Delaware
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0-25969
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52-1166660
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File No.)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Class
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Trading Symbol
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Name of Exchange on which Registered
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Class A Common Stock, $.001 Par Value
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UONE
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NASDAQ Capital Market
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Class D Common Stock, $.001 Par Value
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UONEK
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NASDAQ Capital Market
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Year
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Percentage
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2024
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103.688%
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2025
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101.844%
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2026 and thereafter
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100.000%
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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4.1
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Indenture, dated as of January 25, 2021 by and between Urban One, Inc., the guarantors therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent.
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4.2
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Form of 7.375%% Senior Secured Note due 2028 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1 in this current report on Form 8-K).
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4.3
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Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2021 by and among Urban One, Inc. (f/k/a Radio One, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent
for the Lenders and the Lenders.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS | ||||
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Article 1 | |||||
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION | ||||
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BY REFERENCE | ||||
Section 1.01
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Definitions
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1
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Section 1.02
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Other Definitions
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21
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Section 1.03
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Rules of Construction
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21
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Article 2 |
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THE NOTES | |||||
Section 2.01
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Form and Dating
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22
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Section 2.02
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Execution and Authentication
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22
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Section 2.03
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Registrar and Paying Agent
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22
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Section 2.04
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Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
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22
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Section 2.05
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Holder Lists
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22
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Section 2.06
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Transfer and Exchange
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23
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Section 2.07
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Replacement Notes
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29
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Section 2.08
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Outstanding Notes
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29
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Section 2.09
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Treasury Notes
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Section 2.10
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Temporary Notes
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29
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Section 2.11
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Cancellation
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29
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Section 2.12
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Defaulted Interest
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29
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Article 3 | |||||
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT | |||||
Section 3.01
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Notices to Trustee
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30
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Section 3.02
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Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased
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30
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Section 3.03
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Notice of Redemption
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30
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Section 3.04
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Effect of Notice of Redemption
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31
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Section 3.05
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Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price
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31
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Section 3.06
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Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part
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31
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Section 3.07
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Optional Redemption
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31
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Section 3.08
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Gaming Redemption
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32
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Section 3.09
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Mandatory Redemption
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32
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Section 3.10
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Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds
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33
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Article 4 | |||||
COVENANTS | |||||
Section 4.01
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Payment of Notes
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34
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Section 4.02
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Maintenance of Office or Agency
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34
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Section 4.03
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Reports
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34
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Section 4.04
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Compliance Certificate
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34
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Section 4.05
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Taxes
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35
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Section 4.06
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Stay, Extension and Usury Laws
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35
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Section 4.07
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Limitation on Restricted Payments
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35
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Section 4.08
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Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries
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38
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Section 4.09
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Limitation on Indebtedness
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39
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Section 4.10
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Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock
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41
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Section 4.11
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Limitation on Affiliate Transactions
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42
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Section 4.12
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Limitation on Liens
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44
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Section 4.13
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Business Activities
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44
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Section 4.14
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Corporate Existence
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44
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Section 4.15
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Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control
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Section 4.16
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[Reserved]
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45
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Section 4.17
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Additional Note Guarantees
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45
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Section 4.18
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Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries
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45
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Section 4.19
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Suspension of Covenants on Achievement of Investment Grade Status
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46
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Article 5 | |||||
SUCCESSORS | |||||
Section 5.01
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Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets
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Section 5.02
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Successor Corporation Substituted
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47
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Article 6 | ||||
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DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES | ||||
Section 6.01
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Events of Default
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48
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Section 6.02
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Acceleration
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49
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Section 6.03
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Other Remedies
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49
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Section 6.04
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Waiver of Past Defaults
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Section 6.05
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Control by Majority
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Section 6.06
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Limitation on Suits
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50
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Section 6.07
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Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment
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50
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Section 6.08
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Collection Suit by Trustee
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Section 6.09
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Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
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50
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Section 6.10
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Priorities
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50
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Section 6.11
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Undertaking for Costs
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50
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Article 7 | ||||
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TRUSTEE | ||||
Section 7.01
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Duties of Trustee
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51
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Section 7.02
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Rights of Trustee
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Section 7.03
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Individual Rights of Trustee
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52
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Section 7.04
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Trustee’s Disclaimer
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52
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Section 7.05
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Notice of Defaults
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Section 7.06
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Compensation and Indemnity
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Section 7.07
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Replacement of Trustee
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Section 7.08
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Successor Trustee by Merger, etc
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53
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Section 7.09
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Eligibility; Disqualification
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53
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Section 7.10
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Notes Collateral Agent.
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Article 8 | ||||
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LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE | ||||
Section 8.01
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Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
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Section 8.02
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Legal Defeasance and Discharge
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54
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Section 8.03
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Covenant Defeasance
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54
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Section 8.04
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Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance
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55
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Section 8.05
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Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions
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55
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Section 8.06
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Repayment to Company
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55
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Section 8.07
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Reinstatement
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55
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Article 9 | ||||
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AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER | ||||
Section 9.01
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Without Consent of Holders of Notes
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56
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Section 9.02
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With Consent of Holders of Notes
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Section 9.03
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Revocation and Effect of Consents
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57
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Section 9.04
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Notation on or Exchange of Notes
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57
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Section 9.05
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Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc
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Article 10 | ||||
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COLLATE RAL AND SECURITY | ||||
Section 10.01
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Security Interest
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58
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Section 10.02
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Equal and Ratable Sharing of Collateral by Holders of Parity Lien Debt
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58
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Section 10.03
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Relative Rights
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58
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Section 10.04
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Further Assurances
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58
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Section 10.05
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Insurance
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Section 10.06
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Release of Liens in Respect of Notes
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59
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Section 10.07
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Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Trustee Under the Security Documents
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59
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Section 10.08
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Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents
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59
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Section 10.09
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Real Property
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60
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Section 10.10
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Trustee’s Duties with Respect to Collateral; Rights of Notes Collateral Agent
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60
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Section 10.11
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Holder Direction
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60
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Article 11 |
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NOTE GUARANTEES | ||||
Section 11.01
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Guarantee
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Section 11.02
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Limitation on Guarantor Liability
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Section 11.03
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Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee
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61
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Section 11.04
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Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms
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Section 11.05
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Releases
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62
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Article 12 | ||||
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SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE | ||||
Section 12.01
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Satisfaction and Discharge
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Section 12.02
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Application of Trust Money
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63
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Article 13 | ||||
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MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
Section 13.01
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Notices
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Section 13.02
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Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
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Section 13.03
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Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
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Section 13.04
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Rules by Trustee and Agents
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Section 13.05
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No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders
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65
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Section 13.06
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Governing Law; Jurisdiction
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65
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Section 13.07
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No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
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65
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Section 13.08
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Successors
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65
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Section 13.09
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Severability
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Section 13.10
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Counterpart Originals
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65
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Section 13.11
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Table of Contents, Headings, etc
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Section 13.12
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Force Majeure
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65
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Section 13.13
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U.S.A. Patriot Act
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65
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Section 13.14
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JURY TRIAL WAIVER
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65
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EXHIBITS | ||||
Exhibit A
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FORM OF NOTE
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Exhibit B
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
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Exhibit C
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
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Exhibit D
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
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Exhibit E
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FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
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Exhibit F
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FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
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Exhibit G
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FORM OF JUNIOR LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
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Exhibit H
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FORM OF PARITY LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
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(1)
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any property or assets (other than Capital Stock) used or to be used by the Company, a Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise useful in a Permitted Business (it being
understood that capital expenditures on property or assets already used in a Permitted Business or to replace any property or assets that are the subject of such Asset Disposition shall be deemed an investment in Additional Assets);
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(2)
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the Capital Stock of a Person that is engaged in a Permitted Business and becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of such Capital Stock by the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or
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(3)
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Capital Stock constituting a minority interest in any Person that at such time is a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.
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(1)
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a disposition by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary;
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(2)
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a disposition of cash, Cash Equivalents;
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(3)
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a disposition of inventory or other assets in the ordinary course of business;
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(4)
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a disposition of obsolete, surplus or worn out equipment or other assets or equipment or other assets that are no longer useful in the conduct of the business of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(5)
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transactions permitted under Section 5.01 hereof or a transaction that constitutes a Change of Control;
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(6)
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any Designated Sale;
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(7)
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an issuance of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary or as part of or pursuant to an equity incentive or
compensation plan approved by the Board of Directors;
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(8)
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any dispositions of Capital Stock, properties or assets in a single transaction or series of related transactions with a fair market value (as determined in good faith
by the Company) of less than the greater of (a) $10.0 million and (b) 1.00% of Total Assets;
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(9)
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any Restricted Payment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 4.07 hereof and the making of any Permitted Payment or Permitted Investment or, solely
for purposes of clause (3) of Section 4.10(a) hereof, asset sales, the proceeds of which are used to make such Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments;
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(10)
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dispositions in connection with Permitted Liens;
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(11)
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dispositions of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy or similar
proceedings;
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(12)
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the licensing or sub-licensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles and licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases of other property, in each case, in
the ordinary course of business;
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(13)
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foreclosure, condemnation or any similar action with respect to any property or other assets;
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(14)
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the sale or discount (with or without recourse, and on customary or commercially reasonable terms and for credit management purposes) of accounts receivable or notes
receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, or the conversion or exchange of accounts receivable for notes receivable;
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(15)
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any disposition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
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(16)
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any disposition of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement or other obligation with or to a Person (other than the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary) from whom such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired, or from whom such Restricted Subsidiary acquired its business and assets (having been newly formed in connection with such acquisition), made as part of such acquisition and in
each case comprising all or a portion of the consideration in respect of such sale or acquisition;
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(17)
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any disposition of Securitization Assets or Receivables Assets, or participations therein, in connection with any Qualified Securitization Financing or Receivables
Facility, or the disposition of an account receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
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(18)
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to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Permitted Business; and
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(19)
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any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind.
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(1)
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(a) United States dollars or (b) any other foreign currency held by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
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(2)
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securities issued or directly and fully Guaranteed or insured by the United States or Canadian governments or, in each case, any agency or instrumentality of thereof
(provided that the full faith and credit of such country is pledged in support thereof), having maturities of not more than two years from the date of acquisition;
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(3)
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certificates of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances having maturities of not more than one year from the
date of acquisition thereof issued by any lender to the ABL Credit Facility or by any bank or trust company (a) whose commercial paper is rated at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof
by Moody’s (or if at the time neither is issuing comparable ratings, then a comparable rating of another Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization) or (b) (in the event that the bank or trust company does not have commercial
paper which is rated) having combined capital and surplus in excess of $250.0 million;
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(4)
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repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause
(3) above;
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(5)
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commercial paper rated at the time of acquisition thereof at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or “P-2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s or carrying
an equivalent rating by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of investments or, if no rating is available in respect of the commercial paper, the issuer
of which has an equivalent rating in respect of its long-term debt, and in any case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition thereof;
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(6)
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readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America, any province of Canada or any political subdivision thereof, in each case,
having one of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at the time, neither is issuing comparable ratings, then a comparable rating of another Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization)
with maturities of not more than two years from the date of acquisition; and
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(7)
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interests in any investment company, money market or enhanced high yield fund which invests 95% or more of its assets in instruments of the type specified in clauses
(1) through (6) above.
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(1)
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the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related
transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than a Principal or
a Related Party or a Permitted Group;
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(2)
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the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
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(3)
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the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the
Company or any Parent Company, measured by voting power, rather than number of shares, is Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by any Person other than any Parent Company, the Principals and their Related Parties or a Permitted
Group; or
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(4)
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the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company are not Continuing Directors.
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(1)
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plus, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and only to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income,
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(a)
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Consolidated Income Tax Expense (other than income tax expense (either positive or negative) attributable to extraordinary gains (or losses));
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(b)
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Consolidated Interest Expense;
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(c)
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Consolidated Non-cash Charges;
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(d)
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costs, fees, expenses (including all legal, accounting and other professional fees, rating agency fees) or charges (other than depreciation or amortization expense)
related to any Equity Offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Indenture (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful),
including (i) such costs, fees, expenses (including all legal, accounting and other professional fees, rating agency fees) or charges related to the Refinancing Transactions and (ii) any amendment or other modification of this Indenture and
the Notes, in each case, deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income;
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(e)
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any extraordinary, unusual, exceptional or non-recurring charges, costs or expenses;
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(f)
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interest incurred in connection with Investments in discontinued operations;
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(g)
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any costs, expenses or amounts paid in connection with employee or management recruitment, relocation, retention, signing bonus or severance costs; and
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(h)
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losses, charges and expenses associated with modifications of station broadcasting formats;
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(2)
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minus
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(a)
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non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income, other than (i) the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business and (ii) reversals of prior accruals or
reserves for cash items previously excluded in the calculation of Consolidated Non-cash Charges; and
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(b)
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barter revenues to the extent such barter revenues were included in computing Consolidated Net Income.
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(1)
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any amortization of debt discount;
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(2)
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non-cash interest expense, including any interest paid in kind by the issuance of additional Indebtedness;
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(3)
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the net cost under Hedging Obligations (including any amortization of discounts), Securitization Fees and capitalized fees related to any Qualified Securitization
Financing or Receivables Facility;
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(4)
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the interest portion of any deferred payment obligations;
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(5)
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all commission, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, financing or similar activities (including, without
limitation, agency fees, commitment fees and similar fees);
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(6)
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the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations;
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(7)
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the interest expense on any Indebtedness guaranteed by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien; and
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(8)
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any cash dividends paid or payable on any Designated Preferred Stock.
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(1)
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all extraordinary or unusual gains and extraordinary or unusual losses (in each case, net of fees and expenses relating to the transaction giving rise thereto),
together with any related provision for taxes on such gains and losses;
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(2)
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the net income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, except to the extent of the
amount of the dividends or distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Person;
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(3)
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gains or losses in respect of any Asset Dispositions or sale or other disposition of assets or Equity Interests outside the ordinary course of business after the Issue
Date by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (net of fees and expenses relating to the transaction giving rise thereto), on an after tax basis;
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(4)
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the net income (loss) from any operations disposed of or discontinued after the Issue Date and any net gains or losses on such disposition or discontinuance, on an
after tax basis;
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(5)
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solely for purposes of Section 4.07 hereof, the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person to the extent the declaration of dividends or
similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms
of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulations applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, partners or members, except to the extent of any dividends or
other distributions or payments actually paid to such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and not already included in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person;
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(6)
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any gain or loss realized as a result of the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles;
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(7)
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any costs, fees, expenses or charges (including all legal, accounting and other professional fees, rating agency fees, deferred finance costs) paid in connection with
the Refinancing Transactions;
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(8)
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non-cash compensation charges or expenses, including those incurred in connection with any issuance of Equity Interests;
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(9)
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non-cash gains and losses attributable to movement in the mark to market valuation of Hedging Obligations pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
133;
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(10)
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any net after tax gains or losses attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness (in each case, net of fees and expenses relating to the transaction giving
rise thereto); and
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(11)
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the amount of loss or discount on sale of Securitization Assets, Receivables Assets and related assets in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing or
Receivables Facility.
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(1)
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to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor;
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(2)
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to advance or supply funds:
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(a)
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for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation; or
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(b)
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to maintain the working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; or
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(3)
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to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to
make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.
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(1)
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was a member of or nominated to such Board of Directors on the Issue Date; or
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(2)
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was nominated for election by either (a) one or more of the Principals or (b) the Board of Directors of the Company, a majority of whom were members of or nominated to
the Board of Directors of the Company on the Issue Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously approved by one or more of the Principals Beneficially Owning at least 25% of the Voting Stock of the Company (determined by
reference to voting power and not number of shares held) or such directors.
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(1)
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matures or is mandatorily redeemable for cash or in exchange for Indebtedness pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise; or
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(2)
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is or may become (in accordance with its terms) upon the occurrence of certain events or otherwise redeemable or repurchasable for cash or in exchange for Indebtedness
at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock in whole or in part, in each case on or prior to the earlier of (a) the Stated Maturity of the Notes or (b) the date on which there are no Notes outstanding; provided, however, that (i) only the portion of Capital Stock which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date will
be deemed to be Disqualified Stock and (ii) any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change
of control or asset sale (howsoever defined or referred to) shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if any such redemption or repurchase obligation is subject to compliance by the relevant Person with Section 4.07 hereof; provided, however, that if such Capital Stock is issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not
constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
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(1)
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any fee owned real property with a fair market value (measured at the time of acquisition) of less than $3,000,000 (as determined by the Company in good faith);
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(2)
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any lease, contract, instrument or property right to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party, if and only for so long as the grant of a security interest shall
constitute or result in a breach, termination, impairment or default under any such lease, contract or property right (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or
9-409 of the UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), but in each case:
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(a)
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only to the extent the Company or any Guarantor is contractually prohibited from creating a Lien on the Issue Date or the date such lease, contract, instrument or
property right was acquired, created or effective (so long as such prohibition was not expressly negotiated in anticipation of such acquisition), and
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(b)
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provided that any security interest securing obligations owing to noteholders shall attach immediately to any portion of such lease, contract or property right without
further action of the noteholders at any time or from time to time, so long as such security interest does not result, or would no longer result, in any of the consequences specified above;
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(3)
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any lease, contract, instrument or property right to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party and any other asset, in each case, if and only for so long as the
grant of a security interest shall violate any applicable law;
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(4)
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any License to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party, grantee or beneficiary, if and only for so long as either (x) each of the Company or such Guarantor is
prohibited from granting a security interest therein under applicable provisions of the Communications Act or any other applicable law, or (y) the grant of a security interest shall constitute or result in a breach, termination or default
under any such License; provided that:
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(a)
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Excluded Assets shall not include any rights and remedies incident or appurtenant to any such Licenses or any rights to receive any or all proceeds derived from, or in
connection with, any Asset Disposition of all or any portion of any such Licenses or any Station, and
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(b)
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any security interests securing obligations owing to noteholders shall attach immediately to any portion of such Licenses without further action of the noteholders at
any time or from time to time, so long as such attachment does not result, or would no longer result, in any of the consequences specified above;
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(5)
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any fixed or capital assets owned by the Company or any Guarantor that is subject to a purchase money Lien or a Capitalized Lease Obligation permitted under the
Indenture if the contractual obligation pursuant to which such Lien is granted (or in the document providing for such Capitalized Lease Obligation or the acquisition of such asset subject to such purchase money Lien) prohibits or requires
the consent of any Person other than the Company and its Affiliates (to the extent such consent has not been obtained) as a condition to the creation of any other Lien on such asset;
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(6)
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any Leaseholds;
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(7)
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all Excluded Equity Interests;
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(8)
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motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title;
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(9)
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assets as to which the costs of obtaining a security interest are excessive (as reasonably determined by the ABL Collateral Agent in writing) in relation to the value
of the security afforded thereby;
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(10)
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any commercial tort claims not in excess of $2,000,000 individually;
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(11)
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any letter of credit rights with a stated amount of less than $3,000,000;
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(12)
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cash pledged to secure letter of credit reimbursement obligations to the extent such secured letters of credit are permitted under the Indenture;
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(13)
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any “Excluded Deposit Accounts” (to be defined in the ABL Credit Agreement or any comparable term in any other ABL Obligations Document) that are excluded from
collateral securing the ABL Credit Agreement; and
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(14)
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any “intent to use” trademark applications for which a verified statement of use has not been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any asset or
intellectual property (including copyrights, trademarks and patents) if the grant of a security interest in or Lien upon such intellectual property would result in the cancellation, voiding, invalidation or impairment of such intellectual
property; provided that a grant of security interest shall be made (in accordance with the Security Agreement) in such “intent to use” applications once a verified statement of use has been filed
with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or such asset or intellectual property once it can be granted without resulting in cancellation, voiding, invalidation, or impairment thereof.
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(1)
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to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership
arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise); or
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(2)
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entered into primarily for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in
respect thereof (in whole or in part);
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(1)
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the principal of indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money;
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(2)
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the principal of obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;
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(3)
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all reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments (the amount of such obligations being
equal at any time to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such letters of credit or other instruments plus the aggregate amount of drawings thereunder that have been reimbursed) (except to the extent such reimbursement
obligations relate to trade payables and such obligations are satisfied within 30 days of Incurrence);
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(4)
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the principal component of all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property (except trade payables), which purchase price is due
more than one year after the date of placing such property in service or taking final delivery and title thereto;
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(5)
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Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;
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(6)
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the principal component of all obligations, or liquidation preference, of such Person with respect to any Disqualified Stock or, with respect to any Restricted
Subsidiary, any Preferred Stock (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends);
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(7)
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the principal component of all Indebtedness of other Persons secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person;
provided, however, that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of (a) the fair market value of such asset at such date of determination (as determined in good faith by the Company) and (b) the amount of such Indebtedness of such
other Persons;
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(8)
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Guarantees by such Person of the principal component of Indebtedness of other Persons to the extent Guaranteed by such Person; and
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(9)
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to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, net obligations of such Person under Hedging Obligations (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any
time to the net payments under such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such obligation that would be payable by such Person at the termination of such agreement or arrangement).
