PATHNET, INC.
PATHNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of March 30, 2000
To
Indenture, Dated as of April 8, 1998,
Between
Pathnet, Inc.
and
The Bank of New York, as Trustee
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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RECITALS..........................................................................................................1
AMENDMENTS TO "DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION"...........................................2
Section 101. Introduction................................................................................2
Section 102. Revised Definitions.........................................................................3
Accounts Receivable Subsidiary..............................................................................3
Amendment Date..............................................................................................4
Asset Sale..................................................................................................4
Board of Directors..........................................................................................4
Board Resolution............................................................................................4
Cash Equivalents............................................................................................4
Change of Control...........................................................................................5
Consolidated Adjusted Net Income............................................................................6
Consolidated Indebtedness...................................................................................6
Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated Operating Cash Flow Ratio.........................................6
Consolidated Interest Expense...............................................................................7
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow............................................................................8
Consolidated Tax Expense....................................................................................8
Credit Facilities...........................................................................................8
Currency Agreements.........................................................................................8
Debt Securities.............................................................................................8
Disinterested Director......................................................................................8
Event of Default............................................................................................9
Fair Market Value..........................................................................................10
Guarantee..................................................................................................10
Incumbent..................................................................................................10
Incumbent Agreement........................................................................................10
Incur......................................................................................................11
Indebtedness...............................................................................................11
Invested Capital...........................................................................................12
Investment.................................................................................................12
Net Cash Proceeds..........................................................................................12
Officers' Certificate......................................................................................13
Parent.....................................................................................................13
Permitted Indebtedness.....................................................................................13
Permitted Investment.......................................................................................16
Permitted Liens............................................................................................17
Permitted Telecommunications Asset Sale....................................................................19
Permitted Telecommunications Joint Venture.................................................................19
Redeemable Capital Stock...................................................................................19
Restricted Company Subsidiary..............................................................................19
Restricted Entity..........................................................................................20
Restricted Parent Subsidiary...............................................................................20
Restricted Subsidiary......................................................................................20
Sale-Leaseback Transaction.................................................................................20
Significant Subsidiary.....................................................................................20
Subsidiary.................................................................................................20
Telecommunications Assets..................................................................................20
Telecommunications Business................................................................................21
Telecommunications Indebtedness............................................................................21
Unrestricted Subsidiary....................................................................................21
Section 103. Definitions for Purposes of Section 1017(a)................................................22
Accounts Receivable Subsidiary.............................................................................22
Allowable Company Indebtedness.............................................................................22
Asset Sale.................................................................................................22
Board of Directors.........................................................................................23
Board Resolution...........................................................................................23
Cash Equivalents...........................................................................................23
Consolidated Adjusted Net Income...........................................................................23
Consolidated Indebtedness..................................................................................24
Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated Operating Cash Flow Ratio........................................24
Consolidated Interest Expense..............................................................................25
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow...........................................................................25
Consolidated Tax Expense...................................................................................26
Event of Default...........................................................................................26
Fair Market Value..........................................................................................27
Incumbent..................................................................................................27
Incumbent Agreement........................................................................................27
Incur......................................................................................................27
Indebtedness...............................................................................................28
Invested Capital...........................................................................................29
Investment.................................................................................................29
Net Cash Proceeds..........................................................................................29
Permitted Indebtedness.....................................................................................30
Permitted Investment.......................................................................................32
Permitted Liens............................................................................................33
Permitted Restriction......................................................................................35
Permitted Telecommunications Asset Sale....................................................................35
Permitted Telecommunications Joint Venture.................................................................36
Permitted Transaction......................................................................................36
Restricted Payment.........................................................................................37
Sale-Leaseback Transaction.................................................................................41
Significant Subsidiary.....................................................................................41
Telecommunications Assets..................................................................................41
Telecommunications Business................................................................................41
Telecommunications Indebtedness............................................................................42
Unrestricted Company Subsidiary............................................................................42
Section 104. Amendment to Section 103...................................................................43
AMENDMENTS TO "NOTE FORMS".......................................................................................43
Section 105. Amendment to Section 202........................................................................43
Section 106. Amendment to Section 203...................................................................46
Section 107. Addition of Section 203A...................................................................48
Section 108. Amendment to Section 501...................................................................53
AMENDMENTS TO "CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE".............................................53
Section 109. Amendment to Article Eight.................................................................53
AMENDMENTS TO "SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES"..........................................................................55
Section 110. Amendment to Section 901...................................................................55
Section 111. Amendment to Section 902...................................................................56
Section 112. Amendment to Section 1002..................................................................57
Section 113. Amendment to Section 1003..................................................................58
Section 114. Amendment to Section 1004..................................................................59
Section 115. Amendment to Section 1005..................................................................59
Section 116. Amendment to Section 1006..................................................................60
Section 117. Amendment to Section 1007..................................................................60
Section 118. Amendment to Section 1008..................................................................61
Section 119. Amendment to Section 1009..................................................................61
Section 120. Amendment to Section 1010..................................................................62
Section 121. Amendment to Section 1011..................................................................63
Section 122. Amendment to Section 1012..................................................................63
Section 123. Amendment to Section 1013..................................................................66
Section 124. Amendment to Section 1014..................................................................67
Section 125. Amendment to Section 1015..................................................................68
Section 126. Amendment to Section 1016..................................................................68
Section 127. Amendment to Section 1017..................................................................69
Section 128. Amendment to Section 1018..................................................................71
AMENDMENTS TO "SECURITY".........................................................................................72
Section 129. Amendments to Article 12...................................................................72
AMENDMENTS TO "DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE"...............................................................74
Section 130. Amendments to Article 13...................................................................74
PARENT GUARANTEE.................................................................................................77
Section 131. Guarantee..................................................................................78
MISCELLANEOUS....................................................................................................78
Section 132 Waiver.....................................................................................78
Section 133. Acts of Holders............................................................................78
Section 134. Notice of Holders; Waiver..................................................................79
Section 135. Counterparts...............................................................................79
Section 136. Governing Law..............................................................................79
Section 137. Separability Clause........................................................................80
Section 138. Headings...................................................................................80
Section 139. Effect of Supplemental Indenture...........................................................80
Section 140. Indenture in Full Force and Effect as Supplemented.........................................80
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of March 30, 2000 (the
"Supplemental Indenture"), among PATHNET, INC., a Delaware corporation (herein
called the "Company") having its principal office at 1015 31st Street, N.W.,
Washington D.C. 20007, PATHNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation
(herein called the "Parent") having its principal office at 1015 31st Street,
N.W., Washington D.C. 20007, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York banking
corporation, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee") to the Indenture, dated as
of April 8, 1998, between the Company and the Trustee (the "Original
Indenture").
RECITALS
The Company and the Trustee have entered into the Original
Indenture. The Company has issued $350,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of
12 1/4% Senior Notes due 2008. The Company originally issued the notes in a
so-called A/B private placement transaction pursuant to which, in September 1998
(as required by the terms of the Original Indenture), the Company exchanged the
privately placed notes for substantially identical series notes (the "Notes") in
an offering registered under the Securities Act. The Notes, which were
registered with the SEC in the "B" portion of the "A/B" exchange offering,
continue to be governed by the terms of the Original Indenture;
The Company and the Parent are proposing to enter into a
contribution and re-organization transaction (the "Transaction"). In connection
with the Transaction, the Parent and the Company have entered into a series of
Contribution Agreements with the parties to the Transaction pursuant to which
the Parent will (i) issue shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, with a
par value of $0.01 per share and Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, with a
liquidation preference of $0.01 per share in exchange for the contribution of
leasehold interests in rights of way owned by the several counterparties to the
Contribution Agreements, and (ii) exchange shares of Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share and Series A, B and C Convertible Preferred Stock, each with a
par value of $0.01 per share, for shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share, and Series A, B and C Preferred Stock, each with a liquidation preference
of $0.01 per share, of the Company held by existing holders of such securities
of the Company;
In connection with the Transaction, the Parent will deliver an
irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of the Company's obligations under the
Notes;
In addition, the Parent has agreed to accept covenant obligations
similar to the covenant obligations that are currently imposed on the Company
under the Original Indenture and the Parent and the Company wish to ensure that
transactions between the Company and the Parent or the Company and certain other
subsidiaries of the Parent are permitted to the same extent that such
transactions were permitted between the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
under the Original Indenture;
Pursuant to Section 902 of the Original Indenture, the parties
hereto desire to enter into this Supplemental Indenture and the holders of at
least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes have
consented to the amendments to the Original Indenture set forth in this
Supplemental Indenture as required by Section 902 of the Original Indenture;
Any references herein to the "Indenture" shall be deemed to be a
reference to the Original Indenture as amended by this Supplemental Indenture,
and unmodified references to Sections or Subsections are to such Sections or
Subsections of the Indenture;
It is the intent of the parties that this Supplemental Indenture
be effective as of the date set forth above;
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the foregoing premises and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, it
is mutually covenanted and agreed for the equal and proportionate benefit of all
Holders of the Notes as follows:
AMENDMENTS TO "DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION"
SECTION 101. INTRODUCTION.
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(a) The definitions in the Original Indenture are amended in this Supplemental
Indenture to the extent necessary (1) to impose covenant obligations upon the
Parent that are substantively equivalent to those imposed on the Company under
the Original Indenture, and (2) to permit transactions between the Parent and
the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Parent that may be
created in the future to the extent that such transactions are permitted between
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries under the Original Indenture. These
amended definitions are contained in Section 102 of this Supplemental Indenture.
(b) It is the intent of the parties to this Supplemental Indenture to preserve
unmodified the substance of the covenant and other obligations imposed upon the
Company under the Original Indenture.
(c) Section 902(2) of the Original Indenture provides that the obligation of the
Company (1) to make and consummate an Excess Proceeds Offer with respect to any
Asset Sale by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance
with Section 1017 of the Original Indenture, and (2) to make and consummate a
Change of Control Offer in the event of a Change of Control of the Company in
accordance with Section 1010 of the Original Indenture (together, the "Specified
Obligations") cannot be amended, changed or modified without the consent of the
Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby. Section 902(2) of the Original
Indenture further provides that the definitions relating to the Specified
Obligations cannot be amended, changed or modified so as to amend, change or
modify the obligations of the Company with respect to the Specified Obligations
without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby.
(d) In order to effect the amendments described in paragraph (a) above, it is
necessary to amend certain defined terms that are otherwise used in Section 1017
of the Original Indenture. In order to comply with the provisions of Section
902(2) of the Original Indenture, as described in paragraph (c) above, the
obligations on the Company and the Restricted Company Subsidiaries pursuant to
Section 1017 of the Original Indenture have been reproduced without the
inclusion of references to the Parent in Section 122(a) of this Supplemental
Indenture, and will be incorporated as Section 1017(a) of the Indenture. The
definitions from Section 102 of this Supplemental Indenture used in Section
1017(a) of the Indenture are also reproduced without the inclusion of references
to the Parent. Certain technical modifications to these definitions are
necessary to preserve the economic substance of these Company-specific covenants
and obligations. These "Section 1017(a) only" definitions are set forth in
Section 103 of this Supplemental Indenture.
(e) It is not necessary to reproduce the obligations of the Company and the
Restricted Company Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 1010 without the inclusion
of reference to the Parent in order to comply with Section 902(2). This is
because the proposed amendment does not modify or amend the obligation of the
Company and its Restricted Company Subsidiaries to make and consummate a Change
of Control Offer, but rather provides that such obligation is also triggered by
a Change of Control of the Parent. The definition of "Change of Control" is
modified accordingly and the revised definition is contained in Section 102 of
this Supplemental Indenture. All other capitalized terms used in Section 1010
are defined within that Section or have the meaning given to them in the
Original Indenture.
(f) Defined terms set forth in Section 101 of the Original Indenture that do not
need to be amended for the purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, and are not
included in the revised definitions in Section 102 or 103 of this Supplemental
Indenture, retain the meaning given to them in the Original Indenture.
(g) Wherever used in this Supplemental Indenture, "including" shall be deemed to
mean "including without limitation".
SECTION 102. REVISED DEFINITIONS.
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For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, except as
otherwise expressly provided herein and subject to Section 103 of this
Supplemental Indenture, the defined terms listed below shall have the meanings
ascribed thereto below. For the avoidance of doubt, any capitalized terms used
in Section 1017(a) shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Section 103 of
this Supplemental Indenture, and to the extent any such term is also defined in
this Section 102, the definition contained in this Section 102 shall not apply
to such term as used in Section 1017(a);
"ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SUBSIDIARY" means any Restricted Company
Subsidiary or Restricted Parent Subsidiary that is, directly or indirectly,
wholly owned by the Company or the Parent (as the case may be) (other than
directors qualifying shares) and organized for the purpose of and engaged in (i)
purchasing, financing and collecting accounts receivable obligations of
customers of any Restricted Entity, (ii) the sale or financing of accounts
receivable or interests therein and (iii) other activities directly related
thereto.
"AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AGREEMENT" means the amended and
restated pledge agreement dated as of the date hereof, by and between the
Trustee and the Company, governing the disbursement of funds in the Escrow
Account.
"AMENDMENT DATE" means the date as of which this Supplemental
Indenture is executed by the parties hereto.
"ASSET SALE" means any sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease
or other disposition (including by way of merger, consolidation or
Sale-Leaseback Transaction) (collectively, a "transfer"), directly or
indirectly, in one or a series of related transactions, of (i) any Capital Stock
of any Subsidiary; (ii) all or substantially all of the properties and assets of
the Parent or any Subsidiary; or (iii) any other properties or assets of the
Parent or any Subsidiary, other than in the ordinary course of business (it
being understood that the ordinary course of business includes, but is not
restricted to, any transfer or sale of, or the grant of a right to use, an asset
to an Incumbent pursuant to (x) an Incumbent Agreement, (y) applicable law or
(z) an agreement to which such Incumbent is a party which exists on the date of,
and is not entered into in contemplation of, such Incumbent Agreement). For the
purposes of this definition, the term "Asset Sale" shall not include any
transfer of properties or assets (A) that is governed by the provisions of
Article Eight of this Indenture (B) of the Parent to any Restricted Parent
Subsidiary, or of any Restricted Parent Subsidiary to the Parent or any other
Restricted Parent Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, (C)
having an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than $2,000,000 (or the equivalent
thereof in any other currency) in any given fiscal year, (D) by the Parent or a
Restricted Parent Subsidiary to a Person who is not an Affiliate of the Parent
in exchange for Telecommunications Assets (or not less than 66 2/3% of the
outstanding Voting Stock of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, the
assets of which consist primarily of Telecommunications Assets) or related
telecommunications services where, in the good faith judgment of the board of
directors of the Parent evidenced by a board resolution, the Fair Market Value
of such Telecommunications Assets (or such Voting Stock) or services so received
is at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the properties or assets disposed
of or, if less, the difference is received by the Parent in cash in an amount at
least equal to such difference, (E) constituting Capital Stock of an
Unrestricted Subsidiary or other Investment that was permitted under Section
1012 of the Indenture when made, (F) constituting accounts receivable of the
Parent or a Restricted Parent Subsidiary to an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary
or, in consideration of Fair Market Value thereof, to Persons that are not
Affiliates of the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent in the ordinary course
of business, including in connection with financing transactions, (G) in
connection with a Sale-Leaseback Transaction otherwise permitted to be incurred
under Section 1011 of the Indenture, (H) to a Permitted Telecommunications Joint
Venture if such transfer of properties or assets is permitted under the
definition of "Permitted Investments", (I) in connection with a Permitted
Telecommunications Asset Sale or (J) to an Unrestricted Subsidiary if permitted
under Section 1012 of the Indenture.
"BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means (i) either the board of directors of
the Company or any duly authorized committee of that board, when used with
respect to the Company, or (ii) either the board of directors of the Parent or
any duly authorized committee of that board, when used with respect to the
Parent.
"BOARD RESOLUTION" means a copy of a resolution certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Parent to have been duly adopted by
the Board of Directors of the Parent and to be in full force and effect on the
day of such certification and delivered to the Trustee; unless used with respect
to the Company when references to the "Parent" in the preceding sentence shall
be replaced by references to the "Company".
"CASH EQUIVALENTS" means:
(a) any evidence of Indebtedness with a maturity of 180 days or less issued or
directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any
agency or instrumentality thereof (PROVIDED that the full faith and credit of
the United States of America is pledged in support thereof);
(b) certificates of deposit or acceptances with a maturity of 180 days or less
of any financial institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, in
each case having combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less
than $500,000,000;
(c) commercial paper with a maturity of 180 days or less issued by a corporation
that is not an affiliate of the Parent and is organized under the laws of any
state of the United States and rated at least A-1 by S&P or at least P-1 by
Moody's; and
(d) money market mutual funds that invest substantially all of their assets in
securities of the type described in the preceding clauses.
"CHANGE OF CONTROL" means any of the following events:
(a) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
of the Exchange Act), other than Permitted Holders, is or becomes the
"beneficial owner" (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act,
except that a Person shall be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all
securities that 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 outstanding Voting Stock of the
Company or of the Parent.
(b) the Company or the Parent consolidates with, or merges with or into, another
Person or conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of all or
substantially all of its assets to any Person, or any Person consolidates with,
or merges with or into, the Company or the Parent, in any such event pursuant to
a transaction in which the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or the Parent
(as the case may be) is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or
other property, other than any such transaction (i) where the outstanding Voting
Stock of the Company or the Parent (as the case may be) is not converted or
exchanged at all (except to the extent necessary to reflect a change in the
jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or the Parent (as the case may be))
or is converted into or exchanged for (A) Voting Stock (other than Redeemable
Capital Stock) of the surviving or transferee corporation or (B) cash,
securities and other property (other than Capital Stock of the Surviving Entity)
in an amount that could be paid by the Parent as a Restricted Payment as
described in Section 1012 of the Indenture in the event of a conversion or
exchange by the Parent or that could be paid by the Company as a Restricted
Payment as described in Section 1012 of the Indenture in the event of a
conversion or exchange by the Company and (ii) immediately after such
transaction, no "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d)
and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than Permitted Holders, is the "beneficial
owner" (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that
a Person shall be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all securities that
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 outstanding Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee
corporation;
(c) during any consecutive two-year period, individuals who at the beginning of
such period constituted the Board of Directors of the Company or the Board of
Directors of the Parent (together with any new directors whose election to such
Board of Directors, or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the
Company or the Parent (as the case may be) was approved by a vote of 66 2/3% of
the directors 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) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of
Directors of the Company or the Parent (as the case may be) then in office; or
(d) the Company is liquidated or dissolved or adopts a plan of liquidation or
dissolution other than in a transaction which constitutes a Permitted
Transaction, or the Parent is liquidated or dissolved or adopts a plan of
liquidation or dissolution other than in a transaction which complies with the
provisions of Article 8 of the Indenture.
"CONSOLIDATED ADJUSTED NET INCOME" means, with respect to any
period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of all Restricted Entities for
such period as determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted by excluding,
without duplication:
(a) any net after-tax extraordinary gains or losses (less all fees and expenses
relating thereto);
(b) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating
thereto) attributable to asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of
business;
(c) the portion of net income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Restricted
Entity), including Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in which any Restricted Entity has
an ownership interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other
distributions actually paid to any Restricted Entity in cash dividends or
distributions during such period;
(d) the net income (or loss) of any Person combined with any Restricted Entity
on a "pooling of interests" basis attributable to any period prior to the date
of combination;
(e) the net income of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent
that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is not at the date of determination
permitted, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or
any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or
governmental regulation applicable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary
or its stockholders (except, for purposes of determining compliance with Section
1011 of the Indenture, any restriction permitted under clause (vii) or (viii) of
Section 1018 of the Indenture; and
(f) any net income (or loss) from the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that
was an Unrestricted Subsidiary at any time during such period other than any
amounts actually received from the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary.
"CONSOLIDATED INDEBTEDNESS" means, with respect to any period, the
aggregate amount of Indebtedness of all Restricted Entities outstanding at the
date of determination as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP.
"CONSOLIDATED INDEBTEDNESS TO CONSOLIDATED OPERATING CASH FLOW
RATIO" means, at any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated
Indebtedness of all Restricted Entities to (ii) Consolidated Operating Cash Flow
of all Restricted Entities for the two preceding fiscal quarters for which
financial information is available immediately prior to the date of
determination, multiplied by two; PROVIDED further that any Indebtedness
incurred or retired by any Restricted Entity during the fiscal quarter in which
the transaction date occurs shall be calculated as if such Indebtedness were so
incurred or retired on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the date of
determination occurs (PROVIDED further that, in making any such computation, the
aggregate amount of Indebtedness under any revolving credit or similar facility
shall be deemed to include an amount of funds equal to the average daily balance
of such Indebtedness during such two fiscal quarter period); and PROVIDED
further that (x) if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the
Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated Operating Cash Flow Ratio would have
the effect of increasing or decreasing Consolidated Indebtedness or Consolidated
Operating Cash Flow in the future, Consolidated Indebtedness and Consolidated
Operating Cash Flow shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if such
transaction had occurred on the first day of such two fiscal quarter period
preceding the date of determination; (y) if during such two fiscal quarter
period, any Restricted Entity shall have engaged in any Asset Sale in respect of
any company, entity or business, Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for such
period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Operating Cash
Flow (if positive), or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated
Operating Cash Flow (if negative), directly attributable to the company, entity
or business that is the subject of such Asset Sale and any related retirement of
Indebtedness as if such Asset Sale and any related retirement of Indebtedness
had occurred on the first day of such period; or (z) if during such two fiscal
quarter period any Restricted Entity shall have acquired any company, entity or
business, Consolidated Operating Cash Flow shall be calculated on a pro forma
basis as if such acquisition and any related financing had occurred on the first
day of such period.
"CONSOLIDATED INTEREST EXPENSE" means, for any period, without
duplication, the sum of:
(a) the consolidated interest expense of all Restricted Entities for such
period, including (i) amortization of debt discount, (ii) the net cost of
Interest Rate Agreements (including amortization of discounts), (iii) the
interest portion of any deferred payment obligation, (iv) accrued interest, (v)
the consolidated amount of any interest capitalized by the Company or the Parent
and (vi) amortization of debt issuance costs; plus
(b) the consolidated interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations of all
Restricted Entities paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued during
such period; excluding, however, any amount of such interest of any Restricted
Subsidiary if the net income of such Restricted Subsidiary is excluded in the
calculation of Consolidated Adjusted Net Income pursuant to clause (e) of the
definition thereof (but only in the same proportion as the net income of such
Restricted Subsidiary is excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted
Net Income pursuant to clause (e) of the definition thereof); PROVIDED that in
making such computation, (x) the Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to
interest on any Indebtedness computed on a pro forma basis and (A) bearing a
floating interest rate shall be computed as if the rate in effect on the date of
computation had been the applicable rate for the entire period and (B) which was
not outstanding during the period for which the computation is being made but
which bears, at the option of the Parent, a fixed or floating rate of interest,
shall be computed by applying, at the option of the Parent, either the fixed or
floating rate, (y) the Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to interest on
any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis
shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness
during the applicable period and (z) the interest rate with respect to any
Indebtedness covered by an Interest Rate Agreement shall be deemed to be the
effective interest rate with respect to such Indebtedness after taking into
account such Interest Rate Agreement.
