FORM F-10
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2015

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM F-10

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

AMAYA INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Québec   7370   98-0555397

(Province or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification) Code Number (if applicable))

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number (if applicable))

7600 Trans Canada Hwy.

Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada

H9R 1C8

+1 (514) 744-3122

(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

Amaya Interactive USA Corporation

4000 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 360-N

Hollywood, Florida 33021

+1 (514) 744-3122

(Name, address, (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of agent for service in the United States)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Marlon Goldstein

Amaya Inc.

7600 TransCanada Hwy.

Pointe-Claire, Québec,

Canada

H9R 1C8

(514) 744-3122

 

Eric Levy

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

1000 De La Gauchetiére Street

West

Montréal, Québec, Canada H3B

(514) 904-8100

 

Jason Comerford

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

620 Eighth Avenue, 36th Floor

New York, New York 10018

(212) 867-5800

 

Lorne S. Cantor

Drew M. Altman

Greenberg Traurig, P.A.

333 S.E. 2nd Ave

Suite 4400

Miami, Florida 33131

(305) 579-0589

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement

Province of Québec, Canada

(Principal jurisdiction regulating this offering (if applicable))

 

 

It is proposed that this filing shall become effective (check appropriate box):

A. ¨ Upon filing with the Commission, pursuant to Rule 467(a) (if in connection with an offering being made contemporaneously in the United States and Canada)

B. x At some future date (check the appropriate box below):

1. ¨ pursuant to Rule 467(b) on              at              (designate a time not sooner than 7 calendar days after filing).

2. ¨ pursuant to Rule 467(b) on              at              (designate a time 7 calendar days or sooner after filing) because the securities regulatory authority in the review jurisdiction has issued a receipt or notification of clearance on             .

3. ¨ pursuant to Rule 467(b) as soon as practicable after notification of the Commission by the Registrant or the Canadian securities regulatory authority of the review jurisdiction that a receipt or notification of clearance has been issued with respect hereto.

4. x after the filing of the next amendment to this form (if preliminary material is being filed).

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to the home jurisdiction’s shelf short form prospectus offering procedures, check the following box.  x

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of each class of

securities to be registered

 

Amount to be

registered (1)

 

Proposed

maximum

offering price per share

 

Proposed

maximum

aggregate

offering price (2)

 

Amount of

registration fee (3)

Common Shares

  —     —     —     —  

Preferred Shares

  —     —     —     —  

Debt Securities

  —     —     —     —  

Warrants

  —     —     —     —  

Subscription Receipts

  —     —     —     —  

Units

  —     —     —     —  

Total

  US$3,000,000,000   (3)   US$3,000,000,000   US$302,100

 

 

(1) There are being registered under this Registration Statement on Form F-10 (this “Registration Statement”) such indeterminate number of common shares, preferred shares, debt securities, warrants, subscription receipts and units (all of the foregoing collectively, the “Securities”) of Amaya Inc. (the “Registrant”) as shall have an aggregate initial offering price of up to US$3,000,000,000. Any Securities registered under this Registration Statement may be sold separately or as units with other Securities registered under this Registration Statement. The registration of common Shares under this Registration Statement includes those common shares issuable upon conversion of the preferred shares.
(2) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
(3) The proposed maximum initial offering price per security will be determined, from time to time, by the Registrant in connection with the sale of Securities under this Registration Statement.

 

 

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registration Statement shall become effective as provided in Rule 467 under the Securities Act or on such date as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), acting pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Securities Act, may determine.

 

 

 


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PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE DELIVERED TO OFFEREES OR PURCHASERS


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Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This short form prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

A copy of this preliminary short form prospectus has been filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada but has not yet become final for the purpose of the sale of securities. Information contained in this preliminary short form prospectus may not be complete and may have to be amended. The securities may not be sold until a receipt for the short form prospectus is obtained from the securities authorities.

No securities regulatory authority has expressed an opinion about these securities and it is an offence to claim otherwise. This short form prospectus constitutes a public offering of these securities only in those jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered for sale and therein only by persons permitted to sell such securities.

This short form prospectus has been filed under legislation in securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada that permits certain information about these securities to be determined after this prospectus has become final and that permits the omission from this prospectus of that information. The legislation requires the delivery to purchasers of a prospectus supplement containing the omitted information within a specified period of time after agreeing to purchase any of these securities.

Information has been incorporated by reference in this short form prospectus from documents filed with securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada. Copies of the documents incorporated herein by reference may be obtained on request without charge from the secretary of Amaya Inc. at 7600 TransCanada Highway, Pointe-Claire, Québec H9R 1C8, telephone: 514-744-3122 and are also available electronically at www.sedar.com.

Preliminary Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus

 

New Issue and Secondary Offering    November 10, 2015

 

LOGO

Amaya Inc.

US$3,000,000,000

Common Shares

Preferred Shares

Debt Securities

Subscription Receipts

Warrants

Units

Amaya Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Amaya” or the “Company”) may from time to time issue, offer and sell, as applicable, common shares (“Common Shares”), preferred shares (“Preferred Shares”), debentures, notes or other evidence of indebtedness of any kind, nature or description (collectively, “Debt Securities”), subscription receipts (“Subscription Receipts”), warrants (“Warrants”) and units (“Units”) of Amaya or any combination thereof (collectively, the “Securities”) up to an aggregate initial offering price of US$3,000,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof if the Securities are denominated in any other currency or currency unit) during the 25-month period that this short form base shelf prospectus (the “Prospectus”), including any amendments hereto, remains effective. Securities may be offered separately or together, in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined based on market conditions at the time of sale and set forth in one or more prospectus supplements (each, a “Prospectus Supplement” and together, the “Prospectus Supplements”). One or more securityholders (each a “Selling Securityholder”) of the Company may also offer and sell Securities under this Prospectus. See “Selling Securityholders”.


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All information permitted under applicable laws to be omitted from this Prospectus will be contained in one or more Prospectus Supplements that will be delivered to purchasers together with this Prospectus. Each Prospectus Supplement will be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus for the purposes of securities legislation as of the date of such Prospectus Supplement and only for the purposes of the distribution of the Securities to which such Prospectus Supplement pertains.

The outstanding Common Shares are listed and admitted for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “AYA”. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, Securities other than Common Shares will not be listed on any securities exchange. There is no market through which the Securities, other than the Common Shares, may be sold, and purchasers may not be able to resell such Securities purchased under this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement. This may affect the pricing of such Securities in the secondary market, the transparency and availability of trading prices, the liquidity of the Securities and the extent of issuer regulation. See “Risk Factors”. Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement relating to an offering of Securities, the particular offering of Securities will be subject to approval of certain legal matters on behalf of the Company by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, with respect to Canadian legal matters and certain U.S. legal matters, and Greenberg Traurig P.A., with respect to certain U.S. legal matters.

Investing in the Securities involves significant risks. Investors should carefully read and consider the “Risk Factors” section in this Prospectus beginning on page 6, in the documents incorporated by reference herein, and in any applicable Prospectus Supplement.

This offering is made by a Canadian issuer that is permitted, under a multijurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United States and Canada, to prepare this Prospectus in accordance with Canadian disclosure requirements. Prospective investors should be aware that such requirements are different from those of the United States. Financial statements included or incorporated herein have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”), and are subject to Canadian auditing and auditor independence standards and thus may not be comparable to financial statements of United States companies.

The enforcement by investors of civil liabilities under U.S. federal securities laws may be affected adversely because we are incorporated or organized under the laws of Canada, certain of our officers and directors reside outside of the United States, most of the Company’s assets and the assets of such persons are located outside the United States, and certain of the underwriters or experts identified herein or in any Prospectus Supplement may be residents of Canada or otherwise located outside of the United States.

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (“SEC”) NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

The specific terms of the Securities with respect to a particular offering will be set out in the applicable Prospectus Supplement and may include, where applicable, the number of Securities offered, the offering price, the currency and any other terms specific to the Securities being offered. A Prospectus Supplement may include specific terms pertaining to the Securities that are not within the alternatives and parameters set forth in this Prospectus. Where required by statute, regulation or policy, and where Securities are offered in currencies other than Canadian dollars, appropriate disclosure of foreign exchange rates applicable to the Securities will be included in the Prospectus Supplement describing the Securities.

Prospective investors should be aware that the acquisition of the Securities described herein may have tax consequences both in the United States and Canada. This Prospectus does not, and any applicable Prospectus Supplement may not fully, describe these tax consequences. Prospective investors should read the tax discussion in any applicable Prospectus Supplement, but note that such discussion may be only a general summary that does not cover all tax matters that may be of importance to a prospective investor. Each prospective investor is urged to consult its own tax advisors about the tax consequences relating to the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Securities in light of the investor’s own circumstances.

 

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No underwriter has been involved in the preparation of this Prospectus or has performed any review of the contents of this Prospectus.

This Prospectus constitutes a public offering of Securities in only those jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered for sale and therein only by persons permitted to sell the Securities. The Company and the Selling Securityholders may offer and sell Securities to, or through, underwriters and also may offer and sell certain Securities directly to other purchasers or through agents pursuant to exemptions from registration or qualification under applicable securities laws. See “Plan of Distribution”. A Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular offering of Securities will identify each underwriter or agent, as the case may be, engaged by the Company or the Selling Securityholders in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities, and will set forth the terms of the offering of the Securities, including the method of distribution of such Securities, the identity of the Selling Securityholders, if any, the proceeds to the Company and the Selling Securityholders, as applicable, any fees, discounts or any other compensation payable to underwriters or agents and any other material terms of the plan of distribution.

In connection with any offering of the Securities (unless otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement), the underwriters or agents may over-allot or effect transactions which stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the Securities at a level above that which might otherwise exist in the open market. Such transactions may be commenced, interrupted or discontinued at any time. See “Plan of Distribution”.

Our head and registered office is located at 7600 TransCanada Highway, Pointe-Claire, Québec H9R 1C8.

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

     1   

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

     2   

EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION

     2   

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     3   

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     4   

THE COMPANY

     6   

RISK FACTORS

     6   

CONSOLIDATED CAPITALIZATION

     6   

USE OF PROCEEDS

     7   

EARNINGS COVERAGE RATIO

     7   

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     7   

SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS

     8   

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON SHARES

     9   

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED SHARES

     9   

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

     11   

DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

     18   

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

     19   

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

     19   

REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER

     19   

MATERIAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

     20   

AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN CANADA

     21   

LEGAL MATTERS

     21   

AUDITORS

     21   

INTERESTS OF EXPERTS

     21   

DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

     22   


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

In this Prospectus and in any Prospectus Supplement, unless the context otherwise requires and except as set forth under “Description of Debt Securities”, references to “Amaya”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our” or similar terms refer to Amaya Inc. and its subsidiaries.

All references in this Prospectus to “dollars”, “CDN$” and “$” are to Canadian dollars, and references to “US$” are to United States dollars, unless otherwise expressly stated. Unless otherwise expressly stated therein, the financial information of the Company contained in the documents incorporated by reference herein are presented in Canadian dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, all financial information included and incorporated by reference in this Prospectus or included in any Prospectus Supplement is determined using IFRS. The Company prepared its financial statements in accordance with IFRS, which differs from U.S. GAAP. Therefore, the Company’s comparative consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in this Prospectus may not be comparable to financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. “U.S. GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

This Prospectus provides prospective investors with a general description of the Securities that the Company may offer. The specific terms of the Securities with respect to a particular offering will be set out in the applicable Prospectus Supplement and may include, where applicable, the number of Securities offered, the offering price, the currency and any other terms specific to the Securities being offered, which may not be within the alternatives and parameters set forth in this Prospectus. The applicable Prospectus Supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this Prospectus. Where required by statute, regulation or policy, and where Securities are offered in currencies other than Canadian dollars, appropriate disclosure of foreign exchange rates applicable to the Securities will be included in the Prospectus Supplement describing the Securities. Before investing, investors should read both this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement together with additional information described under the heading “Documents Incorporated by Reference” and “Where You Can Find More Information”.

We have proprietary rights to a number of company names, product names, trade names and trademarks used in this Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement and the documents incorporated by reference therein that are important to our business, including, without limitation, Amaya, PokerStars and Full Tilt. We have omitted the registered trademark (®) and trademark (™) symbols for such trademarks when used in this Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Market data and certain industry data and forecasts included in this Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or the documents incorporated by reference therein were obtained from market research, publicly available information, reports of governmental agencies and industry publications and surveys. Amaya has relied upon industry publications as its primary sources for third-party industry data and forecasts. Industry surveys, publications and forecasts generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but that the accuracy and completeness of such information is not guaranteed. Amaya has not independently verified any of the data from third-party sources, nor has Amaya ascertained the underlying economic assumptions relied upon therein. Similarly, industry forecasts and market research, which Amaya believes to be reliable based upon management’s knowledge of the industry, have not been independently verified. By their nature, forecasts are particularly subject to change or inaccuracies, especially over long periods of time. In addition, Amaya does not know what assumptions regarding general economic growth were used in preparing the forecasts that are or may be cited in this Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or the documents incorporated by reference therein. While Amaya is not aware of any misstatements regarding Amaya’s industry data presented herein, Amaya’s estimates involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed in this Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or the documents incorporated by reference therein.

The Company is responsible for the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus or any applicable Prospectus Supplement. The Company has not authorized anyone to provide you with different or additional information. The Company is not making an offer of these Securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted by law. You should not assume that the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus or any applicable Prospectus Supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date of the applicable document.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

Information has been incorporated by reference into this Prospectus from documents filed with securities commissions or similar authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada. Copies of the documents incorporated herein by reference may be obtained on request without charge from the Secretary of Amaya Inc. at 7600 TransCanada Highway, Pointe-Claire, Québec H9R 1C8, telephone: 514-744-3122. These documents are also available through the internet on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”), which can be accessed at www.sedar.com.

The Company is subject to the information requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and in accordance therewith files reports and other information with the SEC. Under a multijurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United States and Canada, such reports and other information may be prepared in accordance with the disclosure requirements of Canada, which are different from those of the United States. As a “foreign private issuer”, the Company is exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the filing, delivery and content of proxy statements, and its officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, the Company is exempt from Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) promulgated under the Exchange Act and may not be required to publish financial statements as promptly as a comparable domestic issuer (although the Company is required to file with or furnish to the SEC the continuous disclosure documents that it is required to file in Canada under Canadian securities laws). These exemptions and leniencies will reduce the frequency and scope of information and protections to which investors are entitled.

You may read and copy this Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement and related registration statements, including the related exhibits and schedules, and any document we file with the SEC without charge at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. You may also obtain copies of the documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC through the Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”), which can be accessed at www.sec.gov. Our filings with the SEC are also available to the public through EDGAR.

EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION

The following table sets forth (i) the rate of exchange for the Canadian dollar, expressed in U.S. dollars, in effect at the end of the periods indicated; (ii) the average exchange rates for the Canadian dollar, expressed in U.S. dollars, on the last day of each month during such periods; and (iii) the high and low exchange rates for the Canadian dollar, expressed in U.S. dollars, during such periods, each based on the noon rate of exchange as reported by the Bank of Canada for conversion of Canadian dollars into U.S. dollars:

 

      Nine Months Ended        Year Ended December 31     
      September 30, 2015        2014        2013    

Rate at the end of period

   0.7466        0.8620        0.9402    

Average rate during period

   0.7936        0.9027        0.9670    

Highest rate during period

   0.8527        0.9422        1.0164    

Lowest rate during period

   0.7455        0.8589        0.9348    

On November 9, 2015, the closing exchange rate for the Canadian dollar, expressed in U.S. dollars, as quoted by the Bank of Canada, was CDN$1.00 = US$0.7533. Prospective investors should be aware that foreign exchange rate fluctuations are likely to occur from time to time, and the Company does not make any representation with respect to future currency values. Investors should consult their own advisors with respect to the potential risk of currency fluctuations.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Prospectus contains or incorporates by reference certain information and statements that may constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable U.S. securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which Amaya refers to in this Prospectus as forward-looking statements. These statements reflect Amaya’s current expectations related to future events or its future results, performance, achievements, business prospects or opportunities and products and services development, and future trends affecting the Company. All such statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as “seek”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect, “may”, “will”, “project”, “predict”, “potential”, “targeting”, “intend”, “could”, “might”, “would”, “should”, “believe”, “objective”, “ongoing” or the negative of these words or other variations or synonyms of these words or comparable terminology and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus include, but are not limited to, statements pertaining to the Company’s growth opportunities and the execution of its growth strategy and statements regarding the Company’s future financial performance.

Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. Actual results and developments are likely to differ, and may differ materially, from those anticipated by Amaya and expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus. Such statements are based on a number of assumptions and risks which may prove to be incorrect, including, without limitation, assumptions about:

 

   

the ability of the Company to secure, maintain and comply with all required licenses, permits and certifications to distribute and market its solutions in the jurisdictions where the Company is currently doing business or intends to do business;

 

   

the anticipated regulation of gaming in various jurisdictions, notably for interactive (online/ mobile) gaming;

 

   

the overall business and economic conditions;

 

   

the potential financial opportunity of the Company’s addressable market;

 

   

the potential financial opportunity of individual contracts signed by the Company with customers;

 

   

the competitive environment;

 

   

the protection of the Company’s current and future intellectual property rights;

 

   

the ability of the Company to recruit and retain the services of its key technical, sales, marketing and management personnel;

 

   

the ability of the Company to develop commercially viable solutions as a result of its research and development activities;

 

   

the ability of the Company to obtain additional financing on reasonable terms or at all;

 

   

the ability of the Company to integrate its acquisitions and generate synergies; and

 

   

the impact of new laws and regulations in Canada, the United States or any other jurisdiction where the Company is currently doing business or intends to do business.

Many factors could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements or future events or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the factors discussed under “Risk Factors”.

 

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There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those expressly or impliedly expected or estimated in such statements. Shareholders and investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are based might not occur. The forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Forward-looking statements contained in this Prospectus describe Amaya’s expectations, estimates and opinions as of the date hereof and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date. The Company does not undertake or assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by applicable securities laws.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following documents, filed by Amaya with the securities commissions or similar authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, and as amended from time to time, are specifically incorporated by reference into, and form an integral part of, this Prospectus:

 

  (a)

the Company’s annual information form dated March 30, 2015 for the year ended December 31, 2014 (the “Annual Information Form”), but excluding the Company’s business acquisition report dated October 15, 2014 relating to the Rational Group Acquisition (as defined herein) that is incorporated by reference into the Annual Information Form (the “Initial Business Acquisition Report”);

 

  (b)

the Company’s audited consolidated annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, together with the notes thereto and the independent auditors’ reports thereon (as revised and refiled on May 1, 2015);

 

  (c)

the Company’s management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2014;

 

  (d)

the Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, together with the notes thereto (the “Q3 2015 Financial Statements”);

 

  (e)

the Company’s management’s discussion and analysis for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2015 (the “Q3 2015 MD&A”);

 

  (f)

the Company’s management information circular dated May 14, 2015 prepared in connection with the Company’s annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 22, 2015; and

 

  (g)

the Company’s amended and restated business acquisition report dated July 27, 2015 relating to the Rational Group Acquisition (as defined herein) (the “Business Acquisition Report”).

The Initial Business Acquisition Report has not been incorporated by reference into, and does not form a part of, this Prospectus since it was amended and restated and the updated disclosure is included in the Business Acquisition Report. Any document of the type referred to above, any annual information form, annual or quarterly financial statements, annual or quarterly management’s discussion and analysis, management information circular, material change report (excluding confidential material change reports), business acquisition report, information circular or other disclosure document required to be incorporated by reference into a prospectus filed under National Instrument 44-101- Short Form Prospectus Distributions filed by Amaya with the securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada after the date of this Prospectus and prior to 25 months from the date hereof shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.

In addition, to the extent that any document or information incorporated by reference into this Prospectus pursuant to the foregoing paragraph is also included in any report filed with or furnished to the SEC by Amaya on Form 6-K or on Form 40-F (or any respective successor form) after the date of this Prospectus, it shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part. Further, we may incorporate by reference into the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part, any report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC, including the exhibits thereto, if and to the extent provided in such report.

 

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Certain marketing materials (as that term is defined in applicable securities legislation in Canada) may be used in connection with a distribution of Securities under this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement. Any template version of marketing materials (as those terms are defined in applicable securities legislation in Canada) pertaining to a distribution of Securities, and filed by the Company after the date of the applicable Prospectus Supplement for the offering and before termination of the distribution of such Securities, will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus Supplement for the purposes of the distribution of Securities to which the Prospectus Supplement pertains.

A Prospectus Supplement containing the specific terms of any offering of Securities will be delivered to purchasers of such Securities together with this Prospectus and will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement solely for the purposes of the offering of Securities thereunder.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded, for the purposes of this Prospectus, to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document that also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes that statement. The modifying or superseding statement need not state that it has modified or superseded a prior statement or include any other information set forth in the document that it modifies or supersedes. The making of a modifying or superseding statement shall not be deemed an admission for any purposes that the modified or superseded statement, when made, constituted a misrepresentation, an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact that was required to be stated or that was necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it was made. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not constitute a part of this Prospectus, except as so modified or superseded.

Upon a new annual information form and the related annual audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis being filed by the Company with and, where required, accepted by, the applicable securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada during the term of this Prospectus, the previous annual information form, the previous annual audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis and all interim financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis, and all material change reports and business acquisition reports filed by the Company prior to the commencement of the then current fiscal year, shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated into this Prospectus for purposes of future offers and sales of Securities hereunder. Upon an interim financial statement and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis being filed by Amaya with and, where required, accepted by, the applicable securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada during the currency of this Prospectus, all interim financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis filed prior to the new interim financial statements shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated into this Prospectus for purposes of future offers and sales of Securities hereunder. Upon a new management information circular relating to an annual meeting of shareholders of Amaya being filed by the Company with and, where required, accepted by, the applicable securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada during the term of this Prospectus, the management information circular for the preceding annual meeting of shareholders of Amaya shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus for purposes of future offers and sales of Securities hereunder.

 

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THE COMPANY

Amaya is a leading provider of technology-based solutions, products and services in the global gaming and interactive entertainment industries. Through its Business-to-Consumer (“B2C”) operations, Amaya focuses on developing, operating and acquiring interactive technology-based assets with high-growth potential in existing and new markets and industries or verticals. Amaya’s B2C business currently consists of the operations of Amaya Group Holdings (IOM) Limited (formerly known as Oldford Group Limited) and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Rational Group”), which, among other things, currently offer online and mobile real-money and play-money poker and other gaming products, including casino, sports betting (also known as sportsbook) and daily fantasy sports, as well as certain live poker tours, events and programming. Amaya strives to not only improve and expand upon its current offerings, including its portfolio of what it believes to be high-growth interactive technology-based assets, but to pursue and capitalize on new global growth opportunities. Amaya seeks to take advantage of technology to provide gaming and interactive entertainment to large networks of customers.

Since the acquisition of Rational Group in August 2014 (the “Rational Group Acquisition”), Amaya’s primary business has been its B2C operations, which currently generates the vast majority of Amaya’s revenues and profits. Based in the Isle of Man and operating globally, Rational Group owns and operates gaming and related interactive entertainment businesses, which it offers under several owned brands, including, among others, PokerStars, Full Tilt, StarsDraft, European Poker Tour, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Latin American Poker Tour and Asia Pacific Poker Tour. These brands have more than 97 million cumulative registered customers globally and collectively form the largest poker business in the world, comprising online poker games and tournaments, live poker competitions, branded poker rooms in popular casinos in major cities around the world and poker programming for television and online audiences. In addition to expanding its existing real-money and play-money poker businesses within existing and into new markets, Amaya has recently targeted growth into other online gaming verticals, including casino, sportsbook, and daily fantasy sports.

Amaya, through certain of its subsidiaries, is currently licensed or legally offers its products and services under third party licenses, as applicable, in various jurisdictions throughout the world, including the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Spain, Estonia, Belgium, Denmark, Bulgaria, Greece, Ireland, Romania, the Isle of Man, Malta, the state of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, the province of Quebec in Canada, and the State of New Jersey in the United States.

Amaya was incorporated under Part IA of the Companies Act (Quebec) on January 30, 2004 and is now governed by the Business Corporations Act (Quebec) (the “QBCA”). Amaya’s head and registered office is located at 7600 TransCanada Highway, Pointe-Claire, Québec H9R 1C8 and its telephone number is 514-744-3122. Amaya’s website address is www.amaya.com. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, Amaya’s website is neither part of nor incorporated by reference into this Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement, but rather the website address is included solely as an inactive textual reference.

RISK FACTORS

Prospective investors in a particular offering of Securities should carefully consider the risks presented in this Prospectus, as well as the information and risk factors contained in the Prospectus Supplement relating to that offering and any and all other information incorporated by reference to this Prospectus. Discussions of certain risks affecting the Company are generally provided and described in, among other documents, the Company’s annual and interim disclosure documents filed from time to time, which are incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and include the Company’s annual information form, annual management’s discussion and analysis and interim management’s discussion and analysis. In particular, see “Risk Factors and Uncertainties” in the Company’s latest annual information form and interim or annual management’s discussion and analysis, as the case may be. If any event arising from these or any other risks occurs, our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be materially adversely affected.

CONSOLIDATED CAPITALIZATION

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Company intends to use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of Securities for working capital requirements or for other general corporate purposes. More detailed information regarding the use of proceeds from the sale of Securities will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. The Company may, from time to time, issue Securities otherwise than through the offering of Securities pursuant to this Prospectus. The Company will not receive any proceeds from any sale of Securities by a Selling Securityholder.

All expenses relating to an offering of Securities and any fee or compensation paid to underwriters, dealers or agents, as the case may be, will be paid out of the Company’s general funds, unless otherwise stated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.

EARNINGS COVERAGE RATIO

Earnings coverage ratios will be provided as required in the applicable Prospectus Supplement(s) with respect to the issuance of Debt Securities pursuant to this Prospectus.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

General

We may offer and sell the Securities, separately or together: (a) to one or more underwriters; (b) through one or more agents; or (c) directly to one or more purchasers. The Securities offered pursuant to any Prospectus Supplement may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions at: (i) a fixed price or prices, which may be changed from time to time; (ii) market prices prevailing at the time of sale; (iii) prices related to such prevailing market prices; or (iv) other negotiated prices, including sales in transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market distributions” as defined in National Instrument 44-102 - Shelf Distributions, including sales made directly on the TSX, NASDAQ or other existing trading markets for the Securities. We may only offer and sell the Securities pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement during the period that this Prospectus, including any amendments hereto, remains effective. The Prospectus Supplement for any of the Securities being offered thereby will set forth the terms of the offering of such Securities, including the type of Securities being offered, the name or names of any underwriters or agents, the Selling Securityholders, if any, the purchase price of such Securities, the proceeds to us from such sale, any underwriting commissions or discounts and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation. Only underwriters or agents so named in the Prospectus Supplement are deemed to be underwriters or agents in connection with the Securities offered thereby.

Similarly, one or more Selling Securityholders of the Company may sell Securities to or through underwriters or dealers purchasing as principals and may also sell the Securities to one or more purchasers directly, through statutory exemptions, or through agents designated from time to time. See “Selling Securityholders”.

By Underwriters

If underwriters are used in the sale, the Securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Unless otherwise set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto, the obligations of underwriters to purchase the Securities will be subject to certain conditions, but the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the Securities offered by the Prospectus Supplement if any of such Securities are purchased. We may offer the Securities to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or by underwriters without a syndicate. The Company may agree to pay the underwriters a fee or commission or allow a discount or concession for various services relating to the offering of any Securities, which such fee, commission, discount or concession may be changed from time to time. Unless set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, any such fee or commission will be paid out of our general corporate funds. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship. The nature of any such relationship, including the name of the underwriter, will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.

 

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By Agents

The Securities may also be sold through agents designated by us. Any agent involved will be named and any fees or commissions payable by us to such agent will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Unless set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, any such fees or commissions will be paid out of our general corporate funds. Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

Direct Sales

Securities may also be sold directly by us at such prices and upon such terms as agreed to by us and the purchaser. In this case, no underwriters or agents would be involved in the offering.

Other Information

Underwriters or agents who participate in the distribution of Securities may be entitled under agreements to be entered into with us to indemnification by us against certain liabilities, including liabilities under Canadian provincial and United States securities legislation, or to contribution with respect to payments which such underwriters or agents may be required to make in respect thereof. Such underwriters or agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Company does not intend to list any of the Securities other than the Common Shares on any securities exchange. As a result, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for the Securities other than Common Shares will develop or be sustained, there may otherwise be no market through which such Securities may be sold and purchasers may not be able to resell such Securities purchased under this Prospectus and the relevant Prospectus Supplement. This may affect the pricing of such Securities in the secondary market, the transparency and availability of trading prices, the liquidity of such Securities and the extent of issuer regulation. No assurances can be given that a market for trading in Securities of any series or issue will develop or as to the liquidity of any such market, whether or not the Securities are listed on a securities exchange.

In connection with any offering of Securities, underwriters, agents or dealers may over-allot or effect transactions which stabilize or maintain the market price of the Securities offered at a higher level than that which might otherwise exist in the open market. Such transactions may be commenced, interrupted or discontinued at any time.

SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS

This Prospectus may also, from time to time, relate to the offering of the Securities by way of a secondary offering by certain Selling Securityholders.

