8-K
LEAR CORP false 0000842162 0000842162 2020-02-20 2020-02-20

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 20, 2020

 

LEAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-11311

 

13-3386776

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

21557 Telegraph Road, Southfield,

MI

 

48033

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(248) 447-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Common stock, par value $0.01

 

LEA

 

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act  

 

 


Section 1 — Registrant’s Business and Operations

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Underwriting Agreement

On February 20, 2020, Lear Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”), relating to the issuance and sale by the Company of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.500% senior notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”) and an additional $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.250% senior notes due 2049 (the “2049 Notes” and, together with the 2030 Notes, the “Notes”). The 2030 Notes were issued at 99.774% of par, resulting in a yield to maturity of 3.525%. The 2049 Notes were issued at 106.626% of par, resulting in a yield to maturity of 4.821%. The Notes were offered and sold pursuant to the Company’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 10, 2017 (Registration No. 333-219855).

Net proceeds of the offering were approximately $663.0 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. Net proceeds do not include accrued interest on the 2049 Notes from November 15, 2019 to, but not including, February 24, 2020 of approximately $4.3 million, paid by the underwriters of the 2049 Notes. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with cash on hand, to redeem the outstanding $650.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.250% senior notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) at a price equal to 102.625% of the principal amount of such 2025 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date of approximately $6.3 million.

The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company. It also provides for customary indemnification by the Company and the Underwriters against certain liabilities and customary contribution provisions in respect of those liabilities.

Certain of the Underwriters and their affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, securities trading, commercial banking, investment banking, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, financing, brokerage and advisory services for the Company from time to time.

The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The above description of the material terms of the Underwriting Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 1.1.

Supplemental Indentures

On February 24, 2020, the Company completed its offering of the Notes. The Company issued the Notes pursuant to its Indenture, dated August 17, 2017 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented, in the case of the 2049 Notes, by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated May 1, 2019, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”) and, in case of the 2030 Notes, by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated February 24, 2020, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Third Supplemental Indenture, the “Supplemental Indentures” and, together with the Base Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”).

The Indenture provides, among other things, that the Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company. Interest is payable on the 2030 Notes on May 30 and November 30 of each year, beginning on November 30, 2020, and the 2030 Notes will mature on May 30, 2030. Interest is payable on the 2049 Notes on May 15 and November 15 of each year. Interest on the 2049 Notes will be deemed to have accrued from November 15, 2019, and the 2049 Notes will mature on May 15, 2049. The 2049 Notes will constitute an additional issuance under the Third Supplemental Indenture and will have terms identical to the terms of the existing 2049 Notes (other than the initial offering price), have the same CUSIP number and will be fungible with the existing 2049 Notes. Upon the additional issuance of the 2049 Notes, the outstanding principal amount of the Company’s 5.250% Senior Notes due 2049 will be $625 million.


Prior to February 28, 2030, the Company may at its option redeem the 2030 Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2030 Notes plus the applicable premium, if any, as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. On or after February 28, 2030, the Company may at its option redeem the 2030 Notes, at any time, in whole or in part, on not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2030 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.

Prior to November 15, 2048, the Company may at its option redeem the 2049 Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2049 Notes plus the applicable premium, if any, as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. On or after November 15, 2048, the Company may at its option redeem the 2049 Notes, at any time, in whole or in part, on not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2049 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.

Subject to certain limitations, in the event of a change of control of the Company and a related ratings decline, the Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the purchase date.

The Indenture contains restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company to create or permit liens and consolidate or merge or sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. The foregoing limitations are subject to exceptions as set forth in the Supplemental Indentures.

The Indenture provides for customary events of default that include, among other things (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods): (i) non-payment of principal or interest, (ii) breach of certain covenants contained in the Indenture or the Notes, (iii) failure to pay certain other indebtedness within the applicable grace period or the acceleration of any such indebtedness by the holders thereof because of a default prior to maturity if the total amount of such indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $200 million or its foreign currency equivalent and (iv) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. Generally, if an event of default occurs (subject to certain exceptions), the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of that series may declare all of the Notes of that series to be due and payable.

The Base Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 17, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Third Supplemental Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s 8-K filed with the SEC on May 1, 2019, and is incorporated herein by reference. The Fourth Supplemental Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference. The above description of the material terms of the Indenture is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Base Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture. 

Credit Agreement Extension

On February 20, 2020, the Company entered into an extension agreement (the “Extension Agreement”) related to its credit agreement, dated August 8, 2017 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), to (i) extend the maturity date of its $1.75 billion unsecured revolving credit facility by one year to August 8, 2024 and (ii) specify the future conditions under which the Credit Agreement’s current LIBOR-based interest rate could be replaced in the future with an alternate benchmark interest rate. The maturity date of the Company’s $250.0 million unsecured term loan facility remains August 8, 2022. The description of the Extension Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Extension Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Section 7 — Regulation FD

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 20, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the offering of the Notes, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.


The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit
Number

   

Exhibit Description

         
 

  1.1

   

Underwriting Agreement, dated February 20, 2020, among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.

         
 

  4.1

   

Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated February 24, 2020, between the Company and the Trustee.

         
 

  5.1

   

Opinion of Winston & Strawn LLP

         
 

10.1

   

Extension Agreement and Amendment No. 2, dated February 20, 2020, related to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2017 (as amended by that certain Extension Agreement dated as of March 27, 2019), among Lear Corporation, the foreign subsidiary borrowers from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., as syndication agent, Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as co-documentation agents, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.

         
 

23.1

   

Consent of Winston & Strawn LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

         
 

99.1

   

Press Release, dated February 20, 2020, regarding pricing of the offering of the Notes.

         
 

104

   

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Lear Corporation

             

Date: February 24, 2020

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Jason M. Cardew

 

 

Name:

 

Jason M. Cardew

 

 

Title:

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-1.1

Exhibit 1.1

Lear Corporation

3.500% Senior Notes Due 2030

5.250% Senior Notes Due 2049

Underwriting Agreement

New York, New York

February 20, 2020

Barclays Capital Inc.

BofA Securities, Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

As the Representatives of the several

Underwriters named in Schedule II hereto

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Lear Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, (i) $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.500% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”) and (ii) $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.250% Senior Notes due 2049 (the “2049 Notes” and, together with the 2030 Notes, the “Securities”), as further described on Schedule I hereto, to be issued under an indenture, dated as of August 17, 2017 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as may be amended and supplemented from time to time and, in the case of the 2049 Notes, as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2019, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Third Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “2049 Notes Indenture”) and, in the case of the 2030 Notes, as further supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, to be dated as of February 24, 2020, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “2030 Notes Indenture”). The 2030 Notes Indenture and the 2049 Notes Indenture are referred to herein collectively as the “Indenture.”

On May 1, 2019, the Company issued $325,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.250% Senior Notes Due 2049 (the “Existing 2049 Notes”) under the 2049 Notes Indenture. The 2049 Notes constitute “Additional Notes” (as such term is defined in the Third Supplemental Indenture) under the 2049 Notes Indenture. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package, the 2049 Notes will have identical terms (other than the public offering price) to the Existing 2049 Notes and will be treated as a single series of debt securities for all purposes under the 2049 Notes Indenture upon completion of this offering, and an aggregate of $625,000,000 5.250% Senior Notes due 2049 will be outstanding.


The terms Representatives and Underwriter shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires. Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. Certain terms used herein are defined in Section 23 hereof.

1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 1.

(a) The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Act and has prepared and filed with the Commission an automatic shelf registration statement, as defined in Rule 405 (the file number of which is set forth in Schedule I hereto) on Form S-3, including a related Base Prospectus, for registration under the Act of the offering and sale of the Securities. Such Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto filed prior to the Execution Time, became effective upon filing. The Company may have filed with the Commission, as part of an amendment to the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 424(b), one or more Preliminary Prospectuses relating to the Securities, each of which has previously been furnished to you. The Company will file with the Commission a Final Prospectus relating to the Securities in accordance with Rule 424(b). As filed, such Final Prospectus shall contain all information required by the Act and the rules thereunder, and, except to the extent the Representatives shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to the Execution Time or, to the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond that contained in the Base Prospectus and any Preliminary Prospectus) as the Company has advised you, prior to the Execution Time, will be included or made therein. The Registration Statement, at the Execution Time, meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x). The initial Effective Date of the Registration Statement was not earlier than the date three years before the Execution Time. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Act against the Company or related to this offering has been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission.

(b) On each Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the Final Prospectus is first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date (as defined herein), the Final Prospectus (and any supplement thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act, the Exchange Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the respective rules thereunder; on each Effective Date and at the Execution Time, the Registration Statement did not and will not contain any untrue

 

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statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; on the Effective Date and on the Closing Date the Indenture did or will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and the rules thereunder; and as of its date and on the Closing Date, the Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to (i) that part of the Registration Statement which shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act of the Trustee or (ii) the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 9 hereof.

(c) As of the Execution Time, the Disclosure Package and any electronic road show, when taken together as a whole with the Disclosure Package, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 9 hereof. The documents incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package, the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package, the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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(d) (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (ii) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), (iii) at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c)) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption in Rule 163, and (iv) at the Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (iv)), the Company was or is (as the case may be) a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405. The Company agrees to pay the fees required by the Commission relating to the Securities within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1) without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r).

(e) (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2)) of the Securities and (ii) as of the Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an Ineligible Issuer.

(f) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto does not include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, including any document incorporated therein by reference and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 9 hereof.

(g) Each of the Company and its significant subsidiaries (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Act) has been duly incorporated, formed or otherwise organized and is validly existing as a corporation, limited liability company or partnership in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized with full corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as the case may be, power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, limited liability company or partnership and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification, except where the failure to have such power and authority, be so qualified, or be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), business or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”).

(h) All the outstanding shares of capital stock of each subsidiary that is a corporation have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and, except as otherwise set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, all outstanding shares of capital stock of the subsidiaries are owned by the Company either directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected security interest or any other security interests, claims, liens or encumbrances (other than liens and other encumbrances that will be permitted under the terms of the Indenture).

 

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(i) All the outstanding limited liability company interests of each subsidiary that is a limited liability company have been duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance with the applicable limited liability company law, and, except as otherwise set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, all outstanding limited liability company interests of such subsidiaries are owned by the Company either directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected security interest or any other security interests, claims, liens or encumbrances (other than liens and other encumbrances that will be permitted under the terms of the Indenture).

(j) All the outstanding partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership interests of each subsidiary that is a partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership, as the case may be, have been duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance with the applicable partnership law, and, except as otherwise set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, all outstanding partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership interests of such subsidiaries are owned by the Company either directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected security interest or any other security interests, claims, liens or encumbrances (other than liens and other encumbrances that will be permitted under the terms of the Indenture).

(k) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(l) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indenture. The Indenture has been duly and validly authorized by the Company. On the Closing Date, the Indenture will have been validly executed and delivered by the Company. When the Indenture has been executed and delivered by the Company (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee), the Indenture will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.

(m) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Securities. The Securities, when issued, will be in the form contemplated by the Indenture. The Securities have been duly and validly authorized by the Company and, when executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and when delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will constitute

 

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valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

(n) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, will not be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(o) No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or governmental or regulatory agency or body is required in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, except (i) such as will be obtained or made under the Act, the Exchange Act and the Trust Indenture Act, (ii) such as may be required under the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction or the laws of any foreign jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated herein and in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, (iii) such as may be required by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and (iv) such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated herein.

(p) Neither the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the Indenture, the Securities nor the issue and sale of the Securities nor the consummation of any other of the transactions herein or therein contemplated nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof or thereof will conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, (i) the charter or bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or their property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of its or their properties; except in the cases of clauses (ii) and (iii), for such conflicts, violations, liens, charges or encumbrances that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(q) Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, no holders of securities of the Company have rights to the registration of such securities under the Registration Statement.

 

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(r) The consolidated historical financial statements and schedules of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference into the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus and the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply as to form with the applicable accounting requirements of Regulation S-X of the Act and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein). The summary financial data set forth under the caption “Summary Historical Financial Data” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus have been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries and fairly present in all material respects, on the basis stated in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, the information included therein. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus and the Registration Statement fairly represent the information called for in all material respects and have been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

(s) Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its or their property is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened that (i) would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(t) Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, each of the Company and each of its subsidiaries owns or leases all such real and tangible personal properties as are necessary to the conduct of its operations as presently conducted.

(u) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation or default of (i) any provision of its charter or bylaws (or similar organization document), (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party or bound or to which its property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or such subsidiary or any of its properties, as applicable; except in the cases of clauses (ii) and (iii), for such violations or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(v) Ernst & Young, LLP, who have opined to certain financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and delivered their report with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements and schedule incorporated by reference into the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, are independent public accountants with respect to the Company within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and as required by the Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder.

 

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(w) The Company has filed all tax returns that are required to be filed or has requested extensions thereof (except in any case in which the failure so to file would not have a Material Adverse Effect and except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto)) and has paid all taxes required to be paid by it and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to the extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable, except for any such assessment, fine or penalty that is currently being contested in good faith or as would not have a Material Adverse Effect and except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

(x) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened or imminent, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

(y) Except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or otherwise set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto) (i) the Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged; (ii) all policies of insurance and fidelity or surety bonds insuring the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are, to the knowledge of the Company, in full force and effect; (iii) the Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all material respects; (iv) there are no claims by the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause; (v) in the past three years, neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for; and (vi) to the knowledge of the Company, it will be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain comparable coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(z) No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company, except as described in or contemplated by the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

(aa) Except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by all applicable authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has received in the past three years any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

 

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(bb) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in each of the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto) is prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. The Company and its subsidiaries’ internal controls over financial reporting are effective and the Company and its subsidiaries have no knowledge of any material weakness in their internal controls over financial reporting.

(cc) The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

(dd) The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

(ee) The Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability under any environmental law, except where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

 

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(ff) The Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, are in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith currently applicable to the Company.

(gg) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer employee, agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used or will use any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken or will make or take any action in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office in order to influence official action; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offense under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law; or (iv) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company and its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates are conducting, and in the past five years have conducted, their businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws and have instituted, maintain and enforce, and will continue to maintain and enforce, policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to promote and ensure compliance with such laws and with the representations and warranties contained herein; and neither the Company nor its subsidiaries will use, directly or indirectly, the proceeds of the offering in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any person in violation of any applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

(hh) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and in the past five years have been conducted in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “USA PATRIOT Act”), and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Company or any of its subsidiaries conducts business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

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(ii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its directors, officers employees, agents or affiliates is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government, (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”), or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company, or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria (each, a “Sanctioned Country”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, initial purchaser, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in, and are not now knowingly engaged, and will not engage in, any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.

(jj) (i)(x)Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, there has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of them), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) the Company and its subsidiaries have not been notified of, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to their IT Systems and Data; (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) the Company and its subsidiaries have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology as the Company generally deems reasonably adequate for their business.

 

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(kk) The Company and its subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other rights to use, on reasonable terms, all patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, technology, know-how and other intellectual property (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”) necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as now conducted or as proposed in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus to be conducted, except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, or where the failure to so own, possess, license or otherwise have the right to use would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, the Company has not received any notice of infringement or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any intellectual property rights that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(ll) The statistical, industry-related and market-related data included in each of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, are based on or derived from sources that, to the knowledge of the Company, are reliable and accurate.