"CONSOLIDATED OPERATING CASH FLOW" means, with respect to any
period, the Consolidated Adjusted Net Income of all Restricted Entities for such
period:
(a) increased by (to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Adjusted Net
Income) the sum of (i) the Consolidated Tax Expense of such Restricted
Subsidiaries as are subject to the immediately preceding parenthetical clause
for such period (other than taxes attributable to extraordinary, unusual or
non-recurring gains or losses); (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense of all
Restricted Entities for such period; (iii) depreciation of all Restricted
Entities for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP; (iv) amortization of all Restricted Entities for such period, determined
on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; and (v) any other non-cash
charges that were deducted in computing Consolidated Adjusted Net Income
(excluding any non-cash charge which requires an accrual or reserve for cash
charges for any future period) of the Restricted Entities for such period in
accordance with GAAP; and
(b) decreased by any non-cash gains of the Restricted Entities that were
included in computing Consolidated Adjusted Net Income.
"CONSOLIDATED TAX EXPENSE" means, for any period, the provision
for U.S. federal, state, provincial, local and foreign income taxes of all
Restricted Entities for such period as determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.
"CREDIT FACILITIES" means, with respect to a Restricted Entity,
one or more debt facilities or commercial paper facilities with banks or other
institutional lenders providing for revolving credit loans, terms loans,
receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders
or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such
receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified,
renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.
"CURRENCY AGREEMENTS" means any spot or forward exchange
agreements and currency swap, currency option or other similar financial
agreements or arrangements entered into by the any Restricted Entity.
"DEBT SECURITIES" means any debt securities (including any
Guarantee of such securities) issued by any Restricted Entity in connection with
a public offering (whether or not underwritten) or a private placement (PROVIDED
that such private placement is underwritten for resale pursuant to Rule 144A,
Regulation S or otherwise under the Securities Act or sold on an agency basis by
a broker-dealer or one of its Affiliates to 10 or more non-affiliated beneficial
holders); it being understood that the term "Debt Securities" shall not include
any evidence of indebtedness under the Vendor Credit Facility, any financing by
the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary similar to the Vendor Credit Facility or
any Credit Facility or other commercial bank borrowings, any vendor equipment
financing facility or any similar financings, recourse transfers of financial
assets, capital leases or other types of borrowings incurred in a manner not
customarily viewed as a "securities offering".
"DISINTERESTED DIRECTOR" means, with respect to any transaction or
series of transactions in respect of which the board of directors of the Company
is required to deliver a resolution thereof under this Indenture, a member of
the board of directors of the Company who does not have any material direct or
indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction or series of
transactions, and with respect to any transaction or series of transactions in
respect of which the board of directors of the Parent is required to deliver a
resolution thereof under this Indenture, a member of the board of directors of
the Parent who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest
in or with respect to such transaction or series of transactions. For purposes
of this definition, no Person shall be deemed not to be a Disinterested Director
solely because such Person or an Affiliate of such Person holds or beneficially
owns Capital Stock of the Company, the Parent or any of their Restricted
Subsidiaries.
"ESCROW ACCOUNT" means the account established with the Trustee in
its name pursuant to the terms of the Original Pledge Agreement for the deposit
of Pledged Securities.
"EVENT OF DEFAULT", means any one of the following events
(whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary
or involuntary or be 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):
(a) default in the payment of any interest on any Note when it becomes due and
payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days or more
(provided that such 30-day grace period shall not be applicable to the first
four interest payments due on the Notes);
(b) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Note
at its Maturity (upon acceleration, optional redemption, required purchase or
otherwise);
(c) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the
Company or of the Parent contained in this Indenture (other than a default in
the performance, or breach, of a covenant or agreement which is specifically
dealt with in the immediately preceding clause (a) or (b) or in clause (B), (C)
or (D) of this clause (c)) and continuance of such default or breach for a
period of 30 days after written notice shall have been given to the Company or
the Parent (as the case may be) by the Trustee or to the Company or the Parent
and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of
the Notes then Outstanding; (B) default in the performance or breach of the
provisions of Section 1017; (C) default in the performance or breach of the
provisions of Article Eight; and (D) default in the performance or breach of
Section 1010;
(d) (A) one or more defaults in the payment of principal of or premium, if any,
or interest on Indebtedness of the Company or the Parent or any Significant
Subsidiary aggregating $7,500,000 or more, when the same becomes due and payable
at the Stated Maturity thereof, and such default or defaults shall have
continued after any applicable grace period and shall not have been cured or
waived or (B) Indebtedness of the Company or the Parent or any Significant
Subsidiary aggregating $7,500,000 or more shall have been accelerated or
otherwise declared due and payable, or required to be prepaid or repurchased
(other than by regularly scheduled required prepayment), prior to the Stated
Maturity thereof;
(e) one or more final judgments, orders or decrees of any court or regulatory
agency shall be rendered against the Company or the Parent or any Significant
Subsidiary or their respective properties for the payment of money, either
individually or in an aggregate amount, in excess of $7,500,000 and either (A)
an enforcement proceeding shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such
judgment or order or (B) there shall have been a period of 30 days during which
a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal
or otherwise, was not in effect; (f) the entry of a decree or order by a court
having jurisdiction in the premises adjudging the Company or the Parent or any
Significant Subsidiary as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed
a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or
in respect of the Company or the Parent or any Significant Subsidiary under the
Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state law, or
appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other
similar official) of the Company or the Parent or any Significant Subsidiary or
of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or
liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order
unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days;
(g) the institution by the Company or the Parent or any Significant Subsidiary
of proceedings to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it
to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the
filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief
under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state law,
or the consent by it to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of
a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar
official) of the Company or the Parent or any Significant Subsidiary or of any
substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the
benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay
its debts generally as they become due;
(h) the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement ceases to be in full force and
effect before payment in full of the obligations thereunder; or
the Guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect before payment
in full of the obligations thereunder.
"FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, with respect to any asset or property,
the sale value that would be obtained in an arms' length transaction between an
informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and
willing buyer under no compulsion to buy. Unless otherwise specified in the
Indenture, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board of Directors of
the Parent acting in good faith and as of the date on which such determination
is made.
"GUARANTEE" means the guarantee dated as of March 30, 2000 by the
Parent for the benefit of each of the Holders of the outstanding Notes, a copy
of which is attached to this Supplemental Indenture as Exhibit 1.
"INCUMBENT" means any railroad, utility, governmental entity,
pipeline or other licensed owner (which ownership is determined immediately
prior to any transaction with a Restricted Entity) of Telecommunications Assets
to be used in the network of the Company or the Parent pursuant to an Incumbent
Agreement (and any subsidiary or affiliate of such Person that is a party to an
Incumbent Agreement for the sole purpose of receiving payments from a Restricted
Entity pursuant to such agreement).
"INCUMBENT AGREEMENT" means an agreement between an Incumbent and
a Restricted Entity pursuant to which, among other things, such Incumbent
receives a payment equal to such Restricted Entity's revenues, if any,
attributable, in whole or in part, to Telecommunications Assets transferred or
leased, or with respect to which a right of use has been granted, by such
Incumbent such Restricted Entity and upon or with respect to which such
Restricted Entity has constructed or intends to construct a portion of its
network.
"INCUR" OR "INCUR" means, with respect to any Indebtedness, to
incur, create, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or
indirectly liable or responsible for the payment of, or otherwise incur, such
Indebtedness, contingently or otherwise; PROVIDED that neither the accrual of
interest nor the accretion of original issue discount shall be considered an
incurrence of Indebtedness. With respect to Indebtedness to be borrowed under a
binding commitment previously entered into that provides for the Company or the
Parent to Incur Indebtedness on a revolving basis, the Company or the Parent (as
the case may be) shall be deemed to have Incurred the greater of:
(a) the Indebtedness actually Incurred; or
(b) all or a portion of the amount of such unborrowed commitment that the
Company or the Parent (as the case may be) shall have so designated to be
Incurred in an Officer's Certificate delivered to the Trustee (in which case the
Company or the Parent (as the case may be) shall not be deemed to incur such
unborrowed amount at the time or times it is actually borrowed).
"INDEBTEDNESS" means, with respect to any Person at any date of
determination, without
duplication:
(a) all liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person: (i) for borrowed
money (including overdrafts), (ii) in connection with any letters of credit and
acceptances issued under letter of credit facilities, acceptance facilities or
other similar facilities (including reimbursement obligations with respect
thereto), (iii) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or other similar
instruments, (iv) for the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property or
services or created or arising under any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person or (v) for
Capitalized Lease Obligations (including any Sale-Leaseback Transaction);
(b) all obligations of such Person under or in respect of Interest Rate
Agreements and Currency Agreements;
(c) all Indebtedness referred to in (but not excluded from) the preceding
clauses of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons, the payment of
which is secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an
existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or with
respect to any property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such
Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment
of such Indebtedness (the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the
lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of such property or asset and (ii) the
amount of such obligation so secured);
(d) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness referred to in this definition
of any other Person; and
(e) all Redeemable Stock of such Person valued at the greater of its voluntary
or involuntary maximum fixed repurchase price, plus accrued and unpaid
dividends.
The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date will be the
outstanding balance at such date (or, in the case of a revolving credit or other
similar facility, the total amount of funds outstanding and/or designated as
incurred and certified by an officer of the Parent to have been Incurred on such
date pursuant to clause (b) of the last sentence of the definition of "Incur")
of all unconditional obligations as described above and, with respect to
contingent obligations, the maximum liability upon the occurrence of the
contingency giving rise to the obligation; PROVIDED (i) that the amount
outstanding at any time of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount
equals the face amount of such Indebtedness less the remaining unamortized
portion of the original issue discount of such Indebtedness at such time as
determined in conformity with GAAP and (ii) that Indebtedness shall not include
any liability for U.S. federal, state, local or other taxes owed by such Person.
For purposes hereof, the "maximum fixed repurchase price" of any Redeemable
Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated
in accordance with the terms of such Redeemable Capital Stock as if such
Redeemable Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall
be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is
based upon, or measured by, the Fair Market Value of such Redeemable Capital
Stock, such Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the board of
directors of the issuer of such Redeemable Capital Stock. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, trade accounts and accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course
of business will not be considered Indebtedness for purposes of this definition.
"INVESTED CAPITAL" means the sum of:
(a) 75% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from the
issuance of (or capital contributions with respect to) any Qualified Capital
Stock of the Company subsequent to the Issue Date, or received by the Parent
from the issuance of (or capital contribution with respect to) Qualified Capital
Stock of the Parent subsequent to the Amendment Date, other than the Issuance of
Qualified Capital Stock to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary; and
(b) 75% of the aggregate net proceeds from sales of Redeemable Capital Stock of
the Company or the Parent or Indebtedness of the Company or the Parent
convertible into Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or the Parent (as the
case may be), in each case upon such redemption or conversion thereof into
Qualified Capital Stock.
"INVESTMENT" means, with respect to the Parent's or the Company's
investment with any Person, any direct or indirect advance, loan or other
extension of credit 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, acquisition or ownership by such
Person of any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or
evidences of Indebtedness issued or owned by, any other Person and all other
items that would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP. In addition, the portion (proportionate to the Company's
or the Parent's equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of
the net assets of any Subsidiary at the time that such Subsidiary is designated
an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to be an "Investment" made by the
Company or the Parent (as the case may be) in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at
such time and the portion (proportionate to the Company's or the Parent's equity
interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of any
Subsidiary at the time that such Subsidiary is designated a Restricted
Subsidiary shall be considered a reduction in outstanding Investments.
"Investments" shall exclude extensions of trade credit on commercially
reasonable terms in accordance with normal trade practices.
"NET CASH PROCEEDS" means:
(a) with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash or
Cash Equivalents, including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations
when received in the form of, or stock or other assets when disposed of for,
cash or Cash Equivalents (except to the extent that such obligations are
financed or sold with recourse to any Restricted Entity), net of (i) brokerage
commissions and other fees and expenses (including fees and expenses of legal
counsel and investment banks) related to such Asset Sale, (ii) provisions for
all taxes payable as a result of such Asset Sale, (iii) payments made to retire
Indebtedness where payment of such Indebtedness is secured by the assets or
properties which are the subject of such Asset Sale, (iv) amounts required to be
paid to any Person (other than any Restricted Entity) owning a beneficial
interest in the assets subject to the Asset Sale and (v) appropriate amounts to
be PROVIDED by any Restricted Entity, as the case may be, as a reserve required
in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale
and retained by any Restricted Entity after such Asset Sale, including pension
and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to
environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations
associated with such Asset Sale, all as reflected in an Officers' Certificate of
the Parent or the Company, as the case may be, delivered to the Trustee; and
(b) with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock or options, warrants
or rights to purchase Capital Stock, or debt securities or Redeemable Capital
Stock that has been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock, as
referred to in Section 1012(b)(3), the proceeds of such issuance or sale in the
form of cash or Cash Equivalents, including payments in respect of deferred
payment obligations when received in the form of, or stock or other assets when
disposed of for, cash or Cash Equivalents (except to the extent that such
obligations are financed or sold with recourse to the Parent or any Subsidiary
of the Parent), net of fees, commissions and expenses actually incurred in
connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a
result thereof.
"NEW PLEDGED SECURITIES" means the securities purchased by the
Company to be deposited in the Escrow Account as security for the fifth
scheduled interest payment on the Notes pursuant to the Indenture.
"OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE" means a certificate signed by the
Chairman, the CEO, the President or any executive vice president or vice
president, and by the Treasurer, an assistant treasurer, the Secretary or an
assistant secretary of the Company (when used with respect to the Company) or of
the Parent (when used with respect to the Parent), and, in each case, delivered
to the Trustee.
"PARENT" means Pathnet Telecommunications, Inc. a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the state of Delaware.
"PARENT REQUEST" or "PARENT ORDER" means a written request or
order signed in the name of the Parent by its Chairman, its Chief Executive
Officer ("CEO"), its President, any executive vice president or vice president
or the Treasurer and delivered to the Trustee.
"PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS" means:
(a) Indebtedness of the Company pursuant to the Notes or of the Parent pursuant
to the Guarantee;
(b) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary outstanding
on the Issue Date or Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Parent
Subsidiary outstanding on the Amendment Date;
(c) Indebtedness of the Company or the Parent owing to any Restricted Subsidiary
or of the Parent owing to the Company (but only so long as such Indebtedness is
held by such Restricted Subsidiary) or by the Company, as the case may be;
PROVIDED that any Indebtedness of the Company or the Parent (as the case may be)
owing to any such Restricted Subsidiary or the Company is subordinated in right
of payment from and after such time as the Notes shall become due and payable
(whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) to the payment and
performance by the Company or the Parent (as the case may be) of its obligations
under the Notes or the Guarantee; and PROVIDED further that any transaction
pursuant to which any Restricted Subsidiary or the Company to which such
Indebtedness is owed ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary or, in the case of the
Company, a Subsidiary of the Parent, shall be deemed to be an incurrence of
Indebtedness by the Parent or the Company that is not permitted by this clause
(c);
(d) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or the
Parent, of the Company owing to the Parent or of any Restricted Subsidiary owing
to another Restricted Subsidiary;
(e) Indebtedness of any Restricted Entity in respect of performance, surety or
appeal bonds or under letter of credit facilities PROVIDED in the ordinary
course of business and, in the case of letters of credit, under which recourse
to the Company or the Parent is limited to the cash securing such letters of
credit;
(f) Indebtedness of any Restricted Entity under Currency Agreements and Interest
Rate Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; PROVIDED that
such agreements are designed to protect any Restricted Entity against, or manage
exposure to, fluctuations in currency exchange rates and interest rates,
respectively, and that such agreements do not increase the Indebtedness of the
obligor outstanding at any time other than as a result of fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates or interest rates or by reason of fees,
indemnities and compensation payable thereunder;
(g) Telecommunications Indebtedness and any Indebtedness issued in exchange for,
or the net proceeds of which are used to refinance or refund, such
Telecommunications Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed the amount so
refinanced or refunded (plus premiums, accrued interest, and reasonable fees and
expenses);
(h) Indebtedness of any Restricted Entity consisting of guarantees, indemnities
or obligations in connection with (1) Telecommunications Indebtedness, (2)
Indebtedness permitted under clause (j) or (m) of this "Permitted Indebtedness"
definition or (3) in respect of purchase price adjustments in connection with
the acquisition of or disposition of assets, including shares of Capital Stock;
(i) Indebtedness of the Company or the Parent (or consolidated Indebtedness of
the Company and the Parent) not to exceed, at any time outstanding, 2.0 times
the Net Cash Proceeds from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date, other
than an issuance and sale by the Company to a Restricted Subsidiary or issuance
and sale by the Parent to the Company or to any Restricted Subsidiary, of
Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or the Parent, to the extent such Net
Cash Proceeds have not been used to make Restricted Payments pursuant to clause
(a)(3)(B) or clauses (b)(ii) and (iii) of Section 1012 or to make any Permitted
Investments under clause (h) of the definition of Permitted Investments;
PROVIDED that such Indebtedness does not mature prior to the Stated Maturity of
the Notes and has an Average Life longer than the Notes;
(j) Indebtedness of any Restricted Entity under one or more Credit Facilities;
PROVIDED that the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to this clause (j) (including any amounts refinanced or refunded under
this clause (j)) does not exceed at any time outstanding the greater of (x) 80%
of eligible consolidated accounts receivable of the Company and the Parent as of
the last fiscal quarter for which financial statements are prepared or (y)
$50,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies); and
any Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used
to refinance or refund, Indebtedness incurred under this clause (j) in an amount
not to exceed the amount so refinanced or refunded (plus premiums, accrued
interest, and reasonable fees and expenses);
(k) Indebtedness of any Restricted Entity issued in exchange for, or the net
proceeds of which are used to refinance or refund, then-outstanding Indebtedness
of any Restricted Entity incurred under the ratio test set forth in clause (i)
or (ii) of Section 1011 or under clauses (b) through (f), (h), (i) and (m) of
this definition of "Permitted Indebtedness," and any refinancings thereof in an
amount not to exceed the amount so refinanced or refunded (plus premiums,
accrued interest, and reasonable fees and expenses); PROVIDED that such new
Indebtedness shall only be permitted under this clause (k) if (A) in case the
Notes are refinanced in part, or the Indebtedness to be refinanced ranks equally
with the Notes, such new Indebtedness, by its terms or by the terms of any
agreement or instrument pursuant to which such new Indebtedness is issued or
remains outstanding is expressly made to rank equally with, or subordinate in
right of payment to, the remaining Notes, (B) in case the Indebtedness to be
refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such new
Indebtedness, by its terms or by the terms of any agreement or instrument
pursuant to which such new Indebtedness is issued or remains outstanding is
expressly made subordinate in right of payment to the Notes at least to the same
extent that the Indebtedness to be refinanced is subordinated to the Notes and
(C) such new Indebtedness, determined as of the date of incurrence of such new
Indebtedness, does not mature prior to the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness
to be refinanced or refunded, and the Average Life of such new Indebtedness is
at least equal to the remaining Average Life of the Indebtedness being
refinanced or refunded; PROVIDED further that no Indebtedness incurred under
this clause (k) in exchange for, or the proceeds of which refinance or refund,
any Indebtedness incurred under the ratio test set forth under clause (i) or
(ii) of Section 1011 will mature prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes or
have an Average Life shorter than the Notes; PROVIDED further that in no event
may Indebtedness of the Company or the Parent be refinanced by means of any
Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary (in the case of the Company) or of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (in the case of the Parent) issued pursuant
to this clause (k);
(l) Indebtedness arising by reason of the recharacterization of a sale of
accounts receivable to an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary; and
(m) Indebtedness of any Restricted Entity in addition to that permitted to be
incurred pursuant to clauses (a) through (l) above in an aggregate principal
amount not in excess of $30,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in one or more
foreign currencies) at any time outstanding.
"PERMITTED INVESTMENT" means any of the following:
(a) Investments in Cash Equivalents; PROVIDED that the term "with a maturity of
180 days or less" in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the definition of "Cash
Equivalents" is changed to "with a maturity of one year or less" for the
purposes of this definition of "Permitted Investments" only;
(b) Investments in any Restricted Entity;
(c) Investments by any Restricted Entity in another Person if, as a result of
such Investment, (i) such other Person becomes a Restricted Entity or (ii) such
other Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all
or substantially all of its assets to a Restricted Entity;
(d) Investments in the form of intercompany Indebtedness to the extent permitted
under clauses (c) and (d) of the definition of "Permitted Indebtedness;"
(e) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary in existence
on the Issue Date and Investments by the Parent or any Restricted Parent
Subsidiary in existence on the Amendment Date;
(f) Investments in the Pledged Securities to the extent required by the Amended
and Restated Pledge Agreement;
(g) Investments in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof
in one or more foreign currencies) at any one time outstanding;
(h) Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (1) Invested
Capital, (2) the Fair Market Value of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company and
the Parent, Redeemable Capital Stock of the Company and the Parent convertible
into Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or the Parent (as the case may be),
and Indebtedness of the Company and the Parent convertible into Qualified
Capital Stock of the Company or the Parent (as the case may be), in the latter
two cases upon such redemption or conversion thereof into Qualified Capital
Stock of the Company or the Parent (as the case may be), issued by any
Restricted Entity as consideration for any such Investments made pursuant to
this clause (h), and (3) in the case of the disposition or repayment of any
Investment made pursuant to this clause (h) after the Issue Date (including by
redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary), an
amount equal to the lesser of the return of capital with respect to such
Investment and the initial amount of such Investment, in either case, less the
cost of the disposition of such Investment; PROVIDED, however, that the amount
of any Permitted Investments under this clause (h) shall be excluded from the
computation of the amount of any Restricted Payment under Section 1012;
(i) Investments in trade receivables, prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments
held for collection and lease, utility and worker's compensation, performance
and other similar deposits or escrow;
(j) Loans, advances and extensions of credit to employees made in the ordinary
course of business of the Company or the Parent not in excess of $500,000 (or
the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies) in any fiscal year;
(k) Bonds, notes, debentures or other securities evidencing indebtedness
received as a result of Asset Sales permitted under Section 1017;
(l) Endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business by
any Restricted Entity of bank drafts and similar negotiable instruments of any
other person received as payment for ordinary course of business trade
receivables;
(m) Investments deemed to have been made as a result of the acquisition of a
Person that at the time of such acquisition held instruments constituting
Investments that were not acquired in contemplation of, or in connection with,
the acquisition of such Person;
(n) Investments in or acquisitions of Capital Stock, indebtedness, securities or
other property of Persons (other than Affiliates of the Company or the Parent)
received by the any Restricted Entity in the bankruptcy or reorganization of or
by such Person or any exchange of such Investment with the issuer thereof or
taken in settlement of or other resolution of claim or disputes, and, in each
case, extensions, modifications and renewals thereof;
(o) Investments in any Person to which Telecommunications Assets used in an
Initial System have been transferred and which person has PROVIDED to a
Restricted Entity the right to use such assets pursuant to an Incumbent
Agreement; PROVIDED that, in the good faith determination of the Board of
Directors of the Parent or the Company, as the case may be, the present value of
the future payments expected to be received by the Company or the Parent in
respect of any such Investment plus the Fair Market Value of any capital stock
or other securities received in connection therewith shall be at least equal to
the Fair Market Value of such Investment; and
(p) Investments in one or more Permitted Telecommunications Joint Ventures;
PROVIDED that the total original cost of all such Permitted Telecommunications
Joint Ventures plus the cost or Fair Market Value, as applicable, of all
additions thereto less the sum of all amounts received as returns thereon shall
not exceed $20,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign
currencies).
