Exhibit 4.2

TRUST INDENTURE
Providing for the Issue of Convertible Secured Debentures
Dated October 11, 2006
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250 YONGE
STREET
SUITE 2400
TORONTO, ONTARIO M5B 2M6
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION |
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1.1 |
Definitions |
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1.2 |
Meaning of Outstanding |
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1.3 |
Interpretation |
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1.4 |
Headings, etc. |
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1.5 |
Day not a Business Day |
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1.6 |
Applicable Law |
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1.7 |
Monetary References |
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1.8 |
Invalidity, etc. |
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1.9 |
Language |
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1.10 |
Successors and Assigns |
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1.11 |
Time of Essence |
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1.12 |
All Payments Net of Taxes |
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1.13 |
Schedules |
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ARTICLE 2 THE DEBENTURES |
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2.1 |
Limit of Debentures |
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2.2 |
Terms of Debentures of any Series |
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2.3 |
Form of Debentures |
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2.4 |
Form and Terms of Initial Debentures |
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2.5 |
Certification and Delivery of Additional Debentures |
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2.6 |
Issue of Global Debentures |
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2.7 |
Execution of Debentures |
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2.8 |
Certification |
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2.9 |
Interim Debentures or Certificates |
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2.10 |
Mutilation, Loss, Theft or Destruction |
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2.11 |
Concerning Interest |
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2.12 |
Debentures to Rank Pari Passu |
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2.13 |
Payments of Amounts Due on Maturity |
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2.14 |
Payment of Interest |
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ARTICLE 3 LIMITATIONS ON OWNERSHIP |
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3.1 |
Prohibition Against Ownership by Certain U.S. Retirement Plans |
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3.2 |
Limitation on U.S. Resident Ownership |
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3.3 |
Limitation on Ownership by Electric Utilities and Others |
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ARTICLE 4 REGISTRATION, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE AND OWNERSHIP |
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4.1 |
Fully Registered Debentures |
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4.2 |
Global Debentures |
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4.3 |
Transferee Entitled to Registration |
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4.4 |
No Notice of Trusts |
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4.5 |
Registers Open for Inspection |
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4.6 |
Exchanges of Debentures |
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4.7 |
Closing of Registers |
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4.8 |
Charges for Registration, Transfer and Exchange |
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4.9 |
Ownership of Debentures |
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ARTICLE 5 REDEMPTION AND PURCHASE OF DEBENTURES |
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5.1 |
Applicability of Article |
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5.2 |
Partial Redemption |
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5.3 |
Notice of Redemption |
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5.4 |
Debentures Due on Redemption Dates |
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5.5 |
Deposit of Redemption Monies |
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5.6 |
Failure to Surrender Debentures Called for Redemption |
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5.7 |
Cancellation of Debentures Redeemed |
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5.8 |
Purchase of Debentures by the Company |
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5.9 |
Deposit of Maturity Monies |
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ARTICLE 6 SUBORDINATION OF DEBENTURES |
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6.1 |
Applicability of Article |
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6.2 |
Order of Payment |
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6.3 |
Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Secured Indebtedness |
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6.4 |
Obligation to Pay Not Impaired |
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6.5 |
Prohibited Payments |
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6.6 |
Payment on Debentures Permitted |
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6.7 |
Confirmation of Subordination |
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6.8 |
Knowledge of Debenture Trustee |
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6.9 |
Debenture Trustee May Hold Senior Secured Indebtedness |
48 |
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6.10 |
Rights of Holders of Senior Secured Indebtedness Not Impaired |
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6.11 |
Altering the Senior Secured Indebtedness |
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6.12 |
Additional Indebtedness |
49 |
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6.13 |
Right of Debentureholder to Convert Not Impaired |
49 |
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6.14 |
Invalidated Payments |
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6.15 |
Contesting Security |
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6.16 |
Obligations Created by Article 6 |
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6.17 |
No Set-Off |
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6.18 |
Amendments to Article 6 |
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ARTICLE 7 CONVERSION OF DEBENTURES |
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7.1 |
Applicability of Article |
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7.2 |
Notice of Expiry of Conversion Privilege |
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7.3 |
Revival of Right to Convert |
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7.4 |