(mm) The Securities and the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in each of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.

Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters on or about the Closing Date in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company, as the case may be, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.

2. Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the purchase price set forth in Schedule I hereto the principal amount of the Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule II hereto.

3. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the Securities shall be made on the date and at the time specified in Schedule I hereto or at such time on such later date not more than two Business Days after the foregoing date as the Representatives shall designate, which date and time may be postponed by agreement between the Representatives and the Company or as provided in Section 10 hereof (such time of delivery and payment for the Securities, the “Closing Time” and such date and time of delivery and payment for the Securities being herein called the “Closing Date”). Delivery of the Securities shall be made to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters against payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the Company by wire transfer payable in same-day funds to an account specified by the Company. Delivery of the Securities shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct.

 

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4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several Underwriters propose to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the Disclosure Package.

5. Agreements of the Company. The Company agrees with the several Underwriters that:

(a) Prior to the termination of the offering of the Securities, the Company will not file any amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement (including the Final Prospectus or any Preliminary Prospectus) to the Base Prospectus unless the Company has furnished you a copy for your review prior to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement without the consent of the Representatives, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, unless the Company is required by law to make such filing before consent can be given. The Company will cause the Final Prospectus, properly completed, and any supplement thereto to be filed in a form approved by the Representatives with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely filing. The Company will promptly advise the Representatives (i) when the Final Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), (ii) when, prior to termination of the offering of the Securities, subject to Section 5(b), any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective, (iii) of any request by the Commission or its staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the Final Prospectus or for any additional information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, of any notice objecting to its use or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose, (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act and (vi) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Act. The Company will use its reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the use of the Registration Statement and, upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal of such stop order or relief from such occurrence or objection, including, if necessary, by filing an amendment to the Registration Statement or a new registration statement and using its reasonable efforts to have such amendment or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable.

(b) The Company will prepare a final term sheet, containing solely a description of final terms of the Securities and the offering thereof, in the form approved by you and attached as Schedule IV hereto and file such term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) within the time required by such Rule.

 

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(c) If, at any time prior to the filing of the Final Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b), any event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made or the circumstances then prevailing not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act or the respective rules thereunder, the Company will (i) notify promptly the Representatives so that any use of the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus may cease until it is amended or supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus to correct such statement or omission; and (iii) supply any amendment or supplement to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request, provided, however, that before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, whether before or after the time that the Registration Statement becomes effective the Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed amendment or supplement for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object, except as otherwise may be required by law.

(d) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered under the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), any event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement, file a new registration statement or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act or the respective rules thereunder, including in connection with use or delivery of the Final Prospectus, the Company will (i) notify promptly the Representatives of any such event, (ii) prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the first sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section 5, an amendment or supplement or new registration statement which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance, (iii) use its reasonable efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable in order to avoid any disruption in use of the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus and (iv) supply any supplemented Disclosure Package or Final Prospectus to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.

(e) As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the Representatives for a period of twelve months following the Execution Time, an earnings statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158.

(f) The Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and to each other Underwriter a copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be required by the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), as many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Representatives may reasonably request. The Company will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents relating to the offering.

 

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(g) The Company will use its reasonable efforts to arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Securities, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.

(h) Before preparing, using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus, the Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object.

(i) The Company will not, without the prior written consent of Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Company or any affiliate of the Company or any person in privity with the Company or any affiliate of the Company), directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company (other than the Securities) or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, until and including the Closing Date.

(j) The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

(k) The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the following matters: (i) the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits thereto), each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements

 

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to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for the Securities, including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Securities; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the offering of the Securities; (v) the registration of the Securities under the Exchange Act; (vi) any registration or qualification of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such registration and qualification); (vii) any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such filings); (viii) the transportation and other expenses reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Company representatives in connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of the Securities; (ix) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company; and (x) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder.

6. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees, severally and not jointly, that it has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405 (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that, solely as a result of use by such Underwriter, would not trigger an obligation to file such free writing prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule III or prepared pursuant to Section 1(f) or Section 5(h) above (including any electronic road show), or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such Underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Underwriters may use a term sheet substantially in the form of Schedule IV hereto without the consent of the Company.

7. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Securities shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of the Execution Time and the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

(a) The Final Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, have been filed in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); the final term sheet contemplated by Section 5(b) hereto, and any other material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A under the Act shall have been instituted or threatened.

 

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(b) The Company shall have requested and caused Winston & Strawn LLP, counsel for the Company, to have furnished to the Representatives their opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, substantially in the form attached as Annex A hereto.

(c) The Representatives shall have received from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Indenture, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) and other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.

(d) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a certificate of the Company, signed by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the principal executive officer and the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the signers of such certificate have examined the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus and any supplements or amendments thereto, as well as each electronic road show used in connection with the offering of the Securities, and this Agreement and that:

(i) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date;

(ii) since the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), there has been no Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto); and

(iii) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given to the Company of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any of the securities of the Company by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as the term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act.

(e) The Company shall have requested and caused Ernst & Young LLP to have furnished to the Underwriters, at the Execution Time and at the Closing Date, letters (which may refer to letters previously delivered to the Representatives), dated respectively as of the Execution Time and as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the

 

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Representatives, confirming that they are independent accountants within the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act and the respective applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto), provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off” date no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date. References to the Final Prospectus in this paragraph (e) include any supplement thereto at the date of the letter.

(f) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), there shall not have been (i) any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (e) of this Section 7 or (ii) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), business or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto) the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, is, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof), the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).

(g) Subsequent to the Execution Time, there shall not have been any decrease in the rating of any of the Securities by either Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any of their respective successors or any notice given to the Company of any intended or potential decrease in any such rating or of a possible change in any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change.

(h) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.

If any of the conditions specified in this Section 7 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.

 

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The documents required to be delivered by this Section 7 shall be delivered at the office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, at 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10153, on the Closing Date.

8. Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses. If the sale of the Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 7 hereof is not satisfied, because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a default by any of the Underwriters or the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 11 hereof, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters severally through the Representatives on demand for all expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been reasonably incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Securities.

9. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, their respective affiliates, the directors, officers, employees and agents of each Underwriter and their respective affiliates, and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other U.S. federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading, (ii) or any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Disclosure Package, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 9(b) hereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.

(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter, but only with reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter

 

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through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that the statements set forth in (i) the sentences related to concessions and reallowances and (ii) the paragraph related to stabilization, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in any Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 9 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 9, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights or defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel (including one local counsel in each jurisdiction) of the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel (including one local counsel in each jurisdiction) to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are in conflict with those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize in writing the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify each indemnified party from and against any loss or liability, consistent with paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 9, by reason of such settlement or judgment. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent (x) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified person.

 

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(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 9 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally and not jointly agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending the same) (collectively “Losses”) to which the Company and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and by the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities; provided, however, that in no case under this clause (d) shall any Underwriter (except as may be provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to the offering of the Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the Securities purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Final Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 9, each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each affiliate, director, officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each officer and director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d). The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.

10. Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the principal amount of

 

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Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule II hereto bears to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided, however, that in the event that the aggregate principal amount of Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth in Schedule II hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Securities, and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Securities, this Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter or the Company. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section 10, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding five Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the Company and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.

11. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Securities, if at any time prior to such delivery and payment (i) trading in the Company’s Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such exchange, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by U.S. federal or New York State authorities or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).

12. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 9 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. The provisions of Sections 5(k), 8 and 9 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.

13. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes. (a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

 

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(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

14. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to (i) Barclays Capital Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Syndicate Registration, facsimile number: (646) 834-8133, (ii) BofA Securities, Inc., 50 Rockefeller Plaza, NY1-050-12-01, New York, New York 10020, Attention: High Grade Transaction Management/Legal, facsimile number: (646) 855-5958 and (iii) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, facsimile number: (212) 834-6081.

15. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in Section 9 hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

16. No Fiduciary Duty. The Company hereby acknowledges that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters and any affiliate through which it may be acting, on the other, (b) the Underwriters are acting as principal and not as an agent or fiduciary of the Company and (c) the Company’s engagement of the Underwriters in connection with the offering and the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters has advised or is currently advising the Company on related or other matters). The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect or owe a fiduciary duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.

17. Integration. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

18. Applicable Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York.

19. Waiver of Jury Trial. The Company and each of Underwriters hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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20. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

21. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

22. Miscellaneous. In accordance with the requirements of the USA PATRIOT ACT (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.

23. Definitions. The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.

“Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

“Base Prospectus” shall mean the base prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above contained in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date.

“BHC Act Affiliate” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).

“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.

“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Covered Entity” shall mean any of the following:

(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

“Default Right” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

“Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Base Prospectus, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus used most recently prior to the Execution Time, (iii) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule IIIA hereto, (iv) the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto, if any, and (v) any other Free Writing Prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package.

 

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“Effective Date” shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes effective.

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

“Execution Time” shall mean the date and time when sales of the Securities were first made.

“Final Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that was first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time, together with the Base Prospectus.

“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 (including any electronic “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i), whether or not required to be filed with the Commission).

“Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above which is used prior to the filing of the Final Prospectus, together with the Base Prospectus.

“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement referred to in paragraph 1(a) above, including exhibits and financial statements and any prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and deemed part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B, as amended on each Effective Date and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto becomes effective prior to the Closing Date, shall also mean such registration statement as so amended.

“Rule 158,” “Rule 163,” “Rule 164,” “Rule 172,” “Rule 405,” “Rule 415,” “Rule 424,” “Rule 430B,” and “Rule 433” refer to such rules under the Act.

“subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, or other entity with respect to which the Company (or a subsidiary thereof) owns a majority of the common stock, units or other equity interests or has the power to vote or direct the voting of sufficient securities to elect a majority of the directors or general partners, as the case may be.

“Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

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“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” shall mean each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Well-Known Seasoned Issuer” shall mean a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement between the Company and the several Underwriters.

 

Very truly yours,
Lear Corporation
By:  

/s/ Shari L. Burgess

  Name: Shari L. Burgess
  Title: Vice President and Treasurer

[Signature Page to the Underwriting Agreement]


The foregoing Agreement is

hereby confirmed and accepted

as of the date specified in

Schedule I hereto.

Barclays Capital Inc.

BofA Securities, Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

Barclays Capital Inc.
By:  

/s/ Kenneth Chang

  Name: Kenneth Chang
  Title: Managing Director
BofA Securities, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Laurie Campbell

  Name: Laurie Campbell
  Title: Managing Director
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
By:  

/s/ Som Bhattacharyya

  Name: Som Bhattacharyya
  Title: Executive Director

For themselves and the other

several Underwriters

named in Schedule II to the

foregoing Agreement.

[Signature Page to the Underwriting Agreement]


SCHEDULE I

Underwriting Agreement dated February 20, 2020

Registration Statement No. 333-219855

Representatives: Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Title, Purchase Price and Description of Securities:

 

Title:    3.500% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”)
Principal amount:    $350,000,000
Price to Public:    99.774%

Purchase price by Underwriters (including accrued

interest or amortization, if any):

   99.124%
Sinking fund provisions:    None
Redemption provisions:   

Prior to February 28, 2030 (three months prior to the maturity date of the 2030 Notes), we may at our option redeem some or all of the 2030 Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, to the redemption date plus a “make-whole” premium, if any, at UST + 30 basis points.

 

At any time on or after February 28, 2030, we may redeem at our option, some or all of the 2030 Notes, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including the redemption date.

Title:    5.250% Senior Notes due 2049 (the “2049 Notes”)
Principal amount:    $300,000,000


Price to Public:    106.626%1

Purchase price by Underwriters (including accrued

interest or amortization, if any):

   105.751%
Sinking fund provisions:    None
Redemption provisions:   

Prior to November 15, 2048 (six months prior to the maturity date of the 2049 Notes), we may at our option redeem some or all of the 2049 Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, to the redemption date plus a “make-whole” premium, if any, at UST + 40 basis points.

 

At any time on or after November 15, 2048, we may redeem at our option, some or all of the 2049 Notes, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including the redemption date.

Closing Date, Time and Location: February 24, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10153

Type of Offering: Non-delayed

Modification of items to be covered by the letter from

Ernst & Young LLP delivered pursuant to

Section 7 at the Execution Time: None

 

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Plus accrued interest from November 15, 2019 to, but not including, February 24, 2020, in the aggregate amount of $4,331,250, or approximately $14.44 per $1,000 principal amount.


SCHEDULE II

 

Underwriters

   Principal Amount
of 2030 Notes to
be Purchased
     Principal Amount
of 2049 Notes to
be Purchased
 

Barclays Capital Inc.

   $ 45,500,000      $ 39,000,000  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     45,500,000        39,000,000  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     45,500,000        39,000,000  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

     35,000,000        30,000,000  

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

     35,000,000        30,000,000  

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     19,250,000        16,500,000  

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

     19,250,000        16,500,000  

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

     19,250,000        16,500,000  

SG Americas Securities, LLC

     19,250,000        16,500,000  

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

     19,250,000        16,500,000  

BBVA Securities Inc.

     7,875,000        6,750,000  

Citizens Capital Markets, Inc.

     7,875,000        6,750,000  

Commerz Markets LLC

     7,875,000        6,750,000  

PNC Capital Markets LLC

     7,875,000        6,750,000  

UniCredit Capital Markets LLC

     7,875,000        6,750,000  

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

     7,875,000        6,750,000  

Total

   $  350,000,000      $ 300,000,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


SCHEDULE III

A. Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Disclosure Package.

Pricing Term Sheet dated February 20, 2020.

B. Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses not included in the Disclosure Package.

Netroadshow.com electronic road show dated February 20, 2020.


SCHEDULE IV

Pricing Term Sheet

(Attached)


ANNEX A

Form of Opinion of Winston & Strawn LLP

(Attached)

EX-4.1
Table of Contents

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

LEAR CORPORATION,

as Issuer

AND

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

 

 

3.500% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2030

FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 


Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE 1   ESTABLISHMENT; DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     1  

SECTION 1.01.

  Establishment      1  

SECTION 1.02.

  Definitions      2  

SECTION 1.03.

  Other Definitions      16  

SECTION 1.04.

  Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act      16  

SECTION 1.05.

  Rules of Construction      17  

ARTICLE 2   THE NOTES

     17  

SECTION 2.01.

  Form and Dating      18  

SECTION 2.02.

  Execution and Authentication      18  

SECTION 2.03.

  Registrar and Paying Agent      19  

SECTION 2.04.

  Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust      19  

SECTION 2.05.

  Holder Lists      19  

SECTION 2.06.

  Transfer and Exchange      20  

SECTION 2.07.

  Replacement Notes      22  

SECTION 2.08.

  Outstanding Notes      22  

SECTION 2.09.

  Treasury Notes      23  

SECTION 2.10.

  Temporary Notes      23  

SECTION 2.11.

  Cancellation      23  

SECTION 2.12.

  CUSIP or ISIN Numbers      23  

SECTION 2.13.

  Additional Notes      24  

ARTICLE 3   REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

     24  

SECTION 3.01.