"PERMITTED LIENS" means:
(a) Liens existing on the Issue Date, when used with respect to the Company or
any Restricted Company Subsidiary, or Liens existing on the Amendment Date, when
used with respect to the Parent or any Restricted Parent Subsidiary;
(b) Liens on any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
granted in favor of any Restricted Entity;
(c) Liens on any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
securing the Notes or the Guarantee;
(d) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capitalized Lease Obligation or
operating lease permitted by this Indenture;
(e) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred under clauses (g), (j) or (m) of the
definition of "Permitted Indebtedness";
(f) statutory Liens of landlords and carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
suppliers, materialmen, repairmen or other like Liens arising in the ordinary
course of business of any Restricted Entity and, with respect to amounts not yet
delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceeding, if a
reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as required in conformity with
GAAP shall have been made therefor;
(g) Liens for taxes, assessments, government charges or claims that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and
diligently conducted and if a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as
shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor;
(h) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids,
leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts,
performance bonds, escrows and other obligations of a like nature incurred in
the ordinary course of business (other than contracts for the payment of money);
(i) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar charges or
encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the business of any
Restricted Entity incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(j) Liens arising by reason of any judgment, decree or order of any court so
long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings
that may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment, decree or
order shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such
proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;
(k) Liens securing Acquired Indebtedness created prior to (and not in connection
with or in contemplation of) the incurrence of such Indebtedness by any
Restricted Entity; PROVIDED that such Lien does not extend to any property or
assets of any Restricted Entity other than the assets acquired in connection
with the incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness;
(l) Liens securing obligations of the Company or the Parent under Interest Rate
Agreements or Currency Agreements permitted to be incurred under clause (f) of
the definition of "Permitted Indebtedness" or any collateral for the
Indebtedness to which such Interest Rate Agreements or Currency Agreements
relate;
(m) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of
social security;
(n) Liens securing reimbursement obligations of any Restricted Entity with
respect to letters of credit that encumber documents and other property relating
to such letters of credit and the products and proceeds thereof;
(o) Liens arising from purchase money mortgages and purchase money security
interests; PROVIDED that (i) the related Indebtedness shall not be secured by
any property or assets of any Restricted Entity other than the property and
assets so acquired and (ii) the Lien securing such Indebtedness shall be created
within 60 days of such acquisition;
(p) Liens securing the Escrow Account, the Pledged Securities and the proceeds
thereof and the security interest created by the Amended and Restated Pledge
Agreement;
(q) any extension, renewal or replacement, in whole or in part, of any Lien
described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (o); PROVIDED that any such
extension, renewal or replacement shall be no more restrictive in any material
respect than the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced and shall not extend to
any additional property or assets;
(r) Liens with respect to the equipment and related assets of the Company or the
Parent installed on their respective networks in favor of Persons that have
licensed, leased, transferred or granted to any Restricted Entity a right to use
Telecommunications Assets or financed the purchase of Telecommunications Assets
or securing the obligations of such Restricted Entity under an Incumbent
Agreement; PROVIDED that such Liens will (1) be created on terms that the
Company or the Parent (as the case may be) reasonably believes to be no less
favorable to the Company or the Parent than Liens granted under clause (e) of
this definition and (2) not secure any Indebtedness in excess of the Fair Market
Value of the equipment and assets so secured;
(s) Liens relating to revenues of any Restricted Entity arising as a result of
obligations under an Incumbent Agreement; and
(t) Liens on the property or assets or Capital Stock of Accounts Receivable
Subsidiaries and Liens arising out of any sale of Accounts Receivable in the
ordinary course of business (including in connection with a financing
transaction) to or by an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary or to Persons that are
not Affiliates of the Company or the Parent.
"PERMITTED TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSET SALE" means any transfer,
conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition of a capital asset that is a
Telecommunications Asset, the proceeds of which are treated as revenues
(including deferred revenues) by the Parent or the Company in accordance with
GAAP.
"PERMITTED TELECOMMUNICATIONS JOINT VENTURE" means a corporation,
partnership or other entity engaged in one or more Telecommunications Business
in which the Company or the Parent owns, directly or indirectly, an equity
interest.
"PLEDGED SECURITIES" means the securities, consisting of
Government Securities, deposited in the Escrow Account pursuant to the Original
Pledge Agreement together with the New Pledged Securities.
"REDEEMABLE CAPITAL STOCK" means any class or series of Capital
Stock that, either by its terms, by the terms of any security into which it is
convertible or exchangeable or by contract or otherwise, is or, upon the
happening of an event or passage of time would be, required to be redeemed prior
to the final Stated Maturity of the Notes or is redeemable at the option of the
holder thereof at any time prior to such final Stated Maturity of the Notes or
is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof at any time prior to such
final Stated Maturity, or is convertible into or exchangeable for debt
securities at any time prior to such final Stated Maturity; PROVIDED that any
Capital Stock that would not otherwise constitute Redeemable Capital Stock but
for provisions giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to
repurchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of an "asset sale"
or "change of control" occurring prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes shall
not constitute Redeemable Capital Stock if the "asset sale" or "change of
control" provisions applicable to such Capital Stock are no more favorable in
any material respect to holders of such Capital Stock that then provisions
contained in Section 1017 and Section 1010 are to holders of the Notes and the
Guarantees, and such Capital Stock specifically provides that such Person will
not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to any provision prior
to the repurchase by the Company or the Parent of such Notes and Guarantees as
are required to be repurchased pursuant to Section 1017 and Section 1010.
"RESTRICTED COMPANY SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary of the
Company other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"RESTRICTED ENTITY" means (i) any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) the
Parent, and (iii) the Company.
"RESTRICTED PARENT SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary of the Parent
other than (i) the Company, (ii) a Restricted Company Subsidiary, and (iii) an
Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY" means any Restricted Company Subsidiary
and any Restricted Parent Subsidiary.
"SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTION" means any direct or indirect
arrangement, or series of related arrangements, with any Person (other than a
Restricted Entity) or to which any Person (other than a Restricted Entity) is a
party, providing for the leasing to a Restricted Entity of any property for an
aggregate term exceeding three years, whether owned by the Company, the Parent
or by any Subsidiary of either of them at the Issue Date or later acquired,
which has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Restricted Entity to such
Person or to any other Person from whom funds have been or are to be advanced by
such Person on the security of such property; PROVIDED that the transfer by any
Restricted Entity of Telecommunications Assets to, and the leasing by any
Restricted Entity of such assets from, a Permitted Telecommunications Joint
Venture shall not constitute a Sale-Leaseback Transaction.
"SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARY" means at any date of determination, the
Company and any Restricted Subsidiary that, together with its Subsidiaries, (i)
for the most recent fiscal year of the Parent accounted for more than 10% of the
consolidated revenues of the Parent and the Restricted Parent Subsidiaries, (ii)
as of the end of such fiscal year, was the owner of more than 10% of the
consolidated assets of the Parent and the Restricted Parent Subsidiaries, or
(iii) owns one or more FCC licenses the aggregate cost or Fair Market Value of
which represents 5% or more of the net asset value of the Parent and the
Restricted Parent Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of such
fiscal year, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) as set forth on the most recently
available consolidated financial statements of the Parent for such fiscal year.
"SUBSIDIARY" means, any Person a majority of the equity ownership
or Voting Stock of which is at the time owned, directly or indirectly, by the
Parent or by one or more other Subsidiaries or by the Parent and one or more
other Subsidiaries, unless used with respect to the Company, in which event as
shall mean any Person a majority of the equity ownership or Voting Stock of
which is at the time owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or
more other of its Subsidiaries or by the Company and one or more other its
Subsidiaries.
"TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSETS" means, with respect to any Person,
assets (including rights of way, trademarks and licenses) other than current
assets that are utilized by such Person, directly or indirectly, for the design,
development, construction, installation, integration or provision of the
Company's or the Parent's network, including, without limitation, any businesses
or services in which the Company or the Parent is currently engaged and
including any computer systems used in a Telecommunications Business.
Telecommunications Assets also include 66 2/3% of the Voting Stock of another
Person, PROVIDED that substantially all of the assets of such other Person
consist of Telecommunications Assets, and PROVIDED further such Voting Stock
shall be held by a Restricted Entity, such other Person either is, or
immediately following the relevant transaction shall become, a Restricted
Subsidiary pursuant to this Indenture or a Permitted Telecommunications Joint
Venture subject to the limitations set forth under clause (p) of the definition
of "Permitted Investment" contained in Section 102 of this Supplemental
Indenture. The determination of what constitutes Telecommunications Assets shall
be made by the Board of Directors of the Parent and evidenced by a Board
Resolution delivered to the Trustee.
"TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS" means, the business of (i)
transmitting, or providing services relating to the transmission of, voice,
video or data through owned or leased transmission facilities, (ii)
constructing, creating, developing, acquiring or marketing Telecommunication
Assets or other communications related network equipment, software and other
devices for use in a telecommunications business or (iii) evaluating,
participating or pursuing any other activity or opportunity that is primarily
related to those identified in clause (i) or (ii) above; PROVIDED that the
determination of what constitutes a Telecommunications Business shall be made in
good faith by the Board of Directors of the Parent or the Company, as the case
may be.
"TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDEBTEDNESS" means Indebtedness of any
Restricted Entity incurred at any time within 315 days of, and for the purpose
of financing all or any part of the cost of, the construction, expansion,
installation, acquisition or improvement by any Restricted Entity of any new
Telecommunications Assets; PROVIDED that the proceeds of such Indebtedness are
expended for such purposes within such 315-day period; and PROVIDED further that
the Net Cash Proceeds from the issuance of such Indebtedness does not exceed, as
of the date of incurrence thereof, 100% of the lesser of the cost or Fair Market
Value of such Telecommunications Assets; PROVIDED further that, to the extent an
Incumbent Agreement is characterized as a Capitalized Lease Obligation, it shall
be considered Telecommunications Indebtedness.
"UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY" means:
(a) any Subsidiary that at the time of determination shall be an Unrestricted
Subsidiary (as designated by the Board of Directors of the Parent as provided
below); and
(b) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
The Board of Directors of the Parent may designate any Subsidiary
(including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted
Subsidiary so long as (i) neither the Company, the Parent nor any other
Subsidiary is directly or indirectly liable for any Indebtedness of such
Subsidiary, (ii) no default with respect to any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary
would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or otherwise) any holder of any other
Indebtedness of the Company or the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to
declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be
accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity, (iii) any Investment in
such Subsidiary made as a result of designating such Subsidiary an Unrestricted
Subsidiary will not violate the provisions of Section 1012, (iv) no Restricted
Entity has a contract, agreement, arrangement, understanding or obligation of
any kind, whether written or oral, with such Subsidiary other than those that
might be obtained at the time from persons who are not Affiliates of the Parent,
and (v) none of the Company, the Parent, nor any other Subsidiary of either of
them has any obligation (1) to subscribe for additional shares of Capital Stock
or other equity interest in such Subsidiary, or (2) to maintain or preserve such
Subsidiary's financial condition or to cause such Subsidiary to achieve certain
levels of operating results. Any such designation by the Board of Directors of
the Parent shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing a Board Resolution with
the Trustee giving effect to such designation. The Board of Directors may
designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary if, immediately
after giving effect to such designation, there would be no Default or Event of
Default under this Indenture and the Company or the Parent (as the case may be)
could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness)
pursuant to Section 1011.
SECTION 103. DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1017(A).
The following definitions will apply for the purposes of
interpretation of Section 1017(a) and the defined terms contained in this
Section 103. Capitalized terms used in Section 1017(a) or in this Section 103
which are not defined in this Section 103 shall be given the meaning ascribed to
them in Section 102 of this Supplemental Indenture, or, if such term is not
defined in such Section 102, in Section 101 of the Indenture.
"ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SUBSIDIARY" means any Restricted Company
Subsidiary that is, directly or indirectly, wholly owned by the Company (other
than directors qualifying shares) and organized for the purpose of and engaged
in (i) purchasing, financing and collecting accounts receivable obligations of
customers of any Restricted Company Subsidiary, (ii) the sale or financing of
accounts receivable or interests therein and (iii) other activities directly
related thereto.
"ALLOWABLE COMPANY INDEBTEDNESS" means Indebtedness incurred by
the Company if, at the time of such incurrence, the Consolidated Indebtedness to
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow Ratio would have been less than or equal to (i)
6.0 to 1.0 but greater than zero, for Indebtedness incurred on or prior to
December 31, 2001, or (ii) 5.0 to 1.0 but greater than zero for Indebtedness
incurred thereafter.
"ASSET SALE" means any sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease
or other disposition (including by way of merger, consolidation or
Sale-Leaseback Transaction) (collectively, a "transfer"), directly or
indirectly, in one or a series of related transactions, of (i) any Capital Stock
of any Subsidiary of the Company; (ii) all or substantially all of the
properties and assets of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; or (iii)
any other properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company,
other than in the ordinary course of business (it being understood that the
ordinary course of business includes, but is not restricted to, any transfer or
sale of, or the grant of a right to use, an asset to an Incumbent pursuant to
(x) an Incumbent Agreement, (y) applicable law or (z) an agreement to which such
Incumbent is a party which exists on the date of, and is not entered into in
contemplation of, such Incumbent Agreement). For the purposes of this
definition, the term "Asset Sale" shall not include any transfer of properties
or assets (A) that constitutes a Permitted Transaction, (B) of the Company to
any Restricted Company Subsidiary, or of any Restricted Company Subsidiary to
the Company or any other Restricted Company Subsidiary in accordance with the
terms of this Indenture, (C) having an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than
$2,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency) in any given fiscal
year, (D) by the Company or a Restricted Company Subsidiary to a Person who is
not an Affiliate of the Company in exchange for Telecommunications Assets (or
not less than 66 2/3% of the outstanding Voting Stock of a Person that becomes a
Restricted Company Subsidiary, the assets of which consist primarily of
Telecommunications Assets) or related telecommunications services where, in the
good faith Judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company evidenced by a
Board Resolution, the Fair Market Value of such Telecommunications Assets (or
such Voting Stock) or services so received is at least equal to the Fair Market
Value of the properties or assets disposed of or, if less, the difference is
received by the Company in cash in an amount at least equal to such difference,
(E) constituting Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Company Subsidiary or other
Investment that was not a Restricted Payment when made, (F) constituting
accounts receivable of the Company or a Restricted Company Subsidiary to an
Accounts Receivable Subsidiary or in consideration of Fair Market Value thereof,
to Persons that are not Affiliates of the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company in the ordinary course of business, including in connection with
financing transactions, (G) in connection with a Sale-Leaseback Transaction
otherwise permitted to be incurred as Permitted Indebtedness or as Allowable
Company Indebtedness, (H) to a Permitted Telecommunications Joint Venture if
such transfer of properties or assets is permitted under the definition of
"Permitted Investments", (I) in connection with a Permitted Telecommunications
Asset Sale or (J) to an Unrestricted Company Subsidiary if not a Restricted
Payment.
"BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means, either the board of directors of the
Company or any duly authorized committee of that board.
"BOARD RESOLUTION" means, a copy of a resolution certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by
the Board of Directors of the Company and to be in full force and effect on the
date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
"CASH EQUIVALENTS" means:
(a) any evidence of Indebtedness with a maturity of 180 days or less issued or
directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any
agency or instrumentality thereof (PROVIDED that the full faith and credit of
the United States of America is pledged in support thereof);
(b) certificates of deposit or acceptance with a maturity of 180 days or less of
any financial institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, in
each case having combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less
than $500,000,000;
(c) commercial paper with a maturity of 180 days or less issued by a corporation
that is not an Affiliate of the Company and is organized under the laws of any
state of the United States and rated at least A-1 by S&P or at least P-1 by
Moody's; and
(d) money market mutual funds that invest substantially all of their assets in
securities of the type described in the preceding clauses.
"CONSOLIDATED ADJUSTED NET INCOME" means, with respect to any
period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Company and all Restricted
Company Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP,
adjusted by excluding, without duplication:
(a) any net after-tax extraordinary gains or losses (less all fees and expenses
relating thereto);
(b) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating
thereto) attributable to asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of
business;
(c) the portion of net income (or loss) of any Person (other than the Company or
a Restricted Company Subsidiary), including Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in which
the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary has an ownership interest,
except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually
paid to the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary in cash dividends or
distributions during such period;
(d) the net income (or loss) of any Person combined with the Company or any
Restricted Company Subsidiary on a "pooling of interests" basis attributable to
any period prior to the date of combination;
(e) the net income of any Restricted Company Subsidiary to the extent that the
declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted
Company Subsidiary is not at the date of determination permitted, directly or
indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement,
instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation
applicable to such Restricted Company Subsidiary or its stockholders (except,
for purposes of determining whether any Indebtedness is Allowable Company
Indebtedness, any Permitted Restriction); and
(f) any net income (or loss) from any Restricted Company Subsidiary that was an
Unrestricted Company Subsidiary at any time during such period other than any
amounts actually received from such Restricted Company Subsidiary.
"CONSOLIDATED INDEBTEDNESS" means, with respect to any period, the
aggregate amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Company
Subsidiaries outstanding at the date of determination as determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"CONSOLIDATED INDEBTEDNESS TO CONSOLIDATED OPERATING CASH FLOW
RATIO" means, at any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated
Indebtedness to (ii) Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for the two preceding
fiscal quarters for which financial information is available immediately prior
to the date of determination, multiplied by two; PROVIDED that any Indebtedness
incurred or retired by the Company or any of its Restricted Company Subsidiaries
during the fiscal quarter in which the transaction date occurs shall be
calculated as if such Indebtedness were so incurred or retired on the first day
of the fiscal quarter in which the date of determination occurs (PROVIDED
further that, in making any such computation, the aggregate amount of
Indebtedness under any revolving credit or similar facility shall be deemed to
include an amount of funds equal to the average daily balance of such
Indebtedness during such two fiscal quarter period); and PROVIDED FURTHER that
(x) if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated
Indebtedness to Consolidated Operating Cash Flow Ratio would have the effect of
increasing or decreasing Consolidated Indebtedness or Consolidated Operating
Cash Flow in the future, Consolidated Indebtedness and Consolidated Operating
Cash Flow shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if such transaction had
occurred on the first day of such two fiscal quarter period preceding the date
of determination; (y) if during such two fiscal quarter period, the Company or
any of its Restricted Company Subsidiaries shall have engaged in any Asset Sale
in respect of any company, entity or business, Consolidated Operating Cash Flow
for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated
Operating Cash Flow (if positive), or increased by an amount equal to the
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow (if negative), directly attributable to the
company, entity or business that is the subject of such Asset Sale and any
related retirement of Indebtedness as if such Asset Sale and any related
retirement of Indebtedness had occurred on the first day of such period; or (z)
if during such two fiscal quarter period the Company or any of its Restricted
Company Subsidiaries shall have acquired any company, entity or business,
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if
such acquisition and any related financing had occurred on the first day of such
period.
"CONSOLIDATED INTEREST EXPENSE" means, for any period, without
duplication, the sum of:
(a) the consolidated interest expense of the Company and its Restricted Company
Subsidiaries for such period, including (i) amortization of debt discount, (ii)
the net cost of Interest Rate Agreements (including amortization of discounts),
(iii) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation, (iv) accrued
interest, (v) the consolidated amount of any interest capitalized by the Company
and (vi) amortization of debt issuance costs, plus
(b) the consolidated interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations of the
Company and its Restricted Company Subsidiaries paid, accrued and/or scheduled
to be paid or accrued during such period; excluding, however, any amount of such
interest of any Restricted Company Subsidiary if the net income of such
Restricted Company Subsidiary is excluded in the calculation of Consolidated
Adjusted Net Income pursuant to clause (e) of the definition thereof (but only
in the same proportion as the net income of such Restricted Company Subsidiary
is excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted Net Income pursuant to
clause (e) of the definition thereof); PROVIDED that in making such computation,
(x) the Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to interest on any
Indebtedness computed on a pro forma basis and (A) bearing a floating interest
rate shall be computed as if the rate in effect on the date of computation had
been the applicable rate for the entire period and (B) which was not outstanding
during the period for which the computation is being made but which bears, at
the option of the Company, a fixed or floating rate of interest, shall be
computed by applying, at the option of the Company, either the fixed or floating
rate, (y) the Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to interest on any
Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis
shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness
during the applicable period and (z) the interest rate with respect to any
Indebtedness covered by an Interest Rate Agreement shall be deemed to be the
effective interest rate with respect to such Indebtedness after taking into
account such Interest Rate Agreement.
"CONSOLIDATED OPERATING CASH FLOW" means, with respect to any
period, the Consolidated Adjusted Net Income for such period:
(a) increased by (to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Adjusted Net
Income) the sum of (i) the Consolidated Tax Expense of such Restricted Company
Subsidiaries as are subject to the immediately preceding parenthetical clause
for such period (other than taxes attributable to extraordinary, unusual or
non-recurring gains or losses); (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such
period; (iii) depreciation of the Company and the Restricted Company
Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP; (iv) amortization of the Company and the Restricted Company
Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP; and (v) any other non-cash charges that were deducted in computing
Consolidated Adjusted Net Income (excluding any non-cash charge which requires
an accrual or reserve for cash charges for any future period) of the Company and
its Restricted Company Subsidiaries for such period in accordance with GAAP; and
(b) decreased by any non-cash gains of the Company and the Restricted Company
Subsidiaries that were included in computing Consolidated Adjusted Net Income.