Manner of Exercise of Right to Convert |
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7.5 |
Adjustment of Conversion Price |
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7.6 |
No Requirement to Issue Fractional IPSs |
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7.7 |
Company to Reserve IPSs |
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7.8 |
Cancellation of Converted Debentures |
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7.9 |
Certificate as to Adjustment |
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7.10 |
Notice of Special Matters |
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7.11 |
Protection of Debenture Trustee |
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7.12 |
Allocation of IPSs |
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ARTICLE 8 COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY |
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8.1 |
To Pay Principal and Interest |
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8.2 |
To Pay Debenture Trustees Remuneration |
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8.3 |
To Give Notice of Default |
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8.4 |
Preservation of Existence, etc. |
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8.5 |
Keeping of Books |
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8.6 |
Reporting Requirements |
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8.7 |
Performance of Covenants by Debenture Trustee |
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8.8 |
Listing |
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8.9 |
Regarding Redemption |
60 |
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8.10 |
Regarding Covenants |
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ARTICLE 9 DEFAULT |
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9.1 |
Events of Default |
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9.2 |
Notice of Events of Default |
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9.3 |
Waiver of Default |
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9.4 |
Enforcement by the Debenture Trustee |
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9.5 |
No Suits by Debentureholders |
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9.6 |
Application of Monies by Debenture Trustee |
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9.7 |
Notice of Payment by Debenture Trustee |
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9.8 |
Debenture Trustee May Demand Production of Debentures |
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9.9 |
Remedies Cumulative |
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9.10 |
Judgment Against the Company |
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9.11 |
Subordination |
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ARTICLE 10 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE |
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10.1 |
Cancellation and Destruction |
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10.2 |
Non-Presentation of Debentures |
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10.3 |
Repayment of Unclaimed Monies |
68 |
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10.4 |
Discharge |
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10.5 |
Satisfaction |
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10.6 |
Continuance of Rights, Duties and Obligations |
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ARTICLE 11 IPS INTEREST PAYMENT ELECTION |
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11.1 |
IPS Interest Payment Election |
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ARTICLE 12 SUCCESSORS |
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12.1 |
Restrictions on Amalgamation, Merger and Sale of Certain Assets, etc. |
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12.2 |
Vesting of Powers in Successor |
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ARTICLE 13 COMPULSORY ACQUISITION |
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13.1 |
Definitions |
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13.2 |
Offer for Debentures |
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13.3 |
Offerors Notice to Dissenting Debentureholders |
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13.4 |
Delivery of Debenture Certificates |
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13.5 |
Payment of Consideration to Debenture Trustee |
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13.6 |
Consideration to be held in Trust |
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13.7 |
Completion of Transfer of Debentures to Offeror |
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13.8 |
Demand for Payment of Fair Value |
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13.9 |
Communication of Offer to the Company |
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ARTICLE 14 MEETINGS OF DEBENTUREHOLDERS |
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14.1 |
Right to Convene Meeting |
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14.2 |
Notice of Meetings |
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14.3 |
Chairman |
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14.4 |
Quorum |
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14.5 |
Power to Adjourn |
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14.6 |
Show of Hands |
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14.7 |
Poll |
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14.8 |
Voting |
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14.9 |
Proxies |
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14.10 |
Persons Entitled to Attend Meetings |
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14.11 |
Powers Exercisable by Extraordinary Resolution |
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14.12 |
Meaning of Extraordinary Resolution |
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14.13 |
Powers Cumulative |
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14.14 |
Minutes |
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14.15 |
Instruments in Writing |
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14.16 |
Binding Effect of Resolutions |
86 |
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14.17 |
Evidence of Rights Of Debentureholders |
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14.18 |
Concerning Serial Meetings |
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ARTICLE 15 NOTICES |
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15.1 |
Notice to the Company |
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15.2 |
Notice to Debentureholders |
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15.3 |
Notice to Debenture Trustee |
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15.4 |
Mail Service Interruption |
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ARTICLE 16 CONCERNING THE DEBENTURE TRUSTEE |
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16.1 |
No Conflict of Interest |
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16.2 |
