the indenture securities.
All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by
the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule have
the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction. Unless the context
otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning
assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(3) "or" is not exclusive;
(4) "including" means including without limitation;
(5) words in the singular include the plural and words in the
plural include the singular;
(6) unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be
subordinate or junior to Secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its
nature as unsecured Indebtedness;
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(7) the principal amount of any noninterest bearing or other
discount security at any date shall be the principal amount thereof
that would be shown on a balance sheet of the issuer dated such date
prepared in accordance with GAAP;
(8) the principal amount of any Preferred Stock shall be (i)
the maximum liquidation value of such Preferred Stock or (ii) the
maximum mandatory redemption or mandatory repurchase price with respect
to such Preferred Stock, whichever is greater; and
(9) all references to the date the Securities were originally
issued shall refer to the date the Initial Securities were originally
issued.
ARTICLE 2
The Securities
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating. Provisions relating to the
Initial Securities, the Private Exchange Securities and the Exchange Securities
are set forth in the Rule 144A/Regulation S Appendix attached hereto (the
"Appendix") which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made part of this
Indenture. The Initial Securities and the Trustee's certificate of
authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 to the Appendix
which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The
Exchange Securities, the Private Exchange Securities and the Trustee's
certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A,
which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The
Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock
exchange rule, agreements to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage
(provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable
to the Company). Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
The terms of the Securities set forth in the Appendix and Exhibit A are part of
the terms of this Indenture.
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication. Two Officers shall
sign the Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds
that office at the time the Trustee authenti-
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cates the Security, the Security shall be valid nevertheless.
A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of
the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security.
The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been
authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Securities for
original issue in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000 upon a written
order of the Company signed by two Officers or by an Officer and either an
Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary of the Company. Such order shall
specify the amount of the Securities to be authenticated and the date on which
the original issue of Securities is to be authenticated. The aggregate principal
amount of Securities outstanding at any time may not exceed that amount except
as provided in Section 2.07.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably
acceptable to the Company to authenticate the Securities. Unless limited by the
terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Securities
whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to
authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An
authenticating agent has the same rights as any Registrar, Paying Agent or agent
for service of notices and demands.
SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent. The Company shall
maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration
of transfer or for exchange (the "Registrar") and an office or agency where
Securities may be presented for payment (the "Paying Agent"). The Registrar
shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange. The
Company may have one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying
agents. The term "Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement
with any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar not a party to this Indenture,
which shall incorporate the terms of the TIA. The agreement shall implement the
provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify
the Trustee of the name and address of any such agent. If the Company fails to
maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be
entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.07. The
Company or any of its
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domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent,
Registrar, co-registrar or transfer agent.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and
Paying Agent in connection with the Securities.
SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust. Prior to
each due date of the principal and interest on any Security, the Company shall
deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal and
interest when so becoming due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent
(other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in
trust for the benefit of Securityholders or the Trustee all money held by the
Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or interest on the Securities and
shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such
payment. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate
the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The
Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to
the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by the Paying Agent. Upon
complying with this Section, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability
for the money delivered to the Trustee.
SECTION 2.05. Securityholder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve
in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available
to it of the names and addresses of Securityholders. If the Trustee is not the
Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, in writing at least five
Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the
Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the
Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Securityholders.
SECTION 2.06. Replacement Securities. If a mutilated Security
is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Security claims that the
Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue
and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security if the requirements of
Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met and the Holder satisfies
any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee. If required by the Trustee or
the Company, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the
judgment of the Company and the Trustee to protect the Company, the Trustee, the
Paying Agent, the Registrar and any co-registrar from any loss which any of them
may suffer if a Security is replaced. The Company and
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the Trustee may charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a Security.
Every replacement Security is an additional obligation of the
Company.
SECTION 2.07. Outstanding Securities. Securities outstanding
at any time are all Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those
canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in
this Section as not outstanding. A Security does not cease to be outstanding
because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Security.
If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.06, it ceases
to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory
to them that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If the Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in
accordance with this Indenture, on a redemption date or maturity date money
sufficient to pay all principal and interest payable on that date with respect
to the Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or maturing, as the case
may be, then on and after that date such Securities (or portions thereof) cease
to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.
SECTION 2.08. Temporary Securities. Until definitive
Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall
authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially
in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company
considers appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the
Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Securities
and deliver them in exchange for temporary Securities.
SECTION 2.09. Cancellation. The Company at any time may
deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying
Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for
registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall
cancel and destroy (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange
Act) all Securities surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment
or cancellation and deliver a certificate of such destruction to the Company
unless the Company directs the Trustee to deliver canceled Securities to the
Company. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities
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it has redeemed, paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
SECTION 2.10. Defaulted Interest. If the Company defaults in a
payment of interest on the Securities, the Company shall pay defaulted interest
(plus interest on such defaulted interest to the extent lawful) in any lawful
manner. The Company may pay the defaulted interest to the persons who are
Securityholders on a subsequent special record date. The Company shall fix or
cause to be fixed any such special record date and payment date to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee and shall promptly mail to each
Securityholder a notice that states the special record date, the payment date
and the amount of defaulted interest to be paid.
SECTION 2.11. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the
Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the
Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to
Holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no
representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed
on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that
reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the
Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or
omission of such numbers.
ARTICLE 3
Redemption
SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee. If the Company elects to
redeem Securities pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Securities, it shall notify the
Trustee in writing of the redemption date and the principal amount of Securities
to be redeemed.
The Company shall give each notice to the Trustee provided for
in this Section at least 60 days before the redemption date unless the Trustee
consents to a shorter period. Such notice shall be accompanied by an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from the Company to the effect that such
redemption will comply with the conditions herein.
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Securities To Be Redeemed. If fewer
than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the
Securities to be
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redeemed pro rata or by lot or by a method that complies with applicable legal
and securities exchange requirements, if any, and that the Trustee in its sole
discretion shall deem to be fair and appropriate and in accordance with methods
generally used at the time of selection by fiduciaries in similar circumstances.
The Trustee shall make the selection from outstanding Securities not previously
called for redemption. The Trustee may select for redemption portions of the
principal of Securities that have denominations larger than $1,000. Securities
and portions of them the Trustee selects shall be in amounts of $1,000 or a
whole multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities
called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called for
redemption. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of the Securities or
portions of Securities to be redeemed.
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption. At least 30 days but not
more than 60 days before a date for redemption of Securities, the Company shall
mail a notice of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder of Securities to
be redeemed at such Holder's registered address.
The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and
shall state:
(1) the redemption date;
(2) the redemption price;
(3) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(4) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered
to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
(5) if fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be
redeemed, the identification and principal amounts of the particular
Securities to be redeemed;
(6) that, unless the Company defaults in making such
redemption payment, interest on Securities (or portion thereof) called
for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date; and
(7) that no representation is made as to the correctness or
accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed
on the Securities.
At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of
redemption in the Company's name and at the
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Company's expense. In such event, the Company shall provide the Trustee with the
information required by this Section.
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of
redemption is mailed, Securities called for redemption become due and payable on
the redemption date and at the redemption price stated in the notice. Upon
surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the redemption
price stated in the notice, plus accrued interest to the redemption date
(subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to
receive interest due on the related interest payment date). Failure to give
notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity
of the notice to any other Holder.
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to the
redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the
Company or a Subsidiary is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust)
money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all
Securities to be redeemed on that date other than Securities or portions of
Securities called for redemption which have been delivered by the Company to the
Trustee for cancellation.
SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of a
Security that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate for the Holder (at the Company's expense) a new Security
equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.
ARTICLE 4
Covenants
SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities. The Company shall
promptly pay the principal of and interest on the Securities on the dates and in
the manner provided in the Securities and in this Indenture. Principal and
interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or
the Paying Agent holds in accordance with this Indenture money sufficient to pay
all principal and interest then due.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the
rate specified therefor in the Securities, and it shall pay interest on overdue
installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.
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SECTION 4.02. SEC Reports. Notwithstanding that the Company
may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, the Company shall file with the SEC (to the extent such filings
are accepted by the SEC) and provide the Trustee and Securityholders with such
annual reports and such information, documents and other reports as are
specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable to a U.S.
corporation subject to such Sections, such information, documents and reports to
be so filed and provided at the times specified for the filing of such
information, documents and reports under such Sections.
SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Indebtedness. (a) The Company
shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Incur, directly or
indirectly, any Indebtedness; provided, however, that the Company may Incur
Indebtedness if, on the date of such Incurrence and after giving effect thereto,
the Consolidated Coverage Ratio exceeds 2 to 1 if such Indebtedness is Incurred
prior to May 15, 2000 or 2.25 to 1 if such Indebtedness is Incurred thereafter.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 4.03(a), the Company and the
Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur any or all of the following Indebtedness:
(1) Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to the New Credit Facility
Agreement; provided, however, that, after giving effect to any such
Incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness then
outstanding does not exceed the greater of (i) $100 million less the
sum of all principal payments with respect to such Indebtedness
pursuant to paragraph Section 4.06(a)(ii)(A) and (ii) the sum of (x)
65% of the book value of the inventory of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) 85% of the book value of the accounts
receivables of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(2) Indebtedness owed to and held by the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that (i) any subsequent
issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock which results in any such
Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any
subsequent transfer of such Indebtedness (other than to the Company or
a Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute
the Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the obligor thereon and (ii) if
the Company is the obligor on such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is
expressly subordinated to the prior
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payment in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the
Securities;
(3) the Securities and the Exchange Securities;
(4) Vendor Financing, and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect
thereof, in an aggregate amount which does not exceed, when taken
together with all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause
(4) and then outstanding, including Vendor Financing outstanding on the
Issue Date, $20 million;
(5) Attributable Debt in respect of Sale/Leaseback
Transactions, and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, in an
amount which does not exceed, when taken together with all other
Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (5) and then outstanding,
$15 million; provided that such Sale/Leaseback Transactions comply with
Section 4.11;
(6) Indebtedness outstanding (or Incurred pursuant to
commitments outstanding) on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness
described in clause (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 4.03);
(7) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred and
outstanding on or prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was
acquired by the Company (other than Indebtedness Incurred in connection
with, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support
utilized to consummate, the transaction or series of related
transactions pursuant to which such Subsidiary became a Subsidiary or
was acquired by the Company); provided, however, that on the date of
such acquisition and after giving effect thereto, the Company would
have been able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness
pursuant to Section 4.03(a);
(8) Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness
Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(a) or pursuant to Section 4.03(b)(3),
(6), (7) or (8); provided, however, that to the extent such Refinancing
Indebtedness directly or indirectly Refinances Indebtedness of a
Subsidiary Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(b)(7), such Refinancing
Indebtedness shall be Incurred only by such Subsidiary; provided
further however, that Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date
pursuant to the ITCO Facility shall not be Refinanced pursuant this
clause (8) but shall only be Refinanced pursuant to the Incurrence of
Indebtedness under clause (b)(1) above;
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(9) Hedging Obligations consisting of Interest Rate Agreements
directly related to Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by the
Company pursuant to this Section 4.03;
(10) the Subsidiary Guaranties of the Subsidiary Guarantors;
and
(11) Indebtedness of the Company in an aggregate principal
amount which, together with all other Indebtedness of the Company
outstanding on the date of such Incurrence (other than Indebtedness
permitted by Section 4.03(b)(1) through (10) or Section 4.03(a)), does
not exceed $15 million.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not Incur
any Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.03(b) if the proceeds thereof are used,
directly or indirectly, to Refinance any Subordinated Obligations unless such
Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Securities to at least the same extent
as such Subordinated Obligations.
(d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section
4.03, (i) in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more
than one of the types of Indebtedness described herein, the Company, in its sole
discretion, will classify such item of Indebtedness and only be required to
include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one of the above clauses and
(ii) an item of Indebtedness may be divided and classified in more than one of
the types of Indebtedness described herein.
SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Restricted Payments. (a) The
Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or
indirectly, to make a Restricted Payment if at the time the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary makes such Restricted Payment:
(1) a Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would
result therefrom);
(2) the Company is not able to Incur an additional $1.00 of
Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.03(a); or
(3) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all
other Restricted Payments since the Issue Date would exceed the sum of:
(A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income accrued during
the period (treated as one accounting period) from the
beginning of the fiscal
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quarter immediately following the fiscal quarter during which
the Securities are originally issued to the end of the most
recent fiscal quarter ending at least 45 days prior to the
date of such Restricted Payment (or, in case such Consolidated
Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit);
(B) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the
Company from the issuance or sale of its Capital Stock (other
than Disqualified Stock) subsequent to the Issue Date (other
than an issuance or sale to a Subsidiary of the Company and
other than an issuance or sale to an employee stock ownership
plan or to a trust established by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees);
(C) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the
Company from the issuance or sale of its Capital Stock (other
than Disqualified Stock) to an employee stock ownership plan
(including a 401(k) plan that holds Capital Stock of the
Company) subsequent to the Issue Date; provided, however, that
if such employee stock ownership plan incurs any Indebtedness,
such aggregate amount shall be limited to an amount equal to
any increase in the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company
resulting from principal repayments made by such employee
stock ownership plan with respect to Indebtedness incurred by
it to finance the purchase of such Capital Stock;
(D) the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company
is reduced on the Company's balance sheet upon the conversion
or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Company)
subsequent to the Issue Date of any Indebtedness of the
Company convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other
than Disqualified Stock) of the Company (less the amount of
any cash, or the fair value of any other property, distributed
by the Company upon such conversion or exchange);
(E) an amount equal to the sum of (i) the net
reduction in Investments in a Person resulting from dividends,
repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets,
in each case to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from
such Person and (ii) the portion (proportionate to the
Company's equity interest in such Subsidiary) of
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the fair market value of the net assets of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary at the time such Unrestricted Subsidiary is
designated a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that
the foregoing sum shall not exceed, in the case of any Person,
the amount of Investments previously made on or after the
Issue Date (and included in the calculation of Restricted
Payments) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in such
Person; and
(F) $5 million.
(b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit:
(i) any acquisition of any Capital Stock of the Company made
out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, or made by
exchange for, Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified
Stock and other than Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary of
the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or to a trust
established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit
of their employees); provided, however, that (A) such acquisition of
Capital Stock shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of
Restricted Payments and (B) the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale shall
be excluded from the calculation of amounts under Section
4.04(a)(3)(B);
(ii) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or
other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Obligations
made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially
concurrent sale of, Indebtedness of the Company which is permitted to
be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03; provided, however, that such
purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or
retirement for value shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount
of Restricted Payments;
(iii) dividends paid within 60 days after the date of
declaration thereof if at such date of declaration such dividend would
have complied with this Section 4.04; provided, however, that at the
time of payment of such dividend, no other Default shall have occurred
and be continuing (or result therefrom); provided further, however,
that such dividend shall be included in the calculation of the amount
of Restricted Payments;
(iv) the repurchase or other acquisition of shares of, or
options to purchase shares of, common stock of
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the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from employees, former
employees, directors or former directors of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (or permitted transferees of such employees, former
employees, directors or former directors), (x) upon death, retirement,
severance or termination of employment or service or (y) pursuant to
the terms of the agreements (including employment agreements) or plans
(or amendments thereto) approved by the Board of Directors under which
such individuals purchase or sell or are granted the option to purchase
or sell, shares of such common stock; provided, however, that the
aggregate amount of such repurchases and other acquisitions shall not
exceed $1.0 million in any calendar year; provided further, however,
that such repurchases and other acquisitions shall be excluded in the
calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;
(v) the payment to The Kelly Springfield Tire Company or its
successors and assigns of dividends on the 7,000 shares of Series A
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock or the 4,500 shares of Series B
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock held by The Kelly Springfield
Tire Company to the extent required to be paid by the Company pursuant
to the terms of such stock as in existence on the Issue Date; provided,
however that such payment shall be excluded in the calculation of the
amount of Restricted Payments; or
(vi) payments to employees of ITCO in respect of certain stock
appreciation rights granted by ITCO and required to be made after
consummation of the Transactions (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement), not to exceed $1.5 million in the aggregate; provided,
however, that such payments shall be excluded in the calculation of the
amount of Restricted Payments.
SECTION 4.05. Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from
Restricted Subsidiaries. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any
Restricted Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become
effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any
Restricted Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on
its Capital Stock to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or pay any
Indebtedness owed to the Company, (b) make any loans or advances to the
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Company or (c) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company, except:
(i) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement in
effect at or entered into on the Issue Date or the New Credit Facility
as in effect on the Issue Date;
(ii) any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a
Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement relating to any
Indebtedness Incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary on or prior to the
date on which such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired by the Company
(other than Indebtedness Incurred as consideration in, or to provide
all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to
consummate, the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant
to which such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or
was acquired by the Company) and outstanding on such date;
(iii) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement
effecting a Refinancing of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to an
agreement referred to in Section 4.05(i) or (ii) or this clause (iii)
or contained in any amendment to an agreement referred to in Section
4.05(i) or (ii) or this clause (iii); provided, however, that the
encumbrances and restrictions with respect to such Restricted
Subsidiary contained in any such refinancing agreement or amendment are
not, taken as a whole, materially less favorable to the Securityholders
than encumbrances and restrictions with respect to such Restricted
Subsidiary contained in such predecessor agreements;
(iv) any such encumbrance or restriction consisting of
customary provisions restricting (x) assignment, subletting or other
transfers contained in leases, licenses and similar agreements to the
extent such provisions restrict the transfer of the lease or the
property subject thereto, or (y) the assignment or other transfer of
any lease or other contract;
(v) in the case of clause (c) of this Section 4.05,
restrictions contained in security agreements or mortgages securing
Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary or Permitted Liens to the
extent such restrictions restrict the transfer of the property subject
to such security agreements or mortgages or Permitted Liens; and
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(vi) any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary
imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or
disposition of all or substantially all the Capital Stock or assets of
such Restricted Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or
disposition.
SECTION 4.06. Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary
Stock. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary
to, directly or indirectly, consummate any Asset Disposition unless (i) the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary receives consideration at the time of such
Asset Disposition at least equal to the fair market value (including as to the
value of all non-cash consideration), as determined in good faith by the Board
of Directors, of the shares and assets subject to such Asset Disposition and at
least 75% of the consideration thereof received by the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or cash equivalents and (ii) an
amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Cash from such Asset Disposition is
applied by the Company (or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) (A)
first, to the extent the Company elects (or is required by the terms of any
Indebtedness), to prepay, repay, redeem or purchase Senior Indebtedness or
Indebtedness (other than any Disqualified Stock) of a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
(in each case other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company) within one year from the later of the date of such Asset Disposition or
the receipt of such Net Available Cash; (B) second, to the extent of the balance
of such Net Available Cash after application in accordance with clause (A), to
the extent the Company elects, to acquire Additional Assets within one year from
the later of the date of such Asset Disposition or the receipt of such Net
Available Cash; (C) third, to the extent of the balance of such Net Available
Cash after application in accordance with clauses (A) and (B), to make an offer
to the holders of the Securities (and to holders of other Senior Indebtedness
designated by the Company) to purchase Securities (and such other Senior
Indebtedness) pursuant to and subject to the conditions of Section 4.06(b) and
(c); and (D) fourth, to the extent of any balance of such Net Available Cash
after application in accordance with clauses (A), (B) and (C), in any manner
that does not violate this Indenture; provided, however, that in connection with
any prepayment, repayment or purchase of Indebtedness pursuant to clause (A) or
(C) above, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall permanently retire
such Indebtedness and shall cause the related loan commitment (if any) to be
permanently reduced in an amount equal to the principal amount so prepaid,
repaid or purchased. Notwithstanding the foregoing
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provisions of this paragraph, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall
not be required to apply any Net Available Cash in accordance with this Section
4.06(a) except to the extent that the aggregate Net Available Cash from all
Asset Dispositions which are not applied in accordance with this Section 4.06(a)
exceeds $5 million. Pending application of Net Available Cash pursuant to this
Section 4.06, such Net Available Cash shall be invested in Permitted
Investments.
For the purposes of this Section 4.06, the following are
deemed to be cash or cash equivalents: (x) the assumption of Indebtedness of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and the release of the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary from all liability on such Indebtedness in connection with
such Asset Disposition and (y) securities received by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary from the transferee that are promptly converted by the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash.
(b) In the event of an Asset Disposition that requires the
purchase of Securities (and other Senior Indebtedness) pursuant to Section
4.06(a)(ii)(C), the Company shall be required to purchase Securities tendered
pursuant to an offer by the Company for the Securities (and other Senior
Indebtedness) (the "Offer") at a purchase price of 100% of their principal
amount (without premium) plus accrued but unpaid interest (or, in respect of
such other Senior Indebtedness, such lesser price, if any, as may be provided
for by the terms of such Senior Indebtedness) in accordance with the procedures
(including prorating in the event of oversubscription) set forth in Section
4.06(c). If the aggregate purchase price of Securities (and any other Senior
Indebtedness) tendered pursuant to such Offer is less than the Net Available
Cash allotted to the purchase thereof, the Company shall apply the remaining Net
Available Cash in accordance with Section 4.06(a)(ii)(D). The Company shall not
be required to make an Offer to purchase Securities (and other Senior
Indebtedness) pursuant to this Section 4.06 if the Net Available Cash available
therefor is less than $5 million (which lesser amount shall be carried forward
for purposes of determining whether such an Offer is required with respect to
the Net Available Cash from any subsequent Asset Disposition).
(c) (1) Promptly, and in any event within 20 days after the
Company becomes obligated to make an Offer, the Company shall be obligated to
deliver to the Trustee and send or, at the request of the Company have the
Trustee send, in the name and on behalf of the Company, by first-class mail to
each Holder, a written notice stating that the
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Holder may elect to have his Securities purchased by the Company either in whole
or in part (subject to prorating as hereinafter described in the event the Offer
is oversubscribed) in integral multiples of U.S. $1,000 of principal amount, at
the applicable purchase price. The notice shall specify a purchase date not less
than 30 days nor more than 60 days after the date of such notice (the "Purchase
Date") and shall contain such information concerning the business of the Company
which the Company in good faith believes will enable such Holders to make an
informed decision (which at a minimum will include (i) the most recently filed
Annual Report on Form 10-K (including audited consolidated financial statements)
of the Company, the most recent subsequently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
and any Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed subsequent to such
Quarterly Report, other than Current Reports describing Asset Dispositions
otherwise described in the offering materials (or corresponding successor
reports), (ii) a description of material developments in the Company's business
subsequent to the date of the latest of such Reports, and (iii) if material,
appropriate pro forma financial information) and all instructions and materials
necessary to tender Securities pursuant to the Offer, together with the
information contained in clause (3).
(2) Not later than the date upon which written notice of an
Offer is delivered to the Trustee as provided above, the Company shall deliver
to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate as to (i) the amount of the Offer (the
"Offer Amount"), (ii) the allocation of the Net Available Cash from the Asset
Dispositions pursuant to which such Offer is being made and (iii) the compliance
of such allocation with the provisions of Section 4.06(a). On such date, the
Company shall also irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or with a paying agent
(or, if the Company is acting as its own paying agent, segregate and hold in
trust) in Temporary Cash Investments, maturing not later than the last day prior
to the Purchase Date or the Purchase Date if funds are immediately available by
open of business, an amount equal to the Offer Amount to be held for payment in
accordance with the provisions of this Section. Upon the expiration of the
period for which the Offer remains open (the "Offer Period"), the Company shall
deliver to the Trustee for cancellation the Securities or portions thereof which
have been properly tendered to and are to be accepted by the Company. The
Trustee shall, on the Purchase Date, mail or deliver payment to each tendering
Holder in the amount of the purchase price. In the event that the aggregate
purchase price of the Securities delivered by the Company to the Trustee is less
than the Offer Amount, the Trustee shall deliver the excess funds (including
income earned thereon)
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to the Company immediately after the expiration of the Offer Period for
application in accordance with this Section.