"CONSOLIDATED TAX EXPENSE" means, for any period, the provision
for U.S. federal, state, provincial, local and foreign income taxes of the
Company and the Restricted Company Subsidiaries for such period as determined on
a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"EVENT OF DEFAULT" means any one of the following events (whatever
the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or
involuntary or be 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):
(a) default in the payment of any interest on any Note when it becomes due and
payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days or more
(provided that such 30-day grace period shall not be applicable to the first
four interest payments due on the Notes);
(b) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Note
at its Maturity (upon acceleration, optional redemption, required purchase or
otherwise);
(c) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the
Company contained in this Indenture (other than a default in the performance, or
breach, of a covenant or agreement which is specifically dealt with in the
immediately preceding clause (a) or (b) or in clause (B), (C) or (D) of this
clause (c)) and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 30 days
after written notice shall have been given to the Company by the Trustee or to
the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding; (B) default in the performance
or breach of the provisions of Section 1017; (C) completion of any transaction
or series of transactions pursuant to which the Company consolidates with or
merges into any other Person or sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or
otherwise disposes of all of the properties and assets of the Company and the
Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis to any other Person or Persons,
which does not constitute a Permitted Transaction; and (D) default in the
performance or breach of Section 1010;
(d) (A) one or more defaults in the payment of principal of or premium, if any,
or interest on Indebtedness of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
aggregating $7,500,000 or more, when the same becomes due and payable at the
Stated Maturity thereof, and such default or defaults shall have continued after
any applicable grace period and shall not have been cured or waived or (B)
Indebtedness of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary aggregating $7,500,000
or more shall have been accelerated or otherwise declared due and payable, or
required to be prepaid or repurchased (other than by regularly scheduled
required prepayment), prior to the Stated Maturity thereof;
(e) one or more final judgments, orders or decrees of any court or regulatory
agency shall be rendered against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or
their respective properties for the payment of money, either individually or in
an aggregate amount, in excess of $7,500,000 and either (A) an enforcement
proceeding shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order
or (B) there shall have been a period of 30 days during which a stay of
enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or
otherwise, was not in effect;
(f) the entry of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the
premises adjudging the Company or any Significant Subsidiary as bankrupt or
insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable
federal or state law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding
up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or
order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days;
(g) the institution by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of proceedings
to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the
institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by
it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under the
Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state law, or the
consent by it to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar
official) of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or of any substantial
part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of
creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts
generally as they become due; or
(h) the Pledge Agreement ceases to be in full force and effect before payment in
full of the obligations
thereunder.
"FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, with respect to any asset or property,
the sale value that would be obtained in an arm's length transaction between an
informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and
willing buyer under no compulsion to buy. Unless otherwise specified herein,
Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board of Directors acting in good
faith and as of the date on which such determination is made.
"INCUMBENT" means any railroad, utility, governmental entity,
pipeline or other licensed owner (which ownership is determined immediately
prior to any transaction with the Company or a Restricted Company Subsidiary) of
Telecommunications Assets to be used in the Company's network pursuant to an
Incumbent Agreement (and any subsidiary or Affiliate of such Person that is a
party to an Incumbent Agreement for the sole purpose of receiving payments from
the Company or a Restricted Company Subsidiary pursuant to such agreement).
"INCUMBENT AGREEMENT" means an agreement between an Incumbent and
the Company or a Restricted Company Subsidiary pursuant to which, among other
things, such Incumbent receives a payment equal to a percentage of the Company's
or such Restricted Company Subsidiary's revenues, if any, attributable, in whole
or in part, to Telecommunications Assets transferred or leased, or with respect
to which a right of use has been granted, by such Incumbent to the Company or
such Restricted Company Subsidiary and upon or with respect to which the Company
or such Restricted Company Subsidiary has constructed or intends to construct a
portion of its network.
"INCUR" OR "INCUR" means, with respect to any Indebtedness, to
incur, create, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or
indirectly liable or responsible for the payment of, or otherwise incur, such
Indebtedness, contingently or otherwise; PROVIDED that neither the accrual of
interest nor the accretion of original issue discount shall be considered an
incurrence of Indebtedness. With respect to Indebtedness to be borrowed under a
binding commitment previously entered into that provides for the Company to
Incur Indebtedness on a revolving basis, the Company shall be deemed to have
Incurred the greater of (a) the Indebtedness actually Incurred or (b) all or a
portion of the amount of such unborrowed commitment that the Company shall have
so designated to be Incurred in an Officer's Certificate delivered to the
Trustee (in which case the Company shall not be deemed to incur such unborrowed
amount at the time or times it is actually borrowed).
"INDEBTEDNESS" means, with respect to any Person at any date of
determination, without duplication:
(a) all liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person: (i) for borrowed
money (including overdrafts), (ii) in connection with any letters of credit and
acceptances issued under letter of credit facilities, acceptance facilities or
other similar facilities (including reimbursement obligations with respect
thereto), (iii) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or other similar
instruments, (iv) for the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property or
services or created or arising under any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person or (v) for
Capitalized Lease Obligations (including any Sale-Leaseback Transaction);
(b) all obligations of such Person under or in respect of Interest Rate
Agreements and Currency Agreements;
(c) all Indebtedness referred to in (but not excluded from) the preceding
clauses of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons, the payment of
which is secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an
existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or with
respect to any property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such
Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment
of such Indebtedness (the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the
lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of such property or asset and (ii) the
amount of such obligation so secured);
(d) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness referred to in this definition
of any other Person; and
(e) all Redeemable Stock of such Person valued at the greater of its voluntary
or involuntary maximum fixed repurchase price, plus accrued and unpaid
dividends.
The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date will be the
outstanding balance at such date (or, in the case of a revolving credit or other
similar facility, the total amount of funds outstanding and/or designated as
incurred and certified by an officer of the Company to have been Incurred on
such date pursuant to clause (b) of the last sentence of the definition of
"Incur") of all unconditional obligations as described above and, with respect
to contingent obligations, the maximum liability upon the occurrence of the
contingency giving rise to the obligation; PROVIDED (i) that the amount
outstanding at any time of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount
equals the face amount of such Indebtedness less the remaining unamortized
portion of the original issue discount of such Indebtedness at such time as
determined in conformity with GAAP and (ii) that Indebtedness shall not include
any liability for U.S. federal, state, local or other taxes owed by such Person.
For purposes hereof, the "maximum fixed repurchase price" of any Redeemable
Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated
in accordance with the terms of such Redeemable Capital Stock as if such
Redeemable Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall
be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is
based upon, or measured by, the Fair Market Value of such Redeemable Capital
Stock, such Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the board of
directors of the issuer of such Redeemable Capital Stock. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, trade accounts and accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course
of business will not be considered Indebtedness for purposes of this definition.
"INVESTED CAPITAL" means the sum of:
(a) 75% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from the
issuance of (or capital contributions with respect to) any Qualified Capital
Stock subsequent to the Issue Date, other than the issuance of Qualified Capital
Stock to a Restricted Company Subsidiary; and
(b) 75% of the aggregate net cash proceeds from sales of Redeemable Capital
Stock of the Company or Indebtedness of the Company convertible into Qualified
Capital Stock of the Company, in each case upon such redemption or conversion
thereof into Qualified Capital Stock.
"INVESTMENT" means, with respect to the Company's relationship
with any Person, any direct or indirect advance, loan or other extension of
credit 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, acquisition or ownership by such Person of any
Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of
Indebtedness issued or owned by, any other Person and all other items that would
be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with
GAAP. In addition, the portion (proportionate to the Company's equity interest
in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of any Subsidiary
at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Company
Subsidiary shall be deemed to be an "Investment" made by the Company in such
Unrestricted Company Subsidiary at such time and the portion (proportionate to
the Company's equity interest in such Subsidiary of the Fair Market Value of the
net assets of any Subsidiary at the time that such Subsidiary is designated a
Restricted Company Subsidiary shall be considered a reduction in outstanding
Investments. "Investments" shall exclude extensions of trade credit on
commercially reasonable terms in accordance with normal trade practices.
"NET CASH PROCEEDS" means:
(a) with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash or
Cash Equivalents, including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations
when received in the form of, or stock or other assets when disposed of for,
cash or Cash Equivalents (except to the extent that such obligations are
financed or sold with recourse to the Company or any Restricted Company
Subsidiary), net of (i) brokerage commissions and other fees and expenses
(including fees and expenses of legal counsel and investment banks) related to
such Asset Sale, (ii) provisions for all taxes payable as a result of such Asset
Sale, (iii) payments made to retire Indebtedness where payment of such
Indebtedness is secured by the assets or properties which are the subject of
such Asset Sale, (iv) amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than the
Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary) owning a beneficial interest in
the assets subject to the Asset Sale and (v) appropriate amounts to be PROVIDED
by the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary, as the case may be, as a
reserve required in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with
such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted Company
Subsidiary, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including pension and
other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental
matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with
such Asset Sale, all as reflected in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the
Trustee; and
(b) with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock or options, warrants
or rights to purchase Capital Stock, or debt securities or Redeemable Capital
Stock that has been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock, as
referred to in the definition of "Restricted Payment" contained in this Section
103, the proceeds of such issuance or sale in the form of cash or Cash
Equivalents, including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when
received in the form of, or stock or other assets when disposed of for, cash or
Cash Equivalents (except to the extent that such obligations are financed or
sold with recourse to the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent), net of fees,
commissions and expenses actually incurred in connection with such issuance or
sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.
"PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS" means:
(a) Indebtedness of the Company pursuant to the Notes or of any Restricted
Company Subsidiary pursuant to a Guarantee of the Notes;
(b) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary outstanding
on the Issue Date;
(c) Indebtedness of the Company owing to any Restricted Company Subsidiary (but
only so long as such Indebtedness is held by such Restricted Company
Subsidiary); PROVIDED that any Indebtedness of the Company owing to any such
Restricted Company Subsidiary is subordinated in right of payment from and after
such time as the Notes shall become due and payable (whether at Stated Maturity,
by acceleration or otherwise) to the payment and performance of the Company's
obligations under the Notes; and PROVIDED further that any transaction pursuant
to which any Restricted Company Subsidiary to which such Indebtedness is owed
ceases to be a Restricted Company Subsidiary shall be deemed to be an incurrence
of Indebtedness by the Company that is not permitted by this clause (c);
(d) Indebtedness of any Restricted Company Subsidiary owing to the Company or of
any Restricted Company Subsidiary owing to another Restricted Company
Subsidiary;
(e) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary in respect
of performance, surety or appeal bonds or under letter of credit facilities
PROVIDED in the ordinary course of business and, in the case of letters of
credit, under which recourse to the Company is limited to the cash securing such
letters of credit;
(f) Indebtedness of the Company under Currency Agreements and Interest Rate
Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; PROVIDED that such
agreements are designed to protect the Company or any Restricted Company
Subsidiary against, or manage exposure to, fluctuations in currency exchange
rates and interest rates, respectively, and that such agreements do not increase
the Indebtedness of the obligor outstanding at any time other than as a result
of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates or interest rates or by
reason of fees, indemnities and compensation payable thereunder;
(g) Telecommunications Indebtedness and any Indebtedness issued in exchange for,
or the net proceeds of which are used to refinance or refund, such
Telecommunications Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed the amount so
refinanced or refunded (plus premiums, accrued interest, and reasonable fees and
expenses);
(h) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary consisting
of guarantees, indemnities or obligations in connection with (1)
Telecommunications Indebtedness, (2) Indebtedness permitted under clause (j) or
(m) of this "Permitted Indebtedness" definition or (3) in respect of purchase
price adjustments in connection with the acquisition of or disposition of
assets, including shares of Capital Stock;
(i) Indebtedness of the Company not to exceed, at any time outstanding, 2.0
times the Net Cash Proceeds from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date,
other than to a Restricted Company Subsidiary, of Qualified Capital Stock of the
Company, to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds have not been used to make
Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (a)(3)(B) or clauses (b)(ii) and (iii) of
the definition of "Restricted Payment" or to make any Permitted Investments
under clause (h) of the definition of Permitted Investments; PROVIDED that such
Indebtedness does not mature prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes and has
an Average Life longer than the Notes;
(j) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary under one
or more Credit Facilities; PROVIDED that the aggregate principal amount of any
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (j) (including any amounts
refinanced or refunded under this clause (j)) does not exceed at any time
outstanding the greater of (x) 80% of eligible consolidated accounts receivable
of the Company as of the last fiscal quarter for which financial statements are
prepared or (y) $50,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign
currencies; and any Indebtedness incurred in exchange for, or the net proceeds
of which are used to refinance or refund, Indebtedness issued under this clause
(j) in an amount not to exceed the amount so refinanced or refunded (plus
premiums, accrued interest, and reasonable fees and expenses);
(k) Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Company Subsidiary issued in
exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refinance or refund,
then-outstanding Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Company Subsidiary,
incurred under the ratio test set forth in clause (i) or (ii) of the definition
of "Allowable Company Indebtedness" or under clauses (b) through (f), (h), (i)
and (m) of this definition of "Permitted Indebtedness," and any refinancings
thereof in an amount not to exceed the amount so refinanced or refunded (plus
premiums, accrued interest, and reasonable fees and expenses); PROVIDED that
such new Indebtedness shall only be permitted under this clause (k) if (A) in
case the Notes are refinanced in part, or the Indebtedness to be refinanced
ranks equally with the Notes, such new Indebtedness, by its terms or by the
terms of any agreement or instrument pursuant to which such new Indebtedness is
issued or remains outstanding, is expressly made to rank equally with, or
subordinate in right of payment to, the remaining Notes, (B) in case the
Indebtedness to be refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes,
such new Indebtedness, by its terms or by the terms of any agreement or
instrument pursuant to which such new Indebtedness is issued or remains
outstanding is expressly made subordinate in right of payment to the Notes at
least to the same extent that the Indebtedness to be refinanced is subordinated
to the Notes and (C) such new Indebtedness, determined as of the date of
incurrence of such new Indebtedness, does not mature prior to the Stated
Maturity of the Indebtedness to be refinanced or refunded, and the Average Life
of such new Indebtedness is at least equal to the remaining Average Life of the
Indebtedness being refinanced or refunded; PROVIDED further that no Indebtedness
incurred under this clause (k) in exchange for, or the proceeds of which
refinance or refund, any Indebtedness incurred under the ratio test set forth
under clause (i) or (ii) of the definition of "Allowable Company Indebtedness"
will mature prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes or have an Average Life
shorter than the Notes; PROVIDED further that in no event may Indebtedness of
the Company be refinanced by means of any Indebtedness of any Restricted Company
Subsidiary issued pursuant to this clause (k);
(l) Indebtedness arising by reason of the recharacterization of a sale of
accounts receivable to an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary; and
(m) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary in addition
to that permitted to be incurred pursuant to clauses (a) through (l) above in an
aggregate principal amount not in excess of $30,000,000 (or the equivalent
thereof in one or more foreign currencies) at any time outstanding.
"PERMITTED INVESTMENT" means any of the following:
(a) Investments in Cash Equivalents; PROVIDED that the term "with a maturity of
180 days or less" in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the definition of "Cash
Equivalents" is changed to "with a maturity of one year or less" for the
purposes of this definition of "Permitted Investments" only;
(b) Investments in the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary;
(c) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary in another
Person if, as a result of such Investment, (i) such other Person becomes a
Restricted Company Subsidiary or (ii) such other Person is merged or
consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of
its assets to, the Company or a Restricted Company Subsidiary;
(d) Investments in the form of intercompany Indebtedness to the extent permitted
under clauses (c) and (d) of the definition of "Permitted Indebtedness;"
(e) Investments in existence on the Issue Date;
(f) Investments in the Pledged Securities to the extent required by the Pledge
Agreement;
(g) Investments in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof
in one or more foreign currencies) at any one time outstanding;
(h) Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (1) Invested
Capital, (2) the Fair Market Value of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company,
Redeemable Capital Stock of the Company, or Indebtedness of the Company
convertible into Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, in the latter two cases
upon such redemption or conversion thereof into Qualified Capital Stock of the
Company, issued by the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary as
consideration for any such Investments made pursuant to this clause (h), and (3)
in the case of the disposition or repayment of any Investment made pursuant to
this clause (h) after the Issue Date (including by redesignation of an
Unrestricted Company Subsidiary to a Restricted Company Subsidiary), an amount
equal to the lesser of the return of capital with respect to such Investment and
the initial amount of such Investment, in either case, less the cost of the
disposition of such Investment; PROVIDED, however, that the amount of any
Permitted Investments under this clause (h) shall be excluded from the
computation of the amount of any Restricted Payment;
(i) Investments in trade receivables, prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments
held for collection and lease, utility and worker's compensation, performance
and other similar deposits or escrow;
(j) Loans, advances and extensions of credit to employees made in the ordinary
course of business of the Company not in excess of $500,000 (or the equivalent
thereof in one or more foreign currencies) in any fiscal year;
(k) Bonds, notes, debentures or other securities evidencing Indebtedness
received as a result of Asset Sales permitted under Section 1017);
(l) Endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business by
the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary of bank drafts and similar
negotiable instruments of any other person received as payment for ordinary
course of business trade receivables;
(m) Investments deemed to have been made as a result of the acquisition of a
Person that at the time of such acquisition held instruments constituting
Investments that were not acquired in contemplation of, or in connection with,
the acquisition of such Person;
(n) Investments in or acquisitions of Capital Stock, indebtedness, securities or
other property of Persons (other than Affiliates of the Company) received by the
Company or any of its Restricted Company Subsidiaries in the bankruptcy or
reorganization of or by such Person or any exchange of such Investment with the
issuer thereof or taken in settlement of or other resolution of claim or
disputes, and, in each case, extensions, modifications and renewals thereof;
(o) Investments in any Person to which Telecommunications Assets used in an
Initial System have been transferred and which person has PROVIDED to the
Company or a Restricted Company Subsidiary the right to use such assets pursuant
to an Incumbent Agreement; PROVIDED that, in the good faith determination of the
Board of Directors, the present value of the future payments expected to be
received by the Company in respect of any such Investment plus the Fair Market
Value of any capital stock or other securities received in connection therewith
shall be at least equal to the Fair Market Value of such Investment; and
(p) Investments in one or more Permitted Telecommunications Joint Ventures;
PROVIDED that the total original cost of all such Permitted Telecommunications
Joint Ventures plus the cost or Fair Market Value, as applicable, of all
additions thereto less the sum of all amounts received as returns thereon shall
not exceed $20,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign
currencies).
"PERMITTED LIENS" means:
(a) Liens existing on the Issue Date;
(b) Liens on any property or assets of a Restricted Company Subsidiary granted
in favor of the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary;
(c) Liens on any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Company
Subsidiary securing the Notes or any Guarantees thereof;
(d) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capitalized Lease Obligation or
operating lease permitted by this Indenture;
(e) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred under clauses (g), (j) or (m) of the
definition of "Permitted Indebtedness";
(f) statutory Liens of landlords and carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
suppliers, materialmen, repairmen or other like Liens arising in the ordinary
course of business of the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary and, with
respect to amounts not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceeding, if a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as
required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor;
(g) Liens for taxes, assessments, government charges or claims that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and
diligently conducted and if a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as
shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor;
(h) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids,
leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts,
performance bonds, escrows and other obligations of a like nature incurred in
the ordinary course of business (other than contracts for the payment of money);
(i) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar charges or
encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the business of the
Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
(j) Liens arising by reason of any judgment, decree or order of any court so
long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings
that may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment, decree or
order shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such
proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;
(k) Liens securing Acquired Indebtedness created prior to (and not in connection
with or in contemplation of) the incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company
or any Restricted Company Subsidiary; PROVIDED that such Lien does not extend to
any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary other
than the assets acquired in connection with the incurrence of such Acquired
Indebtedness;
(l) Liens securing obligations of the Company under Interest Rate Agreements or
Currency Agreements permitted to be incurred under clause (f) of the definition
of "Permitted Indebtedness" or any collateral for the Indebtedness to which such
Interest Rate Agreements or Currency Agreements relate;
(m) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of
social security;
(n) Liens securing reimbursement obligations of the Company or any Restricted
Company Subsidiary with respect to letters of credit that encumber documents and
other property relating to such letters of credit and the products and proceeds
thereof;
(o) Liens arising from purchase money mortgages and purchase money security
interests; PROVIDED that (i) the related Indebtedness shall not be secured by
any property or assets of the Company or of any Restricted Company Subsidiary
other than the property and assets so acquired and (ii) the Lien securing such
Indebtedness shall be created within 60 days of such acquisition;
(p) Liens securing the Escrow Account, the Pledged Securities and the proceeds
thereof and the security interest created by the Pledge Agreement;
(q) any extension, renewal or replacement, in whole or in part, of any Lien
described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (o); PROVIDED that any such
extension, renewal or replacement shall be no more restrictive in any material
respect than the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced and shall not extend to
any additional property or assets;
(r) Liens with respect to the equipment and related assets of the Company
installed on its network in favor of Persons that have licensed, leased,
transferred or granted to the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary a
right to use Telecommunications Assets or financed the purchase of
Telecommunications Assets or securing the obligations of the Company or such
Restricted Company Subsidiary under an Incumbent Agreement; PROVIDED that such
Liens will (1) be created on terms that the Company reasonably believes to be no
less favorable to the Company than Liens granted under clause (e) of this
definition and (2) not secure any Indebtedness in excess of the Fair Market
Value of the equipment and assets so secured;
(s) Liens relating to revenues of the Company or any Restricted Company
Subsidiary arising as a result of obligations under an Incumbent Agreement; and
(t) Liens on the property or assets or Capital Stock of Accounts Receivable
Subsidiaries and Liens arising out of any sale of Accounts Receivable in the
ordinary course of business (including in connection with a financing
transaction) to or by an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary or to Persons that are
not Affiliates of the Company.
"PERMITTED RESTRICTION" means:
(a) any agreement or instrument governing or relating to Indebtedness under any
senior financing facility permitted to be incurred under clause (g), (j) or (m)
of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness if such encumbrance or restriction
applies only (A) to amounts which at any point in time (other than during such
periods as are described in the following clause (B)) (1) exceed scheduled
amounts due and payable (or which are to become due and payable within 30 days)
in respect of the Notes or this Indenture for interest, premium, and Liquidated
Damages, if any, and principal less the amount of cash that is otherwise
available to the Company at such time for the payment of interest, premium and
Liquidated Damages, if any, and principal due and payable in respect of the
Notes or this Indenture or (2) if paid, would result in an event described in
the following clause (B) of this sentence, or (B) during the tendency of any
event that causes, permits or, after notice or lapse of time, would cause or
permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness to declare such Indebtedness
to be immediately due and payable or to require cash collateralization or cash
cover for such Indebtedness for so long as such cash collateralization or cash
cover has not been provided; and
(b) any encumbrance or restriction under the Vendor Credit Facility.
"PERMITTED TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSET SALE" means any transfer,
conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition of a capital asset that is a
Telecommunications Asset, the proceeds of which are treated as revenues
(including deferred revenues) by the Company in accordance with GAAP.
"PERMITTED TELECOMMUNICATIONS JOINT VENTURE" means a corporation,
partnership or other entity engaged in one or more Telecommunications Business
in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, an equity interest.