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(1)
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“Investment” will include the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in a Restricted Subsidiary to be
designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Restricted Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company will be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an
amount (if positive) equal to (a) the Company’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less (b) the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net
assets (as conclusively determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith) of such Subsidiary at the time that such Subsidiary is so re-designated a Restricted Subsidiary; and
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(2)
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any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.
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(1)
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a rating of “BBB-” or higher from S&P; and
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(2)
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a rating of “Baa3” or higher from Moody’s;
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(1)
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Consolidated Net Total Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of determination, to
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(2)
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the Company’s Consolidated Cash Flow for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available immediately preceding the date
on which such event for which such calculation is being made shall occur;
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(1)
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as to any Series of Parity Lien Debt, the written agreement of the Parity Lien Representative of such Series of Parity Lien Debt and holders of such Series of Parity
Lien Debt or as set forth in this Indenture, note purchase agreement, credit agreement note or other agreement governing such Series of Parity Lien Debt, for the benefit of all holders of Parity Lien Debt, all holders of ABL Debt, the ABL
Collateral Agent and each then present or future Parity Lien Representative:
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(a)
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that all Parity Lien Obligations will be and are secured equally and ratably by all Parity Liens at any time granted by the Company or any Guarantor to secure any
Obligations in respect of such Series of Parity Lien Debt, whether or not upon property otherwise constituting Shared Collateral, and that all such Parity Liens will be enforceable by the applicable Parity Lien Representative for the
benefit of all holders of Parity Lien Obligations equally and ratably;
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(b)
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that the holders of Obligations in respect of such Series of Parity Lien Debt are bound by the provisions of the intercreditor agreements, including the provisions
relating to the ranking of Parity Liens and the order of application of proceeds from enforcement of Parity Liens; and
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(c)
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consenting to the terms of the intercreditor agreements and the applicable representative’s performance of, and directing the applicable representative to perform, its
obligations under the intercreditor agreements; and
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(2)
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as to the ABL Debt, the written agreement of the collateral agent or other representative with respect to the ABL Debt, the holders of the ABL Debt or as set forth in
the credit agreement, note purchase agreement, note, indenture or other agreement governing the ABL Debt, for the benefit of all holders of Parity Lien Debt, all holders of ABL Debt, the ABL Collateral Agent and each then present or future
Parity Lien Representative, that the holders of Obligations in respect of the ABL Debt are bound by the provisions of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
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(1)
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(a) in respect of travel, entertainment or moving related expenses Incurred in the ordinary course of business or (b) for purposes of funding any such Person’s purchase
of Capital Stock (or similar obligations) of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company with (in the case of this subclause (b)) the approval of the Board of Directors;
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(2)
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in respect of moving related expenses Incurred in connection with any closing or consolidation of any facility or office; or
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(3)
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not exceeding $1.0 million in the aggregate outstanding at any time.
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(1)
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all legal, accounting, investment banking, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses Incurred, and all Taxes, paid or reasonably
estimated to be required to be paid or accrued as a liability under GAAP (after taking into account any otherwise available tax credits or deductions of the Company (or any of their Subsidiaries) and any tax sharing agreements), as a
consequence of such Asset Disposition;
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(2)
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all payments made on any Indebtedness which is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Disposition, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon such assets, or
which by applicable law be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Disposition;
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(3)
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all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders (other than any Parent Company, the Company or any of its respective Subsidiaries)
in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Disposition; and
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(4)
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the deduction of appropriate amounts required to be provided by the seller as a reserve, on the basis of GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the assets
disposed of in such Asset Disposition and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after such Asset Disposition.
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(1)
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as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that
would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c) constitutes the lender;
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(2)
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no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary)
would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness (other than the Notes) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of such
other Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and
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(3)
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as to which the holders of such Indebtedness do not otherwise have recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
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(1)
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the Notes initially issued by the Company under this Indenture together with the related Note Guarantees thereof;
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(2)
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any Additional Notes under this Indenture if the issuance thereof is permitted by each Secured Document;
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(3)
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[RESERVED],
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(4)
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additional notes issued under any indenture or other Indebtedness (including letters of credit and reimbursement obligations with respect thereto) of the Company under
any Additional Parity Lien Debt Facility that was permitted to be Incurred and so secured under each Secured Document, and guarantees (including Note Guarantees) thereof; provided, in the case of
any additional notes, guarantees or other Indebtedness referred to in this clause (4), that:
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(a)
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on or before the date on which such additional notes are issued or Indebtedness is incurred by the Company or guarantees Incurred by such Guarantor or the Company, such
additional notes, guarantees or other Indebtedness, as applicable, is designated by the Company, in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, as “Parity Lien Debt” for the purposes of this Indenture; provided that no Indebtedness may be designated as both ABL Debt and Parity Lien Debt or as both Junior Lien Debt and Parity Lien Debt;
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(b)
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such additional notes, guarantees or other Indebtedness is governed by an indenture, note purchase agreement, note or a credit agreement, as applicable, or other
agreement that provides that the Liens securing such Obligations are shared equally and ratably among Holders of Parity Lien Debt (unless the Notes have been discharged); and
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(c)
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all requirements set forth in the intercreditor agreements as to the confirmation, grant or perfection of the Parity Lien Representative’s Lien to secure such
additional notes, guarantees or other Indebtedness or Obligations in respect thereof are satisfied (and the satisfaction of such requirements and the other provisions of this clause (c) will be conclusively established for purposes of this
Indenture if the Company delivers to the Applicable Parity Lien Representative and the ABL Collateral Agent an additional secured debt designation stating that such requirements and other provisions have been satisfied and that such notes,
guarantees or other Indebtedness is “Parity Lien Debt”); and
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(5)
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Hedging Obligations of the Company or any Guarantor Incurred in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; provided that:
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(a)
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on or before or within thirty (30) days after the date on which such Hedging Obligations are Incurred by the Company or such Guarantor (or on or within thirty (30) days
after the date of this Indenture for Hedging Obligations in existence on the date of this Indenture), such Hedging Obligations are designated by the Company in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, as “Parity Lien Debt” for the
purposes of this Indenture;
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(b)
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the counterparty in respect of such Hedging Obligations, in its capacity as a holder or beneficiary of such Parity Lien, executes and delivers a joinder to the
intercreditor agreements in accordance with the terms thereof or otherwise becomes subject to the terms of the intercreditor agreements; and
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(c)
|
all other requirements set forth in the intercreditor agreements have been complied with (and the satisfaction of such requirements will be conclusively established for
purposes of this Indenture if the Company delivers to the Applicable Parity Lien Representative and the ABL Collateral Agent an additional secured debt designation stating that such requirements and other provisions have been satisfied and
that such Hedging Obligations are “Parity Lien Debt”);
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(1)
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Investments in (a) a Restricted Subsidiary (including the Capital Stock of, or guarantees of obligations of, a Restricted Subsidiary) or the Company or (b) a Person
(including the Capital Stock of any such Person) that will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary;
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(2)
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Investments in another Person if such Person is engaged, directly or through entities that will be Restricted Subsidiaries, in any Permitted Business and as a result of
such Investment such other Person is merged, amalgamated, consolidated or otherwise combined with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all its assets to, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, and any Investment held by
such Person; provided that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, combination, transfer or conveyance;
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(3)
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Investments in cash, Cash Equivalents;
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(4)
|
Investments in receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary created or acquired in the ordinary course of business;
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(5)
|
Investments in payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting
purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;
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(6)
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Management Advances;
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(7)
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Investments (including debt obligations and equity securities) received in settlement, compromise or resolutions of debts created in the ordinary course of business and
owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable, endorsements for collection or deposit or trade arrangement, as a result of foreclosure, perfection or enforcement of any Lien,
in satisfaction of judgments or pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement including upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of a debtor or litigation, arbitration or other disputes or otherwise with respect to any secured
Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;
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(8)
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Investments made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration (including earn-outs) from a sale or other disposition of property or assets, including an Asset
Disposition;
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(9)
|
Investments existing or pursuant to agreements or arrangements in effect on the Issue Date and any modification, replacement, renewal or extension thereof; provided
that the amount of any such Investment may not be increased except (a) as required by the terms of such Investment as in existence on the Issue Date, plus any accrued but unpaid interest (including any accretion of interest, original issue
discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities) and premium payable by the terms of such Indebtedness thereon and fees and expenses associated therewith as of the Issue Date or (b) as otherwise permitted under this Indenture;
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(10)
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Hedging Obligations, which transactions or obligations are Incurred in compliance with Section 4.09 hereof;
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(11)
|
pledges or deposits with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business or Liens otherwise described in the definition of
“Permitted Liens” or made in connection with Liens permitted by Section 4.12 hereof;
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(12)
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any Investment to the extent made using Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or Capital Stock of any Parent or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as
consideration;
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(13)
|
any transaction to the extent constituting an Investment that is permitted and made in accordance with Section 4.11(b) hereof (except those described in clauses (1),
(3), (6), (8), (9) and (11) thereof);
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(14)
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Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials and equipment or licenses sublicense, cross-licenses, leases, subleases,
assignments, contributions or other Investments of intellectual property or other intangibles or services, in any case, in the ordinary course of business;
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(15)
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(i) Guarantees not prohibited by Section 4.09 hereof and (other than with respect to Indebtedness) guarantees, keepwells and similar arrangements in the ordinary
course of business, and (ii) performance guarantees with respect to obligations Incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are permitted by this Indenture;
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(16)
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Investments consisting of earnest money deposits required in connection with a purchase agreement, or letter of intent, or other acquisitions to the extent not
otherwise prohibited by this Indenture;
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(17)
|
Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Issue Date or of an entity merged into the Company or merged into or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary
after the Issue Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;
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(18)
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Investments consisting of licensing of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;
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(19)
|
contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of the Company;
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(20)
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[RESERVED];
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(21)
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Investments in joint ventures in an aggregate amount, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (21) that are at the time outstanding, not
to exceed the greater of (a) $20.0 million and (b) 2.00% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value)
plus the amount of any returns (including dividends, payments, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) in respect of such Investments (without duplication for purposes of
Section 4.07 hereof of any amounts applied pursuant to Section 4.07(A)(4)(c) hereof) with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value; provided, however,
that if any Investment pursuant to this clause is made in any Person that is not the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary at the date of the making of such Investment and such person becomes the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary after such
date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause;
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(22)
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additional Investments having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (22) that are at that time
outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (a) $20.0 million and (b) 2.00% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent
changes in value) plus the amount of any distributions, dividends, payments or other returns in respect of such Investments (without duplication for purposes of Section 4.07 hereof of any amounts applied pursuant to clause (C) of Section
4.07(a) hereof); provided that if such Investment is in Capital Stock of a Person that subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed permitted under clause
(1) or (2) above and shall not be included as having been made pursuant to this clause (22);
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(23)
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any Investment in a Similar Business having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause that are at that time
outstanding, not to exceed $50.0 million (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), plus the amount of any returns (including dividends,
payments, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) in respect of such Investments (without duplication for purposes of Section 4.07 hereof of any amounts applied pursuant to
Section 4.07(a)(4)(C) hereof);
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(24)
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(i) Investments arising in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing or Receivables Facility and (ii) distributions or payments of Securitization Fees and
purchases of Securitization Assets or Receivables Assets in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing or Receivables Facility;
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(25)
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repurchases of the Notes;
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(26)
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Investments by an Unrestricted Subsidiary entered into prior to the day such Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary as described under
Section 4.18;
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(27)
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guaranty and indemnification obligations arising in connection with surety bonds issued in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
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(28)
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Investments (a) consisting of purchases and acquisitions of assets or services in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, (b) made in the
ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client, franchisee and customer contacts and loans or (c) advances, loans, extensions of credit (including the creation of
receivables) or prepayments made to, and guarantees with respect to obligations of, franchisees, distributors, suppliers, lessors, licensors and licensees in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
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(29)
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Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance and similar deposits entered into
as a result of the operations of the business in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
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(30)
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Investments consisting of UCC Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Article 4 trade arrangements with customers (or any comparable or similar provisions
in other applicable jurisdictions) in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices; and
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(31)
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Investments made from casualty insurance proceeds in connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration or repair of assets on account of a Casualty Event.
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(1)
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[Reserved];
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(2)
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Liens in favor of the Company or the Guarantors;
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(3)
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Liens on property or assets of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or on
property or assets acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (and in each case not created or incurred in anticipation of such transaction);
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(4)
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Liens to secure Capitalized Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money debt permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(8) hereof covering only
the assets financed by or acquired with such Indebtedness (and the proceeds thereof);
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(5)
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Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary
course of business;
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(6)
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Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens permitted under clause (14) below);
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(7)
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Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings, including precautionary financing statements (or similar filings) regarding operating leases
entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
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(8)
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Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refinance Indebtedness that was previously so secured; provided that any such Lien is limited to all or part of the
same property or assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the original Lien arose, was required to secure and under this
Indenture was permitted to secure) the Indebtedness being refinanced;
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(9)
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any Lien incurred in the ordinary course of business incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries or the ownership of their
property (including (a) easements, rights of way and similar encumbrances or zoning or similar restrictions which do not individually or in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of such property or materially impair the
operation of the business of the Company or any Subsidiary, (b) rights or title of lessors under leases (other than Capitalized Lease Obligations), (c) rights of collecting banks having rights of setoff, revocation, refund or chargeback
with respect to money or instruments of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries on deposit with or in the possession of such banks, (d) Liens imposed by law for sums not yet due or the validity of which are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings, promptly instituted and diligently conducted and which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien, and for which adequate reserves have
been established to the extent required by GAAP, including Liens under workers’ compensation or similar legislation and mechanics’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, suppliers’ and vendors’ Liens, (e) Liens arising under licensing
agreements and (f) Liens incurred to secure performance of obligations with respect to statutory or regulatory requirements, worker’s compensation, performance or return of money bonds, surety bonds or other obligations of a like nature and
incurred in a manner consistent with industry practice);
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(10)
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Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges that are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or not yet due or the validity of which are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings, promptly instituted and diligently conducted and which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien, and for which adequate
reserves have been established to the extent required by GAAP as in effect at such time;
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(11)
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any Lien (including put and call arrangements) with respect to Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar
agreement;
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(12)
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Liens securing judgments not constituting an Event of Default;
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(13)
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Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents or other property arising in connection with the defeasance or discharge of Indebtedness; provided that such defeasance or discharge is
not prohibited by this Indenture;
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(14)
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Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company with respect to Indebtedness at any one time outstanding
that does not exceed the greater of (a) $15.0 million and (b) 1.25% of Total Assets at the time incurred (including additional Parity Lien Obligations and first priority Liens on ABL Priority Collateral and second priority Liens on Notes
Collateral);
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(15)
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Liens Incurred to secure additional Parity Lien Obligations in respect of any Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09 hereof; provided that, with respect to liens securing additional Parity Lien Obligations permitted under this clause (15), at the time of Incurrence and after giving pro forma
effect thereto, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 4.50 to 1.0;
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(16)
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first priority Liens on ABL Priority Collateral and second priority Liens on Notes Priority Collateral securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(2)
hereof and all other Obligations related to such Indebtedness;
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(17)
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Liens securing Indebtedness and other Obligations under Section 4.09(b)(6) hereof; provided that such Liens shall only be
permitted if such Liens are limited to all or part of the same property or assets, including Capital Stock (plus property and assets affixed or appurtenant thereto and additions, improvements, accessions, proceeds, dividends or
distributions thereof, including after-acquired property that is (i) affixed or incorporated into the property or assets covered by such Lien, (ii) after-acquired property or assets subject to a Lien securing such Indebtedness, the terms of
which Indebtedness require or include a pledge of after-acquired property or assets and (iii) the proceeds and products thereof) acquired, or of any Person acquired or merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary, in any transaction to which such Indebtedness or other Obligation relates;
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(18)
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Liens securing Indebtedness and other Obligations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (a) $30.0 million and (b) 2.5% of Total Assets at the
time incurred; provided that any such Liens on the Collateral must be secured on a junior lien basis to the Notes and the representative in respect of such obligations must enter into the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement;
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(19)
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Liens securing Obligations in respect of the Notes issued on the Issue Date and the related Note Guarantees;
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(20)
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Liens arising in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing or a Receivables Facility;
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(21)
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Liens securing Indebtedness and other Obligations in respect of Hedging Obligations or Cash Management Services;
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(22)
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Liens (a) on Capital Stock or other securities or assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that secure Indebtedness or other obligations of such Unrestricted Subsidiary
and (b) then existing with respect to assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary on the day such Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary as described under Section 4.18 hereof; and
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(23)
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Liens on (a) assets or securities deemed to arise in connection with and solely as a result of the execution, delivery or performance of contracts to sell such assets
or securities if such sale is otherwise permitted by this Indenture, (b) on cash advances, earnest money or escrow deposits in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted under this Indenture to be applied
against the purchase price for such Investment or otherwise in connection with any escrow arrangements with respect to any such Investment (including any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to such Investment), and (c)
consisting of an agreement to sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any property in an asset sale, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or sale, transfer, lease or other disposition, as the case may be, would have been
permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien.
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(1)
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if the Indebtedness being refinanced constitutes Subordinated Indebtedness, the Refinancing Indebtedness has a final Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such
Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is the same as or greater than the final Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced or, if less, the Notes and such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes
on terms at least as favorable to the Holders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; and
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(2)
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shall not include:
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(a)
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Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred
Stock of the Company or a Guarantor; or
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(b)
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Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of an
Unrestricted Subsidiary.
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(1)
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any 80% (or more) owned Subsidiary or immediate family member of any Principal; or
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(2)
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any trust, corporation, partnership or other entity, the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners, owners or Persons Beneficially Owning an 80% or more controlling
interest of such entit(ies) consists of any one or more Principals and/or such other Persons referred to in the immediately preceding clause (1).
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(1)
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any corporation, association, or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of
the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; or
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(2)
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any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which:
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(a)
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more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or otherwise; and
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(b)
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such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.
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(1)
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any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Board Resolution, but only to the
extent that such Subsidiary:
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(a)
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has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;
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(b)
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is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such
agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company;
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(c)
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is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (i) to subscribe for additional
Equity Interests or (ii) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and
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(d)
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has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and
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(2)
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any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
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(1)
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the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or
redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment, by
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(2)
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the sum of all such payments.
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Term
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Defined in Section
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“Affiliate Transaction”
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4.11
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“Asset Disposition Offer”
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3.10
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“Authentication Order”
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2.02
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“Change of Control Offer”
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4.15
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“Change of Control Payment”
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4.15
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“Change of Control Payment Date”
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4.15
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“Covenant Defeasance”
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8.03
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“Event of Default”
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6.01
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“Excess Proceeds”
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4.10
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“Initial Agreement”
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4.08
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“Initial Default”
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6.01
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“Legal Defeasance”
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8.02
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“Mortgage Property”
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10.09
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“Offer Amount”
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3.10
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“Offer Period”
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3.10
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“Paying Agent”
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2.03
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“Permitted Indebtedness”
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4.09
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“payment default”
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6.01
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“Permitted Payments”
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4.07
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“Purchase Date”
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3.10
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“Registrar”
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2.03
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“Required Reports”
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4.03
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“Required Filing Dates”
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4.03
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“Restricted Payments”
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4.07
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“Reversion Date”
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4.19
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“Successor Company”
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5.01
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“Suspended Covenants”
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4.19
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“Suspension Period”
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4.19
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“U.S.A. Patriot Act”
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13.13
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(1)
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a term has the meaning assigned to it;
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(2)
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an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
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(3)
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“or” is not exclusive;
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(4)
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“including” is not limiting;
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(5)
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words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;
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(6)
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“will” shall be interpreted to express a command;
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(7)
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provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
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(8)
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references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act will be deemed to include substitute, replacement of successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from
time to time; and
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(9)
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the words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Indenture or any document to be signed in connection with this
Indenture shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical
delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, the Trustee is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Trustee pursuant to reasonable procedures approved by the Trustee.
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(a)
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General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The
Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of
$1,000 in excess thereof.
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(b)
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Global Notes. Notes issued in global form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (including the Global Note
Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without
the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note will represent such of the outstanding Notes as will be specified therein and each shall provide that it represents the aggregate principal
amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and
redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby will be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of
the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.
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(c)
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Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and
“Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of Clearstream will be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note
that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.
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(a)
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the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; and
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(b)
|
the issue prices, the issue date and the CUSIP number of such Additional Notes.
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(a)
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Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee
of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes
will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if:
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(1)
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the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency
registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary;
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(2)
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the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to
such effect to the Trustee; or
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(3)
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there has occurred and is continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes and Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Notes so request.
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(b)
|
Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the
Global Notes will be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Neither the Trustee nor the Registrar shall have any duty to monitor compliance with the requirements
or conditions for effecting transfers of beneficial interests within a Global Note. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required
by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with either subparagraph (1) or (2) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
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(1)
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Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be
transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend. Beneficial interests in any
Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to
effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(1).
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(2)
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All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of
beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either:
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(A)
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both:
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(i)
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a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or
cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and
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(ii)
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instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase; or
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(B)
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both:
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(i)
|
a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to
be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and
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(ii)
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instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the
transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above.