The terms under which the Securities may be offered by Selling Securityholders will be described in the Prospectus Supplement. The Prospectus Supplement for or including any offering of Securities by Selling Securityholders will include, without limitation, where applicable: (i) the names of the Selling Securityholders; (ii) the number and type of Securities owned, controlled or directed by each of the Selling Securityholders; (iii) the number of Securities being distributed for the accounts of each Selling Securityholder; (iv) the number of Securities to be owned, controlled or directed by the Selling Securityholders after the distribution and the percentage that number or amount represents out of the total number of outstanding Securities; (iv) whether the Securities are owned by the Selling Securityholders, both of record and beneficially, of record only or beneficially only; (v) if a Selling Securityholder purchased any of the Securities held by him, her or it in the 12 months preceding the date of the Prospectus Supplement, the date or dates the Selling Securityholders acquired the Securities; and (vi) if a Selling Securityholder acquired the Securities held by him, her or it in the 12 months preceding the date of the Prospectus Supplement, the cost thereof to the Selling Securityholders in the aggregate and on a per security basis.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF COMMON SHARES

Each Common Share entitles its holder to notice of, and to one vote on, all matters submitted to Amaya’s shareholders for their consideration. The holders of Common Shares are entitled to receive, after payment of the full dividend on any Preferred Shares, non-cumulative annual dividends if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). There are no fixed dates or time limits on payment of dividends on Common Shares of the Company. Holders of Common Shares do not have any pre-emptive rights or other rights to subscribe for additional shares, or any conversion rights. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, the net assets of the Company available for distribution to its shareholders will be distributed rateably among the holders of the Common Shares, subject to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions of the Company’s then issued and outstanding Preferred Shares.

Certain gaming provisions in the Company’s articles of incorporation, as amended (the “Articles”), facilitate compliance with applicable gaming regulations (the “Gaming Provisions”). The Gaming Provisions protect the Company from the consequences of having a shareholder whose ownership of Common Shares or whose failure to make an application to seek licensure or suitability review from, or otherwise comply with the requirements of, a gaming regulatory authority (an “Unsuitable Person”) may result in the loss, suspension or revocation (or similar action) of any license, permit, authorization, waiver or other gaming regulatory approval held by the Company, or the denial of any license, permit, authorization, waiver or other gaming regulatory approval sought by the Company. The Gaming Provisions provide the Company with a right to redeem all Common Shares held by an Unsuitable Person at a redemption price determined pursuant to a written valuation and fairness opinion from an investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing in the United States. The Gaming Provisions require individuals who plan, either on their own or as part of a group acting in concert, to acquire or dispose of 5% or more of Common Shares to provide advance written notice to the Company prior to effecting such an acquisition or disposition. Notwithstanding the Gaming Provisions, the Company may not be able to exercise its redemption rights in full or at all. Under the QBCA, a corporation may not make any payment to redeem shares if the payment would cause the corporation to be unable to pay its liabilities as they become due or if making the payment would cause the corporation to be unable to pay, when due, the entire redemption price of its redeemable shares. Furthermore, Amaya may become subject to contractual restrictions on its ability to redeem its shares by, for example, entering into a secured credit facility subject to such restrictions.

The foregoing description of the terms of the Common Shares does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Articles and general by-laws of the Company, each of which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED SHARES

As of the date of this Prospectus, 1,139,249 Class A Convertible Preferred Shares of the Company (the “Class A Preferred Shares”) are issued and outstanding. To create any additional class or series of Preferred Shares, the Company must, among other things, comply with the terms of the Class A Preferred Shares and amend the Articles, and such amendment will be subject to shareholder approval. The particular class of Preferred Shares and the particular terms and provisions of any series of such class of Preferred Shares offered by any Prospectus Supplement will be described in the Prospectus Supplement filed in respect of such series of Preferred Shares. The following is a summary of the material rights, preferences, privileges, restrictions and conditions of the Class A Preferred Shares.

In connection with its financing of the Rational Group Acquisition, on August 1, 2014, the Company issued 1,139,356 Class A Preferred Shares having a stated value of US$1.05 billion. The Class A Preferred Shares were issued at an offering price of $1,000.00 per Class A Preferred Share. Each Class A Preferred Share is convertible at the holder’s option at any time in whole or in part, initially into 41.67 Common Shares (the “Conversion Ratio”), based on an initial conversion price of $24.00 per Common Share (the “Initial Conversion Price”), subject to adjustments in accordance with the terms of the Class A Preferred Shares. The Class A Preferred Shares rank senior to the Common Shares in receiving payment of their liquidation preference (which is initially $1,000 per Class A Preferred Share, subject to adjustments to the Conversion Ratio), upon the liquidation, winding up or dissolution of the Company or in any other distribution of substantially all of its assets (a “Liquidation”). The Class A Preferred Shares are not entitled to receive dividends and have no voting rights (or any related notice rights, including notice of shareholder meetings) except with respect to amendments to the terms of the Class A Preferred Shares or as otherwise required under applicable laws. The Conversion Ratio, representing the number of Common Shares that will be issued to a holder of Class A Preferred Shares for each Class A Preferred Share upon exercise of the conversion right, will be adjusted each February 1 and August 1 by multiplying the Conversion Ratio then in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by 1.03. Adjustments were made on February 1, 2015 and August 1, 2015. Based on the Initial Conversion Price and Conversion Ratio, each as adjusted, approximately 50,359,553 Common Shares would be issuable upon the conversion of all of the Class A Preferred Shares as of November 9, 2015.

 

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Amaya cannot force a mandatory conversion of the Class A Preferred Shares until August 1, 2017. Thereafter, Amaya may give notice to holders of Class A Preferred Shares to force conversion (in whole or in part under certain circumstances) if the following two conditions are satisfied: (i) the closing share price of the Common Shares has been in excess of 175% of the Initial Conversion Price on any 20 trading days within a 30 consecutive day period, and (ii) except in certain circumstances, the average daily volume on any 20 trading days within the 30 consecutive day period referred to above was at least 1.75 million Common Shares. Any mandatory conversion will also be subject to specified regulatory and consent conditions.

The Class A Preferred Shares also contain anti-dilution Conversion Ratio adjustments for certain dividends or distributions (cash, shares or otherwise), share splits, share combinations, below market equity issuances or rights, options or warrant issuances, tender offer or exchange offer payments, and reorganization events. In addition, upon a “fundamental change”, additional Common Shares may be issuable to holders of Class A Preferred Shares as a premium. “Fundamental change” events include:

 

   

a person or group (other than Amaya, its subsidiaries, GSO Capital Partners LP and certain funds or accounts managed or advised by it or its affiliates (collectively, “GSO”), BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. and certain funds or accounts managed or advised by it or its affiliates (collectively, “BlackRock”) or any owner of 10% or more of the Common Shares as of August 1, 2014) becoming the beneficial owner of more than 50% of voting power for the election of Amaya’s directors;

 

   

the consummation of a (i) recapitalization in which Common Shares are converted into or exchanged for other securities or assets; (ii) share exchange or merger in which Common Shares convert into cash, securities, or other property; or (iii) sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of Amaya’s assets to a third party (other than an Amaya subsidiary);

 

   

Common Shares being delisted from any of the TSX, New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), NASDAQ or London Stock Exchange (“LSE”), if then listed on any such exchange; or

 

   

Amaya’s shareholders approving a Liquidation.

Under the terms of the Class A Preferred Shares, for so long as each of GSO and BlackRock holds 50% or more of the Class A Preferred Shares issued to it on August 1, 2014, Amaya undertakes:

 

   

not to incur indebtedness unless (i) the ratio of Consolidated Net Debt to LTM EBITDA (as each term is defined in the Class A Preferred Share terms) would be 6.7 to 1 or less on a pro forma basis, or (ii) such indebtedness is Permitted Debt (as defined in the Class A Preferred Share terms);

 

   

not to issue equity securities ranking equal or superior to the Class A Preferred Shares;

 

   

not to make acquisitions that (i) individually exceed US$250.0 million, or (ii) since August 1, 2014, total US$500.0 million or more (subject to specified ordinary course of business and consent exceptions);

 

   

(i) not to require a mandatory conversion of Class A Preferred Shares if such mandatory conversion would require a regulatory filing or waiver for any holder of Class A Preferred Shares in excess of that required for an institutional investor waiver in the State of New Jersey, and (ii) to notify GSO and BlackRock in writing at least 60 days prior to any action that will require a regulatory filing or waiver for any holder of Class A Preferred Shares in excess of that required for an institutional investor waiver in New Jersey;

 

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to cooperate with holders of Class A Preferred Shares in connection with anti-trust or competition filings relating to their investment in Amaya and/or conversion of Class A Preferred Shares;

 

   

to list the Common Shares on the NYSE, NASDAQ or the LSE on or before November 1, 2015; and

 

   

to comply with Amaya’s continuous disclosure requirements and provisions of the registration rights agreement to which it is a party.

If Amaya fails to comply with these undertakings, the Conversion Ratio may be increased between a range of 2% and 6% per annum, depending on which undertaking is breached, for each year in which the breach occurs.

The foregoing description of the terms of the Class A Preferred Shares does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Articles, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

Solely for the purposes of this section and the description of the Debt Securities, and unless otherwise stated herein or in an applicable Prospectus Supplement, the term “Company” refers only to Amaya Inc. and not to any of its subsidiaries. The following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of Debt Securities that may be issued hereunder, is not intended to be complete and may not describe all of the provisions of the Indenture or any of the Debt Securities that may be important to you. The Debt Securities may be offered separately or together with other Securities, as the case may be. The specific terms of Debt Securities, including the extent to which the general terms described in this section apply to those Debt Securities, will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Accordingly, for a description of the terms of a particular issue of Debt Securities, you should carefully read both this Prospectus and the applicable Prospectus Supplement.

The Debt Securities will be issued in one or more series under an indenture (as amended, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to time, the “Indenture”) to be entered into among the Company, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as U.S. trustee (the “U.S. Trustee”), and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Canadian trustee (the “Canadian Trustee” and, together with the U.S. Trustee, the ‘Trustees”). To the extent applicable, the Indenture will be subject to and governed by the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Indenture Act”). A copy of the form of the Indenture to be entered into has been filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part and will be filed with the securities commissions or similar authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada when it is entered into. The description of certain provisions of the Indenture in this section do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, the provisions of the Indenture. Terms used in this summary that are not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture. For additional information, you should carefully read the Indenture.

The Company may issue Debt Securities and incur additional indebtedness other than through the offering of Debt Securities pursuant to this Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement.

General

The Indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities that the Company may issue under the Indenture and does not limit the amount of other indebtedness that the Company may incur. The Indenture provides that the Company may issue Debt Securities from time to time in one or more series which may be denominated and payable in U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars or any other currency.

The particular terms relating to Debt Securities offered by a Prospectus Supplement (the “Offered Debt Securities”) will be described in the related Prospectus Supplement. The terms of the Debt Securities will include those set forth in the Indenture, any related documents and those made a part of the Indenture in accordance with the Indenture Act. Such terms may include, but may not be limited to, any of the following:

 

   

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whether the Offered Debt Securities will be secured or unsecured;

 

   

whether the Offered Debt Securities are convertible into or exchangeable for other securities and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which such securities will be convertible or exchangeable;

 

   

whether the Offered Debt Securities are senior or subordinated Debt Securities and, if subordinated, the terms of such subordination;

 

   

the percentage or percentages of principal amount at which such Offered Debt Securities will be issued;

 

   

the interest rate(s) or the method for determining the interest rate(s);

 

   

the dates on which interest will accrue or the method for determining dates on which interest will accrue and dates on which interest will be payable;

 

   

the dates on which the Offered Debt Securities may be issued, the maturity date and other dates of payment of principal;

 

   

redemption or early repayment provisions;

 

   

authorized denominations if other than denominations of US$2,000 and multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof;

 

   

the form of the Offered Debt Securities;

 

   

amount of discount or premium, if any, with which such Offered Debt Securities will be issued;

 

   

whether such Offered Debt Securities will be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities;

 

   

the identity of the depositary for global securities;

 

   

whether a temporary security is to be issued with respect to such series and whether any interest payable prior to the issuance of definitive securities of the series will be credited to the account of the persons entitled thereto;

 

   

the terms upon which beneficial interests in a temporary global security may be exchanged in whole or in part for beneficial interests in a definitive global security or for individual definitive securities;

 

   

any covenants, including maintenance of certain financial ratios, applicable to the particular Offered Debt Securities being issued;

 

   

the terms of any guarantee applicable to the particular Offered Debt Securities being issued;

 

   

any defaults and events of default applicable to the particular Offered Debt Securities being issued;

 

   

any restriction or condition on the transferability of the Offered Debt Securities;

 

   

the currency, currencies or currency units in which the purchase price for, the principal of and any premium and any interest on, such Offered Debt Securities will be payable;

 

   

the time period within which, the manner in which and the terms and conditions upon which the purchaser of the Offered Debt Securities can select the payment currency;

 

   

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whether any underwriter(s) will act as market maker(s) for the Offered Debt Securities;

 

   

the extent to which a secondary market for the Offered Debt Securities is expected to develop;

 

   

the Company’s obligation or right to redeem, purchase or repay Offered Debt Securities under a sinking fund, amortization or analogous provision;

 

   

provisions relating to the modification of the indenture both with and without the consent of holders of Offered Debt Securities issued under the Indenture;

 

   

place or places where the Company may pay principal, premium, if any, and interest and where holders may present the Offered Debt Securities for registration of transfer, exchange or conversion;

 

   

place or places where notices and demands relating to the Offered Debt Securities and the Indentures may be made;

 

   

if other than the principal amount of the Offered Debt Securities, the portion of the principal amount of the Offered Debt Securities that is payable upon declaration of acceleration of maturity;

 

   

any index or formula used to determine the amount of payments of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Offered Debt Securities and the method of determining these amounts;

 

   

any provisions relating to compensation and reimbursement of the Trustees;

 

   

provisions, if any, granting special rights to holders of the Offered Debt Securities upon the occurrence of specified events; and

 

   

additional terms not inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture.

The Company may offer and sell Debt Securities, including original issue discount securities, at par or at a discount below their stated principal amount. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Indenture also permits the Company, without the consent of the holders of any Debt Securities, to increase the principal amount of any series of Debt Securities the Company has previously issued under the Indenture and to issue such increased principal amount. Any such additional Debt Securities, together with all other outstanding Debt Securities of that series, will constitute a single series of securities under the Indenture. Such additional Debt Securities will have the same terms as to ranking, redemption, waivers, amendments or otherwise as the applicable series of Debt Securities, and will vote together as one class on all matters with respect to such series of Debt Securities.

The Company may offer and sell Debt Securities, including original issue discount securities, at par or at a discount, in some cases substantial, below their stated principal amount. The Company will describe in the applicable Prospectus Supplement any material Canadian and U.S. federal income tax consequences and other special considerations applicable to any discounted Debt Securities or other Debt Securities offered and sold at par which are treated as having been issued at a discount for Canadian and/or U.S. federal income tax purposes. Any taxes withheld or deducted from payments in respect of Debt Securities and paid to the relevant tax authority shall be deemed to have been paid to the applicable holder.

Denominations, Payment, Interest, Registration and Transfer

Unless the applicable Prospectus Supplement states otherwise, any Debt Securities of any series that the Company issues in registered form will be issued in denominations of US$2,000 and multiples of US$1,000. The Company expects most Debt Securities to be issued in fully registered form without coupons.

Unless the applicable Prospectus Supplement states otherwise, the principal of, and any premium or interest on, any series of Debt Securities will be payable in the currency designated in the Prospectus Supplement at the corporate trust office of the U.S. Trustee. At the option of the Company, however, payment of interest may be made by check delivered to the address of the person entitled to the interest payment as it appears in the security register for the series or, in accordance with arrangements satisfactory to the U.S. Trustee, by wire transfer of funds to an account designated by that person. The Company may at any time designate additional paying agents or rescind designation of any paying agents or approve a change in the office through which any paying agent acts, except that the Company will be required to maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for any series. All monies that the Company pays to a paying agent for the payment of any principal of, or any premium, make-whole amount, interest or additional amounts on, any Debt Security which remains unclaimed at the end of two years after that payment became due and payable will be repaid to the Company. After that time, the holder of the Debt Security will be able to look only to the Company for payment.

 

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Any interest that the Company does not punctually pay on any interest payment date with respect to a Debt Security will cease to be payable to the holder on the applicable regular record date and may either:

 

   

be paid to the holder at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of defaulted interest, to be determined by the U.S. Trustee; or

 

   

be paid at any time in any other lawful manner, as more fully described in the Indenture.

Subject to certain limitations imposed upon Debt Securities issued in book-entry form, Debt Securities of any series will be exchangeable for other Debt Securities of the same series and of the same total principal amount and authorized denomination or denominations upon the surrender of the Debt Securities at the corporate trust office of the U.S. Trustee. In addition, subject to certain limitations imposed upon Debt Securities issued in book-entry form, the Debt Securities of any series may be surrendered for conversion, transfer or exchange at the corporate trust office of the U.S. Trustee. Every Debt Security surrendered for conversion, transfer or exchange must be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the U.S. Trustee and the registrar. There will be no service charge for any transfer or exchange of any Debt Securities, but the Company may require holders to pay any tax, assessment or other governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or exchange.

Neither the Company nor either of the Trustees will be required to do any of the following:

 

   

issue, register the transfer of or exchange Debt Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 calendar days before the day of the transmission of a notice of redemption of Debt Securities of such series selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such transmission; or

 

   

register, transfer or exchange any Debt Security called for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Debt Security being only partially redeemed.

Global Securities

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Debt Securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary (the “Depositary”) identified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Global Securities will be issued in registered form and in either temporary or definitive form. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual Debt Securities, a Global Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such Global Security to a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor of such Depositary or a nominee of such successor. The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any Debt Securities of a series and the rights of and limitations upon owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.

Events of Default

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the term “Event of Default” with respect to Debt Securities of any series means any of the following:

 

  (a)

default in the payment of any interest on any Debt Security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;

 

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default in the payment of the principal of (or any premium on) any Debt Security of that series at its maturity, upon redemption or otherwise;

 

  (c)

default in the payment of any sinking fund installment, if any, when the same becomes due by the terms of the Debt Securities of that series, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;

 

  (d)

default in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant or agreement of the Company in the Indenture in respect of the Debt Securities of that series (other than a covenant or agreement for which default or breach is specifically dealt with elsewhere in the Indenture), where such default or breach continues for a period of 90 days after written notice thereof to the Company;

 

  (e)

certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; or

 

  (f)

any other event of default provided with respect to the Debt Securities of that series.

If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default in the case of certain events of bankruptcy) occurs and is continuing with respect to Debt Securities of any series, then the Trustees or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of that series may require the principal amount (or, if the Debt Securities of that series are original issue discount securities or indexed securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of all the outstanding Debt Securities of that series and any accrued but unpaid interest on such Debt Securities be paid immediately. However, at any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to Debt Securities of any series or all series affected (or of all series, as the case may be) has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of such series, or of all series affected (or of all series, as the case may be), by written notice to the Company and the Trustees, may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration. If an Event of Default in the case of certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization exists, the principal amount of all Debt Securities outstanding under the Indenture shall automatically, and without any declaration or other action on the part of the Trustees or any holder of such outstanding debt, become immediately due and payable. The applicable Prospectus Supplement will contain provisions relating to acceleration of the maturity of a portion of the principal amount of original issue discount securities or indexed securities upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and the continuation thereof.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustees, if an Event of Default then exists, the Trustees will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture (other than the payment of any amounts on the Debt Securities furnished to it pursuant to the Indenture) at the request or direction of any of the holders, unless the holders have offered to the Trustees security and/or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustees. Subject to the provisions for the security and/or indemnification of the Trustees, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of a series of outstanding Debt Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustees, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustees in connection with the Debt Securities of that series.

No holder of a Debt Security of any series will have any right to institute any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, unless:

 

   

such holder has previously given to the Trustees written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of that series;

 

   

the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of all series affected by such Event of Default have made written request and have offered security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustees to institute such proceedings as trustee; and

 

   

the Trustees have failed to institute such proceeding, and have not received from the holders of a majority of in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Debt Securities of all series affected by such Event of Default a direction inconsistent with such request, within 60 days after such request.

 

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However, these limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by the holder of a Debt Security for the enforcement of payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Debt Security on or after the applicable due date of such payment.

The Company will be required to furnish to the U.S. Trustee annually an officers’ certificate as to the performance of certain of its obligations under the Indenture and as to any default in such performance.

Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets

For so long as any Debt Securities remain outstanding, and unless otherwise set forth in the Indenture, the Company will not consolidate with or merge into any other entity, or sell or lease, all or substantially all of its assets to another entity, and no entity may consolidate with or merge into the Company, unless:

 

   

the Company will be the continuing entity in any merger or consolidation or the successor, transferee or lessee entity (if other than the Company) is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of any U.S. or Canadian jurisdiction and expressly assumes the Company’s obligations relating to the Debt Securities;

 

   

immediately after such consolidation, merger, sale or lease, there exists no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default; and

 

   

other conditions described in the Indenture are met.

Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

The Indenture provides that the Company may discharge all of its obligations with respect to any series of the Debt Securities at any time, and that it may also be released from its obligations under certain covenants and from certain other obligations, including obligations imposed by a company order or supplemental indenture with respect to that series, if any, and elect not to comply with those sections and obligations without creating an Event of Default. Discharge under the first procedure is called “defeasance” and under the second procedure is called “covenant defeasance.”

Defeasance or covenant defeasance may be effected only if:

 

   

the Company irrevocably deposits with the U.S. Trustee money or government obligations or a combination thereof, as trust funds in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge each installment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, all outstanding Debt Securities of that series;

 

   

no Event of Default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit, other than an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds and the grant of any related liens to be applied to such deposit;

 

   

the Company delivers to the U.S. Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that (i) the holders of the Debt Securities of that series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge or as a result of the deposit and covenant defeasance and (ii) the deposit, defeasance and discharge or the deposit and covenant defeasance will not otherwise alter those holders’ U.S. federal income tax treatment of principal and interest payments on the Debt Securities of that series and, in the case of a defeasance, this opinion is accompanied by a ruling to that effect received from or published by the Internal Revenue Service; and

 

   

the Company delivers to the Trustees a certificate of an officer of the Company and an opinion of counsel to the effect that all conditions precedent in the Indenture relating to the discharge of the Company’s obligations with respect to all outstanding Debt Securities of that series have been complied with.

 

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Modifications and Waivers

The Company and the Trustees may modify or amend the Indenture with the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of all series affected by such modification or amendment; provided, however, that unless otherwise stated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Company will be required to receive consent from the holder of each outstanding Debt Security of such affected series to:

 

   

extend the stated maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest on, any such outstanding Debt Security;

 

   

reduce the principal amount of or the interest on or any premium payable upon the redemption of any such outstanding Debt Security;

 

   

change the currency in which the principal amount of and premium, if any, or interest on any such outstanding Debt Security is denominated or payable;

 

   

reduce the principal amount of an original issue discount security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof;

 

   

impair the right of a holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on any outstanding Debt Security after the stated maturity or redemption date;

 

   

materially adversely affect the economic terms of any right to convert or exchange any such outstanding Debt Security;

 

   

reduce the percentage of the holders of outstanding Debt Securities necessary to modify or amend the indenture or to waive compliance with certain provisions of the indenture or certain defaults and consequences of such defaults; or

 

   

modify any of these provisions or any of the provisions relating to the waiver of certain past defaults or certain covenants, except to increase the required percentage to effect such action or to provide that certain other provisions may not be modified or waived without the consent of all of the holders of the Debt Securities affected.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of Debt Securities of any series or of the affected series may, on behalf of all holders of such series, generally waive the Company’s compliance with certain restrictive provisions of the Indenture with respect to such series. The holders of a majority in principal amount of outstanding Debt Securities of all series with respect to which an Event of Default has occurred may, on behalf of all holders, generally waive any past default under the Indenture, except with respect to a default in the payment of the principal of or premium or interest on any Debt Security of that series or in respect of any covenant or provision that cannot be modified, amended or waived without the consent of each holder, including those set forth in the list above.

The Indenture or the Debt Securities may be amended or supplemented, without the consent of any holder of such Debt Securities, in order to, among other things, cure any ambiguity or inconsistency, or to make any change, in any case, that does not adversely affect the interests of any holder of such Debt Securities.

Consent to Jurisdiction and Service

Under the Indenture, the Company will irrevocably appoint CT Corporation upon which process may be served in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Offered Debt Securities or the Indenture that may be instituted in any United States federal or New York state court located in the City of New York, and will submit to such nonexclusive jurisdiction.

 

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Governing Law

The Indenture and the Debt Securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Enforceability of Judgments

Since many of the assets of the Company, as well as many of the assets of some of the Company’s officers and directors, are outside the United States, any judgment obtained in the United States against the Company or certain of its officers or directors, including judgments with respect to the payment of principal on any Debt Securities, may not be collectible within the United States.

The Trustees

The U.S. Trustee and Canadian Trustee under the Indenture or each of their affiliates may provide banking and other services to the Company in the ordinary course of their business. The Trustees and each of their affiliates will be permitted to engage in other transactions with the Company. If the Trustees or any affiliates acquire any conflicting interest and a default occurs with respect to the Debt Securities, the Trustees, as applicable, must eliminate the conflict or resign. The Trustees will have all the duties and responsibilities of an indenture trustee specified in the Indenture Act. The Trustees are not required to expend or risk their own funds or incur any financial liability in the performance of any of their duties under the Indenture, and will be under no obligation to exercise any of their rights and powers under the Indenture at the request of any holder, unless such holder has offered to the Trustees security and/or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustees against any loss, liability or expense.

DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Subscription Receipts may be offered separately or together with Common Shares and/or other Securities. The Subscription Receipts will be issued under one or more subscription receipt agreements that will be entered into by Amaya and an escrow agent at the time of issuance of the subscription receipts.

Subscription Receipts will entitle the holder thereof to receive Common Shares and/or other Securities, for no additional consideration, upon the completion of a particular transaction or event, typically an acquisition of the assets or securities of another entity by Amaya or one or more of its subsidiaries. The subscription proceeds from an offering of Subscription Receipts will be held in escrow by an escrow agent pending the completion of the transaction or the termination time (the time at which the escrow terminates regardless of whether the transaction or event has occurred). Holders of Subscription Receipts will receive Common Shares and/or other Securities upon the completion of the particular transaction or event or, if the transaction or event does not occur by the termination time, a return of the subscription funds for their Subscription Receipts together with any interest or other income earned thereon.

Holders of Subscription Receipts are not shareholders of Amaya. The particular terms and provisions of Subscription Receipts offered by this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement will be described in the Prospectus Supplement filed in respect of such Subscription Receipts. This description may include, without limitation and as applicable: (i) the number of Subscription Receipts offered; (ii) the price at which the Subscription Receipts will be offered; (iii) the terms, conditions and procedures pursuant to which the holders of Subscription Receipts will become entitled to receive Common Shares and/or other Securities; (iv) the number of Common Shares and/or other Securities that may be obtained upon exercise of each Subscription Receipt; (v) the designation and terms of any other Securities with which the Subscription Receipts will be offered, if any, and the number of Subscription Receipts that will be offered with each such security; (vi) the terms relating to the holding and release of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Subscription Receipts plus any interest and income earned thereon; (vii) the material income tax consequences of owning, holding and disposing of the Subscription Receipts; and (viii) any other material terms and conditions of the Subscription Receipts including, without limitation, transferability and adjustment terms and whether the Subscription Receipts will be listed on a securities exchange.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

Warrants will typically be offered with Common Shares, with such securities often referred to collectively as a “Unit”, but may be offered with Subscription Receipts, other Securities or separately. The Warrants either will be issued under a warrant indenture or agreement that will be entered into by Amaya and a trustee at the time of issuance of the Warrants or will be represented by warrant certificates issued by Amaya.

Warrants will entitle the holder thereof to receive Common Shares and/or other Securities upon the exercise thereof and payment of the applicable exercise price. A Warrant will be exercisable for a specific period of time at the end of which time it will expire and cease to be exercisable.

Holders of Warrants are not shareholders of Amaya. The particular terms and provisions of Warrants offered by this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement will be described in the Prospectus Supplement filed in respect of such Warrants. This description may include, without limitation and as applicable: (i) the title or designation of the Warrants; (ii) the number of Warrants offered; (iii) the number of Common Shares and/or other Securities purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants and the procedures for exercise; (iv) the exercise price of the Warrants; (v) the dates or periods during which the Warrants are exercisable and when they expire; (vi) the designation and terms of any other Securities with which the Warrants will be offered, if any, and the number of Warrants that will be offered with each such Security; (vii) the material income tax consequences of owning, holding and disposing of the Warrants; and (viii) any other material terms and conditions of the Warrants including, without limitation, transferability and adjustment terms and whether the Warrants will be listed on a securities exchange.

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

Units are securities consisting of one or more of the other Securities described in this Prospectus offered together as a “Unit”. A Unit is typically issued such that the holder thereof is also the holder of each Security included in the Unit. Thus, the holder of a Unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each Security comprising the Unit. The unit agreement under which a Unit is issued may provide that the Securities comprising the Unit may not be held or transferred separately at any time or at any time before a specified date.

The particular terms and provisions of Units offered by this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement will be described in the Prospectus Supplement filed in respect of such Units. This description may include, without limitation and as applicable: (i) the designation and terms of the Units and of the Securities comprising the Units, including whether and under what circumstances those Securities may be held or transferred separately; (ii) any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the Units or of the Securities comprising the Units; (iii) whether the Units will be issued in fully registered or global form; and (iv)  any other material terms and conditions of the Units.

REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER

General

Other than in the case of “book-entry only” Securities, Securities may be presented for registration of transfer (with the form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed) in the city specified for such purpose at the office of the registrar or transfer agent designated by the Company for such purpose with respect to any issue of Securities referred to in the Prospectus Supplement. No service charge will be made for any transfer, conversion or exchange of the Securities but the Company may require payment of a sum to cover any transfer tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. Such transfer, conversion or exchange will be effected upon such registrar or transfer agent being satisfied with the documents of title and the identity of the person making the request. If a Prospectus Supplement refers to any registrar or transfer agent designated by the Company with respect to any issue of Securities, the Company may at any time rescind the designation of any such registrar or transfer agent and appoint another in its place or approve any change in the location through which such registrar or transfer agent acts.

 

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In the case of book-entry only Securities, the Securities may be represented by one or more global certificates or be represented by uncertificated securities and may be held by a designated depository or its nominee for its participants. The Securities must be purchased or transferred through such participants in a depository service of a depository identified in the Prospectus Supplement for the particular offering of Securities. The ability of a holder to pledge a Security or otherwise take action with respect to such holder’s interest in a Security (other than through a participant) may be limited due to the lack of a physical certificate. The depository will establish and maintain book-entry accounts for its participants acting on behalf of holders of the Securities. The interests of such holders of Securities will be represented by entries in the records maintained by the participants. Except in limited circumstances, holders of Securities issued in book-entry only form will not be entitled to receive a certificate or other instrument evidencing their ownership thereof and no holder will be shown on the records maintained by the depository except through a book-entry account of a participant acting on behalf of such holder. Each holder will receive a customer confirmation of purchase from the participants from which the Securities are purchased in accordance with the practices and procedures of that participant. The practices of registered dealers may vary, but generally customer confirmations are issued promptly after execution of a customer order. Reference in this Prospectus to a holder of Securities means, unless the context otherwise requires, the owner of the beneficial interest in the Securities.

If the Company determines, or the depository notifies the Company in writing, that the depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository with respect to the Securities and the Company is unable to locate a qualified successor, or if the Company at its option elects, or is required by law, to terminate the book-entry system, then the Securities may be issued in fully registered form to holders or their nominees.

Payments and Notices

As applicable, any payment of principal, redemption, dividend and interest on a Security will be made by the Company to the depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered holder of the Security and the Company understands that such payments will be credited by the depository or its nominee in the appropriate amounts to the relevant participants. Payments to holders of Securities of amounts so credited will be the responsibility of the participants.

As long as the depository or its nominee is the registered holder of the Securities, the depository or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner of the Securities for the purposes of receiving notices or payments on the Securities. In such circumstances, the responsibility and liability of the Company in respect of notices or payments on the Securities is limited to giving or making payment of any principal, redemption, dividend and interest due on the Securities to the depository or its nominee.

Each holder must rely on the procedures of the depository and, if such holder is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which such holder owns its interest, to exercise any rights with respect to the Securities. The Company understands that under existing industry practices, if the Company requests any action of holders or if a holder desires to give any notice or take any action which a registered holder is entitled to give or take with respect to any Securities issued in book-entry only form, the depository would authorize the participant acting on behalf of the holder to give such notice or to take such action, in accordance with the procedures established by the depository or agreed to from time to time by the Company and the depository. Any holder that is not a participant must rely on the contractual arrangement it has directly, or indirectly through its financial intermediary, with its participant to give such notice or take such action.

The Company, the underwriters, dealers or agents identified in a Prospectus Supplement relating to an offering of Securities in book-entry only form, as applicable, will not have any liability or responsibility for: (i) records maintained by the depository relating to beneficial ownership interests in the Securities held by the depository or the book-entry accounts maintained by the depository; (ii) maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to any such beneficial ownership interests; or (iii) any advice or representation made by or with respect to the depository and contained in the Prospectus Supplement relating to the rules and regulations of the depository or any action to be taken by the depository or at the directions of the participants.

MATERIAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The applicable Prospectus Supplement may describe material Canadian federal income tax considerations generally applicable to investors described therein of purchasing, holding and disposing of the Securities offered thereunder. The applicable Prospectus Supplement may also describe material U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to the purchase, holding and disposition of those Securities by an investor who is a U.S. person (within the meaning of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended).

 

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AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN CANADA

The Board currently includes, and in the future is expected to include, persons who are not resident in Canada. As of the date of this prospectus, the directors of the Company who are not resident in Canada are Gen. Wesley K. Clark and Harlan Goodson. Each of these directors has appointed the Company as agent for service of process at 7600 TransCanada Highway, Pointe-Claire, Québec H9R 1C8. Purchasers are advised that it may not be possible for investors to enforce judgments obtained in Canada against any person who resides outside of Canada, even if the party has appointed an agent for service of process.

LEGAL MATTERS

Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement relating to an offering of Securities, the particular offering of Securities will be subject to approval of certain legal matters on behalf of the Company by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, with respect to Canadian legal matters and certain U.S. legal matters, and Greenberg Traurig P.A., with respect to certain U.S. legal matters. As of the date of this Prospectus, the partners and associates of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, as a group, beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, less than 1% of outstanding securities of any class issued by the Company, and the shareholders and associates of Greenberg Traurig P.A., as a group, beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, less than 1% of outstanding securities of any class issued by the Company. In addition, certain legal matters in connection with any offering of Securities will be passed upon for any underwriters, dealers or agents by counsel to be designated at the time of the offering by such underwriters, dealers or agents with respect to matters of Canadian and United States law.

AUDITORS

On September 14, 2015, the Company changed its independent auditor from Deloitte LLP, 1190 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 500, Montréal, Québec H3B 0M7 (“Deloitte Canada”) to Deloitte LLP, 2 New Street Square, London EC4A 3BZ. The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014, as revised and refiled on May 1, 2015, incorporated in this Prospectus by reference, have been audited by Deloitte Canada as stated in their report thereon.

On September 17, 2014, the Company changed its independent auditor to Deloitte Canada from Richter LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants (“Richter”), 1981 Avenue McGill College, 11th Floor, Montréal, Québec H3Z 0G6. The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2013, which are included in the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014, as revised and refiled on May 1, 2015, incorporated in this Prospectus by reference, have been audited by Richter as stated in their report thereon.

The audited consolidated financial statements of the Rational Group for the year ended December 31, 2013 included in the Business Acquisition Report have been audited by Dannible & McKee, LLP, Financial Plaza, 221 S. Warren St., Syracuse, New York, 13202-2687, as stated in their report thereon.

INTERESTS OF EXPERTS

Deloitte Canada was the independent auditor of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014 and as of September 15, 2015 and throughout the period covered by the financial statements of the Company on which they reported, they were independent with respect to the Company within the rules of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec. Richter has advised the Company that, during the period in which it served as the auditor of the Company, it was independent with respect to the Company within the rules of the Code of Ethics of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Québec. Dannible & McKee, LLP has complied with the SEC rules on auditor independence.

 

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DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

The following documents have been filed with the SEC as part of the registration statement on Form F-10 of which this Prospectus is a part insofar as required by such Form F-10: (i) the documents referred to under “Documents Incorporated by Reference” in this Prospectus; (ii) the consents of auditors and counsel; (iii) the power of attorney of the Company’s directors and certain officers; (iv) the form of Indenture; and (v) the Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED TO BE DELIVERED TO OFFEREES OR PURCHASERS

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Sections 159 to 162 of the Business Corporations Act (Québec) (“BCA”) and Section 6 of the general by-laws of the Registrant provide for the indemnification of directors and officers of the Registrant.

Sections 159 to 162 provide as follows:

159. Subject to section 160, a corporation must indemnify a director or officer of the corporation, a former director or officer of the corporation, a mandatary, or any other person who acts or acted at the corporation’s request as a director or officer of another group against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred in the exercise of their functions, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, or arising from any investigative or other proceeding in which the person is involved if:

(1) the person acted with honesty and loyalty in the interest of the corporation or, as the case may be, in the interest of the other group for which the person acted as director or officer or in a similar capacity at the corporation’s request; and

(2) in the case of a proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the person had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful.

The corporation must also advance moneys to such a person for the costs, charges and expenses of a proceeding referred to in the first paragraph.

160. In the event that a court or any other competent authority judges that the conditions set out in subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the first paragraph of section 159 are not fulfilled, the corporation may not indemnify the person and the person must repay to the corporation any moneys advanced under that section.

Furthermore, the corporation may not indemnify a person referred to in section 159 if the court determines that the person has committed an intentional or gross fault. In such a case, the person must repay to the corporation any moneys advanced.

161. A corporation may, with the approval of the court, in respect of an action by or on behalf of the corporation or other group referred to in section 159, against a person referred to in that section, advance the necessary monies to the person or indemnify the person against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, if the person fulfills the conditions set out in that section.

162. A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of its directors, officers and other mandataries against any liability they may incur as such or in their capacity as directors, officers or mandataries of another group, if they act or acted in that capacity at the corporation’s request.

The general by-laws of the Registrant provide that the Registrant shall indemnify a current or former director or officer of the Registrant, or another individual who acts or acted at the Registrant’s request as a director or officer of another entity to the fullest extent permitted by the BCA. The rights of any person to indemnification granted by the BCA or the Registrant’s general by-laws are not exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors, at law or otherwise, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and will enure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives of that person. The Registrant’s by-laws provide further that the Registrant may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of its directors, officers and other mandataries against any liability they may incur as such or in their respective capacities as directors, officers or mandataries of another group, if they act or acted in such respective capacities at the Registrant’s request.


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The Registrant has purchased a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy with an annual aggregate limit of $150,000,000 (the “Primary Liability Policy”) as well as $70,000,000 of additional coverage in excess of the Primary Liability Policy, as well as primary coverage for certain exclusions contained in the Primary Liability Policy for itself, any of its subsidiaries and its and their respective directors and officers. No portion of the premium has or will be paid by directors or officers. The deductible in respect of any claim ranges from $0 to $1,000,000, depending on the nature of the claim. Moreover, the Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and officers for liabilities and costs in respect of any action or suit against them in connection with the execution of their duties, subject to customary limitations prescribed by applicable law.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that, in the opinion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

EXHIBITS

The following exhibits have been filed as part of this Registration Statement.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

4.1    Annual Information Form of the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 40-F filed with the Commission on May 26, 2015), but excluding the Registrant’s business acquisition report dated October 15, 2014 relating to the Rational Group Acquisition that is incorporated by reference into the Annual Information Form.
4.2    Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 40-F filed with the Commission on May 26, 2015).
4.3    Annual Financial Statements of the Registrant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 40-F filed with the Commission on May 26, 2015).
4.4    Management Information Circular of the Registrant, dated May 14, 2014 prepared in connection with the Registrant’s Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on June 22, 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.25 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 40-F filed with the Commission on May 26, 2015).
4.5    Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Registrant for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 6-K, as amended, furnished with the Commission on November 10, 2015).
4.6    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Registrant for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 6-K, as amended, furnished with the Commission on November 10, 2015).
4.7    Amended and Restated Business Acquisition Report dated July 27, 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 6-K furnished with the Commission on July 27, 2015).
5.1*    Consent of Deloitte LLP.
5.2*    Consent of Richter LLP.
5.3*    Consent of Dannible & McKee, LLP.
5.4+    Consent of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.
6.1*    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
7.1*    Form of Indenture related to Debt Securities.
7.2*    Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, with respect to the form of Indenture among the Registrant, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada.

 

* filed herewith
+ to be filed by amendment


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PART III

UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS

 

Item 1. Undertaking.

The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to the securities registered pursuant to this Form F-10 or to transactions in said securities.

 

Item 2. Consent to Service of Process.

Concurrently with the filing of this Registration Statement on Form F-10, the Registrant filed with the Commission a written irrevocable consent and power of attorney on Form F-X.

Any change to the name or address of the agent for service of process of the Registrant shall be communicated promptly to the Commission by amendment to Form F-X, referencing the file number of this Registration Statement on Form F-10.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-10 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pointe-Claire, Province of Québec, Canada, on the 10th day of November, 2015.

 

AMAYA INC.
By:  

/s/ David Baazov

Name:   David Baazov
Title:  

President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

(Principal Executive Officer)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David Baazov, Daniel Sebag and Marlon D. Goldstein, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each of whom may act alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments including post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, any prospectus or amended prospectus therein and any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all his said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated, on the 10th day of November, 2015.

 

/s/    David Baazov        

   President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer)
David Baazov   

/s/    Daniel Sebag        

   Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
Daniel Sebag   

/s/    Wesley K. Clark        

   Director
Wesley K. Clark   

/s/    Divyesh Gadhia        

   Director
Divyesh Gadhia   

/s/    Harlan Goodson        

   Director
Harlan Goodson   

/s/    Dr. Aubrey Zidenberg        

   Director
Dr. Aubrey Zidenberg   


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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act, the authorized representative has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed by the undersigned, solely in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of the Registrant in the United States, on November 10, 2015.

 

AMAYA INTERACTIVE USA CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Marlon D. Goldstein

Name:   Marlon D. Goldstein
Title:   Authorized Signatory


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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

4.1    Annual Information Form of the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 40-F filed with the Commission on May 26, 2015), but excluding the Registrant’s business acquisition report dated October 15, 2014 relating to the Rational Group Acquisition that is incorporated by reference into the Annual Information Form.
4.2    Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 40-F filed with the Commission on May 26, 2015).
4.3    Annual Financial Statements of the Registrant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 40-F filed with the Commission on May 26, 2015).
4.4    Management Information Circular of the Registrant, dated May 14, 2014 prepared in connection with the Registrant’s Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on June 22, 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.25 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 40-F filed with the Commission on May 26, 2015).
4.5    Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Registrant for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 6-K, as amended, furnished with the Commission on November 10, 2015).
4.6    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Registrant for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 6-K, as amended, furnished with the Commission on November 10, 2015).
4.7    Amended and Restated Business Acquisition Report dated July 27, 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 6-K furnished with the Commission on July 27, 2015).
5.1*    Consent of Deloitte LLP.
5.2*    Consent of Richter LLP.
5.3*    Consent of Dannible & McKee, LLP.
5.4+    Consent of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.
6.1*    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
7.1*    Form of Indenture related to Debt Securities.
7.2*    Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, with respect to the form of Indenture among the Registrant, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada.

 

* filed herewith
+ to be filed by amendment
EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

Independent auditor’s consent

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-10 of our report dated March 30, 2015 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Amaya Inc. (formerly Amaya Gaming Group Inc.) for the year ended December 31, 2014 (which report expresses an unmodified opinion and includes an emphasis of matter paragraph relating to the 2013 retrospective adjustments for discontinued operations), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 40-F of Amaya Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2014, and to the reference to us under the heading “Interest of Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte LLP1

November 10, 2015

Montréal, Québec

 

1  CPA auditor, CA, public accountancy permit No. A118581
EX-5.2
LOGO   Exhibit 5.2

Independent Auditor’s Consent

We consent to the use and incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-10 of Amaya Inc. (formerly Amaya Gaming Group Inc.) (“Amaya”) of our report dated March 31, 2014 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Amaya for the year ended December 31, 2013 (which report expresses an unmodified opinion and includes an emphasis of matter paragraph relating to the 2013 retrospective adjustments for the 2014 discontinued operations), which are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement on Form F-10 dated November 10, 2015.

We also consent to the references to us under the heading “Interests of Experts” in the Prospectus.

/s/ Richter LLP1

Montréal, Québec

November 10, 2015

1 CPA auditor, CA, public accountancy permit No. A112505

 

LOGO
EX-5.3

Exhibit 5.3

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Amaya Inc.

7600 TransCanada Hwy

Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9R 1C8

Canada

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form F-10 of our report dated July 24, 2015, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Amaya Group Holdings (IOM) Ltd. (formerly known as Oldford Group Limited), as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013, which are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Interests of Experts” in the Prospectus.

 

/s/ Dannible & McKee, LLP
Syracuse, New York
November 10, 2015
EX-7.1

Exhibit 7.1

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of

[]

By and Among

AMAYA INC.

and

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as U.S. Trustee

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA,

as Canadian Trustee

 

 


CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*

 

Trust Indenture Act Section     
310(a)(1)    11.04
      (a)(2)    11.04
      (a)(3)    11.04
      (a)(4)    11.04
      (a)(5)    11.04
  (b)    11.04
  (c)    N.A.
       311(a)    11.01
  (b)    11.01
  (c)    11.01
       312(a)    10.03
  (b)    10.03
  (c)    11.10
       313(a)    10.01
  (b)    10.01
  (c)    10.01
  (d)    10.01
       314(a)    10.02;16.03
  (b)    N.A.
      (c)(l)    16.01
      (c)(2)    16.01
      (c)(3)    N.A.
  (d)    N.A.
  (e)    16.01
  (f)    N.A.
       315(a)    11.02
  (b)    11.03; 16.03
  (c)    11.02
  (d)    11.02
  (e)    11.05
                               316(a)(last sentence)    1.01
          (a)(l)(A)    7.06
          (a)(l)(B)    7.06
      (a)(2)    N.A.
  (b)    N.A.
  (c)    7.03
           317(a)(l)    7.03
      (a)(2)    7.04
  (b)    6.03
       318(a)    16.02
  (b)    N.A.
  (c)    16.02

N.A. means not applicable.

* This Cross Reference Table is not part of this Indenture.


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Article I DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     1  

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

     1  

Section 1.02

 

Rules of Construction

     7  

Section 1.03

 

Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act

     7  

Article II FORMS OF SECURITIES

     8  

Section 2.01

 

Form Generally

     8  

Section 2.02

 

Form of U.S. Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication

     8  

Section 2.03

 

Form of U.S. Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication by an Authenticating Agent

     8  

Article III THE DEBT SECURITIES

     9  

Section 3.01

 

Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series

     9  

Section 3.02

 

Denominations

     11  

Section 3.03

 

Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating

     11  

Section 3.04

 

Temporary Securities

     13  

Section 3.05

 

Registrar and Paying Agent

     13  

Section 3.06

 

Transfer and Exchange

     14  

Section 3.07

 

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities

     16  

Section 3.08

 

Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved

     17  

Section 3.09

 

Cancellation

     18  

Section 3.10

 

Computation of Interest

     18  

Section 3.11

 

Currency of Payments in Respect of Securities

     18  

Section 3.12

 

CUSIP Numbers

     20  

Article IV REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

     20  

Section 4.01

 

Applicability of Right of Redemption

     20  

Section 4.02

 

Selection of Securities to be Redeemed

     20  

Section 4.03

 

Notice of Redemption

     20  

 

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Section 4.04

 

Deposit of Redemption Price

     21  

Section 4.05

 

Securities Payable on Redemption Date

     21  

Section 4.06

 

Securities Redeemed in Part

     21  

Article V SINKING FUNDS

     22  

Section 5.01

 

Applicability of Sinking Fund

     22  

Section 5.02

 

Mandatory Sinking Fund Obligation

     22  

Section 5.03

 

Optional Redemption at Sinking Fund Redemption Price

     22  

Section 5.04

 

Application of Sinking Fund Payment

     22  

Article VI PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

     23  

Section 6.01

 

Payments of Principal, Premium and Interest

     23  

Section 6.02

 

Maintenance of Office or Agency; Paying Agent

     23  

Section 6.03

 

To Hold Payment in Trust

     24  

Section 6.04

 

Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets

     25  

Section 6.05

 

Compliance Certificate

     25  

Section 6.06

 

Conditional Waiver by Holders of Securities

     26  

Section 6.07

 

Statement by Officers as to Default

     26  

Article VII REMEDIES OF TRUSTEES AND SECURITYHOLDERS

     26  

Section 7.01

 

Events of Default

     26  

Section 7.02

 

Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment

     27  

Section 7.03

 

Other Remedies

     28  

Section 7.04

 

Trustees as Attorney-in-Fact

     28  

Section 7.05

 

Priorities

     29  

Section 7.06

 

Control by Securityholders; Waiver of Past Defaults

     30  

 

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Section 7.07

 

Limitation on Suits

     30  

Section 7.08

 

Undertaking for Costs

     30  

Section 7.09

 

Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver

     30  

Article VIII CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS

     31  

Section 8.01

 

Evidence of Action of Securityholders

     31  

Section 8.02

 

Proof of Execution or Holding of Securities

     31  

Section 8.03

 

Persons Deemed Owners

     32  

Section 8.04

 

Effect of Consents

     32  

Article IX SECURITYHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

     32  

Section 9.01

 

Purposes of Meetings

     32  

Section 9.02

 

Call of Meetings by U.S. Trustee

     33  

Section 9.03

 

Call of Meetings by Company or Securityholders

     33  

Section 9.04

 

Qualifications for Voting

     33  

Section 9.05

 

Regulation of Meetings

     33  

Section 9.06

 

Voting

     33  

Section 9.07

 

No Delay of Rights by Meeting

     34  

Article X REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE U.S. TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS’ LISTS

     34  

Section 10.01

 

Reports by U.S. Trustee

     34  

Section 10.02

 

Reports by the Company

     34  

Section 10.03

 

Securityholders’ Lists

     35  

Article XI CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

     35  

Section 11.01

 

Rights of Trustees; Compensation and Indemnity

     35  

Section 11.02

 

Duties of Trustees

     37  

 

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Section 11.03

 

Notice of Defaults

     38  

Section 11.04

 

Eligibility; Disqualification

     39  

Section 11.05

 

Resignation and Notice; Removal

     39  

Section 11.06

 

Successor Trustees by Appointment

     40  

Section 11.07

 

Successor Trustee by Merger

     41  

Section 11.08

 

Right to Rely on Officer’s Certificate

     41  

Section 11.09

 

Appointment of Authenticating Agent

     41  

Section 11.10

 

Communications by Securityholders with Other Securityholders

     42  

Section 11.11

 

Required Canadian Trustee Eligibility

     42  

Section 11.12

 

Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering and Suppression of Terrorism Legislation

     42  

Section 11.13

 

Compliance with Privacy Laws

     42  

Article XII SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; DEFEASANCE

     43  

Section 12.01

 

Applicability of Article

     43  

Section 12.02

 

Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

     43  

Section 12.03

 

Defeasance upon Deposit of Moneys or Government Obligations

     44  

Section 12.04

 

Repayment to Company

     45  

Section 12.05

 

Indemnity for Government Obligations

     45  

Section 12.06

 

Deposits to Be Held in Escrow

     45  

Section 12.07

 

Application of Trust Money

     45  

Section 12.08

 

Deposits of Non-U.S

     46  

Article XIII IMMUNITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS

     46  

Section 13.01

 

No Personal Liability

     46  

 

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Article XIV SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

     46  

Section 14.01

 

Without Consent of Securityholders

     46  

Section 14.02

 

With Consent of Securityholders; Limitations

     47  

Section 14.03

 

Trustees Protected

     48  

Section 14.04

 

Effect of Execution of Supplemental Indenture

     48  

Section 14.05

 

Notation on or Exchange of Securities

     49  

Section 14.06

 

Conformity with TIA

     49  

Article XV SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES

     49  

Section 15.01

 

Agreement to Subordinate

     49  

Section 15.02

 

Distribution on Dissolution, Liquidation and Reorganization; Subrogation of Securities

     49  

Section 15.03

 

No Payment on Securities in Event of Default on Senior Indebtedness

     50  

Section 15.04

 

Payments on Securities Permitted

     50  

Section 15.05

 

Authorization of Securityholders to U.S. Trustee to Effect Subordination

     51  

Section 15.06

 

Notices to U.S. Trustee

     51  

Section 15.07

 

Trustees as Holder of Senior Indebtedness

     51  

Section 15.08

 

Modifications of Terms of Senior Indebtedness

     51  

Section 15.09

 

Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent

     52  

Section 15.10

 

Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

     52  

Section 15.11

 

Trustees Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness

     52  

Article XVI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     52  

Section 16.01

 

Certificates and Opinions as to Conditions Precedent

     52  

Section 16.02

 

Trust Indenture Act Controls

     53  

Section 16.03

 

Notices to the Company and Trustees

     53  

Section 16.04

 

Notices to Securityholders; Waiver

     54  

 

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Section 16.05

 

Legal Holiday

     54  

Section 16.06

 

Agent for Service; Submission to Jurisdiction

     54  

Section 16.07

 

Effects of Headings and Table of Contents

     54  

Section 16.08

 

Successors and Assigns

     55  

Section 16.09

 

Severability

     55  

Section 16.10

 

Benefits of Indenture

     55  

Section 16.11

 

Counterparts

     55  

Section 16.12

 

Governing Law; Waiver of Trial by Jury

     55  

Section 16.13

 

Force Majeure

     56  

Section 16.14

 

Patriot Act Compliance

     56  

Section 16.15

 

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)

     56  

 

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INDENTURE dated as of [] 20    , by and among Amaya Inc., a Quebec (Canada) corporation (the “Company”), Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as U.S. Trustee (the “U.S. Trustee”) and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, a trust company organized under the laws of Canada, as Canadian Trustee (the “Canadian Trustee”).

The Company, the U.S. Trustee and the Canadian Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of the present and future Holders of the Securities issued under this Indenture.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01 Definitions.

(a) Unless otherwise defined in this Indenture or the context otherwise requires, all terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Trust Indenture Act and all accounting terms shall have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP.

(b) Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 1.01(b) shall for all purposes of this Indenture have the meanings hereinafter set forth, the following definitions to be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of any of the terms herein defined:

Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, 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 specified 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.

Authenticating Agent” has the meaning provided in Section 11.09.

Authorized Officers” means the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Controller or Secretary of the Company or any other executive officer of the Company duly appointed by the Board of Directors, as evidenced by a written notice delivered to the Trustees.

Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code.

Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), or any other Canadian federal or provincial law or the law of any other jurisdiction relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or relief of debtors or any similar law now or hereafter in effect for the relief from, or otherwise affecting, creditors.

Bankruptcy Order” means any court order made in a proceeding pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, containing an adjudication of bankruptcy or insolvency, or providing for liquidation, winding-up, dissolution or reorganization, or appointing a Custodian of a debtor or of all or any substantial part of a debtor’s property, or providing for the staying, arrangement, adjustment or compromise of indebtedness or other relief of a debtor.

Board of Directors” means either the board of directors of the Company or the executive or any other committee of that board duly authorized to act in respect hereof.

Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution or resolutions certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification and delivered to the Trustees.

 

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Business Day” means, when used with respect to any Place of Payment or any other particular location referred to in this Indenture or in the Securities, any day except a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in such Place of Payment or other location are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

Canadian Securities Laws” means the securities acts or similar statutes of each of the provinces of Canada and all regulations, rules, policy statements notices and blanket orders or rulings thereunder.

Canadian Trustee” means the person named as the “Canadian trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Canadian trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Canadian Trustee” shall mean each person who is then a Canadian trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such person, “Canadian Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Canadian trustee with respect to Securities of that series.

Capital Stock” means:

(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate common shares or equivalent;

(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as in effect on the date hereof.

Company” means the Person named as the “Company” in the recitals, until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor Person.

Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by any of the Authorized Officers and delivered to the Trustees.

Corporate Trust Office,” or other similar term, means the principal office of the designated Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at in the case of the U.S. Trustee, 8742 Lucent Boulevard, Suite 225, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129, Attention: John Wahl, Rose Stroud or, in the case of the Canadian Trustee, 1500 Robert Bourassa Boulevard, 7th Floor, Montreal, Quebec H3A 3S8, Attention: General Manager, Corporate Trust Department, or such other address as the U.S. Trustee or Canadian Trustee, as applicable, may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).

Currency” means U.S. Dollars or Foreign Currency.

Currency Determination Agent” has the meaning provided in Section 3.11(d).

Custodian” means any receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, monitor, custodian or similar official or agent or any other Person with like powers.

 

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Default” has the meaning provided in Section 11.03.

Defaulted Interest” has the meaning provided in Section 3.08(b).

Depositary” means, with respect to the Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, the Person designated as Depositary by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Depositary” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Depositary hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Depositary” as used with respect to the Securities of any such series shall mean the Depositary with respect to the Securities of that series.

Designated Currency” has the meaning provided in Section 3.11(a).

Discharged” has the meaning provided in Section 12.03.

Event of Default” has the meaning provided in Section 7.01.

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

Exchange Rate” has the meaning provided in Section 3.11(d).

Floating Rate Security” means a Security that provides for the payment of interest at a variable rate determined periodically by reference to an interest rate index specified pursuant to Section 3.01.

Foreign Currency” means a currency issued by the government of any country other than the United States or a composite currency, the value of which is determined by reference to the values of the currencies of any group of countries, in each instance acceptable to the trustee, acting reasonably.

GAAP” means, with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder, generally accepted accounting principles in effect in Canada as in effect from time to time, including, without limitation, those determined with reference to the Handbook of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, as amended from time to time, or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in Canada including, without limitation, Internal Financing Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Global Security” means any Security that evidences all or part of a series of Securities, issued in fully-registered certificated form to the Depositary for such series in accordance with Section 3.03 and bearing the legend prescribed in Section 3.03(f).

Government Obligations” means, unless otherwise specified with respect to any series of Securities pursuant to Section 3.01, securities which are (a) direct obligations of the government which issued the Currency in which the Securities of a particular series are payable or (b) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the government which issued the Currency in which the Securities of such series are payable, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed by such government, which, in either case, are full faith and credit obligations of such government payable in such Currency and are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any such Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of a holder of a depositary receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest or principal of the Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.

Holder,” “Holder of Securities,” or “Securityholder” mean the Person in whose name Securities are registered in the Register.

 

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Indebtedness” means any and all obligations of a Person for money borrowed which, in accordance with GAAP, would be reflected on the balance sheet of such Person as a liability on the date as of which Indebtedness is to be determined.

Indenture” means this instrument and all indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof and shall include the terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 3.01.