"PERMITTED TRANSACTION" means a transaction or a series of
transactions pursuant to which the Company consolidates with or merges with or
into any other Person or sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise
disposes of all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any other
Person or Persons, or pursuant to which any Restricted Company Subsidiary enters
into any such transaction or series of transactions, PROVIDED always that such
transaction or series of transactions, shall not be permitted if it or they in
the aggregate would result in the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease
or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of
the Company and its Restricted Company Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis to
any other Person or Persons, unless at the time and immediately after giving
effect thereto:
(i) either (A) the Company shall be the continuing corporation or (B) the
Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or
into which the Company or such Restricted Company Subsidiary is
merged or the Person that acquires by sale, assignment,
conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition all or substantially
all the properties and assets of the Company and its Restricted
Company Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as the case may be
(the "Surviving Company Entity"), (1) shall be a corporation
organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States
of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and (2)
shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture to this
Indenture in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the Company's
obligations pursuant to the Notes for the due and punctual payment
of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all the
Notes and the performance and observance of every covenant herein
on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
(b) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction
or series of transactions on a pro forma basis (and treating any obligation of
the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary incurred in connection with or
as a result of such transaction or series of transactions as having been
incurred at the time of such transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing;
(c) immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of
transactions on a pro forma basis (on the assumption that the transaction or
series of transactions occurred on the first day of the two fiscal quarter
period ending immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction or
series of transactions, with the appropriate adjustments with respect to the
transaction or series of transactions being included in such pro forma
calculation), the Company (or the Surviving Company Entity if the Company is not
the continuing obligor hereunder) could incur at least $1.00 of additional
Allowable Company Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness); and (d) the
Company or such Person shall have delivered to the Trustee, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, an Officers' Certificate
(attaching the computations to demonstrate compliance with clause (c) above) and
an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale,
assignment, conveyance, transfer or lease or other disposition and, if a
supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such
supplemental indenture, constitute a Permitted Transaction for the purposes of
this definition and that all conditions precedent herein PROVIDED for relating
to such transaction have been complied with.
PROVIDED that:
(i) any merger or consolidation of a Restricted Company Subsidiary
with and into the Company (with the Company being the surviving
entity) or another Restricted Company Subsidiary need only comply
with clauses (c) and (d) above in order to qualify as a Permitted
Transaction. Further, any reincorporation of the Company or any
Restricted Company Subsidiary under the laws of the United States
of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia shall be
a Permitted Transaction;
(ii) Upon any consolidation of the Company with or merger of the
Company with or into any other corporation or any sale,
assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition of the
properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety
to any Person that qualifies as a Permitted Transaction pursuant
to clauses (a) through (d) of this definition in which the Company
is not the continuing obligor hereunder, the Surviving Company
Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise
every right and power of, the Company hereunder with the same
effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company
herein. When a successor assumes all of the obligations of its
predecessor under the Indenture, the predecessor shall be released
from such obligations; PROVIDED that, in the case of a transfer by
lease, the predecessor shall not be released from the payment of
principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest
on the Notes.
(iii) If, upon any such consolidation of the Company with or merger of
the Company into any other corporation, or upon any sale,
assignment, conveyance, lease or transfer of the property of the
Company substantially as an entirety to any other Person, any
property or assets of the Company would thereupon become subject
to any Lien, then unless such Lien qualifies as a Permitted Lien
without equally and ratably securing the Notes, the Company, prior
to or simultaneously with such consolidation, merger, sale,
assignment, conveyance, lease or transfer, shall as to such
property or assets, secure the Notes Outstanding (together with,
if the Company shall so determine any other Indebtedness of the
Company now existing or hereinafter created which is not
subordinate in right of payment to the Notes) equally and ratably
with (or prior to) the Indebtedness which upon such consolidation,
merger, conveyance, lease or transfer is to become secured as to
such property or assets by such Lien, or shall cause such Notes to
be so secured.
"RESTRICTED PAYMENT" means any of the following actions whether
taken directly or indirectly and whether taken by the Company or any Restricted
Company Subsidiary:
(a) (1) the declaration or payment of any dividend
on, or making of any distribution to holders of, any shares of the
Capital Stock of the Company (other than dividends or
distributions payable solely in shares of its Qualified Capital
Stock or in options, warrants or other rights to acquire such
shares of Qualified Capital Stock);
(2) purchasing, redeeming or otherwise acquiring or
retiring for value, directly or indirectly, any shares of Capital
Stock of the Company or any Capital Stock of any of its Affiliates
(other than Capital Stock of the Parent, any Subsidiaries of the
Parent that are not Company Restricted Subsidiaries and any Wholly
Owned Restricted Subsidiary) or any options, warrants or other
rights to acquire such shares of Capital Stock;
(3) making any principal payment on, or
repurchasing, redeeming, defeasing or otherwise acquiring or
retiring for value, prior to the Stated Maturity of any principal
payment or any sinking fund payment, any Indebtedness of the
Company that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the
Notes; or
(4) making any Investment (other than any Permitted
Investment) in any Person;
(such payments or other actions described in (but not excluded from)
clauses (1) through (4) are collectively referred to as "Restricted
Payments"); unless at the time of, and immediately after giving effect
to, the proposed Restricted Payment (the amount of any such Restricted
Payment, if other than cash, as determined by the Board of Directors
the Company, whose determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a
Board Resolution), (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, (B) the Company could incur at least $1.00
of additional Allowable Company Indebtedness (other than Permitted
Indebtedness) and (C) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments
declared or made after the Issue Date shall not exceed the sum of:
(i) (A) 100% of Consolidated Operating Cash Flow of the Company less
1.5 times Consolidated Interest Expense of the Company or (B) if
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow of the Company is a negative,
minus 100% of such negative amount, in each case on a cumulative
basis for the period beginning on the first day of the Company's
first fiscal quarter after the Issue Date and ending on the last
day of the Company's last fiscal quarter ending prior to the date
of such proposed Restricted Payment; plus
(ii) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the Fair Market Value of
Telecommunications Assets or Voting Stock of a Person that becomes
a Restricted Subsidiary, the assets of which consist primarily of
Telecommunications Assets, received by the Company after the Issue
Date as capital contributions or from the issuance or sale (other
than to any Subsidiary) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of
the Company (including upon the exercise of options, warrants or
rights) or warrants, options or rights to purchase shares of
Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; plus
(iii) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the Fair Market Value of
Telecommunications Assets or Voting Stock of a Person that becomes
a Restricted Subsidiary, the assets of which consist primarily of
Telecommunications Assets, received by the Company after the Issue
Date from the issuance or sale (other than to any Subsidiary) of
debt securities or Redeemable Capital Stock that have been
converted into or exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock of the
Company, together with the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the
Fair Market Value of Telecommunications Assets or Voting Stock of
a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, the assets of which
consist primarily of Telecommunications Assets, received by the
Company at the time of such conversion or exchange; plus
(iv) to the extent not otherwise included in Consolidated Operating
Cash Flow of the Company, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the
net reduction in Investments (other than Permitted Investments) in
any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) resulting from the
payment in cash of dividends, repayments of loans or advances or
other transfers of assets, in each case to the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date from such Person and
(b) the amount of any net reduction in Investments resulting from
the redesignation of an Unrestricted Company Subsidiary as a
Restricted Company Subsidiary (valued as provided in the
definition of "Investment") at the time of such redesignation;
PROVIDED that, in the case of (a) or (b) above, the foregoing sum
shall not exceed the total amount of Investments (other than
Permitted Investments) previously made in such Person or
Unrestricted Company Subsidiary by the Company and its Restricted
Company Subsidiaries.
(b) Notwithstanding the above, the following actions by the Company or any
Restricted Company Subsidiary shall not constitute Restricted Payments so long
as (with respect to clauses (1) through (6) below) no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(1) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of
declaration thereof, if at such date of declaration the payment of such
dividend would have complied with the provisions of paragraph (a) above
and such payment will be deemed to have been paid on such date of
declaration for purposes of the calculation required by paragraph (a)
above;
(2) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value
of any shares of Capital Stock of the Company (x) in exchange for, or
out of the Net Cash Proceeds of a substantially concurrent issuance and
sale (other than to a Subsidiary) of, shares of Qualified Capital Stock
of the Company; (y) that are held by former officers, employees or
directors (or their estates or beneficiaries under their estates) of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; PROVIDED that the aggregate
amount of such purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement
for value under this clause (y) will not exceed $250,000 (or the
equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies) in any given
fiscal year; or (z) pursuant to the employment agreement dated August
4, 1997, between the Company and Richard Jalkut, as amended and as in
effect on the Issue Date (and any extensions or renewals thereof);
PROVIDED that the amount of such purchase, redemption or other
acquisition or retirement for value under this clause (z) will not
exceed $1,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign
currencies) in any given fiscal year;
(3) the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement
for value of any Indebtedness of the Company that is expressly
subordinated in right of payment to the Notes in exchange for, or out
of the Net Cash Proceeds of a substantially concurrent issuance and
sale (other than to a Subsidiary) of, shares of Qualified Capital Stock
of the Company;
(4) the purchase of any Indebtedness of the Company that is expressly
subordinated in right of payment to the Notes at a purchase price not
greater than 101% of the principal amount thereof in the event of a
Change of Control in accordance with provisions similar to Section
1010; PROVIDED that prior to such purchase the Company has made the
Change of Control Offer as provided in such covenant with respect to
the Notes and has purchased all Notes validly tendered for payment in
connection with such Change of Control Offer;
(5) the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement
for value of Indebtedness (other than Redeemable Capital Stock) of the
Company that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes
in exchange for, or out of the Net Cash Proceeds of a substantially
concurrent incurrence (other than to a Subsidiary) of, new Indebtedness
of the Company that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to
the Notes, so long as (A) the principal amount of such new Indebtedness
does not exceed the principal amount (or, if such Indebtedness being
refinanced provides for an amount less than the principal amount
thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration
thereof, such lesser amount as of the date of determination) of the
Indebtedness being so purchased, redeemed, defeased, acquired or
retired, plus the lesser of (x) the amount of any premium required to
be paid in connection with such refinancing pursuant to the terms of
the Indebtedness being refinanced or (y) the amount of any premium
reasonably determined by the Company as necessary to accomplish such
refinancing, plus, in either case, the amount of expenses of the
Company incurred in connection with such refinancing; (B) such new
Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes to the same extent as such
Indebtedness so purchased, redeemed, defeased, acquired or retired; and
(C) such new Indebtedness has an Average Life longer than the Average
Life of the Indebtedness being refinanced and a final Stated Maturity
of principal later than the final Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness
being refinanced; and
(6) the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock
pursuant to the Warrant Agreement.
The actions described in clauses (1) through (4) and (6) of
this paragraph (b) shall be Restricted Payments that shall be permitted in
accordance with this paragraph (b) but shall reduce the amount that would
otherwise be available for Restricted Payments under clause (C) of paragraph (a)
above. The actions described in clause (5) of this paragraph (b) shall be
Restricted Payments that shall be permitted in accordance with this paragraph
(b) and shall not reduce the amount that would otherwise be available for
Restricted Payments under clause (C) of paragraph (a).
"RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary of the Company other
than an Unrestricted Company Subsidiary.
"SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTION" means any direct or indirect
arrangement, or series of related arrangements, with any Person (other than the
Company or a Restricted Company Subsidiary) or to which any Person (other than
the Company or a Restricted Company Subsidiary) is a party, providing for the
leasing to the Company or to a Restricted Company Subsidiary of any property for
an aggregate term exceeding three years, whether owned by the Company or by any
Subsidiary of the Company at the Issue Date or later acquired, which has been or
is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Restricted Company
Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person from whom funds have been or
are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property; PROVIDED
that the transfer by the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary of
Telecommunications Assets to, and the leasing by the Company or any Restricted
Company Subsidiary of such assets from, a Permitted Telecommunications Joint
Venture shall not constitute a Sale-Leaseback Transaction.
"SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARY" means, at any date of determination, any
Restricted Company Subsidiary that, together with its Subsidiaries, (i) for the
most recent fiscal year of the Company accounted for more than 10% of the
consolidated revenues of the Company and its Restricted Company Subsidiaries,
(ii) as of the end of such fiscal year, was the owner of more than 10% of the
consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Company Subsidiaries, or
(iii) owns one or more FCC licenses the aggregate cost or Fair Market Value of
which represents 5% or more of the net asset value of the Company and its
Restricted Company Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of such
fiscal year, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) as set forth on the most recently
available consolidated financial statements of the Company for such fiscal year.
"TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSETS" means, with respect to any Person,
assets (including rights of way, trademarks and licenses) other than current
assets that are utilized by such Person, directly or indirectly, for the design,
development, construction, installation, integration or provision of the
Company's network, including any businesses or services in which the Company is
currently engaged and including any computer systems used in a
Telecommunications Business. Telecommunications Assets also include 66 2/3% of
the Voting Stock of another Person, PROVIDED that substantially all of the
assets of such other Person consist of Telecommunications Assets, and PROVIDED
further such Voting Stock shall be held by the Company or a Restricted Company
Subsidiary, such other Person either is, or immediately following the relevant
transaction shall become, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to
this Indenture or a Permitted Telecommunications Joint Venture subject to the
limitations set forth under clause (p) of the definition of "Permitted
Investment" contained in this Section 103. The determination of what constitutes
Telecommunications Assets shall be made by the Board of Directors and evidenced
by a Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee.
"TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS" means, the business of (i)
transmitting, or providing services relating to the transmission of, voice,
video or data through owned or leased transmission facilities, (ii)
constructing, creating, developing, acquiring or marketing Telecommunication
Assets or other communications related network equipment, software and other
devices for use in a telecommunications business or (iii) evaluating,
participating or pursuing any other activity or opportunity that is primarily
related to those identified in clause (i) or (ii) above; PROVIDED that the
determination of what constitutes a Telecommunications Business shall be made in
good faith by the board of directors of the Company.
"TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDEBTEDNESS" means, Indebtedness of the
Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary incurred at any time within 315
days of, and for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of, the
construction, expansion, installation, acquisition or improvement by the Company
or any Restricted Company Subsidiary of any new Telecommunications Assets;
PROVIDED that the proceeds of such Indebtedness are expended for such purposes
within such 315-day period; and PROVIDED further that the Net Cash Proceeds from
the issuance of such Indebtedness does not exceed, as at the date of incurrence
thereof, 100% of the lesser of the cost or Fair Market Value of such
Telecommunications Assets; PROVIDED further that, to the extent an Incumbent
Agreement is characterized as a Capitalized Lease Obligation, it shall be
considered Telecommunications Indebtedness.
"UNRESTRICTED COMPANY SUBSIDIARY" means:
(a) any Subsidiary of the Company that at the time of determination
shall be an Unrestricted Company Subsidiary (as designated by the
Board of Directors as provided below); and
(b) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Company Subsidiary.
The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary
of the Company (including any newly acquired or newly formed
Subsidiary of the Company) to be an Unrestricted Company
Subsidiary so long as (i) neither the Company nor any other
Subsidiary of the Company is directly or indirectly liable for any
Indebtedness of such Subsidiary, (ii) no default with respect to
any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary would permit (upon notice,
lapse of time or otherwise) any holder of any other Indebtedness
of the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary to declare a
default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to
be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity, (iii) any
Investment in such Subsidiary made as a result of designating such
Subsidiary an Unrestricted Company Subsidiary will not violate the
provisions of Section 1012, (iv) neither the Company nor any
Restricted Company Subsidiary has a contract, agreement,
arrangement, understanding or obligation of any kind, whether
written or oral, with such Subsidiary other than those that might
be obtained at the time from persons who are not Affiliates of the
Company, and (v) neither the Company nor any other Subsidiary of
the Company has any obligation (1) to subscribe for additional
shares of Capital Stock or other equity interest in such
Subsidiary, or (2) to maintain or preserve such Subsidiary's
financial condition or to cause such Subsidiary to achieve certain
levels of operating results. Any such designation by the Board of
Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing a Board
Resolution with the Trustee giving effect to such designation. The
Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Company
Subsidiary as a Restricted Company Subsidiary if, immediately
after giving effect to such designation, there would be no Default
or Event of Default under this Indenture and the Company could
incur $1.00 of additional Allowable Company Indebtedness (other
than Permitted Indebtedness).
SECTION 104. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 103. Section 103 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 103 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
Section 103. FORM OF DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TO TRUSTEE.
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In any case where several matters are required to be certified by,
or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all
such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such
Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one
such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one
or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify
or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be
based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of,
or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of
reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations
with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are
erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as
it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or
representations by, an officer or officers of the Company, unless such counsel
knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate
or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Parent may be
based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of,
or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of
reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations
with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are
erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as
it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or
representations by, an officer or officers of the Parent, unless such counsel
knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate
or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more
applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other
instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and
form one instrument.
AMENDMENTS TO "NOTE FORMS"
SECTION 105. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 202. Section 202 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 202 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
Section 202. FORM OF FACE OF NOTE.
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PATHNET, INC.
12 1/4% Senior Note due 2008
[CUSIP]_______________
[ISIN]_________________
No._____________ $________
Pathnet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (herein called the "Company", which
term includes any successor Person under the Indenture, as amended by the
Supplemental Indenture, each hereinafter referred to), for value received,
hereby promises to pay to _____________ or registered assigns, the principal sum
of ________________ Dollars on April 15, 2008, at the office or agency of the
Company and the Parent (as defined below) referred to below, and to pay interest
thereon on October 15, 1998 and semi-annually thereafter, on April 15 and
October 15 in each year, from April 8, 1998, or from the most recent Interest
Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, at the rate
of 12 1/4% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or duly provided for,
and (to the extent lawful) to pay on demand interest on any overdue interest at
the rate borne by the Notes from the date on which such overdue interest becomes
payable to the date payment of such interest has been made or duly provided for.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any
Interest Payment Date, as provided in such Indenture, shall be paid to the
Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered
at the close of business of the Regular Record Date for such interest, which
shall be the April 1 or October 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case
may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. This Note has been issued
with original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
This Note is unconditionally guaranteed by Pathnet Telecommunications, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (herein called the "Parent") as set forth in the
Guarantee endorsed hereon.
The following information is supplied for purposes of Section 1273 and 1275
of the Internal Revenue Code.
Issue Date: April 8, 1998
Issue Price: $988.29
Original issue discount under Section 1273 of
the Internal Revenue Code (for each $1,000
principal amount): $11.71
Yield Maturity 12.46%
Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for
shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date,
and such defaulted interest, and (to the extent lawful) interest on such
defaulted interest at the rate borne by the Notes, may be paid to the Person in
whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered at the
close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted
Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of
Notes not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at
any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of
any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice
as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said
Indenture. Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and interest on
this Note will be made to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as
the registered owner thereof, in such coin or currency of the United States of
America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and
private debts; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the payment of interest may be made at the
option of the Company or the Parent, as the case may be (i) by its check mailed
to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on
the Note Register or (ii) by wire transfer to an account maintained by the payee
located in the United States.
The Holder of this Note is entitled to the benefits of the Notes Registration
Rights Agreements, dated as of April 8, 1998 (the "Notes Registration Right
Agreement"), between the Company and the Initial Purchasers named therein.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on
the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the
same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been duly executed by the
Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Note shall
not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, as amended by the
Supplemental Indenture, or the Guarantee or be valid or obligatory for any
purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly
executed.
Dated: PATHNET, INC.
By_____________________________________
Attest:
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________________Authorized Signature
SECTION 106.______AMENDMENT TO SECTION 203. Section 203 of the Indenture is
hereby amended by deleting the existing Section 203 in its entirety and
replacing it with the following:
Section 203. FORM OF REVERSE NOTE.
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This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the
Company designated as its 12 1/4% Senior Notes due 2008 (herein called the
"Notes"), limited (except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, as amended by
the Supplemental Indenture) in aggregate principal amount to $350,000,000, which
may be issued under an indenture dated as of April 8, 1998 between the Company
and The Bank of New York, as trustee, as amended by the Supplemental Indenture
dated as of March 30, 2000 between the Company, Pathnet Telecommunications,
Inc., and The Bank of New York, as trustee. References in this Note to the
Indenture shall be deemed to be references to the Indenture as amended by the
Supplemental Indenture. The Bank of New York, as trustee is herein called the
"Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture.
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture and all indentures supplemental
thereto for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties,
obligations and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Parent, the Trustee
and the Holders of the Notes, and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are
to be, authenticated and delivered.
The Notes are subject to redemption upon not less than 30 nor more
than 60 days notice, at any time after April 15, 2003 as a whole or in part, at
the election of the Company, at a Redemption Price (expressed as percentages of
the principal amount) set forth below if redeemed during the 12-month period
beginning April 15, of the years indicated (subject to the right of Holders of
record on the relevant Regular Record Dates to receive interest due on an
interest payment date):
YEAR REDEMPTION PRICE
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2003 106.125%
2004 104.083%
2005 102.042%
2006 and thereafter 100.00%
together in the case of any such redemption with accrued interest,
if any, to the Redemption Date, all as provided in the Indenture.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time on or prior to April 15, 2001, the
Company may redeem within 60 days of one or more Public Equity Offerings up to
35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued on the Issue Date at a
redemption price equal to 112.25% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued
and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any thereon to the Redemption
Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record
Date to receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date) with the Net Cash
Proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings; PROVIDED that at least 65% of
the principal amount of the Notes issued on the Issue Date remain Outstanding.
If less than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee will select the
particular Notes to be redeemed not more than 60 days prior to the redemption
date by such method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate; PROVIDED that no
such partial redemption will reduce the principal amount of a Note not redeemed
to less than $1,000. Notice of redemption will be mailed, first-class postage
prepaid, at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to
each holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address. On and after the
date of redemption, interest will cease to accrue on Notes portions thereof
called for redemption and accepted for payment.
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Holder of this Note may
require the Company, subject to certain limitations provided in Section 1010 of
the Indenture and otherwise in this Indenture, to repurchase this Note at a
purchase price in cash in an amount equal to 101% of the principal amount
thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Change of Control
Purchase Date (as defined in Section 1010 of the Indenture).
In the case of any redemption of Notes, interest installments whose Stated
Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of
record of such Notes, or one or more Predecessor Notes, at the close of business
on the relevant Record Date referred to on the face hereof. Notes (or portions
thereof) for whose redemption and payment provision is made in accordance with
the Indenture shall cease to bear interest from and after the Redemption Date.
In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note or Notes for
the unredeemed portion hereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder hereof
upon the cancellation hereof.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of all
the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect
provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (a) the
entire indebtedness of the Company on this Note and (b) certain restrictive
covenants and the related Defaults and Events of Defaults, upon compliance by
the Company with certain conditions set forth therein, which provisions apply to
this Notice.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modifications of the rights and obligations of the
Company, the Parent and the rights of the Holders under the Indenture at any
time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding. The
Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified
percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding,
on behalf of the Holders of all Notes, to waive compliance by the Company and
the Parent with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults
under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by or on
behalf of the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such
Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the
registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether
or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provisions of this Note or of the
Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute
and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium and Liquidated Damages,
if any) and interest on this Note at the times, place, and rate, and in the coin
or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, the transfer of this Note is registerable on the Note Register of the
Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office
or agency of the Company and the Parent maintained for such purpose in The City
of New York, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Parent and the Note Registrar
duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing,
and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the
same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee and
transferees.