  Notices to Trustee      24  

SECTION 3.02.

  Selection of Notes to be Redeemed      24  

SECTION 3.03.

  Notice of Redemption      25  

SECTION 3.04.

  Effect of Notice Upon Redemption      25  

SECTION 3.05.

  Deposit of Redemption Price      26  

SECTION 3.06.

  Notes Redeemed in Part      26  

SECTION 3.07.

  Optional Redemption      26  


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ARTICLE 4   COVENANTS

     26  

SECTION 4.01.

  Payment of Notes      27  

SECTION 4.02.

  Maintenance of Office or Agency      27  

SECTION 4.03.

  Reports      27  

SECTION 4.04.

  Compliance Certificate      28  

SECTION 4.05.

  Liens      29  

SECTION 4.06.

  Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event      29  

SECTION 4.07.

  Corporate Existence      30  

ARTICLE 5   SUCCESSORS

     30  

SECTION 5.01.

  Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets      30  

SECTION 5.02.

  Successor Corporation Substituted      31  

ARTICLE 6   DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     31  

SECTION 6.01.

  Events of Default      31  

SECTION 6.02.

  Acceleration      33  

SECTION 6.03.

  Other Remedies      33  

SECTION 6.04.

  Waiver of Past Defaults      33  

SECTION 6.05.

  Control by Majority      34  

SECTION 6.06.

  Limitation on Suits      34  

SECTION 6.07.

  Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment      34  

SECTION 6.08.

  Collection Suit by Trustee      34  

SECTION 6.09.

  Trustee May File Proofs of Claim      35  

SECTION 6.10.

  Priorities      35  

SECTION 6.11.

  Undertaking for Costs      35  

ARTICLE 7   TRUSTEE

     36  

SECTION 7.01.

  Trustee Disclaimer; Incorporation by Reference      36  

ARTICLE 8   LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

     36  

SECTION 8.01.

  Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance      36  

SECTION 8.02.

  Legal Defeasance and Discharge      36  

SECTION 8.03.

  Covenant Defeasance      36  

SECTION 8.04.

  Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance      37  


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SECTION 8.05.

  Deposited Money and U.S. Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions      38  

SECTION 8.06.

  Satisfaction and Discharge      39  

SECTION 8.07.

  Repayment to Company      39  

SECTION 8.08.

  Reinstatement      39  

SECTION 8.09.

  Survival      40  

ARTICLE 9

  AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER      40  

SECTION 9.01.

  Without Consent of Holder      40  

SECTION 9.02.

  With Consent of Holders of Notes      41  

SECTION 9.03.

  Compliance with Trust Indenture Act      42  

SECTION 9.04.

  Revocation and Effect of Consents      42  

SECTION 9.05.

  Trustee to Sign Amendments      42  

ARTICLE 10

  MISCELLANEOUS      43  

SECTION 10.01.

  Trust Indenture Act Controls      43  

SECTION 10.02.

  Notices      43  

SECTION 10.03.

  Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes      44  

SECTION 10.04.

  Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent      44  

SECTION 10.05.

  Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion      45  

SECTION 10.06.

  Rules by Trustee and Agents      45  

SECTION 10.07.

  No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders      45  

SECTION 10.08.

  Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial      45  

SECTION 10.09.

  No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements      46  

SECTION 10.10.

  Successors      46  

SECTION 10.11.

  Severability      46  

SECTION 10.12.

  Counterpart Originals      46  

SECTION 10.13.

  Table of Contents, Headings, etc.      46  

SECTION 10.14.

  Force Majeure      46  

EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT A         Form of Note


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LEAR CORPORATION

RECONCILIATION AND TIE BETWEEN TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939

AND INDENTURE

 

Section of Trust Indenture Act of 1939

  

Section(s) of Indenture

ss. 310 (a) (1)    609*

    (a) (2)

   609*

    (a) (3)

   N.A.

    (a) (4)

   N.A.

    (a) (5)

   609*, 610*

    (b)

   609*, 610*, 10.02

ss. 311 (a)

   613*

    (b)

   613*

ss. 312 (a)

   2.05

    (b)

   2.05, 10.03

    (b)(2)

   2.05

    (c)

   2.05, 10.03

ss. 313 (a)

   703*

            (b)(1)

   N.A.

    (b)(2)

   607*, 703*

    (c)

   703*

    (d)

   703*

ss. 314 (a)(4)

   4.03, 4.04, 10.05

    (b)

   N.A.

    (c) (1)

   102*, 10.04, 10.05

    (c) (2)

   102*, 11.00, 10.05

    (c) (3)

   N.A.

    (d)

   N.A.

    (e)

   10.05

ss. 315 (a)

   601*

    (b)

   602*, 10.02

    (c)

   601*

    (d)

   601*

    (e)

   6.11

ss. 316 (a) (1) (A)

   6.05

    (a) (1) (B)

   6.04

    (a) (2)

   N.A.

    (a) (last sentence)

   2.09

    (b)

   6.07

    (c)

   9.04

ss. 317 (a) (1)

   6.08

    (a) (2)

   6.09

    (b)

   2.04

ss. 318 (a)

   10.02

    (b)

   N.A.

    (c)

   10.02

 

Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.

 

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Reference is to section in Base Indenture.


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This FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of February 24, 2020 (this “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), is by and between Lear Corporation, a Delaware corporation (such corporation and any successor as defined in the Base Indenture, the “Company”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (such institution and any successor as defined in the Base Indenture, the “Trustee”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Company has previously executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2017 (the “Base Indenture”), with the Trustee providing for the issuance from time to time of one or more series of the Company’s senior debt securities, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2017 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2019 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), and the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2019 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture, the “Prior Supplemental Indentures.”);

WHEREAS, Section 301 of the Base Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may enter into an indenture supplemental to the Base Indenture to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Section 301 and Section 901 of the Base Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Company is entering into this Fourth Supplemental Indenture to establish the form and terms of its 3.500% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the Prior Supplemental Indentures, is incorporated herein by reference and, as further supplemented by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, is herein called the “Indenture” as that term is defined in the Base Indenture; and

WHEREAS, all conditions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and to make it a valid and binding obligation of the Company have been done or performed.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.

ARTICLE 1

ESTABLISHMENT; DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

SECTION 1.01. Establishment.

(a) There is hereby established a new series of Securities to be issued under this Indenture, to be designated as the Company’s “3.500% Senior Notes due 2030.”

(b) There are to be authenticated and delivered on the date hereof Three Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($350,000,000) aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes.

(c) The Notes shall be issued in the form of one or more Global Notes in substantially the form set out in Exhibit A.

 

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(d) Additional Notes may be authenticated and delivered for original issue after the Issue Date (such Additional Notes to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto) in an unlimited amount.

(e) Each Note shall be dated the date of authentication thereof and shall bear interest from the date of original issuance thereof or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for.

(f) With respect to the Notes only, the Base Indenture shall be supplemented pursuant to Sections 201, 301 and 901 thereof to establish the terms of the Notes as set forth in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, including as follows:

 

  (i)

The provisions of Articles I, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV and XV of the Base Indenture are deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Articles 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10, of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture;

 

  (ii)

The form and terms of the securities representing the Notes required to be established pursuant to Article II of the Base Indenture shall be established in accordance with Article 2 of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture;

To the extent that the provisions of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture (including those referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) immediately above) conflict with any provision of the Base Indenture, the provisions of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall govern and be controlling, solely with respect to the Notes.

(g) Unless otherwise expressly specified, references in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture to specific Article numbers or Section numbers refer to Articles and Sections contained in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, and not the Base Indenture or any other document.

SECTION 1.02. Definitions.

(a) All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined below shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Base Indenture.

(b) The following are definitions used in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and to the extent that a term is defined both herein and in the Base Indenture, unless otherwise specified, the definition in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall govern solely with respect to the Notes.

Additional Notes” means 3.500% Senior Notes due 2030 issued from time to time after the Issue Date under the terms of this Indenture (other than pursuant to Sections 2.06, 2.07, 2.10 or 3.06 of this Indenture).

Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date for the Notes, (1) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the Par Call Date, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (2) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per year equal to the semiannual

 

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equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day immediately preceding the redemption date, in each case of (1) and (2), plus 30 basis points.

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Agent” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.

Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any optional redemption made prior to the Par Call Date, the excess, if any of (1) the present value at such redemption date of (A) the redemption price of such Note on the Par Call Date, plus (B) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Note through the Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments accrued and unpaid to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate, over (2) the principal amount of such Note on such redemption date.

Applicable Procedures” means with respect to any transfer, redemption or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary that apply to such transfer, redemption or exchange.

Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors, or the law of any other jurisdiction relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, winding up, liquidation, reorganization or the relief of debtors.

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors of the Company.

Business Day” means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.

Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

Capitalized Lease Obligations” means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP.

Certificated Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 or Section 2.10 hereof, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Increases or Decreases in the Global Note” attached thereto.

 

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Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that for purposes of this clause (1) such person shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company;

(2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(3) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (as determined on a Consolidated basis) to another Person, and, in the case of any such merger or consolidation, the securities of the Company that are outstanding immediately prior to such transaction and which represent 100% of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company are changed into or exchanged for cash, securities or property, unless pursuant to such transaction such securities are changed into or exchanged for, in addition to any other consideration, securities of the surviving Person or transferee that represent immediately after such transaction, at least a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person or transferee.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of a holding company and (2)(a) the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of the Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction or (b) immediately following that transaction no person (other than a holding company satisfying the requirements of this sentence) is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such holding company.

Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Decline. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated.

Chinese Acceptance Notes” means acceptance notes issued by banks in China in the ordinary course of business for the account of any direct or indirect Chinese Subsidiary of the Company or customers thereof to effect the current payment of goods and services in accordance with customary trade terms in China.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes from the redemption date to the Par Call Date that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of U.S. Dollar denominated corporate debt securities of a maturity most nearly equal to the Par Call Date.

Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, if clause (2) of the definition of “Adjusted Treasury Rate” is applicable, the average of three, or if not possible, such lesser number as is obtained by the Company, Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date.

Consolidated Total Assets” means the total Consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company.

 

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Consolidation” means, unless the context otherwise requires, the consolidation of (1) in the case of the Company, the accounts of each of the Restricted Subsidiaries with those of the Company, (2) in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary, the accounts of each Subsidiary of such Restricted Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary with those of such Restricted Subsidiary and (3) in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, the accounts of each Subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary with those of such Foreign Subsidiary, in each case in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; provided, however, that “Consolidation” will not include consolidation of the accounts of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, but the interest of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be accounted for as an investment. The term “Consolidated” has a correlative meaning.

Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in the Base Indenture or in Section 11.02 hereof, or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company.

Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2017, among the Company, the foreign subsidiary borrowers from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., as syndication agent, Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank N.A. and BofA Securities, Inc., as a successor in interest to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as co-documentation agents, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, as it may be amended (including any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented, replaced, extended or otherwise modified from time to time.

Credit Facilities” means (1) the Credit Agreement and (2) one or more debt facilities, indentures or other agreements, including such debt facilities, indentures and other agreements refinancing, replacing, amending, restating or supplementing (whether or not contemporaneously and whether or not related to any of the foregoing agreements) or otherwise restructuring or increasing the amount of available borrowing or other credit extensions under or making Subsidiaries of the Company a borrower, additional borrower or guarantor under, all or any portion of the indebtedness under any such agreement or any successor, replacement or supplemental agreement and whether including any additional obligors or with the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders of with other financial institutions or lenders.

Custodian” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03(c) as Custodian with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as custodian hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03(b) hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable) or upon the happening of any event:

(1) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;

 

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(2) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (excluding Capital Stock convertible or exchangeable solely at the option of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that any such conversion or exchange shall be deemed an Incurrence of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, as applicable); or

(3) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part;

in the case of each of clauses (1), (2) and (3), on or prior to 180 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was formed under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

Equity Offering” means a public or private offering of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction as such price is, unless specified otherwise in this Indenture, determined in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Company or by the Board of Directors.

Financial Officer” means the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect as of the Issue Date set forth in:

(1) the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board;

(2) such other statements by such other entities as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession; and

(3) the rules and regulations of the SEC governing the inclusion of financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in periodic reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting bulletins and similar written statements from the accounting staff of the SEC.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any lease of the Company or its Subsidiaries that would have been classified and accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP prior to the change in GAAP pursuant to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Update Topic 842 shall be treated as an operating lease for purposes of the Indenture.

Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in the form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

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Global Notes” means the global Notes in the form of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Article 2 hereof.

Guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person:

(1) 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 agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or

(2) entered into 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);

provided, however, that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning. The term “Guarantor” shall mean any Person Guaranteeing any obligation.

Hedging Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any (i) interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future agreement, interest rate option agreement, interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedge agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement to which such Person is party or of which it is a beneficiary, (ii) foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreements or other similar agreement or arrangement to which such Person is a party or of which it is a beneficiary or (iii) raw materials hedge agreement or any hedging agreement entered into in connection with the issuance of securities convertible or exchangeable for equity of such Person.

Holder” means the Person in whose name a note is registered on the Registrar’s books.

Incur” means issue, assume, Guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; provided, however, that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Person at the time it becomes a Subsidiary. The term “Incurrence” when used as a noun shall have a correlative meaning. The accretion of principal of a non-interest bearing or other discount security shall not be deemed the Incurrence of Indebtedness.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, without duplication:

(1) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money;

(2) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

(3) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, bank guarantee, bankers’ acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or similar credit transactions securing obligations (other than obligations described in clauses (1), (2) and (5)) entered into in the ordinary course of business

 

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of such Person to the extent such letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or similar credit transactions are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the tenth Business Day following payment on the letter of credit, bank guarantee, bankers’ acceptance or similar credit transaction);

(4) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property or services (except Trade Payables), which purchase price is due more than six months after the date of placing such property in service or taking delivery and title thereto or the completion of such services;

(5) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;

(6) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock or, with respect to any Subsidiary of such Person, any Preferred Stock (but excluding, in each case, any accrued and unpaid dividends);

(7) 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 Indebtedness of such Person shall be the lesser of:

(A) the Fair Market Value of such asset at such date of determination and

(B) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Persons;

(8) Hedging Obligations of such Person; and

(9) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (8) of other Persons for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including by means of any Guarantee.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the purchase by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any business, the term “Indebtedness” will exclude post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided, however, that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid within 30 days thereafter. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” will exclude obligations of Chinese Subsidiaries in respect of Chinese Acceptance Notes in the ordinary course of business.

The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above; provided, however, that in the case of Indebtedness sold at a discount, the amount of such Indebtedness at any time will be the accreted value thereof at such time.

Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.

Initial Notes” means $350,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the date hereof.

Interest Payment Dates” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 1 of the Notes.

 

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Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by Standard & Poor’s, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency.

Issue Date” means February 24, 2020.

Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Trustee or banking institutions are not required by law or regulation to be open in the State of New York.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge in the nature of an encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof).

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating business.

Net Cash Proceeds,” with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, listing fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.

Non-U.S. Person” means a Person that is not a U.S. Person.

Notes” means the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes issued after the Issue Date, treated as a single class of securities.

Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company.

Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion acceptable to the Trustee from legal counsel. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company.

Par Call Date” means February 28, 2030 (three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes).

Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, a Person who has an account with the Depositary.

Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:

(1) Liens securing Indebtedness under Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (A) $3.0 billion and (B) the sum of (i) 60% of the book value of the inventory of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries plus (ii) 80% of the book value of the accounts receivable of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any accounts receivable pledged, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction), in each case, as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available, after giving pro forma effect to any acquisition or disposition of a Person or business occurring after such date but prior to the date of determination;

 

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(2) pledges or deposits by such Person under workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or United States government bonds to secure surety, stays, customs, replevin or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(3) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’, materialman’s, repairman’s, landlord’s, workman’s, supplier’s and other like Liens, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review;

(4) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due or payable or subject to penalties for non-payment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

(5) Liens in favor of issuers of surety or performance bonds or letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or similar credit transactions issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business; provided, however, that such letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances and similar credit transactions do not constitute Indebtedness;

(6) survey exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not Incurred in connection with Indebtedness for borrowed money and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

(7) Liens securing Indebtedness Incurred to finance the construction, purchase or lease of, or repairs, improvements or additions to, property of such Person; provided, however, that the Lien may not extend to any other property (other than property related to the property being financed) owned by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is Incurred, and the Indebtedness (other than any interest thereon) secured by the Lien may not be Incurred more than 270 days after the later of the acquisition, completion of construction, repair, improvement, addition or commencement of full operation of the property subject to the Lien;

(8) Liens existing on the Issue Date and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Liens so long as the principal amount of Indebtedness or other obligations secured thereby is not increased (other than to cover premiums, fees, accrued interest and any expenses of such extension, renewal or replacement) and so long as such Liens are not extended to any other property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(9) Liens on property or shares of stock of another Person at the time such other Person becomes a Subsidiary of such Person; provided, however, that such Liens are not created, Incurred or assumed in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary; provided further, however, that such Liens do not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, except pursuant to after acquired property clauses existing in the applicable agreements at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary which do not extend to property transferred to such Person by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(10) Liens on property at the time such Person or any of its Subsidiaries acquires the property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person; provided, however, that such Liens are not created, Incurred or assumed in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided further, however, that the Liens do not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries;

(11) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Subsidiary of such Person owing to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person;

(12) Liens securing Hedging Obligations so long as such Hedging Obligations are entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge risks with respect to the Company’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s interest rate, currency or raw materials pricing exposure or in connection with the issuance of convertible debt and not entered into for speculative purposes;

(13) Liens to secure any Refinancing (or successive Refinancings) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (7), (8), (9) and (10); provided, however, that:

(A) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds, dividends or distributions in respect thereof) and

(B) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of:

(i) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness secured by Liens described under clauses (7), (8), (9) or (10) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien hereunder; and

(ii) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such Refinancings;

(14) Liens on accounts receivables and related assets of the type specified in the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction” Incurred in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction;

(15) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default;

(16) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding leases that do not otherwise constitute Indebtedness entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(17) leases and subleases of real property which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(18) Liens which constitute bankers’ Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with any bank or other financial institution, whether arising by operation of law or pursuant to contract;

(19) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

 

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(20) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and related documentation (and proceeds thereof) securing reimbursement obligations in respect of trade letters of credit issued to ensure payment of the purchase price for such items of inventory or other goods;

(21) Liens resulting from the deposit of moneys or evidence of indebtedness in trust for the purpose of defeasing or discharging Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary;

(22) Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $350.0 million and (ii) 4.75% of the Consolidated assets of all Foreign Subsidiaries, in each case securing other obligations under the agreements governing or relating to such Indebtedness;

(23) pledges or deposits made to support any obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including cash collateral to secure obligations under letters of credit) so long as the aggregate amount of such pledges and deposits does not exceed $350.0 million; and

(24) other Liens to secure Indebtedness as long as the amount of outstanding Indebtedness secured by Liens Incurred pursuant to this clause (24) does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Company, as determined based on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available after giving pro forma effect to any acquisition or disposition of a Person or business occurring after such date but prior to the date of determination, provided, however, notwithstanding whether this clause (24) would otherwise be available to secure Indebtedness, Liens securing Indebtedness originally secured pursuant to this clause (24) may secure Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness and such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been secured pursuant to this clause (24).

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

Preferred Stock”, as applied to the Capital Stock of any Person, means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.

principal” of a note means the principal of the note plus the premium, if any, payable on the note which is due or overdue or is to become due at the relevant time.

Qualified Receivables Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to:

(1) a Receivables Entity (in the case of a transfer by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or

(2) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Entity),

or may grant a security interest in, any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and all Guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are

 

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customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable; provided, however, that the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof shall be market terms (as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Company).

The grant of a security interest in any accounts receivable of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to secure Indebtedness under Credit Facilities shall not be deemed a Qualified Receivables Transaction.

Quotation Agent” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers selected by the Company.

Rating Agency” means Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s or, if Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s or both shall not make a rating on the Notes publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) which shall be substituted for Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s or both, as the case may be.

Rating Decline” means the occurrence of a decrease in the rating of the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating by both of the Rating Agencies, on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by either of the Rating Agencies); provided, that a Rating Decline otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Rating Decline for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Rating Decline). The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any Rating Decline within thirty (30) days of notice from a Rating Agency thereof.

Receivables Entity” means (a) a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company which is designated by the Board of Directors (as provided below) as a Receivables Entity or (b) another Person engaging in a Qualified Receivables Transaction with the Company which Person engages in the business of the financing of accounts receivable, and in either of clause (a) or (b):

(1) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which

(A) is Guaranteed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (excluding Guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings);

(B) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings; or

(C) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings;

 

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(2) which is not an Affiliate of the Company or with which neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms which the Company reasonably believes to be no less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Company; and

(3) to which neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results.

Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.

Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and their respective successors and assigns and two other nationally recognized investment banking firms selected by the Company that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers.

Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Company by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day immediately preceding such redemption date.

Refinance” means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue other Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness, including, in any such case from time to time, after the discharge of the Indebtedness being Refinanced. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.

Regular Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the applicable date specified as a “Record Date” on the face of the Note.

Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.

Standard & Poor’s” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating business.

Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company which, taken as a whole, are customary in an accounts receivable transaction.

 

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Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency beyond the control of the issuer unless such contingency has occurred).

Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

(1) such Person,

(2) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or

(3) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

The term “Subsidiary” also shall include any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity that: (1) under GAAP may be consolidated with the Company for financial reporting purposes; and (2) has been designated as a Subsidiary of the Company by the Board of Directors of the Company for so long as such designation remains in effect.

TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the Issue Date.

Trade Payables” means, with respect to any Person, any accounts payable or any indebtedness or monetary obligation to trade creditors created, assumed or Guaranteed by such Person arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the acquisition of goods or services.

Trustee” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

Trust Officer” means any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, senior associate, associate, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means:

(1) any Subsidiary of the Company that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors in the manner provided below; and

(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of the Company) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated, and only for so long as (i) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total Consolidated assets of $1,000 or less or (ii) such Subsidiary is a Foreign Subsidiary that is a joint venture or similar entity.

 

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U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer’s option.

Voting Stock” of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company all the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) is owned by the Company or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary.

SECTION 1.03. Other Definitions.

 

Term

  

Defined in Section

Acceleration Notice

   6.02

Authentication Order

   2.02(d)

Base Indenture

   Preamble

Change of Control Offer

   4.06(a)

Change of Control Payment

   4.06(a)

Change of Control Payment Date

   4.06(a)

Company

   Preamble

Covenant Defeasance

   8.03

DTC

   2.03(b)

Event of Default

   6.01

Fourth Supplemental Indenture

   Preamble

Indenture

   Preamble

Initial Lien

   4.05

Legal Defeasance

   8.02

Notes

   Preamble

Paying Agent

   2.03(a)

Prior Supplemental Indentures

   Preamble

Redemption Date

   2.08(d)

Registrar

   2.03(a)

Second Supplemental Indenture

   Preamble

Successor Company

   5.01(a)(1)

Trustee

   Preamble

SECTION 1.04. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

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(b) The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

“indenture securities” means the Notes;

“indenture security holder” means a Holder;

“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;

“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and

“obligor” on the Notes means the Company and any successor obligor upon the Notes.

(c) All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings so assigned to them either in the TIA, by another statute or SEC rule, as applicable.

SECTION 1.05. Rules of Construction.

Unless the context otherwise requires:

(i) a term has the meaning assigned to it;

(ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined herein has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(iii) “or” is not exclusive;

(iv) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

(v) all references in this instrument to “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and subdivisions of this instrument as originally executed;

(vi) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(vii) “including” means “including without limitation;”

(viii) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

(ix) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the TIA shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time thereunder.

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

Pursuant to Section 201 of the Base Indenture, the provisions of this Article 2 establish the form of the Notes under this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, and to the extent that any provisions of this Article 2 are duplicative, or in contradiction with, the Base Indenture, the provisions of this Article 2 shall govern the Notes.

 

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SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating.

(a) General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage in addition to those set forth on Exhibit A. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

(b) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.01(b) shall only apply to Global Notes deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary. Participants and Indirect Participants shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee as the custodian for the Depositary or under such Global Note, and the Depositary shall be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Participants or Indirect Participants, the Applicable Procedures or the operation of customary practices of the Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.

(c) Certificated Notes. Except as otherwise provided herein, owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Certificated Notes. For greater certainty, the provisions of this Section 2.01(c) are subject to the requirements relating to notations, legends or endorsements on Notes required by law, stock exchange rule or agreements to which any the Company is subject, if any.

SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication.

(a) One Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

(b) If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

(c) A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

(d) The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by one Officer (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate Notes for original issue. Each such Authentication Order shall specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the Notes are to be authenticated, whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes or Additional Notes and the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding on the date of authentication, and shall further specify the amount of such Notes to be issued as Global Notes or Certificated Notes. Such Notes shall initially be in the form of one or more Global Notes, which (i) shall represent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, the Notes to be issued, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Note or Notes or its nominee and (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instruction.

 

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(e) The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. Unless otherwise provided in the appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.

(a) The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

(b) The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.

(c) The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes, and the Trustee hereby initially agrees so to act.

SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

SECTION 2.05. Holder Lists.

The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date or such shorter time as the Trustee may allow, as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders, and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a).

Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other Person shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).

 

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SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Certificated Notes. When Certificated Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request:

(1) to register the transfer of such Certificated Notes; or

(2) to exchange such Certificated Notes for an equal principal amount of Certificated Notes of other authorized denominations,

the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Certificated Notes surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing;

(b) Restrictions on Transfer of a Certificated Note for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Note. A Certificated Note may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Note except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Certificated Note, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, together with written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Custodian to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Note to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented by the Global Note, then the Trustee shall cancel such Certificated Note and cause, or direct the Custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Custodian, the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by the Global Note to be increased accordingly. If no Global Notes are then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon written order of the Company in the form of an Officers’ Certificate from the Company, a new Global Note in the appropriate principal amount.

(c) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of Global Notes or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with this Indenture (including applicable restrictions on transfer set forth herein, if any) and the procedures of the Depositary therefor.

(d) Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture (other than the provisions set forth in subsection (e) of this Section 2.06), a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.

(e) Authentication in Absence of Depositary. If at any time:

(1) 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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(3) there has occurred and is continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes and beneficial owners holding interests representing an aggregate principal amount of at least 51% of such Notes represented by Global Notes advise the Trustee in writing that the continuation of a book-entry system through the Depositary is no longer in such owner’s best interests.

then the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel requesting the authentication and delivery of Certificated Notes to the Persons designated by the Company, will authenticate and deliver Certificated Notes, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Global Notes, in exchange for such Global Notes.

(f) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Note. At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Note have either been exchanged for Certificated Notes, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global Note shall be returned to the Depositary for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for a Certificated Note, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee (if it is then the Custodian for such Global Note) with respect to such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Custodian, to reflect such reduction.

(g) Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Notes.

(1) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Certificated Notes and Global Notes at the Registrar’s request.

(2) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

(3) The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of (a) any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant to Article 3, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part, or (b) any Note for a period beginning 15 Business Days before the mailing of a notice of an offer to repurchase or redeem Notes or 15 Business Days before an Interest Payment Date (whether or not an Interest Payment Date or other date determined for the payment of interest), and ending on such mailing date or Interest Payment Date, as the case may be.

(4) Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Note, the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name a Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(5) All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.

(h) No Obligation of the Trustee.

(1) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of or a participant in the Depositary or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof,

 

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with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption), or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Notes shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note in global form shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.

(2) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including without limitation any transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

SECTION 2.07. Replacement Notes.

If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.

In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note had become or is about to become due and payable, the Company, in its discretion, may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the preceding paragraph.

Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

The provisions of this Section 2.07 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies of any Holder with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note.

SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Notes.

(a) The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. A Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note; however, Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company shall not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of Section 2.08(b) hereof.

 

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(b) If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced note is held by a protected purchaser.

(c) If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

(d) If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture, on a date of redemption (a “Redemption Date”) or maturity date, money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest payable on that date with respect to the Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.

SECTION 2.09. Treasury Notes.

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, amendment, supplement, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, or by any Affiliate of the Company, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, amendment, supplement, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Trust Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.

SECTION 2.10. Temporary Notes.

Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of Certificated Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Certificated Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.

Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.

SECTION 2.11. Cancellation.

The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee, or at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent, upon direction by the Company and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of such cancelled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act). Certification of the destruction of all cancelled Notes shall be delivered to the Company from time to time upon written request. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

SECTION 2.12. CUSIP or ISIN Numbers.

The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers.

 

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SECTION 2.13. Additional Notes.

The Company shall be entitled, to issue Additional Notes under this Indenture in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, each of which shall have identical terms as the Initial Notes, other than with respect to the date of issuance and issue price and first payment of interest. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.

With respect to any Additional Notes, the Company shall set forth in a resolution of its Board of Directors and an Officers’ Certificate, a copy of each which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:

(a) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; and

(b) the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP number(s) of such Additional Notes; provided, however, that no Additional Notes may be issued at a price that would cause such Additional Notes to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of Section 1273 of the Code.

ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

To the extent that any provisions of this Article 3 are duplicative or conflict with any provision of the Base Indenture, this Article 3 shall govern and be controlling solely with respect to the Notes.

SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee.

If the Company elects to redeem the Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof and paragraph 5 of the Notes, it shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate setting forth (i) the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the Redemption Date, (iii) the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price. If the Company elects to redeem the Notes pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.07 hereof and paragraph 5 of the Notes, it shall furnish such Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date. Each Officers’ Certificate shall be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel from the Company to the effect that such redemption will comply with the conditions herein. Any such notice may be cancelled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being delivered to any Holder and shall, thereafter, be void and of no effect.

SECTION 3.02. Selection of Notes to be Redeemed.

If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased at any time, the Notes to be redeemed or purchased shall be selected on a pro rata basis and in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary. In the event of partial redemption, the particular Notes to be redeemed shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption.

 

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Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 thereafter; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.

SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption.

At least 15 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address.