(3) Holders electing to have a Security purchased shall be
required to surrender the Security, with an appropriate form duly completed, to
the Company at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days
prior to the Purchase Date. Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election
if the Trustee (or paying agent if applicable) or the Company receives not later
than one Business Day prior to the Purchase Date, a telex, facsimile
transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal
amount of the Security which was delivered for purchase by the Holder and a
statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Security
purchased. If at the expiration of the Offer Period the aggregate principal
amount of Securities surrendered by Holders exceeds the Offer Amount, the
Company shall select the Securities to be purchased on a pro rata basis (with
such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only
Securities in denominations of U.S. $1,000, or integral multiples thereof, shall
be purchased). Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part shall be
issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of
the Securities surrendered.
(4) At the time the Company delivers Securities to the Trustee
which are to be accepted for purchase, the Company shall also deliver an
Officers' Certificate stating that such Securities are to be accepted by the
Company pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Section. A Security
shall be deemed to have been accepted for purchase at the time the Trustee,
directly or through an agent, mails or delivers payment therefor to the
surrendering Holder.
(d) The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with
the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities
laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to
this Section. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or
regulations conflict with provisions of this Section, the Company shall comply
with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to
have breached its obligations under this Section by virtue thereof.
SECTION 4.07. Limitation on Affiliate Transactions. (a) The
Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into
any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange
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of any property, employee compensation arrangements or the rendering of any
service) with any Affiliate of the Company (an "Affiliate Transaction") unless
the terms thereof (i) are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary than those that could be obtained at the time of such transaction in
arm's-length dealings with a Person who is not such an Affiliate, (ii) if such
Affiliate Transaction involves an amount in excess of $1 million, (1) are set
forth in writing and (2) have been approved by a majority of the members of the
Board of Directors having no personal stake in such Affiliate Transaction and
(iii) if such Affiliate Transaction involves an amount in excess of $7.5
million, have been determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm
to be fair, from a financial standpoint, to the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries.
(b) The provisions of Section 4.07(a) shall not prohibit (i)
any transaction permitted pursuant to Section 4.04, or explicitly excluded from
the definition of "Restricted Payment", (ii) any issuance of securities, or
other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to,
or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options and stock ownership
plans approved by the Board of Directors, (iii) the grant of stock options or
similar rights to employees and directors of the Company pursuant to plans
approved by the Board of Directors, (iv) loans or advances to employees in the
ordinary course of business in accordance with the past practices of the Company
or its Restricted Subsidiaries, but in any event not to exceed $1 million in the
aggregate outstanding at any one time, (v) the payment of reasonable fees to
directors of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries who are not employees
of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (vi) any Affiliate Transaction
between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted
Subsidiaries; provided, however, that no Affiliate of the Company (other than
another Restricted Subsidiary) owns the Capital Stock of any such Restricted
Subsidiary, (vii) the issuance or sale of any Capital Stock (other than
Disqualified Stock) of the Company or (viii) the amendment or extension or
renewal of any transaction in effect on the Issue Date on terms no less
favorable to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms in
effect on the Issue Date.
SECTION 4.08. Limitation on the Sale or Issuance of Capital
Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries. The Company shall not sell or otherwise
dispose of any Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, and shall not permit
any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to issue or sell or otherwise
dispose of any of its Capital Stock except (i) to
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the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, (ii) directors' qualifying shares,
(iii) if, immediately after giving effect to such issuance, sale or other
disposition, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries own any Capital
Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary or (iv) if, immediately after giving effect
to such issuance, sale or other disposition, such Restricted Subsidiary would no
longer constitute a Restricted Subsidiary and any Investment in such Person
remaining after giving effect thereto would have been permitted to be made under
Section 4.04 if made on the date of such issuance, sale or other disposition.
SECTION 4.09. Change of Control. (a) Upon the occurrence of a
Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right to require that the Company
repurchase such Holder's Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of
the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the
date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant
record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date), in
accordance with the terms set forth in Section 4.09(b). In the event that at the
time of such Change of Control the terms of the Senior Indebtedness of the
Company restrict or prohibit the repurchase of Securities pursuant to this
Section, then prior to the mailing of the notice to Holders provided for in
Section 4.09(b) below but in any event within 30 days following any Change of
Control, the Company shall (i) repay in full all such Senior Indebtedness or
offer to repay in full all such Senior Indebtedness and repay such Senior
Indebtedness of each lender who has accepted such offer or (ii) obtain the
requisite consent under the agreements governing such Senior Indebtedness to
permit the repurchase of the Securities as provided for in Section 4.09(b).
(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the
Company shall mail a notice to each Holder with a copy to the Trustee (the
"Change of Control Offer") stating:
(1) that a Change of Control has occurred and that such Holder
has the right to require the Company to purchase such Holder's
Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal
amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of
purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant
record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date);
(2) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change
of Control (including information with
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respect to pro forma historical income, cash flow and capitalization,
each after giving effect to such Change of Control);
(3) the repurchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30
days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed); and
(4) the instructions determined by the Company, consistent
with this Section, that a Holder must follow in order to have its
Securities purchased.
(c) Holders electing to have a Security purchased will be
required to surrender the Security, with an appropriate form duly completed, to
the Company at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days
prior to the purchase date. Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election
if the Trustee or the Company receives not later than one Business Day prior to
the purchase date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting
forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Security which was
delivered for purchase by the Holder and a statement that such Holder is
withdrawing his election to have such Security purchased.
(d) On the purchase date, all Securities purchased by the
Company under this Section shall be delivered by the Trustee for cancellation,
and the Company shall pay the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, to the Holders entitled thereto.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section,
the Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change
of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at
the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this
Section applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and
purchases all Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of
Control Offer.
(f) The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with
the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities
laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to
this Section. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or
regulations conflict with provisions of this Section, the Company shall comply
with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to
have breached its obligations under this Section by virtue thereof.
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SECTION 4.10. Limitation on Liens. The Company shall not, and
shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, Incur or
permit to exist any Lien of any nature whatsoever on any of its properties
(including Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary), whether owned at the Issue
Date or thereafter acquired, other than Permitted Liens, without effectively
providing that the Securities shall be secured equally and ratably with (or
prior to) the obligations so secured for so long as such obligations are so
secured.
SECTION 4.11. Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions. The
Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into
any Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to any property unless (i) the
Company or such Subsidiary would be entitled to (A) Incur Indebtedness in an
amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to such Sale/Leaseback
Transaction pursuant to Section 4.03 and (B) create a Lien on such property
securing such Attributable Debt without equally and ratably securing the
Securities pursuant to Section 4.10, (ii) the net proceeds received by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Sale/Leaseback
Transaction are at least equal to the fair value (as determined by the Board of
Directors) of such property and (iii) the Company applies the proceeds of such
transaction in compliance with Section 4.06; provided that the sale by ITCO
Holding Company, Inc. of its facility in Orlando owned as of the Issue Date,
Florida and the subsequent lease by ITCO Holding Company, Inc. of such facility
as contemplated as of the date of this Indenture, shall not be a Sale/Leaseback
Transaction for purposes for this Section 4.11.
SECTION 4.12. Future Guarantors. The Company shall cause each
domestic Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary that is
neither a borrower nor a guarantor under the New Credit Facility) to execute and
deliver to the Trustee a Guaranty Agreement pursuant to which such Restricted
Subsidiary will Guarantee payment of the Securities on the same terms and
conditions as those set forth in Article 10.
SECTION 4.13. Compliance Certificate. The Company shall
deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the
Company an Officers' Certificate stating that in the course of the performance
by the signers of their duties as Officers of the Company they would normally
have knowledge of any Default and whether or not the signers know of any Default
that occurred during such period. If they do, the certificate shall describe the
Default, its status and what action the Company is taking or
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proposes to take with respect thereto. The Company also shall comply with TIA
Section 314(a)(4).
SECTION 4.14. Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of
the Trustee, the Company will execute and deliver such further instruments and
do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more
effectively the purpose of this Indenture.
ARTICLE 5
Successor Company
SECTION 5.01. When Company or Subsidiary Guarantors May Merge
or Transfer Assets. (a) The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or
into, or convey, transfer or lease, in one transaction or a series of
transactions, all or substantially all its assets to, any Person, unless:
(i) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the
"Successor Company") shall be a Person organized and existing under the
laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District
of Columbia and the Successor Company (if not the Company) shall
expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and
delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all the
obligations of the Company under the Securities and this Indenture;
(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and
treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor
Company or any Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having
been Incurred by the Successor Company or such Subsidiary at the time
of such transaction), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(iii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, the
Successor Company would be able to Incur an additional $1.00 of
Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.03(a);
(iv) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, the
Successor Company shall have Consolidated Net Worth in an amount that
is not less than the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company immediately
prior to such transaction;
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(v) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the
Trustee with respect clauses (i) through (iv); provided, however, that
the requirements set forth in clauses (iii) and (iv) above shall not
apply to a merger between the Company and any Wholly Owned Subsidiary;
and
(vi) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders will not recognize
income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of
such transaction 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 transaction had not occurred.
(b) The Company shall not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to
consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease, in one
transaction or series of transactions, all or substantially all of its assets to
any Person (other than in a transaction or transactions to which Section 10.06
applies, provided that the Company certifies to the Trustee that the Company
will comply with Section 4.06) unless: (i) the resulting, surviving or
transferee Person shall be a Person (if not such Subsidiary) (the "Successor
Guarantor") organized and existing under the laws of the United States of
America, or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and such Person shall
expressly assume, by a Guaranty Agreement, in a form acceptable to the Trustee,
all the obligations of such Subsidiary, if any, under its Subsidiary Guaranty;
(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction or transactions on a
pro forma basis (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of
the resulting, surviving or transferee Person as a result of such transaction as
having been issued by such Person at the time of such transaction), no Default
shall have occurred and be continuing; and (iii) the Company delivers to the
Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel with respect to
clauses (i) and (ii). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Subsidiary Guarantor
is released from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to
Section 10.06, then such Subsidiary Guarantor's successor or transferee shall be
released from all of such Subsidiary Guarantor's obligations under its
Subsidiary Guaranty.
(c) The Successor Company shall be the successor to the
Company and shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every
right and power of, the Company under this Indenture, but the predecessor
Company in the case of a
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conveyance, transfer or lease shall not be released from the obligation to pay
the principal of and interest on the Securities. The Successor Guarantor shall
be the successor to such Subsidiary Guarantor and shall succeed to, and be
substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, such Subsidiary
Guarantor under this Indenture, but such predecessor Subsidiary Guarantor in the
case of a conveyance, transfer or lease shall not be released from the
obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Securities.
ARTICLE 6
Defaults and Remedies
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default. An "Event of Default" occurs
if:
(1) the Company defaults in any payment of interest on any
Security when the same becomes due and payable, and such default
continues for a period of 30 days;
(2) the Company (i) defaults in the payment of the principal
of any Security when the same becomes due and payable at its Stated
Maturity, upon optional redemption, upon required repurchase, upon
declaration or otherwise, or (ii) fails to redeem or purchase
Securities when required pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities;
(3) the Company fails to comply with Section 5.01;
(4) the Company fails to comply with Section 4.02, 4.03, 4.04,
4.05, 4.06 (other than a failure to purchase Securities), 4.07, 4.08,
4.09 (other than a failure to purchase Securities), 4.10, 4.11 or 4.12
and such failure continues for 30 days after the notice specified
below;
(5) the Company fails to comply with any of its agreements in
the Securities or this Indenture (other than those referred to in
clause (1), (2), (3) or (4) above) and such failure continues for 60
days after the notice specified below;
(6) Indebtedness of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
is not paid within any applicable grace period after final maturity or
is accelerated by the
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holders thereof because of a default and the total amount of such
Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $10 million (the "cross
acceleration provision");
(7) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary 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 any substantial part of its property; or
(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors;
or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to
insolvency;
(8) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or
decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(A) is for relief against the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;
(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its
property; or
(C) orders the winding up or liquidation of the
Company or any Significant Subsidiary;
or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws, and, in any
such case referred to in this clause (8), the order or decree remains
unstayed and in effect for 60 days;
(9) any final, non-appealable judgment or decree for the
payment of money in excess of $10 million is entered against the
Company or any Significant Subsidiary, remains outstanding for a period
of 60 days following the entry of such judgment or decree and is not
discharged, waived or the execution thereof stayed within 10 days after
the notice specified below; or
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(10) a Subsidiary Guaranty ceases to be in full force and
effect (other than in accordance with the terms of such Subsidiary
Guaranty) or a Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms its
obligations under its Subsidiary Guaranty.