The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the
Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes are
exchangeable for alike aggregate principal amount of Notes of a different
authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange
of Notes, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to the time of due presentment of this Note for registration of
transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee
may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof
for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company,
the Trustee nor any agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES
THEREOF.
All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
SECTION 107.______ADDITION OF SECTION 203A. The following Section 203A is hereby
added to the Indenture:
SECTION 203A. GUARANTEE OF NOTE. Each of the Notes shall have the
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following Guarantee endorsed upon it:
1._______GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS.
(a) For value received, Pathnet Telecommunications, Inc. (the "Parent")
unconditionally guarantees to the holder of any
Outstanding Note or Notes (a "Holder") the full and
punctual payment and performance of the Obligations
(as defined in subsection (b) below). This Guarantee
is an absolute, unconditional and continuing
guarantee of the full and punctual payment and
performance by the Company of each of the
Obligations, and not of collectability only, and is
no way conditioned upon any requirement that any
Holder first attempt to seek payment or performance
from the Company or any other guarantor or surety or
resort to any security or other means of obtaining
payment of all or any of the Obligations or upon any
other contingency. Upon any default by the Company
in the full and punctual payment or performance of
any of the Obligations, if such default remains
uncured after the giving of any required notice and
after any applicable period of cure, the liabilities
and obligations of the Parent hereunder shall at the
option of any Holder become forthwith effective,
matured, due and payable without further demand or
notice of any nature, all such demands and notices
being expressly waived by the Parent.
(b) As used herein, the term "Obligations" means all obligations,
covenants, liabilities, undertakings and agreements
of any kind of the Company to all or any of the
Holders contained in the Indenture, to be performed
after the date hereof, howsoever, incurred, arising
or evidenced, whether now or hereafter existing, due
or to become due or of payment or performance and
including, without limitation: (i) the prompt
payment in full, in United States currency, when due
(whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by
mandatory or optional prepayment or otherwise) of
the principal of and interest on the Notes
(including interest on any overdue principal, and,
to the extent permitted by applicable law, on any
overdue interest) and all other amounts from time to
time owing by the Company under the Indenture and
under the Notes (including costs, expenses and
taxes); and (ii) the prompt performance and
observance by the Company of all covenants,
agreements and conditions on its part to be
performed and observed under the Indenture, in each
case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof
(such payments and other obligations being herein
collectively referred to as the "Obligations").
2. GUARANTEE CONTINUING AND LIABILITY UNAFFECTED.
(a) Subject to Section 2 (c), this is a continuing
guarantee and shall be binding upon the Parent
regardless of how long before or after the date
hereof any part of the Obligations was or is incurred
by the Company. Subject to Section 2 (c), this
Guarantee may be enforced by any or all of the
Holders from time to time and as often as occasion
for such enforcement may arise.
(b) If after receipt of any payment from the Parent made hereunder
the Holders, or any of them, are compelled to
surrender or voluntarily surrender such payment or
proceeds to any person because such payment or
application of proceeds is or may be avoided,
invalidated, recaptured, or set aside as a
preference, fraudulent conveyance, impermissible
setoff or for any other reason, whether or not such
surrender is the result of (i) any judgment, decree
or order of any court or administrative body having
jurisdiction over the Holders, or (ii) any
settlement or compromise by the Holders of any claim
as to any of the foregoing with any person
(including the Company), then the Obligations or
part thereof affected shall be reinstated and
continue and this Guarantee shall be reinstated and
continue in full force as to such Obligations or
part thereof as if such payment or proceeds had not
been received. The provisions of this Section 2(b)
shall survive the termination of this Guarantee and
any satisfaction and discharge of the Company by
virtue of any payment, court order or any federal or
state law.
(c) The Parent shall be subrogated to all rights of the
Holders in respect of any amounts paid by the Parent
pursuant to the provisions of this Guarantee;
provided, however, that Parent shall be entitled to
enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of or
based upon, such right of subrogation with respect to
any Obligation only after the payment of all amounts
owed by the Company to the Holders with respect to
all of the Obligations have been paid in full.
(d) This Guarantee shall terminate and be of no further
force and effect as to any Note upon full payment of
the Redemption Price with respect to such Note,
PROVIDED, however, that this Guarantee shall continue
to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case
may be, if at any time the Company must restore
payment of any sums paid under such Note or under
this Guarantee for any reason whatsoever.
3. UNCONDITIONAL NATURE OF PARENT'S OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES. The
obligations and liabilities of the Parent hereunder shall be absolute
and unconditional, and shall not be subject to any counterclaim,
set-off, deduction or defense based upon any claim the Parent may have
against the Company or any other person or entity. Such obligations and
liabilities shall remain in full force and effect for the period set
forth in Section 2 above without regard to any event, circumstance or
condition (whether or not the Parent shall have knowledge or notice
thereof) which but for the provisions of this Section might constitute
a legal or equitable defense or discharge of a guarantor or surety or
which might in any way limit recourse against the Parent, including:
(a) any amendment or modification or supplement to the
terms of the Indenture, this Guarantee or any of the
Notes, including the renewal or extension of the time
for payment of the Notes or the granting of time in
respect of the payment thereof;
(b) any waiver, consent, extension, granting of time,
forbearance, indulgence or other action or inaction
under or in respect of the Indenture or the Notes, or
any exercise or non-exercise of any right, remedy or
power in respect thereof;
(c) the invalidity or unenforceability, in whole or in
part of the Indenture or this Guarantee resulting
from the Company's or the Parent's lack of authority
to enter into the Indenture and/or to incur any or
all of the Obligations, by any person acting for the
Company or the Parent without or in excess of
authority;
(d) any actual, purported or attempted sale, assignment
or other transfer by any or all of the Holders or by
the Company or the Parent of the Indenture or the
Notes or of any of their rights, interests or
obligations thereunder;
(e) the addition of any party as a guarantor or
surety of all or any part of the Obligations
or any limitation of the liability of any additional
guarantor or surety of all or any part of the
Obligations under any other agreement;
(f) any merger or consolidation of the Company or of the
Parent into or with any other entity, or any sale,
lease, transfer or other disposition of any or all of
any Company's or the Parent's assets or any sale,
transfer or other disposition of any or all of the
economic interests in the Company or the Parent to
any other person or entity;
(g) the recovery of any judgment against the Company or
any action to enforce the same; or
(h) any change in the financial condition of the Company
or the Company's entry into an assignment for the
benefit of creditors, an arrangement or any other
agreement or procedure for the restructuring of its
liabilities, or the Company's insolvency, bankruptcy,
reorganization, dissolution, liquidation or any
similar action by or occurrence with respect to the
Company.
4. PARENT'S WAIVER. The Parent unconditionally waives, to the
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fullest extent permitted by law:
(a) notice of any of the matters referred to in Section 3 hereof;
(b) diligence, presentment, demand of payment and filing of claims with a
court in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company;
(c) any right to the enforcement, assertion or exercise by any or all of the
Holders of any of their rights, powers or remedies under, against or
with respect to the Company (i) any other guarantor or surety, or (ii)
any security for all or any part of the Obligations;
(d) any requirement that the Parent be joined as a party in any action or
proceeding against the Company to enforce any of the provisions of the
Indenture;
(e) acceptance of this Guarantee by any Holder;
and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete
performance of the obligations contained in this Guarantee.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Parent represents and
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warrants that:
(a) the Parent is a corporation duly organized and
validly existing in good standing under the laws of
the State of Delaware and has the full power,
authority and legal right to enter into and perform
its obligations under this Guarantee;
(b) this Guarantee has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Parent and constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Parent,
enforceable against the Parent in accordance with its
terms, except for the effect of bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership
or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally;
(c) the execution, delivery and performance by the Parent
of this Guarantee do not and will not contravene any
applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment or order
and do not and will not contravene the provisions of,
constitute a breach of or default under, or result in
the creation of any security interest, lien or
encumbrance on any of the property of the Parent
pursuant to, the Parent's articles of incorporation
or by-laws or any indenture, mortgage, license or
other contract, agreement or instrument to which the
Parent is a party or by which it is bound.
6. ATTORNEY'S COSTS. The Parent agrees to pay all reasonable
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attorney's fees and disbursements and all other reasonable and actual costs and
expenses which may be incurred by the Holders in the enforcement of this
Guarantee.
7. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Guarantee shall be binding
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upon the Parent and its respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to
the benefit of and be enforceable by the Holders and their respective successors
and assigns.
8. GOVERNING LAW. This Guarantee shall be governed by and
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construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
9. SEVERABILITY. Wherever possible, each provision of this Guarantee
shall be construed in such manner as to be valid and enforceable against the
Parent under applicable law, but if any provision hereof shall be deemed invalid
or unenforceable to any extent against the Parent in any jurisdiction, such
provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity or
unenforceability without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remainder
of such provision or any of the other provisions hereof, and any such invalidity
or unenforceability against the Parent in one jurisdiction shall not render such
provision ineffective in any other jurisdiction.
10. NOTICES.
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Any notice, request or other communication required or
permitted to be given hereunder to the Holders shall be given by the Parent in
the same manner as set forth in Section 106 of the Indenture.
11. TRANSFERABILITY. This Guarantee is solely for the benefit of
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the Holders and is not separately transferable from the Notes.
12. HEADINGS. Section headings appearing in this Guarantee are
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for convenience of reference only and shall not define, limit, amplify or
otherwise modify any provision hereof. Capitalized terms used herein have the
meanings given to them in the Indenture.
This Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory to any purpose
until the certificate of authentication on the Note on which this Guarantee has
been endorsed shall have been executed by the Trustee under the Indenture by the
signature of one of its authorized officers.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parent has caused this Guarantee to be executed on its
behalf by an officer or other person thereunto duly authorized as of the date
first above written.
PATHNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
AMENDMENT TO "REMEDIES"
SECTION 108. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 501. Section 501 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 501 in its entirety and replacing it
(i) with the definition of "Event of Default" set forth in Section 103 for the
purposes of interpretation of Section 1017(a) and (ii) with the definition of
"Event of Default" set forth in Section 102 for all other purposes.
AMENDMENTS TO "CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE"
SECTION 109. AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE EIGHT. Article Eight of the Indenture is
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hereby amended by deleting the existing Article Eight in its entirety and
replacing it with the following:
SECTION 801. COMPANY AND PARENT MAY CONSOLIDATE, ETC., ONLY ON CERTAIN TERMS.
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Neither the Company nor the Parent will, in a single
transaction or a series of transactions, consolidate with or merge with or into
any other Person or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose
of all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any other Person or
Persons, and neither will the Company or the Parent permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to enter into any such transaction or series of transactions, if such
transaction or series of transactions, in the aggregate, would result in the
sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the properties and assets of the Restricted Entities on a
consolidated basis to any other Person or Persons, unless at the time and
immediately after giving effect thereto and subject always to the provisions of
Section 1010 and Section 1017:
(1) either (A) the Company or the Parent (as the case may be) shall be the
continuing corporation or (B) the Person (if other than the Company or
the Parent) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company, the
Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary is merged or the Person that
acquires by sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or
disposition all or substantially all the properties and assets of the
Restricted Entities on a consolidated basis, as the case may be (the
"Surviving Entity"), (i) shall be a corporation organized and validly
existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) shall expressly assume, by
a supplemental indenture to this Indenture in form satisfactory to the
Trustee, the obligations of the Company or the Parent pursuant to the
Notes or the Guarantee, as the case may be, for the due and punctual
payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all the
Notes and the performance and observance of every covenant herein on
the part of the Company or the Parent to be performed or observed;
(2) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such
transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis (and
treating any obligation of any Restricted Entity incurred in connection
with or as a result of such transaction or series of transactions as
having been incurred at the time of such transaction), no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(3) immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of
transactions on a pro forma basis (on the assumption that the
transaction or series of transactions occurred on the first day of the
two fiscal quarter period ending immediately prior to the consummation
of such transaction or series of transactions, with the appropriate
adjustments with respect to the transaction or series of transactions
being included in such pro forma calculation), the Company or the
Parent (as the case may be) (or the Surviving Entity if the Company or
the Parent is not the continuing obligor hereunder) could incur at
least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted
Indebtedness) under Section 1011; and
(4) the Company, the Parent or such Person shall have delivered to the
Trustee, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee,
an Officers' Certificate (attaching the computations to demonstrate
compliance with clause (3) above) and an Opinion of Counsel, each
stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, conveyance,
transfer or lease or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture
is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental
indenture, comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent
herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied
with.
Any merger or consolidation of a Restricted Subsidiary or of
the Company with and into the Company or the Parent (with the Company or the
Parent (as the case may be) being the surviving entity) or another Restricted
Subsidiary need only comply with clauses (3) and (4) above. Further, this
section shall not apply to any reincorporation of any Restricted Entity under
the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of
Columbia.
SECTION 802. SUCCESSOR SUBSTITUTED.
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Upon any consolidation of the Company or the Parent with or
merger of the Company or the Parent with or into any other corporation or any
sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition of the properties
and assets of the Company or the Parent substantially as an entirety to any
Person in accordance with Section 801 in which the Company or the Parent is not
the continuing obligor hereunder, the Surviving Entity shall succeed to, and be
substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or the
Parent (as the case may be) hereunder with the same effect as if such successor
Person had been named as the Company or the Parent (as the case may be) herein.
When a successor assumes all of the obligations of its predecessor under the
Indenture, the predecessor shall be released from such obligations; PROVIDED
that, in the case of a transfer by lease, the predecessor shall not be released
from the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or,
in the case where the predecessor is the Parent, from the obligations under the
Guarantees in respect of the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on the Notes.
SECTION 803. NOTES TO BE SECURED IN CERTAIN EVENTS.
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If, upon any such consolidation of the Company or the Parent
with or merger of the Company or the Parent into any other corporation, or upon
any sale, assignment, conveyance, lease or transfer of the property of the
Company or the Parent substantially as an entirety to any other Person, any
property or assets of the Company or the Parent (as the case may be) would
thereupon become subject to any Lien, then unless such Lien could be created
pursuant to Section 1015 without equally and ratably securing the Notes, the
Company or the Parent (as the case may be), prior to or simultaneously with such
consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, conveyance, lease or transfer, shall as
to such property or assets, secure the Notes Outstanding or the Guarantees (as
the case may be) (together with, if the Company or the Parent (as the case may
be) shall so determine, any other Indebtedness of the Company or the Parent (as
the case may be) now existing or hereinafter created which is not subordinate in
right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantees, as the case may be)) equally
and ratably with (or prior to) the Indebtedness which upon such consolidation,
merger, conveyance, lease or transfer is to become secured as to such property
or assets by such Lien, or shall cause such Notes or Guarantees to be so
secured.
AMENDMENTS TO "SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES"
SECTION 110. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 901. Section 901 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 901 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 901. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS.
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Without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the
Parent, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and
from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in
form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company, the Parent
or any other obligor on the Notes, and the assumption by any such
successor of the covenants of the Company or the Parent or such obligor
contained herein and in the Notes in accordance with Article Eight of
this Indenture;
(2) to add to the covenants of the Company, the Parent or any other obligor
upon the Notes or the Guarantees for the benefit of the Holders or to
surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company, the
Parent or any other obligor upon the Notes or the Guarantees, as
applicable, in this Indenture or the Notes;
(3) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein or
in the Notes or the Guarantees that may be defective or inconsistent
with any other provision herein or in the Notes or the Guarantees, or
to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions
arising under this Indenture or the Notes or the Guarantees; PROVIDED
that, in each case, such action shall not adversely affect the interest
of the Holders;
(4) to comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to effect or
maintain the qualification, if any, of the Indenture under the Trust
Indenture Act;
(5) to evidence and provide the acceptance of the appointment of a
successor Trustee under this Indenture;
(6) to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest in favor
of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders as additional security
for the payment and performance of the Company's or the Parent's
obligations hereunder, in any property or assets, including any of
which are required to be mortgaged, pledged or hypothecated, or in
which a security interest is required to be granted to the Trustee
pursuant to this Indenture or otherwise;
(7) to add a further guarantor of the Notes under the Indenture;
(8) to secure the Notes pursuant to the requirements of Section 803 or
Section 1015 or otherwise;
(9) to add any additional Events of Default; or
(10) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by
a successor Trustee pursuant to the requirements of Section 609.
SECTION 111. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 902. Section 902 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 902 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 902. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS.
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With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, by Act of said
Holders delivered to the Company, the Parent and the Trustee, the
Company and the Parent, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the
Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto
for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner
or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying
in any manner the rights of the Holders under this Indenture PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent
of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby:
(1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of or any installment of
interest on, any Note, or reduce the principal amount thereof (or
premium or Liquidated Damages, if any) or the rate of interest thereon,
alter any redemption provision with respect to any Note or change the
coin or currency in which any Note or any premium or Liquidate Damages
or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute
suit for the enforcement of any such payment after the Stated Maturity
thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption
Date);
(2) amend, change or modify the obligation of the Company to make and
consummate an Excess Proceeds Offer with respect to any Asset Sale in
accordance with Section 1017 or the obligation of the Company to make
and consummate a Change of Control Offer in the event of a Change of
Control in accordance with Section 1010, including, in each case
amending, changing or modifying any definition relating thereto;
(3) reduce the percentage of the principal amount of the Outstanding Notes,
the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental
indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver
of compliance with certain provisions and defaults of this Indenture
and their consequences provided for in this Indenture;
(4) modify any of the provisions of this Section or Sections 513 and
Section 1019, except to increase the percentage of the aggregate
principal amount of Outstanding Notes required for such actions
thereunder or to provide that certain other provisions of this
Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the
Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby;
(5) except as otherwise permitted under Article Eight consent to the
assignment or transfer by the Company of any of their rights or
obligations under the Indenture; or
(6) release any Lien created by the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement,
except in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Pledge
Agreement
(7) modify the provisions of this Indenture relating to the Guarantee in a
manner adverse to the Holders.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to
approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall
be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
AMENDMENTS TO "COVENANTS"
SECTION 112. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1002.
Section 1002 of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the existing Section
1002 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
SECTION 1002. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY:
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The Company and the Parent shall maintain in The City of New
York, an office or agency where Notes may be presented or surrendered for
payment, where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange
and where notices and demands to or upon the Company or the Parent in respect of
the Notes, this Indenture or the Guarantees may be served. The Corporate Trust
Office of the Trustee shall be such office or agency of the Company and the
Parent unless the Company or the Parent shall designate and maintain some other
office or agency for one or more of such purposes. The Company and the Parent
will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any change in the location of
any such office or agency. If at any time the Company or the Parent shall fail
to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the
Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and
demand may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Administration office of the
Trustee, and the Company and the Parent hereby appoint the Trustee as their
agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Company and the Parent may also from time to time
designate one or more other offices or agencies (in or outside of The City of
New York) where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such
purposes and may from time to time rescind any such designation; PROVIDED, that
such designation or rescission shall not in any manner relieve the Company or
the Parent of their obligation to maintain an office or agency in The City of
New York for such purposes. The Company and the Parent will give prompt written
notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and any change in
the location of any such other office or agency.
SECTION 113. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1003. Section 1003 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1003 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1003. MONEY FOR NOTE PAYMENTS TO BE HELD IN TRUST
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If the Company or the Parent shall at any time act as their
own Paying Agent, they will, on or before each due date of the principal of (or
premium, if any) or interest on any of the Notes, segregate and hold in trust
for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest so becoming due until such sums
shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and
will promptly notify the Trustee of their action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Company and the Parent shall have one or more
Paying Agents for the Notes, the Company and/or the Parent will, on or before
10:00 a.m. on each due date of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest
on any Notes, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal
(and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust
for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal, premium or interest,
and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company and/or the Parent will
promptly notify the Trustee of such action or any failure so to act.
The Company and the Parent shall cause each Paying Agent (other than
the Trustee) to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such
Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this
Section, that such Paying Agent will:
(1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest on Notes in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons
or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;
(2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company or the Parent (or
any other obligor upon the Notes) in the making of any payment of
principal (and premium, if any) or interest; and
(3) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the
written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums
so held in trust by such Paying Agent.
The Company or the Parent may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay,
or by Company Order or Parent Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the
Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company, the Parent or such Paying Agent,
such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which
such sums where held by the Company, the Parent or such Paying Agent; and, upon
such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be
released from all further liability with respect to such sums.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held
by the Company or the Parent, in trust for the payment of the principal of (or
premium, if any) or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years
after such principal, premium, interest has become due and payable shall be paid
to the Company on Company Request or to the Parent on Parent Request, or (if
then held by the Company or the Parent) shall be discharged from such trust. The
Holder of such Note, as an unsecured general creditor, shall look thereafter
only to the Company and the Parent for the payment thereof, and all liability of
the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all
liability of the Company or the Parent as trustee thereof, shall thereupon
cease; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being
required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company and the
Parent cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English
language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation
in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, notice that such money
remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be
less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of
such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company or the Parent, as the
case may be.
SECTION 114. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1004. Section 1004 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1004 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1004. CORPORATE EXISTENCE.
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Subject to Article Eight, (a) the Company shall do or cause to
be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect the
corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises of the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries, and (b) the Parent shall do or cause to be
done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect the
corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises of the Parent
and each of its Subsidiaries; PROVIDED, as the case may be, that neither the
Company nor the Parent, as the case may be, shall be required to preserve any
such right or franchise if the Board of Directors of the Company or the Parent,
as the case may be, shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer
desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company or the Parent and its
respective Subsidiaries as a whole.
SECTION 115. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1005. Section 1005 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1005 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1005. PAYMENT OF TAXES AND OTHER CLAIMS.
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(a) The Company shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or
discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (i) all material taxes,
assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or upon the income, profits or property of the Company or
any Restricted Company Subsidiary and (ii) all material lawful claims for labor,
materials and supplies, which, if unpaid, might by law become a lien upon the
property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (b) the Parent shall pay
or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become
delinquent, (i) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied
or imposed upon the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or upon the income,
profits or property of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) all
material lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies, which, if unpaid,
might by law become a lien upon the property of the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries PROVIDED, that neither the Company nor the Parent shall be required
to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment,
charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings.
SECTION 116. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1006. Section 1006 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1006 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1006. MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES.
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(a) The Company shall, or shall cause its Restricted Company
Subsidiaries to, cause all material properties owned by the Company or any
Restricted Company Subsidiary or used or held for use in the conduct of its
business or the business of any Restricted Company Subsidiary to be maintained
and kept in good condition, repair and working order (reasonable wear and tear
excepted) and supplied with all necessary equipment and will cause to be made
all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements
thereof, all as in the judgment of the Company may be necessary so that the
business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously
conducted at all times, and (b) the Parent shall, or shall cause the Restricted
Subsidiaries to, cause all material properties owned by the Parent or any
Restricted Subsidiary or used or held for use in the conduct of its business or
the business of any Restricted Subsidiary to be maintained and kept in good
condition, repair and working order (reasonable wear and tear excepted) and
supplied with all necessary equipment and will cause to be made all necessary
repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in
the judgment of the Parent may be necessary so that the business carried on in
connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times;
PROVIDED, that nothing in this Section 1006 shall prevent a Restricted Entity
from discontinuing the maintenance of any of such properties or disposing of
them as otherwise permitted herein if such discontinuance or disposition is, in
the judgment of the Parent, desirable in the conduct of its business or the
business of such Restricted Entity and not disadvantageous in any material
respect to the Holders.