Interest Payment Date” means, with respect to any Security, the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.

Mandatory Sinking Fund Payment” has the meaning provided in Section 5.01(b).

Maturity” means, with respect to any Security, the date on which the principal of such Security shall become due and payable as therein and herein provided, whether by declaration, call for redemption or otherwise.

Members” has the meaning provided in Section 3.03(h).

Notice of Default” has the meaning provided in Section 7.01(d).

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by any of the Authorized Officers and delivered to the Trustees. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 16.01 if and to the extent required by the provisions of such Section.

Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing reasonably acceptable to the Trustees signed by legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or who may be other counsel, that meets the applicable requirements provided for in Section 16.01.

Optional Sinking Fund Payment” has the meaning provided in Section 5.01(b).

Original Issue Discount Security” means any Security that is issued with “original issue discount” within the meaning of Section 1273(a) of the Code and the regulations thereunder and any other Security designated by the Company as issued with original issue discount for United States federal income tax purposes.

Outstanding” means, when used with respect to Securities, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:

(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustees or delivered to the Trustees for cancellation;

(2) Securities or portions thereof for which payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustees or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities or Securities as to which the Company’s obligations have been Discharged; provided, however, that if such Securities or portions thereof are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustees has been made; and

(3) Securities that have been paid pursuant to Section 3.07(b) or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to a Responsible Officer of the Trustees proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a protected purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company;

 

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provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Securities of a series Outstanding have performed any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action) hereunder, Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding unless the Company, such Affiliate or such other obligor owns all of such Securities, except that, in determining whether the Trustees shall be protected in relying upon any such action, only Securities of such series that a Responsible Officer of the Trustees actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustees the pledgee’s right to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor. In case of a dispute as to such right, the decision of the Trustees upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the Trustees. Upon request of the Trustees, the Company shall furnish to the Trustees promptly an Officer’s Certificate listing and identifying all such Securities, if any, known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above described Persons; and, subject to the provisions of Section 11.01, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officer’s Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all such Securities not listed therein are Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of a series have performed any action hereunder, the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purpose shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 7.02 and the principal amount of a Security denominated in a Foreign Currency that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purpose shall be the amount calculated pursuant to Section 3.11(b).

Paying Agent” means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company. The Company may act as Paying Agent with respect to Securities of any series issued hereunder.

Person” shall mean an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or an agency or political subdivision thereof.

Place of Payment” has the meaning provided in Section 3.01(h).

Predecessor Security” means, with respect to any Security, every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security, and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 3.07 in lieu of a lost, destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost, destroyed or stolen Security.

Primary Laws” means any Canadian federal and/or provincial legislation that addresses the protection of individuals’ personal information.

Privacy Laws” mean any Canadian federal and/or provincial legislation that addresses the protection of individuals’ personal information.

Record Date” means, with respect to any interest payable on any Security on any Interest Payment Date, the close of business on such date specified in such Security for the payment of interest pursuant to Section 3.01.

Redemption Date” means, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, in whole or in part, the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture and the terms of such Security, which, in the case of a Floating Rate Security, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.01, shall be an Interest Payment Date only.

Redemption Price” means, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, in whole or in part, the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to the terms of the Security and this Indenture.

 

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Register” has the meaning provided in Section 3.05(a).

Registrar” has the meaning provided in Section 3.05(a).

Responsible Officer” when used with respect to either Trustee, means, any director or officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Department (or any successor division or unit) of the Trustee located at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture, and any other officer of the Trustee to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, as constituted from time to time.

Security” or “Securities” means any security or securities, as the case may be, duly authenticated by the Trustee and delivered under this Indenture.

Security Custodian” means the custodian with respect to any Global Security appointed by the Depositary, or any successor Person thereto, and shall initially be the Paying Agent.

Senior Indebtedness” means the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on (x) Indebtedness of the Company, whether outstanding on the date hereof or thereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed, for money borrowed other than (a) any Indebtedness of the Company which when incurred was without recourse to the Company, (b) any Indebtedness of the Company to any of its Subsidiaries, (c) Indebtedness to any employee of the Company, (d) any liability for taxes, (e) Trade Payables and (f) any Indebtedness of the Company which is expressly subordinate in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company, and (y) renewals, extensions, modifications and refundings of any such Indebtedness. For purposes of the foregoing and the definition of “Senior Indebtedness,” the phrase “subordinated in right of payment” means debt subordination only and not lien subordination, and accordingly, (i) unsecured indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinated in right of payment to secured indebtedness merely by virtue of the fact that it is unsecured, and (ii) junior liens, second liens and other contractual arrangements that provide for priorities among Holders of the same or different issues of indebtedness with respect to any collateral or the proceeds of collateral shall not constitute subordination in right of payment. This definition may be modified or superseded by a supplemental indenture.

Special Record Date” has the meaning provided in Section 3.08(b)(i).

Stated Maturity” means, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of interest thereon, the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal (or any portion thereof) of or premium, if any, on such Security or such installment of interest is due and payable.

Subsidiary” means, when used with respect to any Person:

(1) any corporation, limited liability company, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity that is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and

(2) any partnership (i) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (ii) the only general partners of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).

For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified 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.

 

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Successor Company” has the meaning provided in Section 3.06(i).

Trade Payables” means accounts payable or any other Indebtedness or monetary obligations to trade creditors created or assumed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of business (including guarantees thereof or instruments evidencing such liabilities).

Trust Indenture Act” or “TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

Trustees” means the U.S. Trustee and the Canadian Trustee and each of their successor and assigns and “Trustee” means either of them, as applicable.

U.S. Dollars” or “$” means such currency of the United States as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

U.S. Trustee” means the person named as the “U.S. trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor U.S. trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “U.S. Trustee” shall mean each person who is then a U.S. trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such person, “U.S. Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the U.S. trustee with respect to Securities of that series.

United States” shall mean the United States of America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its territories and its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.

Section 1.02 Rules of Construction. For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) 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;

(b) references to “Article” or “Section” or other subdivision herein are references to an Article, Section or other subdivision of the Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires; and

(c) references to any agreement, instrument, statute or regulation defined or referred to herein or in any instrument establishing the terms of any Securities (or executed in connection therewith) are references to such agreement, instrument, statute or regulation as from time to time amended, modified, supplemented or replaced, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and by succession of comparable successor agreements, instruments, statutes or regulations.

Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

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

“indenture securities” means the Securities;

“indenture security Holder” means a Holder of a Security;

“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;

“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the U.S. Trustee; and

“obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company, and any other obligor upon the Securities.

 

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ARTICLE II

FORMS OF SECURITIES

Section 2.01 Form Generally.

(a) The Securities of each series shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto or as shall be established pursuant to a Company Order, Officer’s Certificate or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange on which any series of the Securities may be listed or of any automated quotation system on which any such series may be quoted, or to conform to usage, all as determined by the Authorized Officers executing such Securities as conclusively evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

(b) The terms and provisions of the Securities shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture, and, to the extent applicable, the Company and each of the Trustees, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.

Section 2.02 Form of U.S. Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.

(a) Only such of the Securities as shall bear thereon a certificate substantially in the form of the U.S. Trustee’s certificate of authentication hereinafter recited, executed by the U.S. Trustee by manual signature, shall be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or entitle the Holder thereof to any right or benefit under this Indenture.

(b) Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

(c) The form of the U.S. Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by the Securities shall be substantially as follows:

U.S. TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

     

[NAME OF U.S. TRUSTEE],

as U.S. Trustee

Date of authentication:  

 

      By:  

 

          Authorized Signatory

Section 2.03 Form of U.S. Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication by an Authenticating Agent. If at any time there shall be an Authenticating Agent appointed with respect to any series of Securities, then the U.S. Trustee’s certificate of authentication by such Authenticating Agent to be borne by Securities of each such series shall be substantially as follows:

U.S. TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities issued referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

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[NAME OF U.S. TRUSTEE],

as U.S. Trustee

Date of authentication:         By:  

[NAME OF AUTHENTICATING AGENT]

as Authenticating Agent

 

 

      By:  

 

          Authorized Signatory

ARTICLE III

THE DEBT SECURITIES

Section 3.01 Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series. The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series. There shall be set forth in a Company Order, Officer’s Certificate or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series:

(a) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of such series from the Securities of all other series, except to the extent that additional Securities of an existing series are being issued);

(b) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of such series pursuant to Section 3.04, Section 3.06, Section 3.07, Section 4.06, or Section 14.05);

(c) the dates on which or periods during which the Securities of the series may be issued, and the dates on, or the range of dates within, which the principal of and premium, if any, on the Securities of such series are or may be payable or the method by which such date or dates shall be determined or extended;

(d) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, or the method by which such rate or rates shall be determined, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, or the method by which such date or dates shall be determined, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable, and the Record Dates for the determination of Holders to whom interest is payable on such Interest Payment Dates or the method by which such date or dates shall be determined, the right, if any, to extend or defer interest payments and the duration of such extension or deferral;

(e) if other than U.S. Dollars, the Currency in which Securities of the series shall be denominated or in which payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities of the series shall be payable and any other terms applicable thereto;

(f) if the amount of payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, the Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method including, but not limited to, an index based on a Currency or Currencies other than that in which the Securities are stated to be payable, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;

(g) if the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, Securities of the series are to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof, in a Currency other than that in which the Securities are denominated or stated to be payable without such election, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made and the time and the manner of determining the Exchange Rate (in addition to or in lieu of the provision set forth in Section 3.11) between the Currency in which the Securities are denominated or payable without such election and the Currency in which the Securities are to be paid if such election is made;

 

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(h) the place or places, if any, in addition to or instead of the Corporate Trust Office of either the U.S. Trustee or Canadian Trustee where the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on Securities of the series shall be payable, and where Securities of any series may be presented for registration of transfer, exchange or conversion, and the place or places where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such series may be made (each such place, the “Place of Payment”);

(i) the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which or the date or dates on which, and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, if the Company is to have that option;

(j) the obligation or right, if any, of the Company to redeem, purchase or repay Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund, amortization or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which or the date or dates on which, the Currency or Currencies in which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

(k) if other than denominations of $2,000 and multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable;

(l) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of the Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 7.02;

(m) whether the Securities of the series are to be issued as Original Issue Discount Securities and the amount of discount with which such Securities may be issued;

(n) provisions, if any, for the defeasance of Securities of the series in whole or in part and any addition or change in the provisions related to satisfaction and discharge;

(o) whether the Securities of the series are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, (i) the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities, (ii) the form of legend in addition to or in lieu of that in Section 3.03(f) which shall be borne by such Global Security and (iii) the terms and conditions, if any, upon which interests in such Global Security or Securities may be exchanged in whole or in part for the individual Securities represented thereby;

(p) the date as of which any Global Security of the series shall be dated if other than the original issuance of the first Security of the series to be issued;

(q) the form of the Securities of the series;

(r) if the Securities of the series are to be convertible into or exchangeable for any securities or property of any Person (including the Company), the terms and conditions upon which such Securities shall be so convertible or exchangeable, and any additions or changes, if any, to permit or facilitate such conversion or exchange;

(s) whether the Securities of such series are subject to subordination and the terms of such subordination;

(t) whether the Securities of such series shall be secured;

(u) any restriction or condition on the transferability of the Securities of such series;

(v) any addition or change in the provisions related to compensation and reimbursement of the Trustee which applies to Securities of such series;

(w) any addition or change in the provisions related to supplemental indentures set forth in Sections 14.01, 14.02 and 14.04 which applies to Securities of such series;

 

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(x) provisions, if any, granting special rights to Holders upon the occurrence of specified events;

(y) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 7.02 and any addition or change in the provisions set forth in Article VII which applies to Securities of the series;

(z) any addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article VI which applies to Securities of the series; and

(aa) any other terms of the Securities of such series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 14.01, but which may modify or delete any provision of this Indenture insofar as it applies to such series), including any terms which may be required by or advisable under the laws of the United States or regulations thereunder or advisable (as determined by the Company) in connection with the marketing of Securities of the series.

All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical, except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided herein or set forth in a Company Order, Officer’s Certificate or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto. All Securities of any one series need not be issued at the same time and may be issued from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Indenture, if so provided by or pursuant to Company Order or Officer’s Certificate referred to above, or supplemental indenture hereto, and, unless otherwise provided, a series may be reopened, without the consent of the Holders, for issuances of additional Securities of such Series; provided, however, that if such additional Securities are not fungible with the Securities of such series for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the additional Securities will have a separate CUSIP number. No Company Order or Officer’s Certificate may affect each of the Trustees’ own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise with respect to any series of Securities except as such Trustee may agree in writing.

Section 3.02 Denominations. In the absence of any specification pursuant to Section 3.01 with respect to Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issuable only as Securities in denominations of $2,000 and multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, and shall be payable only in U.S. Dollars.

Section 3.03 Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.

(a) The Securities shall be executed in the name and on behalf of the Company by any of the Authorized Officers. Such signatures may be the manual or facsimile signatures of the present or any future such officer. If the Person whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the time the Security is authenticated and delivered, the Security shall nevertheless be valid.

(b) At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company to the U.S. Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities and, if required pursuant to Section 3.01, a supplemental indenture, Company Order or Officer’s Certificate setting forth the terms of the Securities of a series. The U.S. Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver such Securities without any further action by the Company. The Company Order shall specify the principal amount of Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of Securities is to be authenticated.

(c) In authenticating the first Securities of any series and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the U.S. Trustee shall receive, and (subject to Section 11.02) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officer’s Certificate, prepared in accordance with Section 16.01 stating that the conditions precedent, if any, provided for in the Indenture have been complied with, and an Opinion of Counsel, prepared in accordance with Section 16.01 and substantially in the form set forth below:

(i) that the form or forms of such Securities have been established in accordance with Article II and Section 3.01 and in conformity with the other provisions of this Indenture;

 

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(ii) that the terms of such Securities have been established in accordance with Section 3.01 and in conformity with the other provisions of this Indenture;

(iii) that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the U.S. Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; and

(iv) that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in the Indenture in respect of the authentication and delivery by the Company of such Securities have been complied with.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel is delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued; provided that nothing in this clause (c) is intended to derogate Trustee’s rights to receive an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel under Section 16.01.

(d) The U.S. Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver the Securities under this Section 3.03 if the issue of the Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the U.S. Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise.

(e) Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

(f) If the Company shall establish pursuant to Section 3.01 that the Securities of a series are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, then the Company shall execute and the U.S. Trustee shall authenticate and deliver one or more Global Securities that (i) shall represent an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series to be represented by such Global Securities, (ii) shall be registered, if in registered form, in the name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or the nominee of such Depositary, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary’s instruction and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect:

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY, THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE 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.

The aggregate principal amount of each Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Security Custodian, as provided in this Indenture.

(g) Each Depositary designated pursuant to Section 3.01 for a Global Security in registered form must, at the time of its designation and at all times while it serves as such Depositary, be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and any other applicable statute or regulation.

(h) Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Members”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Security Custodian under such Global Security, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustees, the Paying Agent and the Registrar and any of their agents as the absolute owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustees, the Paying Agent or the Registrar or any of their agents from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Members, the operation of customary practices of the Depositary governing the exercise of the rights

 

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of an owner of a beneficial interest in any Global Security. The Holder of a Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Members and Persons that may hold interests through Members, to take any action that a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities.

(i) No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in one of the forms provided for herein duly executed by the U.S. Trustee or by an Authenticating Agent by manual signature of an authorized signatory of the U.S. Trustee, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

Section 3.04 Temporary Securities.

(a) Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute and, upon Company Order, the U.S. Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities that are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise reproduced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued, in registered form and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Authorized Officers executing such temporary Securities may determine, as conclusively evidenced by their execution of such temporary Securities. Any such temporary Security may be in global form, representing all or a portion of the Outstanding Securities of such series. Every such temporary Security shall be executed by the Company and shall be authenticated and delivered by the U.S. Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with the same effect, as the definitive Security or Securities in lieu of which it is issued.

(b) If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company shall cause definitive Securities of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of such temporary Securities at the office or agency maintained by the Company in a Place of Payment for such purposes provided in Section 6.02, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Company shall execute and the U.S. Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Securities of the same series of authorized denominations and of like tenor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.

(c) Upon any exchange of a portion of a temporary Global Security for a definitive Global Security or for the individual Securities represented thereby pursuant to this Section 3.04 or Section 3.06, the temporary Global Security shall be endorsed by the U.S. Trustee to reflect the reduction of the principal amount evidenced thereby, whereupon the principal amount of such temporary Global Security shall be reduced for all purposes by the amount so exchanged and endorsed.

Section 3.05 Registrar and Paying Agent.

(a) The Company shall keep, at an office or agency to be maintained by it in a Place of Payment where Securities may be presented for registration or presented and surrendered for registration of transfer or of exchange, and where Securities of any series that are convertible or exchangeable may be surrendered for conversion or exchange, as applicable (the “Registrar”), a security register for the registration and the registration of transfer or of exchange of the Securities (the registers maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the “Register”), as in this Indenture provided, which Register shall at all reasonable times be open for inspection by the Trustee. Such Register shall be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. The Company may have one or more co-Registrars; the term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar.

(b) The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar or co-Registrar not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify the U.S. Trustee of the name and address of each such agent.

 

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If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar for any series, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 11.01. The Company or any Affiliate thereof may act as Registrar, co-Registrar or transfer agent.

(c) The Company hereby appoints the U.S. Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office as Registrar in connection with the Securities and this Indenture, until such time as another Person is appointed as such in replacement of the U.S. Trustee as such. No Person shall at any time be appointed as or act as Registrar unless such Person is at such time empowered under applicable law to act as such Registrar.

Section 3.06 Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Transfer.

(i) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the Registrar, the Company shall execute, and the U.S.Trustee or any Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee, one or more new Securities of the same series for like aggregate principal amount of any authorized denomination or denominations. The transfer of any Security shall not be valid as against the Company or the Trustees unless registered at the Registrar at the request of the Holder, or at the request of his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing.

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual Securities represented thereby, a Global Security representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such series to a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series or a nominee of such successor Depositary.

(b) Exchange.

(i) At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series (other than a Global Security, except as set forth below) may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series for like aggregate principal amount of any authorized denomination or denominations, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at the Registrar.

(ii) Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the U.S. Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

(c) Exchange of Global Securities for Individual Securities. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in Global Securities shall not be entitled to receive individual Securities.

(i) Individual Securities shall be issued to all owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security in exchange for such interests if: (A) at any time the Depositary for the Securities of a series notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Securities of such series or if at any time the Depositary for the Securities of such series shall no longer be eligible under Section 3.03(g) and, in each case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice, or (B) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustees and the Registrar an Officer’s Certificate stating that such Global Security shall be so exchangeable.

In connection with the exchange of an entire Global Security for individual Securities pursuant to this subsection (c), such Global Security shall be deemed to be surrendered to the U.S. Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and the U.S. Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of individual Securities of such series, shall authenticate and deliver to each beneficial owner identified by the Depositary in exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Security, an equal aggregate principal amount of individual Securities of authorized denominations.

 

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(ii) The owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Security shall be entitled to receive an individual Security in exchange for such interest if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Upon receipt by the Security Custodian and Registrar of instructions from the Holder of a Global Security directing the Security Custodian and Registrar to (x) issue one or more individual Securities in the amounts specified to the owner of a beneficial interest in such Global Security and (y) debit or cause to be debited an equivalent amount of beneficial interest in such Global Security, subject to the rules and regulations of the Depositary:

(A) the Security Custodian and Registrar shall notify the Company and the Trustees of such instructions, identifying the owner and amount of such beneficial interest in such Global Security;

(B) the Company shall promptly execute and the U.S. Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of individual Securities of such series, shall authenticate and deliver to such beneficial owner individual Securities in an equivalent amount to such beneficial interest in such Global Security; and

(C) the Security Custodian and Registrar shall decrease such Global Security by such amount in accordance with the foregoing. In the event that the individual Securities are not issued to each such beneficial owner promptly after the Registrar has received a request from the Holder of a Global Security to issue such individual Securities, the Company expressly acknowledges, with respect to the right of any Holder to pursue a remedy pursuant to Section 7.07, the right of any beneficial Holder of Securities to pursue such remedy with respect to the portion of the Global Security that represents such beneficial Holder’s Securities as if such individual Securities had been issued.

(iii) If specified by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 with respect to a series of Securities, the Depositary for such series of Securities may surrender a Global Security for such series of Securities in exchange in whole or in part for individual Securities of such series on such terms as are acceptable to the Company and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute, and the U.S. Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, without service charge,

(A) to each Person specified by such Depositary a new individual Security or Securities of the same series, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person’s beneficial interest in the Global Security; and

(B) to such Depositary a new Global Security in a denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the aggregate principal amount of individual Securities delivered to Holders thereof.

(iv) In any exchange provided for in clauses (i) through (iii), the Company shall execute and the U.S. Trustee shall authenticate and deliver individual Securities in registered form in authorized denominations.

(v) Upon the exchange in full of a Global Security for individual Securities, such Global Security shall be cancelled by the U.S. Trustee. Individual Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the U.S. Trustee in writing. The U.S. Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.

(d) All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be valid obligations of the Company evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered for such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

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(e) Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, or for payment shall (if so required by the Company, the Trustees or the Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Trustees and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or by his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing.

(f) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than those expressly provided in this Indenture to be made at the Company’s own expense or without expense or charge to the Holders.

(g) The Company shall not be required to (i) register, transfer or exchange Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 calendar days before the day of the transmission of a notice of redemption of Securities of such series selected for redemption under Section 4.03 and ending at the close of business on the day of such transmission, or (ii) register, transfer or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

(h) Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer or exchange of any Security, the Company, the Trustees, the Paying Agent, the Registrar, any co-Registrar or any of their agents may deem and treat the Person in whose name a Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security (whether or not such Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon) for all purposes whatsoever, and none of the Company, the Trustees, the Paying Agent, the Registrar, any co-Registrar or any of their agents shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

(i) In case a successor Company (“Successor Company”) has executed an indenture supplemental hereto with the Trustee pursuant to Article XIV, any of the Securities authenticated or delivered pursuant to such transaction may, from time to time, at the request of the Successor Company, be exchanged for other Securities executed in the name of the Successor Company with such changes in phraseology and form as may be appropriate, but otherwise identical to the Securities surrendered for such exchange and of like principal amount; and the U.S. Trustee, upon Company Order of the Successor Company, shall authenticate and deliver Securities as specified in such Company Order for the purpose of such exchange. If Securities shall at any time be authenticated and delivered in any new name of a Successor Company pursuant to this Section 3.06 in exchange or substitution for or upon registration of transfer of any Securities, such Successor Company, at the option of the Holders but without expense to them, shall provide for the exchange of all Securities at the time Outstanding for Securities authenticated and delivered in such new name.

(j) Each Holder of a Security agrees to indemnify the Company and the Trustees against any liability that may result from the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holder’s Security in violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States federal or state securities laws.

(k) The U.S. Trustee or Canadian Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security 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.

(l) Neither the Trustees nor any agent of the Trustees shall have any responsibility for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

Section 3.07 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.

(a) If (i) any mutilated Security is surrendered to the U.S. Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office or (ii) the Company and the U.S. Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and there is delivered to the Company and the Trustees security or indemnity satisfactory to

 

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them to save each of them and any Paying Agent harmless, and neither the Company nor the Trustees receives notice that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, then the Company shall execute and upon Company Order the U.S. Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor, form, terms and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously Outstanding, and neither gain nor loss in interest shall result from such exchange or substitution.

(b) In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay the amount due on such Security in accordance with its terms.

(c) Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section 3.07, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in respect thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) in connection therewith.

(d) Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.

(e) The provisions of this Section 3.07 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.

Section 3.08 Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.

(a) Interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such interest notwithstanding the cancellation of such Security upon any transfer or exchange subsequent to the Record Date. Payment of interest on Securities shall be made at the Corporate Trust Office (except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.01) or, at the option of the Company, by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Register or, in accordance with arrangements satisfactory to the Trustees, by wire transfer to an account designated by the Holder.

(b) Any interest on any Security that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Record Date by virtue of his, her or its having been such a Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below:

(i) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names such Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest (a “Special Record Date”), which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each such Security and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the U.S. Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the U.S. Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 calendar days and not less than 10 calendar days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 calendar days after the receipt by the U.S. Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The U.S. Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be delivered, in the case of Global Securities, in accordance with the Depositary’s policies and procedures, and in the case of individual Securities, by first-class postage prepaid, to the Holders of

 

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such Securities at their addresses as they appear in the Register, not less than 10 calendar days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been delivered as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names such Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (ii).

(ii) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on Securities in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed or of any automated quotation system on which any such Securities may be quoted, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange or quotation system, as applicable, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

(c) Subject to the foregoing provisions in this Section 3.08, each Security delivered under this Indenture in exchange or substitution for, or upon registration of transfer of, any other Security shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.

Section 3.09 Cancellation. Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.01 for Securities of any series, all Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or credit against any sinking fund or otherwise shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the U.S. Trustee, be delivered to the U.S. Trustee for cancellation and shall be promptly cancelled by it and, if surrendered to the U.S. Trustee, shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the U.S. Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder that the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the U.S. Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. The U.S. Trustee shall dispose of all cancelled Securities held by it in accordance with its then customary procedures, unless otherwise directed by a Company Order, and deliver a certificate of such disposal to the Company upon its written request therefor. The acquisition of any Securities by the Company shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the Indebtedness represented thereby unless and until such Securities are surrendered to the U.S. Trustee for cancellation.

Section 3.10 Computation of Interest. Except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.01 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. For the purposes of disclosure under the Interest Act (Canada), the yearly rate of interest to which interest calculated under a Security for any period in any calendar year (the “calculation period”) is equivalent, is the rate payable under a Security in respect of the calculation period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the actual number of days in such calendar year and the denominator of which is the actual number of days in the calculation period.

Section 3.11 Currency of Payments in Respect of Securities.

(a) The Company may provide pursuant to Section 3.01 for Securities of any series that (i) the obligation, if any, of the Company to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Securities of any series in a Foreign Currency or U.S. Dollars (the “Designated Currency”) as may be specified pursuant to Section 3.01 is of the essence and agrees that, to the fullest extent possible under applicable law, judgments in respect of such Securities shall be given in the Designated Currency; (ii) the obligation of the Company to make payments in the Designated Currency of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such Securities shall, notwithstanding any payment in any other Currency (whether pursuant to a judgment or otherwise), be discharged only to the extent of the amount in the Designated Currency that the Holder receiving such payment may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase with the sum paid in such other Currency (after any premium and cost of exchange) on the business day in the country of issue of the Designated Currency or in the international banking community (in the case of a composite currency) immediately following the day on which such Holder receives such payment; (iii) if the amount in the Designated Currency that may be so purchased for any reason falls short of the amount originally due, the Company shall pay such additional amounts as may be necessary to compensate for such shortfall; and (iv) any obligation of the Company not discharged by such payment shall be due as a separate and

 

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independent obligation and, until discharged as provided herein, shall continue in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.01 for Securities of any series, payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, Securities of such series shall be made in U.S. Dollars.

(b) If the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security is payable in a Foreign Currency and such Currency is not available to the Company for making payment thereof due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the control of the Company, the Company shall be entitled to satisfy its obligations to Holders of the Securities by making such payment in U.S. Dollars in an amount equivalent of the amount payable in such other Currency at the Exchange Rate as determined pursuant to clause (d) below. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary herein, any payment made under such circumstances in U.S. Dollars where the required payment is in a Currency other than U.S. Dollars shall not constitute an Event of Default under this Indenture.

(c) For purposes of any provision of the Indenture where the Holders of Outstanding Securities may perform an action that requires that a specified percentage of the Outstanding Securities of all series perform such action and for purposes of any decision or determination by the Trustees of amounts due and unpaid for the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Securities of all series in respect of which moneys are to be disbursed ratably, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Outstanding Securities denominated in a Foreign Currency shall be the amount in U.S. Dollars based upon the Exchange Rate as determined pursuant to clause (d) below (or as specified pursuant to Section 3.01, if applicable) for Securities of such series, as of the date for determining whether the Holders entitled to perform such action have performed it or as of the date of such decision or determination by the Trustees, as the case may be.

(d) Any decision or determination to be made regarding the Exchange Rate shall be made by the Company or an agent appointed by the Company (the Company, in such capacity, or such agent, the “Currency Determination Agent”); provided that such agent shall accept such appointment in writing and the terms of such appointment shall, in the opinion of the Company at the time of such appointment, require such agent to make such determination by a method consistent with the method provided pursuant to Section 3.01 for the making of such decision or determination. Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.01, “Exchange Rate” shall mean, for any Currency, the noon buying rate in New York City for wire transfers for such Currency as the applicable Exchange Rate, as such rate is reported or otherwise made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the date of such payment, or, if such rate is not then available, on the basis of the most recently available rate. All decisions and determinations of such agent regarding the Exchange Rate shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive for all purposes and irrevocably binding upon the Company, the U.S. Trustee and all Holders of the Securities.

 

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Section 3.12 CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing any Securities may use CUSIP, ISIN or other similar numbers, if then generally in use, and thereafter with respect to such series, the Trustee may use such numbers in any notice of redemption or exchange, as a convenience to Holders, with respect to such series; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP, ISIN or other similar numbers.

ARTICLE IV

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

Section 4.01 Applicability of Right of Redemption. Redemption of Securities (other than pursuant to a sinking fund, amortization or analogous provision) permitted by the terms of any series of Securities shall be made (except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.01 for Securities of any series) in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if any such terms of a series of Securities shall conflict with any provision of this Article, the terms of such series shall govern.

Section 4.02 Selection of Securities to be Redeemed.