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(3)
|
Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be
transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar receives the following:
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(A)
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if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit
B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; and
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(B)
|
if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof.
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(4)
|
Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note.
A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest
in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar receives the following:
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(A)
|
if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or
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(B)
|
if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
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(c)
|
Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.
|
(1)
|
Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon
receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
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(A)
|
if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from
such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;
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(B)
|
if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof;
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(C)
|
if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect
set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
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(D)
|
if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
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(E)
|
if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an IAI in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed
in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;
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(F)
|
if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
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(G)
|
if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,
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(2)
|
Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if the
Registrar receives the following:
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(A)
|
if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate
from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or
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(B)
|
if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the
form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
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(3)
|
Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in
an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(2) hereof, the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Unrestricted Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(g) hereof, and the Company will execute
and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section
2.06(c)(3) will be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest requests through instructions to the Registrar from or through the Depositary and the
Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee will deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section
2.06(c)(3) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.
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(d)
|
Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.
|
(1)
|
Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note
proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note,
then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
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(A)
|
if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in
the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;
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(B)
|
if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof;
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(C)
|
if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the
effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
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(D)
|
if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
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(E)
|
if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an IAI in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those
listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;
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(F)
|
if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
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(G)
|
if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth
in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,
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(2)
|
Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may
exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if the
Registrar receives the following:
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(A)
|
if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or
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(B)
|
if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the
Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
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(3)
|
Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive
Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time.
Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee will cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.
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(e)
|
Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s
compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar will register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender to the
Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting
Holder must provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e).
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(1)
|
Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and
registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:
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(A)
|
if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(1) thereof;
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(B)
|
if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof; and
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(C)
|
if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
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(2)
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Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder
thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:
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(A)
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if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of
Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or
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(B)
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if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive
Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
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(3)
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Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such
Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions
from the Holder thereof.
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(f)
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Legends. The following legends will appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture
unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
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(1)
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Private Placement Legend.
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(A)
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Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear
the legend in substantially the following form:
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(B)
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(4), (c)(2), (c)(3), (d)(2), (d)(3), (e)(2) or (e)(3) of this
Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.
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(2)
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Global Note Legend. Each Global Note will bear a legend in substantially the following form:
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(g)
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Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been
exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section
2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for
Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note will be reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect
such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note will be increased
accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
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(h)
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General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.
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(1)
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To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof or at the Registrar’s request.
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(2)
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No service charge will be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange,
but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or
transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.10, 4.15 and 9.05 hereof).
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(3)
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The Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any
Note being redeemed in part.
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(4)
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All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes will be the valid obligations of the
Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
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(5)
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Neither the Registrar nor the Company will be required:
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(A)
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to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for
redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection;
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(B)
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to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part; or
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(C)
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to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.
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(6)
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Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is
registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
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(7)
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The Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.
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(8)
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All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or
exchange may be submitted by facsimile.
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(9)
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Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. Neither the Company, the Trustee nor
any Agent shall have any responsibility or obligation to any Beneficial Owner in a Global Note, a Participant, an Indirect Participant or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any
Participant, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any Participant, Indirect Participant, Beneficial Owner or other Person (including any notice of redemption) or the payment of any amount,
under or with respect to such Notes. The rights of Beneficial Owners in a Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depositary, subject to the Applicable Procedures. The Company, the Trustee, and any Agent shall be entitled to rely
and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to their members, participants and any Beneficial Owners. The Company, the Trustee and the Agents shall be entitled to deal with the
Depositary, and any nominee thereof, that is the registered Holder of any Global Note for all purposes of this Indenture relating to such Global Note (including the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, and the giving of
instructions or directions by or to the owner or Holder of a Beneficial Ownership interest in such Global Note) as the sole Holder of such Global Note and shall have no obligations to the Beneficial Owners thereof.
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(1)
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the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur;
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(2)
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the redemption date;
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(3)
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the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed; and
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(4)
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the redemption price.
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(1)
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the redemption date;
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(2)
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the redemption price;
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(3)
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if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note,
a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;
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(4)
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the name and address of the Paying Agent;
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(5)
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that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
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(6)
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that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;
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(7)
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the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed;
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(8)
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that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes; and
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(9)
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whether the redemption is conditioned on any events and what such conditions are.
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(a)
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Except as set forth in clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) below, the Notes are not redeemable at the option of the Company.
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(b)
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At any time prior to February 1, 2024, the Company may redeem the Notes in whole or in part, at its option, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice at
a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus the relevant Applicable Premium, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
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(c)
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At any time and from time to time on or after February 1, 2024, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’
prior notice at a redemption price equal to the percentage of principal amount set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to, but excluding, the applicable date of redemption, if redeemed during the
twelve-month period beginning on the year indicated below:
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Year
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Percentage
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2024………………………………………………………………….
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103.688%
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2025………………………………………………………………….
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101.844%
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2026 and thereafter…………………………………………………..
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100.000%
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(d)
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At any time and from time to time prior to February 1, 2024, the Company may redeem Notes with the net cash proceeds received by the Company from any Equity Offering at
a redemption price equal to 107.375% plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, in an aggregate principal amount for all such redemptions not to exceed 40% of the original aggregate principal amount of the
Notes (including Additional Notes); provided that
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1. |
in each case the redemption takes place not later than 90 days after the closing of the related Equity Offering; and
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2. |
not less than 50% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under the indenture remains outstanding immediately thereafter (including any Additional Notes but excluding Notes held by the Company and any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries).
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(e)
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At any time prior to February 1, 2024, but not more than once during each 12-month period ending February 1, 2022, February 1, 2023 and February 1, 2024, the Company
may redeem up to 10% of the aggregate principal amount of notes issued under the indenture during each such 12-month period upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 103.000% of the principal
amount of the notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.
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(f)
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If the optional redemption date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related interest payment date, the accrued and unpaid interest will be paid
to the Person in whose name the Note is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no additional interest will be payable to Holders whose Notes will be subject to redemption by the Company.
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(g)
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Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the
applicable redemption date.
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(h)
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Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
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(a)
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Each Holder, by accepting a Note, shall be deemed to have agreed that, if any gaming authority requires that a person who is a Holder or the beneficial owner of Notes
be registered, licensed, qualified or found suitable under applicable gaming Laws, such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, shall apply for a license, qualification or finding of suitability in accordance with such gaming Laws
and shall cooperate with the requests of any gaming authority for information, documentation, and/or testimony. If such person (a) fails to apply for a license, qualification or finding of suitability, or (b) is notified by a gaming
authority that it will not be licensed, qualified or found suitable, it shall be a Disqualified Holder and the and the Company shall have the right, at its option:
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(1)
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to require such Person to dispose of its Notes or beneficial interest therein within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice of the Company’s election or such earlier
date as may be requested or required by such gaming authority; or
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(2)
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to redeem such Notes, upon not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the relevant Holders and the Trustee (or such earlier date as may be requested or
required by such gaming authority), at a redemption price equal to either:
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(3)
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the lesser of:
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(A)
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the Person’s cost for such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the earlier of the date of redemption or the date of the finding of unsuitability or
failure to comply; and
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(B)
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100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the earlier of the date of redemption or the date of finding of unsuitability, lack
of qualification, denial of a license, or failure to comply; or
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(4)
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such other amount as may be required by applicable Law or order of the gaming authority.
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(1)
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that the Asset Disposition Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.09 and Section 4.10 hereof and the length of time the Asset Disposition Offer will remain
open;
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(2)
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the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;
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(3)
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that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue interest;
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(4)
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that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Disposition Offer will cease to accrue interest after the
Purchase Date;
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(5)
|
that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Disposition Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in minimum denominations of $2,000 or an
integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof;
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(6)
|
that Holders electing to have Notes purchased pursuant to any Asset Disposition Offer will be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder
to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company, a Depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least three days before the
Purchase Date;
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(7)
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that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration
of the Offer Period, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter (or otherwise in compliance with the Depositary’s procedures) setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase
and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;
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(8)
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that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other Pari Passu Indebtedness surrendered by holders thereof exceeds the Offer Amount, the Company will select the
Notes and other Pari Passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of Notes and such other Pari Passu Indebtedness surrendered (with such adjustments as may be
deemed appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in minimum denominations of $2,000, or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, will be purchased); and
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(9)
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that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or
transferred by book-entry transfer).
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(a)
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Whether or not the Company is subject to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, so long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company shall file with the SEC
(subject to the next sentence) the annual reports, quarterly reports and other documents which the Company would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to such Sections 13(a) or 15(d) if the Company were so subject (the “Required Reports”), such documents to be filed with the SEC no later than 15 days after the respective dates by which the Company would have been required to file such documents if the Company were so
subject (including any extension as would be permitted by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act, the “Required Filing Dates”); provided that any audited
financial statements contained in such reports shall be reported on by an independent public accounting firm of recognized national standing. If at any time the Company is not subject to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act for any
reason, the Company shall nevertheless continue to file the Required Reports with the SEC by no later than 15 days after the applicable Required Filing Date unless the SEC will not accept such a filing. The Company agrees that it shall not
take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC shall not accept the filing of a Required Report for any reason, the Company shall post the Required Report on its
website no later than 15 days after the applicable Required Filing Date and such Required Report shall be publicly available.
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(b)
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Unless the Company is otherwise obligated to do so under the Exchange Act, the Required Reports will not be required to (i) comply with Section 302 or Section 404 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or related Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, or Items 301 or 302 of Regulation S-K or Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K (with respect to any non-GAAP financial measures contained
therein), in each case, as in effect on the Issue Date, or (ii) contain the separate financial information for Guarantors contemplated by Rule 3-09, Rule 3-10 or Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC (or any similar successor
provision), including the financial information of Reach Media, Inc. and its subsidiaries, if any; provided that the Required Reports will contain customary summary financial information with respect to Guarantor and Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries to the extent that a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary.
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(c)
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The Company shall also in any event (1) on the earlier of (a) 15 days after each Required Filing Date and (b) the 105th day after the end of each fiscal
year, with respect to annual reports, or the 60th day after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, with respect to quarterly reports, file with the Trustee, copies of the Required Reports and (2) if the SEC
will not accept the filing of Required Reports by the Company, promptly upon written request, supply copies of such documents to any Holder at the Company’s cost. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this clause (c), the Company
shall be deemed to have furnished such Required Reports to the Holders and the Trustee if:
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(1)
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the Company has filed such reports with the SEC via the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval Filing System (EDGAR) and such reports are publicly
available; or
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(2)
|
the Company is not subject to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and the SEC will not accept Required Reports for filing, and it has posted such Required
Reports on its website and such Required Reports are publicly available.
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(d)
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Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if the Company designates any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries at any time following the Issue Date that,
individually or in the aggregate, with any other Subsidiary designated by the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary at any time after the Issue Date, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, then the Company’s quarterly and annual
financial information required by clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 4.03 will include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, of the financial condition and
results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company.
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(e)
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The Company shall make available to any prospective purchaser of Notes or beneficial owner of Notes in connection with any sale of Notes the information required by
Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act so long as such Notes are not freely transferable under the Securities Act.
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(f)
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It is understood that the Trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever to determine whether or not such information, documents or reports have been posted on the
Company’s website or filed with the SEC. The posting or delivery of any such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive
notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of the covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on an
Officer’s Certificate).
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(a)
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The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officer’s Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the
Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Company and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, have kept, observed, performed and
fulfilled their obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every
covenant contained in this Indenture and are not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, describing all such Defaults
or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).
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(b)
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So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, an Officer’s Certificate specifying
such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
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(a)
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The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to:
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(1)
|
declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on or in respect of the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s Capital Stock (including, without limitation, any
payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) except:
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(A)
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dividends or distributions payable in Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or in options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Capital
Stock of the Company; and
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(B)
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dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (and, in the case of any such Restricted Subsidiary making such dividend or distribution,
to holders of its Capital Stock other than the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary on no more than a pro rata basis);
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(2)
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purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock of the Company or any Parent Company of the Company held by Persons other than the Company or
a Restricted Subsidiary;
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(3)
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purchase, repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, any
Subordinated Indebtedness, (other than (a) any such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each
case, due within one year of the date of purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance, payment, repayment or other acquisition or retirement, or (b) any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Sections 4.09(b)(2) or 4.09(b)(4) hereof); or
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(4)
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make any Restricted Investment;
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(A)
|
an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result immediately thereafter therefrom);
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(B)
|
the Company is not able to Incur an additional $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.09(a) hereof after giving effect, on a pro forma basis, to such Restricted
Payment; and
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(C)
|
the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date (and not returned or rescinded) (including Permitted
Payments permitted by clauses (1)(a) (without duplication) and (6) of Section 4.07(b) hereof, but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by 4.07(b) hereof) would exceed the sum of (without duplication):
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(i)
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100% of Consolidated Cash Flow for the period (treated as one accounting period) from the Issue Date to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ending prior to the
date of such Restricted Payment for which internal consolidated financial statements of the Company are available (or, in the case such Consolidated Cash Flow for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit) less 1.4 times
Consolidated Interest Expense for the same period;
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(ii)
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100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds, and the fair market value of property or assets or marketable securities, received by the Company from the issue or sale of its
Capital Stock, as a result of a merger or consolidation with another Person or otherwise contributed to the equity (in each case, other than through the issuance of Disqualified Stock) of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (including
the aggregate amount of any Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary contributed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for cancellation) subsequent to the Issue Date (other than (x) Net Cash Proceeds or property or assets
or marketable securities received from an issuance or sale of such Capital Stock to a Restricted Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company for the benefit of its
employees to the extent funded by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, (y) Net Cash Proceeds or property or assets or marketable securities to the extent that any Restricted Payment has been made from such proceeds in reliance on
clause (6) of Section 4.07(b) hereof) and (z) Excluded Contributions;
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(iii)
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100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds, and the fair market value of property or assets or marketable securities, received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
from the issuance or sale (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company for the benefit of their employees to
the extent funded by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date of any Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock that has been converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock of
the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) plus, without duplication, the amount of any cash, and the fair market value of property or assets or marketable securities, received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such
conversion or exchange;
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(iv)
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100% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Company, of marketable securities or other property received
by means of: (i) the sale or other disposition (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Restricted Investments made by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted
Investments from the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and repayments of loans or advances, and releases of guarantees, which constitute Restricted Investments by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case after the Issue
Date; or (ii) the sale or other disposition (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or a distribution from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than in each case to the extent of the
amount of the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clause (12) of Section 4.07(b) hereof or to the extent of the amount of the Investment that constituted a Permitted
Investment and will increase the amount available under clause (12) of Section 4.07(b) hereof or the applicable clause of the definition of “Permitted Investment”) or a dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, after the Issue Date; and
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(v)
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in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or the merger or consolidation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into the Company
or a Restricted Subsidiary or the transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, the fair market value of the Investment in such Unrestricted
Subsidiary (or the assets transferred), as determined in good faith of the Company at the time of the redesignation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time of such merger or consolidation or transfer of
assets (after taking into consideration any Indebtedness associated with the Unrestricted Subsidiary so designated or merged or consolidated or Indebtedness associated with the assets so transferred), other than to the extent of the amount
of the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clause (12) of Section 4.07(b) hereof or to the extent of the amount of the Investment that constituted a Permitted Investment and
will increase the amount available under clause (12) of the next succeeding paragraph or the applicable clause of the definition of “Permitted Investment”.
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(b)
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The provisions of Section 4.07(a) hereof will not prohibit any of the following (collectively, “Permitted Payments”):
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(1)
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(A) the payment of any dividend or distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would have complied
with the provisions of this Indenture or (B) the redemption, repurchase or retirement of Indebtedness if, at the date of any irrevocable redemption notice, such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;
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(2)
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the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary) of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Company; provided, that the amount of
any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will be excluded from clause (C)(ii) of Section 4.07(a) hereof;
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(3)
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any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the
substantially concurrent sale of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09 hereof;
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(4)
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any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Preferred Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary made by exchange for or
out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of Preferred Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that, in each case, is permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09 hereof;
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(5)
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any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Company
or a Restricted Subsidiary:
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(A)
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from Net Available Cash, but only if the Company shall have first complied with Section 4.10 hereof and purchased all Notes tendered pursuant to any offer to repurchase
all the Notes required thereby, prior to purchasing, repurchasing, redeeming, defeasing or otherwise acquiring or retiring such Subordinated Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock; or
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(B)
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to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, following the occurrence of a Change of Control
(or other similar event described therein as a “change of control”), but only if the Company shall have first complied with Section 4.15 hereof and purchased all Notes tendered pursuant to the offer to repurchase all the Notes required
thereby, prior to purchasing, repurchasing, redeeming, defeasing or otherwise acquiring or retiring such Subordinated Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock; or
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(C)
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consisting of Acquired Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness Incurred (i) to provide all or any portion of the funds utilized to consummate the transaction or series of
related transactions pursuant to which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was otherwise acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) otherwise in connection with or contemplation of such acquisition);
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(6)
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a Restricted Payment to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company
or its Subsidiaries held by any future, present or former employee, director or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or permitted transferees, assigns, estates, trusts or heirs of such employee, director or consultant)
either pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or upon the termination of such employee, director or consultant’s employment or directorship; provided, however, that the aggregate Restricted Payments made under this clause do not exceed the greater of (a) $5.0 million and (b) 0.5% of Total Assets in any calendar year thereafter (with unused
amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of the greater of (a) $10.0 million and (b) 1.00% of Total Assets in any calendar year); provided further that such amount in any calendar
year may be increased by an amount not to exceed:
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(A)
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the cash proceeds from the sale of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company to members of management, directors or consultants of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries that occurred after the Issue Date, to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Capital Stock have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of clause (C) of Section 4.07(a)
hereof; plus
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(B)
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the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date; less
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(C)
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the amount of any Restricted Payments made in previous calendar years pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of this clause;
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(7)
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the declaration and payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, Incurred in
accordance with the terms of Section 4.09 hereof;
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(8)
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so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or would result therefrom) and the Liquidity Amount, calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect
to any Restricted Payment made pursuant to this clause (8), is not less than $20.0 million, purchases, redemptions, defeasances or other acquisitions or retirement for value of, the Company’s common stock (or a Restricted Payment to any
direct or indirect parent of the Company to fund such company’s purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of such company’s common stock) in an amount not to exceed the greater of (a) $10.0 million and
(b) 1.00% of Total Assets;
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(9)
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Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of Excluded Contributions previously received by the Company;
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(10)
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(a) purchases, repurchases, redemptions, defeasances or other acquisitions or retirements of Capital Stock (i) deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options,
warrants or other rights in respect thereof if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof (ii) in lieu of fractional shares of Capital Stock in connection with any stock split, reverse stock split, stock division
or stock combination and (b) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law (including in connection with, or as a result of, exercise of dissenters’ or appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or
action (whether actual, contingent or potential)), pursuant to or in connection with a merger, amalgamation, consolidation or transfer of assets that complies with Section 5.01 hereof;
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(11)
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distributions, by dividend or otherwise, or other transfer or disposition of Capital Stock of or Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness owed to the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries (unless the Unrestricted Subsidiary’s principal asset is cash and Cash Equivalents);
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(12)
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so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or would result from), (i) Restricted Payments (including loans or advances) in an aggregate
amount outstanding at the time made not to exceed the greater of (a) $25.0 million and (b) 2.50% of Total Assets at such time and (ii) any Restricted Payments, so long as, immediately after giving pro forma effect to the payment of any such
Restricted Payment and the incurrence of any Indebtedness the net proceeds of which are used to make such Restricted Payment, the Leverage Ratio shall be no greater than 4.00 to 1.00;
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(13)
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distributions or payments of Securitization Fees, sales contributions and other transfers of Securitization Assets or Receivables Assets and purchases of Securitization
Assets or Receivables Assets pursuant to a Securitization Repurchase Obligation, in each case in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing or Receivables Facility; and
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(14)
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any payments in connection with the Refinancing Transactions and the costs, fees, expenses and charges (including all legal, accounting and other professional fees,
rating agency fees, deferred finance costs) related thereto.
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(a)
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The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or
consensual restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
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(1)
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pay dividends or make any other distributions in cash or otherwise on its Capital Stock or pay any Indebtedness or other obligations owed to the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary;
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(2)
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make any loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or
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(3)
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sell, lease or transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
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(b)
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provided that (x) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or
liquidating distributions being paid on common stock and (y) the subordination of (including the application of any standstill requirements to) loans or advances made to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness
Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed to constitute such an encumbrance or restriction.