SECTION 117. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1007. Section 1007 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1007 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1007. INSURANCE.
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(a) The Company shall at all times keep all of its and its Restricted Company
Subsidiaries' properties which are of an insurable nature insured, and (b) the
Parent shall at all times keep all of its and the Restricted Subsidiaries'
properties, which are of an insurable nature insured, in each case with insurers
believed by the Company or the Parent (as the case may be) to be responsible
against loss or damage to the extent that property of similar character is
usually so insured by corporations similarly situated and owning like
properties.
SECTION 118. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1008. Section 1008 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1008 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1008. STATEMENT BY OFFICERS AS TO DEFAULT.
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(a) The Company and the Parent shall deliver to the Trustee, within 50 days
after the end of each fiscal quarter and within 120 days after the end of each
fiscal year, a brief certificate from the principal executive officer, principal
financial officer or principal accounting officer of each of the Company and the
Parent as to his or her knowledge of the compliance of the Company or the Parent
(as the case may be) with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture
since the beginning of such quarter or year, as the case may be. For purposes of
this Section 1008(a), such compliance shall be determined without regard to any
period of grace or requirement of notice under this Indenture.
(b) When any Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, or if
the trustee for or the holder of any other evidence of Indebtedness of any
Restricted Entity gives any notice or takes any other action with respect to a
claimed default (other than with respect to Indebtedness in the principal amount
of less than $7,500,000 (or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign
currencies)), the Company or the Parent (as the case may be) shall deliver to
the Trustee by registered or certified mail or by facsimile transmission an
Officers' Certificate specifying such event, notice or other action within five
Business Days of an officer of the Company or the Parent (as the case may be)
becoming aware of its occurrence.
SECTION 119. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1009. Section 1009 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1009 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1009. PROVISION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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(a) Subject to Section 1009(b) below the Company and the Parent shall file on a
timely basis with the Commission, to the extent such filings are accepted by the
Commission and whether or not the Company or the Parent (as the case may be) has
a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act, the annual reports,
quarterly reports and other documents that the Company or the Parent (as the
case may be) would be required to file if it were subject to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act.
(b) Provided always that the Parent complies fully with its filing obligations
pursuant to Section 1009(a) above, the Company shall be entitled in its sole
discretion to rely on any applicable law, rule, regulation or SEC approval
(together "Relevant Saving"), whether in force at the date hereof or
subsequently promulgated, to limit the scope of or cease to comply with its
filing obligations pursuant to Section 1009(a) to the maximum extent permitted
by such Relevant Saving.
(c) The Parent shall also be required (i) to file with the Trustee, and provide
to each Holder of Notes, without cost to such Holder, copies of such reports and
documents within 15 days after the date on which the Parent files such reports
and documents with the Commission or the date on which the Parent would be
required to file such reports and documents if the Parent were so required, and
(ii) if filing such reports and documents with the Commission is not accepted by
the Commission or is prohibited under the Exchange Act, to supply at the
Parent's cost copies of such reports and documents to any prospective holder
promptly upon request. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to
the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee's receipt of such
shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or
determinable from information contained therein, including the Parent's
compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is
entitled to rely exclusively on Officers' Certificates).
SECTION 120. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1010. Section 1010 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1010 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1010. PURCHASE OF NOTES UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL.
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(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control at any time and subject to the
compliance by the Company or the Parent (as the case may be) with the
requirements of paragraph (b) of this Section 1010, each Holder shall have the
right to require that the Company repurchase all of such Holder's Notes, in
whole or in part in integral multiples of $1,000, at a purchase price (the
"Change of Control Purchase Price") in cash in an amount equal to 101% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date
of purchase, in accordance with the procedures set forth in paragraphs (b) and
(c) of this Section 1010 (the "Change of Control Offer").
(b) Within 15 days following any Change of Control, the Company (if the Change
of Control relates to the Company) or the Parent (if the Change of Control
relates to the Parent) shall notify the Trustee thereof and give to each Holder
of the Notes in the manner provided in Section 105 a notice stating:
(1) that a Change of Control has occurred and that such Holder has the
right to require the Company to repurchase such Holder's Notes at the
Change of Control Purchase Price;
(2) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of Control
(including information with respect to pro forma historical income,
cash flow and capitalization after giving effect to such Change of
Control);
(3) the Change of Control Purchase Price and a purchase date (the "Change
of Control Purchase Date") which shall be a Business Day no earlier
than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is
mailed, or such later date as is necessary to comply with requirements
under the Exchange Act or any applicable securities laws or
regulations;
(4) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest;
(5) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of
Control Purchase Price, any Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the
Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest on and after the
Change of Control Purchase Date; and
(6) the instructions a Holder must follow in order to have its Notes
repurchased in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
(c) Holders electing to have Notes purchased shall be required to surrender such
Notes to the Company at the address specified in the notice at least five
Business Days prior to the Change of Control Purchase Date. Holders shall be
entitled to withdraw their election if the Company receives, not later than
three Business Days prior to the Change of Control Purchase Date, a facsimile
transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal
amount of the Notes delivered for purchase by the Holder as to which his
election is to be withdrawn and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his
election to have such Notes purchased. Holders whose Notes are purchased only in
part shall be issued new Notes and Guarantees equal in principal amount to the
unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which unpurchased portion shall be
equal to $1,000 in principal amount or integral multiples thereof.
SECTION 121. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1011. Section 1011 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1011 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1011. LIMITATION ON INDEBTEDNESS.
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Neither the Company nor the Parent shall , and neither shall
they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, incur any Indebtedness (including any
Acquired Indebtedness) other than Permitted Indebtedness; PROVIDED that the
Company or the Parent (as the case may be) may Incur Indebtedness if, at the
time of such incurrence, the Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated Operating
Cash Flow Ratio of the Company or the Parent, as the case may be, would have
been less than or equal to (i) 6.0 to 1.0 but greater than zero, for
Indebtedness incurred on or prior to December 31, 2001, or (ii) 5.0 to 1.0 but
greater than zero, for Indebtedness incurred thereafter. For the purposes of
determining compliance with this Section 1011, in the event that an item of
Indebtedness or any portion thereof meets the criteria of more than one of the
type of Indebtedness that any Restricted Entity is permitted to Incur, the
Parent will have the right, in its sole discretion, to classify such item of
Indebtedness or portion thereof at the time of its incurrence and the Company or
the Parent, as the case may be, will only be required to include the amount and
type of such Indebtedness or portion thereof under the clause permitting the
Indebtedness as so classified.
SECTION 122. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1012. Section 1012 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1012 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1012. LIMITATION ON RESTRICTED PAYMENTS.
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The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted
Subsidiary or, in the case of paragraphs (3) and (4) below, the Company to take,
directly or indirectly, any of the following actions:
(a) (1) declare or pay any dividend on, or make any distribution
to holders of, any shares of the Capital Stock of the Parent
(other than dividends or distributions payable solely in
shares of its Qualified Capital Stock or in options, warrants
or other rights to acquire such shares of Qualified Capital
Stock);
(2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value,
directly or indirectly, any shares of Capital Stock of the
Parent or any Capital Stock of any of its Affiliates (other
than Capital Stock of the Company or any Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary) or any options, warrants or other
rights to acquire such shares of Capital Stock;
(3) make any principal payment on, or repurchase, redeem, defease
or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to the Stated
Maturity of any principal payment or any sinking fund payment,
any Indebtedness of the Parent or of the Company that is
expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or to
the Guarantees, as the case may be; or
(4) make any Investment (other than any Permitted Investment) in
any Person;
(such payments or other actions described in (but not excluded from) clauses (1)
through (4) are collectively referred to as "Restricted Payments"); unless at
the time of, and immediately after giving effect to, the proposed Restricted
Payment (the amount of any such Restricted Payment, if other than cash, as
determined by the Board of Directors of the Parent, whose determination shall be
conclusive and evidenced by a Board Resolution), (A) no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) the Parent could incur at
least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness)
pursuant to Section 1011 and (C) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments
declared or made after the Issue Date shall not exceed the sum of:
(i) 100% of Consolidated Operating Cash Flow of the Parent less
1.5 times Consolidated Interest Expense of the Parent or (ii)
if Consolidated Operating Cash Flow of the Parent is a
negative, minus 100% of such negative amount, in each case on
a cumulative basis for the period beginning on the first day
of the Parent's first fiscal quarter after the Issue Date and
ending on the last day of the Parent's last fiscal quarter
ending prior to the date of such proposed Restricted Payment;
plus
(ii) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the Fair Market Value of
Telecommunications Assets or Voting Stock of a Person that
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, the assets of which consist
primarily of Telecommunications Assets, received by the Parent
after the Issue Date as capital contributions or from the
issuance or sale (other than to any Subsidiary) of shares of
Qualified Capital Stock of the Parent (including upon the
exercise of options, warrants or rights) or warrants, options
or rights to purchase shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the
Parent; plus
(iii) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the Fair Market Value of
Telecommunications Assets or Voting Stock of a Person that
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, the assets of which consist
primarily of Telecommunications Assets, received by the Parent
after the Issue Date from the issuance or sale (other than to
any Subsidiary) of debt securities or Redeemable Capital Stock
that have been converted into or exchanged for Qualified
Capital Stock of the Parent, together with the aggregate Net
Cash Proceeds and the Fair Market Value of Telecommunications
Assets or Voting Stock of a Person that becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary, the assets of which consist primarily of
Telecommunications Assets, received by the Parent at the time
of such conversion or exchange; plus
(iv) to the extent not otherwise included in Consolidated Operating
Cash Flow of the Parent, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the
net reduction in Investments (other than Permitted
Investments) in any Person (other than a Restricted
Subsidiary) resulting from the payment in cash of dividends,
repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets,
in each case to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary after
the Issue Date from such Person and (b) the amount of any net
reduction in Investments resulting from the redesignation of
an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (valued
as provided in the definition of "Investment") at the time of
such redesignation; PROVIDED that, in the case of (a) or (b)
above, the foregoing sum shall not exceed the total amount of
Investments (other than Permitted Investments) previously made
in such Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Parent and
its Restricted Subsidiaries.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) above, the Parent and any Restricted
Subsidiary may take the following actions so long as (with respect to clauses
(2) through (6) below) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing:
(1) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of
declaration thereof, if at such date of declaration the payment of such
dividend would have complied with the provisions of paragraph (a) above
and such payment will be deemed to have been paid on such date of
declaration for purposes of the calculation required by paragraph (a)
above;
(2) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value
of any shares of Capital Stock of the Parent (x) in exchange for, or
out of the Net Cash Proceeds of a substantially concurrent issuance and
sale (other than to a Subsidiary) of, shares of Qualified Capital Stock
of the Parent; or (y) that are held by former officers, employees or
directors (or their estates or beneficiaries under their estates) of
the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; PROVIDED that the aggregate
amount of such purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement
for value under this clause (y) will not exceed $250,000 (or the
equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies) in any given
fiscal year;
(3) the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement
for value of any Indebtedness of the Parent that is expressly
subordinated in right of payment to the Notes in exchange for, or out
of the Net Cash Proceeds of a substantially concurrent issuance and
sale (other than to a Subsidiary) of, shares of Qualified Capital Stock
of the Parent;
(4) the purchase of any Indebtedness of the Company that is expressly
subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the purchase of any
Indebtedness of the Parent that is expressly subordinated in right of
payment to the Guarantees, in each case at a purchase price not greater
than 101% of the principal amount thereof in the event of a Change of
Control in accordance with provisions similar to Section 1010; PROVIDED
that prior to such purchase the Company has made the Change of Control
Offer as provided in such covenant with respect to the Notes and has
purchased all Notes validly tendered for payment in connection with
such Change of Control Offer;
(5) the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement
for value of Indebtedness (other than Redeemable Capital Stock) of the
Parent that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes
in exchange for, or out of the Net Cash Proceeds of a substantially
concurrent incurrence (other than to a Subsidiary) of, new Indebtedness
of the Parent that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the
Notes, so long as (A) the principal amount of such new Indebtedness
does not exceed the principal amount (or, if such Indebtedness being
refinanced provides for an amount less than the principal amount
thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration
thereof, such lesser amount as of the date of determination) of the
Indebtedness being so purchased, redeemed, defeased, acquired or
retired, plus the lesser of (x) the amount of any premium required to
be paid in connection with such refinancing pursuant to the terms of
the Indebtedness being refinanced or (y) the amount of any premium
reasonably determined by the Parent as necessary to accomplish such
refinancing, plus, in either case, the amount of expenses of the Parent
incurred in connection with such refinancing; (B) such new Indebtedness
is subordinated to the Notes to the same extent as such Indebtedness so
purchased, redeemed, defeased, acquired or retired; and (C) such new
Indebtedness has an Average Life longer than the Average Life of the
Indebtedness being refinanced and a final Stated Maturity of principal
later than the final Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being
refinanced; and
(6) the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock
pursuant to the Warrant Agreement.
The actions described in clauses (1) through (4) and (6) of this paragraph (b)
shall be Restricted Payments that shall be permitted in accordance with this
paragraph (b) but shall reduce the amount that would otherwise be available for
Restricted Payments under clause (C) of paragraph (a) above. The actions
described in clause (5) of this paragraph (b) shall be Restricted Payments that
shall be permitted in accordance with this paragraph (b) and shall not reduce
the amount that would otherwise be available for Restricted Payments under
clause (C) of paragraph (a).
SECTION 123. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1013. Section 1013 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1013 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1013. LIMITATION ON ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE
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COMPANY AND RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES.
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Neither the Company nor the Parent shall , and neither shall
they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, issue or sell any Capital Stock of the
Company or of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than to a Restricted Entity );
PROVIDED, that this covenant shall not prohibit (i) issuances or sales of
Capital Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary if, immediately after
giving effect to such issuance or sale, the Company would no longer be Wholly
Owned by the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary would no longer be a
Restricted Subsidiary and any Investment in such Person remaining after giving
effect to such issuance or sale would have been permitted to be made under
Section 1012 if made on the date of such issuance and sale, (ii) the ownership
by directors of directors' qualifying shares or the ownership by foreign
nationals of Capital Stock of the Company or of any Restricted Subsidiary, to
the extent mandated by applicable law, (iii) the issuance and sale of Capital
Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary owned by any Restricted Entity
in compliance with Section 1017; PROVIDED that such Restricted Subsidiary would
remain a Restricted Subsidiary after such transaction or (iv) the issuance and
sale of Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person
that transfers, leases, licenses or grants a right to use Telecommunications
Assets to the Parent or the Company (as the case may be) pursuant to an
Incumbent Agreement; PROVIDED that, after such issuance and sale, such
subsidiary remains a Restricted Subsidiary and, in the good faith determination
of the Board of Directors of the Parent, the Fair Market Value of any such
transfer, lease, license or grant is not less than the Fair Market Value of the
Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary issued and sold in respect thereof.
SECTION 124. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1014. Section 1014 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1014 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1014. LIMITATION ON TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
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Neither the Company nor the Parent shall, and neither shall
they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into or suffer to exist,
directly or indirectly, any transaction or series of related transactions
(including, the sale, purchase, exchange or lease of assets, property or
services) with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Parent, the Company
or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Restricted Entity so long as no
Affiliate of the Parent (other than a Restricted Entity) shall beneficially own
Capital Stock in such Restricted Entity) unless (i) such transaction or series
of related transactions are on terms, taken as a whole, that are no less
favorable to the Company, the Parent, or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case
may be, than those that could have been obtained in an arm's length transaction
with unrelated third parties that are not Affiliates; (ii) with respect to any
transaction or series of related transactions involving aggregate consideration
equal to or greater than $5,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in one or more
foreign currencies), the Parent will deliver an Officers' Certificate to the
Trustee certifying that such transaction or series of related transactions
complies with clause (i) above; and (iii) with respect to any transaction or
series of related transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of
$10,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies), the
Parent will deliver the Officers' Certificates described in clause (ii) above,
which will also certify that such transaction or series of related transaction
has been approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the Board of
Directors of the Parent, or that the Parent has obtained a written opinion from
an independent financial expert certifying that the financial terms of such
transaction or series of related transactions, taken as a whole, are fair to the
Company, the Parent, or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from a
financial point of view: PROVIDED, that this covenant shall not restrict (1) any
transaction or series of related transactions between the Company and the
Parent, (2) any transaction or series of related transactions between either the
Company or the Parent (as the case may be) and one or more of the Restricted
Subsidiaries or between the Restricted Subsidiaries, (3) the Company or the
Parent from paying reasonable and customary regular compensation and fees to
directors of any Restricted Entity who are not employees of any Restricted
Entity, (4) the performance of the Parent's obligations under the Stockholders'
Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2000, among the Parent and the Investors named
therein, as amended and supplemented from time to time or (5) the performance of
the Company's obligations under the Investment and Stockholders' Agreement,
dated as of October 31, 1997, among the Company, David Schaeffer and the
Investors named therein, as amended; the Investment and Stockholders' Agreement,
dated as of August 28, 1995, by and among the Company and the Investors named
therein; the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, dated August 4, 1997, between
the Company and Richard Jalkut; and the Employment Agreement, dated August 4,
1997, between the Company and Richard Jalkut, in each case as amended through
the Issue Date; PROVIDED that any amendments or modifications to the terms of
transactions described in this clause (5) will be (x) no less favorable to the
Parent or the Company, as the case may be, than those that could have been
obtained in an arm's length transaction with unrelated third parties who are not
Affiliates and (y) approved by the Board of Directors of the Parent or the
Company, as the case may be, (including a majority of the Disinterested
Directors of the relevant Board of Directors) (6) the making of any Restricted
Payment not prohibited by Section 1012 and (7) loans or advances made to
directors, officers or employees of any Restricted Entity, or guarantees in
respect thereof or otherwise made on their behalf, in respect of expenses
incurred in the ordinary course of business, in an aggregate principal amount
not to exceed $500,000 (or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign
currencies in any calendar year.)
SECTION 125. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1015. Section 1015 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1015 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1015. LIMITATION ON LIENS.
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Neither the Company nor the Parent shall, and neither shall
they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur,
assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on or with
respect to any of its property or assets (including any shares of Capital Stock
or Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) whether owned at
the Issue Date (in the case of the Company) or the Amendment Date (in the case
of the Parent) or thereafter acquired, or any income, profits or proceeds
therefrom, or assign or otherwise convey any right to receive income thereon,
unless (x) in the case of any Lien securing Indebtedness of the Company or the
Parent (as the case may be) that is expressly subordinated in right of payment
to the Notes, the Notes are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or
proceeds that is senior in priority to such Lien and (y) in the case of any
other Lien, the Notes are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds
that is senior in priority to, or equally and ratably secured with, the
obligation or liability secured by such Lien.
SECTION 126. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1016. Section 1016 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1016 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1016. LIMITATIONS ON ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN GUARANTEES
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AND DEBT SECURITIES.
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Neither the Company nor the Parent shall permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to (i) directly or indirectly guarantee, assume or in any other
manner become liable with respect to any Debt Securities ("Guaranteed
Indebtedness") or (ii) issue any Debt Securities, unless, in either such case,
such Restricted Subsidiary simultaneously executes and delivers a supplemental
indenture providing for the guarantee (a "Subsidiary Guarantee") of payment of
the Notes. If the Guaranteed Indebtedness (A) ranks equally in right of payment
with the Notes, then the guarantee of such Guaranteed Indebtedness will rank
equally in right of payment with, or be subordinated in right of payment to, the
Subsidiary Guarantee or (B) is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes,
then the guarantee of such Guaranteed Indebtedness will be subordinated in right
of payment to the Subsidiary Guarantee at least to the extent that the
Guaranteed Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes. The
obligations of each Restricted Subsidiary under a Subsidiary Guarantee will be
limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other
contingent and fixed liabilities of such Restricted Subsidiary, result in the
obligations of such Restricted Subsidiary under the Subsidiary Guarantee not
constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable
law.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Subsidiary Guarantee by a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Notes shall provide by its terms that it shall be
automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon (i) the sale or
other disposition, by way of merger or otherwise, to any Person not an Affiliate
of the Parent, of all of the Restricted Entities' Capital Stock in such
Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) the merger or consolidation of the applicable
Restricted Subsidiary with and into another Restricted Entity that has
guaranteed the Notes and that is the surviving Person in such merger or
consolidation and (iii) the release by all of the holders of Debt Securities of
the Company or of the Parent (as the case may be) of such Restricted
Subsidiary's obligations under all of its Guarantees in respect thereof and the
release by all of the holders of Debt Securities of such Restricted Subsidiary
of its obligations thereunder.
SECTION 127. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1017. Section 1017 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1017 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1017. LIMITATION ON SALE OF ASSETS.
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(A)LIMITATION ON ASSET SALES BY THE COMPANY AND RESTRICTED COMPANY SUBSIDIARIEs.
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(i) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Company
Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, engage in any Asset Sale unless
(A) the consideration received by the Company or such Restricted
Company Subsidiary for such Asset Sale is not less than the Fair Market
Value of the shares or other assets sold (as determined by the Board of
Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be conclusive and
evidenced by a resolution thereof) and (B) the consideration received
by the Company or the relevant Restricted Company Subsidiary in respect
of such Asset Sale consists of at least 75% cash or Cash Equivalents;
PROVIDED, that for purposes of this Section 1017(a) "Cash Equivalents"
shall include (X) the amount of any liabilities (other than liabilities
that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes) of the Company or
such Restricted Company Subsidiary (as shown on the Company's or such
Restricted Company Subsidiary's most recent balance sheet or in the
notes thereto) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets or
other property in such Asset Sale or are no longer a liability of the
Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary (and excluding any
liabilities that are incurred in connection with or in anticipation of
such Asset Sale), but only to the extent that such assumption is
effected on a basis under which there is no further recourse to the
Company or any of its Restricted Company Subsidiaries with respect to
such liabilities and (Y) any securities, notes or other obligations
received by the Company or any such Restricted Company Subsidiary in
connection with such Asset Sale that are converted by the Company or
such Restricted Company Subsidiary into cash within 60 days of receipt.