(a) If the Company shall at any time elect to redeem all or any portion of the Securities of a series then Outstanding, it shall at least 15 calendar days (or such shorter period acceptable to the Trustee) prior to the date the notice of redemption is to be delivered, notify the U.S. Trustee in writing of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed, and in the case of Global Securities, the Securities to be redeemed shall be determined in accordance with the Depositary’s policies and procedures and in the case of individual Securities, shall be selected by the U.S. Trustee in writing pro rata, by lot or in such other manner as the Trustee shall deem appropriate (subject to the procedures of the Depositary) and which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series; provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security. In any case where more than one Security of such series is registered in the same name, the U.S. Trustee may treat the aggregate principal amount so registered as if it were represented by one Security of such series. The U.S. Trustee shall, as soon as practicable, notify the Company in writing of the Securities and portions of Securities so selected.

(b) For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Security that has been or is to be redeemed. If the Company shall so direct, Securities registered in the name of the Company, any Affiliate or any Subsidiary thereof shall not be included in the Securities selected for redemption.

Section 4.03 Notice of Redemption.

(a) Notice of redemption shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the U.S. Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company, not less than 30 nor more than 60 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date, to the Holders of Securities of any series to be redeemed in whole or in part pursuant to this Article, in the case of Global Securities, in accordance with the Depositary’s policies and procedures and, in the case of individual Securities, in the manner provided in Section 16.04; provided that the U.S. Trustee be provided with the draft notice at least 15 days prior to sending such notice of redemption. Any notice given in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. Failure to give such notice, or any defect in such notice to the Holder of any Security of a series designated for redemption, in whole or in part, shall not affect the sufficiency of any notice of redemption with respect to the Holder of any other Security of such series.

 

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(b) All notices of redemption shall identify the Securities to be redeemed (including CUSIP, ISIN or other similar numbers, if available) and shall state:

(i) such election by the Company to redeem Securities of such series pursuant to provisions contained in this Indenture or the terms of the Securities of such series in a Company Order, Officer’s Certificate or a supplemental indenture establishing such series, if such be the case;

(ii) the Redemption Date;

(iii) the Redemption Price;

(iv) if less than all Outstanding Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the principal amounts) of the Securities of such series to be redeemed;

(v) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price shall become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed, and that, if applicable, interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after said date;

(vi) the Place or Places of Payment where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; and

(vii) if applicable, that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case.

Section 4.04 Deposit of Redemption Price. On or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Redemption Date for any Securities, the Company shall deposit with the U.S. Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 6.03) an amount of money in the Currency in which such Securities are denominated (except as provided pursuant to Section 3.01) sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of such Securities or any portions thereof that are to be redeemed on that date.

Section 4.05 Securities Payable on Redemption Date. If notice of redemption has been given as above provided, any Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price and from and after such date (unless the Company shall Default in the payment of the Redemption Price) such Securities shall cease to bear interest, and, except as provided in Section 12.07, such Securities shall cease from and after the Redemption Date to be entitled to any benefit or security under the Indenture, and the Holders thereof shall have no right in respect of such Securities except the right to receive the Redemption Price thereof and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price; provided, however, that (unless otherwise provided pursuant to Section 3.01) installments of interest that have a Stated Maturity on or prior to the Redemption Date for such Securities shall be payable according to the terms of such Securities and the provisions of Section 3.08.

If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal thereof shall, until paid or duly provided for, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security.

Section 4.06 Securities Redeemed in Part. Any Security that is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the Corporate Trust Office or such other office or agency of the Company as is specified pursuant to Section 3.01 with, if the Company, the Registrar or the U.S. Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Registrar and the U.S. Trustee duly executed by the Holder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing, and the Company shall execute, and the U.S. Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security, without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series, of like tenor and form, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered; provided that if a Global Security is so surrendered, the Company shall execute, and the U.S. Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Depositary for such Global Security, without service charge, a new Global

 

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Security in a denomination equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Global Security so surrendered. In the case of a Security providing appropriate space for such notation, at the option of the Holder thereof, the U.S. Trustee, in lieu of delivering a new Security or Securities as aforesaid, may make a notation on such Security of the payment of the redeemed portion thereof.

ARTICLE V

SINKING FUNDS

Section 5.01 Applicability of Sinking Fund.

(a) Redemption of Securities permitted or required pursuant to a sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series by the terms of such series of Securities shall be made in accordance with such terms of such series of Securities and this Article, except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.01 for Securities of such series; provided, however, that if any such terms of a series of Securities shall conflict with any provision of this Article, the terms of such series shall govern.

(b) The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a “Mandatory Sinking Fund Payment,” and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “Optional Sinking Fund Payment.” If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the cash amount of any Mandatory Sinking Fund Payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 5.02.

Section 5.02 Mandatory Sinking Fund Obligation. The Company may, at its option, satisfy any Mandatory Sinking Fund Payment obligation, in whole or in part, with respect to a particular series of Securities by (a) delivering to the U.S. Trustee Securities of such series in transferable form theretofore purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or redeemed at the election of the Company pursuant to Section 4.03 or (b) receiving credit for Securities of such series (not previously so credited) acquired by the Company and theretofore delivered to the U.S. Trustee. The U.S. Trustee shall credit such Mandatory Sinking Fund Payment obligation with an amount equal to the Redemption Price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such Mandatory Sinking Fund Payment shall be reduced accordingly. If the Company shall elect to so satisfy any Mandatory Sinking Fund Payment obligation, it shall deliver to the U.S. Trustee not less than 45 calendar days prior to the relevant sinking fund payment date a written notice signed on behalf of the Company by any of its Authorized Officers, which shall designate the Securities (and portions thereof, if any) so delivered or credited and which shall be accompanied by such Securities (to the extent not theretofore delivered) in transferable form. In case of the failure of the Company, at or before the time so required, to give such notice and deliver such Securities, the Mandatory Sinking Fund Payment obligation shall be paid entirely in moneys.

Section 5.03 Optional Redemption at Sinking Fund Redemption Price. In addition to the sinking fund requirements of Section 5.02, to the extent, if any, provided for by the terms of a particular series of Securities, the Company may, at its option, make an Optional Sinking Fund Payment with respect to such Securities. Unless otherwise provided by such terms, (a) to the extent that the right of the Company to make such Optional Sinking Fund Payment is not exercised in any year, it shall not be cumulative or carried forward to any subsequent year, and (b) such optional payment shall operate to reduce the amount of any Mandatory Sinking Fund Payment obligation as to Securities of the same series. If the Company intends to exercise its right to make such optional payment in any year, it shall deliver to the U.S. Trustee not less than 45 calendar days prior to the relevant sinking fund payment date a certificate signed by any of its Authorized Officers, stating that the Company shall exercise such optional right, and specifying the amount which the Company shall pay on or before the next succeeding sinking fund payment date. Such certificate shall also state that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 5.04 Application of Sinking Fund Payment.

(a) If the sinking fund payment or payments made in funds pursuant to either Section 5.02 or Section 5.03 with respect to a particular series of Securities plus any unused balance of any preceding sinking fund payments made in funds with respect to such series shall exceed $50,000 (or a lesser sum if the Company shall so request, or such equivalent sum for Securities denominated other than in U.S. Dollars), it

 

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shall be applied by the U.S. Trustee on the sinking fund payment date next following the date of such payment; provided that, if the date of such payment shall be a sinking fund payment date, such payment shall be applied on such sinking fund payment date to the redemption of Securities of such series at the Redemption Price specified pursuant to Section 4.03(b). Securities shall be selected in the manner provided in Section 4.02, for redemption on such sinking fund payment date, to enable a sufficient principal amount of Securities of such series to absorb said funds, as nearly as may be, and the U.S. Trustee shall, at the expense and in the name of the Company, thereupon cause notice of redemption, prepared by the Company, of the Securities to be given in substantially the manner provided in Section 4.03(a) for the redemption of Securities in part at the option of the Company, except that the notice of redemption shall also state that the Securities are being redeemed for the sinking fund. Any sinking fund moneys not so applied by the U.S. Trustee to the redemption of Securities of such series shall be added to the next sinking fund payment received in funds by the U.S. Trustee and, together with such payment, shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.04. Any and all sinking fund moneys held by the U.S. Trustee on the last sinking fund payment date with respect to Securities of such series, and not held for the payment or redemption of particular Securities of such series, shall be applied by the U.S. Trustee to the payment of the principal of the Securities of such series at Maturity.

(b) On or prior to each sinking fund payment date, the Company shall pay to the Trustee a sum equal to all interest accrued to but not including the date fixed for redemption on Securities to be redeemed on such sinking fund payment date pursuant to this Section 5.04.

(c) The U.S. Trustee shall not redeem any Securities of a series with sinking fund moneys or deliver any notice of redemption of Securities of such series by operation of the sinking fund during the continuance of a Default in payment of interest on any Securities of such series or of any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default occurring as a consequence of this paragraph) of which the U.S. Trustee has actual knowledge, except that if the notice of redemption of any Securities of such series shall theretofore have been delivered in accordance with the provisions hereof, the U.S. Trustee shall redeem such Securities if funds sufficient for that purpose shall be deposited with the U.S. Trustee in accordance with the terms of this Article. Except as above provided, any moneys in the sinking fund at the time any such Default or Event of Default shall occur and any moneys thereafter paid into the sinking fund shall, during the continuance of such Default or Event of Default, be held as security for the payment of all the Securities of such series; provided, however, that in case such Default or Event of Default shall have been cured or waived as provided herein, such moneys shall thereafter be applied on the next sinking fund payment date on which such moneys are required to be applied pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.04.

ARTICLE VI

PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

Section 6.01 Payments of Principal, Premium and Interest. The Company, for the benefit of each series of Securities, shall duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, each series of Securities, at the dates and place and in the manner provided in the Securities and in this Indenture.

Section 6.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency; Paying Agent.

(a) The Company shall maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities, if any, an office or agency where Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the U.S. 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 U.S. Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the U.S. Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the U.S. Trustee as Paying Agent to receive all presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

 

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(b) The Company may also from time to time designate different or additional offices or agencies where the Securities of any series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes (in or outside of such Place of Payment), and may from time to time rescind any such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligations described in the preceding paragraph. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the U.S. Trustee of any such additional designation or rescission of designation and of any change in the location of any such different or additional office or agency. The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustees of the name and address of each such agent. The Company or any Affiliate thereof may act as Paying Agent.

Section 6.03 To Hold Payment in Trust.

(a) If the Company or an Affiliate thereof shall at any time act as Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, then, on or before the date on which the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on any of the Securities of that series by their terms or as a result of the calling thereof for redemption shall become payable, the Company or such Affiliate shall segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities or the Trustees a sum sufficient to pay such principal and premium, if any, or interest which shall have so become payable until such sums shall be paid to such Holders or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, and shall notify the Trustees of its action or failure to act in that regard.

Upon any proceeding under any applicable Bankruptcy Law with respect to the Company or any Affiliate thereof, if the Company or such Affiliate is then acting as Paying Agent, the U.S. Trustee shall promptly replace the Company or such Affiliate as Paying Agent.

(b) If the Company shall appoint, and at the time have, a Paying Agent for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on any series of Securities, then prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date on which the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on any of the Securities of that series shall become payable as above provided, whether by their terms or as a result of the calling thereof for redemption, the Company shall deposit with such Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal and premium, if any, or interest, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities or the Trustees, and (unless such Paying Agent is the U.S. Trustee), the Company or any other obligor of such Securities shall promptly notify the Trustees of its payment or failure to make such payment.

(c) If the Paying Agent shall be other than the U.S. Trustee, the Company shall cause such Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the U.S. Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 6.03, that such Paying Agent shall:

(i) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as Paying Agent;

(ii) hold all moneys held by it for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on the Securities of that series in trust for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities until such sums shall be paid to such Holders or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;

(iii) give to the U.S. Trustee notice of any Default by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series in the making of any payment of the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on the Securities of that series; and

(iv) at any time during the continuance of any such Default, upon the written request of the Trustees, pay to the U.S. Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent.

(d) Anything in this Section 6.03 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a release, satisfaction or discharge of this Indenture or for any other reason, pay or cause to be paid to the U.S. Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or by any Paying Agent other than the U.S. Trustee as required by this Section 6.03, such sums to be held by the U.S. Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent and, upon such payment by a Paying Agent to the U.S. Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such moneys.

 

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(e) Any money deposited with the U.S. Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on any Security of any series 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 upon Company Order along with any interest that has accumulated thereon as a result of such money being invested at the direction of the Company (or, if then held by the Company, shall be discharged from such trust), and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment of such amounts without interest thereon, and all liability of the U.S. Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the U.S. 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 a newspaper published in the English language (or in an official language of the country of publication), customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in the City of New York (and in such other city or cities as may be specified in the applicable Securities), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 calendar days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining shall be repaid to the Company.

Section 6.04 Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets. Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.01 with respect to any series of Securities:

(a) The Company shall not consolidate with any other entity or accept a merger of any other entity into the Company or permit the Company to be merged into any other entity, or sell or lease all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another entity, unless (i) either the Company shall be the continuing entity, or the successor, transferee or lessee entity (if other than the Company) is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of any U.S. or Canadian jurisdiction and shall expressly assume, by indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered by such entity prior to or simultaneously with such consolidation, merger, sale or lease, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on all the Securities, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all other obligations to the Holders and the Trustee under this Indenture or under the Securities to be performed or observed by the Company; and (ii) immediately after such consolidation, merger, sale or lease, the Company or the successor, transferee or lessee entity (if other than the Company) would not be in Default in the performance of any covenant or condition of this Indenture.

(b) Upon any consolidation with or merger into any other entity, or any sale, or any conveyance or lease, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with this Section 6.04, the successor entity formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to which the Company is sold or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor entity had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Company shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities, and from time to time such entity may exercise each and every right and power of the Company under this Indenture, in the name of the Company, or in its own name; and any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture required or permitted to be done by the Board of Directors or any officer of the Company may be done with like force and effect by the like board of directors or officer of any entity that shall at the time be the successor of the Company hereunder. In the event of any such sale or conveyance, but not any such lease, the Company (or any successor entity which shall theretofore have become such in the manner described in this Section 6.04) shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities and may thereupon be dissolved and liquidated.

Section 6.05 Compliance Certificate. The Company shall furnish to the U.S. Trustee annually, with a copy to the Canadian Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a brief certificate from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or treasurer as to his or her knowledge of the Company’s compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (which compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture) and, in the event of any Default, specifying each such Default and the nature and status thereof of which such person may have knowledge. Such certificates need not comply with Section 16.01 of this Indenture.

 

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Section 6.06 Conditional Waiver by Holders of Securities. Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may fail or omit in any particular instance to comply with a covenant or condition set forth herein with respect to any series of Securities if the Company shall have obtained and filed with the Trustees, prior to the time of such failure or omission, evidence (as provided in Article VIII) of the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series affected by such waiver and at the time Outstanding, either waiving such compliance in such instance or generally waiving compliance with such covenant or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such covenant or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, or impair any right consequent thereon and, until such waiver shall have become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustees in respect of any such covenant or condition shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 6.07 Statement by Officers as to Default. The Company shall deliver to the U.S. Trustee, with a copy to the Canadian Trustee, as soon as possible and in any event within 30 calendar days after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default or an event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default and the action which the Company proposes to take with respect thereto.

ARTICLE VII

REMEDIES OF TRUSTEES AND SECURITYHOLDERS

Section 7.01 Events of Default. Except where otherwise indicated by the context or where the term is otherwise defined for a specific purpose, the term “Event of Default” as used in this Indenture with respect to Securities of any series shall mean one of the following described events unless it is either inapplicable to a particular series or it is specifically deleted or modified in the manner contemplated in Section 3.01:

(a) the failure of the Company to pay any installment of interest on any Security of such series when and as the same shall become payable, which failure shall have continued unremedied for a period of 30 calendar days;

(b) the failure of the Company to pay the principal of and premium, if any, on any Security of such series, when and as the same shall become payable, whether at Maturity as therein expressed, by call for redemption (otherwise than pursuant to a sinking fund), by declaration as authorized by this Indenture or otherwise;

(c) the failure of the Company to pay a sinking fund installment, if any, when and as the same shall become payable by the terms of a Security of such series, which failure shall have continued unremedied for a period of 30 calendar days;

(d) the failure of the Company, subject to the provisions of Section 6.06, to perform any covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture, including any indenture supplemental hereto pursuant to which the Securities of such series were issued as contemplated by Section 3.01 (other than a covenant or agreement which has been expressly included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than that series and other than a covenant or agreement a default in the performance of which is elsewhere in this Section 7.01 specifically addressed), which failure shall not have been remedied, or without provision deemed to be adequate for the remedying thereof having been made, for a period of 90 calendar days after written notice shall have been given to the Company by the Trustees or shall have been given to the Company and the Trustees by Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding, specifying such failure, requiring the Company to remedy the same and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder;

(e) the Company pursuant to or under or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(i) commences a proceeding or makes an application seeking a Bankruptcy Order;

 

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(ii) consents to the making of a Bankruptcy Order or the commencement of any proceeding or application seeking the making of a Bankruptcy Order against it;

(iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property;

(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or files a proposal or notice of intention to make a proposal or other scheme of arrangement involving the rescheduling, reorganizing or compromise of its Indebtedness;

(v) files an assignment in bankruptcy; or

(vi) consents to the filing of an assignment in bankruptcy or the appointment of or taking possession by a Custodian;

(f) a court of competent jurisdiction in any involuntary case or proceeding makes a Bankruptcy Order against the Company, and such Bankruptcy Order remains unstayed and in effect for 90 consecutive days; or

(g) the occurrence of any other Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series as provided in Section 3.01.

Section 7.02 Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment.

(a) Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.01 with respect to any series of Securities, if any one or more of the above-described Events of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(e) or Section 7.01(f)) shall happen with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding, then, and in each and every such case, during the continuance of any such Event of Default, the U.S. Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding may declare the principal (or, if the Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of and all accrued but unpaid interest on all the Securities of such series then Outstanding to be due and payable immediately by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the U.S. Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(e) or Section 7.01(f) occurs and is continuing, then in every such case, the principal amount of all of the Securities of that series then Outstanding shall automatically, and without any declaration or any other action on the part of the U.S. Trustee or any Holder, become due and payable immediately. Upon payment of such amounts in the Currency in which such Securities are denominated (subject to Section 3.11 and except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 3.01), all obligations of the Company in respect of the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities of such series shall terminate.

(b) At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter provided in this Article, the Event of Default giving rise to such declaration of acceleration shall, without further act, be deemed to have been waived, and such declaration and its consequences shall, without further act, be deemed to have been rescinded and annulled, if:

(i) the Company has paid or deposited with the U.S. Trustee or Paying Agent a sum in the Currency in which such Securities are denominated (subject to Section 3.11 and except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 3.01) sufficient to pay:

(A) all amounts owing to the U.S. Trustee and any predecessor trustee hereunder under Section 11.01(a) (provided, however, that all sums payable under this clause (A) shall be paid in U.S. Dollars);

(B) all arrears of interest, if any, upon all the Securities of such series (with interest, to the extent that interest thereon shall be legally enforceable, on any overdue installment of interest at the rate borne by such Securities at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities); and

(C) the principal of and premium, if any, on any Securities of such series that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon; and

(ii) every other Default and Event of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 7.06.

 

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(c) No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

(d) For all purposes under this Indenture, if a portion of the principal of any Original Issue Discount Securities shall have been accelerated and declared due and payable pursuant to the provisions hereof, then, from and after such declaration, unless such declaration has been rescinded and annulled, the principal amount of such Original Issue Discount Securities shall be deemed, for all purposes hereunder, to be such portion of the principal thereof as shall be due and payable as a result of such acceleration, and payment of such portion of the principal thereof as shall be due and payable as a result of such acceleration, together with interest, if any, thereon and all other amounts owing thereunder, shall constitute payment in full of such Original Issue Discount Securities.

Section 7.03 Other Remedies. If the Company shall fail for a period of 30 calendar days to pay any installment of interest on the Securities of any series or shall fail to pay the principal of and premium, if any, on any of the Securities of such series when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Maturity, or by call for redemption (other than pursuant to the sinking fund), by declaration as authorized by this Indenture, or otherwise, or shall fail for a period of 30 calendar days to make any required sinking fund payment as to a series of Securities, then, upon demand of the Trustees, the Company shall pay to the Paying Agent, for the benefit of the Holders of Securities of such series then Outstanding, the whole amount which then shall have become due and payable on all the Securities of such series, with interest on the overdue principal and premium, if any, and (so far as the same may be legally enforceable) on the overdue installments of interest at the rate borne by the Securities of such series, and all amounts owing the Trustees and any predecessor trustee hereunder under Section 11.01(a).

In case the Company shall fail forthwith to pay such amounts upon such demand, the Trustees, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, shall be entitled and empowered to institute any action or proceeding at law or in equity for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute any such action or proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series, and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series, wherever situated, in the manner provided by law. Every recovery of judgment in any such action or other proceeding, subject to the payment to the Trustees of all amounts owing the Trustees and any predecessor trustee hereunder under Section 11.01(a), shall be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of such series of Securities which shall be the subject of such action or proceeding. All rights of action upon or under any of the Securities or this Indenture may be enforced by the Trustees without the possession of any of the Securities and without the production of any thereof at any trial or any proceeding relative thereto.

Section 7.04 Trustees as Attorney-in-Fact. Each of the Trustees are hereby appointed, and each and every Holder of the Securities, by receiving and holding the same, shall be conclusively deemed to have appointed the Trustees, the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of such Holder, with authority to make or file (whether or not the Company shall be in Default in respect of the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any of the Securities), in its own name and as trustee of an express trust or otherwise as it shall deem advisable, in any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or to their respective creditors or property, any and all claims, proofs of claim, proofs of debt, petitions, consents, other papers and documents and amendments of any thereof, as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustees and any predecessor trustee hereunder and of the Holders of the Securities allowed in any such proceeding and to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claim, and to execute and deliver any and all other papers and documents and to do and perform any and all other acts and things, as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to enforce in any such proceeding any of the claims of the Trustees and any predecessor trustee hereunder and of any of such Holders in respect of any of the Securities; and any receiver, assignee, trustee, custodian or debtor in any such proceeding is hereby authorized, and each and every Holder of the Securities, by receiving and holding the same, shall be conclusively deemed to have

 

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authorized any such receiver, assignee, trustee, custodian or debtor, to make any such payment or delivery only to or on the order of the Trustees, and to pay to the Trustees any amount due it and any predecessor trustee hereunder under Section 11.01(a); provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or empower the Trustees to consent to or accept or adopt, on behalf of any Holder of Securities, any plan of reorganization or readjustment affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize or empower the Trustees to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder of any Securities in any such proceeding. In no event shall the foregoing attorney-in-fact authorization be construed as imposing any duty or obligation on the Trustees.

Section 7.05 Priorities. Any moneys or properties collected by the U.S. Trustee, or, after an Event of Default, any moneys or other property distributable in respect of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture, in either case with respect to a series of Securities under this Article VII shall be applied in the order following, at the date or dates fixed by the U.S. Trustee for the distribution of such moneys or properties and, in the case of the distribution of such moneys or properties on account of the Securities of any series, upon presentation of the Securities of such series, and stamping thereon the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof, if fully paid:

First: To the payment of all amounts due to each of the Trustees and any predecessor trustee under Section 11.01(a).

Second: In case the principal of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall not have become due and be unpaid, to the payment of interest on the Securities of such series, in the chronological order of the Maturity of the installments of such interest, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the U.S. Trustee) upon the overdue installments of interest at the rate borne by such Securities, such payments to be made ratably to the Persons entitled thereto.

Third: In case the principal of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, to the payment of the whole amount then owing and unpaid upon the Securities of such series for principal and premium, if any, and interest, with interest on the overdue principal and premium, if any, and (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the U.S. Trustee) upon overdue installments of interest at the rate borne by the Securities of such series, and in case such moneys shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amounts so due and unpaid upon the Securities of such series, then to the payment of such principal and premium, if any, and interest without preference or priority of principal and premium, if any, over interest, or of interest over principal and premium, if any, or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any Security of such series over any other Security of such series, ratably to the aggregate of such principal and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest.

Fourth: Any surplus then remaining shall be paid to the Company, its successors or assigns, or to whomsoever may be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be so entitled.

 

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Section 7.06 Control by Securityholders; Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustees hereunder, or of exercising any trust or power hereby conferred upon the Trustees with respect to the Securities of such series; provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of Section 11.02, the Trustees shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustees being advised by counsel determines that the action so directed may not lawfully be taken or would involve the Trustees in personal liability. Prior to any declaration accelerating the Maturity of the Securities of any series, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such series of Securities at the time Outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Securities of such series waive any past Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences except a Default in the payment of interest or any premium on or the principal of the Securities of such series or a Default in respect of a covenant or provision that under Section 14.02 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected. Upon any such waiver, the Company, the Trustees and the Holders of the Securities of such series shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively; provided that no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Whenever any Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have been waived as permitted by this Section 7.06, said Default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Securities of such series and this Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing.

Section 7.07 Limitation on Suits. No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity for the execution of any trust hereunder or for the appointment of a receiver or for any other remedy hereunder, in each case with respect to an Event of Default with respect to such series of Securities, unless (i) such Holder previously shall have given to the U.S. Trustee written notice with a copy to the Canadian Trustee of one or more of the Events of Default herein specified with respect to such series of Securities, (ii) the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding shall have requested the U.S. Trustee in writing to take action in respect of the matter complained of, (iii) there shall have been offered to the U.S. Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and (iv) the U.S. Trustee, for 60 calendar days after receipt of such notification, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; and such notification, request and offer of indemnity are hereby declared in every such case to be conditions precedent to any such action, suit or proceeding by any Holder of any Security of such series; it being understood and intended that no one or more of the Holders of Securities of such series shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by his, her, its or their action to enforce any right hereunder, except in the manner herein provided, and that every action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity shall be instituted, had and maintained in the manner herein provided and for the equal benefit of all Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series; provided, however, that nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities of such series shall affect or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Securities of such series to the respective Holders of such Securities at the respective due dates in such Securities stated, or affect or impair the right, which is also absolute and unconditional, of such Holders to institute suit to enforce the payment thereof.

Section 7.08 Undertaking for Costs. All parties to this Indenture and each Holder of any Security, by such Holder’s acceptance thereof, shall be deemed to have agreed that any court may in its discretion require, in any action, suit or proceeding for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any action, suit or proceeding against the Trustees for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustees, the filing by any party litigant in such action, suit or proceeding of an undertaking to pay the costs of such action, suit or proceeding, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such action, suit or proceeding, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; provided, however, that the provisions of this Section 7.08 shall not apply to any action, suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustees, to any action, suit or proceeding instituted by any one or more Holders of Securities holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Securities of any series Outstanding, or to any action, suit or proceeding instituted by any Holder of Securities of any series for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or the interest on, any of the Securities of such series, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Securities.

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remedy or remedies, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute. No delay or omission of the Trustees or of any Holder of the Securities of any series to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default or Event of Default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Default or Event of Default or an acquiescence therein; and every power and remedy given by this Article VII to the Trustees and to the Holders of Securities of any series, respectively, may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient by the Trustees or by the Holders of Securities of such series, as the case may be. In case the Trustees or any Holder of Securities of any series shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this Indenture and the proceedings for the enforcement thereof shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of waiver or for any other reason, or shall have been adjudicated adversely to the Trustees or to such Holder of Securities, then and in every such case, subject to any determinations in such proceedings, the Company, the Trustees and the Holders of the Securities of such series shall severally and respectively be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, and thereafter all rights, remedies and powers of the Trustees and the Holders of the Securities of such series shall continue as though no such proceedings had been taken, except as to any matters so waived or adjudicated.

ARTICLE VIII

CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS

Section 8.01 Evidence of Action of Securityholders. Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the Holders of a specified percentage or a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities or of any series of Securities may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), the fact that at the time of taking any such action the Holders of such specified percentage or majority have joined therein may be evidenced by (a) any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Securityholders in person, by an agent or by a proxy appointed in writing, including through an electronic system for tabulating consents operated by the Depositary for such series or otherwise (such action becoming effective, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, when such instruments or evidence of electronic consents are delivered to the U.S. Trustee with copy to the Canadian Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company), or (b) by the record of the Holders of Securities voting in favor thereof at any meeting of Securityholders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article IX, or (c) by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of Securityholders.

Section 8.02 Proof of Execution or Holding of Securities. Proof of the execution of any instrument by a Securityholder or his, her or its agent or proxy and proof of the holding by any Person of any of the Securities shall be sufficient if made in the following manner:

(a) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument may be proved (i) by the certificate of any notary public or other officer in any jurisdiction who, by the laws thereof, has power to take acknowledgments or proof of deeds to be recorded within such jurisdiction, that the Person who signed such instrument did acknowledge before such notary public or other officer the execution thereof, or (ii) by the affidavit of a witness of such execution sworn to before any such notary or other officer. Where such execution is by a Person acting in other than his or her individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his or her authority.

(b) The ownership of Securities of any series shall be proved by the Register of such Securities or by a certificate of the Registrar for such series.

(c) The record of any Holders’ meeting shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 9.06.

(d) The Trustees may require such additional proof of any matter referred to in this Section 8.02 as it shall deem appropriate or necessary, so long as the request is a reasonable one.

(e) If the Company shall solicit from the Holders of Securities of any series any action, the Company may, at its option fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders of Securities entitled to take such action, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so. Any such record date shall be

 

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fixed at the Company’s discretion. If such a record date is fixed, such action may be sought or given before or after the record date, but only the Holders of Securities of record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be Holders of Securities for the purpose of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding Securities of such series have authorized or agreed or consented to such action, and for that purpose the Outstanding Securities of such series shall be computed as of such record date.