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(c)
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The provisions of Section 4.08(a) hereof will not prohibit:
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(1)
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any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to (a) any Credit Facility (including any ABL Credit Facility) or (b) any other agreement or instrument in effect at or entered
into on the Issue Date (or otherwise required as of the Issue Date);
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(2)
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this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Notes and the Note Guarantees;
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(3)
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encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to or arising or existing by reason of applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order, or required by any regulatory
authority;
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(4)
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any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement or instrument of a Person or relating to any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of a Person, entered into on or
before the date on which such Person was acquired by or merged, consolidated or otherwise combined with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or was designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or on which such agreement or instrument
is assumed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition of assets (other than Capital Stock or Indebtedness Incurred as consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds utilized to consummate,
the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by the Company or was merged, consolidated or otherwise combined with or into the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary or entered into in contemplation of or in connection with such transaction) and outstanding on such date; provided that, for the purposes of this clause, if another Person is the Successor Company, any Subsidiary thereof or
agreement or instrument of such Person or any such Subsidiary shall be deemed acquired or assumed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary when such Person becomes the Successor Company;
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(5)
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any encumbrance or restriction:
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(A)
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that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract or
agreement, or the assignment or transfer of any lease, license or other contract or agreement;
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(B)
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contained in mortgages, pledges, charges or other security agreements permitted under this Indenture or securing Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary
permitted under this Indenture to the extent such encumbrances or restrictions restrict the transfer or encumbrance of the property or assets subject to such mortgages, pledges, charges or other security agreements;
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(C)
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contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or other agreement to which the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of
the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary that are subject to such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or property of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or
the assets or property of another Restricted Subsidiary; or
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(D)
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pursuant to customary provisions restricting dispositions of real property interests set forth in any reciprocal easement agreements of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary;
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(6)
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any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to Purchase Money Obligations and Capitalized Lease Obligations permitted under this Indenture, in each case, that impose
encumbrances or restrictions on the property so acquired;
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(7)
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any encumbrance or restriction imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the direct or indirect sale or disposition to a Person of all or substantially all the
Capital Stock or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (or the property or assets that are subject to such restriction) pending the closing of such sale or disposition;
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(8)
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customary provisions in leases, licenses, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements and instruments;
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(9)
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any encumbrance or restriction on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
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(10)
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any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to Hedging Obligations and Cash Management Services;
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(11)
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any encumbrance or restriction arising pursuant to an agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Issue Date
pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.09 hereof if the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Holders than the encumbrances and restrictions
contained in comparable financings (as determined in good faith by the Company), together with the security documentation associated therewith as in effect on the Issue Date;
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(12)
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any encumbrance or restriction existing by reason of any lien permitted by Section 4.12 hereof;
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(13)
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restrictions created in connection with any Qualified Securitization Financing or Receivables Facility that, in the good faith determination of the Company, are
necessary or advisable to effect such Securitization Facility or Receivables Facility;
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(14)
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any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement or instrument effecting a refinancing of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to, or that otherwise extends, renews,
restates, replaces, restructures or refinances, an agreement or instrument referred to in clauses (1) to (13) of this Section 4.08(b) or this clause (14) (an “Initial Agreement”) or contained in any
amendment, supplement, extension, renewal, restatement, replacement, restructuring or other modification to an agreement referred to in clauses (1) to (13) of this Section 4.08(b) or this clause (14); provided,
however, that the encumbrances and restrictions with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary contained in any such agreement or instrument are no materially less favorable to the Holders taken as a whole than the encumbrances and
restrictions contained in the Initial Agreement or Initial Agreements to which such refinancing or amendment, supplement or other modification relates (as determined in good faith by the Company).
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(d)
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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.08, (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to
dividends or liquidating distributions on Capital Stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary
of the Company of other Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
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(a)
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The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness); provided, however, that, subject to Section 4.09(c) hereof, the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) if on the date of such Incurrence and after giving pro
forma effect thereto (including pro forma application of the proceeds thereof), the Leverage Ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is no greater than 6.50 to 1.00.
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(b)
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The provisions of Section 4.09(a) hereof will not prohibit the Incurrence of the following Indebtedness (“Permitted Indebtedness”):
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(1)
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[RESERVED];
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(2)
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Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to the ABL Credit Facility, and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof and Guarantees in respect of such Indebtedness in a
maximum aggregate principal amount not exceeding at the time of incurrence the greater of (a) $50.0 million and (b) the Borrowing Base, and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
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(3)
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Guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor so long as the Incurrence of such Indebtedness is permitted under
the terms of this Indenture;
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(4)
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Indebtedness of the Company owing to and held by any Restricted Subsidiary or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to and held by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary; provided, however, that:
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(A)
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if the Company or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not the Company or a Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be unsecured and expressly
subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations then due with respect to the Notes, in the case of the Company, or the Note Guarantee, in the case of a Guarantor;
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(B)
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any subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Indebtedness being beneficially held by a Person other than the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and
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(C)
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any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,
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(5)
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(a) Indebtedness represented by the Notes (other than any Additional Notes), including any Note Guarantee thereof, (b) any Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date
being purchased, repurchased, repaid, pre-paid, satisfied, defeased, redeemed or otherwise acquired or retired for value as part of the Refinancing Transactions, (c) any other Indebtedness outstanding on the issue date (other than
Indebtedness described in clauses (2), 5(a) and 5(b) of this Section 4.09(b)), (d) Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Indebtedness described in this clause (5)(a), 5(c), (6) or
(10) of this Section 4.09(b) or Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) hereof, and (e) Management Advances;
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(6)
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Indebtedness of (x) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred or issued to finance an acquisition or (y) Persons that are acquired by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary or merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of the indenture; provided that after giving effect to such acquisition, merger or consolidation, either
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(A)
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the Company would be permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Leverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a) hereof;
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(B)
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the Leverage Ratio of the Company would not be greater than immediately prior to such acquisition, merger or consolidation; or
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(C)
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such Indebtedness constitutes Acquired Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred in contemplation of the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to
which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was otherwise acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that, in the case of this clause (c), the only obligors with respect
to such Indebtedness shall be those Persons who were obligors of such Indebtedness prior to such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;
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(7)
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Hedging Obligations (excluding Hedging Obligations entered into for speculative purposes);
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(8)
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Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary represented by Capitalized Lease Obligations or Purchase Money Obligations in an aggregate outstanding
principal amount which, when taken together with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause and then outstanding and any Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the greater of (a) $20.0 million and (b)
2.00% of Total Assets at the time of incurrence, and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
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(9)
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Indebtedness in respect of (a) workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits, property, casualty
or liability insurance, self-insurance obligations, customer guarantees, performance, indemnity, surety, judgment, appeal, advance payment, customs, value added or other tax or other guarantees or other similar bonds, instruments
or obligations and completion guarantees and warranties provided by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or relating to liabilities, obligations or guarantees Incurred in the ordinary course of business, (b) the honoring by a bank or
other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished
within five Business Days of Incurrence; (c) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods or services purchased in the ordinary course of business; and (d) letters of credit,
bankers’ acceptances, guarantees or other similar instruments or obligations issued or relating to liabilities or obligations Incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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(10)
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Indebtedness arising from agreements providing for guarantees, indemnification, obligations in respect of earn-outs or other adjustments of purchase price or, in each
case, similar obligations, in each case, Incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business or assets or Person or any Capital Stock of a Subsidiary (other than Guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any
Person acquiring or disposing of such business or assets or such Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition or disposition); provided that the maximum liability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of all
such Indebtedness in connection with a disposition shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds, including the fair market value of non-cash proceeds (measured at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in
value), actually received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition;
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(11)
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Indebtedness in respect of any Qualified Securitization Financing or any Receivables Facility;
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(12)
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(a) Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any current or former employee, director or consultant of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or permitted transferees, assigns, estates, or heirs of such employee, director or consultant), to finance the purchase or redemption of Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is
permitted by Section 4.07 hereof and (b) Indebtedness consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or any other similar arrangements incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice or in connection with
any Investment or any acquisition (by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise);
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(13)
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Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in
supply arrangements, in each case, Incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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(14)
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Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such Indebtedness are deposited and used to defease or satisfy and discharge the
Notes pursuant to Articles 8 or 12 hereof, as applicable;
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(15)
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Preferred Stock, Designated Preferred Stock and Disqualified Stock in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (a) $30.0 million and (b) the 3.00% of Total
Assets, provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the incurrence thereof; and
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(16)
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Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount which, when taken together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof and the principal amount of
all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause and then outstanding, will not exceed the greater of (a) $40.0 million and (b) 3.25% of Total Assets at the time of incurrence, and
any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof.
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(c)
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Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries may not Incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock under Section 4.09(a) or
Section 4.09(b)(16) hereof if, after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or issuance (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), the aggregate amount of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock of
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries incurred or issued pursuant to Section 4.09(a) hereof and clause (16) of Section 4.09(b) hereof, collectively, would exceed the greater of (a) $20.0 million and (b) 2.00% of Total Assets at the time of
incurrence
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(d)
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For purposes of determining compliance with, and the outstanding principal amount of any particular Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to and in compliance with this
Section 4.09:
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(1)
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in the event that Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in Section 4.09(a) or (b) hereof, the Company, in its sole
discretion, will classify, and may from time to time reclassify, such item of Indebtedness and only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one of the clauses of Section 4.09(b) or Section 4.09(a) hereof, provided, however, any Indebtedness outstanding immediately prior to the Issue Date which at such time is classified as having been Incurred under one of the clauses of Section 4.09(b) hereof cannot be
on or after the Issue Date classified as Indebtedness under Section 4.09(a) hereof;
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(2)
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additionally, all or any portion of any item of Indebtedness may later be classified as having been Incurred pursuant to any type of Indebtedness described in Section
4.09(a) or Section 4.09(b) hereof so long as such Indebtedness is permitted to be Incurred pursuant to such provision at the time of reclassification, (it being understood that any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to one of the clauses of
Section 4.09(b) shall cease to be deemed incurred or outstanding for purposes of such clause but shall be deemed incurred for the purposes of Section 4.09(a) from and after the first date on which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries
could have incurred such Indebtedness under Section 4.09(a) hereof without reliance on such clause);
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(3)
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Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date under the ABL Credit Agreement shall initially be deemed to be Incurred on the Issue Date under clause (2) of Section 4.09(b)
hereof;
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(4)
|
Guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments relating to, or Liens securing, Indebtedness that is
otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness shall not be included;
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(5)
|
if obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments are Incurred pursuant to any Credit Facility and are being treated as
Incurred pursuant to any clause of Section 4.09(b) or Section 4.09(a) hereof and the letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments relate to other Indebtedness, then such other Indebtedness shall not be included;
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(6)
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the principal amount of any Disqualified Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, will be equal to the greater of
the maximum mandatory redemption or repurchase price (not including, in either case, any redemption or repurchase premium) or the liquidation preference thereof;
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(7)
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in the case of any Refinancing Indebtedness, when measuring the outstanding amount of such Indebtedness, such amount shall not include the aggregate amount of accrued
and unpaid interest, dividends, premiums (including tender premiums), defeasance costs, underwriting discounts, fees, costs and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) in connection with such refinancing;
and
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(8)
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the amount of Indebtedness issued at a price that is less than the principal amount thereof will be equal to the amount of the liability in respect thereof determined
on the basis of GAAP.
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(e)
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The Company will not incur, and will not permit any Guarantor to incur, any Indebtedness (including Permitted Indebtedness) that is contractually subordinated in right
of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and the applicable Note Guarantee on substantially identical terms; provided, however, that (a) no Indebtedness will be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such
Guarantor solely by virtue of being unsecured or by virtue of being secured on a junior priority basis and (b) no Indebtedness will be deemed contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such
Guarantor solely because it is secured by different collateral or because it is guaranteed by different obligors.
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(f)
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Accrual of interest, accrual of dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest in the
form of additional Indebtedness, the payment of dividends in the form of additional shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the reclassification of commitments or obligations not treated as Indebtedness due to a change in GAAP,
will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.09 and Section 4.12 hereof. The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be (a) the accreted value thereof in the case of any
Indebtedness issued with original issue discount and (b) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, or liquidation preference thereof, in the case of any other Indebtedness.
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(g)
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If at any time an Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary
of the Company as of such date (and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be Incurred as of such date under this Section 4.09, the Company shall be in default of this Section 4.09).
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(h)
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.09, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary may Incur pursuant to this
Section 4.09 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies. The principal amount of any Indebtedness Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if Incurred in a different currency
from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such Refinancing Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.
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(a)
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The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Asset Disposition unless:
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(1)
|
the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration (including by way of relief from, or by any other Person assuming responsibility
for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise) at least equal to the fair market value (such fair market value to be determined on the date of contractually agreeing to such Asset Disposition), as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors of the Company, of the shares and assets subject to such Asset Disposition (including, for the avoidance of doubt, if such Asset Disposition is a Permitted Asset Swap);
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(2)
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in any such Asset Disposition, or series of related Asset Dispositions (except to the extent the Asset Disposition is a Permitted Asset Swap), at least 75% of the
consideration from such Asset Disposition (including by way of relief from, or by any other Person assuming responsibility for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise) received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may
be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; and
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(3)
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an amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Cash from such Asset Disposition is applied by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, at its
option, to permanently reduce:
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(A)
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Obligations constituting Parity Lien Obligations (and, if the Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect
thereto); provided that (x) to the extent that the terms of Parity Lien Obligations (other than Obligations under the Notes) require that such Parity Lien Obligations be repaid with the Net Proceeds of Asset Dispositions prior to repayment
of other Indebtedness (including the Notes), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be entitled to repay such other Parity Lien Obligations prior to repaying the Obligations under the Notes and (y) except as provided in the
foregoing clause (x), if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall so reduce Parity Lien Obligations, the Company will equally and ratably reduce Obligations under the Notes as provided in Section 3.07 hereof through open-market
purchases (provided that such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof) or by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth herein for an Asset Disposition Offer) to all Holders to purchase their Notes
at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of Notes so purchased;
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(B)
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Obligations ranking pari passu with the Notes other than Parity Lien Obligations so long as the relevant Net Proceeds are received with respect to non-Collateral; provided that if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall so reduce any such pari passu Obligations, the Company will equally and ratably reduce Obligations under the Notes in any manner set forth
in clause (a) above;
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(C)
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Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary;
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(D)
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to the extent the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary elects, to invest in or commit to invest in Additional Assets (including by means of an investment in Additional
Assets by a Restricted Subsidiary with Net Available Cash received by the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary) within 365 days from the later of (i) the date of such Asset Disposition and (ii) the receipt of such Net Available Cash; provided, however, that any such reinvestment in Additional Assets made pursuant to a definitive binding agreement or a commitment approved by the Board of Directors of the Company that is executed or
approved within such time will satisfy this requirement, so long as such investment is consummated within 180 days of such 365th day; provided, further, however,
that the Additional Assets (including Capital Stock) acquired with the Net Available Cash of a disposition of Collateral are pledged as Collateral to the extent required under the Security Documents; or
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(E)
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any combination of the foregoing;
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(b)
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Any Net Available Cash from Asset Dispositions that is not applied or invested or committed to be applied or invested as provided in Section 4.10(a) hereof will be
deemed to constitute “Excess Proceeds” hereunder. On the 366th day after an Asset Disposition, if the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds hereunder exceeds the greater of $15.0 million or (b) 1.25%
of Total Assets at such time, the Company will within 30 Business Days be required to make an Asset Disposition Offer to all Holders of Notes issued under this Indenture and, to the extent required by the terms of any Pari Passu
Indebtedness, to all holders of other outstanding Pari Passu Indebtedness, to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and any such Pari Passu Indebtedness to which the Asset Disposition Offer applies that may be purchased out of the
Excess Proceeds, at an offer price in respect of the Notes in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date
of purchase, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.10 hereof or the agreements governing the Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable, and, with respect to the Notes, in minimum denominations of $2,000 and in integral
multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Company will deliver notice of such Asset Disposition Offer electronically or by first-class mail, with a copy to the Trustee, to each Holder of Notes at the address of such Holder appearing in
the security register or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Asset Disposition and offering to repurchase the Notes for the specified purchase price on the date
specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is delivered, pursuant to the procedures required by this Indenture and described in such notice. The Company may
satisfy its obligation to make an Asset Disposition Offer with respect to any Net Available Cash of any Asset Disposition by making an Asset Disposition Offer with respect to such Net Available Cash prior to the expiration of the 365-day
period.
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(c)
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To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness so validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to an Asset Disposition Offer is
less than the Excess Proceeds, the Company may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for any purpose not prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of the Notes surrendered in any Asset Disposition Offer by Holders and
other Pari Passu Indebtedness surrendered by holders or lenders, collectively, exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Excess Proceeds shall be allocated among the Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis on
the basis of the aggregate principal amount of tendered Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness, provided that no Notes or other Pari Passu Indebtedness will be selected and purchased in an unauthorized denomination. Upon completion of any Asset
Disposition Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.
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(d)
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To the extent that any portion of Net Available Cash payable in respect of the Notes is denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the amount thereof payable in
respect of the Notes shall not exceed the net amount of funds in U.S. dollars that is actually received by the Company upon converting such portion into U.S. dollars.
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(e)
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For the purposes of Section 4.10(a)(2) hereof, the following will be deemed to be cash:
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(1)
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the assumption by the transferee of Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or
a Guarantor) and the release of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from all liability on such Indebtedness or other liability in connection with such Asset Disposition;
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(2)
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securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company from the transferee that are converted by the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents within 180 days following the closing of such Asset Disposition;
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(3)
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Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Disposition, to the extent that the Company and each other
Restricted Subsidiary are released from any Guarantee of payment of such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Disposition;
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(4)
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consideration consisting of Indebtedness of the Company (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) received after the Issue Date from Persons who are not the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary; and
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(5)
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any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Dispositions having an aggregate fair market value, taken
together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this Section 4.10 that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (a) $30.0 million and (b) 2.50% of Total Assets (with the fair market value of
each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value).
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(f)
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The Company will comply to the extent applicable with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to
the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to this Section 4.10. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of Section
3.10 hereof or this Section 4.10, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under Section 3.10 hereof or this Section 4.10 by virtue of such
compliance.
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(a)
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The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any transaction (including the purchase,
sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of the Company (an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate value in excess of the greater of (a) $10.0
million and (b) 1.00% of Total Assets at such time unless:
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(1)
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the terms of such Affiliate Transaction taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those
that could be obtained in a comparable transaction at the time of such transaction or the execution of the agreement providing for such transaction in arm’s length dealings with a Person who is not such an Affiliate; and
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(2)
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with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of Affiliate Transactions involving an aggregate value in excess of $10.0 million, the Company delivers to the
Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the terms of such transaction have been approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company; and
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(b)
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The provisions of Section 4.11(a) hereof will not apply to:
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(1)
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any Restricted Payment permitted to be made pursuant to Section 4.07 hereof or any Permitted Investment;
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(2)
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(a) any issuance, transfer or sale of Capital Stock, options, other equity-related interests or other securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash,
securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, or entering into, or maintenance of, or amendments or modifications to, any employment, consulting, collective bargaining or benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, related
trust or other similar agreement and other compensation arrangements, options, warrants or other rights to purchase Capital Stock of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company, restricted stock plans, long-term incentive
plans, stock appreciation rights plans, participation plans or similar employee benefits or consultants’ plans (including valuation, health, insurance, deferred compensation, severance, retirement, savings or similar plans, programs or
arrangements) or indemnities provided on behalf of officers, employees, directors or consultants approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, and (b) directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals as required
under applicable law, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
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(3)
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any Management Advances and any waiver or transaction with respect thereto;
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(4)
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any transaction between or among the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary (or an entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction), or
between or among Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(5)
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the payment of compensation, reasonable fees and reimbursement of expenses to, employment and severance arrangements with, and customary indemnities (including under
customary insurance policies) and employee benefit and pension expenses provided on behalf of, directors, officers, consultants or employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (whether directly or indirectly and
including through any Person owned or controlled by any of such directors, officers or employees);
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(6)
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the entry into and performance of obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under the terms of any transaction arising out of, and any payments
pursuant to or for purposes of funding, any agreement or instrument in effect as of or on the Issue Date, as these agreements and instruments may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed or refinanced from time to time in
accordance with the other terms of this Section 4.11 or to the extent not more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect in the reasonable determination of the Company when taken as a whole as compared to the applicable
agreement as in effect on the Issue Date;
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(7)
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any transaction effected as part of a Qualified Securitization Financing or Receivables Facility, any disposition or acquisition of Securitization Assets, Receivables
Assets or related assets in connection with any Qualified Securitization Financing or Receivables Facility;
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(8)
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transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business, which are fair to the
Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, or are on terms, taken as a whole, no less favorable than
those that could reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;
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(9)
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any transaction between or among the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Affiliate of the Company or similar entity (including a joint venture or an
Unrestricted Subsidiary) that would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in or otherwise controls such Affiliate or similar entity or any Affiliate of the Company
or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in or otherwise controls such Affiliate or similar entity;
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(10)
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issuances or sales of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or options, warrants or other rights to acquire
such Capital Stock and the granting of registration and other customary rights in connection therewith or any contribution to capital of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
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(11)
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transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that
such transaction is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of clause (1) of Section 4.11(a) hereof;
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(12)
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the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under the terms of, any equityholders agreement (including any
registration rights agreement or purchase agreements related thereto) to which it is party as of the Issue Date and any similar agreement that it may enter into thereafter; provided, however, that
the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under any future amendment to the equityholders’ agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Issue Date will only be
permitted under this clause to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement, in the reasonable determination of the Company when taken as a whole, are not otherwise disadvantageous to the Holders in any material
respects;
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(13)
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any purchases by the Company’s Affiliates of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries the majority of which Indebtedness
or Disqualified Stock is purchased by Persons who are not the Company’s Affiliates; provided that such purchases by the Company’s Affiliates are on the same terms as such purchases by such Persons who are not the Company’s Affiliates;
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(14)
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the payment of fees, costs and expenses related to registration rights and indemnities provided to equityholders pursuant to equityholders, investor rights,
registration rights or similar agreements;
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(15)
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(i) investments by Affiliates in securities or loans of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (and payment of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
such Affiliates in connection therewith) so long as the investment is being offered by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary generally to other non-affiliated third party investors on the same or more favorable terms and (ii) payments
to Affiliates in respect of securities or loans of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries contemplated in the foregoing subclause (i) or that were acquired from Persons other than the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in
each case, in accordance with the terms of such securities or loans;
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(16)
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payments to or from, and transactions with, any Subsidiary or any joint venture in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice (including any cash
management arrangements or activities related thereto); and
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(17)
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the Refinancing Transactions and the payment of all costs, fees, expenses and charges (including all legal, accounting and other professional fees, rating agency fees,
deferred finance costs) related thereto.