The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including the CUSIP or ISIN number) and shall state:

(a) the Redemption Date;

(b) the redemption price;

(c) 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 shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;

(d) the name and address of the Paying Agent;

(e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

(f) 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;

(g) the paragraph of the Notes and Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and

(h) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP or ISIN number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.

If the redemption price is not known at the time such notice is to be given, the actual redemption price, calculated as described in the terms of the Notes, will be set forth in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee no later than two days prior to the Redemption Date.

At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense, provided, however, that the Company gives the Trustee at least 3 Business Days prior notice of such request. Any redemption and notice thereof may, in the Company’s discretion, be subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent.

SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice Upon Redemption.

Once notice of redemption is delivered in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the Redemption Date at the redemption price stated in the notice. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Notes shall be paid at the redemption price stated in the notice, plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the related Interest Payment Date). Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity of the notice to any other Holder.

 

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SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.

On or before 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes (or portions of Notes) to be redeemed on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest on, all Notes to be redeemed.

If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the Redemption Date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption, whether or not such Notes are presented for payment. If a Note is redeemed on or after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid on the Redemption Date to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such Regular Record Date. If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal from the Redemption Date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.

SECTION 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part.

Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue and, upon the Company’s written request, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered or the Trustee working with the Depositary shall adjust their records accordingly.

SECTION 3.07. Optional Redemption.

(a) At any time prior to the Par Call Date, the Company may, at its option, redeem all or part of the Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium, if any, as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).

(b) On or after the Par Call Date, the Company may, at its option, redeem all or a part of the Notes, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the applicable Redemption Date.

(c) Any prepayment pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 through Section 3.06 hereof.

ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS

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SECTION 4.01. Payment of Notes.

The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and in this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due and the Paying Agent is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.

(a) The Company shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office or drop facility of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee or Registrar) where Notes may be presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

(b) The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

(c) The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office, drop facility or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 4.02(a).

SECTION 4.03. Reports.

(a) Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will provide the Trustee and Holders and prospective Holders within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations (plus any extensions granted pursuant to SEC rules) copies of:

(1) annual reports on Form 10-K, or any successor or comparable form, containing the information required to be contained therein, or required in such successor or comparable form;

(2) quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, containing the information required to be contained therein, or any successor or comparable form;

(3) from time to time after the occurrence of an event required to be therein reported, such other reports on Form 8-K, or any successor or comparable form; and

(4) any other information, documents and other reports which the Company would be required to file with the SEC if it were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding whether the Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company will nevertheless continue filing the reports specified above unless the SEC will not accept such a filing. The Company will not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Company files the information and reports referred to in clauses (1) through (4) above with the SEC and such information is publicly available on the Internet, the Company shall be deemed to be in compliance with its obligations to furnish such information to the Holders of the Notes. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept the Company’s filings for any reason, the Company will post the reports referred to in the preceding paragraph on its website no later than 15 days after the end of the time periods that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC.

(c) In addition, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee and the Holders, upon their request, copies of the annual report to shareholders and any other information provided by the Company to its public shareholders generally. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such reports shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants under the Indenture or the notes (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

(d) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

SECTION 4.04. Compliance Certificate.

(a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officers’ 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 Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is 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 shall have 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) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes is prohibited or, if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. For the purposes of this paragraph, such compliance shall be determined without regard to any grace period or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture. The Company shall also comply with TIA Section 314(a)(4).

(b) The Company shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, forthwith and in any event within 30 days upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers’ 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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SECTION 4.05. Liens.

The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, Incur or permit to exist any Lien (the “Initial Lien”) of any nature whatsoever on any of its property or assets (including Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary), whether owned at the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, which Initial Lien secures any Indebtedness, other than Permitted Liens, without effectively providing that the Notes shall be secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) the obligations so secured for so long as such obligations are so secured. Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes pursuant to the preceding sentence shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Initial Lien.

SECTION 4.06. Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.

(a) If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to purchase all or any part of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”), at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date) (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred, the Company must deliver a notice to the Trustee and each Holder, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice shall state, among other things, the purchase date, which must be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is delivered, other than as may be required by law (the “Change of Control Payment Date”). Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.

(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (1) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered and (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the applicable Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder of Notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereafter. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

(c) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations, to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable, in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the Company complies with the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations, the Company shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.06.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.06, the Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control Triggering Event if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.06 hereof and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. In addition, the Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control Triggering Event if the Notes have been or are called for redemption by the Company prior to it being required to deliver notice of the Change of Control Offer, and thereafter redeems all Notes called for redemption in accordance with the terms set forth in such redemption notice.

 

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(e) A revocable Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control Triggering Event, and conditioned upon, the consummation of the relevant 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.

SECTION 4.07. Corporate Existence.

Except as otherwise permitted by Article 5 hereof, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.

ARTICLE 5

SUCCESSORS

To the extent that any provisions of this Article 5 are duplicative or conflict with any provision of the Base Indenture, this Article 5 shall govern and be controlling solely with respect to the Notes.

SECTION 5.01. Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.

(a) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets in one or a series of related transactions to, any Person, unless:

(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Company”) will be a corporation, limited liability company or limited liability partnership organized and existing under the laws of (x) the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, or (y) Jersey and any other jurisdiction in the Channel Islands, any member state of the European Union as in effect on the Issue Date, Switzerland, Bermuda, The Cayman Islands or Singapore; provided that if the Successor Company is organized outside of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, the Company shall enter into a supplemental indenture to this Indenture that includes a provision for the payment of additional amounts to Holders (subject to customary exceptions) in the event that the organization of the Successor Company in such jurisdiction will result in tax withholding or deduction, or otherwise result in taxes, fees, duties, assessments or governmental charges, for payments to Holders under the terms of the Notes in such jurisdiction (which such provision shall be certified by the Company to the Trustee as customary), and provided further that the Successor Company (if not the Company) will expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture (and, if the Successor Company is not a corporation, the Company shall cause a corporate co-issuer to become a co-obligor on the Notes);

(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Successor Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

 

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(3) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(1) any Restricted Subsidiary may Consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company; and

(2) the Company may merge with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction within the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey and any other jurisdiction in the Channel Islands, any member state of the European Union as in effect on the Issue Date, Switzerland, Bermuda, The Cayman Islands or Singapore to realize tax or other benefits.

SECTION 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.

Upon any consolidation, merger or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof in which the Company is not the continuing corporation, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, lease or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such surviving entity had been named as such and that, in the event of a conveyance or transfer (but not a lease), the conveyor or transferor (but not a lessor) shall be released from the provisions of this Indenture.

ARTICLE 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

To the extent that any provisions of this Article 6 are duplicative or conflict with any provision of the Base Indenture, this Article 6 shall govern and be controlling solely with respect to the Notes.

SECTION 6.01. Events of Default.

Each of the following is an “Event of Default” with respect to the Notes:

(a) a default in any payment of interest on the Notes when due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days;

(b) a default in the payment of principal of any Notes when due and payable, at Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption or required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;

(c) the failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Section 5.01 above;

(d) the failure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to comply with any of its obligations under Section 4.05 or 4.06 for 30 days after the Company receives written notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes;

(e) the failure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to comply with its other agreements contained in this Indenture for 60 days after the Company receives written notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes;

 

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(f) the failure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) within any applicable grace period after final maturity or the acceleration of any such Indebtedness by the holders thereof because of a default if the total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $200.0 million or its foreign currency equivalent;

(g) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:

(i) commences a voluntary case;

(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case;

(iii) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property;

(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

(h) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

(i) is for relief against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;

(ii) appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or

(iii) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Securities that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary,

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.

The foregoing will constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.

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the Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, does not cure such default within the time specified in clauses (a) and (b) hereof after receipt of such notice. Except in the case of a Default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any note that is to be paid by the Trustee, as paying agent, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Trust Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice from the Company or a Holder describing such Default or Event of Default, and stating that such notice is a notice of default.

SECTION 6.02. Acceleration.

If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clauses (h) or (i) of Section 6.01 hereof with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal of and accrued interest on all the Notes to be due and payable immediately by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee (if given by the Holders) specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration” (the “Acceleration Notice”), and the same shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in clauses (h) or (i) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the outstanding Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes as described in the preceding paragraph, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may rescind and cancel such declaration with respect to the Notes and its consequences (i) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree, (ii) if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration, (iii) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has been paid, (iv) if the Company has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its expenses, disbursements and advances and (v) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in clauses (h) or (i) of Section 6.01 hereof, the Trustee shall have received an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture. The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.

Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes (including in connection with an offer to purchase) (provided, however, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount at maturity of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration). Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

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SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority.

Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability.

SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits.

A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes only if:

(a) the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;

(b) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(c) such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense;

(d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of indemnity; and

(e) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.

SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

 

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SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607 of the Base Indenture. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607 of the Base Indenture out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

SECTION 6.10. Priorities.

If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it shall pay out the money in the following order:

First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 607 of the Base Indenture hereof, including payment of all compensation, expense and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;

Second: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively; and

Third: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.

SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.06 hereof or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

 

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ARTICLE 7

TRUSTEE

SECTION 7.01. Trustee Disclaimer; Incorporation by Reference.

The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Company. The rights, benefits, protections, indemnities and immunities of the Trustee and its agents as enumerated under the Base Indenture are incorporated by reference into this Supplemental Indenture.

ARTICLE 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

To the extent that any provisions of this Article 8 are duplicative or conflict with any provision of the Base Indenture, this Article 8 shall govern and be controlling solely with respect to the Notes.

SECTION 8.01. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

The Company may, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or Section 8.03 hereof applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

SECTION 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.04 hereof, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal amount of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes when such payments are due, (b) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02 hereof, (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith and (d) the provisions of this Article 8 with respect to Legal Defeasance. Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.

SECTION 8.03. Covenant Defeasance.

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8.04 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03 hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, Section 6.01(d), Section 6.01(f), Section 6.01(h) (with respect only to Significant Subsidiaries) and Section 6.01(i) (with respect only to Significant Subsidiaries) hereof shall not constitute Events of Default.

SECTION 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02 or Section 8.03 hereof to the outstanding Notes:

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:

(a) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in United States dollars, non-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay the principal amount at maturity of, premium, if any, and interest on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be;

(b) in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States of America reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(c) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States of America reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

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(e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under this Indenture (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant of any Lien securing such borrowing) or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;

(f) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (which may be subject to customary exceptions) to the effect that (A) the trust funds will not be subject to any rights of holders of Indebtedness of the Company, including, without limitation, those arising under this Indenture, other than the Notes, and (B) after the 91st day following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of the preference provisions of Section 547 of the United States Federal Bankruptcy Code;

(g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company or others;

(h) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as applicable, have been complied with; and

(i) the Company shall have paid or duly provided for payment of all amounts then due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 607 of the Base Indenture.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by clause (b) above with respect to a Legal Defeasance need not be delivered if all of the Notes not therefor delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (A) have become due and payable, or (B) will become due and payable on the maturity date within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.

SECTION 8.05. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

All cash and non-callable U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of the Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such cash and securities need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

 

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Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

SECTION 8.06. Satisfaction and Discharge.

This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect (except as to surviving rights or registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes, as expressly provided for in this Indenture) as to all outstanding Notes when (i) either (a) all the Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (b) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable, pursuant to an optional redemption notice or otherwise, and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds or U.S. Government Obligations in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes to the date of deposit together with irrevocable instructions from the Company directing the Trustee to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be; (ii) the Company has paid all other sums payable under this Indenture by the Company; and (iii) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

SECTION 8.07. Repayment to Company.

Any cash or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder shall thereafter, as an unsecured creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such cash and securities, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such cash and securities remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such cash and securities then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

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8.02 or Section 8.03, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders to receive such payment from the cash and securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

SECTION 8.09. Survival.

The Trustee’s rights under this Article 8 shall survive termination of this Indenture or the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

To the extent that any provisions of this Article 9 are duplicative or conflict with any provision of the Base Indenture, this Article 9 shall govern and be controlling solely with respect to the Notes.

SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holder.

Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes without the consent of any Holder of a Note to:

(a) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;

(b) provide for the assumption by a successor entity of the obligations of the Company under this Indenture;

(c) provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes (provided, however¸ that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code;

(d) add Guarantees with respect to the Notes or to confirm and evidence the release, termination or discharge of any Guarantee when such release, termination or discharge is permitted under this Indenture;

(e) add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of Notes or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;

(f) make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect, subject to the provisions of this Indenture;

(g) make any amendment to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the form, authentication, transfer and legending of Notes; provided, however, that (A) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable securities law and (B) such amendment does not materially affect the rights of Holders to transfer Notes;

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(i) evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Indenture; provided that the successor Trustee is otherwise qualified and eligible to act as such under the terms of this Indenture;

(j) provide for the issuance of Additional Notes permitted to be issued pursuant to this Indenture;

(k) comply with the rules of any applicable securities depositary;

(l) conform the text of this Indenture or the Notes to any provision of the “Description of Notes” section in the Prospectus Supplement, dated February 20, 2020, relating to the Notes; or

(m) convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge as security for the Notes any property or assets in accordance with Section 4.05.

Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 603 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders of Notes.

Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, this Indenture, the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class, and, subject to Section 6.04 and Section 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class.

Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 603 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture.

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After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver. Subject to Section 6.04 and Section 6.07 hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class may waive compliance in a particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

(a) reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

(b) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any Note;

(c) reduce the principal of or extend the Stated Maturity of any Note;

(d) reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any Note or change the time at which any Note may be redeemed as set forth in Section 3.07;

(e) make any Notes payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;

(f) impair the right of any Holder of Notes to receive payment of principal of and interest on such Note on or after the due dates therefore or to institute suit for the enforcement of such payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes; or

(g) make any change in the amendment provisions which require each Holder’s consent or in the waiver provisions.

SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.

Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in an amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the TIA as then in effect.

SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents.

Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion thereof that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Note or portion thereof if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver shall become effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter shall bind every Holder.

SECTION 9.05. Trustee to Sign Amendments.

The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Company may not sign an amendment or supplemental indenture until its Board of Directors (or committee serving a similar function) approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be provided with and (subject to Section 601 of the Base Indenture) shall be fully protected in relying upon an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel

 

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stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amended or supplemental indenture is the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions and that such amended or supplemental indenture complies with the provisions hereof (including Section 9.03).

ARTICLE 10

MISCELLANEOUS

To the extent that any provisions of this Article 10 are duplicative or conflict with any provision of the Base Indenture, this Article 10 shall govern and be controlling solely with respect to the Notes.

SECTION 10.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls.

If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the provision required by the TIA shall control.

SECTION 10.02. Notices.

Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the other is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile or electronic transmission or overnight air courier guaranteeing next-day delivery, to the other’s address:

If to the Company:

Lear Corporation

21557 Telegraph Road

Southfield, Michigan 48035

Facsimile: (248) 447-5126

Attention: General Counsel

With a copy to:

Winston & Strawn LLP

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Facsimile: (312) 558-5700

Attention: Bruce A. Toth

If to the Trustee:

U.S. Bank National Association

535 Griswold Street, Suite 550,

Detroit, Michigan 48226

Facsimile: 313-963-9428

Attention: Corporate Trust Office

The Company or the Trustee, by notice to the other, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

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The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods, provided, however, that the Trustee shall have received an incumbency certificate listing persons designated to give such instructions or directions and containing specimen signatures of such designated persons, which such incumbency certificate shall be amended and replaced whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third parties.