The foregoing will constitute Events of Default whatever the
reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary
or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order
of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or
governmental body.
The term "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, United States Code,
or any similar Federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The term
"Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or
similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
A Default under clauses (4), (5) or (9) is not an Event of
Default until the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of
the outstanding Securities notify the Company of the Default and the Company
does not cure such Default within the time specified after receipt of such
notice. Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and
state that such notice is a "Notice of Default".
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after
the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers' Certificate
of any Event of Default under clause (6) or (10) and any event which with the
giving of notice or the lapse of time would become an Event of Default under
clause (4), (5) or (9), its status and what action the Company is taking or
proposes to take with respect thereto.
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration. If an Event of Default (other than
an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or (8) with respect to the
Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities by notice to the
Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal of and accrued but unpaid
interest on all the Securities to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration,
such principal and interest shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or (8) with respect to the Company occurs,
the principal of and interest on all the Securities shall ipso facto become and
be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part
of the Trustee or
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any Securityholders. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Securities by notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its
consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree
and if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except
nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of
acceleration. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair
any right consequent thereto.
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs
and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the
payment of principal of or interest on the Securities or to enforce the
performance of any provision of the Securities or this Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not
possess any of the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding.
A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Securityholder in exercising any right
or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy
or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is
exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative.
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Securities by notice to the Trustee may
waive an existing Default and its consequences except (i) a Default in the
payment of the principal of or interest on a Security (ii) a Default arising
from the failure to redeem or purchase any Security when required pursuant to
this Indenture or (iii) a Default in respect of a provision that under Section
9.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each Securityholder affected. When
a Default is waived, it is deemed cured, but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other Default or impair any consequent right.
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the Securities may direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may
refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or,
subject to Section 7.01, that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to
the rights of other Securityholders or would involve the Trustee in personal
liability; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed
proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. Prior to
taking any action hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemni-
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fication satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses and
expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits. Except to enforce the right
to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due, no
Securityholder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the
Securities unless:
(1) the Holder has given to the Trustee written notice stating
that an Event of Default is continuing;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
Securities have made a written request to the Trustee to pursue the
remedy;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee
reasonable security or indemnity against any loss, liability or
expense;
(4) the Trustee has not complied with the request within 60
days after receipt of the request and the offer of security or
indemnity; and
(5) the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Securities has not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the
request during such 60-day period.
A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the
rights of another Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over
another Securityholder.
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder
to receive payment of principal of and interest on the Securities held by such
Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Securities, or to
bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective
dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust
against the Company for the whole amount then due and owing (together with
interest on any unpaid interest to the extent lawful) and the amounts provided
for in Section 7.07.
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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 and the Securityholders
allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, its creditors or
its property and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may vote
on behalf of the Holders in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other
Person performing similar functions, and any Custodian in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make payments to the Trustee
and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments
directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee,
its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section
7.07.
SECTION 6.10. Priorities. If the Trustee collects any money or
property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money or property in
the following order:
FIRST: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07;
SECOND: to Securityholders for amounts due and unpaid on the
Securities for principal and interest, ratably, without preference or
priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the
Securities for principal and interest, respectively; and
THIRD: to the Company.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any
payment to Securityholders pursuant to this Section. At least 15 days before
such record date, the Company shall mail to each Securityholder and the Trustee
a notice that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid.
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 regard to the merits and good faith of the
claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section does not apply to a
suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder
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pursuant to Section 6.07 or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal
amount of the Securities.
SECTION 6.12. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Company
(to the extent it may lawfully do so) shall not at any time insist upon, or
plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of,
any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in
force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and
the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives
all benefit or advantage of any such law, and shall not hinder, delay or impede
the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and
permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE 7
Trustee
SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee. (a) If an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers
vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in
their exercise as a prudent Person would exercise or use under the circumstances
in the conduct of such Person's own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(1) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only
such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no
implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture
against the Trustee; and
(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 on their face to the
requirements of this Indenture.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own wilful misconduct,
except that:
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(1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b)
of this Section;
(2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment
made in good faith by a Trust Officer unless it is proved that the
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(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 6.05.
(d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates
to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section.
(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money
received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company.
(f) Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated
from other funds except to the extent required by law.
(g) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee
to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur 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 to believe that repayment
of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not
reasonably assured to it.
(h) Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct
or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be
subject to the provisions of this Section and to the provisions of the TIA.
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may rely on
any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented
by the proper person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated
in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may
require an Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee shall not
be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on
the Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
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(c) The Trustee may act through agents and shall not be
responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due
care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or
omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its
rights or powers; provided, however, that the Trustee's conduct does not
constitute wilful misconduct or negligence.
(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel, and the advice or
opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and
the Securities shall be full and complete authorization and protection from
liability in respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in
good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee in its
individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities
and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights
it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Registrar, co-registrar
or co-paying agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must
comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.
SECTION 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer. The Trustee shall not be
responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of
this Indenture or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the Company's
use of the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be responsible for any
statement of the Company in the Indenture or in any document issued in
connection with the sale of the Securities or in the Securities other than the
Trustee's certificate of authentication.
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults. If a Default occurs and is
continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each
Securityholder notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in
the case of a Default in payment of principal of or interest on any Security
(including payments pursuant to the mandatory redemption provisions of such
Security, if any), the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a
committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding the
notice is in the interests of Securityholders.
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders. As promptly as
practicable after each May 1 beginning with the May 1 following the date of this
Indenture, and in any event
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prior to July 1 in each year, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder a
brief report dated as of May 1 that complies with TIA " 313(a). The Trustee also
shall comply with TIA Section 313(b).
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to
Securityholders shall be filed with the SEC and each stock exchange (if any) on
which the Securities are listed. The Company agrees to notify promptly the
Trustee whenever the Securities become listed on any stock exchange and of any
delisting thereof.
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity. The Company shall
pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for its 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 upon
request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it,
including costs of collection, in addition to the compensation for its services.
Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee's agents, counsel, accountants and
experts. The Company shall indemnify the Trustee against any and all loss,
liability or expense (including attorneys' fees) incurred by it in connection
with the administration of this trust and the performance of its duties
hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which
it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not
relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that the
Company has been prejudiced by such failure. The Company shall defend the claim
and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense of any such claim. If, in the
opinion of the Trustee's counsel, the Trustee has an interest adverse to the
Company or a potential conflict of interest exists between the Trustee and the
Company, the Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the
reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not reimburse any
expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the
Trustee through the Trustee's own wilful misconduct, negligence or bad faith.
The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section,
the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property
held or collected by the Trustee other than money or property held in trust to
pay principal of and interest on particular Securities.
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The Company's payment obligations pursuant to this Section
shall survive the discharge of this Indenture. When the Trustee incurs expenses
after the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or (8) with
respect to the Company, the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under the Bankruptcy Law.
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee. The Trustee may resign
at any time by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and
may appoint a successor Trustee, which successor Trustee shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Company. The Company shall 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 otherwise becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns, is removed by the Company or by the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities and such Holders do
not reasonably promptly appoint a successor Trustee, or if a vacancy exists in
the office of Trustee for any reason (the Trustee in such event being referred
to herein as the retiring Trustee), the Company shall promptly appoint a
successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the
successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee
under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its
succession to Securityholders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all
property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien
provided for in Section 7.07.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days
after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee or the
Holders of 10% in principal amount of the Securities may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
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If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any
Securityholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal
of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to
this Section, the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 accrued or arising
with respect to the period during which the retiring Trustee served shall
continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger. If the Trustee
consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially
all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking
association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any
further act shall be the successor Trustee.
In case at the time such successor or successors by merger,
conversion or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created
by this Indenture any of the Securities shall have been authenticated but not
delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of
authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Securities so
authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have
been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such
Securities either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the
successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the
full force which it is anywhere in the Securities or in this Indenture provided
that the certificate of the Trustee shall have.
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification. The Trustee shall
at all times satisfy the requirements of TIA Section 310(a). The Trustee shall
have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its
most recent published annual report of condition. 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.
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.
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ARTICLE 8
Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance
SECTION 8.01. Discharge of Liability on Securities;
Defeasance. (a) When (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee all outstanding
Securities (other than Securities replaced pursuant to Section 2.06) for
cancellation or (ii) all outstanding Securities have become due and payable,
whether at maturity or as a result of the mailing of a notice of redemption
pursuant to Article 3 hereof and the Company irrevocably deposits with the
Trustee funds sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all outstanding
Securities, including interest thereon to maturity or such redemption date
(other than Securities replaced pursuant to Section 2.07), and if in either case
the Company pays all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then this
Indenture shall, subject to Sections 8.01(c), cease to be of further effect. The
Trustee shall acknowledge satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture on demand
of the Company accompanied by an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel
and at the cost and expense of the Company.
(b) Subject to Sections 8.01(c) and 8.02, the Company at any
time may terminate (i) all its obligations under the Securities and this
Indenture ("legal defeasance option") or (ii) its obligations under Sections
4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11 and 4.12 and the
operation of Sections 6.01(4), 6.01(6), 6.01(7), 6.01(8), 6.01(9) (but, in the
case of Sections 6.01(7) and (8), with respect only to Significant Subsidiaries)
and 6.01(10) and the limitations contained in Sections 5.01(a)(iii) and (iv) and
Section 5.01(b) ("covenant defeasance option"). The Company may exercise its
legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant
defeasance option.
If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option, payment
of the Securities may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default with
respect thereto. If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance option,
payment of the Securities may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default
specified in Sections 6.01(4), 6.01(6), 6.01(7), 6.01(8), 6.01(9) (but, in the
case of Sections 6.01(7) and (8), with respect only to Significant Subsidiaries)
and 6.01(10) or because of the failure of the Company to comply with Section
5.01(a)(iii) or (iv) or Section 5.01(b). If the Company exercises its legal
defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option, each Subsidiary Guarantor
shall
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be released from all its obligations with respect to its Subsidiary Guaranty.
Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and upon
request of the Company, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge
of those obligations that the Company terminates.
(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, the Company's
obligations in Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 7.07 and 7.08 and in
this Article 8 shall survive until the Securities have been paid in full.
Thereafter, the Company's obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.04 and 8.05 shall
survive.
SECTION 8.02. Conditions to Defeasance. The Company may
exercise its legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option only if:
(1) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee
money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of
and interest on the Securities to maturity or redemption, as the case
may be;
(2) the Company delivers to the Trustee a certificate from a
nationally recognized firm of independent accountants expressing their
opinion that the payments of principal and interest when due and
without reinvestment on the deposited U.S. Government Obligations plus
any deposited money without investment will provide cash at such times
and in such amounts as will be sufficient to pay principal and interest
when due on all the Securities to maturity or redemption, as the case
may be;
(3) 123 days pass after the deposit is made and during the
123-day period no Default specified in Sections 6.01(7) or (8) with
respect to the Company occurs which is continuing at the end of the
period;
(4) the deposit does not constitute a default under any other
agreement binding on the Company;
(5) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel
to the effect that the trust resulting from the deposit does not
constitute, or is qualified as, a regulated investment company under
the Investment Company Act of 1940;
(6) in the case of the legal defeasance option, the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee an
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Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the Company has received from, or
there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or
(ii) since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in the
applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that,
and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the
Securityholders will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal
income tax purposes as a result of such 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 defeasance had not
occurred;
(7) in the case of the covenant defeasance option, the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect
that the Securityholders 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; and
(8) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions
precedent to the defeasance and discharge of the Securities as
contemplated by this Article 8 have been complied with (provided that
such Opinion need only pass upon clause (4) above with respect to
material agreements known to such counsel after due inquiry).