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(1)
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its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational
documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary; and
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(2)
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the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however,
that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that
the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.
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(a)
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Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, unless the Company has previously or concurrently delivered a redemption notice (that may only be conditional upon the
occurrence of such Change of Control) with respect to all the outstanding Notes as set forth under Section 3.07 hereof , the Company will make an offer to purchase all of the Notes (the “Change of Control
Offer”) at a price in cash (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of
repurchase, subject to the right of Holders of the Notes of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company will deliver notice of
such Change of Control Offer electronically or by first-class mail, with a copy to the Trustee, to each Holder of Notes at the address of such Holder appearing in the security register or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC,
describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and stating:
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(1)
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that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.15 and that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment;
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(2)
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the purchase price and the purchase date, which date shall be no earlier than 10 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the “Change of Control Payment Date”);
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(3)
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that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest;
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(4)
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that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to
accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
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(5)
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that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled “Option of
Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of
Control Payment Date;
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(6)
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that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the
Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to
have the Notes purchased; and
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(7)
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that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which
unpurchased portion must be equal to $2,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
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(b)
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On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:
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(1)
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accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;
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(2)
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deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and
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(3)
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deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or
portions of Notes being purchased by the Company.
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(c)
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.15, the Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (1) a
third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.15 and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of
Control Offer, (2) notice of redemption has been given pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof and, in the event that such redemption is subject to one or more conditions precedent, such conditions have been satisfied or waived or (3) in the event
that, upon the consummation of such Change of Control, the Company defeases or discharges the Notes as provided for under Articles 8 or 12 hereof, as applicable.
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(d)
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditioned upon the consummation of
such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Change of Control Offer is made.
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(e)
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If holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in a Change of Control Offer and
the Company, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Company as described above, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such holders, the Company or such third party will have the right,
upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described above, to redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a
price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date of redemption.
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(a)
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Following the first day:
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(1)
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the Notes have achieved Investment Grade Status; and
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(2)
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no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture,
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(i)
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Section 4.07;
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(ii)
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Section 4.08;
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(iii)
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Section 4.09;
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(iv)
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Section 4.10;
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(v)
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Section 4.11;
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(vi)
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Section 4.13;
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(vii)
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Section 4.15;
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(viii)
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Section 4.17; and
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(ix)
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Section 5.01(3).
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(b)
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If at any time the Notes cease to have such Investment Grade Status or if a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Suspended Covenants will
thereafter be reinstated as if such covenants had never been suspended (the “Reversion Date”) and be applicable pursuant to the terms hereof (including in connection with performing any calculation
or assessment to determine compliance with the terms hereof), unless and until the Notes subsequently attain Investment Grade Status and no Default or Event of Default is in existence (in which event the Suspended Covenants shall no longer
be in effect for such time that the Notes maintain an Investment Grade Status and no Default or Event of Default is in existence); provided, however, that no Default, Event of Default or breach of
any kind shall be deemed to exist under this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees with respect to the Suspended Covenants based on, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall bear any liability for, any actions taken or
events occurring during the Suspension Period (as defined below), or any actions taken at any time pursuant to any contractual obligation arising prior to the Reversion Date, regardless of whether such actions or events would have been
permitted if the applicable Suspended Covenants remained in effect during such period. The period of time between the date of suspension of the covenants and the Reversion Date is referred to as the “Suspension
Period.”
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(c)
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On the Reversion Date, all Indebtedness Incurred during the Suspension Period will be classified to have been Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) hereof or one of the
clauses set forth in Section 4.09(b) hereof (to the extent such Indebtedness would be permitted to be Incurred thereunder as of the Reversion Date and after giving effect to the Indebtedness Incurred prior to the Suspension Period and
outstanding on the Reversion Date). To the extent such Indebtedness would not be so permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Sections 4.09(a) or (b), such Indebtedness will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is
classified as permitted under clause (4)(b) of Section 4.09(b) hereof. Calculations made after the Reversion Date of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 hereof will be made as though Section 4.07 had
been in effect since the Issue Date and throughout the Suspension Period. Accordingly, Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period will reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a). In
addition, any future obligation to grant further Guarantees shall be released. All such further obligation to grant Guarantees shall be reinstated upon the Reversion Date.
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(1)
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the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Company”) will be a Person organized and existing under the laws
of the United States of America, any State of the United States or the District of Columbia (provided that where the continuing Person is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation that is a Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiary) and the Successor Company (if not the Company) will expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (or other joinder agreement, as applicable), executed and delivered to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company under the
Notes, this Indenture and the Security Documents;
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(2)
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immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness that becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any Subsidiary of the
Successor Company as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Successor Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
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(3)
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immediately after giving effect to such transaction, either (a) the Successor Company would be able to Incur at least an additional $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to
Section 4.09(a) hereof or (b) the Leverage Ratio would not be greater than it was immediately prior to giving effect to such transaction; and
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(4)
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the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each to the effect that such consolidation, merger or transfer and
such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such supplemental indenture (if any) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered and is a legal, valid and binding agreement
enforceable against the Successor Company provided that in giving an Opinion of Counsel, counsel may rely on an Officer’s Certificate as to any matters of fact, including as to satisfaction of clauses (2) and (3) above.
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(1)
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default in any payment of interest on any Note when due and payable, continued for 30 days;
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(2)
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default in the payment of the principal amount of or premium, if any, on any Note issued under this Indenture when due at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption,
upon required repurchase, upon declaration or otherwise;
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(3)
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failure to comply with the Company’s agreements or obligations contained in this Indenture or the Security Documents for 60 days after written notice by the Trustee on
behalf of the Holders or by the Holders of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes (with a copy to the Trustee) which notice requires that the default be remedied and states that it is a notice of default under this Indenture; provided that the Company shall have 120 days after the receipt of such notice to remedy, or receive a waiver for, a failure to comply with Section 4.03 hereof
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(4)
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default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is Guaranteed by the Company any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary whether such Indebtedness or
Guarantee now exists, or is created after the date hereof, which default:
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(A)
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is caused by a failure to pay principal of such Indebtedness, at its stated final maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods) provided in such
Indebtedness (a “payment default”); or
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(B)
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results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its stated final maturity;
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(5)
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the Company or a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary:
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(A)
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commences a voluntary case,
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(B)
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consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,
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(C)
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consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,
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(D)
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makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
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(E)
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generally is not paying its debts as they become due;
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(6)
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a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
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(A)
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is for relief against the Company or a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial
statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;
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(B)
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appoints a custodian of the Company or a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated
financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries
that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or
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(C)
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orders the liquidation of the Company or a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated
financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
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(7)
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failure by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that together (determined as of the most recent consolidated financial
statements of the Company for a fiscal period end provided as required under Section 4.03 hereof) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of the greater of (a) $20.0 million and (b) 2.00% of
Total Assets other than any judgments covered by indemnities provided by, or insurance policies issued by, reputable and creditworthy companies, which final judgments remain unpaid, undischarged and unstayed for a period of more than 60
days after such judgment becomes final, and in the event such judgment is covered by insurance, an enforcement proceeding has been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or decree which is not promptly stayed; and
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(8)
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any Guarantee of the Notes ceases to be in full force and effect, other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture or a Guarantor denies or disaffirms its
obligations under its Guarantee of the Notes, other than in accordance with the terms thereof or upon release of such Guarantee in accordance with this Indenture; and
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(9)
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with respect to any Collateral constituting more than $10.0 million individually or in the aggregate, any of the Security Documents ceases to be in full force and
effect, or any of the Security Documents ceases to give the Holders of the Notes the Liens purported to be created thereby, or any of the Security Documents is declared null and void or the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary denies in
writing that it has any further liability under any Security Document or gives written notice to such effect (in each case (i) other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture or the terms of the Security Documents, (ii) except to
the extent that any such cessation of the Liens results from the failure of the Applicable Parity Lien Representative, as the case may be, to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under
the Security Documents or to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements, (iii) except as to Collateral consisting of real property to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurer
has not denied or failed to acknowledge coverage or (iv) unless waived by the requisite lenders under any Credit Facility if, after that waiver, the Company is in compliance with Article 10 hereof); provided that if a failure of the sort described in this clause (9) is susceptible of cure, no Event of Default shall arise under this clause (9) with respect thereto until 30 days after written notice of such
failure shall have been given to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes issued under this Indenture.
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(1)
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such Holder has previously given the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default is continuing;
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(2)
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Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have requested in writing the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
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(3)
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such Holders have offered and, if requested, provided in writing the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
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(4)
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the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the written request and the offer of security or indemnity; and
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(5)
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the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a written direction that, in the opinion of the Trustee, is
inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.
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(a)
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If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree
of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.
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(b)
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Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
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(1)
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the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set
forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
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(2)
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in the absence of gross negligence on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed
therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such certificate or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be
furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall will examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical
calculations or other facts stated therein).
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(c)
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The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
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(1)
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this clause (c) does not limit the effect of clause (b) of this Section 7.01;
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(2)
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the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved in a court of competent jurisdiction that the
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
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(3)
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the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05
hereof.
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(d)
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Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to clauses (a), (b), and (c) of this
Section 7.01.
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(e)
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No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any
of its rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any Holders, unless such Holder has offered, and if requested, provided to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or
expense.
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(f)
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The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee
need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
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(a)
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The Trustee may conclusively rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed
or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
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(b)
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Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee will not be liable for any
action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full
and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith.
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(c)
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The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care.
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(d)
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The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it
by this Indenture.
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(e)
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Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the
Company.
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(f)
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The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless
such Holders have offered, and if requested, provided to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to the Trustee against the losses, liabilities and expenses that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
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(g)
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In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including,
but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
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(h)
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The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.
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(i)
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The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and
shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.
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(j)
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The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, direction, consent, judgement, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or
matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company during its regular business hours, personally or by
agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.
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(k)
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The Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take
specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.
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(l)
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The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers or duties hereunder.
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(m)
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The permissive rights of the Trustee hereunder shall not be construed as duties.
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(a)
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The Company will pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder. The Trustee’s compensation
will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the
compensation for its services. Such expenses will include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.
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(b)
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The Company and the Guarantors will jointly and severally indemnify the Trustee and its employees, officers, directors and agents against any and all losses,
liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, the other Notes Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the costs and expenses of
enforcing this Indenture, the other Notes Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, against the Company and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.06) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, the
Guarantors, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its gross
negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Trustee will notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the
Company will not relieve the Company or any of the Guarantors of their obligations hereunder. At the request of the Trustee, the Company or such Guarantor will defend the claim and the Trustee will cooperate in the defense. The Trustee
may have separate counsel and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor need pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld.
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(c)
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The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 7.06 will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the resignation or removal of
the Trustee.
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(d)
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To secure the Company’s and the Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section 7.06, the Trustee will have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or
collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of, premium on, if any, or interest, if any, on, particular Notes. Such Lien will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
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(e)
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When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (5) or (6) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs, the expenses and the
compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
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(f)
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The Agents shall have the benefit of the provisions of this Article as though they were named as the Trustee herein.
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(a)
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A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee will become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as
provided in this Section 7.07.
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(b)
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The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing with 60 days’ prior written notice. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
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(1)
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the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.09 hereof;
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(2)
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the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
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(3)
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a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
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(4)
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the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
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(c)
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If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company will promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one
year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
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(d)
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If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or the Holders of at
least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
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(e)
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If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.09 hereof, such Holder may petition
any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
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(f)
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A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the
retiring Trustee will become effective, and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee
will promptly, at the expense of the Company, transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the
Lien provided for in Section 7.06 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.07, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.06 hereof will continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
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(1)
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the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium on, if any, or interest, if any, on such Notes when such payments
are due from the trust referred to in Section 8.04 hereof;
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(2)
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the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02 hereof;
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(3)
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the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith; and
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(4)
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this Article 8.
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(1)
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the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, U.S. Government Obligations or a combination
thereof, the principal and interest on which will be sufficient for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the applicable redemption date or maturity date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify
whether the Notes are being defeased to the date of Stated Maturity or to a particular redemption date;
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(2)
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an Opinion of Counsel in the United States stating that Holders and beneficial owners of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax
purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred
(and in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof only, such Opinion of Counsel in the United States must be based on a ruling of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or change in applicable U.S. federal income tax law since the
issuance of the Notes);
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(3)
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an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, following the deposit, the trust funds
will not be subject to the effect of Section 547 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended;
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(4)
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an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying, defrauding or preferring any creditors
of the Company; and
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(5)
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an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which opinion of counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions), each stating that that all
conditions precedent provided for or relating to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with.
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(1)
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cure any ambiguity, mistake, defect, error or inconsistency, conform any provision to the “Description of the Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum, or reduce the
minimum denomination of the Notes;
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(2)
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provide for the assumption by a successor Person of the obligations of the Company under any Note Document or to comply with the covenant described in Section 5.01;
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(3)
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provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or to alter the provisions of the Indenture relating to the form of the Notes
(including related definitions) provided, that such Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code;
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(4)
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add to the covenants or provide for a Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
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(5)
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make any change (including changing the CUSIP or other identifying number on any Notes) that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect;
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(6)
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make such provisions as necessary (as determined in good faith by the Company) for the issuance of Additional Notes;
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(7)
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provide for any Restricted Subsidiary to provide a Guarantee in accordance with Section 4.17 hereof to add Guarantees with respect to the Notes, to add security to or
for the benefit of the Notes, or to confirm and evidence the release, termination, discharge or retaking of any Guarantee or Lien with respect to or securing the Notes when such release, termination, discharge or retaking is provided for
under this Indenture;
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(8)
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evidence and provide for the acceptance and appointment under this Indenture of a successor Trustee or Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the requirements thereof or to
provide for the accession by the Trustee or Notes Collateral Agent to any Note Document;
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(9)
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add additional obligors under this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees;
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(10)
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make any amendment to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of Notes as permitted by this Indenture, including, without limitation, to
facilitate the issuance and administration of Notes; provided, however, that (i) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the
Securities Act or any applicable securities law and (ii) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Holders to transfer Notes;
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(11)
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comply with the rules and procedures of any applicable securities depositary;
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(12)
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to add or release Collateral from, or subordinate, the Lien of this Indenture and the Security Documents when permitted or required by the Security Documents, this
Indenture, the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Parity Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable;
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(13)
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to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant any other Lien in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee, Notes Collateral Agent and Holders of
the Notes, as additional security for the payment and performance of all or any portion of the Notes Obligations, on any property or assets, including any which are required to be mortgaged, pledged or hypothecated, or on which a Lien is
required to be granted to or for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Indenture, any of the Security Documents or otherwise;
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(14)
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to add Additional Parity Lien Secured Parties to any Security Documents, the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Parity Lien
Intercreditor Agreement; or
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(15)
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make additional Indebtedness subject to the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and/or the Parity Lien Intercreditor Agreement (and join the representatives and
agents under such additional Indebtedness as parties to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and/or the Parity Lien Intercreditor Agreement), in accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreements.
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(1)
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reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
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(2)
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reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including default interest, on any Note;
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(3)
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reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note (except as provided above with respect to Sections 3.10, 4.10 and 4.15 hereof);
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(4)
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make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;
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(5)
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make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of, premium,
if any, on, or interest, if any, on the Notes;
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(6)
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waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest, if any, on, the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the
Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
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(7)
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make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions.
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(1)
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impair, as between the Company and the Holders, the obligation of the Company to pay principal, interest, premium, if any, on the Notes in accordance with their terms
or any other obligation of the Company or any Guarantor under the Note Documents;
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(2)
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affect the relative rights of Holders as against any other creditors of the Company or any Guarantor (other than as expressly specified in any Intercreditor Agreement);
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(3)
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restrict the right of any Holder to sue for payments that are then due and owing (but not the right to enforce any judgment in respect thereof against any Collateral to
the extent specifically prohibited by the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement);
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(4)
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restrict or prevent any Holder or holder of other Parity Lien Obligations, the Trustee or any other person from exercising any of its rights or remedies upon a Default
or Event of Default not specifically restricted or prohibited by the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement; or
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(5)
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restrict or prevent any Holder or holder of other Parity Lien Obligations, the Trustee or any other person from taking any lawful action in an Insolvency or Liquidation
Proceeding not specifically restricted or prohibited by the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement.
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(1)
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keep their properties insured and maintain such general liability, automobile liability, workers’ compensation/employers’ liability, property casualty insurance and any
excess umbrella coverage related to any of the foregoing as is customary for companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations (including through self-insurance);
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(2)
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maintain such other insurance as may be required by law; and
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(3)
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maintain such other insurance as may be required by the Note Documents.
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(1)
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in part, upon a sale, transfer or other disposition of Collateral in accordance with this Indenture;
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(2)
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in whole, upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as described under Section 12.01 hereof;
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(3)
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in whole, upon a legal defeasance or covenant defeasance of the Notes as described under Article 8 hereof;
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(4)
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in whole, upon payment in full and discharge of all Notes outstanding under this Indenture and all Obligations that are outstanding, due and payable under this
Indenture at the time the Notes are paid in full and discharged;
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(5)
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upon the release of a Guarantor from its Guarantee with respect to the Notes pursuant to the terms of this Indenture or to the extent such Collateral otherwise becomes
Excluded Assets;
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(6)
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in whole or in part, with the consent of the Holders of the requisite percentage of Notes in accordance with the provisions described in Section 9.02 hereof; or
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(7)
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if and to the extent required by the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreements.
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(1)
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any failure of the Notes Collateral Agent to enforce such security within a reasonable time or at all;
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(2)
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any failure of the Notes Collateral Agent to pay over the proceeds of enforcement of the security;
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(3)
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any failure of the Notes Collateral Agent to realize such security for the best price obtainable;
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(4)
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monitoring the activities of the Notes Collateral Agent in relation to such enforcement;
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(5)
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taking any enforcement action itself in relation to such security;
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(6)
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agreeing to any proposed course of action by the Notes Collateral Agent which could result in the Trustee incurring any liability for its own account; or
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(7)
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paying any fees, costs or expenses of the Notes Collateral Agent.
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(1)
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fully executed and notarized mortgages, deeds of trust or debentures encumbering the fee interest of the Company or any Guarantor in each such Initial Mortgaged
Property, together with such UCC-1 financing statements or other fixture filings as shall be required or advisable with respect to such Mortgaged Property;
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(2)
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a fully paid and effective pro forma title insurance policy, along with endorsements and in amounts not to exceed the value of the Mortgaged Properties covered thereby,
appropriate title affidavits, surveys, and zoning reports, in each case if required, and any other customary documents, certificates or deliverables required by a title company for each Mortgaged Property, which, upon the recording of the
mortgages, deeds of trust or debentures, as applicable, will insure the mortgages, deeds of trust or debentures, as applicable, to be valid and subsisting Liens on the Mortgaged Property described therein, free and clear of all material
Liens, except Permitted Liens;
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(3)
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a written opinion from local counsel in each jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located with respect to the creation and enforceability of Liens created by
the applicable mortgage, deed of trust or debenture and any related fixture filings, in customary form and substance;
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(4)
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a written opinion from counsel in each jurisdiction of organization of the owner of the applicable Mortgaged Property covering the due authorization, execution,
delivery and other customary matters related to the mortgages, in customary form and substance;
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(5)
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at any time and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver any and all further instruments and documents and take all such other action necessary in obtaining the
full benefits of, or in perfecting and preserving the Liens of, such mortgages, deeds of trust or debentures; and
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(6)
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prior to accepting any mortgage, deed of trust or debenture pursuant to this Section 10.10, the Company shall deliver to the Notes Collateral Agent and the Trustee an
Officer’s Certificate to the effect that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture to the delivery of such mortgage, deed of trust or debenture, as applicable, have been complied with.
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(a)
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Subject to this Article 11, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that:
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(1)
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the principal of, premium, if any, on, and interest, if any, on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or
otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium on, if any, and interest, if any, on, the Notes, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in
full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and
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(2)
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in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in
accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.
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(b)
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The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder are unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this
Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or
any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of
insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Note Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of
the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.