All notices and communications (other than those sent to the Trustee or Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if sent by facsimile transmission; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next-day delivery. All notices and communications to the Trustee or Holders shall be deemed duly given and effective only upon receipt.

Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next-day delivery to its address shown on the security register for the Notes; provided that, so long as such Notes are registered in the name of DTC, such notice shall be delivered in accordance with the procedures of DTC. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA § 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

SECTION 10.03. Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.

Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA §312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA §312(c).

SECTION 10.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

(a) an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 10.05 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 complied with; and

 

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(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 10.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been complied with.

SECTION 10.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA §314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA §314(e) and shall include:

(a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

(b) 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;

(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable such Person to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.

SECTION 10.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents.

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

SECTION 10.07. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or the Trustee, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes, this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

SECTION 10.08. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.

THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE HOLDERS AND THE TRUSTEE IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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SECTION 10.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

SECTION 10.10. Successors.

All covenants and agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All covenants and agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.

SECTION 10.11. Severability.

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 10.12. Counterpart Originals.

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

SECTION 10.13. Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

The Table of Contents, Reconciliation and Tie Between Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and Indenture and Headings in this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

SECTION 10.14. Force Majeure.

In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

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SIGNATURES

 

Dated as the date first written above
ISSUER:
LEAR CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Jason M. Cardew

Name:   Jason M. Cardew
Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
TRUSTEE:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ James Kowalski

Name:   James Kowalski
Title:   Vice President

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF NOTE

THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

No.

 

   $            
   CUSIP No.                     

3.500% Senior Notes Due 2030

Lear Corporation, a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, [the principal sum of ______________ Dollars ($______________)]3 on May 30, 2030.

Interest Payment Dates: May 30 and November 30.

Record Dates: May 15 and November 15.

Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

3 

USE THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE INSTEAD FOR GLOBAL NOTES: [the principal sum as set forth in the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Note attached hereto]

 

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LEAR CORPORATION

By:

 
 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

Dated:

 

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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF

AUTHENTICATION

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.

as Trustee, certifies that this is one of
the Global Notes referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.

By:  
 

 

  Authorized Signatory

Dated:

 

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3.500% Senior Notes due 2030

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

Interest

Lear Corporation, a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on May 30 and November 30 of each year or, if such date is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing November 30, 2020. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance of this Note. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

Method of Payment

The Company will pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the May 15 or November 15 immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within or without the City and State of New York or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, and provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest and premium, if any, on all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions no later than 30 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee may accept in its judgment), to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

Paying Agent and Registrar

Initially, U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

Indenture

The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2017, as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 24, 2020 (collectively, the “Indenture”), each between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the “TIA”). Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of those terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

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The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.13 of the Indenture. The Initial Notes issued on the date hereof and any Additional Notes will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture.

Optional Redemption

At any time prior to the Par Call Date, the Company may, at its option, redeem all or a part of the Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium, if any, as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).

On or after the Par Call Date, the Company may, at its option, redeem all or a part of the Notes, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the applicable Redemption Date.

Notice of Redemption

Notice of redemption will be delivered at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at his or her registered address.

Repurchase at Option of Holder

If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to purchase all or any part of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described in the Indenture (the “Change of Control Offer”), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date). Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred, the Company must deliver a notice to the Trustee and each Holder, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer and shall be in compliance with the Indenture. Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice.

Denominations; Transfer; Exchange

The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter. A Holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Notes selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Note to be redeemed in part, the portion of the Note not to be redeemed) or any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or 15 days before an Interest Payment Date.

Persons Deemed Owners

The registered Holder of this Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

 

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Discharge and Defeasance

Subject to certain conditions, the Company at any time shall be entitled to terminate some or all of its obligations under the Notes and the Indenture with respect to the Notes if the Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal and interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.

Amendment, Waiver

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class, and any existing Default (other than a Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended to cure any ambiguity, omission defect or inconsistency; to provide for the assumption of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture; to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; to add Guarantees with respect to the Notes or to confirm or evidence the release, termination or discharge of any Guarantee when such release, termination or discharge is permitted under the Indenture; add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of Notes or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company; make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect, subject to the provisions of the Indenture; make any amendment to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the form, authentication, transfer and legending of Notes; provided, however, that (A) compliance with the Indenture as so amended would not result in the Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable securities law and (B) such amendment does not materially affect the rights of Holders to transfer Notes or comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA; or convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge as security for the Notes any property or assets in accordance with Section 4.05 of the Indenture.

Defaults and Remedies

Events of Default include a default in any payment of interest the Notes when due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days; a default in the payment of principal on the Notes when due and payable, at Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption or required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise; the failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Section 5.01 of the Indenture; the failure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to comply with any of its obligations under Section 4.05 or 4.06 of the Indenture for 30 days after the Company receives written notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes; the failure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to comply with its other agreements contained in the Indenture for 60 days after the Company receives written notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes; the failure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) within any applicable grace period after final maturity or the acceleration of any such Indebtedness by the holders thereof because of a default if the total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $200.0 million or its foreign currency equivalent; certain events of bankruptcy, as set forth in the Indenture, with respect to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant

 

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Subsidiary. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration” (the “Acceleration Notice”), and the same shall become immediately due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy with respect to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest on, or the principal of, the Notes. The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Company is required upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.

Trustee Dealings with the Company

Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.

No Recourse Against Others

Any past, present, or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder, as such, of the Company or the Trustee shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes, the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.

Authentication

This Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent) signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.

Abbreviations

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

 

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CUSIP Numbers

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

Governing Law

THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS NOTE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

 

The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:

Lear Corporation

21557 Telegraph Road

Southfield, Michigan 48086

Attention: Office of the General Counsel

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Note to

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

 

 

Date:  

 

   Your Signature:   

 

 

 

 

Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.

 

 

Signature

Signature Guarantee:

 

 

    

 

Signature must be guaranteed      Signature

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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[ATTACHMENT FOR GLOBAL NOTES]

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL NOTE

The initial principal amount of this Global Note is $                    . The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:

 

Date of

Exchange or
Transfer

  

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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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Indenture, check the box:  ☐

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Indenture, state the amount in principal amount: $                    

 

Dated:  

 

    Your Signature:  

 

           (Sign exactly as your name
appears on the other side of this
Note.)

 

Signature Guarantee:

(Signature must be guaranteed)

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

 

LOGO   LOGO

February 24, 2020

Lear Corporation

21557 Telegraph Road

Southfield, Michigan 48033

 

  Re:

Form S-3 Registration Statement (File No. 333-219855)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Lear Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of (i) a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-219855) (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Commission on August 10, 2017 relating to the offering from time to time, together or separately and in one or more series (if applicable), of an indeterminate amount of various securities of the Company, including senior notes, (ii) the prospectus dated August 10, 2017 forming a part of the Registration Statement, together with the documents incorporated therein by reference (the “Base Prospectus”), (iii) the preliminary prospectus supplement in the form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act on February 20, 2020 and (iv) the final prospectus supplement dated February 20, 2020 in the form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act on February 21, 2020 (the “Prospectus Supplement” and, together with the Base Prospectus, the “Prospectus”), in connection with the offering by the Company of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 3.500% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”) and an additional $300 million aggregate principal amount of 5.250% Senior Notes due 2049 (the “2049 Notes” and, together with the 2030 Notes, the “Notes”).

This opinion letter is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.

In rendering the opinion set forth below, we have examined and relied upon such certificates, corporate records, agreements, instruments and other documents that we considered necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion, including the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the forms of the documents referred to in the Prospectus. In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. As to any facts material to this opinion that we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others.

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Notes constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors now or hereafter in effect, and equitable principles that may limit the right to specific enforcement of remedies.

The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, including the statutory provisions, the applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting the foregoing. We express no opinion with respect to any other laws, statutes, regulations or ordinances.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and to the references to our firm under the captions “Validity of the Securities” in the Base Prospectus and “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus Supplement. In giving such consent, we do not concede that we are experts within the meaning of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder or that this consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Winston & Strawn LLP
EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

EXTENSION AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT NO. 2

EXTENSION AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT NO. 2, dated as of February 20, 2020 (this “Agreement”), among Lear Corporation (the “Company”), Lear Financial Services (Netherlands) B.V. (the “Foreign Subsidiary Borrower” and, together with the Company, the “Borrowers”), the lenders party hereto (the “Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), which shall amend that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 8, 2017 (as amended by the Extension Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2019, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Existing Credit Agreement”, as amended by this Agreement, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among the Borrowers, the Lenders, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., as syndication agent, Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as co-documentation agents, and the Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the same meanings as specified in the Credit Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Revolving Termination Date of the outstanding Revolving Commitments be extended in accordance with Section 2.21 of the Existing Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, (a) each existing Revolving Commitment extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement will be an “Extended Revolving Commitment” (and the Lenders signing this Agreement to hold such Extended Revolving Commitments, the “Accepting Revolving Lenders”) and (b) each existing Revolving Loan extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement will be an “Extended Revolving Loan”;

WHEREAS, each Revolving Lender whose name appears on the signature pages hereto has consented to the extension of the maturity date of all of its existing Revolving Commitments and existing Revolving Loans and shall constitute an Accepting Revolving Lender under the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, Section 2.21 of the Existing Credit Agreement permits the Company, each Lender and the Administrative Agent to enter into an Extension Agreement to effectuate the extension of Revolving Commitments, and this Agreement is an Extension Agreement under the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Borrowers have also requested that certain other amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement be made as further described herein;

WHEREAS, Section 10.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement permits the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into an amendment to amend the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, the Company, the Accepting Revolving Lenders party hereto, the Term Lenders (which, for the avoidance of doubt, together with the Accepting Revolving Lenders, constitute 100% of the Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement) and the Administrative Agent are willing to agree to this Agreement on the terms set forth herein.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of all of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendment. Effective as of the Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the struck text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: struck text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the changed pages attached as Exhibit A hereto, and the column relating to Revolving Commitments set forth on Schedule 1.1A of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the Revolving Commitments set forth on Exhibit B hereto.

SECTION 2. Extended Revolving Commitments.

(a) Each existing Revolving Lender that executes and delivers a signature page to this Agreement indicating that such Person is an “Accepting Revolving Lender” will have agreed to the terms of this Agreement upon the effectiveness of this Agreement on the Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date as an Accepting Revolving Lender. The Extended Revolving Commitments of any Accepting Revolving Lender will be the amount set forth opposite such Accepting Revolving Lender on Schedule 1.1A hereto. On and after the Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement and this Agreement to (i) “Revolving Commitment” shall include the Extended Revolving Commitments as contemplated hereby and (ii) “Revolving Loan” shall include the Extended Revolving Loans as contemplated hereby.

(b) On and following the Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date, the Extended Revolving Commitments and the Extended Revolving Loans shall be Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans with the same terms (except as to final maturity) as the existing Revolving Commitments and existing Revolving Loans; provided that all Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans shall be participated in on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Revolving Commitments in accordance with their pro rata share of the aggregate Revolving Commitments and all borrowings under Revolving Commitments and repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis.

(c) On the Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date, all existing Revolving Loans shall be repaid, together with accrued interest then due and payable, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Existing Credit Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date, and reborrowed as Extended Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement. Each Revolving Lender party hereto hereby agrees that (i) the requirements set forth in Sections 2.1 and 2.4 of the Existing Credit Agreement with respect to the repayment and borrowings set forth in this Section 2(c) shall be deemed satisfied by this Agreement and (ii) Section 2.17 of the Existing Credit Agreement shall not apply to any repayment made pursuant to this Section 2(c).

(d) Fees. The Company hereby agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each of the Accepting Revolving Lenders, a consent fee in an amount equal to 0.04% of each Accepting Revolving Lender’s Extended Revolving Commitment, payable on the Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date (the “Consent Fee”).

(e) With respect to any Lender with existing Revolving Commitments that are not extended as Extended Revolving Commitments, the Borrower hereby exercises its right under Section 10.1(c) of the Existing Credit Agreement to replace each such Lender by requiring that it assign all of its existing Revolving Commitments to one or more of the Accepting Revolving Lenders. Pursuant to Section 10.1(c) of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent hereby confirms that, upon each such Lender’s receipt of the amount necessary to purchase each such Lender’s Revolving Commitments, at par, and pay all accrued interest thereon, such existing Revolving Commitments shall be deemed assigned to one or more of the Accepting Revolving Lenders pursuant to this Agreement (with

 

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each such Accepting Revolving Lender’s adjusted Revolving Commitment as set forth on Schedule 1.1A hereto) and, accordingly, no other action by the Borrower, any Lender or the Administrative Agent shall be required in connection therewith. The Administrative Agent hereby waives the processing and recordation fees under Section 10.6(b)(ii)(B) of the Existing Credit Agreement with respect to the foregoing deemed assignment of Revolving Commitments.

SECTION 3. [Reserved].

SECTION 4. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date (the “Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date”) on which the following conditions have been satisfied (or waived):

(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement, executed and delivered by the Company, each Accepting Revolving Lender, each Term Lender, each Issuing Lender and each Swingline Lender;

(ii) The Administrative Agent shall have received a Closing Certificate (together with all attachments thereto) from each Borrower, dated as of the Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date, and a solvency certificate from the treasurer of the Company, dated as of the Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(iii) The Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel), on or before the Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date;

(iv) The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of counsel to the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(v) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date; and

(vi) Each of the representations and warranties (other than the representations and warranties made after the Closing Date in Sections 4.1, 4.5, 4.12 and 4.16 of the Existing Credit Agreement) made by any Borrower in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by materiality, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date as if made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by materiality, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date.

SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to each of the Revolving Lenders, each of the Term Lenders and the Administrative Agent that as of the Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date, this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and this Agreement and the Credit Agreement constitute its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

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SECTION 6. Effect of Agreement.

(a) Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other provision of the Credit Agreement or of any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Company to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.

(b) On and after the Extension Agreement and Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”, or words of like import, and each reference to the Credit Agreement in any other Loan Document shall be deemed a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Agreement. This Agreement shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

SECTION 7. General.