Before or after a deposit, the Company may make arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of Securities at a future date in
accordance with Article 3.
SECTION 8.03. Application of Trust Money. The Trustee shall
hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to
this Article 8. It shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S.
Government Obligations through the Paying Agent and in accordance with this
Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities.
SECTION 8.04. Repayment to Company. The Trustee and the Paying
Agent shall promptly turn over to the Company upon request any excess money or
securities held by them at any time.
Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee
and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company
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upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest
that remains unclaimed for two years, and, thereafter, Securityholders entitled
to the money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors.
SECTION 8.05. Indemnity for Government Obligations. The
Company shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other
charge imposed on or assessed against deposited U.S. Government Obligations or
the principal and interest received on such U.S. Government Obligations.
SECTION 8.06. Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is
unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this
Article 8 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or
judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or
otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company's obligations under this
Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no
deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article 8 until such time as the Trustee
or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government
Obligations in accordance with this Article 8; provided, however, that, if the
Company has made any payment of interest on or principal of any Securities
because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated
to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the
money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 9
Amendments
SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders. The Company, the
Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Securities
without notice to or consent of any Securityholder:
(1) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;
(2) to comply with Article 5;
(3) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or
in place of certificated Securities; provided, however, that the
uncertificated Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of
Section 163(f) of the Code or in a manner such that the
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uncertificated Securities are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the
Code;
(4) to add guarantees with respect to the Securities, or to
secure the Securities;
(5) to add to the covenants of the Company or the Subsidiary
Guarantors for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or
power herein conferred upon the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors;
(6) to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection
with qualifying, or maintaining the qualification of, this Indenture
under the TIA; or
(7) to make any change that does not adversely affect the
rights of any Securityholder.
After an amendment under this Section becomes effective, the
Company shall mail to Securityholders a notice briefly describing such
amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Securityholders, or any defect
therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this
Section.
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders. The Company, the
Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Securities
without notice to any Securityholder but with the written consent of the Holders
of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding
(including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange for
the Securities). However, without the consent of each Securityholder affected
thereby, an amendment may not:
(1) reduce the amount of Securities whose Holders must consent
to an amendment;
(2) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of
interest on any Security;
(3) reduce the principal of or extend the Stated Maturity of
any Security;
(4) reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any
Security or change the time at which any Security may be redeemed in
accordance with Article 3;
(5) make any Security payable in money other than that stated
in the Security;
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(6) make any change in Section 6.04 or Section 6.07 or the
second sentence of this Section; or
(7) make any change in any Subsidiary Guaranty that would
adversely affect the Securityholders.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under
this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it
shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
After an amendment under this Section becomes effective, the
Company shall mail to Securityholders a notice briefly describing such
amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Securityholders, or any defect
therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this
Section.
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act. Every
amendment to this Indenture or the Securities shall comply with the TIA as then
in effect.
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers. A
consent to an amendment or a waiver by a Holder of a Security shall bind the
Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Security or portion of the Security
that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder's Security, even if
notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Security. However, any such
Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent or waiver as to such Holder's
Security or portion of the Security if the Trustee receives the notice of
revocation before the date the amendment or waiver becomes effective. After an
amendment or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Securityholder. An
amendment or waiver becomes effective upon the execution of such amendment or
waiver by the Trustee.
The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record
date for the purpose of determining the Securityholders entitled to give their
consent or take any other action described above or required or permitted to be
taken pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then
notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were
Securityholders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only
those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent
previously given or to take any such action, whether or not such Persons
continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or
effective for more than 120 days after such record date.
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SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities. If an
amendment changes the terms of a Security, the Trustee may require the Holder of
the Security to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate
notation on the Security regarding the changed terms and return it to the
Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company
in exchange for the Security shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a
new Security that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate
notation or to issue a new Security shall not affect the validity of such
amendment.
SECTION 9.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments. The Trustee shall
sign any amendment authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment does
not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the
Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may but need not sign it. In signing such
amendment the Trustee shall be entitled to receive indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to it and to receive, and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully
protected in relying upon, an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel
stating that such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
SECTION 9.07. Payment for Consent. Neither the Company nor any
Affiliate of the Company shall, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid
any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder
for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms
or provisions of this Indenture or the Securities unless such consideration is
offered to be paid to all Holders that so consent, waive or agree to amend in
the time frame set forth in solicitation documents relating to such consent,
waiver or agreement.
ARTICLE 10
Subsidiary Guaranties
SECTION 10.01. Guaranties. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, jointly and severally, to each
Holder and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns (a) the full and
punctual payment of principal of and interest on the Securities when due,
whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, and all other
monetary obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Securities and
(b) the full and punctual performance within applicable grace periods of all
other obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Securities (all
the foregoing being hereinafter
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collectively called the "Obligations"). Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees
that the Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without
notice or further assent from such Subsidiary Guarantor and that such Subsidiary
Guarantor will remain bound under this Article 10 notwithstanding any extension
or renewal of any Obligation.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor waives presentation to, demand of,
payment from and protest to the Company of any of the Obligations and also
waives notice of protest for nonpayment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor waives notice
of any default under the Securities or the Obligations. The obligations of each
Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of any
Holder or the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or
remedy against the Company or any other Person under this Indenture, the
Securities or any other agreement or otherwise; (b) any extension or renewal of
any thereof; (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the
terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Securities or any other agreement;
(d) the release of any security held by any Holder or the Trustee for the
Obligations or any of them; (e) the failure of any Holder or the Trustee to
exercise any right or remedy against any other guarantor of the Obligations; or
(f) any change in the ownership of such Subsidiary Guarantor.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that its Subsidiary
Guaranty herein constitutes a guarantee of payment, performance and compliance
when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require
that any resort be had by any Holder or the Trustee to any security held for
payment of the Obligations.
Except as expressly set forth in Sections 8.01(b), 10.02 and
10.06, the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall not be
subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason,
including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and
shall not be subject to any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or
termination whatsoever or by reason of the invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability of the Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor herein
shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by the failure of any
Holder or the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy
under this Indenture, the Securities or any other agreement, by any waiver or
modification of any thereof, by any default, failure or delay, willful or
otherwise, in the performance of the obligations, or by any other act or thing
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or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any
manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Subsidiary Guarantor or would
otherwise operate as a discharge of such Subsidiary Guarantor as a matter of law
or equity.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that its Guarantee
herein shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if
at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of or interest on any
Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Holder or the
Trustee upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise.
In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any
other right which any Holder or the Trustee has at law or in equity against any
Subsidiary Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Company to pay
the principal of or interest on any Obligation when and as the same shall become
due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, or to
perform or comply with any other Obligation, each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby
promises to and will, upon receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith
pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Holders or the Trustee an amount equal
to the sum of (i) the unpaid amount of such Obligations, (ii) accrued and unpaid
interest on such Obligations (but only to the extent not prohibited by law) and
(iii) all other monetary Obligations of the Company to the Holders and the
Trustee.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that, as between it, on the
one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity
of the Obligations Guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6
for the purposes of such Subsidiary Guarantor's Subsidiary Guaranty herein,
notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such
acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the
event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in
Article 6, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith
become due and payable by such Subsidiary Guarantor for the purposes of this
Section.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs
and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by the Trustee or
any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section.
SECTION 10.02. Limitation on Liability. Any term or provision
of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum, aggregate amount
of the
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Obligations guaranteed hereunder by any Subsidiary Guarantor shall not exceed
the maximum amount that can be hereby guaranteed without rendering this
Indenture, as it relates to such Subsidiary Guarantor, voidable under applicable
law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws
affecting the rights of creditors generally.
SECTION 10.03. Successors and Assigns. This Article 10 shall
be binding upon each Subsidiary Guarantor and its successors and assigns and
shall enure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the
Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder
or the Trustee, the rights and privileges conferred upon that party in this
Indenture and in the Securities shall automatically extend to and be vested in
such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions of this
Indenture.
SECTION 10.04. No Waiver. Neither a failure nor a delay on the
part of either the Trustee or the Holders in exercising any right, power or
privilege under this Article 10 shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a
single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any
right, power or privilege. The rights, remedies and benefits of the Trustee and
the Holders herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any
other rights, remedies or benefits which either may have under this Article 10
at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
SECTION 10.05. Modification. No modification, amendment or
waiver of any provision of this Article 10, nor the consent to any departure by
any Subsidiary Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the
same shall be in writing and signed by the Trustee, and then such waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for
which given. No notice to or demand on any Subsidiary Guarantor in any case
shall entitle such Subsidiary Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand
in the same, similar or other circumstances.
SECTION 10.06. Release of Subsidiary Guarantor. Upon the sale
or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of a
Subsidiary Guarantor or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the
assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor (in each case other than to the Company or
an Affiliate of the Company) permitted by this Indenture, such Subsidiary
Guarantor shall be deemed released from all obligations under this Article 11
without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or
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any Holder. At the request of the Company, the Trustee shall execute and deliver
an appropriate instrument evidencing such release.
ARTICLE 11
Miscellaneous
SECTION 11.01. Trust Indenture Act 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 11.02. Notices. Any notice or communication shall be
in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail addressed as
follows:
if to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor:
The J.H. Heafner Company, Inc.
2105 Water Ridge Parkway, Suite 500
Charlotte, NC 28217
Attention of Chief Financial Officer
if to the Trustee:
First Union National Bank
230 South Tryon Street, 9th Floor
Charlotte, NC 28288
Attention: Corporate Trust Group
The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may
designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or
communications.
Any notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall
be mailed to the Securityholder at the Securityholder's address as it appears on
the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so
mailed within the time prescribed.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder
or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other
Securityholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided
above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
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SECTION 11.03. Communication by Holders with Other Holders.
Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA " 312(b) with other
Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the
Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have
the protection of TIA " 312(c).
SECTION 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions
Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take
or refrain from taking any action under this Indenture, the Company shall
furnish to the Trustee:
(1) an Officers' Certificate in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the
signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this
Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
(2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such
counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
SECTION 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or
condition provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(1) a statement that the individual 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 individual, he
has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable
him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or condition has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such
individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with.
SECTION 11.06. When Securities Disregarded. In determining
whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities have
concurred in any direction, waiver
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or consent, Securities owned by the Company or by any Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding,
except that, for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be
protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities
which the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Also, subject to
the foregoing, only Securities outstanding at the time shall be considered in
any such determination.
SECTION 11.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of
Securityholders. The Registrar and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules
for their functions.
SECTION 11.08. Legal Holidays. A "Legal Holiday" is a
Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are not required to be
open in the State of New York or the State of North Carolina. If a payment date
is a Legal Holiday, payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is not
a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. If a
regular record date is a Legal Holiday, the record date shall not be affected.
SECTION 11.09. Governing Law. This Indenture and the
Securities shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of New York but without giving effect to applicable principles of
conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the laws of another
jurisdiction would be required thereby.
SECTION 11.10. No Recourse Against Others. A director,
officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any
liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or this
Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such
obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder
shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part
of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
SECTION 11.11. Successors. All agreements of the Company in
this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successors. All agreements of
the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.
SECTION 11.12. Multiple Originals. The parties may sign any
number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but
all of them together
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represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture.
SECTION 11.13. Table of Contents; Headings. The table of
contents, cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of
this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not
intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of
the terms or provisions hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Indenture to
be duly executed as of the date first written above.