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(c)
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If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar
official acting in relation to either the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force and effect.
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(d)
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Each Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment
in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be
accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the
event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Note Guarantee.
The Guarantors will have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Note Guarantee.
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(a)
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No Guarantor may
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(1)
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consolidate with or merge with or into any Person, or
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(2)
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sell, convey, transfer, lease or dispose of, all or substantially all its assets, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to any Person, or
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(3)
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permit any Person to merge with or into the Guarantor, unless:
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(A)
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the other Person is the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or becomes a Guarantor concurrently with the transaction; or
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(B)
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(1) either (x) a Guarantor is the continuing Person or (y) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Guarantor under
its Guarantee of the Notes and the Security Documents; and (2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default has occurred and is continuing; or
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(C)
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the transaction constitutes a sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of the Guarantor or the sale or disposition of all or
substantially all the assets of the Guarantor (in each case other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) otherwise permitted by this Indenture.
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(1)
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upon a sale or other disposition (including by way of stock issuance, consolidation or merger) of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor after which such Guarantor is not
a Restricted Subsidiary or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Guarantor (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) otherwise permitted by this Indenture;
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(2)
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upon the designation in accordance with this Indenture of the Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or the occurrence of any event after which the Guarantor is no
longer a Restricted Subsidiary;
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(3)
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upon defeasance or discharge of the Notes, as provided in Article 8 and Article 12 hereof;
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(4)
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upon to the extent that such Guarantor is not an Immaterial Subsidiary solely due to the operation of the proviso of the definition of “Immaterial Subsidiary,” upon the
release of the guarantee referred to in such clause;
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(5)
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upon any Guarantor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary (other than as a result of being an Immaterial Subsidiary), so long as such Guarantor does not guarantee or act as a
co-issuer or co-borrower of Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement, any Parity Lien Obligations or syndicated bank indebtedness or capital markets debt securities in a principal amount in excess of the greater of (a) $10.0 million and
(b) 1.0% of Total Assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than an Excluded Subsidiary);
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(6)
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to the extent such Guarantor was required to provide a Note Guarantee pursuant to the covenant described below under Section 4.17 upon the release or discharge of the
guarantee of such Guarantor of each of the obligations of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries that gave rise to the requirement to provide such Note Guarantee or the repayment of each of the obligations of the Company or its
Restricted Subsidiaries that gave rise to the obligation to provide such Note Guarantee;
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(7)
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upon the merger, amalgamation or consolidation of any Guarantor with and into the Company or another Guarantor or upon the liquidation of such Guarantor, in each case,
in compliance with Article 5;
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(8)
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upon the achievement of Investment Grade Status by the Notes; provided that such Note Guarantee shall be reinstated upon the
Reversion Date; or
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(9)
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as described under Article 9.
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(1)
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either (a) all the Notes previously authenticated and delivered (other than certain lost, stolen or destroyed Notes and certain Notes for which provision for payment
was previously made and thereafter the funds have been released to the Company) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (b) all Notes not previously delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable,
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year or (iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the
name, and at the expense, of the Company;
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(2)
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the Company has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee, money or U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, as applicable, the principal and
interest on which will be sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not previously delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal, premium, if any, and interest to the date of deposit (in the case of
Notes that have become due and payable), or to the Stated Maturity or redemption date, as the case may be;
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(3)
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the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable under this Indenture; and
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(4)
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the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each to the effect that all conditions precedent under this Section 12.01
have been complied with; provided that any such counsel may rely on any Officer’s Certificate as to matters of fact (including as to compliance with the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3)).
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(1)
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an Officer’s Certificate satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 13.03 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers,
all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and
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(2)
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an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 13.03 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel,
all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.
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(1)
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a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;
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(2)
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a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are
based;
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(3)
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a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed
opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and
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(4)
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a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.
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By: |
Name: Title: |
By: |
Name: Title: |
By: |
Name: Title: |
By: |
Authorized Signatory |
1 |
NTD: This is the CUSIP we will use for the 144A Notes.
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2 |
NTD: This is the CUSIP we will use for the Reg S Notes.
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(a)
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Except as set forth in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) below, the Notes are not redeemable at the option of the Company.
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(b)
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At any time prior to February 1, 2024, the Company may redeem the Notes in whole or in part, at its option, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice
at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus the relevant Applicable Premium, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
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(c)
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At any time and from time to time on or after February 1, 2024, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’
prior notice at a redemption price equal to the percentage of principal amount set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to, but excluding, the applicable date of redemption, if redeemed during the
twelve-month period beginning on the year indicated below:
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Year
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Percentage
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2024………………………………………………………………….
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103.688%
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2025………………………………………………………………….
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101.844%
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2026 and thereafter…………………………………………………..
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100.000%
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(d)
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At any time and from time to time prior to February 1, 2024, the Company may redeem Notes with the net cash proceeds received by the Company from any Equity Offering
at a redemption price equal to 107.375% plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, in an aggregate principal amount for all such redemptions not to exceed 40% of the original aggregate principal amount of the
Notes (including Additional Notes); provided that
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1. |
in each case the redemption takes place not later than 90 days after the closing of the related Equity Offering; and
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2. |
not less than 50% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under the indenture remains outstanding immediately thereafter (including any Additional Notes but excluding Notes held by the Company and any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries).
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(e)
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At any time prior to February 1, 2024, but not more than once during each 12-month period ending February 1, 2022, February 1, 2023 and February 1, 2024, the Company
may redeem up to 10% of the aggregate principal amount of notes issued under the indenture during each such 12-month period upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 103.000% of the principal
amount of the notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.
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(f)
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Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the
applicable redemption date.
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(i)
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the Person’s cost for such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the earlier of the date of redemption or the date of the finding of unsuitability or
failure to comply; and
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(ii)
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100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the earlier of the date of redemption or the date of finding of unsuitability, lack
of qualification, denial of a license, or failure to comply; or
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Date of Exchange
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Amount of decrease in Principal Amount
of this Global Note |
Amount of increase in Principal Amount
of this Global Note |
Principal Amount
of this Global Note following such decrease (or increase) |
Signature of authorized officer of Trustee or Custodian
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This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.
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3 |
NTD: This is the CUSIP we will use for the 144A Notes.
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4 |
NTD: This is the CUSIP we will use for the Reg S Notes.
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1.
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We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to
be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act.
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2.
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We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as
permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or
any subsidiary thereof, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer,
furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and, if such transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes, at the time of
transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of
Regulation S under the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any Person
purchasing the Definitive Note or beneficial interest in a Global Note from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (E) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as
stated herein.
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3.
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We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the Company such certifications, legal opinions and other
information as you and the Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
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4.
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We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial
and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.
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5.
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We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional “accredited investor”) as to
each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.
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NTD: This is the CUSIP we will use for the 144A Notes.
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NTD: This is the CUSIP we will use for the Reg S Notes.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1.
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Definitions
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1.1
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Defined Terms
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1.2
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Terms Generally
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1.3
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Currency Equivalents Generally
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7
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Section 2.
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Lien Priorities
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8
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2.1
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Relative Priorities
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8
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2.2
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Prohibition on Contesting Liens
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8
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2.3
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No New Liens
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8
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2.4
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Similar Liens and Agreements
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8
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2.5
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Perfection of Liens
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8
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2.6
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Nature of Parity Lien Obligations
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8
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Section 3.
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Enforcement
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9
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3.1
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Exercise of Remedies
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9
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3.2
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Actions Upon Breach; Specific Performance
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10
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Section 4.
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Payments
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11
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4.1
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Application of Proceeds
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11
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4.2
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Payments Over
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11
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Section 5.
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Other Agreements
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12
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5.1
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Releases
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12
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5.2
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Insurance
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12
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5.3
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Amendments to Parity Lien Debt Documents and Junior Lien Debt Documents
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13
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5.4
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Confirmation of Subordination in Junior Lien Collateral Documents
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13
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5.5
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Gratuitous Bailee/Agent for Perfection
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14
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5.6
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When Discharge of Obligations Deemed to Not Have Occurred
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14
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5.7
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Designation of Hedging/Bank Product Obligations
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14
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Section 6.
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Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings
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15
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6.1
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Finance and Sale Issues
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15
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6.2
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Relief from the Automatic Stay
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15
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6.3
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Adequate Protection
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16
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6.4
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No Waiver
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16
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6.5
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Avoidance Issues
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16
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6.6
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Reorganization Securities
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16
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6.7
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Post-Petition Interest
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17
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6.8
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Waiver
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17
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6.9
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Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification
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17
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6.10
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Effectiveness in Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings
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17
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Section 7.
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Reliance; Waivers; Etc.
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18
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7.1
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Reliance
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18
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7.2
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No Warranties or Liability
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18
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7.3
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No Waiver of Lien Priorities; No Marshaling
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18
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7.4
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Obligations Unconditional
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19
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Section 8.
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Miscellaneous
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20
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8.1
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Integration/Conflicts
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20
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8.2
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Effectiveness; Continuing Nature of this Agreement; Severability
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20
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8.3
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Amendments; Waivers
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20
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8.4
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Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Grantors and their Subsidiaries
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20
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8.5
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Subrogation
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20
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8.6
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Application of Payments
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20
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8.7
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Additional Debt Facilities
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21
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8.8
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Agency Capacities
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22
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8.9
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Submission to Jurisdiction; Certain Waivers
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8.10
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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8.11
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Notices
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8.12
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Further Assurances
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8.13
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APPLICABLE LAW
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8.14
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Binding on Successors and Assigns
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8.15
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Section Headings
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8.16
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Counterparts
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8.17
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Authorization
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8.18
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No Third Party Beneficiaries; Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights
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8.19
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No Indirect Actions
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8.20
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Additional Grantors
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A
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Joinder Agreement (Additional Junior Lien Debt) | ||||||
Exhibit B
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Joinder Agreement (Additional Parity Lien Debt) | ||||||
Exhibit C
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Additional Debt Designation | ||||||
Exhibit D
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Joinder Agreement (Additional Grantors) |
(1)
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termination or expiration of all commitments to extend credit that would constitute Parity Lien Debt;
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(2)
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either (x) payment in full in cash of the principal of, and interest (including Post-Petition Interest, whether or not such interest would be allowed in such
Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings) and premium, if any, on all Parity Lien Debt (other than any undrawn letters of credit), other than from the proceeds of an Incurrence of Parity Lien Debt or (y) defeasance in full of all Parity Lien
Obligations in accordance with the terms of the applicable Parity Lien Debt Documents;
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(3)
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discharge, backstop or cash collateralization (at the lower of (A) 103% of the aggregate undrawn amount and (B) the percentage of the aggregate undrawn amount
required for release of liens under the terms of the applicable Parity Lien Debt Document) of all outstanding letters of credit constituting Parity Lien Debt; and
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(4)
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payment in full in cash of all other Parity Lien Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid at the time the Parity Lien Debt is paid in full in cash (other than any
obligations for taxes, costs, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities in respect of which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time).
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(1)
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any voluntary or involuntary case commenced by or against any Grantor under any Bankruptcy Law, any other proceeding for the reorganization, recapitalization or
adjustment or marshalling of the assets or liabilities of any Grantor, any receivership or assignment for the benefit of creditors relating to any Grantor or any similar case or proceeding relative to any Grantor or its creditors, as such,
in each case whether or not voluntary;
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(2)
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any liquidation, foreclosure, power of sale, dissolution, marshalling of assets or liabilities or other winding up of or relating to any Grantor, in each case whether
or not voluntary and whether or not involving bankruptcy or insolvency, unless otherwise permitted by the Secured Documents;
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(3)
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any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, Receiver, liquidator, custodian or other insolvency official with respect to any Grantor or any of their assets;
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(4)
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any other proceeding of any type or nature in which substantially all claims of creditors of any Grantor are determined and any payment or distribution is or may be
made on account of such claims; or
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(5)
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any analogous procedure or step in any jurisdiction.
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(a)
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any definition of or reference herein to any agreement, instrument or other document shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as
amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and any reference herein to any statute or regulations shall include any amendment, renewal, extension or replacement thereof;
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(b)
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any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns from time to time;
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(c)
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the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular
provision hereof;
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(d)
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all references herein to Sections shall be construed to refer to Sections of this Agreement; and
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(e)
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the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties,
including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
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(a)
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any Lien on the Collateral securing any Parity Lien Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Parity Lien Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral
Agent or any Parity Lien Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects and prior to any Lien on
the Collateral securing any Junior Lien Obligations; and
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(b)
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any Lien on the Collateral securing any Junior Lien Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Junior Lien Representative, any Junior Lien Collateral
Agent, any Junior Lien Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to all Liens
on the Collateral securing any Parity Lien Obligations. All Liens on the Collateral securing any Parity Lien Obligations shall be and remain senior in all respects and prior to all Liens on the Collateral securing any Junior Lien
Obligations for all purposes, whether or not such Liens securing any Parity Lien Obligations are subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of the Company, any other Grantor or any other Person.
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(a)
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grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset or property to secure any Junior Lien Obligation unless it has granted or concurrently grants a Lien on such asset or
property to secure the Parity Lien Obligations, the parties hereto agreeing that any such Lien shall be subject to Section 2.1; provided that this provision will not be violated with respect to any particular Series of
Parity Lien Obligations if the applicable Parity Lien Collateral Agent is given a reasonable opportunity to accept a Lien on any asset or property and either the Company or such Parity Lien Collateral Agent states in writing that the Parity
Lien Debt Documents in respect thereof prohibit such Parity Lien Collateral Agent from accepting a Lien on such asset or property or the applicable Parity Lien Collateral Agent otherwise expressly declines to accept a Lien on such asset or
property (any such prohibited or declined Lien with respect to a particular Series of Parity Lien Obligations, a “Parity Lien Declined Lien”); or
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(b)
|
grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset or property to secure any Parity Lien Obligations unless it has granted or concurrently grants a Lien on such asset
or property to secure the Junior Lien Obligations; provided that this provision will not be violated with respect to any particular Series of Junior Lien Obligations if the applicable Junior Lien Collateral Agent is given a
reasonable opportunity to accept a Lien on any asset or property and either the Company or such Junior Lien Collateral Agent states in writing that the Junior Lien Debt Documents in respect thereof prohibit such Junior Lien Collateral Agent
from accepting a Lien on such asset or property or the applicable Junior Lien Collateral Agent otherwise expressly declines to accept a Lien on such asset or property (any such prohibited or declined Lien with respect to a particular Series
of Junior Lien Obligations, a “Junior Lien Declined Lien” and, together with the Parity Lien Declined Liens, the “Declined Liens”).
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(a)
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upon request by any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any Junior Lien Collateral Agent, to cooperate in good faith (and to direct their counsel to cooperate in good
faith) from time to time in order to determine the specific items included in the Parity Lien Collateral and the Junior Lien Collateral and the steps taken to perfect their respective Liens thereon and the identity of the respective parties
obligated under the Parity Lien Debt Documents and the Junior Lien Debt Documents; and
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(b)
|
that the documents and agreements creating or evidencing the Parity Lien Collateral and the Junior Lien Collateral and guarantees for the Parity Lien Obligations and
the Junior Lien Obligations, subject to Sections 2.3 and 5.3(c), shall be in all material respects the same forms of documents other than with respect to the first lien and the second lien nature of the Obligations thereunder.
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(a)
|
Until the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or
any other Grantor, the Junior Lien Representatives, the Junior Lien Collateral Agents and the Junior Lien Claimholders:
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(1)
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will not commence or maintain, or seek to commence or maintain, any Enforcement Action or otherwise exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the Collateral
until after the passage of the Junior Lien Representative Standstill Period; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall any Junior Lien Representative, any Junior Lien Collateral Agent or any
Junior Lien Claimholder take any Enforcement Action with respect to the Collateral if, notwithstanding the expiration of the Junior Lien Representative Standstill Period, (i) any Parity Lien Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent
or the applicable Parity Lien Claimholders shall have commenced and be diligently pursuing an Enforcement Action or other exercise of their rights or remedies in each case with respect to all or any material portion of the Collateral
(prompt notice of such exercise to be given to the Designated Junior Lien Representative); (ii) the Company or any other Grantor shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding (provided that in any such Insolvency or
Liquidation Proceeding any Junior Lien Representative, Junior Lien Collateral Agent or Junior Lien Claimholder may take any action permitted by Section 6 hereof); or (iii) as to the ABL Priority Collateral (as defined in the ABL
Intercreditor Agreement), any Parity Lien Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or the applicable Parity Lien Claimholders are stayed by the ABL Intercreditor Agreement from pursuing exercise of rights and remedies with respect
to the Collateral;
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(2)
|
will not file any involuntary bankruptcy proceedings against the Company or any other Grantor, contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action
brought by any Parity Lien Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any Parity Lien Claimholder or any other exercise by any Parity Lien Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any Parity Lien Claimholder of any
rights and remedies relating to the Collateral under the Parity Lien Debt Documents or otherwise (including any Enforcement Action initiated by or supported by any Parity Lien Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any Parity
Lien Claimholder);
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(3)
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subject to their rights under Section 3.1(a)(1), will not object to the forbearance by any Parity Lien Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any
Parity Lien Claimholder from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies relating to the Collateral; and
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no Junior Lien Representative, Junior Lien Collateral Agent or Junior Lien Claimholder shall file any notice or other document under the federal Assignment of Claims
Act 31 USC 3737, 41 USC 15 that requires payment to any Junior Lien Representative, Junior Lien Collateral Agent or Junior Lien Claimholder,
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(b)
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Until the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or
any other Grantor, subject to Section 3.1(a)(1), the Parity Lien Representatives, the Parity Lien Collateral Agents and the Parity Lien Claimholders shall have the sole and exclusive right to commence and maintain an Enforcement
Action or otherwise enforce rights, exercise remedies (including set‑off, recoupment and the right to credit bid their debt, except that Junior Lien Representatives shall have the credit bid rights set forth in Section 3.1(c)(6)),
and subject to Section 5.1, make determinations regarding the release, disposition, or restrictions with respect to the Collateral without any consultation with or the consent of any Junior Lien Representative, any Junior Lien
Collateral Agent or any other Junior Lien Claimholder; provided that any proceeds received by any Parity Lien Representative or Parity Lien Collateral Agent in excess of those necessary to achieve a Discharge of Parity Lien
Obligations are distributed in accordance with Section 4.1 and applicable law. In commencing or maintaining any Enforcement Action or otherwise exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, the Parity Lien
Representatives, the Parity Lien Collateral Agents and the Parity Lien Claimholders may enforce the provisions of the Parity Lien Debt Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in
the exercise of their sole discretion in compliance with any applicable law and without consultation with any Junior Lien Representative, any Junior Lien Collateral Agent or any other Junior Lien Claimholder and regardless of whether any
such exercise is adverse to the interest of any Junior Lien Claimholder. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in
connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured creditor under the UCC and of a secured creditor under Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Junior Lien Representative, any Junior Lien Collateral Agent and any other Junior Lien Claimholder may:
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file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Junior Lien Obligations; provided that an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by
or against the Company or any other Grantor;
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take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Collateral securing the Parity Lien Obligations, or the rights of any Parity Lien
Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or the Parity Lien Claimholders to exercise remedies in respect thereof) in order to create, perfect, preserve or protect its Lien on the Collateral;
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file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or
otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Junior Lien Claimholders, including any claims secured by the Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
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vote on any plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions that are, in
each case, inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the Junior Lien Obligations and the Collateral;
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exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect to the Collateral to the extent permitted by Section 3.1(a)(1); and
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bid for or purchase Collateral at any public, private or judicial foreclosure upon such Collateral initiated by any Parity Lien Representative, any Parity Lien
Collateral Agent or any other Parity Lien Claimholder, or any sale of Collateral during an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding; provided that such bid may not include a “credit bid” in respect of any Junior Lien Obligations unless
the cash proceeds of such bid are otherwise sufficient to, and are applied to, cause the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations.
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Subject to Sections 3.1(a) and 3.1(c) and Section 6.3(b):
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each Junior Lien Representative and each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Junior Lien Claimholder represented by it, agrees that
such Junior Lien Representative or such Junior Lien Collateral Agent and such Junior Lien Claimholders represented by it will not take any action that would hinder any exercise of remedies under the Parity Lien Debt Documents or is
otherwise prohibited hereunder, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise;
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each Junior Lien Representative and each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Junior Lien Claimholder represented by it, hereby waives
any and all rights such Junior Lien Representative or such Junior Lien Collateral Agent and such Junior Lien Claimholders represented by it may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to object to the manner in which any Parity Lien
Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any other Parity Lien Claimholder seeks to enforce or collect the Parity Lien Obligations or Liens securing the Parity Lien Obligations granted in any of the Parity Lien Collateral
undertaken in accordance with this Agreement, regardless of whether any action or failure to act by or on behalf of any Parity Lien Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any other Parity Lien Claimholder is adverse to the
interest of any Junior Lien Claimholder; and
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each Junior Lien Representative and each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Junior Lien Claimholder represented by it, hereby
acknowledges and agrees that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in any Junior Lien Debt Document (other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of any Parity Lien Representative, any
Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any other Parity Lien Claimholder with respect to the Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the Parity Lien Debt Documents.