(a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by email or facsimile transmission (or other electronic transmission) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

(c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are used for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

LEAR CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Shari L. Burgess

Name:   Shari L. Burgess
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
LEAR FINANCIAL SERVICES (NETHERLANDS) B.V.
By:  

/s/ Alexandre Brue

Name:   Alexandre Brue
Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as a Revolving Lender, as a Term Lender, as an Issuing Lender, as a Swingline Lender and as an Accepting Revolving Lender
By:  

/s/ Jonathan Bennett

Name:   Jonathan Bennett
Title:   Executive Director

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A
By:  

/s/ Stephen J. D’Elia

Name:   Stephen J. D’Elia
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:  

/s/ Craig Malloy

Name:   Craig Malloy
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
Citibank, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Susan Olsen

Name:   Susan Olsen
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER

 

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By:  

/s/ Andrew M. Horn

Name:   Andrew M. Horn
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
BNP Paribas
By:  

/s/ Todd Grossnickle

Name:   Todd Grossnickle
Title:   Director
By:  

/s/ Mike Shryock

Name:   Mike Shryock
Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution: MUFG Bank, Ltd.
By:  

/s/ John Margetanski

Name:   John Margetanski
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
Royal Bank of Canada
By:  

/s/ Nikhil Madhok

Name:   Nikhil Madhok
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
By:  

/s/ Michael Maguire

Name:   Michael Maguire
Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
By:  

/s/ Clifford Hoppe

Name:   Clifford Hoppe
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution: Export Development Canada
By:  

/s/ Trevor Mulligan

Name:   Trevor Mulligan
Title:   Financing Manager
If a second signature is required:
By:  

/s/ Michael Lambe

Name:   Michael Lambe
Title:   Financing Manager

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
Citizens Bank, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Stephen A. Maenhout

Name:   Stephen A. Maenhout
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution: Commerzbank AG, New York Branch
By:  

/s/ Michael W. Ravelo

Name:   Michael W. Ravelo
Title:   Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Thomas J. Devitt

Name:   Thomas J. Devitt
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER

 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By:

 

/s/ Scott Neiderheide

Name:   Scott Neiderheide
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION:
By:  

/s/ Jeffrey S. Johnson

Name:   Jeffrey S. Johnson
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
UniCredit Bank AG, New York Branch
By:  

/s/ Ken Hamilton

Name:   Ken Hamilton
Title:   Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Thomas Petz

Name:   Thomas Petz
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
BBVA USA
By:  

/s/ April Chan

Name:   April Chan
Title:   Executive Director

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, New York Branch
By:  

/s/ Jing Qu

Name:   Jing Qu
Title:   Vice President
By:  

/s/ Gang Duan

Name:   Gang Duan
Title:   Executive Director

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
Bank of China, Chicago Branch
By:  

/s/ Kai Wu

Name:   Kai Wu
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution: Comerica Bank
By:  

/s/ Thomas VanderMeulen

Name:   Thomas VanderMeulen
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
Fifth Third Bank, National Association
By:  

/s/ Mike Gifford

Name:   Mike Gifford
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
Huntington National Bank
By:  

/s/ William N. Bartok

Name:   William N. Bartok
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
The Northern Trust Company
By:  

/s/ Will Hicks

Name:   Will Hicks
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


ACCEPTING REVOLVING LENDER
Name of Institution:
The Bank of East Asia, Limited, New York Branch
By:  

/s/ James Hua

Name:   James Hua
Title:   SVP
By:  

/s/ Danny Leung

Name:   Danny Leung
Title:   SVP & COO

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


TERM LENDER
Name of Institution:
City National Bank
By:  

/s/ Diane Morgan

Name:   Diane Morgan
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


TERM LENDER
Name of Institution:
DZ BANK AG New York Branch
By:  

/s/ Oliver Hildenbrand

Name:   Oliver Hildenbrand
Title:   Director
If a second signature is required:
By:  

/s/ Heiko Voss

Name:   Heiko Voss
Title:   Assistant Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Extension Agreement and Amendment]


EXHIBIT A

(Attached hereto)


EXECUTION VERSION Exhibit A

CREDIT AGREEMENT

among

LEAR CORPORATION,

THE FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS,

The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto,

HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.

as Syndication Agent,

BARCLAYS BANK PLC, CITIBANK, N.A. AND MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,

as Co-Documentation Agents,

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

Dated as of August 8, 2017,

as amended by the Extension Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2019,

as further amended by the Extension Agreement and Amendment No. 2, dated as of February 20, 2020

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC., BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. AND MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners


Bail-In Legislation”: with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Bankruptcy Event”: with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

“Benchmark Replacement”: the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may be a SOFR-Based Rate) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to the Eurocurrency Base Rate for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; provided further that any such Benchmark Replacement shall be administratively feasible as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment”: the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the Eurocurrency Base Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the Eurocurrency Base Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time (for the avoidance of doubt, such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment shall not be in the form of a reduction to the Applicable Margin).

“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes”: with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “ABR,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable discretion may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).

 

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“Benchmark Replacement Date”: the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to the Eurocurrency Base Rate:

 

  (1)

in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of the Screen Rate permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the Screen Rate; or

 

  (2)

in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.

“Benchmark Transition Event”: the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the Eurocurrency Base Rate:

 

  (1)

a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the Screen Rate announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the Screen Rate, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Screen Rate;

 

  (2)

a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Screen Rate, the Federal Reserve System of the United States, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Screen Rate, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Screen Rate or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the Screen Rate, in each case which states that the administrator of the Screen Rate has ceased or will cease to provide the Screen Rate permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Screen Rate; and/or

 

  (3)

a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Screen Rate announcing that the Screen Rate is no longer representative.

“Benchmark Transition Start Date”: (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, by notice to the Company, the Administrative Agent (in the case of such notice by the Required Lenders) and the Lenders.

“Benchmark Unavailability Period”: if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the Eurocurrency Base Rate and solely to the extent that the Eurocurrency Base Rate has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (x) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no

 

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Benchmark Replacement has replaced the Eurocurrency Base Rate for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 2.13 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the Eurocurrency Rate for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 2.13.

Benefited Lender”: as defined in Section 10.7(a)Error! Reference source not found...

Board”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).

Borrowers”: the Company and the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers.

Borrowing”: Loans of the same Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

Borrowing Date”: any Business Day specified by a Borrower as a date on which a Borrower requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans hereunder.

Business”: as defined in Section 4.16(b).

Business Day”: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan or Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude (i) any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits or deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency in the London interbank market, (ii) in the case of a Eurocurrency Loan or Alternative Currency Letter of Credit denominated in Euros, any day on which the Trans- European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer System is not open for settlement of payment in Euros or (iii) in the case of a Eurocurrency Loan or Letter Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency other than Euro, any day on which banks are not open for dealings in such Alternative Currency in the city which is the principal financial center of the country of issuance of the applicable Alternative Currency.

Canadian Dollars”: dollars in the lawful currency of Canada.

Capital Lease Obligations”: as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Stock”: any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

Cash Equivalents”: (a) securities issued or unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the United States Government, the Canadian Government, Japan or any member of the European Union or any other government approved by the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) or any agency or instrumentality thereof, (b) securities issued or unconditionally guaranteed or insured by any state of the United States of America or province of Canada or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition

 

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Compliance Certificate”: a certificate of the Company duly executed by a Responsible Officer, on behalf of the Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

“Compounded SOFR”: the compounded average of SOFRs for the applicable Corresponding Tenor, with the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate (which may include compounding in arrears with a lookback and/or suspension period as a mechanism to determine the interest amount payable prior to the end of each Interest Period) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with:

 

  (1)

the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining compounded SOFR; provided that:

 

  (2)

if, and to the extent that, the Administrative Agent determines that Compounded SOFR cannot be determined in accordance with clause (1) above, then the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate that the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion are substantially consistent with any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining compounded SOFR for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time;

provided, further, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such rate, methodology or convention determined in accordance with clause (1) or clause (2) is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then Compound SOFR will be deemed unable to be determined for purposes of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement”.

Conduit Lender”: any special purpose corporation organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument; provided, that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender, and provided, further, that no Conduit Lender shall (a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 or 10.5 than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender or (b) be deemed to have any Commitment.

Connection Income Taxes”: Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Consolidated Assets”: at a particular date, all amounts which would be included under total assets on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA”: for any period (and calculated without duplication), Consolidated Net Income for such period excluding (a) any extraordinary and non-recurring non-cash expenses, losses, income or gains as determined in accordance with GAAP, (b) charges, premiums, expenses and any gains associated with the issuance, redemption, repurchase, discharge, defeasance or amendments to the terms of Capital Stock or Indebtedness, (c) charges relating to Accounting Standards Codification 715 (Topic 715, “Compensation—Retirement Benefits”) (or any other Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect), (d) any non-cash income included, and any non-

 

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recently in effect prior to such change or cessation or (ii) disregarding the rating from such Rating Agency

“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to a Benchmark Replacement means a tenor (including overnight) having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as the applicable tenor for the applicable Interest Period with respect to the Eurocurrency Base Rate.

Credit Party”: the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lenders or any other Lender.

Default”: any of the events specified in Section 8.1, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.

Defaulting Lender”: any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied or waived; provided that a Lender which is an Affected Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender as long as it complies with its obligations under Section 1.5, (b) has notified the Company or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after required by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event or a Bail-In Action.

Disposition”: with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.

Disqualified Stock”: with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event:

 

  (1)

matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;

 

  (2)

is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (excluding Capital Stock which is convertible or exchangeable solely at the option of the Company or a Subsidiary); or

 

  (3)

is redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock in whole or in part,

 

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in each case on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the earlier of (a) the Revolving Termination Date and (b) the last scheduled maturity date of any Incremental Facility, provided that only the portion of Capital Stock which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date will be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.

Dollar Equivalent”: with respect to an amount denominated in any currency other than Dollars, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount determined at the Exchange Rate on the date of determination of such equivalent.

Dollars” and “$”: dollars in the lawful currency of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Company organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States.

“Early Opt-in Election”: the occurrence of:

 

  (1)

(i) a determination by the Administrative Agent or (ii) a notification by the Required Lenders to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Company) that the Required Lenders have determined that U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 2.13 are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the Eurocurrency Base Rate, and

 

  (i)

the election by the Administrative Agent or (ii) the election by the Required Lenders to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Company and the Lenders or by the Required Lenders of written notice of such election to the Administrative Agent. “Earn-outs”: with respect to any Person, obligations of such Person arising from an Acquisition which are payable to the seller based on the achievement of specified financial results over time. The amount of any Earn-outs at any time for the purpose of this Agreement shall be the amount earned and due to be paid at such time.

EEA Financial Institution”: (a) any institution established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent;

EEA Member Country”: any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority”: any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Eligible Assignee”: (a) a commercial bank, financial institution, financial company, fund or insurance company that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and

 

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immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Credit Party’s failure to comply with Section 2.16(e)-(i) and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement”: the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2014 among the Company, the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers party thereto, the several lenders from time to time party thereto, the other agents and parties party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.

Existing Letters of Credit”: as defined in Section 3.11.

Extension Agreement”: as defined in Section 2.21(b).

“Extension Agreement and Amendment No. 2” that certain Extension Agreement and Amendment No. 2 to this Agreement dated as of February 20, 2020, among the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

“Extension Agreement No. 1”: the Extension Agreement dated as of March 27, 2019 among the Borrowers, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

Extension of Credit”: as to any Lender, the making of a Loan by such Lender or the issue of, or extension of the expiry date of, any Letter of Credit.

Extension Offer”: as defined in Section 2.21(a).

Extension Permitted Amendment”: the terms of an amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, effected pursuant to an Extension Agreement in connection with an Extension Offer pursuant to Section 2.21, providing for an extension of the Revolving Termination Date applicable to the Accepting Lenders’ Loans and/or scheduled maturity dates and/or commitments and/or Loans of the applicable Extension Request Facility (such Loans or commitments being referred to as the “Extended Loans” or “Extended Commitments”, as applicable) and, in connection therewith, as applicable (a) an increase or decrease in the rate of interest (including through fixed interest rates and changes to the interest rate margins or rate floors) accruing on such Extended Loans, (b) in the case of Extended Loans that are Term Loans of any Facility, a modification of the scheduled amortization applicable thereto; provided that the weighted average life to maturity of such Extended Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity (determined at the time of such Extension Offer) of the Term Loans of such Facility, (c) a modification of voluntary or mandatory prepayments applicable thereto; provided that in the case of Extended Loans that are Term Loans, such requirements may provide (i) that such Extended Loans may participate in any mandatory prepayments on a pro rata basis (or on a basis that is less than a pro rata basis) with the Loans of the applicable Extension Request Facility and any other outstanding Facilities, but may not provide for mandatory prepayment requirements that are more favorable to the Extended Loans than those applicable to the Loans of the applicable Extension Request Facility and (ii) that voluntary prepayments may be allocated as directed by the Company among the outstanding Facilities, (d) an increase or decrease in the fees payable to, or the inclusion of new fees or premiums to be payable to, the Extending Lenders in respect of such Extension Offer or their Extended Loans or Extended Commitments and/or (e) an addition of any affirmative or negative covenants or other terms, provided that any such additional covenant or terms with which the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be required to comply prior to the latest scheduled maturity date of any Facility in effect immediately prior to such Extension Permitted Amendment for the benefit of the Extending Lenders providing such Extended Loans or Extended Commitments shall also be for the benefit of all other Lenders.

 

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principles in effect on the date hereof and consistent with those used in the preparation of the most recent audited financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement.

Governmental Authority”: any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank), any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).

Group Members”: the collective reference to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

Guarantee Obligation”: as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation, including a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, of the guaranteeing Person that guarantees or in effect guarantees, or which is given to induce the creation of a separate obligation by another Person (including any bank under any letter of credit) that guarantees or in effect guarantees, any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) 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 or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Company in good faith.

“IBA”: as defined in Section 1.6.

Immaterial Subsidiary”: at any time, any Subsidiary of the Company which, based on the financial statements most recently delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b), constituted less than 2.5% of Consolidated Assets or, for the twelve month period ended on the date of such financial statements, represented less than 2.5% of Consolidated Revenues, in each case determined using the equity method of accounting in accordance with GAAP.

Impacted Interest Period”: as defined in the definition of “Eurocurrency Base Rate”.

Incremental Amendment”: as defined in Section 2.19.

 

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time outstanding not to exceed, together with the aggregate amount of unpaid drawings under Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, the L/C Commitment of such Issuing Lender set forth on Schedule 1.1A. Credit.

L/C Disbursement”: a payment made by the Issuing Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

L/C Exposure”: at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit (other than Alternative Currency Letters of Credit) at such time, (b) the aggregate amount of all L/C Disbursements under Letters of Credit (other than Alternative Currency Letters of Credit) that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Company at such time and (c) the Alternative Currency L/C Exposure at such time. The L/C Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Revolving Percentage of the total L/C Exposure at such time.

L/C Obligations”: at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.

L/C Participants”: the collective reference to all the Revolving Lenders other than the Issuing Lender.

Lenders”: as defined in the preamble; provided, that unless the context otherwise requires, each reference herein to the Lenders shall be deemed to include any Conduit Lender.

Letters of Credit”: as defined in Section 3.1(a).

Lien”: any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any priority or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Loan Documents”: this Agreement, the Notes, Extension Agreement No. 1, Extension Agreement and Amendment No. 2 and any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.

Loans”: any Loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.

Local Time”: (a) except as set forth in clause (b), local time in London with respect to the times for the receipt of Borrowing requests for Alternative Currency Loans (including Swingline Alternative Currency Loans) or a request for the issuance of an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, for receipt and sending of notices by and any disbursement by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender of Alternative Currency Loans and for payment by the Borrowers with respect to Alternative Currency Loans and reimbursement obligations in respect of Alternative Currency Letters of Credit, (b) local time in New York with respect to the times for the determination of “Dollar Equivalent”, for the receipt of Borrowing requests for Loans denominated in Dollars or a request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars, for receipt and sending of notices by and disbursement by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender and for payment by the Borrowers with respect to Loans denominated in Dollars and reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars, (c) local time in London, with respect to the times

 

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Refunded Swingline Loans”: as defined in Section 2.3.