THE J.H. HEAFNER COMPANY, INC.,
by /s/ J. MICHAEL GAITHER
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Name: J. Michael Gaither
Title: Secretary
OLIVER & WINSTON, INC.,
by /s/ J. MICHAEL GAITHER
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Name: J. Michael Gaither
Title: Secretary
by /s/ DONALD C. ROOF
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Name: Donald C. Roof
Title: Chief Financial Officer
THE SPEED MERCHANT, INC.,
by /s/ J. MICHAEL GAITHER
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Name: J. Michael Gaither
Title: Secretary
by /s/ DONALD C. ROOF
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Name: Donald C. Roof
Title: Chief Financial Officer
PHOENIX RACING, INC.,
by /s/ J. MICHAEL GAITHER
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Name: J. Michael Gaither
Title: Secretary
by /s/ DONALD C. ROOF
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Name: Donald C. Roof
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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ITCO LOGISTICS CORPORATION,
by /s/ J. MICHAEL GAITHER
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Name: J. Michael Gaither
Title: Secretary
ITCO HOLDING COMPANY, INC.,
by /s/ J. MICHAEL GAITHER
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Name: J. Michael Gaither
Title: Secretary
ITCO TIRE COMPANY,
by /s/ J. MICHAEL GAITHER
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Name: J. Michael Gaither
Title: Secretary
ITCO TIRE COMPANY OF GEORGIA,
by /s/ J. MICHAEL GAITHER
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Name: J. Michael Gaither
Title: Secretary
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as Trustee,
by /s/ LEONARD TRUEBLOOD
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Name: Leonard Trueblood
Title: Vice President
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RULE 144A/REGULATION S APPENDIX
FOR OFFERINGS TO QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS PURSUANT
TO RULE 144A, AND TO CERTAIN PERSONS IN OFFSHORE
TRANSACTIONS IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S.
PROVISIONS RELATING TO INITIAL SECURITIES,
PRIVATE EXCHANGE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE SECURITIES
1. Definitions
1.1 Definitions
For the purposes of this Appendix the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated below:
"Depository" means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees
and their respective successors.
"Exchange Securities" means the 10% Senior Notes Due 2008 to
be issued pursuant to this Indenture in connection with a Registered Exchange
Offer pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Initial Purchasers" means Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation and BancBoston Securities Inc.
"Initial Securities" means the 10% Senior Notes Due 2008,
issued under this Indenture on or about the date hereof.
"Private Exchange" means the offer by the Company, pursuant to
the Registration Rights Agreement, to the Initial Purchasers to issue and
deliver to each Initial Purchaser, in exchange for the Initial Securities held
by the Initial Purchaser as part of its initial distribution, a like aggregate
principal amount of Private Exchange Securities.
"Purchase Agreement" means the Purchase Agreement dated May
15, 1998 among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Initial
Purchasers.
"QIB" means a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in
Rule 144A.
"Registered Exchange Offer" means the offer by the Company,
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, to certain Holders of Initial
Securities, to issue and deliver to such Holders, in exchange for the Initial
Securities, a like aggregate principal amount of Exchange Securities registered
under the Securities Act.
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"Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights
Agreement dated May 15, 1998, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and
the Initial Purchasers.
"Securities" means the Initial Securities, the Exchange
Securities and the Private Exchange Securities, treated as a single class.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933.
"Securities Custodian" means the custodian with respect to a
Global Security (as appointed by the Depository), or any successor person
thereto and shall initially be the Trustee.
"Shelf Registration Statement" means the registration
statement issued by the Company, in connection with the offer and sale of
Initial Securities or Private Exchange Securities, pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement.
"Transfer Restricted Securities" means Securities that bear or
are required to bear the legend set forth in Section 2.3(b) hereto.
1.2 Other Definitions
Defined in
Term Section:
"Agent Members".....................................................2.1(b)
"Global Security"...................................................2.1(a)
"Regulation S"......................................................2.1(a)
"Rule 144A".........................................................2.1(a)
2. The Securities.
2.1 Form and Dating.
The Initial Securities are being offered and sold by the Company
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(a) Global Securities. Initial Securities offered and sold to a QIB in
reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("Rule 144A") or in reliance on
Regulation S under the Securities Act ("Regulation S"), in each case as provided
in the Purchase Agreement, shall be issued initially in the form of one or more
permanent global Securities in
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definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons with the global
securities legend and restricted securities legend set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto
(each, a "Global Security"), which shall be deposited on behalf of the
purchasers of the Initial Securities represented thereby with the Trustee, at
its North Carolina office, as custodian for the Depository (or with such other
custodian as the Depository may direct), and registered in the name of the
Depository or a nominee of the Depository, duly executed by the Company and
authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal
amount of the Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased
by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depository or its
nominee as hereinafter provided.
(b) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.1(b) shall apply only to a
Global Security deposited with or on behalf of the Depository.
The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with
this Section 2.1(b), authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global
Securities that (a) shall be registered in the name of the Depository for such
Global Security or Global Securities or the nominee of such Depository and (b)
shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depository or pursuant to such
Depository's instructions or held by the Trustee as custodian for the
Depository.
Members of, or participants in, the Depository ("Agent Members") shall
have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on
their behalf by the Depository or by the Trustee as the custodian of the
Depository or under such Global Security, and the Depository may be treated by
the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the
absolute owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the
Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any
written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository
or impair, as between the Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of
customary practices of such Depository governing the exercise of the rights of a
holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Security.
(c) Certificated Securities. Except as provided in Section 2.3 or 2.4,
owners of beneficial interests in Global Securities will not be entitled to
receive physical delivery of certificated Securities.
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2.2 Authentication. The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver: (1)
Initial Securities for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of
$100,000,000 and (2) Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities for
issue only in a Registered Exchange Offer or a Private Exchange, respectively,
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, for a like principal amount of
Initial Securities, in each case upon a written order of the Company signed by
two Officers or by an Officer and either an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant
Secretary of the Company. Such order shall specify the amount of the Securities
to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of Securities is to
be authenticated and whether the Securities are to be Initial Securities,
Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities. The aggregate principal
amount of Securities outstanding at any time may not exceed $100,000,000 except
as provided in Section 2.06 of this Indenture.
2.3 Transfer and Exchange. (a) Transfer and Exchange of Global
Securities.
(i) The transfer and exchange of Global Securities or
beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depository,
in accordance with this Indenture (including applicable restrictions on
transfer set forth herein, if any) and the procedures of the Depository
therefor. A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Security
shall deliver to the Registrar a written order given in accordance with
the Depository's procedures containing information regarding the
participant account of the Depository to be credited with a beneficial
interest in the Global Security. The Registrar shall, in accordance
with such instructions instruct the Depository to credit to the account
of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in
the Global Security and to debit the account of the Person making the
transfer the beneficial interest in the Global Security being
transferred.
(ii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix
(other than the provisions set forth in Section 2.4), a Global Security
may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depository to a nominee
of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository
or another nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any such
nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of such successor
Depository.
(iii) In the event that a Global Security is exchanged for
Securities in definitive registered form pursuant to Section 2.4 of
this Appendix or Section 2.08 of the
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Indenture, prior to the consummation of a Registered Exchange
Offer or the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement, in either
case with respect to such Securities, such Securities may be exchanged
only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent
with the provisions of this Section 2.3 (including the certification
requirements set forth on the reverse of the Initial Securities
intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or
Regulation S, as the case may be) and such other procedures as may from
time to time be adopted by the Company.
(b) Legend.
(i) Except as permitted by the following paragraphs (ii),
(iii) and (iv), each Security certificate evidencing the Global
Securities (and all Securities issued in exchange therefor or in
substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the
following form:
"THIS SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A
TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND THIS
SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN
THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED
THAT THE SELLER OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE RELYING ON THE
EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES
ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
ISSUER THAT (A) THIS SECURITY MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED
OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (i) INSIDE THE U.S. TO A PERSON
WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
RULE 144A, (ii) OUTSIDE THE U.S. IN A TRANSACTION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (iii)
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE),
(iv) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, OR (v) TO THE ISSUER, IN EACH OF CASES (i)
THROUGH (iv) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS
OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL,
AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY
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PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS
REFERRED TO IN (A) ABOVE."
(ii) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted
Security (including any Transfer Restricted Security represented by a
Global Security) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, in the
case of any Transfer Restricted Security that is represented by a
Global Security, the Registrar shall permit the Holder thereof to
exchange such Transfer Restricted Security for a certificated Security
that does not bear the legend set forth above and rescind any
restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Security, if
the Holder certifies in writing to the Registrar that its request for
such exchange was made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to
be in the form, and accompanied by the opinions and other information,
set forth on the reverse of the Security).
(iii) After a transfer of any Initial Securities or Private
Exchange Securities pursuant to an effective Shelf Registration
Statement with respect to such Initial Securities or Private Exchange
Securities, as the case may be, all requirements pertaining to legends
on such Initial Security or such Private Exchange Security will cease
to apply, the requirements requiring any such Initial Security or such
Private Exchange Security issued to certain Holders be issued in global
form will cease to apply, and a certificated Initial Security or
Private Exchange Security without legends will be available to the
transferee of the Holder of such Initial Securities or Private Exchange
Securities upon exchange of such transferring Holder's certificated
Initial Security or Private Exchange Security or directions to transfer
such Holder's interest in the Global Security, as applicable.
(iv) Upon the consummation of a Registered Exchange Offer with
respect to the Initial Securities pursuant to which Holders of such
Initial Securities are offered Exchange Securities in exchange for
their Initial Securities, subject to the last sentence of Section
2.4(a) of this Appendix, all requirements pertaining to such Initial
Securities that Initial Securities issued to certain Holders be issued
in global form will cease to apply and certificated Initial Securities
with the restricted securities legend set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto
will be available to Holders of such Initial Securities that do not
exchange their Initial Securities, and Exchange Securities in
certificated or global form will be available to Holders
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that exchange such Initial Securities in such Registered Exchange
Offer.
(v) Upon the consummation of a Private Exchange with respect
to the Initial Securities pursuant to which Holders of such Initial
Securities are offered Private Exchange Securities in exchange for
their Initial Securities, all requirements pertaining to such Initial
Securities that Initial Securities issued to certain Holders be issued
in global form will still apply, and Private Exchange Securities in
global form with the Restricted Securities Legend set forth in Exhibit
1 hereto will be available to Holders that exchange such Initial
Securities in such Private Exchange.
(c) Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Security. At such
time as all beneficial interests in a Global Security have either been exchanged
for certificated Securities, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global
Security shall be returned to the Depository for cancellation or retained and
canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any
beneficial interest in a Global Security is exchanged for certificated or
Definitive Securities, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the principal amount
of Securities represented by such Global Security shall be reduced and an
adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee (if it is then
the Securities Custodian for such Global Security) with respect to such Global
Security, by the Trustee or the Securities Custodian, to reflect such reduction.
(d) Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of
Securities.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges,
subject to the requirements of this Appendix, the Company shall execute
and the Trustee shall authenticate certificated Securities and Global
Securities at the Registrar's or co-registrar's request.
(ii) 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, assessments, or similar
governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any
such transfer taxes, assessments or similar governmental charge payable
upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 3.06, 4.09 and 9.05).
(iii) The Registrar or co-registrar shall not be required to
register the transfer of or exchange of
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(a) any certificated Security selected for redemption in whole
or in part pursuant to Article 3 of this Indenture, except the
unredeemed portion of any certificated Security being redeemed in part,
or (b) any Security for a period beginning 15 Business Days before the
mailing of a notice of an offer to repurchase or redeem Securities or
15 Business Days before an interest payment date.
(iv) Prior to the due presentation for registration of
transfer of any Security, the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent,
the Registrar or any co-registrar may deem and treat the person in
whose name a Security is registered as the absolute owner of such
Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and
interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever,
whether or not such Security is overdue, and none of the Company, the
Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar or any co-registrar shall be
affected by notice to the contrary.