Section 8.03 Persons Deemed Owners.

(a) The Company, the Trustees and any agent of the Company or the Trustees may treat the Person in whose name any Security is registered in the Register as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and premium, if any, and (subject to Section 3.08) interest, if any, on, such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustees nor any agent of the Company or the Trustees shall be affected by notice to the contrary. All payments made to any Holder, or upon his, her or its order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sum or sums paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for moneys payable upon such Security.

(b) None of the Company, the Trustees, any Paying Agent or the Registrar shall have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

Section 8.04 Effect of Consents. After an amendment, supplement, waiver or other action becomes effective as to any series of Securities, a consent to it by a Holder of such series of Securities is a continuing consent conclusive and binding upon such Holder and every subsequent Holder of the same Securities or portion thereof, and of any Security issued upon the transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in place thereof, even if notation of the consent is not made on any such Security. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.

ARTICLE IX

SECURITYHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

Section 9.01 Purposes of Meetings. A meeting of Securityholders of any or all series may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX for any of the following purposes:

(a) to give any notice to the Company or to the Trustees, or to give any directions to the Trustees, or to consent to the waiving of any Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences, or to take any other action authorized to be taken by Securityholders pursuant to any of the provisions of Article VIII;

(b) to remove a Trustee and nominate a successor trustee or trustees, as applicable, pursuant to the provisions of Article XI;

(c) to consent to the execution of an Indenture or of indentures supplemental hereto pursuant to the provisions of Section 14.02; or

(d) to take any other action authorized to be taken by or on behalf of the Holders of any specified aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any one or more or all series, as the case may be, under any other provision of this Indenture or under applicable law.

 

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Section 9.02 Call of Meetings by U.S. Trustee. The U.S.Trustee may at any time call a meeting of all Securityholders of all series that may be affected by the action proposed to be taken, to take any action specified in Section 9.01, to be held at such time and at such place as the U.S. Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of the Securityholders of a series, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting, shall be delivered to Holders of Securities of such series at their addresses as they shall appear on the Register. Such notice shall be delivered not less than 20 nor more than 90 calendar days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.

Section 9.03 Call of Meetings by Company or Securityholders. In case at any time the Company or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a series (or of all series, as the case may be) then Outstanding that may be affected by the action proposed to be taken shall have requested the Trustees to call a meeting of Securityholders of such series (or of all series), by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the U.S. Trustee shall not have delivered the notice of such meeting within 20 days after receipt of such request, then the Company or such Securityholders may determine the time and the place for such meeting and may call such meeting to take any action authorized in Section 9.01, by delivering notice thereof as provided in Section 9.02.

Section 9.04 Qualifications for Voting. To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Securityholders, a Person shall (a) be a Holder of one or more Securities affected by the action proposed to be taken at the meeting or (b) be a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy by a Holder of one or more such Securities. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Securityholders shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the U.S. Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Company and its counsel.

Section 9.05 Regulation of Meetings.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the U.S. Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Securityholders, in regard to proof of the holding of Securities and of the appointment of proxies, and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall deem fit.

(b) The U.S. Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Securityholders as provided in Section 9.03, in which case the Company or the Securityholders calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chair. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by majority vote of the meeting.

(c) At any meeting of Securityholders of a series, each Securityholder of such series of such Securityholder’s proxy shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities of such series Outstanding held or represented by him or her; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Security challenged as not Outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not Outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote other than by virtue of Securities of such series held by him or her or instruments in writing as aforesaid duly designating him or her as the Person to vote on behalf of other Securityholders. At any meeting of the Securityholders duly called pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.02 or Section 9.03, the presence of Persons holding or representing Securities in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to take action upon the business for the transaction of which such meeting was called shall be necessary to constitute a quorum, and any such meeting may be adjourned from time to time by a majority of those present, whether or not constituting a quorum, and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.

Section 9.06 Voting. The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Securityholders of a series shall be by written ballots on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders of Securities of such series or of their representatives by proxy and the principal amounts of the Securities of such series held or represented by them. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in duplicate of the

 

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proceedings of each meeting of Securityholders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more Persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was delivered as provided in Section 9.02. The record shall show the principal amounts of the Securities voting in favor of or against any resolution. The record shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the duplicates shall be delivered to the Company and the other to the U.S. Trustee to be preserved by the U.S. Trustee.

Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.

Section 9.07 No Delay of Rights by Meeting. Nothing contained in this Article IX shall be deemed or construed to authorize or permit, by reason of any call of a meeting of Securityholders of any series or any rights expressly or impliedly conferred hereunder to make such call, any hindrance or delay in the exercise of any right or rights conferred upon or reserved to the U.S. Trustee or to the Securityholders of such series under any of the provisions of this Indenture or of the Securities of such series.

ARTICLE X

REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE U.S. TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS’ LISTS

Section 10.01 Reports by U.S. Trustee.

(a) So long as any Securities are Outstanding, the U.S. Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the U.S. Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided therein. If required by section 313(a) of the TIA, the U.S. Trustee shall, within 60 calendar days after each [], following the date of this Indenture deliver to Holders a brief report, dated as of such [], which complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a), beginning in [], 2016.

(b) The U.S. Trustee shall, at the time of the transmission to the Holders of Securities of any report pursuant to the provisions of this Section 10.01, file a copy of such report with each securities exchange upon which the Securities are listed or each automated quotation system on which the Securities are quoted, if any, and also with the SEC in respect of a Security listed and registered on a national securities exchange or automated quotation system, if any. The Company agrees to notify the U.S. Trustee in writing when, as and if the Securities become listed or delisted on any securities exchange or admitted to trading on any automated quotation system and of any delisting thereof.

The Company shall reimburse the U.S. Trustee for all expenses incurred in the preparation and transmission of any report pursuant to the provisions of this Section 10.01 and of Section 10.02.

Section 10.02 Reports by the Company. The Company shall file with the U.S. Trustee and the SEC, and transmit to Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that, any such information, documents or reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be filed with the U.S. Trustee within 30 calendar days after the same is filed with the SEC; provided further that the filing of the reports specified in Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act by an entity that is the direct or indirect parent of the Company shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 10.02 so long as such entity is an obligor or guarantor on the Securities; provided further that the reports of such entity shall not be required to include condensed consolidating financial information for the Company in a footnote to the financial statements of such entity.

Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the U.S. Trustee is for informational purposes only and the U.S. 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 U.S. Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates). It is expressly understood that materials transmitted electronically by the Company to the U.S. Trustee or filed pursuant to the SEC’s EDGAR system (or any successor electronic filing system) shall be deemed filed with the Trustee and transmitted to Holders for purposes of this Section 10.02.

 

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Section 10.03 Securityholders’ Lists. The Company covenants and agrees that it shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the U.S. Trustee:

(a) semi-annually, within 15 calendar days after each Record Date, but in any event not less frequently than semi-annually, a list in such form as the U.S. Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities to which such Record Date applies, as of such Record Date, and

(b) at such other times as the U.S. Trustee may request in writing, within 30 calendar days after receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 calendar days prior to the time such list is furnished;

provided, however, that so long as the U.S. Trustee shall be the Registrar, such lists shall not be required to be furnished.

ARTICLE XI

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

Section 11.01 Rights of Trustees; Compensation and Indemnity. The Trustees accepts the trusts created by this Indenture upon the terms and conditions hereof, including the following, to all of which the parties hereto and the Holders from time to time of the Securities agree:

(a) Each of the Trustees shall be entitled to such compensation as the Company and each of the Trustees shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (including in any agent capacity in which it acts). The compensation of each of the Trustees shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse each of the Trustees promptly upon its request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by each of the Trustees (including the reasonable expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance caused by its own negligence or willful misconduct.

The Company also agrees to indemnify each of the Trustees and any predecessor trustees hereunder for, and to hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damage, claim, or expense incurred without its own negligence or willful misconduct, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder and the performance of its duties (including in any agent capacity in which it acts), as well as the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except those caused by its own negligence or willful misconduct. The U.S. Trustee or Canadian Trustee as applicable shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity; provided, however, that the failure to so notify the Company shall not affect the obligations of the Company hereunder to indemnity. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

As security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Section 11.01(a), the applicable Trustee shall have a lien upon all property and funds held or collected by such Trustee as such, except funds held in trust by such Trustee to pay principal of and interest on any Securities. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Indenture to the contrary, the obligations of the Company to compensate and indemnify each of the Trustees under this Section 11.01(a) shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustees, any satisfaction and discharge under Article XII, the payment of any Securities and the termination of this Indenture for any reason. In addition to and without prejudice to its other rights hereunder, when the Trustees incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (e) or (f) of Section 7.01 occurs, the expenses and compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Bankruptcy Law.

 

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(b) The Trustees may execute any of the trusts or powers hereof and perform any duty hereunder either directly or by its agents and attorneys and shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.

(c) The Trustees shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for the correctness of the recitals herein or in the Securities (except its certificates of authentication thereon) contained, all of which are made solely by the Company; and the Trustees shall not be responsible or accountable in any manner whatsoever for or with respect to the validity or execution or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities (except its certificates of authentication thereon), and the Trustees make no representation with respect thereto, except that the U.S. Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder and that the statements made by it in a Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 supplied to the Company are true and accurate, subject to the qualifications set forth therein. The Trustees shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any Securities, or the proceeds of any Securities.

(d) Each of the Trustees may consult with counsel of its selection, and, subject to Section 11.02, the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by each of the Trustees hereunder in reliance thereon.

(e) The Trustee, subject to Section 11.02, may rely upon the certificate of the Secretary or one of the Assistant Secretaries of the Company as to the adoption of any Board Resolution or resolution of the stockholders of the Company, and any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by, and whenever in the administration of this Indenture each of the Trustees shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee may rely upon, an Officer’s Certificate of the Company (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed).

(f) Subject to Section 11.04, the U.S. Trustee or any agent of the U.S. Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 310(b) and 311 of the TIA, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have had if it were not the U.S. Trustee or such agent.

(g) Money held by the Trustees in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustees shall be under no liability for interest on or investment of any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.

(h) Any action taken by either of the Trustees pursuant to any provision hereof at the request or with the consent of any Person who at the time is the Holder of any Security shall be conclusive and binding in respect of such Security upon all future Holders thereof or of any Security or Securities which may be issued for or in lieu thereof in whole or in part, whether or not such Security shall have noted thereon the fact that such request or consent had been made or given.

(i) Each of the Trustees may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, debenture or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

(j) Each of the Trustees shall not be under any obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders of the Securities, pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, unless one or more of the Holders of the Securities shall have offered each of the Trustees, as applicable, security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred by it therein or thereby.

(k) Each of the Trustees shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within its discretion or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

 

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(l) The Trustees shall not be deemed to have knowledge or be charged with notice of any Default or Event of Default with respect to any Securities unless a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless the Holders of not less than 25% of the Outstanding Securities notify the U.S. Trustee thereof by a written notice to the U.S. Trustee that is received by the U.S. Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office and such notice references such Securities and this Indenture.

(m) The Trustees shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of Indebtedness or other paper or document; provided, however, that the Trustees, may, but shall not be required to, make further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit at the expense of the Company and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

(n) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to each of the Trustees, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, each of the Trustees in each of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and other person employed to act hereunder.

(o) In no event shall either of the Trustees be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether either of the Trustees, as applicable, has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(p) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officer’s Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officer’s Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

(q) The permissive right of each of the Trustees to take or refrain from taking action hereunder shall not be construed as a duty.

Section 11.02 Duties of Trustees.

(a) If one or more of the Events of Default specified in Section 7.01 with respect to the Securities of any series shall have happened, then, during the continuance thereof, the U.S. Trustee shall, with respect to such Securities, exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and shall use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

(b) Unless and until an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01 with respect to the Securities of any series shall have happened which at the time is continuing,

(i) the Trustees undertake to perform such duties and only such duties with respect to the Securities of that series as are specifically set out in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against each of the Trustees, whose duties and obligations shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture; and

(ii) the Trustees may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, upon certificates and opinions furnished to it pursuant to the express provisions of this Indenture; provided that, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which, by the provisions of this Indenture, are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustees, the Trustees shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts, statements, opinions or conclusions stated therein).

 

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(c) The U.S. Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 11.02;

(2) the U.S. Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Trustee, unless it is proved that the U.S. Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(3) the U.S. Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 7.06 hereof; and

(4) no provision of this Indenture will require the U.S. Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder. The U.S. Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holder has offered to the U.S. Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the U.S. Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Section 11.02. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Canadian Trustee is subject to paragraphs (b) and (g) of this Section 11.02.

(e) The U.S. Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the U.S. Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the U.S. Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The U.S. Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers or duties hereunder. The permissive rights or powers of either of the Trustees to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty of the U.S. Trustee or the Canadian Trustee, as applicable.

(f) The Canadian Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(1) the Canadian Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Canadian Trustee, unless it is proved that the Canadian Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(2) the Canadian Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance upon a specific instruction of the Company delivered with an Officer’s Certificate or an opinion of counsel or both; and

(3) no provision of this Indenture will require the Canadian Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder. The Canadian Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holder has offered to the Canadian Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

Section 11.03 Notice of Defaults. Within 90 calendar days after the occurrence thereof and if a Trustee has actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default, such Trustee shall give to the Holders of the Securities of a series notice of each Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series known to such Trustee, by transmitting such notice to Holders at their addresses as the same shall then appear on the Register, unless such Default shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice (the term “Default” being hereby defined to be the events specified in Section 7.01, which are, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, Events of Default as defined in said Section). Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any of the Securities of such series when and as the same shall become payable, or to make any sinking fund payment as to Securities of the same series, each of the Trustees shall be protected in withholding such notice, if and so long as a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of each of the Trustees in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Securities of such series.

 

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Section 11.04 Eligibility; Disqualification.

(a) The U.S. Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of Section 310(a) of the TIA. The U.S. Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $15 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition, and shall have a Corporate Trust Office. If at any time the U.S. Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.04, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

(b) The U.S. Trustee shall comply with Section 310(b) of the TIA; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from the operation of Section 310(b)(i) of the TIA any indenture or indentures under which other securities or certificates of interest or participation in other securities of the Company are Outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in Section 310(b)(i) of the TIA are met. If the U.S. Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the TIA, the U.S. Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. If Section 310(b) of the TIA is amended any time after the date of this Indenture to change the circumstances under which a U.S. Trustee shall be deemed to have a conflicting interest with respect to the Securities of any series or to change any of the definitions in connection therewith, this Section 11.04 shall be automatically amended to incorporate such changes.

Section 11.05 Resignation and Notice; Removal. A Trustee, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may at any time resign and be discharged of the trusts hereby created with respect to any one or more or all series of Securities by giving to the Company notice in writing. Such resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Trustee and the acceptance of such appointment by such successor Trustee. Any Trustee hereunder may be removed with respect to any series of Securities at any time by the filing with such Trustee and the delivery to the Company of an instrument or instruments in writing signed by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding, specifying such removal and the date when it shall become effective.

If at any time:

(1) the U.S. Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the TIA after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or

(2) a Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 11.04 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or

(3) a Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of such Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of such Trustee or of its property or affairs, as applicable, for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then, in any such case, (i) the Company by written notice to the applicable Trustees may remove such Trustee and appoint a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (ii) subject to Section 315(e) of the TIA, any Securityholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the applicable Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.

Upon its resignation or removal, any Trustee shall be entitled to the payment of reasonable compensation for the services rendered hereunder by such Trustee and to the payment of all reasonable expenses incurred hereunder and all moneys then due to it hereunder. The Trustee’s rights to indemnification and its lien provided in Section 11.01(a) shall survive its resignation or removal, the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the termination of this Indenture for any reason.

 

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Section 11.06 Successor Trustees by Appointment.

(a) In case at any time either of the Trustees shall resign, or shall be removed (unless such Trustee shall be removed as provided in Section 11.04(b), in which event the vacancy shall be filled as provided in Section 11.04(b)), or shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or if a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or if any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation with respect to the Securities of one or more series, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series) may be appointed by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that or those series then Outstanding, by an instrument or instruments in writing signed in duplicate by such Holders and filed, one original thereof with the Company and the other with the successor Trustee; provided that, until a successor Trustee shall have been so appointed by the Holders of Securities of that or those series as herein authorized, the Company, or, in case all or substantially all the assets of the Company shall be in the possession of one or more custodians or receivers lawfully appointed, or of trustees in bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings (including a trustee or trustees appointed under the provisions of applicable Bankruptcy Laws), or of assignees for the benefit of creditors, such receivers, custodians, trustees or assignees, as the case may be, by an instrument in writing, shall appoint a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. Subject to the provisions of Sections 11.04 and 11.05, upon the appointment as above provided of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and the payment of the outstanding fees and expenses of the predecessor trustee, provided an invoice evidencing such outstanding fees is delivered to the Company prior to resignation, the Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series shall cease to be Trustee hereunder. After any such appointment other than by the Holders of Securities of that or those series, the Person making such appointment shall forthwith cause notice thereof to be delivered to the Holders of Securities of such series at their addresses as the same shall then appear on the Register but any successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series so appointed shall, immediately and without further act, be superseded by a successor Trustee appointed by the Holders of Securities of such series in the manner above prescribed, if such appointment be made prior to the expiration of one year from the date of the delivery of such notice by the Company, or by such receivers, trustees or assignees.

(b) If any Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall resign or be removed and a successor Trustee shall not have been appointed by the Company or by the Holders of the Securities of such series or, if any successor Trustee so appointed shall not have accepted its appointment within 30 calendar days after such appointment shall have been made, the resigning Trustee at the expense of the Company may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee. If in any other case a successor Trustee shall not be appointed pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.06 within three months after such appointment might have been made hereunder, the Holder of any Security of the applicable series or any retiring Trustee at the expense of the Company may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Trustee. Such court may thereupon, in any such case, after such notice, if any, as such court may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor Trustee.

(c) Any successor Trustee appointed hereunder with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to its predecessor Trustee and to the Company, or to the receivers, trustees, assignees or court appointing it, as the case may be, an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the authority, rights, powers, trusts, immunities, duties and obligations with respect to such series of such predecessor Trustee with like effect as if originally named as Trustee hereunder, and such predecessor Trustee, upon payment of its charges and disbursements then unpaid, shall thereupon become obligated to pay over, and such successor Trustee shall be entitled to receive, all moneys and properties held by such predecessor Trustee as Trustee hereunder, subject nevertheless to its lien provided for in Section 11.01(a). Nevertheless, on the written request of the Company or of the successor Trustee or of the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding, such predecessor Trustee, upon payment of its said charges and disbursements, shall execute and deliver an instrument (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the predecessor trustee) transferring to such

 

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successor Trustee upon the trusts herein expressed all the rights, powers and trusts of such predecessor Trustee and shall assign, transfer and deliver to the successor Trustee all moneys and properties held by such predecessor Trustee, subject nevertheless to its lien provided for in Section 11.01(a); and, upon request of any such successor Trustee and the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all instruments (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the predecessor trustee) in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such authority, rights, powers, trusts, immunities, duties and obligations.

Section 11.07 Successor Trustee by Merger. Any Person into which either of the Trustees or any successor to either of them, as applicable, in the trusts created by this Indenture shall be merged or converted, or any Person with which it or any successor to it shall be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which either of the Trustees or any such successor to it shall be a party, or any Person to which the Trustees or any successor to it shall sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustees, shall be a successor Trustee under this Indenture without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto; provided that such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article. In case at the time such successor to either Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture with respect to one or more series of Securities, any of such Securities shall have been authenticated but not delivered by the Trustee then in office, any successor to such Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Trustee, and deliver such Securities so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated, any successor to such Trustee may authenticate such Securities either in the name of any predecessor Trustee hereunder or in the name of the successor Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Securities or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have; provided, however, that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Trustee or authenticate Securities in the name of any predecessor Trustee shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation.

Section 11.08 Right to Rely on Officer’s Certificate. Subject to Section 11.02, and subject to the provisions of Section 16.01 with respect to the certificates required thereby, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustees shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustees, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officer’s Certificate with respect thereto delivered to the Trustees, and such Officer’s Certificate, in the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustees, shall be full warrant to the Trustees for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.

Section 11.09 Appointment of Authenticating Agent. The U.S. Trustee may appoint an agent (the “Authenticating Agent”) reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate the Securities, and the U.S. Trustee shall give written notice of such appointment to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent shall serve. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, any such Authenticating Agent may authenticate Securities whenever the U.S. Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the U.S. Trustee includes authentication by the Authenticating Agent. Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the U.S. Trustee hereunder.

Each Authenticating Agent shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business and in good standing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50 million and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Article XI, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Article XI, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Article XI.

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Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such Person shall be otherwise eligible under this Article XI, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the U.S. Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the U.S. Trustee and to the Company. The U.S. Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.09, the U.S. Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall give written notice of such appointment to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent shall serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 11.09.

The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section 11.09.

Section 11.10 Communications by Securityholders with Other Securityholders. Holders of Securities may communicate pursuant to Section 312(b) of the TIA with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Company, the U.S. Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of Section 312(c) of the TIA with respect to such communications.

Section 11.11 Required Canadian Trustee Eligibility. The Company has appointed the Canadian Trustee under this Indenture to comply with Canadian Securities Laws. For so long as required by Canadian Securities Laws, and any other statute of Canada or any province thereof and any regulations thereunder, there shall be a Canadian Trustee under this Indenture. The Canadian Trustee shall, for so long as the Company is incorporated under the laws of Quebec, be authorized under the laws of Quebec to carry on trust business there. If at any times the Canadian Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with this Section, it shall immediately notify the Company.

Section 11.12 Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering and Suppression of Terrorism Legislation.

(a) The Company hereby represents to the Canadian Trustee that any account to be opened by, or interest to be held by the Canadian Trustee in connection with this Indenture, for or to the credit of such party, either (i) is not intended to be used by or on behalf of any third party; or (ii) is intended to be used by or on behalf of a third party, in which case such party hereto agrees to complete and execute forthwith a declaration in the Canadian Trustee’s prescribed form as to the particulars of such third party.

(b) The Canadian Trustee shall retain the right not to act and shall not be liable for refusing to act if, due to a lack of information or for any other reason whatsoever, the Canadian Trustee, in its sole judgment, determines that such act might cause it to be in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist legislation or economic sanctions legislation, regulation or guideline. Further, should the Canadian Trustee, in its sole judgment, determine at any time that its acting under this Indenture has resulted in its being in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist legislation or economic sanctions legislation, regulation or guideline, then it shall have the right to resign on 10 days’ written notice to all parties provided (i) that the Canadian Trustee’s written notice shall describe in detail the circumstances of such non-compliance; and (ii) that if such circumstances are rectified to the Canadian Trustee’s satisfaction, acting reasonably, within such 10 day period, then such resignation shall not become effective.

Section 11.13 Compliance with Privacy Laws

The parties and the Holders acknowledge that Privacy Laws apply to certain obligations and activities under this Indenture. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, no party shall take or direct any action that would contravene, or cause the other to contravene, applicable Privacy Laws. The parties shall, prior to transferring

 

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or causing to be transferred personal information to the Trustee, obtain and retain required consents of the relevant individuals to the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information, or shall have determined that such consents either have previously been given upon which the parties can rely or are not required under the Privacy Laws. The Trustees shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that their services hereunder comply with Privacy Laws. Specifically, the Trustees agree: (a) to use personal information solely for the purposes of providing its services under or ancillary to the Indenture and to comply with applicable laws and not to use it for any other purpose except with the consent of or direction from the Company or the individual involved or as permitted by Privacy Laws; and (b) not to sell or otherwise improperly disclose personal information to any third party.

ARTICLE XII

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; DEFEASANCE

Section 12.01 Applicability of Article. If, pursuant to Section 3.01, provision is made for the defeasance of Securities of a series and if the Securities of such series are denominated and payable only in U.S. Dollars (except as provided pursuant to Section 3.01), then the provisions of this Article shall be applicable except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.01 for Securities of such series. Defeasance provisions, if any, for Securities denominated in a Foreign Currency may be specified pursuant to Section 3.01.

Section 12.02 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture, with respect to the Securities of any series (if all series issued under this Indenture are not to be affected), shall, upon Company Order, cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of such Securities herein expressly provided for and rights to receive payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, such Securities) and the Trustees, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when,

(a) either:

(i) all Securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (A) Securities that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 3.07 and (B) Securities 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, as provided in Section 6.03) have been delivered to the Trustees for cancellation; or

(ii) all Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustees for cancellation,

(A) have become due and payable, or

(B) shall become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or

(C) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustees for the giving of notice by the U.S. Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company,

and in the case of (A), (B) or (C) above, the Company has deposited or caused to be deposited with the U.S. Trustee or Paying Agent as trust funds in trust for the purpose an amount in the Currency in which such Securities are denominated (except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 3.01) sufficient to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on such Securities for principal and premium, if any, and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities that have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; provided, however, in the event the Company is subject to proceedings under the Bankruptcy Laws within 91 days after the deposit and the U.S. Trustee is required to return the moneys then on deposit with the U.S. Trustee to the Company or a trustee in bankruptcy, as applicable, the obligations of the Company under this Indenture with respect to such Securities shall not be deemed terminated or discharged;

 

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(b) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and

(c) the Company has delivered to the Trustees an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to such series have been complied with. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustees under Section 11.01 and, if money shall have been deposited with the U.S. Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of clause (a)(i) of this Section 12.02, the obligations of the U.S. Trustee under Sections 12.07 and 6.03(e) shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

Section 12.03 Defeasance upon Deposit of Moneys or Government Obligations. At the Company’s option, either (a) the Company shall be deemed to have been Discharged from its obligations with respect to Securities of any series on the first day after the applicable conditions set forth below have been satisfied or (b) the Company shall cease to be under any obligation to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Section 6.04 with respect to Securities of any series (and, if so specified pursuant to Section 3.01, any other restrictive covenant added for the benefit of such series pursuant to Section 3.01) at any time after the applicable conditions set forth below have been satisfied:

(a) The Company shall have deposited or caused to be deposited irrevocably with the Trustees as trust funds in trust, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of such series (i) money in an amount, or (ii) Government Obligations that through the payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms shall provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii), sufficient to pay and discharge each installment of principal (including any Mandatory Sinking Fund Payments) of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Outstanding Securities of such series on the dates such installments of interest or principal and premium are due; provided, the Company shall deliver to the U.S. Trustee an opinion of a nationally recognized public accounting firm expressed in written certification, or other evidence satisfactory to the U.S. Trustee, as to the sufficiency of deposits made by the Company pursuant to this Section 12.03;

(b) No Default with respect to the Securities of such series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default resulting from the borrowing of funds and the grant of any related liens to be applied to such deposit);

(c) The Company shall have delivered to the U.S. Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that Holders of the Securities of such series shall not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the Company’s exercise of its option under this Section 12.03 and shall be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such action had not been exercised and, in the case of the Securities of such series being Discharged, accompanied by a ruling to that effect received from or published by the Internal Revenue Service; and

(d) the Company has delivered to the Trustees an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the Discharge of its obligations with respect to Securities of any series have been complied with. Notwithstanding the Discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to theTrustees under Section 11.01 and, if money shall have been deposited with the U.S. Trustee pursuant to clause (a)(i) of this Section 12.03, the obligations of the U.S. Trustee under Sections 12.07 and 6.03(e) shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

Discharged” means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by, and obligations under, the Securities of such series and to have satisfied all the obligations under this Indenture relating to the Securities of such series (and the Trustees, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustees) acknowledging the same), except (A) the rights of Holders of Securities of such series to receive, from the trust fund described in clause (a) above, payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such Securities when such payments are due, (B) the Company’s obligations with respect to Securities of such series under Sections 3.04, 3.06, 3.07, 6.02, 6.03, 12.06 and 12.07 and (C) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder.

 

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Section 12.04 Repayment to Company. The U.S. Trustee and any Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company (or to its designee) upon Company Order any excess moneys or Government Obligations held by them at any time, including any such moneys or Government Obligations held by the U.S. Trustee under any escrow trust agreement entered into pursuant to Section 12.06. The provisions of the last paragraph of Section 6.03 shall apply to any moneys or Government Obligations held by the U.S. Trustee or any Paying Agent under this Article that remains unclaimed for two years after the Maturity of any series of Securities for which moneys or Government Obligations have been deposited pursuant to Section 12.03.

Section 12.05 Indemnity for Government Obligations. The Company shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustees against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the deposited Government Obligations or the principal or interest received on such Government Obligations.

Section 12.06 Deposits to Be Held in Escrow. Any deposits with the U.S. Trustee referred to in Section 12.02 and 12.03 above shall be irrevocable (except to the extent provided in Sections 12.04 and 12.07) and shall be made under the terms of an escrow trust agreement. As contemplated under this Article XII, if any Outstanding Securities of a series are to be redeemed prior to their Stated Maturity, whether pursuant to any optional redemption provisions or in accordance with any mandatory or optional sinking fund requirement, the applicable escrow trust agreement shall provide therefor and the Company shall make such arrangements as are satisfactory to the U.S. Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the U.S. Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company. The agreement shall provide that, upon satisfaction of any Mandatory Sinking Fund Payment requirements, whether by deposit of moneys, application of proceeds of deposited Government Obligations or, if permitted, by delivery of Securities, the U.S. Trustee shall pay or deliver over to the Company as excess moneys pursuant to Section 12.04 all funds or obligations then held under the agreement and allocable to the sinking fund payment requirements so satisfied.