Register”: as defined in Section 10.6(b).

Regulation U”: Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.

Reimbursement Obligation”: the obligation of the Company to reimburse the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.

Related Parties”: as defined in Section 9.3.

“Relevant Governmental Body”: the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto.

Reorganization”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.

Replacement Facility”: as defined in Section 10.1(d).

Replacement Term Loans”: as defined in Section 10.1(d).

Replacement Revolving Facility”: as defined in Section 10.1(d).

Reportable Event”: any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations thereunder, other than those events as to which the thirty day notice period is waived under PBGC regulations.

Required Lenders”: at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of (i) the Total Revolving Commitments or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding; provided that the portion of the Revolving Commitments, Revolving Extensions of Credit and Term Loans held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

Requirement of Law”: as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Responsible Officer”: with respect to any Borrower, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, any vice president, the treasurer or the assistant treasurer of such Borrower.

Restricted Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Company other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Revolving Commitment”: as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Revolving Loans and participate in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Revolving Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The original amount of the Total Revolving Commitments on the Closing Date is $1,750,000,000.

 

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Revolving Commitment Period”: the period from and including the Closing Date to the Revolving Termination Date.

Revolving Credit Exposure”: with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans, its L/C Exposure and its Swingline Exposure.

Revolving Extensions of Credit”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the Dollar Equivalent of the L/C Obligations and (c) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding.

Revolving Facility”: as defined in the definition of the term “Facility”.

Revolving Lender”: each Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or that holds Revolving Loans.

Revolving Loans”: as defined in Section 2.1.

Revolving Percentage”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then constitutes of the Total Revolving Commitments or, at any time after the Revolving Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans then outstanding, provided, that (i) in the event that the Revolving Loans are paid in full prior to the reduction to zero of the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit, the Revolving Percentages shall be determined in a manner designed to ensure that the other outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit shall be held by the Revolving Lenders on a comparable basis and (ii) for purposes of Section 2.20, if a Defaulting Lender exists the Revolving Commitment and Revolving Extensions of Credit of such Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Revolving Percentages.

Revolving Termination Date”: the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, which date is August 8, 20222024.

S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC.

Sanctioned Country”: at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

Sanctioned Person”: at any time (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, or by the European Union, any European Union member state, the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority (b) any Person located, operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b).

 

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Sanctions”: economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, (b) the European Union, (c) any European Union member state, (d) the French Republic, (e) Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (f) the Canadian government, (g) the United Nations Security Council or (h) other relevant sanctions authority.

Screen Rate”: as defined in the definition of the term “Eurocurrency Base Rate”.

SEC”: the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority.

Seller Debt”: unsecured debt owing to the seller in an Acquisition.

Single Employer Plan”: any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but that is not a Multiemployer Plan.

“SOFR”: with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the NYFRB, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator), on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.

“SOFR-Based Rate”: SOFR, Compounded SOFR or Term SOFR.

Solvent”: when used with respect to any Person, means that, as of any date of determination, (a) the amount of the “present fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise”, as of such date, as such quoted terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (c) such Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its business, and (d) such Person will be able to pay its debts as they mature. For purposes of this definition, (i) “debt” means liability on a “claim”, and (ii) “claim” means any (x) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (y) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.

Special Purpose Subsidiary”: any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company which is a Restricted Subsidiary created by the Company for the sole purpose of facilitating a Receivable Financing Transaction; provided, that such Special Purpose Subsidiary shall cease to be a Special Purpose Subsidiary if at any time (a) such Special Purpose Subsidiary engages in any business other than Receivable Financing Transactions and activities directly related thereto or (b) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Special Purpose Subsidiary) or any of their respective assets incur any liability, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, in respect of any obligation of a Special Purpose Subsidiary whether arising under or in connection with any Receivable Financing Transaction or otherwise (other than Standard Securitization Undertakings); provided further, however, that if the law of a jurisdiction in which the Company proposes to create a Special Purpose Subsidiary does not provide for the creation of a bankruptcy remote entity that is acceptable to the Company or requires the formation of one or more additional entities (whether or not Subsidiaries of the Company), such other type of entity

 

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Taxes”: all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Term Lender”: each Lender that has a Term Loan Commitment or that holds Term Loans.

Term Loan Commitment”: as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make a Term Loan to the Company in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Term Loan Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A. The original aggregate amount of the Total Term Loan Commitments is $250,000,000.

Term Loan Facility”: as defined in the definition of the term “Facility”.

Term Loan Maturity Date”: the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.

Term Loan Percentage”: as to any Term Lender, the percentage which such Lender’s Term Loan Commitments then constitutes of the Total Term Loan Commitments then in effect or, at any time after the Term Loans have been borrowed, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding.

Term Loans”: as defined in Section 2A.1.

“Term SOFR”: the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

Total L/C Limit”: $300,000,000.

Total Revolving Commitments”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments then in effect.

Total Revolving Extensions of Credit”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Revolving Lenders outstanding at such time.

Total Term Loan Commitments”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments the in effect.

Transferee”: any Assignee or Participant.

Trustee”: as defined in Section 5.1(h).

Trustee Release Document”: as defined in Section 6.10.

Type”: as to any Loan or Borrowing, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurocurrency Loan.

“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

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such currency that is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect at the end of the Interest Period therefor. Without prejudice to the respective liabilities of the Borrowers to the Lenders and of the Lenders to the Borrowers under or pursuant to this Agreement, each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably specify to be necessary or appropriate to reflect the introduction or changeover to the Euro in any country that becomes a Participating Member State after the date hereof.

1.5     Affected Lenders.     (a) If any Lender notifies the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing that it has determined in good faith that any Alternative Currency approved by the Administrative Agent after the Closing Date is not available to such Lender in sufficient amounts to fund any Loan requested to be funded by such Lender in such Alternative Currency as part of a requested Borrowing (or to fund any participating interest in any Swingline Loan or Letter of Credit denominated in such Alternative Currency), after using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain sufficient amounts of such currency, then such Lender shall fund its share of the requested Loan (or participating interests) in Dollars (based on the Exchange Rate in effect on the date of funding) with any such Loan being a Eurocurrency Loan with an Interest Period equal to the Interest Period for the requested Borrowing, in each case under this paragraph (a) pursuant to procedures to be agreed upon by the Company and the Administrative Agent.

(b)     If any Lender notifies the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing that it has determined in good faith that the extension of credit by such Lender to a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower designated after the Closing Date would result in adverse tax or legal consequences to such Lender (unless (1) such consequences can be avoided by a change in lending office in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 2.18 or (2) such consequences involve only the payment of money (other than a fine or penalty), in which case such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower shall be deemed acceptable to such Lender if the Company agrees to pay such Lender such amounts as such Lender determines in good faith are necessary to compensate such Lender for such consequences) then (i) instead of making Loans to such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower such Lender shall instead make its share of the requested Borrowing as a Loan to the Company, (ii) any Letters of Credit issued jointly for the account of the Company and such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower shall, with respect to such Lender only, be deemed to be issued solely for the account of the Company and (iii) participating interests in Swingline Loans made to such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower shall be deemed held by Lenders which are not Affected Lenders with respect to such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower (rather than by all Lenders), in each case under this paragraph (b) pursuant to procedures to be agreed upon by the Company and the Administrative Agent.

(c)    As used herein “Affected Lender” means any Lender described in Section 1.5(a) or (b).

1.6     Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in dollars or an Alternative Currency may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Regulators have signaled the need to use alternative benchmark reference rates for some of these interest rate benchmarks and, as a result, such interest rate benchmarks may cease to comply with applicable laws and regulations, may be permanently discontinued, and/or the basis on which they are calculated may change. The London interbank offered rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that, after the end of 2021, it would no longer persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions to the ICE Benchmark Administration (together with any successor to the ICE Benchmark Administrator, the “IBA”) for purposes of the IBA setting the London interbank offered rate. As a result, it is possible that commencing in 2022, the London interbank offered rate may no

 

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longer be available or may no longer be deemed an appropriate reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on Eurocurrency Loans. In light of this eventuality, public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the London interbank offered rate. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, Section 2.13(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Company, pursuant to Section 2.13(d), of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on Eurocurrency Loans is based. However, the Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “Eurocurrency Base Rate” or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation, (i) any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to Section 2.13(b), whether upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, and (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes pursuant to Section 2.13(c)), including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the Eurocurrency Base Rate or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.

SECTION 2.     AMOUNT AND TERMS OF LOANS AND COMMITMENTS

2A.1     Term Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Lender severally agrees to make a term loan to the Company in Dollars (“Term Loans”) on the Closing Date in a principal amount which does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment. The Term Loans shall be available in a single drawing on the Closing Date. Amounts repaid on account of the Term Loans may not be reborrowed. The Term Loans may from time to time be Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Company and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2A.2 and 2.9.

2A.2     Procedure for Term Loan Borrowing. The Company shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to (a) 12:00 Noon, New York City time, three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans or (b) 1:30 P.M., New York City time on the Closing Date in the case of ABR Loans, specifying (i) the amount and Type of Term Loans to be borrowed and (ii) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, the respective length of the initial Interest Period therefor. Upon receipt of any such notice from the Company, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Term Lender thereof. Each Term Lender will make the amount of its pro rata share of the borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Company at the Funding Office prior to (a) 12:00 Noon, New York City time, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans or (b) 3:30 P.M., New York City time, in the case of ABR Loans, on the Closing Date in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will then be made available to the Company by the Administrative Agent crediting the account of the Company on the books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Term Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.

2A.3    Repayment of Term Loans. Term Loans shall mature in consecutive quarterly installments (each due on the last day of each March, June, September and December beginning on the first of such dates to occur after the first full fiscal quarter following the Closing Date), each of which shall be in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Term Loans borrowed on the Closing Date multiplied by the percentage set forth below opposite such installment, with the remaining balance of the Term Loans due and payable in full on the Term Loan Maturity Date:

 

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deliver to such Borrower a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.11(a).

2.13    Inability to Determine InterestAlternate Rate. of Interest. (a) If prior to the first daycommencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Loan:

(a1)the Administrative Agent shall have determineds (which determination shall be presumptively correct and binding upon the Borrowers) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market,conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurocurrency Rate for anor the Eurocurrency Base Rate, as applicable (including because the Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis), for the applicable currency forand such Interest Period,; provided that no Benchmark Transition Event shall have occurred at such time; or

(b2) the Administrative Agent shall have received notice fromis advised by the Required Lenders that the Eurocurrency Rate for aor the Eurocurrency Base Rate, as applicable, for the applicable currency determined or to be determined forand such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by suchor Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during(or its Loan) included in such Loan for the applicable currency and such Interest Period,;

then the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Company and the relevant Lenders as soonby telephone, telecopy or electronic mail as promptly as practicable thereafter.If such notice is given (w) any and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (A) any notice of conversion that requests the conversion of any Revolving Loan to, or continuation of any Revolving Loan as, a Eurocurrency Loans denominated in Dollars requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Periodshallshall be ineffective and (B) if any notice of borrowing requests a Revolving Loan that is a Eurocurrency Loan, such Loan shall be made as an ABR Loans, (x) any Loans denominated in Dollars that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to Eurocurrency Loans shall be continued as ABR Loans, (y) any outstanding Eurocurrency Loans denominated in Dollars shall be converted, on the last day of the then-current Interest Period, to ABR Loans and (z) any Eurocurrency Loans denominated in the affected Alternative Currency may not be continued and shall be repaid on the last day of the current Interest Period; provided that (i) if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of BorrowingsLoan, then the other Types of Borrowings shall be permitted and (ii)if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one currency, then Borrowings in other permitted currenciesLoans shall be permitted. Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent (which the Administrative Agent shall do promptly after the circumstances giving rise to such event no longer exist), no further Eurocurrency Loans of the affected Type shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrowers have the right to convert Loans to such Type of Eurocurrency Loans. The provisions of this Section 2.13 shall apply to Swingline Alternative Currency Loans, mutatismutandis.

(b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend this Agreement to replace the Eurocurrency Base Rate with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Company, so long as the Administrative


Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such proposed amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders; provided that, with respect to any proposed amendment containing any SOFR-Based Rate, the Lenders shall be entitled to object only to the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment contained therein. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of Eurocurrency Base Rate with a Benchmark Replacement will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.

(c) In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

(d) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.13, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.13.

(e) Upon the Company’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, (i) any notice of conversion that requests the conversion of any Revolving Loan to, or continuation of any Revolving Loan as, a Eurocurrency Loan shall be ineffective and (ii) if any notice of borrowing requests a Eurocurrency Loan, such Loan shall be made as an ABR Loan.

2.14 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments. (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, (i) each payment by any Borrower on account of any fee payable to Lenders with respect to the respective Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans and any reduction of the Revolving Commitments of the Lenders shall be made pro rata according to the Revolving Percentages of the relevant Lenders entitled thereto and (ii) each payment by the Company of any fee payable to Lenders with respect to the Term Loans shall be made pro rata according to the Term Loan Percentage of the relevant Lenders.

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, each payment (including each prepayment) by the Company on account of principal of and interest on the Term Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Term Loans then held by the Term Lenders.

(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, each payment (including each prepayment) by any Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective Revolving Percentages of the Revolving Lenders entitled thereto.

(d) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by each Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the due date thereof to the

 

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lear Contacts:

Alicia Davis     

(248) 447-1781 

Ed Lowenfeld 

(248) 447-4380 

Lear Announces Pricing of $650 Million Senior Notes Offering

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, February 20, 2020 - Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, announced today that it priced an underwritten public offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.50% senior unsecured notes due 2030 and an additional offering of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior unsecured notes due 2049. The offering is expected to close on February 24, 2020, subject to market conditions and other factors.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of this offering, together with cash on hand, to redeem the outstanding $650 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.25% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) at a price equal to 102.625% of the principal amount of such 2025 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the redemption date.

Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for the bond offering. The Company is making this offering pursuant to a shelf registration statement that became effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 10, 2017. This offering will be made solely by means of a prospectus and prospectus supplement, copies of which may be obtained from Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 (or by email at barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com or telephone at 1-888-603-5847), BofA Securities, Inc., 200 North College Street, NC1-004-03-43, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attention: Prospectus Department (or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com or telephone at 1-800-294-1322), or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, 3rd Floor (or by telephone at 1-212-834-4533), or through the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.


Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding anticipated financial results and liquidity. The words “will,” “may,” “designed to,” “outlook,” “believes,” “should,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “estimates,” “forecasts” and similar expressions identify certain of these forward-looking statements. The Company also may provide forward-looking statements in oral statements or other written materials released to the public. All statements contained or incorporated in this press release or in any other public statements that address operating performance, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and its other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Future operating results will be based on various factors, including actual industry production volumes, commodity prices, the impact of restructuring actions and the Company’s success in implementing its operating strategy.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update, amend or clarify them to reflect events, new information or circumstances occurring after the date hereof.

About Lear Corporation

Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of talented employees in 39 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #147 on the Fortune 500.

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