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(e)
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Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, the Junior Lien Representatives, the Junior Lien Collateral Agents and the other Junior Lien Claimholders may
exercise rights and remedies as unsecured creditors against the Company or any other Grantor that has guaranteed or granted Liens to secure the Junior Lien Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Junior Lien Debt Documents and
applicable law (other than initiating or joining in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding with respect to any Grantor); provided that in the event that any Junior Lien Claimholder becomes a
judgment Lien creditor in respect of Collateral as a result of its enforcement of its rights as an unsecured creditor with respect to the Junior Lien Obligations, such judgment Lien shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement for all
purposes (including in relation to the Parity Lien Obligations) in the same manner as the other Liens securing the Junior Lien Obligations are subject to this Agreement.
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Except as specifically set forth in Sections 3.1(a) and 3.1(d), nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by any Junior Lien Representative, any
Junior Lien Collateral Agent or any other Junior Lien Claimholder of the required payments of interest, principal and other amounts owed in respect of the Junior Lien Obligations, or amounts received in connection with a permitted
refinancing of the Junior Lien Obligations, so long as such receipt is not the direct or indirect result of the exercise by any Junior Lien Representative, any Junior Lien Collateral Agent or any other Junior Lien Claimholder of rights or
remedies as a secured creditor (including set‑off and recoupment) or enforcement in contravention of this Agreement of any Lien held by any of them. Nothing in this Agreement impairs or otherwise adversely affects any rights or remedies
any Parity Lien Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any other Parity Lien Claimholder may have with respect to the Parity Lien Collateral.
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(a)
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So long as the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the
Company or any other Grantor, any Collateral or any proceeds thereof (including assets or proceeds subject to Liens referred to in the second to last paragraph of Section 2.3 and any assets or proceeds subject to Liens that have
been avoided or otherwise invalidated, but excluding any debt obligations of the reorganized debtor distributed as contemplated by Section 6.6) received by any Junior Lien Representative, Junior Lien Collateral Agent or any other
Junior Lien Claimholder in connection with any Enforcement Action or other exercise of any right or remedy relating to the Collateral, less any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with such Enforcement Action, in all
cases shall be segregated and held in trust and forthwith paid over to the Designated Parity Lien Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Parity Lien Claimholders in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements (which
endorsements shall be without recourse and without any representations or warranties) or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The Designated Parity Lien Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to make any such
endorsements as agent for the Junior Lien Representatives, Junior Lien Collateral Agents or any such other Junior Lien Claimholder. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Discharge of Parity Lien
Obligations.
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(b)
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So long as the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations has not occurred, if in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding any Junior Lien Representative, any Junior Lien
Collateral Agent or any other Junior Lien Claimholder shall receive any distribution of money or other property in respect of the Collateral or proceeds thereof (including any assets or proceeds subject to Liens referred to in the second to
last paragraph of Section 2.3 and assets or proceeds subject to Liens that have been avoided or otherwise invalidated) such money or other property (other than debt obligations of the reorganized debtor distributed as contemplated
by Section 6.6) shall be segregated and held in trust and forthwith paid over to the Designated Parity Lien Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Parity Lien Claimholders in the same form as received, with any necessary
endorsements (which endorsements shall be without recourse and without any representations or warranties). The Designated Parity Lien Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to make any such endorsements as agent for the Junior Lien
Representatives, the Junior Lien Collateral Agents or any such other Junior Lien Claimholder. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations. Any Lien received by any Junior
Lien Representative, any Junior Lien Collateral Agent or any other Junior Lien Claimholder in respect of any of the Junior Lien Obligations in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement.
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(a)
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If in connection with any Enforcement Action by any Parity Lien Representative or any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any other exercise of any Parity Lien
Representative’s or any Parity Lien Collateral Agent’s remedies in respect of the Collateral, in each case prior to the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations, such Parity Lien Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any of the Parity
Lien Claimholders represented by it, releases any of its Liens on any part of the Collateral or such Parity Lien Representative, for itself or on behalf of any of the Parity Lien Claimholders represented by it, releases any Grantor from its
obligations under its guaranty of the Parity Lien Obligations, then the Liens, if any, of each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the Junior Lien Claimholders, on such Collateral, and the obligations of such
Grantor under its guaranty of the Junior Lien Obligations, shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released. If in connection with any Enforcement Action or other exercise of rights and remedies by any Parity Lien
Representative or any Parity Lien Collateral Agent, in each case prior to the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations, the equity interests of any Person are foreclosed upon or otherwise disposed of and such Parity Lien Collateral Agent
releases its Lien on the property or assets of such Person then the Liens of each Junior Lien Collateral Agent with respect to the property or assets of such Person will be automatically released to the same extent as the Liens of such
Parity Lien Collateral Agent. Each Junior Lien Representative and each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any Junior Lien Claimholder represented by it, shall promptly execute and deliver to the Parity Lien
Representatives, Parity Lien Collateral Agents or such Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as any Parity Lien Representative, Parity Lien Collateral Agent or such Grantor may request to effectively confirm the
foregoing releases.
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(b)
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If in connection with any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any Collateral by any Grantor (collectively, a “Disposition”) permitted under the terms of the Parity Lien Debt Documents [and the terms of the Junior Lien Debt Documents]9 (other than in connection
with an Enforcement Action or other exercise of any Parity Lien Representative’s and/or Parity Lien Collateral Agent’s remedies in respect of the Collateral, which shall be governed by Section 5.1(a)), any Parity Lien Collateral
Agent, for itself or on behalf of any Parity Lien Claimholder represented by it, releases any of its Liens on any part of the Collateral, or any Parity Lien Representative, for itself or on behalf of any Parity Lien Claimholder represented
by it, releases any Grantor from its obligations under its guaranty of the Parity Lien Obligations, in each case other than (A) in connection with, or following, the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations or (B) after the occurrence and
during the continuance of any Event of Default under (and as defined in) any Junior Lien Debt Document, then the Liens, if any, of each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the Junior Lien Claimholders represented
by it, on such Collateral, and the obligations of such Grantor under its guaranty of the Junior Lien Obligations, shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released. Each Junior Lien Representative and each Junior Lien
Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Junior Lien Claimholder represented by it, shall promptly execute and deliver to the Parity Lien Representatives, the Parity Lien Collateral Agents or such Grantor such termination
statements, releases and other documents as any Parity Lien Representative, Parity Lien Collateral Agent or such Grantor may request to effectively confirm such release.
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(c)
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Until the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations occurs, each Junior Lien Representative and each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other
Junior Lien Claimholder represented by it, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Designated Parity Lien Collateral Agent and any officer or agent of the Designated Parity Lien Collateral Agent, with full power of substitution, as
its true and lawful attorney‑in‑fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Junior Lien Representative, such Junior Lien Collateral Agent and such Junior Lien Claimholders or in the Designated Parity Lien
Collateral Agent’s own name, from time to time in the Designated Parity Lien Collateral Agent’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Section 5.1, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and
all documents and instruments which may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Section 5.1, including any endorsements or other instruments of transfer or release. This power is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable
until the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations. Without limiting the foregoing, the Designated Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any agent or designee thereof is hereby authorized to execute any documents necessary or appropriate to release
the Liens of any Junior Lien Collateral Agent on any certificate of title in accordance with this Section 5.1.
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(d)
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Until the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations occurs, to the extent that any Parity Lien Collateral Agent, any Parity Lien Representative or any Parity Lien
Claimholder (i) has released any Lien on Collateral or any Grantor from its obligation under its guarantee and any such Liens or guarantee are later reinstated or (ii) obtains any new Liens or additional guarantees, then each Junior Lien
Collateral Agent, for itself and for the Junior Lien Claimholders represented by it, shall be granted a Lien on any such Collateral (except to the extent such Lien represents a Junior Lien Declined Lien with respect to the Junior Lien Debt
represented by such Junior Lien Collateral Agent), subject to this Agreement, and each Junior Lien Representative, for itself and for the Junior Lien Claimholders represented by it, shall be granted an additional guarantee, as the case may
be.
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(a)
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The Parity Lien Debt Documents of any Series may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified in accordance with their terms,
and the Indebtedness under the Parity Lien Debt Documents may be refinanced subject Section 8.7; provided, however, (i) without the prior written consent of the Junior Lien Representatives, no Parity Lien Debt
Document may be amended, restated, amended and restated, waived, restructured, renewed, extended, supplemented, refinanced or otherwise modified, or entered into, to the extent such amendment, restatement, waiver, restructuring, renewal,
extension, supplement, refinancing or modification, or the terms of such new Parity Lien Debt Document (x) would contravene the provisions of this Agreement and[/or (y) increase the sum of Indebtedness for borrowed money constituting
principal outstanding under the Parity Lien Debt Documents in excess of the Intercreditor Parity Lien Cap]10 and (ii) the holders of any such refinancing debt shall bind themselves (directly or through their agent or
representative) in a writing addressed to the Junior Lien Representatives to the terms of this Agreement.
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(b)
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The Junior Lien Debt Documents may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified in accordance with their terms, and the
Indebtedness under the Junior Lien Debt Documents may be refinanced subject to Section 8.7; provided, however, (i) without the prior written consent of the Parity Lien Representatives, no Junior Lien Debt Document
may be amended, restated, amended and restated, waived, restructured, renewed, extended, supplemented, refinanced or otherwise modified, or entered into, to the extent such amendment, restatement, waiver, restructuring, renewal, extension,
supplement, refinancing or modification, or the terms of such new Junior Lien Debt Document would contravene the provisions of this Agreement and (ii) the holders of any such refinancing debt shall bind themselves (directly or through their
agent or representative) in a writing addressed to the Parity Lien Representatives to the terms of this Agreement.
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(c)
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In the event any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or the applicable Parity Lien Claimholders and the relevant Grantor enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in
respect of any of the Parity Lien Collateral Documents for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Parity Lien Collateral Document or changing in any manner the
rights of the applicable Parity Lien Collateral Agent, such Parity Lien Claimholders, the Company or any other Grantor thereunder, then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of a Junior Lien
Collateral Document without the consent of any Junior Lien Representative, Junior Lien Collateral Agent, any other Junior Lien Claimholder, the Company or any other Grantor and without any action by any Junior Lien Representative, any
Junior Lien Collateral Agent, any other Junior Lien Claimholder, the Company or any other Grantor, provided that:
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no such amendment, waiver or consent shall have the effect of:
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(A)
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removing assets subject to the Lien of the Junior Lien Collateral Documents, except to the extent that a release of such Lien is permitted or required by Section 5.1 and
provided that there is a corresponding release of the Liens securing the Parity Lien Obligations on such removed assets;
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(B)
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imposing duties on any Junior Lien Collateral Agent or any Junior Lien Representative without its consent;
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(C)
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permitting other Liens on the Collateral not permitted under the terms of the Junior Lien Debt Documents or Section 6; or
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(D)
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being prejudicial to the interests of the Junior Lien Claimholders to a greater extent than the Parity Lien Claimholders (other than by virtue of their relative
priority and the rights and obligations hereunder); and
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notice of such amendment, waiver or consent shall have been given by the Company to each Junior Lien Collateral Agent within ten Business Days after the effective date
of such amendment, waiver or consent.
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(a)
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Each Parity Lien Collateral Agent agrees to hold that part of the Collateral that is in its possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or
bailees), to the extent that possession or control thereof is taken to perfect a Lien thereon under the UCC (such Collateral being the “Pledged Collateral”), as collateral agent for the Parity Lien
Claimholders and as gratuitous bailee for the Junior Lien Collateral Agents (such bailment being intended, among other things, to satisfy the requirements of Sections 8‑106(d)(3), 8‑301(a)(2) and 9‑313(c) of the UCC) and any assignee
thereof solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted under the Parity Lien Debt Documents and the Junior Lien Debt Documents, respectively, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.5. Solely with
respect to any deposit accounts under the control (within the meaning of Section 9‑104 of the UCC) of any Parity Lien Collateral Agent, such Parity Lien Collateral Agent agrees to also hold control over such deposit accounts as gratuitous
agent for the Junior Lien Collateral Agents, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.5. Prior to a Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations, at the request of the Designated Parity Lien Collateral Agent, each Junior Lien
Collateral Agent shall turn over possession of any Pledged Collateral in possession of such Junior Lien Collateral Agent to the Designated Parity Lien Collateral Agent.
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No Parity Lien Collateral Agent shall have any obligation whatsoever to the other Parity Lien Claimholders, the Junior Lien Representatives, the Junior Lien Collateral
Agents or the Junior Lien Claimholders to ensure that the Pledged Collateral is genuine or owned by any of the Grantors, to perfect the security interests of the Junior Lien Collateral Agents or other Junior Lien Claimholders or to preserve
rights or benefits of any Person except as expressly set forth in this Section 5.5. The duties or responsibilities of any Parity Lien Collateral Agent under this Section 5.5 shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged
Collateral as gratuitous bailee (and with respect to deposit accounts, gratuitous agent) in accordance with this Section 5.5 and delivering the Pledged Collateral upon a Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations as provided in Section
5.5(d).
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(c)
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No Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any other Parity Lien Claimholder shall have by reason of the Parity Lien Collateral Documents, the Junior Lien Collateral
Documents, this Agreement or any other document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Junior Lien Representative or any other Junior Lien Claimholder and the Junior Lien Representatives, the Junior Lien Collateral Agents and the Junior
Lien Claimholders hereby waive and release the Parity Lien Collateral Agents and the other Parity Lien Claimholders from all claims and liabilities arising pursuant to any Parity Lien Collateral Agent’s role under this Section 5.5
as gratuitous bailee and gratuitous agent with respect to the Pledged Collateral. It is understood and agreed that the interests of the Parity Lien Collateral Agents and the other Parity Lien Claimholders, on the one hand, and the Junior
Lien Representatives, the Junior Lien Collateral Agents and the other Junior Lien Claimholders on the other hand, may differ and the Parity Lien Collateral Agents and the other Parity Lien Claimholders shall be fully entitled to act in
their own interest without taking into account the interests of the Junior Lien Representatives, the Junior Lien Collateral Agents or other Junior Lien Claimholders.
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(d)
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So long as this Agreement is in effect, Pledged Collateral in the possession of any Collateral Agent or any Representative shall be delivered to the Designated Parity
Lien Collateral Agent or the Designated Junior Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable, together with any necessary endorsements (which endorsements shall be without recourse and without any representation or warranty), in the following
manner:
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(1)
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to the Designated Parity Lien Collateral Agent until a Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations has occurred, and thereafter,
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(2)
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to the Designated Junior Lien Collateral Agent until a Discharge of Junior Lien Obligations has occurred, and thereafter,
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(3)
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to the Company or to whomever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same.
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(a)
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Until the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations has occurred, if the Company or any other Grantor shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and any
Parity Lien Representative shall desire to permit the use of “Cash Collateral” (as such term is defined in Section 363(a) of the Bankruptcy Code) on which such Parity Lien Representative, such Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any other
creditor has a Lien, or to permit the Company or any other Grantor to obtain financing, whether from the Parity Lien Claimholders or any other Person under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar Bankruptcy Law (“DIP Financing”) then each Junior Lien Representative and each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Junior Lien Claimholder represented by it, will not:
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object to such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing (including any proposed orders for such Cash Collateral use and/or DIP Financing which are acceptable to any Parity
Lien Representative); and
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(2)
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to the extent the Liens securing the Parity Lien Obligations are subordinated to or pari passu with such DIP Financing, each Junior Lien Collateral Agent will
subordinate its Liens in the Collateral to the Liens securing such DIP Financing (and all Obligations relating thereto), including any customary “carve-outs” and each Junior Lien Representative and each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, for
itself and on behalf of each other Junior Lien Claimholder represented by it, will not request adequate protection or any other relief in connection therewith (except as expressly agreed by the Designated Parity Lien Representative or to
the extent permitted by Section 6.3);
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Junior Lien Claimholders may provide DIP Financing to the Company or any other Grantor; provided that such DIP Financing may not “roll-up” or otherwise include or
refinance any pre-petition Junior Lien Obligations.
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(c)
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Each Junior Lien Representative and each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Junior Lien Claimholder represented by it, agrees that it
will not seek consultation rights in connection with, and it will not object to or oppose, a motion to sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of Collateral under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code if the requisite Parity Lien Claimholders
have consented to such sale, liquidation or other disposition. Each Junior Lien Representative and each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Junior Lien Claimholder represented by it, further agrees that it
will not directly or indirectly oppose or impede entry of any order in connection with such sale, liquidation or other disposition, including orders to retain professionals or set bid procedures in connection with such sale, liquidation or
disposition, if the requisite Parity Lien Claimholders have consented to (i) such retention of professionals and bid procedures in connection with such sale, liquidation or disposition of such assets and (ii) the sale, liquidation or
disposition of such assets, in which event the Junior Lien Claimholders will be deemed to have consented to the sale or disposition of Collateral pursuant to Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code, so long as such order does not impair the
rights of the Junior Lien Claimholders under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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(a)
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Each Junior Lien Representative and each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Junior Lien Claimholder represented by it, agrees that
none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting):
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(1)
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any request by any Parity Lien Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or other Parity Lien Claimholder for adequate protection under any Bankruptcy Law; or
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(2)
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any objection by any Parity Lien Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or other Parity Lien Claimholder to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on
such Parity Lien Representative, Parity Lien Collateral Agent or Parity Lien Claimholder claiming a lack of adequate protection.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in this Section 6.3, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding:
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(1)
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if the Parity Lien Claimholders (or any subset thereof) are granted adequate protection in the form of additional collateral in connection with any Cash Collateral use
or DIP Financing, then each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of any other Junior Lien Claimholder represented by it, may seek or request adequate protection in the form of a Lien on such additional collateral, which
Lien will be subordinated to the Liens securing the Parity Lien Obligations (and any customary “carve-out”) and such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing (and all Obligations relating thereto) on the same basis as the other Liens securing
the Junior Lien Obligations are so subordinated to the Parity Lien Obligations under this Agreement; and
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(2)
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the Junior Lien Representatives, the Junior Lien Collateral Agents and Junior Lien Claimholders shall only be permitted to seek adequate protection with respect to
their rights in the Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in the form of:
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(A)
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additional collateral; provided that as adequate protection for the Parity Lien Obligations, each Parity Lien Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Parity Lien
Claimholders represented by it, is also granted a Lien on such additional collateral, which Lien shall be senior to any Lien of the Junior Lien Representatives, the Junior Lien Collateral Agents and the Junior Lien Claimholders on such
additional collateral (or offered a Lien on such additional collateral) on the same basis as the Liens securing the Parity Lien Obligations are so secured on the Collateral;
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(B)
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replacement Liens on the Collateral; provided that as adequate protection for the Parity Lien Obligations, each Parity Lien Collateral Agent, on behalf of the
Parity Lien Claimholders represented by it, is also granted replacement Liens on the Collateral, which Liens shall be senior to the Liens of the Junior Lien Representatives, the Junior Lien Collateral Agents and the Junior Lien Claimholders
on the Collateral on the same basis as the Liens securing the Parity Lien Obligations are so secured on the Collateral;
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(C)
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an administrative expense claim; provided that as adequate protection for the Parity Lien Obligations, each Parity Lien Representative, on behalf of the Parity
Lien Claimholders represented by it, is also granted an administrative expense claim which is senior and prior to the administrative expense claim of the Junior Lien Representatives and the other Junior Lien Claimholders; and
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(D)
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cash payments with respect to interest on the Junior Lien Obligations; provided that (1) as adequate protection for the Parity Lien Obligations, each Parity
Lien Representative, on behalf of the Parity Lien Claimholders represented by it, is also granted cash payments with respect to interest on the Parity Lien Obligation represented by it and (2) such cash payments do not exceed an amount
equal to the interest accruing on the principal amount of Junior Lien Obligations outstanding on the date such relief is granted at the interest rate under the applicable Junior Lien Debt Documents and accruing from the date the applicable
Junior Lien Representative is granted such relief.
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(3)
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If any Junior Lien Claimholder receives Post-Petition Interest and/or adequate protection payments in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding (“Junior Lien Adequate Protection Payments”) and the Parity Lien Claimholders do not receive payment in full in cash of all Parity Lien Obligations upon the effectiveness of the plan of reorganization for,
or conclusion of, that Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, then each Junior Lien Claimholder shall pay over to the Parity Lien Claimholders an amount (the “Pay‑Over Amount”) equal to the lesser of
(i) the Junior Lien Adequate Protection Payments received by such Junior Lien Claimholder and (ii) the amount of the short-fall (the “Short Fall”) in payment in full in cash of the Parity Lien
Obligations; provided that to the extent any portion of the Short Fall represents payments received by the Parity Lien Claimholders in the form of promissory notes, equity or other property equal in value to the cash paid in respect
of the Pay-Over Amount, the Parity Lien Claimholders shall, upon receipt of the Pay-Over Amount, transfer those promissory notes, equity or other property, equal in value to the cash paid in respect of the Pay-Over Amount, to the applicable
Junior Lien Claimholders pro rata in exchange for the Pay-Over Amount. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Parity Lien Claimholders shall not be deemed to have consented to, and expressly retain their rights to object to,
the grant of adequate protection in the form of cash payments to the Junior Lien Claimholders made pursuant to this Section 6.3(b).