If Securities of a series with respect to which such deposits are made may be subject to later redemption at the option of the Company or pursuant to Optional Sinking Fund Payments, the applicable escrow trust agreement may, at the option of the Company, provide therefor. In the case of an optional redemption in whole or in part, such agreement shall require the Company to deposit with the U.S. Trustee on or before the date notice of redemption is given funds sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of the Securities to be redeemed together with all unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date. Upon such deposit of funds, the U.S. Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate, pay or deliver over to the Company as excess funds pursuant to Section 12.04 all funds or obligations then held under such agreement and allocable to the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of exercise of Optional Sinking Fund Payment rights by the Company, such agreement shall, at the option of the Company, provide that upon deposit by the Company with the U.S. Trustee of funds pursuant to such exercise the U.S. Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate, pay or deliver over to the Company as excess funds pursuant to Section 12.04 all funds or obligations then held under such agreement for such series and allocable to the Securities to be redeemed.

Section 12.07 Application of Trust Money.

(a) Neither the U.S. Trustee nor any other paying agent shall be required to pay interest on any moneys deposited pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, except such as it shall agree with the Company in writing to pay thereon. Any moneys so deposited for the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on the Securities of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after the date of the maturity of the Securities of such series or the date fixed for the redemption of all the Securities of such series at the time Outstanding, as the case may be, shall be repaid by the U.S. Trustee or such other paying agent to the Company upon its written request and thereafter, anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, any rights of the Holders of Securities of such series in respect of which such moneys shall have been deposited shall be enforceable only against the Company, and all liability of the U.S. Trustee or such other paying agent with respect to such moneys shall thereafter cease.

(b) Subject to the provisions of clause (a) above, any moneys or Government Obligations which at any time shall be deposited by the Company or on its behalf with the U.S. Trustee or any other paying agent for the purpose of paying the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any of the Securities shall be and

 

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are hereby assigned, transferred and set over to the U.S. Trustee or such other paying agent in trust for the respective Holders of the Securities for the purpose for which such moneys or Government Obligations shall have been deposited; provided that such moneys or Government Obligations need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

Section 12.08 Deposits of Non-U.S. Currencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article, if the Securities of any series are payable in a Currency other than U.S. Dollars, the Currency or the nature of the government obligations to be deposited with the U.S. Trustee under the foregoing provisions of this Article shall be as set forth in the Officer’s Certificate or established in the supplemental indenture under which the Securities of such series are issued.

ARTICLE XIII

IMMUNITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS

Section 13.01 No Personal Liability. No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of, or the premium, if any, or interest on, any Security or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof or of the Indebtedness represented thereby, or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this Indenture, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor thereto, either directly or through the Company or any successor thereto, whether by virtue of any constitutional provision, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and understood that this Indenture and the Securities are solely corporate obligations, and that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, or be incurred by, any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor thereto, either directly or through the Company or any successor corporation, because of the incurring of the Indebtedness hereby authorized or under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants, promises or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities, or to be implied herefrom or therefrom, and that all liability, if any, of that character against every such incorporator, stockholder, officer and director is, by the acceptance of the Securities and as a condition of, and as part of the consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issue of the Securities expressly waived and released.

ARTICLE XIV

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 14.01 Without Consent of Securityholders. Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.01 with respect to any series of Securities, the Company and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any one or more of or all the following purposes:

(a) to add to the covenants and agreements of the Company, to be observed thereafter and during the period, if any, in such supplemental indenture or indentures expressed, and to add Events of Default, in each case for the protection or benefit of the Holders of all or any series of the Securities (and if such covenants, agreements and Events of Default are to be for the benefit of fewer than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants, agreements and Events of Default are expressly being included for the benefit of such series as shall be identified therein), or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company;

(b) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to provide, change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of principal of or premium, if any, on Securities; provided that any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect;

(c) to change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture; provided that any such change or elimination shall become effective only when there is no Outstanding Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture that is entitled to the benefit of such provision and as to which such supplemental indenture would apply;

 

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(d) to evidence the succession of another corporation to the Company, or successive successions, and the assumption by such successor of the covenants and obligations of the Company contained in the Securities of one or more series and in this Indenture or any supplemental indenture;

(e) to secure any series of Securities;

(f) to evidence any changes to this Indenture pursuant to Section 11.05, Section 11.06 or Section 11.07 as permitted by the terms thereof;

(g) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein or in any indenture supplemental hereto which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained herein or in any supplemental indenture;

(h) to add to or change or eliminate any provision of this Indenture as shall be necessary or desirable in accordance with any amendments to the Trust Indenture Act;

(i) to add guarantors or co-obligors with respect to any series of Securities;

(j) to make any change in any series of Securities that does not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Holders of such Securities;

(k) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form in addition to certificated Securities;

(l) to supplement any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of any series of Securities; provided that any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of such series or any other series of Securities;

(m) to prohibit the authentication and delivery of additional series of Securities; or

(n) to establish the form and terms of Securities of any series as permitted in Section 3.01, or to authorize the issuance of additional Securities of a series previously authorized or to add to the conditions, limitations or restrictions on the authorized amount, terms or purposes of issue, authentication or delivery of the Securities of any series, as herein set forth, or other conditions, limitations or restrictions thereafter to be observed.

Subject to the provisions of Section 14.03, the Trustee is authorized to join with the Company in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, to make the further agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained and to accept the conveyance, transfer, assignment, mortgage or pledge of any property or assets thereunder.

Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 14.01 may be executed by the Company and each of the Trustees without the consent of the Holders of any of the Securities at the time Outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 14.02.

Section 14.02 With Consent of Securityholders; Limitations.

(a) With the consent of the Holders (evidenced as provided in Article VIII) of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture voting separately, the Company and each of the Trustees may, from time to time and at any time, enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Securities of such series to be affected; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of each such series affected thereby,

 

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(i) extend the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the interest thereon or any premium payable upon redemption thereof, or change the Currency in which the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on such Security is denominated or payable, or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 7.02, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), or materially adversely affect the economic terms of any right to convert or exchange any Security as may be provided pursuant to Section 3.01;

(ii) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain Defaults hereunder and their consequences provided for in this Indenture; or

(iii) modify any of the provisions of this Section 14.02, Section 7.06 or Section 6.06, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby; provided, however, that this clause shall not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to the “Trustee” and concomitant changes in this Sections 14.02 and 6.06, or the deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 11.06 and 14.01(f).

(b) A supplemental indenture that changes or eliminates any provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.

(c) It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Securityholders under this Section 14.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.

(d) The Company may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of the Holders of each series of Securities entitled to give a written consent or waive compliance by the Company as authorized or permitted by this Section. Such record date shall not be more than 30 calendar days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or waiver or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustees prior to such solicitation pursuant to Section 312 of the TIA.

(e) Promptly after the execution by the Company and each of the Trustees of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Section 14.02, the Company shall deliver a notice, setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture, to the Holders of Securities at their addresses as the same shall then appear in the Register. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.

Section 14.03 Trustees Protected. Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by the Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel required by Section 16.01 stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, and evidence reasonably satisfactory to each of the Trustees of consent of the Holders if the supplemental indenture is to be executed pursuant to Section 14.02, the Trustees shall join with the Company in the execution of said supplemental indenture unless said supplemental indenture affects each of the Trustees’ own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustees may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into said supplemental indenture. The Trustees shall be fully protected in relying upon such Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel.

Section 14.04 Effect of Execution of Supplemental Indenture. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article XIV, this Indenture shall be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of each of the Trustees, the Company and the Holders of all of the Securities or of the Securities of any series affected, as the case may be, shall thereafter be determined,

 

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exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

Section 14.05 Notation on or Exchange of Securities. Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article may bear a notation in the form approved by the U.S. Trustee, acting reasonably, as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company or the Trustee shall so determine, new Securities so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors of the Company, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for the Securities then Outstanding in equal aggregate principal amounts, and such exchange shall be made without cost to the Holders of the Securities.

Section 14.06 Conformity with TIA. Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.

ARTICLE XV

SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES

Section 15.01 Agreement to Subordinate. In the event a series of Securities is designated as subordinated pursuant to Section 3.01, and except as otherwise provided in a Company Order, Officer’s Certificate or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, the Company, for itself, its successors and assigns, covenants and agrees, and each Holder of Securities of such series by his, her or its acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on each and all of the Securities of such series is hereby expressly subordinated, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness. In the event a series of Securities is not designated as subordinated pursuant to Section 3.01(s), this Article XV shall have no effect upon such series of Securities.

Section 15.02 Distribution on Dissolution, Liquidation and Reorganization; Subrogation of Securities. Subject to Section 15.01, upon any distribution of assets of the Company upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Company, whether in bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities of the Company or otherwise (subject to the power of a court of competent jurisdiction to make other equitable provision reflecting the rights conferred in this Indenture upon the Senior Indebtedness and the holders thereof with respect to the Securities and the holders thereof by a lawful plan of reorganization under applicable Bankruptcy Law):

(a) the holders of all Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled to receive payment in full of the principal, premium, if any, or interest thereon before the Holders of the Securities are entitled to receive any payment upon the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on Indebtedness evidenced by the Securities; and

(b) any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Holders of the Securities or each of the Trustees would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article XV in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, on the Securities shall be paid by the liquidation trustee or agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee in bankruptcy, a receiver or liquidating trustee or otherwise, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness or their representative or representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any of such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Senior Indebtedness held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness; and

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evidenced by the Securities, whether in cash, property or securities prohibited by the foregoing, shall be received by the U.S. Trustee or the Holders of the Securities before all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be paid over, upon written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustees, to the holder of such Senior Indebtedness or his, her or its representative or representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instrument evidencing any of such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, ratably as aforesaid, as calculated by the Company, for application to payment of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid until all such Senior Indebtedness shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness.

(d) Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness, the Holders of the Securities shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness (to the extent that distributions otherwise payable to such holder have been applied to the payment of Senior Indebtedness) to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Company applicable to Senior Indebtedness until the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities shall be paid in full and no such payments or distributions to the Holders of the Securities of cash, property or securities otherwise distributable to the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall, as between the Company, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness, and the Holders of the Securities be deemed to be a payment by the Company to or on account of the Securities. It is understood that the provisions of this Article XV are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities, on the one hand, and the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, on the other hand. Nothing contained in this Article XV or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness, and the Holders of the Securities, the obligation of the Company, which is unconditional and absolute, to pay to the Holders of the Securities the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or to affect the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities and creditors of the Company other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness, nor shall anything herein or in the Securities prevent the Trustees or the Holder of any Security from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article XV of the holders of Senior Indebtedness in respect of cash, property or securities of the Company received upon the exercise of any such remedy. Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this Article XV, the Trustees, subject to the provisions of Section 15.05, shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other person making any distribution to the U.S. Trustee for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of Senior Indebtedness and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereof and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article XV.

Section 15.03 No Payment on Securities in Event of Default on Senior Indebtedness. Subject to Section 15.01, no payment by the Company on account of principal (or premium, if any), sinking funds or interest, if any, on the Securities shall be made at any time if: (i) a default on Senior Indebtedness exists that permits the holders of such Senior Indebtedness to accelerate its maturity and (ii) the default is the subject of judicial proceedings or the Company has received notice of such default. The Company may resume payments on the Securities when full payment of amounts then due for principal (premium, if any), sinking funds and interest on Senior Indebtedness has been made or duly provided for in money or money’s worth.

In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment shall be received by the U.S. Trustee when such payment is prohibited by the preceding paragraph of this Section 15.03, such payment shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid over or delivered to, the holders of such Senior Indebtedness or their respective representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any of such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, as calculated by the Company, but only to the extent that the holders of such Senior Indebtedness (or their representative or representatives or a trustee) notify the Trustees in writing within the preceding 90 calendar days of such payment of the amounts then due and owing on such Senior Indebtedness and only the amounts specified in such notice to the U.S. Trustee shall be paid to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness.

Section 15.04 Payments on Securities Permitted. Subject to Section 15.01, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall (a) affect the obligation of the Company to make, or prevent the Company

 

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from making, at any time except as provided in Sections 15.02 and 15.03, payments of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the Securities or (b) prevent the application by the Trustee of any moneys or assets deposited with it hereunder to the payment of or on account of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities, unless a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Trustee shall have received at its Corporate Trust Office written notice of any fact prohibiting the making of such payment from the Company or from the holder of any Senior Indebtedness or from the trustee for any such holder, together with proof satisfactory to the U.S. Trustee of such holding of Senior Indebtedness or of the authority of such trustee, more than two Business Days prior to the date fixed for such payment.

Section 15.05 Authorization of Securityholders to U.S. Trustee to Effect Subordination. Subject to Section 15.01, each Holder of Securities by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the U.S. Trustee on his, her or its behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in this Article XV and appoints the U.S. Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.

Section 15.06 Notices to U.S. Trustee. The Company shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Trustee of any fact known to the Company that would prohibit the making of any payment of moneys or assets to or by the U.S. Trustee in respect of the Securities of any series pursuant to the provisions of this Article XV. Subject to Section 15.01, notwithstanding the provisions of this Article XV or any other provisions of this Indenture, neither the U.S. Trustee nor any Paying Agent (other than the Company) shall be charged with knowledge of the existence of any Senior Indebtedness or of any fact which would prohibit the making of any payment of moneys or assets to or by the U.S. Trustee or such Paying Agent, unless and until a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Trustee or such Paying Agent shall have received (in the case of a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Trustee, at the Corporate Trust Office of the U.S. Trustee) written notice thereof from the Company or from the holder of any Senior Indebtedness or from the trustee for any such holder, together with proof satisfactory to the U.S. Trustee of such holding of Senior Indebtedness or of the authority of such trustee, and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the U.S. Trustee shall be entitled in all respects conclusively to presume that no such facts exist; provided, however, that if at least two Business Days prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof any such moneys or assets may become payable for any purpose (including, without limitation, the payment of either the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security) a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Trustee shall not have received with respect to such moneys or assets the notice provided for in this Section 15.06, then, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the U.S. Trustee shall have full power and authority to receive such moneys or assets and to apply the same to the purpose for which they were received, and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may be received by it within two Business Days prior to such date. The U.S. Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such a notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness or a trustee on behalf of any such holder. In the event that the U.S. Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article XV, the U.S. Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the U.S. Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article XV and, if such evidence is not furnished, the U.S. Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment.

Section 15.07 Trustees as Holder of Senior Indebtedness. Subject to Section 15.01, the Trustees in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article XV in respect of any Senior Indebtedness at any time held by it to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Indebtedness and nothing in this Indenture shall be construed to deprive the Trustees of any of its rights as such holder. Nothing in this Article XV shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustees under or pursuant to Section 7.05 or 11.01.

Section 15.08 Modifications of Terms of Senior Indebtedness. Subject to Section 15.01, any renewal or extension of the time of payment of any Senior Indebtedness or the exercise by the holders of Senior Indebtedness of any of their rights under any instrument creating or evidencing Senior Indebtedness, including, without limitation, the waiver of default thereunder, may be made or done all without notice to or assent from the Holders of the Securities or the Trustees. No compromise, alteration, amendment, modification, extension, renewal or other change of, or waiver, consent or other action in respect of, any liability or obligation under or in respect of, or of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of any indenture or other instrument under which any Senior Indebtedness is

 

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Outstanding or of such Senior Indebtedness, whether or not such release is in accordance with the provisions of any applicable document, shall in any way alter or affect any of the provisions of this Article XV or of the Securities relating to the subordination thereof.

Section 15.09 Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent. Subject to Section 15.01, upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this Article XV, the Trustees and the Holders of the Securities shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon any order or decree entered by any court of competent jurisdiction in which such insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution, winding up or similar case or proceeding is pending, or a certificate of the trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, custodian, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, agent or other person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustees or to the Holders of Securities, for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of Senior Indebtedness and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article XV.

Section 15.10 Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. Subject to Section 15.01, moneys and Government Obligations deposited in trust with the Trustees pursuant to and in accordance with Article XII and not, at the time of such deposit, prohibited to be deposited under Section 15.02 or Section 15.03 shall not be subject to this Article XV.

Section 15.11 Trustees Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness. With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, the Trustees undertake to perform or observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Article XV, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustees. The Trustees shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness. The Trustee shall not be liable to any such holder if it shall pay over or distribute to or on behalf of Holders of Securities or the Company, or any other Person, moneys or assets to which any holder of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled by virtue of this Article XV or otherwise.

ARTICLE XVI

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 16.01 Certificates and Opinions as to Conditions Precedent.

(a) Upon any request or application by the Company to any Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to such Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or demand as to which the furnishing of such document is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

(b) Each certificate or opinion provided for in this Indenture and delivered to the applicable Trustee with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than the certificates provided pursuant to Section 6.05 of this Indenture) shall include (i) a statement that the Person giving such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (ii) 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; (iii) 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 view or opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and (iv) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

(c) Any certificate, statement or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his or her certificate, statement or opinion is based are erroneous. Any

 

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certificate, statement or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate, statement or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate, statement or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.

(d) Any certificate, statement or opinion of an officer of the Company or of counsel to the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to accounting matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an accountant or firm of accountants, unless such officer or counsel, as the case may be, knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the accounting matters upon which his or her certificate, statement or opinion may be based are erroneous. Any certificate or opinion of any firm of independent registered public accountants filed with the Trustees shall contain a statement that such firm is independent.

(e) In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

(f) Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

Section 16.02 Trust Indenture Act Controls. If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by, or with a provision included in this Indenture which is required to be included in this Indenture by any of the provisions of Sections 310 to 318, inclusive, of, the TIA, such imposed duties or incorporated provision shall control.

Section 16.03 Notices to the Company and Trustees. Any notice or demand authorized or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with, the Company or the Trustee shall be sufficiently made, given, furnished or filed for all purposes if it shall be mailed, by regular mail or overnight courier, delivered or faxed to:

(a) the Company, at 4000 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 360-N, Hollywood, CA 33021, Attention: Marlon Goldstein, Facsimile No.: 514-744-5114 or at such other address or facsimile number as may have been furnished in writing to the Trustees by the Company with a copy to Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, 1000, rue De La Gauchetière Ouest Bureau 2100, Montréal QC H3B 4W5, Attention: Eric Levy, Facsimile No.: 514-904-8101.

(b) In the case of the U.S. Trustee, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. 8742 Lucent Boulevard, Suite 225, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129, Fax: 303-262-0608, Attention: John Wahl; Rose Stroud, E-mail: John.Wahl@computershare.com, Rose.Stroud@computershare.com; with a copy to: Computershare Trust Company, N.A. 480 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07310, Fax: 201-680-4610, Attention: General Counsel and, in the case of the Canadian Trustee, Computershare Trust Company of Canada, 1500 Robert Bourassa Boulevard, 7th Floor, Montreal, Quebec H3A 3S8, Attention: General Manager, Corporate Trust Department.

Any such notice, demand or other document shall be in the English language. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, no such notice or demand shall be effective as to the Trustees unless it is actually received by the Trustees at its Corporate Trust Office, as applicable.

The Trustees 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 each of the Trustees 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 Trustees e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method), the Trustees’ understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling.

 

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The Trustees shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustees’ 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 Trustees, including without limitation the risk of the Trustees acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third parties.

Section 16.04 Notices to Securityholders; Waiver. Any notice required or permitted to be given to Securityholders shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided), if to Holders, if given in writing by first class mail, postage prepaid, to such Holders at their addresses as the same shall appear on the Register or otherwise in accordance with the Depositary’s policies and procedures.

(a) In the event of suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give notice by mail, then such notification as shall be given with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute sufficient notice for every purpose hereunder.

(b) Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance on such waiver. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice nor any defect in any notice so mailed to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders, and any notice that is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given. In any case where notice to Holders is given by publication, any defect in any notice so published as to any particular Holder shall not affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders, and any notice that is published in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given.

Section 16.05 Legal Holiday. Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.01, in any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Maturity of any Security of any series shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment for the Securities of that series, then payment of principal and premium, if any, or interest need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Maturity and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Maturity, as the case may be, to such Business Day if such payment is made or duly provided for on such Business Day.

Section 16.06 Agent for Service; Submission to Jurisdiction. The Company (i) irrevocably designates, appoints and acknowledges CT Corporation as its authorized agent upon which process may be served in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Securities or this Indenture that may be instituted in any United States federal or New York state court in The City of New York or brought under federal or state securities laws or brought by the Trustees (whether in its individual capacity or in its capacity as Trustees hereunder) or, subject to Section 7.07, any Holder of Securities in any United States federal or New York state court in The City of New York, (ii) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding, and (iii) agrees that service of process upon CT Corporation at 111 Eighth Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10011 and written notice of said service to the Company (mailed or delivered to its Corporate Secretary in the manner specified in Section 16.03 hereof), shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company in any such suit, action or proceeding. The Company further agrees to take any and all action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of CT Corporation in full force and effect so long as any of the Securities shall be Outstanding or any amounts shall be payable in respect of any Securities.

Section 16.07 Effects of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

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Section 16.08 Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the parties hereto shall bind their respective successors and assigns and inure to the benefit of their permitted successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

Section 16.09 Severability. If any provision hereof shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, then the remaining provisions hereof shall be construed as though such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.

Section 16.10 Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or to give to, any Person other than the parties hereto and their successors and the Holders of the Securities any benefit or any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Indenture or any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise or agreement hereof, and all covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Indenture contained shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and of the Holders of the Securities.

Section 16.11 Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 16.12 Governing Law; Waiver of Trial by Jury. This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by the internal law of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of said State without regard to applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the laws of another jurisdiction would be required thereby; provided, however the duties and rights of the Canadian Trustee shall be governed by the laws of Quebec.

EACH PARTY HERETO, AND EACH HOLDER OF A SECURITY BY ACCEPTANCE THEREOF, HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INDENTURE.

 

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Section 16.13 Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustees 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.

Section 16.14 Patriot Act Compliance. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act the U.S. Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account, which information includes the name, address, tax identification number and formation documents and other information that will allow U.S. Trustee to identify the person or legal entity in accordance with the USA Patriot Act. The parties to this Agreement agree that they will provide the U.S. Trustee with such information in order for the U.S. Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the USA Patriot Act.

Section 16.15 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). In order to comply with applicable tax laws, rules and regulations (inclusive of directives, guidelines and interpretations promulgated by competent authorities) in effect from time to time (“Applicable Law”) to which a foreign financial institution, issuer, trustee, paying agent, holder or other institution is or has agreed to be subject related to the Indenture, the Company agrees (i) to provide to the U.S. Trustee sufficient information about Holders or other applicable parties and/or transactions (including any modification to the terms of such transactions) so as to enable the U.S. Trustee to determine whether it has tax related obligations under Applicable Law and (ii) that the U.S. Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments under the Indenture to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law for which the U.S. Trustee shall not have any liability. The terms of this section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.

[Signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

AMAYA INC.,

as Issuer

  By:  

 

    Name:  
    Title:  

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as U.S. Trustee

  By:  

 

    Name:  
    Title:  

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA,

as Canadian Trustee

  By:  

 

    Name:  
    Title:  
  By:  

 

    Name:  
    Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF SECURITY

FACE OF NOTE

[For Inclusion in a Global Security only — UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY, THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE 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.]

AMAYA INC.

% Note Due

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $         

CUSIP:             

No.:             

Amaya Inc., a Québec (Canada) corporation (the “Company”, which term includes any successor thereto under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay to         , or registered assigns, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose, which shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office of the U.S. Trustee, the principal sum of          dollars (or such other principal amount as shall be set forth in the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Note attached hereto) on                     , in the coin or currency of the United States, and to pay interest, semi-annually on                      and                      of each year, beginning on                     , on said principal sum at said office or agency, in like coin or currency, at the rate per annum specified in the title of this Note, from the                      or the                     , as the case may be, next preceding the date of this Note to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, unless the date hereof is a date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, in which case from the date of this Note, or unless no interest has been paid or duly provided for on this Note, in which case from                     , until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for; provided that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Register or by wire transfer as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the date hereof is after the      day of                      or                     , as the case may be, and before the following                      or                     , this Note shall bear interest from such                      or                     ; provided, that if the Company shall default in the payment of interest due on such                      or                     , then this Note shall bear interest from the next preceding                      or                     , to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for on this Note, from                     . The interest so payable on any                      or                      shall, subject to certain exceptions provided in the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof, be paid to the person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the                      or                     , as the case may be, next preceding such                      or                     , whether or not such day is a Business Day.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the U.S. Trustee under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, AMAYA INC. has caused this Note to be duly executed.

 

AMAYA INC.
  By:  

 

    Name:
    Title:

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Date of authentication:

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as U.S. Trustee

  By:  

 

    Authorized Signatory

 

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REVERSE OF NOTE

AMAYA INC.

% Note Due

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (hereinafter called the “Securities”) of the series hereinafter specified, all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of November     , 2015 (the “Indenture”), duly executed and delivered by the Company to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as U.S. Trustee (the “U.S. Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee) and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Canadian Trustee, to which the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the U.S. Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Securities. The Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest (if any) at different rates, may be subject to different redemption provisions (if any), may be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds (if any) and may otherwise vary as in the Indenture provided. This Note is one of a series designated as the     % Notes Due                      of the Company, limited in aggregate principal amount to $         ; provided, however, that the Company, without notice to or consent of the Holders, may issue additional Securities of this series and thereby increase such principal amount in the future, on the same terms and conditions (except for issue date, public offering price and, if applicable, the date from which interest accrues and the first Interest Payment Date). Any additional Securities shall be issued under a separate CUSIP number unless: (i) the additional Securities and the outstanding notes of the original series are treated as part of the same “issue” of debt instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes; (ii) the additional Securities are issued pursuant to a “qualified reopening” of the outstanding notes of the original series for U.S. federal income tax purposes; or (iii) the additional Securities are, and the outstanding notes of the original series were, issued without original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal, premium, if any, and, to the extent lawful, on overdue installments of interest at the rate per annum borne by this Note. If a payment date is not a Business Day as defined in the Indenture at a Place of Payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period.

In case an Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture) with respect to the     % Notes Due                      shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal hereof and the interest accrued hereon, if any, may be declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.

The Indenture contains provisions that provide that the Company and the Trustees may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of amending any provisions of the Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Securities of such series to be affected with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series affected by such amendment voting separately; provided that, without the consent of each Holder of the Securities of each series affected thereby, an amendment may not: (i) extend the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest on, such Holder’s Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the interest thereon or any premium payable upon redemption thereof, or change the Currency in which the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on such Security is denominated or payable, or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), or materially adversely affect the economic terms of the Holder’s right to convert or exchange any Security as may be provided in the Indenture; (ii) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture or certain Defaults hereunder and their consequences provided for in the Indenture; (iii) modify any of the provisions of the Indenture governing amendments or waivers with the consent of Holders except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of the Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected thereby; or (iv) modify, without the written consent of each of the Trustees, the rights, duties or immunities of each of the Trustees.

 

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It is also provided in the Indenture that, subject to certain conditions and exceptions, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of a series of Securities at the time Outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Securities of such series waive any past Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences except a Default in the payment of interest or any premium on or the principal of the Securities of such series. Upon any such waiver, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities of such series shall be restored to their former positions and rights under the Indenture, respectively; provided that no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note in the manner, at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.

The Notes are issuable initially in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, and are transferable and exchangeable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose, which shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office of the U.S. Trustee, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture.

[This Note shall not be redeemable at the option of the Company prior to maturity.] [This Note is redeemable prior to maturity                     .] [The Redemption Price is                     .][This Note is entitled to the benefits of a mandatory sinking fund as follows:                     .]

Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose, which shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office of the U.S. Trustee, a new Note or Notes of authorized denominations for an equal aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the transferee in exchange therefor, subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.

The Company, the Trustees and any agent of the Company or the Trustees may deem and treat the registered Holder hereof as the absolute owner of this Note (whether or not this Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon), for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal hereof and, subject to the provisions hereof, interest hereon, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Trustees nor any agent of the Company or the Trustees shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto or in any Note, or because of any indebtedness evidenced thereby, shall be had against any incorporator as such, or against any past, present or future stockholder, officer, director or employee, as such, of the Company or of any successor, either directly or through the Company or any successor, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof.

Terms used herein that are defined in the Indenture shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Indenture.

The laws of the State of New York (without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof) shall govern this Note.

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

[PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE]

 

 

the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing                                          Attorney to transfer such Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

      Signature:
Dated:  

 

   

 

      NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.

 

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SIGNATURE GUARANTEE

[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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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN NOTE*

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

 

Date

   Amount of
decrease in
principal
amount of this
Note
   Amount of
increase in
principal
amount of this
Note
   Principal
amount of this
Note following
such decrease
(or increase)
   Signature of
authorized
signatory of
Trustee
           
           
           
EX-7.2

Exhibit 7.2

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

¨ CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

 

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

National Banking Association   04-3401714

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or

organization if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

250 Royall Street, Canton, MA   02021
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

John Wahl, Trust Officer

8742 Lucent Blvd., Suite 225, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

(303) 262-0707

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for services)

 

 

AMAYA INC.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Québec   98-0555397

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

7600 Trans Canada Hwy.

Pointe-Claire, Québec

Canada H9R 1C8

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Debt Securities

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 


Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

 

  (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency

340 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10017-2613

 

  (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

Item 2. Affiliations with the obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe such affiliation.

None.

 

Item 16. List of exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility.

1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee. (See Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-179383)

2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. (See Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-179383)

3. See exhibits 1 and 2.

4. A copy of the existing bylaws of the trustee, as now in effect. (See Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-179383)

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the trustee, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association, organized and existing under the laws of the United States, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Highlands Ranch, and State of Colorado, on the 10th day of November, 2015.