(ii) If the Company or any Restricted Company Subsidiary engages in an Asset
Sale, the Company may use the Net Cash Proceeds thereof, within 12
months after such Asset Sale, to (A) permanently repay or prepay the
Notes or any then outstanding Indebtedness of the Company that ranks
equally with the Notes or Indebtedness of any Restricted Company
Subsidiary or permanently reduce (without making any prepayment) any
Indebtedness of the Company ranking equally with the Notes or any
Indebtedness of a Restricted Company Subsidiary or (B) invest (or enter
into a legally binding agreement to invest) in properties and assets to
replace the properties and assets that were the subject of the Asset
Sale or in properties and assets that are or will be used in the
Telecommunications Business of the Company or a Restricted Company
Subsidiary, as the case may be. If any such legally binding agreement
to invest such Net Cash Proceeds is terminated, then the Company may,
within 60 days of such termination or within 12 months of such Asset
Sale, whichever is later, apply or invest such Net Cash Proceeds as
provided in clause (A) or (B) (without regard to the parenthetical
contained in such clause (B) above. The amount of such Net Cash
Proceeds not so used as set forth above in this paragraph (ii)
constitutes "Company Excess Proceeds."
(iii) When the aggregate amount of Company Excess Proceeds exceeds
$10,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign
currencies after deducting fees that would be incurred in converting
such funds to US dollars), the Company shall, within 15 Business Days,
make an offer to purchase (a "Company Excess Proceeds Offer"), on a
proportional basis, the Notes and Indebtedness described in the second
succeeding sentence, in accordance with the procedures set forth below,
the maximum principal amount of Notes (expressed as a multiple of
$1,000) and such other Indebtedness that may be purchased with the
Company Excess Proceeds. Any Company Excess Proceeds Offer shall
include a pro rata offer under similar circumstances to purchase all
other Indebtedness of the Company ranking equally with the Notes which
Indebtedness contains similar provisions requiring the Company to
purchase such Indebtedness. The offer price as to each Note (the
"Company Excess Proceeds Offer Price") will be payable in cash in an
amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Note, plus accrued
and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of purchase. To the
extent that the aggregate principal amount of Notes validly tendered
and not withdrawn by holders thereof pursuant to a Company Excess
Proceeds Offer is less than the Company Excess Proceeds, the Company
may use such deficiency for general corporate purposes. If the
aggregate principal amount of Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn
by holders thereof pursuant to a Company Excess Proceeds Offer exceeds
the Excess Proceeds, Notes to be purchased will be selected on a
proportional basis. Upon completion of such Company Exceeds Proceeds
Offer, the amount of Company Excess Proceeds shall be reset to zero.
(B) LIMITATION ON ASSET SALES BY PARENT AND RESTRICTED PARENT SUBSIDIARIES.
(i) The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Parent
Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, engage in any Asset Sale unless
(A) the consideration received by the Parent or such Restricted Parent
Subsidiary for such Asset Sale is not less than the Fair Market Value
of the shares or other assets sold (as determined by the Board of
Directors of the Parent, whose determination shall be conclusive and
evidenced by a resolution thereof) and (B) the consideration received
by the Parent or the relevant Restricted Parent Subsidiary in respect
of such Asset Sale consists of at least 75% cash or Cash Equivalents;
PROVIDED, that for purposes of this Section 1017(b), "Cash Equivalents"
shall include (X) the amount of any liabilities (other than liabilities
that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes) of the Parent or
such Restricted Parent Subsidiary (as shown on the Parent's or such
Restricted Parent Subsidiary's most recent balance sheet or in the
notes thereto) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets or
other property in such Asset Sale or are no longer a liability of the
Parent or any Restricted Parent Subsidiary (and excluding any
liabilities that are incurred in connection with or in anticipation of
such Asset Sale), but only to the extent that such assumption is
effected on a basis under which there is no further recourse to the
Parent or any of the Restricted Parent Subsidiaries with respect to
such liabilities and (Y) and securities, notes or other obligations
received by the Parent or any of its Restricted Parent Subsidiaries in
connection with such Asset Sale that are converted by the Parent or
such Restricted Parent Subsidiary into cash within 60 days of receipt.
(ii) If the Parent or any Restricted Parent Subsidiary engages in an Asset
Sale, the Parent may use the Net Cash Proceeds thereof, within 12
months after such Asset Sale, to (A) commence an offer to purchase the
Notes or any then outstanding Indebtedness of the Parent that ranks
equally with the Notes or Indebtedness of any Restricted Parent
Subsidiary or permanently reduce (without making any prepayment) any
Indebtedness of the Parent ranking equally with the Guarantee or any
Indebtedness of a Restricted Parent Subsidiary, (B) cause the Company
to repay or prepay the Notes or any then outstanding Indebtedness of
the Company that ranks equally with the Notes or Indebtedness of any
Restricted Company Subsidiary or permanently reduce (without making any
prepayment) any Indebtedness of the Company ranking equally with the
Notes or Indebtedness of any Restricted Company Subsidiary, or (C)
invest (or enter into a legally binding agreement to invest) in
properties and assets to replace the properties and assets that were
the subject of the Asset Sale or in properties and assets that are or
will be used in the Telecommunications Business. If any such legally
binding agreement to invest such Net Cash Proceeds is terminated, then
the Parent may, within 60 days of such termination or within 12 months
of such Asset Sale, whichever is later, apply or invest such Net Cash
Proceeds as provided in clause (A), or (B) or (C) (without regard to
the parenthetical contained in such clause (C)) above. The amount of
such Net Cash Proceeds not so used as set forth above in this paragraph
(c) constitutes "Parent Excess Proceeds."
(iii) When the aggregate amount of Parent Excess Proceeds exceeds
$10,000,000, the Parent shall, within 15 business days, make an offer
to purchase (a "Parent Proceeds Offer"), on a proportional basis, the
Notes and Indebtedness described in the second succeeding sentence, in
accordance with the procedures set forth below, the maximum principal
amount of Notes (expressed as a multiple of $1,000) and such other
Indebtedness that may be purchased with the Parent Excess Proceeds. Any
Parent Excess Proceeds Offer made by the Parent shall include a pro
rata offer under similar circumstances to purchase all other
Indebtedness of the Parent ranking equally with the Notes which
Indebtedness contains similar provisions requiring the Parent to
purchase such Indebtedness. The offer price as to each Note (the
"Parent Excess Proceeds Offer Price") will be payable in cash in an
amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Note, plus accrued
and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of purchase. To the
extent that the aggregate principal amount of Notes validly tendered
and not withdrawn by holders thereof pursuant to an Parent Excess
Proceeds Offer is less than the Parent Excess Proceeds, the Parent may
use such deficiency for general corporate purposes. If the aggregate
principal amount of Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by holders
thereof pursuant to a Parent Excess Proceeds Offer exceeds the Parent
Excess Proceeds, Notes to be purchased will be selected on a
proportional basis. Upon completion of such Parent Excess Proceeds
Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset to zero.
SECTION 128. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1018. Section 1018 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Section 1018 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1018. LIMITATIONS ON DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS.
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Neither the Company nor the Parent shall, and neither shall
they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or
otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or
restriction of any kind on the ability of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends, in cash or otherwise, or make any other
distributions on or in respect of any Capital Stock of the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary owned by any Restricted Entity, (b) pay any Indebtedness
owed to any Restricted Entity, (c) make Investments in any Restricted Entity,
(d) transfer any of its property or assets to any Restricted Entity or (e)
guarantee any indebtedness of any Restricted Entity, except for such
encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) any agreement in
effect on the Issue Date, (ii) applicable law, (iii) customary non-assignment
provisions in leases entered into in the ordinary course of business and other
agreements of any Restricted Entity, (iv) any agreement or other instrument of a
Person acquired by the any Restricted Entity in existence at the time of such
acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof), which encumbrance or
restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any
Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so
acquired, (v) customary restrictions on transfers of property contained in any
security agreement (including a capital lease obligation) securing Indebtedness
of a Restricted Entity otherwise permitted hereunder, (vi) any encumbrance or
restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary entered into for the sale or
disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such
Restricted Subsidiary permitted under Section 1017), (vii) any agreement or
instrument governing or relating to Indebtedness under any senior financing
facility permitted to be incurred under clause (g), (j) or (m) of the definition
of "Permitted Indebtedness" if such encumbrance or restriction applies only (A)
to amounts which at any point in time (other than during such periods as are
described in the following clause (B)) (1) exceed scheduled amounts due and
payable (or which are to become due and payable within 30 days) in respect of
the Notes or this Indenture for interest, premium and principal less the amount
of cash that is otherwise available to the Company or the Parent (as the case
may be) at such time for the payment of interest, premium and principal due and
payable in respect of the Notes or this Indenture or (2) if paid, would result
in an event described in the following clause (B) of this sentence, or (B)
during the pendency of any event that causes, permits or, after notice or lapse
of time, would cause or permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness to
declare such Indebtedness to be immediately due and payable or to require cash
collateralization or cash cover for such Indebtedness for so long as such cash
collateralization or cash cover has not been provided; (viii) any encumbrance or
restriction under the Vendor Credit Facility; (ix) any encumbrance or
restriction relating to transfer of property or assets comprising an Initial
System pursuant to an Incumbent Agreement, and (x) any encumbrance or
restriction under any agreement that extends, renews, refinances or replaces
agreements containing the encumbrances or restrictions in the foregoing clauses
(i) through (vi) and (viii), so long as the Board of Directors of the Parent
determines in good faith that the terms and conditions of any such encumbrances
or restrictions, taken as a whole, are no less favorable to any Restricted
Entity and the holders of the Notes than those so extended, renewed, refinanced
or replaced."
AMENDMENTS TO "SECURITY"
SECTION 129. AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 12. Article 12 of the Indenture is
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hereby amended by deleting the existing Article 12 in its entirety and replacing
it with the followin `g:
SECTION 1201. SECURITY
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(a) On the date hereof, the Company shall purchase the New Pledged
Securities, and at all times, subject to the Amended and Restated Pledge
Agreement, pledge to the Trustee the Pledged Securities as security for the
benefit of the Holders. The Pledged Securities must be in such amount as will be
sufficient upon receipt of scheduled interest on and principal payments of such
Pledged Securities, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
independent public accountants selected by the Company, to provide for payment
in full of the fourth and fifth scheduled interest payments due on the
Outstanding Notes. The Pledged Securities shall be pledged by the Company to the
Trustee for the benefit of the Holders pursuant to the Amended and Restated
Pledge Agreement and shall be held by the Trustee in the Escrow Account pending
disposition pursuant to the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement.
(b) Each Holder, by its continued acceptance of a Note, consents and
agrees to the terms of the Pledge Agreement (including, without limitation, the
provisions providing for foreclosure and release of the Pledged Securities) as
the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with
its terms, and authorizes and directs the Trustee to enter into the Amended and
Restated Pledge Agreement and to perform its respective obligations and exercise
its respective rights thereunder in accordance therewith. The Company shall do
or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be reasonably necessary or
proper, or as may be required by the provisions of the Amended and Restated
Pledge Agreement, to assure and confirm to the Trustee the security interest in
the Pledged Securities contemplated hereby, by the Amended and Restated Pledge
Agreement or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render
the same available for the security and benefit of this Indenture and of the
Notes secured hereby, according to the intent and purposes herein expressed. The
Company shall take, or shall cause to be taken, any and all actions reasonably
required (and any action reasonably requested by the Trustee) to cause the
Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement to create and maintain, as security for
the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes, valid and
enforceable first priority liens in and on all the Pledged Securities, in favor
of the Trustee, superior to and prior to the rights of the third Persons and
subject to no other Liens.
(c) The release of any Pledged Securities pursuant to the Amended and
Restated Pledge Agreement will not be deemed to impair the security under this
Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof if and to the extent the
Pledged Securities are released pursuant to this Indenture and the Amended and
Restated Pledge Agreement. To the extent applicable, the Company shall cause TIA
Section 314(d), relating to the release of property or securities from the Lien
and security interest of the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement and relating
to the substitution therefor of any property or securities to be subjected to
the Lien and security interest of the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement, to
be complied with. Any certificate or opinion required by TIA Section 314(d) may
be made by an officer of the Company, except in cases where TIA Section 314(d)
requires that such certificate or opinion be made by an independent Person,
which Person shall be an independent appraiser or other expert selected or
approved by the Company in the exercise of reasonable care
(d) The Company shall cause TIA Section 314(b), relating to opinions of
counsel regarding the Lien under the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement, to
be complied with. The Trustee may, to the extent permitted by Section 602
hereof, accept as conclusive evidence of compliance with the foregoing
provisions the appropriate statements contained in such instruments.
(e) The Trustee, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the
Holders, may, and at the request of the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of Notes then Outstanding shall, on behalf of the Holders, take
all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to (i) enforce any of the
terms of the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement and (ii) collect and receive
any an all amounts payable in respect of the obligations of the Company
thereunder. The Trustee shall have power to institute and to maintain such suits
and proceedings as the Trustee may deem expedient to preserve or protect its
interests and the interests of the Holders in the Pledged Securities (including
power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement
of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or
order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of,
or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the security
interest hereunder or be prejudicial to the interest of the Holders of the
Trustee).
AMENDMENTS TO "DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE"
SECTION 130. AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 13. Article 13 of the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the existing Article 13 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
SECTION 1301. COMPANY'S OPTION TO EFFECT DEFEASANCE OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
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The Company may, at its option by Board Resolution, at any
time, with respect to the Notes, elect to have either Section 1302 or Section
1303 be applied to all Outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set
forth below in this Article Thirteen.
SECTION 1302. DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE.
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Upon the Company's exercise under Section 1301 of the option
applicable to this Section 1302, each of the Company and the Parent shall be
deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all
Outstanding Notes on the date the conditions set forth in Section 1304 are
satisfied (hereinafter, "defeasance"). For this purpose, such defeasance means
that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire
indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be
deemed to be "Outstanding" only for the purposes of Section 1305 and the other
Sections of this Indenture referred to in (A) and (B) below, and to have
satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture insofar
as such Notes are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company,
shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the
following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged
hereunder: (A) the rights of Holders of Outstanding Notes to receive, solely
from the trust fund described in Section 1304 and as more fully set forth in
such Section, payments in respect of the principal of (and premium, if any, on)
and interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on such Notes when such payments
are due, (B) the Company's and the Parent's obligations with respect to such
Notes under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002 and 1003, (C) the rights, powers,
trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (D) this Article
Thirteen. Subject to compliance with this Article Thirteen, the Company may
exercise its option under this Section 1302 notwithstanding the prior exercise
of its option under Section 1303 with respect to the Notes. Forthwith upon
exercise by the Company of its option under this Section 1302 the Guarantees
shall cease to be of further force and effect.
SECTION 1303. COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
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Upon the Company's exercise under Section 1301 of the option
applicable to this Section 1303, the Company and the Parent shall be released
from their respective obligations under any covenant contained in Section 801(2)
and (3) and Section 803 and in Sections 1007 through 1018 with respect to the
Outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth below are
satisfied (hereinafter, "covenant defeasance"), and the Notes shall thereafter
be deemed not to be "Outstanding" for the purposes of any direction, waiver,
consent or declaration or Act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof)
in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed "Outstanding"
for all other purposes hereunder. For this purpose, such covenant defeasance
means that, with respect to the Outstanding Notes, the Company and the Parent
may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term,
condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or
indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or
by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or
in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default
or an Event of Default under Section 501(4), but, except as specified above, the
remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby.
SECTION 1304. CONDITIONS TO DEFEASANCE OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
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The following shall be the conditions to application of either
Section 1302 or Section 1303 to the Outstanding Notes:
(1) The Company or the Parent shall have deposited or caused
to be deposited irrevocably with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the
requirements of Section 607 who shall agree to comply with the provisions of
this Article Thirteen applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose
of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and
dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Notes, (A) cash in
United States dollars, (B) U.S. Government Obligations which through the
scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance
with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any
payment, money in an amount, or (C) a combination thereof, sufficient, in the
opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants
expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay
and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or other qualifying
trustee) to pay and discharge, (i) the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on, Outstanding Notes on the Stated
Maturity (or Redemption Date, if applicable) of such principal (and premium, if
any) or installment of interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, and (ii) any
payments applicable to the Outstanding Notes on the day on which such payments
are due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and of such
Notes; provided that the Trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed to apply
such money or the proceeds of such U.S. Government Obligations to said payments
with respect to the Notes. Before such a deposit, the Company may give to the
Trustee, in accordance with Section 1103 hereof, a notice of its election to
redeem all of the Outstanding Notes at a future date in accordance with Article
Eleven hereof, which notice shall be irrevocable. Such irrevocable redemption
notice, if given, shall be given effect in applying the foregoing. For this
purpose, "U.S. Government Obligations" means securities that are (x) direct
obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its
full faith and credit is pledged or (y) obligations of a Person controlled or
supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of
America the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full
faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in either
case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and
shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section
3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), as custodian with respect to
any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of principal of or
interest on any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the
account of the holder of such depository receipt, provided that (except as
required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the
amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received
by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific
payment of principal of or interest on the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced
by such depository receipt.
(2) No Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes
shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or, insofar as
paragraphs (6) and (7) of Section 501 hereof are concerned, at any time during
the period ending on the 123rd day after the date of such deposit (it being
understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until the
expiration of such period).
(3) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in
a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement
or instrument (other than the Indenture) to which the Company or the Parent is a
party or by which it is bound.
(4) In the case of an election under Section 1302, the Company shall have
delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Company has
received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a
ruling, or (y) since April 1, 1998, there has been a change in the applicable
federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon
such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of the Outstanding Notes will not
recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of
such defeasance and will be 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.
(5) In the case of an election under Section 1303, the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the
Holders of the Outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for
U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and
will be subject to U.S. 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.
(6) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent provided for relating to either the defeasance under
Section 1302 or the covenant defeasance under Section 1303 (as the case may be)
have been complied with.
SECTION 1305. DEPOSITED MONEY AND U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS TO BE HELD IN
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TRUST; OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
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Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section
1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof)
deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for
purposes of this Section 1305, the "Trustee") pursuant to Section 1304 in
respect of the Outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the
Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to
the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company
acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of
such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal
(and premium, if any) and interest, but such money need not be segregated from
other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any
tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Governmental
Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1304 or the principal and interest
received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which
by law is for the account of the Holders of the Outstanding Notes.
Anything in this Article Thirteen to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the or the Parent, as the
case may be, from time to time upon Company Request or Parent Request, as
applicable any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in
Section 1304 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then
be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent defeasance or covenant
defeasance, as applicable, in accordance with this Article.
SECTION 1306. REINSTATEMENT.
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If the Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any
money in accordance with Section 1305 by reason of any order or judgment of any
court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting
such application, then the Company's and the Parent's obligations under this
Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had
occurred pursuant to Section 1302 or 1303, as the case may be, until such time
as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in
accordance with Section 1305; provided, however, that if the Company or the
Parent makes any payment of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any
Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company or the Parent,
as applicable, shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to
receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
PARENT GUARANTEE
SECTION 131. GUARANTEE. Parent agrees that forthwith upon execution of this
Supplemental Indenture it will enter into a guarantee of the Company's
obligations under the Notes in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 132. WAIVER. Without limitation to Section 1019 of the Indenture, the
Parent may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term provision or
condition set forth in Section 803 or Sections 1005 through 1018, inclusive, if
before or after the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, by Act of such Holders,
waive such compliance in such instance with such term, provision or condition
except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waivers shall become
effective, the obligations of the Parent and the duties of the Trustee in
respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 133. ACTS OF HOLDERS.
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(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other action provided by this Supplemental Indenture to be given or taken by
Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of
substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agents duly
appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered
to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Parent and/or
Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and
evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders
signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such
instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any
purpose of this Supplemental Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee,
the Parent and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or
writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a
certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take
acknowledgements of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such
instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such
execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual
capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof
of authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or
writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved
in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
(c) The principal amount and serial numbers of Notes held by any Person, and the
date of holding the same, shall be proved by the Note Register.
(d) If the Parent and/or the Company shall solicit from the Holders of Notes any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act,
the Company or the Parent (as the case may be) may, at its option, by or
pursuant to a Board Resolution, fix in advance a record date for the
determination of Holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but neither the Company nor the
Parent shall have no obligation to do so. Notwithstanding TIA Section 316(c),
such record date shall be the record date specified in or pursuant to such Board
Resolution, which shall be a date not earlier than the date 30 days prior to the
first solicitation of Holders generally in connection therewith and not later
than the date such solicitation is completed. If such a record date is fixed,
such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
Act may be given before or after such record date, but only the Holders of
record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be
Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite
proportion of Outstanding Notes have authorized or agreed or consented to such
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act,
and for that purpose the Outstanding Notes shall be computed as of such record
date; PROVIDED that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders
on such record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective
pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than eleven months after
the record date.
(e) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other Act of the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same
Note and the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer
thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done,
omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee, the Parent or the Company in
reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.
SECTION 134. NOTICE OF HOLDERS; WAIVER.
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Where this Supplemental Indenture provides for notice of any
event to Holders by the Parent or the Trustee, such notice shall be sufficiently
given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed,
first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at its
address as it appears in the Note Register, not later than the latest date, and
not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In
any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail
such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder
shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Any
notice mailed to a Holder in the manner herein prescribed shall be conclusively
deemed to have been received by such Holder, whether or not such Holder actually
receives such notice. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner,
such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such
notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the
equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the
Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of
any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case, by reason of the suspension of or irregularities in regular mail
service or by reason of any other cause, it shall be impracticable to mail
notice of any event to Holders when such notice is required to be given pursuant
to any provision of this Indenture, then any manner of giving such notice as
shall be satisfactory to the Trustee shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving
of such notice for every purpose hereunder.SECTION 135. COUNTERPARTS. This
Supplemental Indenture may be signed in any number of counterparts each of which
so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts
together constitute but one and the same Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 136. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED
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BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
SECTION 137. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.In case any provision in this Supplemental
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Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby.
SECTION 138. HEADINGS. The various headings of this Supplemental Indenture
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are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Supplemental Indenture or any provisions hereof or
thereof.
SECTION 139. EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE. Pursuant to Section 902 of the
Indenture, upon the execution of this Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture
shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith with
respect to the Notes affected thereby, and the respective rights, limitations of
rights, obligations, duties and liabilities and immunities under the Indenture
of the Trustee shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder
subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms
and conditions of this Supplemental Indenture shall be and be deemed to be part
of the terms and conditions of the Indenture for any and all purposes.
SECTION 140. INDENTURE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS SUPPLEMENTED. Except as
specifically stated herein, all of the terms and conditions of the Indenture
shall remain in full force and effect. All references to the Indenture in any
other document or instrument shall be deemed to mean the Indenture, as
supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture shall
not constitute a novation of the Indenture, but shall constitute an amendment
thereto. The parties hereby agree to be bound by the terms and obligations of
the Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, as though the
terms and obligations of the Indenture were set forth herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
PATHNET, INC.
By: /s/ William. R. Smedberg V
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Name: William R. Smedberg, V
Title: Executive Vice President, Corporate
Development
PATHNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By: /s/ William. R. Smedberg V
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Name: William R. Smedberg, V
Title: Executive Vice President, Corporate
Development
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, TRUSTEE
By: /s/ Terence Rawlins
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Name: Terence Rawlins
Title: Assistant Vice President