(v) All Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange
pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt
and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the
Securities surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.
(e) No Obligation of the Trustee.
(i) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to
any beneficial owner of a Global Security, a member of, or a
participant in the Depository or other Person with respect to the
accuracy of the records of the Depository or its nominee or of any
participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest
in the Securities or with respect to the delivery to any participant,
member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depository) of
any notice (including any notice of redemption) or the payment of any
amount, under or with respect to such Securities. All notices and
communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made
to Holders under the Securities shall be given or made only to or upon
the order of the registered Holders (which shall be the Depository or
its nominee in the case of a Global Security). The rights of beneficial
owners in any Global Security shall be exercised only through the
Depository subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the
Depository. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in
relying upon information furnished by the Depository with respect to
its members, participants and any beneficial owners.
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(ii) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor,
determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer
imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to
any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers
between or among Depository participants, members or beneficial owners
in any Global Security) other than to require delivery of such
certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly
required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms
of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial
compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
2.4 Certificated Securities.
(a) A Global Security deposited with the Depository or with
the Trustee as custodian for the Depository pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be
transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of certificated
Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of
such Global Security, in exchange for such Global Security, only if such
transfer complies with Section 2.3 and (i) the Depository notifies the Company
that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for such Global
Security or if at any time such Depository ceases to be a "clearing agency"
registered under the Exchange Act and a successor Depository is not appointed by
the Company within 90 days of such notice, or (ii) an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing or (iii) the Company, in its sole discretion,
notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of
certificated Securities under this Indenture. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 2.3 or this Section 2.4, the issuance of certificated Securities shall
be subject to the ownership certification requirements of Rule 903(c)(3)(ii)(B)
of Regulation S under the Securities Act.
(b) Any Global Security that is transferable to the beneficial
owners thereof pursuant to this Section shall be surrendered by the Depository
to the Trustee located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, to be
so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of
such Global Security, an equal aggregate principal amount of certificated
Initial Securities of authorized denominations and registered in such names as
the Depository shall direct. Any portion of a Global Security transferred
pursuant to this Section shall be executed, authenticated and delivered only in
denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof and registered in such
names as the Depository shall direct. Any certificated
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Initial Security delivered in exchange for an interest in the Global Security
shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.3(b), bear the restricted
securities legend set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto.
(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.4(b), the
registered Holder of a Global Security 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 Securities.
(d) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events
specified in Section 2.4(a), the Company will promptly make available to the
Trustee a reasonable supply of certificated Securities in definitive, fully
registered form without interest coupons.
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EXHIBIT 1
to
RULE 144A/REGULATION S APPENDIX
[FORM OF FACE OF INITIAL SECURITY]
[Global Securities Legend]
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE Depository TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"),
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY 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 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 DTC 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 THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
[Restricted Securities Legend]
"THIS SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION
EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), AND THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF
THIS SECURITY MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5
OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUER THAT (A) THIS
SECURITY MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (i)
INSIDE THE U.S. TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A
TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (ii) OUTSIDE THE U.S. IN A
TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (iii) PURSUANT
TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144
THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE), (iv) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (v) TO THE ISSUER, IN EACH OF CASES (i) THROUGH
(iv) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS
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OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT
HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE FROM IT OF THE RESALE
RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO IN (A) ABOVE."
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THE J.H. HEAFNER COMPANY, INC.
No._______ $________
10% Senior Notes Due 2008
The J.H. Heafner Company, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, promises
to pay to _________________________, or registered assigns, the principal sum
of _____________________ Dollars on May 15, 2008.
Interest Payment Dates: May 15 and November 15.
Record Dates: May 1 and November 1.
Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side
of this Security.
Dated:
THE J.H. HEAFNER COMPANY, INC.
by
______________________________
______________________________
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,
as Trustee, certifies
that this is one of the
Securities referred
to in the Indenture.
by______________________________
Authorized Signatory
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF INITIAL SECURITY]
10% Senior Note Due 2008
1. Interest
The J.H. Heafner Company, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (such
corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter
referred to, being herein called the "Company"), promises to pay interest on the
principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above; provided,
however, that if a Registration Default (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) occurs, interest will accrue on this Security at a rate of .50% per
annum from and including the date on which any such Registration Default shall
occur to but excluding the date on which all Registration Defaults have been
cured. The Company will pay interest semiannually on May 15 and November 15 of
each year. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to
which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from May 20,
1998. 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 at the rate borne by
the Securities plus 1% per annum, and it shall pay interest on overdue
installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.
2. Method of Payment
The Company will pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted
interest) to the Persons who are registered holders of Securities at the close
of business on the May 1 or November 1 next preceding the interest payment date
even if Securities are canceled after the record date and on or before the
interest payment date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to
collect principal payments. The Company will 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. Payments in respect of the Securities represented by a
Global Security (including principal, premium and interest) will be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by The
Depository Trust Company. The Company will make all payments in respect of a
certificated Security (including principal, premium and interest) by mailing a
check to the registered address of each Holder thereof; provided, however,
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that payments on a certificated Security will be made by wire transfer to a U.S.
dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if such
Holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee
or the Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 30
days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date
as the Trustee may accept in its discretion).
3. Paying Agent and Registrar
Initially, First Union National Bank, a national banking
association ("the Trustee"), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company
may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without
notice. The Company or any of its domestically incorporated Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.
4. Indenture
The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as
of May 15, 1998 ("Indenture"), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and
the Trustee. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture
and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture
(the "Act"). Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all
such terms, and Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the Act for a
statement of those terms.
The Securities are general unsecured senior obligations of the
Company limited to $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount (subject to Section
2.06 of the Indenture). The Indenture contains certain covenants that, among
other things, limit the Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness by the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries, the making of Restricted Payments, the creation of
restrictions on distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries, Asset Dispositions,
certain transactions with Affiliates, the Incurrence of Liens and Sale/Leaseback
Transactions and certain consolidations, mergers and transfers of assets.
To guarantee the due and punctual payment of principal and
interest, if any, on the Securities and all other amounts payable by the Company
under the Indenture and the Securities when and as the same shall be due and
payable,
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whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the terms of the
Securities and the Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantors have, jointly and
severally, unconditionally guaranteed such obligations on a senior basis
pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
5. Optional Redemption
Except as set forth in the following paragraph, the Securities
will not be redeemable at the option of the Company prior to May 15, 2003.
Thereafter, the Securities will be redeemable, at the Company's option, in whole
or in part, at any time or from time to time, upon not less than 30 nor more
than 60 days' prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holder's
registered address, at the following redemption prices (expressed in percentages
of principal amount), plus accrued interest to the redemption date (subject to
the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest
due on the relevant interest payment date):
if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on May 15 of
the years set forth below:
Redemption
Period Price
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2003.............................................. 105.000%
2004.............................................. 103.333
2005 ............................................. 101.667
2006 and thereafter............................... 100.000
In addition, at any time and from time to time prior to May
15, 2001, the Company may redeem in the aggregate up to 35% of the original
principal amount of the Securities with the proceeds of one or more Public
Equity Offerings following which there is a Public Market, at a redemption price
(expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 110.0% plus accrued interest
to the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the
relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment
date); provided, however, that at least $65.0 million aggregate principal amount
of the Securities must remain outstanding and be held, directly or indirectly,
by Persons other than the Company and its Affiliates, after each such
redemption.
In the case of any partial redemption, selection of the
Securities for redemption will be made by the Trustee on a pro rata basis, by
lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion shall deem to
be fair and appropriate, although no Security of $1,000 in original principal
amount or less shall be redeemed in part. If any Security is to be
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redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption relating to such Security shall
state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Security
in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in
the name of the Holder thereof upon cancelation of the original Security.
6. Notice of Redemption
Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not
more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Securities to be
redeemed at his registered address. Securities in denominations larger than
$1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000. If money
sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Securities
(or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is deposited with
the Paying Agent on or before the redemption date and certain other conditions
are satisfied, on and after such date interest shall cease to accrue on such
Securities (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.
7. Put Provisions
Upon a Change of Control, any Holder of Securities will have
the right to cause the Company to repurchase all or any part of the Securities
of such Holder at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of
the Securities to be repurchased plus accrued interest to the date of repurchase
(subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to
receive interest due on the related interest payment date) as provided in, and
subject to the terms of, the Indenture.
8. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange
The Securities are in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and whole multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or
exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require
a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer
documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the
Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any
Securities selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be
redeemed in part, the portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or any
Securities for a period of 15 days before a selection of Securities to be
redeemed or 15 days before an interest payment date.
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9. Persons Deemed Owners
The registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the
owner of it for all purposes.
10. Unclaimed Money
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains
unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to
the Company at its request unless an abandoned property law designates another
Person. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look only to
the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.
11. Discharge and Defeasance
Subject to certain conditions, the Company at any time may
terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture
if the Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations
for the payment of principal and interest on the Securities to redemption or
maturity, as the case may be.
12. Amendment, Waiver
Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i)
the Indenture or the Securities may be amended with the written consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount outstanding of the Securities
and (ii) any default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the
written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount outstanding of
the Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture,
without the consent of any Securityholder, the Company, the Subsidiary
Guarantors and the Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Securities to cure any
ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, or to comply with Article 5 of the
Indenture, or to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in
place of certificated Securities, or to add guarantees with respect to the
Securities or to secure the Securities, or to add additional covenants or
surrender rights and powers conferred on the Company or the Subsidiary
Guarantors, or to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with
qualifying the Indenture under the Act, or to make any change that does not
adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder.
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13. Defaults and Remedies
Under the Indenture, Events of Default include (i) default for
30 days in payment of interest on the Securities; (ii) default in payment of
principal on the Securities at maturity, upon redemption pursuant to paragraph 5
of the Securities, upon acceleration or otherwise, or failure by the Company to
redeem or purchase Securities when required; (iii) failure by the Company to
comply with other agreements in the Indenture or the Securities, in certain
cases subject to notice and lapse of time; (iv) certain accelerations (including
failure to pay within any grace period after final maturity) of other
Indebtedness of the Company if the amount accelerated (or so unpaid) exceeds $10
million; (v) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the
Company and the Significant Subsidiaries; and (vi) certain final non-appealable
judgments or decrees for the payment of money in excess of $10 million and (vii)
certain events pertaining to the Subsidiary Guaranties. If an Event of Default
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in
principal amount of the Securities may declare all the Securities to be due and
payable immediately. Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are Events of
Default which will result in the Securities being due and payable immediately
upon the occurrence of such Events of Default.
Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the
Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to
enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it receives reasonable indemnity
or security. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or
power. The Trustee may withhold from Securityholders notice of any continuing
Default (except a Default in payment of principal or interest) if it determines
that withholding notice is in the interest of the Holders.
14. Trustee Dealings with the Company
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the Act, the Trustee
under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the
owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect
obligations owed to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal
with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were
not Trustee.
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15. No Recourse Against Others
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the
Company or the Trustee shall not have any liability for any obligations of the
Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in
respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a
Security, each Securityholder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver
and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
16. Authentication
This Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory
of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of
authentication on the other side of this Security.
17. Abbreviations
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a
Securityholder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT
(=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship
and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to
Minors Act).
18. Holders' Compliance with Registration Rights Agreement.
Each Holder of a Security, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges
and agrees to the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement, including,
without limitation, the obligations of the Holders with respect to a
registration and the indemnification of the Company to the extent provided
therein.
19. Governing Law.
THIS SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO
APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF
THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
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The Company will furnish to any Securityholder upon written
request and without charge to the Securityholder a copy of the Indenture which
has in it the text of this Security in larger type. Requests may be made to:
The J.H. Heafner Company, Inc.
2105 Water Ridge Parkway, Suite 500
Charlotte, NC 28217
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Security, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)
and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer this Security on the books of
the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Date: ________________ Your Signature: _____________________
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.