Replacement of Debenture Trustee |
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16.3 |
Duties of Debenture Trustee |
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16.4 |
Reliance Upon Declarations, Opinions, etc. |
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16.5 |
Evidence and Authority to Debenture Trustee, Opinions, etc. |
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16.6 |
Debenture Trustee May Rely on Certificate of the Manager |
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16.7 |
Experts, Advisers and Agents |
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16.8 |
Debenture Trustee May Deal in Debentures |
92 |
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16.9 |
Investment of Monies Held by Debenture Trustee |
92 |
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16.10 |
Debenture Trustee will Disburse Only Monies Deposited |
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16.11 |
Debenture Trustee Not Ordinarily Bound |
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16.12 |
Debenture Trustee Not Required to Give Security |
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16.13 |
Debenture Trustee Not Bound to Act on the Companys Request |
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16.14 |
Debenture Trustee Not Bound to Act |
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16.15 |
Debenture Trustee Protected in Acting |
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16.16 |
Conditions Precedent to Debenture Trustees Obligations to Act Hereunder |
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16.17 |
Authority to Carry on Business |
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16.18 |
Compensation and Indemnity |
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16.19 |
Acceptance of Trust |
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16.20 |
Withholding Obligation |
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ARTICLE 17 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES |
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17.1 |
Supplemental Indentures |
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ARTICLE 18 SECURITY |
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18.1 |
Security Documents |
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ARTICLE 19 EXECUTION AND FORMAL DATE |
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19.1 |
Execution |
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19.2 |
Formal Date |
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TRUST INDENTURE
THIS TRUST INDENTURE made as of the 11th day of October, 2006,
BETWEEN:
ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION, a corporation continued under the laws of the Province of British Columbia
(hereinafter referred to as the Company)
- and -
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA, a trust company authorized to carry on business in all of the provinces and territories of Canada
(hereinafter referred to as the Debenture Trustee)
WITNESSES THAT:
WHEREAS the Company deems it advisable to create and issue the Debentures to be created and issued in the manner as herein provided;
AND WHEREAS the Company, under the laws relating thereto, is duly authorized to create and issue the Debentures to be issued as herein provided;
AND WHEREAS all necessary steps in relation to the Company have been duly enacted, passed and/or confirmed and other proceedings taken and conditions complied with to make the Debentures, when certified by the Debenture Trustee and issued as in this Indenture provided, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company;
AND WHEREAS the foregoing recitals are made as representations and statements of fact by the Company and not by the Debenture Trustee;
NOW THEREFORE it is hereby covenanted, agreed and declared as follows:
In this Indenture and in the Debentures, unless there is something in the subject matter or context inconsistent therewith, the expressions following shall have the following meanings, namely:
unless in each case it is provided by the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing such secured indebtedness, liabilities or obligations that such secured indebtedness, liabilities or obligations are not superior in right of payment to Debentures; and Senior Secured Indebtedness shall, in all events, exclude the Subordinated Notes but include all of the obligations of the borrower, issuer and/or guarantor under either or both of the Senior Credit Agreements;
Every Debenture certified and delivered by the Debenture Trustee hereunder shall be deemed to be outstanding until it is cancelled, converted, redeemed or delivered to the Debenture Trustee for cancellation, conversion or redemption or monies and/or IPSs or other securities or property, as the case may be, for the payment thereof shall have been set aside under Section 10.2, provided that:
In this Indenture:
The division of this Indenture into Articles and Sections, the provision of a Table of Contents and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Indenture or of the Debentures.
In the event that any day on which any action required to be taken hereunder is not a Business Day, then such action shall be required to be taken on or before the requisite time on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.
This Indenture and the Debentures shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein and shall be treated in all respects as Ontario contracts. The Company hereby irrevocably attorns to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.
Whenever any amounts of money are referred to herein, such amounts shall be deemed to be in lawful money of Canada unless otherwise expressed.
Any provision hereof which is prohibited or unenforceable shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability, without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof.
Each of the parties hereto hereby acknowledges that it has consented to and requested that this Indenture and all documents relating thereto, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the form of Debenture attached hereto as Schedule A, be drawn up in the English language only.
Les parties aux présentes reconnaissent avoir accepté et demandé que le présent acte de fiducie et tous les documents sy rapportant, y compris, sans restreindre la portée générale de ce qui précède, le formulaire de débenture joint aux présentes à titre dannexe A, soient rédigés en langue anglaise seulement.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its respective successors and assigns, whether expressed or not.
Time shall be of the essence of this Indenture.
For greater certainty, any and all payments to be made pursuant to this Indenture of or on account of principal, premium, if any, and interest or any deemed interest on the Debentures (including upon redemption, purchase or conversion of the Debentures) or of any other amount, whether paid or payable in money, IPSs or other securities or property, shall be made subject to the deduction of any and all applicable taxes or withholdings.