 

Computershare Trust Company, National Association
By:   /s/ John M. Wahl
  John M. Wahl
  Trust Officer


EXHIBIT 6

CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321 (b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, and in connection with the proposed issue of Open Text Corporation’s debt securities, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. hereby consents that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefore.

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:     /s/ John M. Wahl
  John M. Wahl
  Trust Officer

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

November 10, 2015


Exhibit 1

Filed                    

Comptroller of The Currency

Northeastern District    

Date SEP 30, 1996      

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

BOSTON EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

For the purpose of organizing an Association to carry on the business of a limited purpose trust company under the laws of the United States, the undersigned do enter into the following Articles of Association:

FIRST. The title of this Association shall be Boston EquiServe Trust Company, National Association.

SECOND. The Main Office of the Association shall be in the Town of Canton, County of Norfolk, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The business of the Association will be limited to the operations of a national trust company and to support activities incidental thereto. The Association will not expand or alter its business beyond that stated in this Article Second without the prior approval of the Comptroller of the Currency.

THIRD. The Board of Directors of this Association shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five shareholders, the exact number to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full Board of Directors or by resolution of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof. Each Director shall own common or preferred stock of the Association or of a holding company owning the Association, with an aggregate par, fair market or equity value of not less than $1,000, as of either (i) the date of purchase, (ii) the date the person became a director, or (iii) the date of that person’s most recent election to the Board of Directors, whichever is most recent. Any combination of common or preferred stock of the Association or holding company may be used.

Any vacancy in the Board of Directors may be filled by action of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that a majority of the full Board of Directors may not increase the number of Directors to a number which: (1) exceeds by more than two the number of Directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 15 or less; and (2) exceeds by more than four the number of Directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 16 or more, but in no event shall the number of directors exceed 25.

Terms of Directors, including Directors selected to fill vacancies, shall expire at the next regular meeting of shareholders at which Directors are elected, unless the Directors resign or are removed from office. Despite the expiration of a Director’s term, the Director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of Directors and his or her position is eliminated.


FOURTH. There shall be an annual meeting of the shareholders to elect Directors and transact whatever other business may be brought before the meeting. It shall be held at the main office or any other convenient place as the Board of Directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefore in the By-laws, but if no election is held on that day, it may be held on any subsequent day according to such lawful rules as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

Nominations for election to the Board of Directors may be made by the Board of Directors or by any shareholder of any outstanding class of capital stock of this Association entitled to vote for election of Directors. Nominations other than those made by or on behalf of the existing management shall be made in writing and be delivered or mailed to the president of this Association and to the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D.C., not less than 14 days nor more than 50 days prior to any meeting of shareholders called for the election of Directors; provided, however, that if less than 21 days notice of the meeting is given to the shareholders, such nominations shall be mailed or delivered to the president of this Association and to the Comptroller of the Currency not later than the close of business on the seventh day following the day on which the notice of meeting was mailed. Such notification shall contain the following information to the extent known to the notifying shareholder: the name and address of each proposed nominee; the principal occupation of each proposed nominee; the total number of shares of capital stock of this Association that will be voted for each proposed nominee; the name and residence address of the notifying shareholder; and the number of shares of capital stock of this Association owned by the notifying shareholder. Nominations not made in accordance herewith may, in his or her discretion, be disregarded by the chairperson of the meeting, and upon his or her instructions, the vote tellers may disregard all votes cast for each such nominee.

FIFTH. The authorized amount of capital stock of this Association shall be 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the par value of one dollar ($1) each; but said capital stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the United States.

No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of this Association shall have any preemptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any class of stock of this Association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to any obligations convertible into stock of this Association, issued, or sold, nor any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the Board of Directors, in its discretion may from time to time determine and at such price as the Board of Directors may from time to time fix.

 

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Transfers of the Association’s capital stock are subject to the prior approval of a federal depository institution regulatory agency. If no other agency approval is required, the Comptroller of the Currency’s approval shall be obtained prior to the transfers. In such cases where the Comptroller of the Currency approval is required, the Comptroller of the Currency will apply the definitions and standards set forth in the Change in Bank Control Act and the Comptroller of the Currency’s implementing regulation (12 U.S.C. 1817(j) and 12 C.F.R. 5.50) to ownership changes in the Association.

This Association, at any time and from time to time, may authorize and issue debt obligations, whether or not subordinated, without the approval of the shareholders.

SIXTH. The Board of Directors shall appoint one of its members President of this Association, and one of its members Chairperson of the Board. The Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary who shall keep the minutes of the directors’ and shareholders’ meetings and be responsible for authenticating the records of this Association, a Cashier and such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business of this Association.

The Board of Directors shall have the power to (i) define the duties of the officers, employees and agents of this Association; (ii) delegate the performance of its duties, but not the responsibility for its duties, to the officers, employees and agents of this Association; (iii) fix the compensation and enter into employment contracts with its officers and employees upon reasonable terms and conditions consistent with applicable law; (iv) dismiss officers and employees; (v) require bonds from officers and employees and to fix the penalty thereof; (vi) ratify written policies authorized by this Association’s management of committees of the Board of Directors; (vii) regulate the manner in which any increase of the capital of this Association shall be made, provided that nothing herein shall restrict the power of shareholders to increase or decrease the capital of this Association in accordance with law, and nothing shall raise or lower from two-thirds the percentage required for shareholder approval to increase or reduce the capital; (viii) manage and administer the business and affairs of this Association; (ix) adopt initial By-laws, not inconsistent with law or the Articles of Association, for managing the business and regulating the affairs of this Association; (x) amend or repeal By-laws, except to the extent that the Articles of Association reserve this power in whole or in part to shareholders; (xi) make contracts, and (xii) generally perform all acts that it may be legal for a Board of Directors to perform.

 

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SEVENTH. The Board of Directors shall have the power to change the location of the main office to any other place within the limits of the Town of Canton, without the approval of the shareholders, and shall have the power to establish or change the location of any branch or branches of this Association to any other location, without the approval of the shareholders.

EIGHTH. The corporate existence of this Association shall continue until terminated in accordance with the laws of the United States.

NINTH. The Board of Directors of this Association, or any shareholder owning, in the aggregate, not less than ten percent of the stock of this Association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any time. Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the United States, a notice of the time, place, and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the shareholders shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed at least ten days prior to the date of such meeting to each shareholder of record at his address as shown upon the books of this Association.

TENTH. This Association shall to the fullest extent legally permissible indemnify each person who is or was a director, officer, employee or other agent of this Association and each person who is or was serving at the request of this Association as a director, trustee, officer, employee or other agent of another organization or of any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise or organization against all liabilities, costs and expenses, including but not limited to amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in settlement or as fines and penalties, and counsel fees and disbursements, reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or disposition of or otherwise in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, before any court or administrative or legislative or investigative body, in which he may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise or with which he may be or may have been threatened, while in office or thereafter, by reason of his being or having been such a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee, or by reason of any action taken or not taken in any such capacity, except with respect to any matter as to which he shall have been finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interests of the corporation (any person serving another organization in one or more of the indicated capacities at the request of this Association who shall not have been adjudicated in any proceeding not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of such other organization shall be deemed so to have acted in good faith with respect to the National Trust Company) or to the extent that such matter relates to service with respect to an employee benefit plan, in the best interest of the participants or beneficiaries of such employee benefit plan. Expenses, including but not limited to counsel fees and disbursements, so incurred by any such person in defending any such action, suit or

 

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proceeding, shall be paid from time to time by this Association in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the person indemnified to repay the amounts so paid if it shall ultimately be determined that indemnification of such expenses is not authorized hereunder.

As to any matter disposed of by settlement by any such person, pursuant to a consent decree or otherwise, no such indemnification either for the amount of such settlement or for any other expenses shall be provided unless such settlement shall be approved as in the best interests of the National Trust Company, after notice that it involves such indemnification, (a) by vote of a majority of the disinterested directors then in office (even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum), or (b) by any disinterested person or persons to whom the question may be referred by vote of a majority of such disinterested directors, or (c) by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock at the time entitled to vote for directors, voting as a single class, exclusive of any stock owned by any interested person, or (d) by any disinterested person or persons to whom the question may be referred by vote of the holders of a majority of such stock. No such approval shall prevent the recovery from any such director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of any amounts paid to him or on his behalf as indemnification in accordance with the preceding sentence if such person is subsequently adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interests of this Association. The right of indemnification hereby provided shall not be exclusive of or affect any other rights to which any director, officer, employee, agent or trustee may be entitled or which may lawfully be granted to him. As used herein, the terms “director”, “officer”, “employee”, “agent” and “trustee” include their respective executors, administrators and other legal representatives, an “interested” person is one against whom the action, suit or other proceeding in question or another action, suit or other proceeding on the same or similar grounds is then or had been pending or threatened, and a “disinterested” person is a person against whom no such action, suit or other proceeding is then or had been pending or threatened. By action of the board of directors, notwithstanding any interest of the directors in such action, this Association may purchase and maintain insurance, in such amounts as the board of directors may from time to time deem appropriate, on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or other agent of this Association, or is or was serving at the request of this Association as a director, trustee, officer, employee or other agent of another organization or of any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise or organization against any liability incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not this Association would have the power to indemnify him against such liability.

 

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Nothing contained in this Article Tenth shall be construed to (i) allow the indemnification of or insurance coverage for a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of this Association against expenses, penalties or other payments incurred in an administrative action instituted by an appropriate bank regulatory agency which results in a final order assessing civil money penalties or requires the payment of money to the Association, or (ii) exceed the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 156B, section 67, as in effect from time to time.

ELEVENTH. These Articles of Association may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of this Association, unless the vote of the holders of a greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the holders of such greater amount.

TWELFTH. This Association may be a partner in any business or enterprise which this Association would have power to conduct by itself.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this 20th day of September, 1996.

 

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A. Edward Allinson
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Joseph L. Hooley
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John R. Towers
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Edward A. O’Neal
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Susannah Swihart
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Joanne E. Nuzzo

 

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Boston EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.

Shareholder’s Meeting

January 19, 1999

Minutes

Pursuant to notice duly given, a meeting of the shareholders of Boston EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. (the “Trust Company”) was held on January 19, 1999 at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) at its offices located at 150 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts.

Attending were Christopher Skaar, Chief Executive Officer of EquiServe Limited Partnership (formerly known as Boston EquiServe Limited Partnership) (“EquiServe”) and Stephen Cesso, Secretary of the Trust Company.

1. Approval of Amendment to Articles of Association. Christopher Skaar, as Chief Executive Officer of EquiServe, the sole shareholder of the Trust Company approved the following amendment to the Articles of Association of the Trust Company to change the name of the Trust Company:

VOTED, that the First Article of the Articles of Association is amended to read:

The title of this Association shall be EquiServe Trust Company, National Association.

The meeting concluded with the approval of the above vote. There being no other items for discussion, the shareholder meeting was adjourned at approximately 3:05 p.m. (Eastern Time).

 

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Stephen Cesso

Secretary

 


EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.

VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS

November 22, 2005

Ms. Kathleen M. Cahill

Assistant Deputy Comptroller

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

New England Field Office

20 Winthrop Square, Suite 200

Boston, MA 02110

Re:     EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.

Dear Ms. Cahill:

This serves as notification to The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that EquiServe Trust Company, National Association has amended its Articles of Association to change its name to Computershare Trust Company, National Association (the “Trust Company”), effective January 1, 2006. Enclosed are minutes from the Trust Company’s shareholder meeting held on November 17, 2005 at which the Articles of Association were amended to reflect the name change, certified by the Secretary of the Trust Company.

Please let me know if you have any questions or need any additional information.

 

Very truly yours,
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Andrea Manning

Assistant Secretary

Enclosure

 

cc: James Mayhew, Portfolio Manager, OCC (w/encl.)

Stephen Cesso (w/out encl.)

EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., 150 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021

 


EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.

Shareholder’s Meeting

November 17, 2005

Minutes

Pursuant to notice duly given, a meeting of the shareholders of EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. (the “Trust Company”) was held on November 17, 2005 at 1:20 p.m. (Eastern Time) at its offices located at 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts.

Attending were Charles V. Rossi, President of Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc. (formerly known as EquiServe, Inc., formerly known as EquiServe Limited Partnership, hereinafter “CSSI”), Andrea Manning, Assistant Secretary and Stephen Cesso, Secretary of the Trust Company.

1. Approval of Amendment to Articles of Association. Charles V. Rossi, as President of CSSI, the sole shareholder of the Trust Company approved the following amendment to the Articles of Association of the Trust Company to change the name of the Trust Company, to be effective January 1, 2006.

VOTED, that the First Article of the Articles of Association is amended to read:

The title of this Association shall be Computershare Trust Company, National Association.

The meeting concluded with the approval of the above vote. There being no other items for discussion, the shareholder meeting was adjourned at approximately 1:25 p.m. (Eastern Time).

 

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Stephen Cesso

Secretary

   

Andrea Manning

Assistant Secretary

 


Exhibit 2

 

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Exhibit 4

BOSTON EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

BY-LAWS

ARTICLE I

Meetings of Shareholders

Section 1.1 Annual Meeting. The regular annual meeting of the shareholders to elect directors and transact whatever other business may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at the Main Office of the National Trust Company, in the Town of Canton, Commonwealth of Massachusetts or such other places as the Board of Directors may designate, at 10 o’clock, on the fourth Wednesday of May of each year. Notice of such meeting shall be mailed, postage prepaid, at least ten days prior to the date thereof, addressed to each shareholder at his/her address appearing on the books of the National Trust Company. If, for any cause, an election of directors is not made on that day, the Board of Directors shall order the election to be held on some subsequent day, as soon thereafter as practicable, according to the provisions of law; and notice thereof shall be given in the manner herein provided for the annual meeting.

Section 1.2. Special Meetings. Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, special meetings of the shareholders may be called for any purpose at any time by the Board of Directors or by any shareholder owning, in the aggregate, not less than 10 percent of the stock of the National Trust Company. Every such special meeting, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be called by mailing, postage prepaid, not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for such meeting, to each shareholder at his address appearing on the books of the National Trust Company a notice stating the purpose of the meeting.

Section 1.3. Nominations for Director. Nominations for election to the Board of Directors may be made by the Board of Directors or by any shareholder of any outstanding class of capital stock of the National Trust Company entitled to vote for the election of directors. Nominations, other than those made by or on behalf of the existing management of the National Trust Company, shall be made in writing and shall be delivered or mailed to the President of the National Trust Company and to the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D.C., not less than 14 days nor more than 50 days prior to any meeting of shareholders called for the election of directors, provided however, that if less than 21 days’ notice of the meeting is given to shareholders, such nomination shall be mailed or delivered to the President of the National Trust Company and to the Comptroller of


the Currency not later than the close of business on the seventh day following the day on which the notice of meeting was mailed. Such notification shall contain the following information to the extent known to the notifying shareholder:

(a) the name and address of each proposed nominee; (b) the principal occupation of each proposed nominee; (c) the total number of shares of capital stock of the National Trust Company that will be voted for each proposed nominee; (d) the name and residence address of the notifying shareholder; and (e) the number of shares of capital stock of the National Trust Company owned by the notifying shareholder. Nominations not made in accordance herewith may, in his/her discretion, be disregarded by the Chairperson of the meeting, and upon his/her instructions, the vote tellers may disregard all votes cast for each such nominee.

Section 1.4. Proxies. Shareholders may vote at any meeting of the shareholders by proxies duly authorized in writing, but no officer or employee of this National Trust Company shall act as proxy. Proxies shall be valid only for one meeting, to be specified therein, and any adjournments of such meeting. Proxies shall be dated and shall be filed with the records of the meeting.

Section 1.5. Quorum. A majority of the outstanding capital stock, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of shareholders, unless otherwise provided by law; but less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without further notice. A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question or matter submitted to the shareholders at any meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Association.

ARTICLE II

Directors

Section 2.1 Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have the power to manage and administer the business and affairs of the National Trust Company. Except as expressly limited by law, all corporate powers of the National Trust Company shall be vested in and may be exercised by the Board of Directors.

Section 2.2 Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five shareholders, the exact number within such minimum and maximum limits to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full Board or by resolution of the shareholders at any meeting thereof.

 

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Section 2.3. Organization Meeting. The Cashier, upon receiving the results of any election, shall notify the directors-elect of their election and of the time at which they are required to meet at the Main Office of the National Trust Company to organize the new Board and elect and appoint officers of the National Trust Company for the succeeding year. Such meeting shall be held on the day of the election or as soon thereafter as practicable, and, in any event, within thirty days thereof. If, at the time fixed for such meeting, there shall not be a quorum present, the Directors present may adjourn the meeting, from time to time, until a quorum is obtained.

Section 2.4. Regular Meetings. Regular Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held, without notice, at least once in each quarter on such days and at such hours as the Directors may from time to time determine. When any regular meeting of the Board falls upon a holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next banking business day unless the Board shall designate some other day.

Section 2.5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of the National Trust Company, or at the request of three or more directors. Each member of the Board of Directors shall be given notice stating the time and place, by telegram, letter, or in person, of each such special meeting.

Section 2.6. Quorum. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting, except when otherwise provided by law; but a less number may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without further notice.

Section 2.7. Vacancies. When any vacancy occurs among the directors, the remaining members of the Board, in accordance with the laws of the United States, may appoint a director to fill such vacancy at any regular meeting of the Board, or at a special meeting called for that purpose in conformance with Section 2.2 of this Article.

Section 2.8. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Directors may be taken without a meeting if all the Directors consent to the action in writing and the written consents are filed with the records of the meetings of the Directors. Such consents shall be treated for all purposes as a vote at a meeting.

Section 2.9. Meeting by Telecommunications. Members of the Board of Directors or any committee elected thereby may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in a meeting can hear each other at the time and participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III

Committees of the Board

Section 3.1. Investment Committee. There shall be an Investment Committee composed of not less than two Directors, appointed by the Board annually or more often. The Investment Committee shall have the power to insure adherence to Investment Policy, to recommend amendments thereto, to purchase and sell securities, to exercise authority regarding investments and to exercise, when the Board is not in session, all other powers of the Board regarding investment securities that may be lawfully delegated. The Investment Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings, and such minutes shall be submitted at the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, and any action taken by the Board with respect thereto shall be entered in the minutes of the Board.

Section 3.2. Examining Committee. There shall be an Examining Committee composed of not less than two directors, exclusive of any active officers, appointed by the Board annually or more often, whose duty it shall be to make an examination at least once during each calendar year and within 15 months of the last such examination into the affairs of the National Trust Company or cause suitable examinations to be made by auditors responsible only to the Board of Directors and to report the result of such examination in writing to the Board at the next regular meeting thereafter. Such report shall state whether the National Trust Company is in a sound condition, and whether adequate internal controls and procedures are being maintained and shall recommend to the Board of Directors such changes in the manner of conducting the affairs of the National Trust Company as shall be deemed advisable.

Section 3.3. Other Committees. The Board of Directors may appoint, from time to time, from its own members, other committees of one or more persons, for such purposes and with such powers as the Board may determine. However, a committee may not authorize distribution of assets or dividends; approve action required to be approved by shareholders; fill vacancies on the board of directors or any of its committees; amend articles of association; adopt, amend or repeal by-laws; or authorize or approve issuance or sale or contract for sale of shares, or determine the designation and relative rights, preferences and limitations of a class or series of shares.

 

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ARTICLE IV

Officers and Employees

Section 4.1. Chairperson of the Board. The Board of Directors shall appoint one of its members to be Chairperson of the Board to serve at its pleasure. Such person shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors. The Chairperson of the Board shall supervise the carrying out of the policies adopted or approved by the Board; shall have general executive powers, as well as the specific powers conferred by these Bylaws; and shall also have and may exercise such further powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred upon, or assigned by the Board of Directors.

Section 4.2. President. The Board of Directors shall appoint one of its members to be President of the National Trust Company. In the absence of the Chairperson, the President shall preside at any meeting of the Board. The President shall have general executive powers, and shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulations, or practice, to the Office of President, or imposed by these Bylaws. The President shall also have and may exercise such further powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred, or assigned by the Board of Directors.

Section 4.3. Vice President. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more Vice Presidents. Each Vice President shall have such powers and duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors. One Vice President shall be designated by the Board of Directors, in the absence of the President, to perform all the duties of the President.

Section 4.4. Secretary. The Board of Directors shall appoint a Secretary, Cashier, or other designated officer who shall be Secretary of the Board and of the National Trust Company, and shall keep accurate minutes of all meetings. The Secretary shall attend to the giving of all notices required by these Bylaws to be given; shall be custodian of the corporate seal, records, documents and papers of the National Trust Company; shall provide for the keeping of proper records of all transactions of the National Trust Company; shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice, to the Office of Cashier, or imposed by these Bylaws; and shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time, by the Board of Directors.

Section 4.5. Other Officers. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Cashiers, one or more Managers and Assistant Managers of offices and such other officers and attorneys in fact as from time to time may appear to the Board of Directors to be required or desirable to transact the business of the National Trust Company. Such officers shall respectively exercise such powers and perform such duties as pertain to the several offices, or as may be conferred upon, or assigned to, them by the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board, or the President. The Board of Directors may authorize an officer to appoint one or more officers or assistant officers.

 

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Section 4.6. Tenure of Office. The President and all other officers shall hold office for the current year for which the Board was elected, unless they shall resign, become disqualified, or be removed; and any vacancy occurring in the Office of President shall be filled promptly by the Board of Directors.

Section 4.7. Resignation. An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the National Trust Company. A resignation is effective when the notice is given unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

ARTICLE V

Fiduciary Activities

Section 5.1. Trust Department. There shall be a department of the National Trust Company known as the Trust Department that shall perform the fiduciary responsibilities of the National Trust Company.

Section 5.2. Trust Officer. There shall be a Trust Officer of this National Trust Company whose duties shall be to manage, supervise and direct all the activities of the Trust Department. Such persons shall do or cause to be done all things necessary or proper in carrying on the business of the Trust Department according to provisions of law and applicable regulations; and shall act pursuant to opinion of counsel where such opinion is deemed necessary. Opinions of counsel shall be retained on file in connection with all important matters pertaining to fiduciary activities. The Trust Officer shall be responsible for all assets and documents held by the National Trust Company in connection with fiduciary matters.

The Board of Directors may appoint other trust officers of the Trust Department, as it may deem necessary, with such duties as may be assigned.

Section 5.3. Trust Investment Committee. There shall be a Trust Investment Committee of this National Trust Company composed of not less than two members, who shall be capable and experienced officers or directors of the National Trust Company. All investments of funds held in a fiduciary capacity shall be made, retained or disposed of only with the approval of the Trust Investment Committee, and the Committee shall keep minutes of all its meetings, showing the disposition of all matters considered and passed upon by it. The Committee shall, promptly after the acceptance of an account for which the National Trust Company has investment responsibilities, review the assets thereof, to determine the advisability of retaining or disposing of such assets. The Committee shall conduct a similar review at least once during each calendar year thereafter and within 15 months of the last such review. A report of all such reviews, together with the action taken as a result thereof, shall be noted in the minutes of the Committee.

 

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Section 5.4. Trust Audit Committee. The Board of Directors shall appoint a committee of not less than two directors, exclusive of any active officer of the National Trust Company, which shall, at least once during each calendar year and within 15 months of the last such audit make suitable audits of the Trust Department or cause suitable audits to be made by auditors responsible only to the Board of Directors, and at such time shall ascertain whether the Department has been administered according to law. Part 9 of the Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, and sound fiduciary principles.

Section 5.5. Fiduciary Files. There shall be maintained in the Trust Department files all fiduciary records necessary to assure that its fiduciary responsibilities have been properly undertaken and discharged.

Section 5.6. Trust Investments. Funds held in a fiduciary capacity shall be invested according to the instrument establishing the fiduciary relationship and local law. Where such instrument does not specify the character and class of investments to be made and does not vest in the National Trust Company a discretion in the matter, funds held pursuant to such instrument shall be invested in investments in which corporate fiduciaries may invest under local law.

ARTICLE VI

Stock and Stock Certificates

Section 6.1. Transfers. Shares of stock shall be transferable on the books of the National Trust Company, and a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded. Every person becoming a shareholder by such transfer shall, in proportion to his shares, succeed to all rights of the prior holder of such shares.

Section 6.2. Stock Certificates. Certificates of stock shall bear the signature of the President (which may be engraved, printed or impressed), and shall be signed manually or by facsimile process by the Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Cashier, Assistant Cashier, or any other officer appointed by the Board of Directors for that purpose, to be known as an Authorized Officer, and the seal of the National Trust Company shall be engraved thereon. Each certificate shall recite on its face that the stock represented thereby is transferable only upon the books of the National Trust Company properly endorsed.

 

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ARTICLE VII

Corporate Seal

The President, the Cashier, the Secretary or any Assistant Cashier or Assistant Secretary, or other officer thereunto designated by the Board of Directors, shall have authority to affix the corporate seal to any document requiring such seal, and to attest the same. Such seal shall be substantially in the following form:

ARTICLE VIII

Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 8.1. Fiscal Year. The Fiscal Year of the National Trust Company shall be the calendar year.

Section 8.2. Execution of Instruments. All agreements, indentures, mortgages, deeds, conveyances, transfers, certificates, declarations, receipts, discharges, releases, satisfactions, settlements, petitions, schedules, accounts, affidavits, bonds, undertakings, proxies and other instruments or documents may be signed, executed, acknowledged, verified, delivered or accepted in behalf of the National Trust Company by the Chairperson of the Board, or the President, or any Executive Vice President, or any Vice President, or the Secretary, or the Cashier. Any such instruments may also be executed, acknowledged, verified, delivered or accepted in behalf of the National Trust Company in such other manner and by such other officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time direct. The provisions of this Section 8.2. are supplementary to any other provision of these Bylaws.

Section 8.3. Records. The Articles of Association, the By-laws and the proceedings of all meetings of the shareholders, the Board of Directors, and standing committees of the Board, shall be recorded in appropriate minute books provided for the purpose. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the Secretary, Cashier or other Officer appointed to act as Secretary of the meeting.

ARTICLE IX

By-laws

Section 9.1 Inspection. A copy of the By-laws, with all amendments thereto, shall at all times be kept in a convenient place at the Main Office of the National Trust Company, and shall be open for inspection to all shareholders, during banking hours.

Section 9.2. Amendments. The By-laws may be amended, altered or repealed, at any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, by a vote of a majority of the total number of the Directors.

 

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I, Evalyn Lipton Fishbein, CERTIFY that: (1) I am the duly constituted Secretary of Boston EquiServe Trust Company, National Association and Secretary of its Board of Directors, and as such officer am the official custodian of its records; (2) the foregoing By-laws are the By-laws of said National Trust Company, and all of them are now lawfully in force and effect.

I have hereunto affixed my official signature and the seal of the said National Trust Company, in the City of Boston on this 18th day of December, 1996.

 

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Secretary

 

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EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (THE “TRUST COMPANY”)

ACTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

May 14, 2003

 

 

RESOLVED, that the Trust Company hereby deletes Section 3.2 and Section 5.4 of the By-Laws and replaces such sections with the following Section 3.2, and renumbers Section 5.5 and 5.6 as Section 5.4 and 5.5, respectively:

Section 3.2. Audit Committee. The Board of Directors shall appoint an Audit Committee composed of not less than two directors, exclusive of any active officers of the National Trust Company, whose duty it shall be to make an examination at least once during each calendar year and within 15 months of the last such examination into the affairs of the National Trust Company, including the Trust Department, or cause suitable examinations to be made by auditors responsible only to the Board of Directors and to report the result of such examination in writing to the Board at the next regular meeting thereafter. Such report shall state whether adequate internal controls and procedures are being maintained, whether the Trust Department has been administered according to law, Part 9 of the Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, and sound fiduciary principles, and shall recommend to the Board of Directors such changes in the manner of conduct of the affairs of the National Trust Company as shall be deemed advisable.

I, Andrea Manning, Assistant Secretary of EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution approved by the Board of Directors at a meeting held on May 14, 2003. I further certify that the resolution is in full force and effect and has not been revoked.

 

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Andrea Manning
June 11, 2003


EXHIBIT 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021

at the close of business June 30, 2015.

 

     Dollar Amounts In Thousands  

ASSETS

  

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

  

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

     -0-   

Interest-bearing balances

     -0-   

Securities:

  

Held-to-maturity securities

     -0-   

Available-for-sale securities

     15,201   

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

  

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

     -0-   

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

     -0-   

Loans and lease financing receivables:

  

Loans and leases held for sale

     -0-   

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

     -0-   

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     -0-   

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

     -0-   

Trading assets

     -0-   

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

     -0-   

Other real estate owned

     -0-   

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

     -0-   

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

     -0-   

Intangible assets:

  

Goodwill

     7,756   

Other intangible assets

     -0-   

Other assets

     1,242   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     24,199   
  

 

 

 


LIABILITIES

  

Deposits:

  

In domestic offices

     -0-   

NonInterest-bearing

     -0-   

Interest-bearing

     -0-   

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

  

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

     -0-   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     -0-   

Trading liabilities

     -0-   

Other borrowed money: (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

     -0-   

Not applicable

  

Not applicable

  

Subordinated notes and debentures

     -0-   

Other liabilities

     2,570   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,570   
  

 

 

 

EQUITY CAPITAL

  

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

     0   

Common stock

     500   

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

     17,011   

Retained earnings

     4,118   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     -0-   

Other equity capital components

     -0-   

Total bank equity capital

     21,629   

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

     -0-   

Total equity capital

     21,629   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity capital

     24,199   
  

 

 

 

I, Robert G. Marshall, Assistant Controller of the above named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

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Robert G. Marshall
Assistant Controller