In connection with any transfer of any of the Securities evidenced by this
certificate occurring prior to the expiration of the period referred to in Rule
144(k) under the Securities Act after the later of the date of original issuance
of such Securities and the last date, if any, on which such Securities were
owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms
that such Securities are being transferred in accordance with their terms:
CHECK ONE BOX BELOW
(1) [ ] to the Company; or
(2) [ ] pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act of 1933; or
(3) [ ] inside the United States to a "qualified
institutional buyer" (as defined in Rule 144A under
the Securities Act of 1933) that purchases for its
own account or for the account of a qualified
institutional buyer to whom notice is given that such
transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in
each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule
144A under the Securities Act of 1933; or
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(4) [ ] outside the United States in an offshore
transaction within the meaning of Regulation S under
the Securities Act in compliance with Rule 904 under
the Securities Act of 1933; or
(5) [ ] pursuant to another available exemption from
registration provided by Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933.
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register
any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any
person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however,
that if box (4) or (5) is checked, the Trustee may require, prior to
registering any such transfer of the Securities, such legal opinions,
certifications and other information as 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 of 1933, such as the exemption
provided by Rule 144 under such Act.
_____________________________
Signature
Signature Guarantee:
____________________________ _____________________________
Signature must be guaranteed Signature
________________________________________________________________________________
TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (3) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing
this Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it
exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a
"qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in
reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information
regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or
has determined not to
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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.
Dated: ________________ ______________________________
NOTICE: To be executed by
an executive officer
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[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES]
SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY
The following increases or decreases in this Global Security
have been made:
Date of Amount of decrease Amount of increase Principal amount of Signature of
Exchange in Principal in Principal Amount this Global Security authorized officer
Amount of this of this Global following such of Trustee or
Global Security Security decrease or increase) Securities Custodian
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.06 or 4.09 of the Indenture, check the box:
[ ]
If you want to elect to have only part of this Security
purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.06 or 4.09 of the Indenture,
state the amount in principal amount: $
Date: _______________ Your Signature: _____________________________
(Sign exactly as your name
appears on the other side of
this Security.)
Signature Guarantee: _______________________________________
(Signature must be guaranteed by a
member firm of the New York Stock
Exchange or a commercial bank or trust
company)
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF EXCHANGE SECURITY OR PRIVATE EXCHANGE SECURITY]
[*/]
[**/]
THE J.H. HEAFNER COMPANY, INC.
No. $
10% Senior Notes Due 2008
The J.H. Heafner Company, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, promises to pay to
________________, or registered assigns, the principal sum of ______________
Dollars on May 15, 2008.
Interest Payment Dates: May 15 and November 15
Record Dates: May 1 and November 1.
Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this
Security.
Dated:
THE J.H. HEAFNER COMPANY, INC.
by _________________________
_________________________
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,
as Trustee, certifies
that this is one of the
Securities referred to in
the Indenture.
by
__________________________________
Authorized Signatory
______________________________________
*/ [If the Security is to be issued in global form add the Global Securities
Legend from Exhibit 1 to Appendix A and the attachment from such Exhibit 1
captioned "[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES] - SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR
DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY".]
**/ [If the Security is a Private Exchange Security issued in a Private Exchange
to an Initial Purchaser holding an unsold portion of its initial allotment, add
the Restricted Securities Legend from Exhibit 1 to Appendix A and replace the
Assignment Form included in this Exhibit A with the Assignment Form included in
such Exhibit 1.]
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF EXCHANGE SECURITY OR PRIVATE EXCHANGE SECURITY]
10% Senior Note Due 2008
1. Interest
The J.H. Heafner Company, Inc., a North Carolina corporation
(such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture
hereinafter referred to, being herein called the "Company"), promises to pay
interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown
above [; provided, however, that if a Registration Default (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) occurs, interest will accrue on this Security at
a rate of .50% per annum from and including the date on which any such
Registration Default shall occur to but excluding the date on which all
Registration Defaults have been cured] ***/. The Company will pay interest
semiannually on May 15 and November 15 of each year. Interest on the Securities
will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no
interest has been paid, from May 20, 1998. 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 at the rate borne by the Securities plus 1% per annum, and
it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to
the extent lawful.
_________________________
***/ Insert if at the time of issuance of the Exchange Security or Private
Exchange Security (as the case may be) neither the Registered Exchange Offer has
been consummated nor a Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement.
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2. Method of Payment
The Company will pay interest on the Securities (except
defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered holders of Securities at
the close of business on the May 1 or November 1 next preceding the interest
payment date even if Securities are canceled after the record date and on or
before the interest payment date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying
Agent to collect principal payments. The Company will 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. Payments in respect of Securities
(including principal, premium and interest) will be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the holders thereof or,
if no U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United
States is designated by any holder to the Trustee or the Paying Agent at least
30 days prior to the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the
Trustee may accept in its discretion), by mailing a check to the registered
address of such holder.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar
Initially, First Union National Bank, a national banking
association ("the Trustee"), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company
may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without
notice. The Company or any of its domestically incorporated Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.
4. Indenture
The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as
of May 15, 1998 ("Indenture"), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and
the Trustee. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture
and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture
(the "Act"). Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all
such terms, and Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the Act for a
statement of those terms.
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The Securities are general unsecured obligations of the
Company limited to $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount (subject to Section
2.06 of the Indenture). The Indenture contains certain covenants that among
other things, limit, the Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness by the Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries, the making of Restricted Payments, the creation
of restrictions on distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries, Asset
Dispositions, certain transactions with Affiliates, the Incurrence of Liens and
Sale/Leaseback Transactions and certain consolidations, mergers and transfers of
assets.
To guarantee the due and punctual payment of principal and
interest, if any, on the Securities and all other amounts payable by the Company
under the Indenture and the Securities when and as the same shall be due and
payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the
terms of the Securities and the Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantors have,
jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed such obligations on a senior
basis pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
5. Optional Redemption
Except as set forth in the following paragraph, the Securities
will not be redeemable at the option of the Company prior to May 15, 2003.
Thereafter, the Securities will be redeemable, at the Company's option, in whole
or in part, at any time or from time to time, upon not less than 30 nor more
than 60 days' prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holder's
registered address, at the following redemption prices (expressed in percentages
of principal amount), plus accrued interest to the redemption date (subject to
the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest
due on the relevant interest payment date):
if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on May 15,
of the years set forth below:
Redemption
Period Price
------ --------
2003............................................. 105.000%
2004............................................. 103.333
2005............................................. 101.667
2006 and thereafter.............................. 100.000
In addition, at any time and from time to time prior to May
15, 2001, the Company may redeem in the aggregate up to 35% of the original
principal amount of the Securities with the proceeds of one or more Public
Equity Offerings following which there is a Public Market, at a redemption price
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(expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 110.0% plus accrued interest
to the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the
relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment
date); provided, however, that at least $65.0 million aggregate principal amount
of the Securities must remain outstanding and be held, directly or indirectly,
by Persons other than the Company and its Affiliates, after each such
redemption.
In the case of any partial redemption, selection of the
Securities for redemption will be made by the Trustee on a pro rata basis, by
lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion shall deem to
be fair and appropriate, although no Security of $1,000 in original principal
amount or less shall be redeemed in part. If any Security is to be redeemed in
part only, the notice of redemption relating to such Security shall state the
portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Security in
principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the
name of the Holder thereof upon cancelation of the original Security.
6. Notice of Redemption
Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not
more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Securities to be
redeemed at his registered address. Securities in denominations larger than
$1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000. If money
sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Securities
(or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is deposited with
the Paying Agent on or before the redemption date and certain other conditions
are satisfied, on and after such date interest shall cease to accrue on such
Securities (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.
7. Put Provisions
Upon a Change of Control, any Holder of Securities will have
the right to cause the Company to repurchase all or any part of the Securities
of such Holder at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of
the Securities to be repurchased plus accrued interest to the date of repurchase
(subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to
receive interest due on the related
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interest payment date) as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the
Indenture.
8. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange
The Securities are in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and whole multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or
exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require
a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer
documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the
Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any
Securities selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be
redeemed in part, the portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or any
Securities for a period of 15 days before a selection of Securities to be
redeemed or 15 days before an interest payment date.
9. Persons Deemed Owners
The registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the
owner of it for all purposes.
10. Unclaimed Money
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains
unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to
the Company at its request unless an abandoned property law designates another
Person. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look only to
the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.
11. Discharge and Defeasance
Subject to certain conditions, the Company at any time may
terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture
if the Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations
for the payment of principal and interest on the Securities to redemption or
maturity, as the case may be.
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12. Amendment, Waiver
Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i)
the Indenture or the Securities may be amended with the written consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount outstanding of the Securities
and (ii) any default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the
written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount outstanding of
the Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture,
without the consent of any Securityholder, the Company, the Subsidiary
Guarantors and the Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Securities to cure any
ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, or to comply with Article 5 of the
Indenture, or to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in
place of certificated Securities, or to add guarantees with respect to the
Securities or to secure the Securities, or to add additional covenants or
surrender rights and powers conferred on the Company, or to comply with any
requirements of the SEC in connection with qualifying the Indenture under the
Act, or to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any
Securityholder.
13. Defaults and Remedies
Under the Indenture, Events of Default include (i) default for
30 days in payment of interest on the Securities; (ii) default in payment of
principal on the Securities at maturity, upon redemption pursuant to paragraph 5
of the Securities, upon acceleration or otherwise, or failure by the Company to
redeem or purchase Securities when required; (iii) failure by the Company to
comply with other agreements in the Indenture or the Securities, in certain
cases subject to notice and lapse of time; (iv) certain accelerations (including
failure to pay within any grace period after final maturity) of other
Indebtedness of the Company if the amount accelerated (or so unpaid) exceeds $10
million; (v) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the
Company and the Significant Subsidiaries; and (vi) certain final, non-appealable
judgments or decrees for the payment of money in excess of $10 million and (vii)
certain events pertaining to the Subsidiary Guaranties. If an Event of Default
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in
principal amount of the Securities may declare all the Securities to be due and
payable immediately. Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are Events of
Default which will result in the Securities being due and payable immediately
upon the occurrence of such Events of Default.
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Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the
Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to
enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it receives reasonable indemnity
or security. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or
power. The Trustee may withhold from Securityholders notice of any continuing
Default (except a Default in payment of principal or interest) if it determines
that withholding notice is in the interest of the Holders.
14. Trustee Dealings with the Company
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the Act, the Trustee
under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the
owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect
obligations owed to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal
with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were
not Trustee.
15. No Recourse Against Others
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the
Company or the Trustee shall not have any liability for any obligations of the
Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in
respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a
Security, each Securityholder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver
and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
16. Authentication
This Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory
of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of
authentication on the other side of this Security.
17. Abbreviations
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a
Securityholder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT
(=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship
and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to
Minors Act).
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18. 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 Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP
numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Securityholders. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on
the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
19. Holders' Compliance with Registration Rights Agreement.
Each Holder of a Security, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges
and agrees to the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement, including,
without limitation, the obligations of the Holders with respect to a
registration and the indemnification of the Company to the extent provided
therein.
20. Governing Law.
THIS SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO
APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF
THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH TO ANY SECURITYHOLDER UPON WRITTEN
REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE SECURITYHOLDER A COPY OF THE INDENTURE WHICH
HAS IN IT THE TEXT OF THIS SECURITY IN LARGER TYPE. REQUESTS MAY BE MADE TO:
THE J.H. HEAFNER COMPANY, INC.
2105 WATER RIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 500
CHARLOTTE, NC 28217
ATTENTION: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Security, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)
and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer this Security on the
books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Date: ________________ Your Signature: _____________________
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.06 or 4.09 of the Indenture, check the box:
[ ]
If you want to elect to have only part of this Security
purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.06 or 4.09 of the Indenture,
state the amount: $
Date: __________________ Your Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears
on the other side of the Security)
Signature Guarantee:_______________________________________
(Signature must be guaranteed by a
member firm of the New York Stock
Exchange or a commercial bank or trust company)