The following Schedules form part of this Indenture:
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Schedule A |
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Form of Debenture |
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Schedule B |
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Form of Redemption Notice |
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Schedule C |
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Form of Maturity Notice |
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Schedule D |
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Form of Notice of Conversion |
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Schedule E |
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Form of Put Exercise Notice |
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Schedule 1 |
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Guarantors |
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Schedule 2 |
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Pledgors, Pledge Agreements and Security Agreement |
The aggregate principal amount of Debentures authorized to be issued under this Indenture is unlimited; provided, however that Debentures may be issued only upon and subject to the conditions and limitations herein set forth.
The Debentures may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established herein or in or pursuant to one or more indentures supplemental hereto or pursuant to the Written Direction of the Manager, prior to the initial issuance of Debentures of any particular series (other than the Initial Debentures, which are provided for in Section 2.4):
All Debentures of any one series shall be substantially identical, except as may otherwise be established herein or by or pursuant to a resolution of the Directors, Certificate of the Manager or in an indenture supplemental hereto. Debentures of any one series need not be issued at the same time and may be issued from time to time, including pursuant to a Periodic Offering, consistent with the terms of this Indenture, if so provided herein, by or pursuant to such resolution of the Directors, Certificate of the Manager or in an indenture supplemental hereto.
Except in respect of the Initial Debentures, the form of which is provided for herein, the Debentures of each series shall be substantially in such form or forms (not inconsistent with this Indenture) as shall be established herein or by or pursuant to one or more resolutions of the Directors (as set forth in a resolution of the Directors or to the extent established pursuant to, rather than set forth in, a resolution of the Directors, in a Certificate of the Manager detailing such establishment) 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 imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon such legend or legends or endorsements, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, as may be required to comply with any law, or with any rules or regulations pursuant thereto or with any rules or regulations of any securities exchange or securities regulatory authority or to conform to general usage, all as may be determined by the Directors or authorized officer(s) of the Manager executing such Debentures, as conclusively evidenced by his or her execution of such Debentures. The Debenture Trustee shall not be required to ensure compliance with any law or with any rules or regulations pursuant thereto or with any rules or regulations of any securities exchange or securities regulatory authority or to conform to general usage in connection with the issue, transfer or conversion of the Debentures. The responsibility for compliance with the foregoing shall be that of the Company or the holder, as applicable.
(A) the Company has exercised the 90% Redemption Right and will purchase all outstanding Initial Debentures on the Put Date at the Total Put Price, including a calculation of such holders Total Put Price;
(B) they must transfer their Initial Debentures to the Debenture Trustee on the same terms as those holders that exercised the Put Right and the Depository shall make notations on the Global Debenture of the principal amount thereof so transferred; and
(C) the rights of such holder under the terms of the Initial Debentures shall cease as of the Put Date provided the Company has paid the Total Put Price to, or to the order of, the Debenture Trustee and thereafter the Initial Debentures shall not be considered to be outstanding and the holder shall not have any right except to receive the Total Put Price upon surrender and delivery of such holders Initial Debentures in accordance with the Indenture.
The Company may from time to time request the Debenture Trustee to certify and deliver Additional Debentures of any series by delivering to the Debenture Trustee the documents referred to below in this Section 2.5 whereupon the Debenture Trustee shall certify such Additional Debentures and cause the same to be delivered in accordance with the Written Direction of the Manager referred to below or pursuant to such procedures acceptable to the Debenture Trustee as may be specified from time to time by a Written Direction of the Manager. The maturity date, issue date, interest rate (if any) and any other terms of the Additional Debentures of such series shall be set forth in a supplemental indenture or determined by or pursuant to such Written Direction of the Manager. In certifying such Additional Debentures, the Debenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive and shall be fully protected in relying upon, unless and until such documents have been superseded or revoked:
This Debenture is a Global Debenture within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depository or a nominee thereof. This Debenture may not be transferred to or exchanged for Debentures registered in the name of any person other than the Depository or a nominee thereof and no such transfer may be registered except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture. Every Debenture authenticated and delivered upon registration of, transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, this Debenture shall be a Global Debenture subject to the foregoing, except in such limited circumstances described in the Indenture.