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(c)
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Each Junior Lien Representative and each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Junior Lien Claimholder represented by it, agrees that
notice of a hearing to approve DIP Financing or use of Cash Collateral on an interim basis shall be adequate if delivered to such Junior Lien Representative and Junior Lien Collateral Agent at least two (2) Business Days in advance of such
hearing and that notice of a hearing to approve DIP Financing or use of Cash Collateral on a final basis shall be adequate if delivered to such Junior Lien Representative and Junior Lien Collateral Agent at least fifteen (15) days in
advance of such hearing.
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(a)
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None of any Junior Lien Representative, any Junior Lien Collateral Agent or any other Junior Lien Claimholder shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by any Parity
Lien Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any other Parity Lien Claimholder for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of Parity Lien Obligations consisting of Post-Petition Interest to the extent of the value
of the Lien of the Parity Lien Collateral Agents on behalf of the Parity Lien Claimholders on the Collateral or any other Parity Lien Claimholder’s Lien on the Collateral, without regard to the existence of the Liens of the Junior Lien
Collateral Agents or the other Junior Lien Claimholders on the Collateral.
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(b)
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None of any Parity Lien Representative, Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any other Parity Lien Claimholder shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by any Junior
Lien Representative, Junior Lien Collateral Agent or any other Junior Lien Claimholder for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of Junior Lien Obligations consisting of Post-Petition Interest to the extent of the value of
the Lien of the Junior Lien Collateral Agents, on behalf of the Junior Lien Claimholders, on the Collateral (after taking into account the amount of the Parity Lien Obligations).
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(a)
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the grants of Liens pursuant to the Parity Lien Collateral Documents and the Junior Lien Collateral Documents constitute two separate and distinct grants of Liens; and
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(b)
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because of, among other things, their differing rights in the Collateral, the Junior Lien Obligations are fundamentally different from the Parity Lien Obligations and
must be separately classified in any plan of reorganization proposed or adopted in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
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(a)
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No right of the Parity Lien Claimholders, the Parity Lien Representatives, the Parity Lien Collateral Agents or any of them to enforce any provision of this Agreement
shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or any other Grantor or by any act or failure to act by any Parity Lien Claimholder, Parity Lien Representative or Parity Lien
Collateral Agent, or by any noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Agreement, any of the Parity Lien Debt Documents or any of the Junior Lien Debt Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which
any Parity Lien Representative, Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any Parity Lien Claimholder, or any of them, may have or be otherwise charged with.
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(b)
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Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph (but subject to the rights of the Company and the other Grantors under the Parity Lien Debt
Documents and subject to the provisions of Section 5.3(a)), the Parity Lien Claimholders, the Parity Lien Representatives, the Parity Lien Collateral Agents and any of them may, at any time and from time to time in accordance with
the Parity Lien Debt Documents and/or applicable law, without the consent of, or notice to, any Junior Lien Representative, any Junior Lien Collateral Agent or any other Junior Lien Claimholder, without incurring any liabilities to any
Junior Lien Representative, any Junior Lien Collateral Agent or any other Junior Lien Claimholder and without impairing or releasing the Lien priorities and other benefits provided in this Agreement (even if any right of subrogation or
other right or remedy of any Junior Lien Representative, any Junior Lien Collateral Agent or any other Junior Lien Claimholder is affected, impaired or extinguished thereby) do any one or more of the following:
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(1)
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change the manner, place or terms of payment or change or extend the time of payment of, or amend, renew, exchange, increase or alter, the terms of any of the Parity
Lien Obligations or any Lien on any Parity Lien Collateral or guaranty of any of the Parity Lien Obligations or any liability of the Company or any other Grantor, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof
(including any increase in or extension of the Parity Lien Obligations, without any restriction as to the tenor or terms of any such increase or extension) or otherwise amend, renew, exchange, extend, modify or supplement in any manner any
Liens held by any Parity Lien Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent or any of the other Parity Lien Claimholders, the Parity Lien Obligations or any of the Parity Lien Debt Documents; provided that any such amendment,
restatement, supplement, modification, replacement, renewal, extension, increase or Refinancing shall not, without the consent of the Designated Junior Lien Representative, increase the sum of Indebtedness for borrowed money constituting
principal outstanding under the Parity Lien Debt Documents in excess of the Intercreditor Parity Lien Cap;
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(2)
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sell, exchange, release, surrender, realize upon, enforce or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any part of the Parity Lien Collateral or any liability
of the Company or any other Grantor to any of the Parity Lien Claimholders, the Parity Lien Representatives or the Parity Lien Collateral Agents, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof;
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(3)
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settle or compromise any Parity Lien Obligation or any other liability of the Company or any other Grantor or any security therefor or any liability incurred directly
or indirectly in respect thereof and apply any sums by whomsoever paid and however realized to any liability (including the Parity Lien Obligations) in any manner or order; and
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(4)
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exercise or delay in or refrain from exercising any right or remedy against the Company or any other Grantor or any other Person or any security, and elect any remedy
and otherwise deal freely with the Company, any other Grantor or any Parity Lien Collateral and any security and any guarantor or any liability of the Company or any other Grantor to the Parity Lien Claimholders or any liability incurred
directly or indirectly in respect thereof.
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(c)
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Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each Junior Lien Representative and each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and each other Junior Lien
Claimholder represented by it, also agrees that the Parity Lien Claimholders, the Parity Lien Representatives and the Parity Lien Collateral Agents shall not have any liability to such Junior Lien Representative, such Junior Lien Collateral
Agent or any such Junior Lien Claimholders, and such Junior Lien Representative and such Junior Lien Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and each other Junior Lien Claimholder represented by it, hereby waives any claim against any Parity
Lien Claimholder, any Parity Lien Representative or any Parity Lien Collateral Agent arising out of any and all actions which the Parity Lien Claimholders, any Parity Lien Representative or any Parity Lien Collateral Agent may take or
permit or omit to take with respect to:
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(1)
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the Parity Lien Debt Documents (other than this Agreement);
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(2)
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the collection of the Parity Lien Obligations; or
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(3)
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the foreclosure upon, or sale, liquidation or other disposition of, any Parity Lien Collateral.
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(d)
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Until the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations, each Junior Lien Representative and each Junior Lien Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and each other Junior Lien
Claimholder represented by it, agrees not to assert and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of any marshaling, appraisal, valuation or
other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to any Parity Lien Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.
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(a)
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any lack of validity or enforceability of any Parity Lien Debt Documents or any Junior Lien Debt Documents;
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(b)
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except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other terms of, all or any of the Parity
Lien Obligations or Junior Lien Obligations, or any amendment or waiver or other modification, including any increase in the amount thereof, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of the terms of any Parity Lien Debt Document or any
Junior Lien Debt Document;
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(c)
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except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, any exchange of any security interest in any Collateral or any other collateral, or any amendment, waiver or
other modification, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of all or any of the Parity Lien Obligations or Junior Lien Obligations or any guarantee thereof;
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(d)
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the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the Company or any other Grantor; or
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(e)
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any other circumstances which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Company or any other Grantor in respect of any Parity Lien
Representative, any Parity Lien Collateral Agent, the Parity Lien Obligations, any Parity Lien Claimholder, any Junior Lien Representative, any Junior Lien Collateral Agent, the Junior Lien Obligations or any Junior Lien Claimholder in
respect of this Agreement.
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(a)
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with respect to any Parity Lien Representative and any Parity Lien Collateral Agent, the Parity Lien Claimholders represented by it and their Parity Lien Obligations,
on the date on which the Parity Lien Obligations of such Parity Lien Claimholders are Discharged, subject to Sections 5.6 and 6.5; and
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(b)
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with respect to any Junior Lien Representative and any Junior Lien Collateral Agent, the Junior Lien Claimholders represented by it and their Junior Lien Obligations,
on the date on which the Junior Lien Obligations of such Junior Lien Claimholders are Discharged, subject to Sections 5.6 and 6.5;
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(a)
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Amendments; Waivers.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of any Parity Lien Claimholder or Junior Lien Claimholder, any Representative and Collateral Agent may become a
party hereto by execution and delivery of a Joinder Agreement in accordance with Section 8.7 and upon such execution and delivery, such Representative and Collateral Agent and the Additional Parity Lien Claimholders and Additional
Parity Lien Obligations or Additional Junior Lien Claimholders and Additional Junior Lien Obligations, as the case may be, of the Series for which such Representative and Collateral Agent is acting shall be subject to the terms hereof.
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(c)
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of any other Representative, Collateral Agent or Claimholder, the Designated Parity Lien Representative may effect
amendments and modifications to this Agreement to the extent necessary to reflect any Incurrence of any Additional Parity Lien Obligations or Additional Junior Lien Obligations in compliance with this Agreement.
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(a)
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to make, and the Parity Lien Representatives, the Parity Lien Collateral Agents and the other Parity Lien Claimholders shall not make, any express or implied
representation or warranty, including with respect to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or validity of any such information so provided;
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(b)
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to provide any additional information or to provide any such information on any subsequent occasion;
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(c)
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to undertake any investigation; or
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(d)
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to disclose any information, which pursuant to accepted or reasonable commercial finance practices, such party wishes to maintain confidential or is otherwise required
to maintain confidential.
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(b)
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In order for an Additional Representative and an Additional Collateral Agent to become a party to this Agreement:
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(1)
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such Additional Representative and such Additional Collateral Agent shall have executed and delivered to each other then-existing Representative a Joinder Agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (if such Representative is an Additional Junior Lien Representative and such Collateral Agent is an Additional Junior Lien Collateral Agent) (with such changes as may be reasonably
approved by the Designated Parity Lien Representative and such Representative and such Collateral Agent) or Exhibit B hereto (if such Representative is an Additional Parity Lien Representative and such Collateral Agent is an
Additional Parity Lien Collateral Agent) (with such changes as may be reasonably approved by the Designated Parity Lien Representative and such Representative and such Collateral Agent) pursuant to which such Additional Representative
becomes a Representative hereunder, such Additional Collateral Agent becomes a Collateral Agent hereunder and the related Parity Lien Claimholders or Junior Lien Claimholders, as applicable, become subject hereto and bound hereby; and
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(2)
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the Company shall have delivered a Designation to each other then-existing Collateral Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, pursuant to which a
Responsible Officer of the Company shall (A) identify the Indebtedness to be designated as Additional Parity Lien Obligations or Additional Junior Lien Obligations, as applicable, and the initial aggregate principal amount of such
Indebtedness, (B) specify the name and address of the applicable Additional Representative and Additional Collateral Agent, and (C) certify that such Additional Debt is permitted to be Incurred, secured and guaranteed by each Parity Lien
Debt Document and Junior Lien Debt Document and that the conditions set forth in this Section 8.7 are satisfied with respect to such Additional Debt.
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(c)
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The Additional Junior Lien Debt Documents or Additional Parity Lien Debt Documents, as applicable, relating to such Additional Obligations shall provide that each of
the applicable Claimholders with respect to such Additional Obligations will be subject to and bound by the provisions of this Agreement in its capacity as a holder of such Additional Obligations.
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(d)
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Upon the execution and delivery of a Joinder Agreement by an Additional Parity Lien Representative and an Additional Parity Lien Collateral Agent or an Additional
Junior Lien Representative and an Additional Junior Lien Collateral Agent, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with this Section 8.7, each other Representative and Collateral Agent shall acknowledge receipt thereof by
countersigning a copy thereof and returning the same to such Additional Parity Lien Representative and such Additional Parity Lien Collateral Agent or such Additional Junior Lien Representative and such Additional Junior Lien Collateral
Agent, as the case may be; provided that the failure of any Representative or Collateral Agent to so acknowledge or return the same shall not affect the status of such Additional Obligations as Additional Parity Lien Obligations or
Additional Junior Lien Obligations, as the case may be, if the other requirements of this Section 8.7 are complied with.
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(e)
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With respect to any Incurrence, issuance or sale of Indebtedness after the date hereof under the Additional Parity Lien Debt Documents or Additional Junior Lien Debt
Documents of a Series of Additional Parity Lien Debt or Series of Additional Junior Lien Debt whose Representative and Collateral Agent is already each a party to this Agreement, the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the Parity Lien Pari
Passu Intercreditor Agreement or Junior Lien Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, the requirements of Section 8.7(b) shall not be applicable and such Indebtedness shall automatically constitute Additional Parity Lien
Debt or Additional Junior Lien Debt so long as (i) such Indebtedness is permitted to be Incurred, secured and guaranteed by each Parity Lien Debt Document and Junior Lien Debt Document and (ii) the provisions of Section 8.7(b)(2)
have been complied with; provided, further, however, that with respect to any such Indebtedness Incurred, issued or sold pursuant to the terms of any Additional Parity Lien Debt Documents or Additional Junior Lien
Debt Documents of such existing Series of Additional Parity Lien Debt or Additional Junior Lien Debt as such terms existed on the date the Representative and Collateral Agent for such Series of Additional Parity Lien Debt or Additional
Junior Lien Debt executed the Joinder Agreement, the requirements of clause (i) of this Section 8.7(e) shall be tested only as of (x) the date of execution of such Joinder Agreement, if pursuant to a commitment entered into at the
time of such Joinder Agreement and (y) with respect to any later commitment or amendment to those terms to permit such Indebtedness, as of the date of such commitment and/or amendment.
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(a)
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submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the Collateral Documents (whether arising in contract, tort or
otherwise) to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, the courts of the
United States for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, and appellate courts from any thereof;
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(b)
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agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York state court or, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, in such federal court;
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(c)
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agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by law and that nothing in this Agreement or any other Parity Lien Debt Document or Junior Lien Debt Document shall affect any right that any Claimholder may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this
Agreement or any other Parity Lien Debt Document or Junior Lien Debt Document against such Grantor or any of its assets in the courts of any jurisdiction;
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(d)
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waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising
out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Collateral Document in any court referred to in Section 8.9(a) (and irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law the defense of an inconvenient forum to the
maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court);
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(e)
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consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any such court by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the applicable party at its
address provided in accordance with Section 8.11 (and agrees that nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law);
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(f)
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agrees that service as provided in Section 8.9(e) is sufficient to confer personal jurisdiction over the applicable party in any such proceeding in any such
court, and otherwise constitutes effective and binding service in every respect; and
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(g)
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waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
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NTD: In the event that the Senior Secured Notes are refinanced, refunded, redeemed, or repaid, this provision shall be updated to reflect a $825.0 million basket.
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1.
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[Insert name of the Company or other Grantor] intends to incur Indebtedness (the “Designated Obligations”)
in the initial aggregate principal amount of [ ] pursuant to the following agreement: [describe credit/loan agreement, indenture or other agreement giving rise to Additional Parity Lien Debt or Additional Junior Lien Debt, as the case may be] (the “Designated Agreement”) which will be [Additional
Parity Lien Obligations][Additional Junior Lien Obligations].
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2.
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The incurrence of the Designated Obligations is permitted by each applicable Parity Lien Debt Document and Junior Lien Debt Document.
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3.
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Conform the following as applicable; Pursuant to and for the purposes of Section 8.7 of the Intercreditor Agreement, (i) the Designated
Agreement is hereby designated as [an “Additional Parity Lien Debt Document”][an “Additional Junior Lien Debt Document”] [and][,] (ii) the Designated Obligations are hereby designated as [“Additional Parity Lien Obligations”][“Additional
Junior Lien Obligations”].
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4.
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a. The name and address of the Representative for such Designated Obligations is:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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Article I.
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DEFINITIONS
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2
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Section 1.1
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Certain Defined Terms
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2
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Section 1.2
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Rules of Interpretation
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5
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Article II.
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PRIORITIES AND AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO SHARED COLLATERAL
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6
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Section 2.1
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Priority of Claims
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6
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Section 2.2
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Actions with Respect to Shared Collateral; Prohibition on Contesting Liens
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6
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Section 2.3
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No Interference; Payment Over; Exculpatory Provisions
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7
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Section 2.4
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Automatic Release of Liens
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7
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Section 2.5
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Certain Agreements with Respect to Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceedings
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7
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Section 2.6
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Reinstatement
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7
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Section 2.7
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Insurance and Condemnation Awards
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7
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Section 2.8
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Refinancings
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7
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Section 2.9
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Gratuitous Bailee/Agent for Perfection
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8
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Section 2.10
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Amendments to Parity Lien Collateral Documents
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8
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Section 2.11
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Similar Liens and Agreements
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8
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Article III.
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EXISTENCE AND AMOUNTS OF LIENS AND OBLIGATIONS
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9
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Article IV.
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THE APPLICABLE COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE APPLICABLE REPRESENTATIVE
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10
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Section 4.1
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Authority
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10
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Section 4.2
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Power-of-Attorney
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10
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Article V.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 5.1
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Integration/Conflicts
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Section 5.2
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Effectiveness; Continuing Nature of this Agreement; Severability
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11
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Section 5.3
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Amendments; Waivers
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11
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Section 5.4
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Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Grantors and their Subsidiaries
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11
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Section 5.5
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Submission to Jurisdiction; Certain Waivers
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11
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Section 5.6
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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Section 5.7
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Notices
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12
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Section 5.8
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Further Assurances
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12
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Section 5.9
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Agency Capacities
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12
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Section 5.10
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GOVERNING LAW.
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12
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Section 5.11
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Binding on Successors and Assigns
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12
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Section 5.12
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Section Headings
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12
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Section 5.13
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Counterparts
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12
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Section 5.14
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Other Parity Lien Obligations
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13
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Section 5.15
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Authorization
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13
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Section 5.16
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No Third Party Beneficiaries/ Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights
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13
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Section 5.17
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No Indirect Actions
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Section 5.18
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Additional Grantors
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13
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A
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Form of Joinder Agreement (Additional Parity Lien Debt / Replacement Credit Agreement)
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Exhibit B
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Form of Additional Parity Lien Debt / Replacement Credit Agreement Designation
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Exhibit C
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Form of Joinder Agreement (Additional Grantors)
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SECTION 5.10 |
GOVERNING LAW.
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NTD - Recitals to be updated to reflect the Additional Parity Lien Obligations joining this Agreement, as applicable.
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By: |
By: |
By: |
(a)
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any fee owned Real Property with a Fair Market Value (measured at the time of acquisition) of less than
$3,000,000 (as determined by the Borrower in good faith);
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(b)
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any lease, contract, instrument or property right to which any Credit Party is a party, if and only for
so long as the grant of a security interest shall constitute or result in a breach, termination, impairment or default under any such lease, contract or property right (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered
ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), but in each case:
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(i)
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only to the extent each such Credit Party is contractually prohibited from creating a Lien on the Second
Amendment Effective Date or the date such lease, contract, instrument or property right was acquired, created or effective (so long as such prohibition was not expressly negotiated in anticipation of such acquisition), and
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(ii)
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any security interest securing Obligations owing to Lenders shall attach immediately to any portion of
such lease, contract or property right without further action of the Lenders at any time or from time to time, so long as such security interest does not result, or would no longer result, in any of the consequences specified above;
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(c)
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any lease, contract, instrument or property right to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor is a
party and any other asset, in each case, if and only for so long as the grant of a security interest shall violate any applicable law;
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(d)
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any License to which any Credit Party is a party, grantee or beneficiary, if and only for so long as
either (x) each such Credit Party is prohibited from granting a security interest therein under applicable provisions of the Communications Act or any other applicable law, or (y) the grant of a security interest shall constitute or result
in a breach, termination or default under any such License; provided, that:
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(i)
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this definition of “Excluded Assets” shall not include any rights and remedies incident or appurtenant
to any such Licenses or any rights to receive any or all proceeds derived from, or in connection with, any Asset Sale of all or any portion of any such Licenses or any Station, and
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(ii)
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any security interests securing Obligations owing to Lenders shall attach immediately to any portion of
such Licenses without further action of the Lenders at any time or from time to time, so long as such attachment does not result, or would no longer result, in any of the consequences specified above;
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(e)
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fixed or capital assets owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is subject to a purchase
money Lien or a Capitalized Lease Obligation permitted under this Agreement if the contractual obligation pursuant to which such Lien is granted (or in the document providing for such Capitalized Lease Obligation or the acquisition of such
asset subject to such purchase money Lien) prohibits or requires the consent of any Person other than the Borrower and its Affiliates (to the extent such consent has not been obtained) as a condition to the creation of any other Lien on
such asset;
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(f)
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any Leaseholds;
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(g)
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all Excluded Equity Interests;
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(h)
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motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title;
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(i)
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assets as to which the costs of obtaining a security interest are excessive (as reasonably determined by
the Collateral Agent in writing) in relation to the value of the security afforded thereby;
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(j)
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any Commercial Tort Claims (as defined in the Security Agreement) not in excess of $2,000,000
individually;
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(k)
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any Letter-of-Credit Rights (as defined in the Security Agreement) with a stated amount of less than
$3,000,000;
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(l)
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cash pledged to secure letter of credit reimbursement obligations to the extent such secured letters of
credit are permitted under this Agreement;
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(m)
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any Excluded Deposit Accounts (as defined in the Security Agreement); and
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without resulting in cancellation, voiding, invalidation, or impairment thereof.”
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