All Debentures shall be signed (either manually or by facsimile signature) by any one Director of the Company or authorized officer or director of the Manager holding office at the time of signing. A facsimile signature upon a Debenture shall for all purposes of this Indenture be deemed to be the signature of the person whose signature it purports to be. Notwithstanding that any
person whose signature, either manual or in facsimile, appears on a Debenture as a Director of the Company or authorized officer or director of the Manager may no longer hold such office at the date of the Debenture or at the date of the certification and delivery thereof, such Debenture shall be valid and binding upon the Company and entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
No Debenture shall be issued or, if issued, shall be obligatory or shall entitle the holder to the benefits of this Indenture, until it has been manually certified by or on behalf of the Debenture Trustee substantially in the form set out in this Indenture, in the relevant supplemental indenture, or in some other form approved by the Debenture Trustee. Such certification on any Debenture shall be conclusive evidence that such Debenture is duly issued, is a valid obligation of the Company and the holder is entitled to the benefits hereof.
The certificate of the Debenture Trustee signed on the Debentures, or interim Debentures hereinafter mentioned, shall not be construed as a representation or warranty by the Debenture Trustee as to the validity of this Indenture or of the Debentures or interim Debentures or as to the issuance of the Debentures or interim Debentures and the Debenture Trustee shall in no respect be liable or answerable for the use made of the Debentures or interim Debentures or any of them or the proceeds thereof. The certificate of the Debenture Trustee signed on the Debentures or interim Debentures shall, however, be a representation and warranty by the Debenture Trustee that the Debentures or interim Debentures have been duly certified by or on behalf of the Debenture Trustee pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.
Pending the delivery of definitive Debentures of any series to the Debenture Trustee, the Company may issue and the Debenture Trustee may certify in lieu thereof interim Debentures in such forms and in such denominations and signed in such manner as provided herein, entitling the holders thereof to definitive Debentures of the series when the same are ready for delivery; or the Company may execute and the Debenture Trustee may certify a temporary Debenture for the whole principal amount of Debentures of the series then authorized to be issued hereunder and the Company may deliver the same to the Debenture Trustee and thereupon the Debenture Trustee may issue its own interim certificates in such form and in such amounts, not exceeding in the aggregate the principal amount of the temporary Debenture so delivered to it, as the Company, and the Debenture Trustee may approve entitling the holders thereof to definitive Debentures of the series when the same are ready for delivery; and, when so issued and certified, such interim or temporary Debentures or interim certificates shall, for all purposes but without duplication, rank in respect of this Indenture equally with Debentures duly issued hereunder and, pending the exchange thereof for definitive Debentures, the holders of the interim or temporary Debentures or interim certificates shall be deemed without duplication to be Debentureholders and entitled to the benefit of this Indenture to the same extent and in the same manner as though the said exchange had actually been made. Forthwith after the Company shall have delivered the definitive Debentures to the Debenture Trustee, the Debenture Trustee shall cancel such temporary Debentures, if any, and shall call in for exchange all interim Debentures or certificates that shall have been issued and forthwith after such exchange shall cancel the same. No charge shall be made by the Company or the Debenture Trustee to the holders of such interim or temporary Debentures or interim certificates for the exchange thereof. All interest paid upon interim or temporary Debentures or interim certificates shall be noted thereon as a condition precedent to such payment unless paid by cheque to the registered holders thereof.
In case any of the Debentures issued hereunder shall become mutilated or be lost, stolen or destroyed and in the absence of the Companys receipt of any notice that such Debenture has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company, in its discretion, may issue, and thereupon the Debenture Trustee shall certify and deliver, a new Debenture upon surrender and cancellation of the mutilated Debenture, or in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed Debenture, in lieu of and in substitution for the same, and the substituted Debenture shall be in a form approved by the Debenture Trustee and shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and rank equally in accordance with its terms with all other Debentures issued or to be issued hereunder. The new or substituted Debenture may have endorsed upon it the fact that it is in replacement of a previous Debenture. In case of loss, theft or destruction the applicant for a substituted Debenture shall furnish to the Company and to the Debenture Trustee such evidence of the loss, theft or destruction of the Debenture and such other documents as shall be satisfactory to them in their discretion and shall also furnish an indemnity and surety bond satisfactory to them in their discretion. The applicant shall pay all reasonable expenses incidental to the issuance of any substituted Debenture.
The Debentures will be direct secured obligations of the Company. Each Debenture of the same series of Debentures will rank pari passu with each other Debenture of the same series (regardless of their actual date or terms of issue). The payment of the principal of, and interest on, the Debentures shall, as provided in Article 6, be subordinated and postponed in right of payment to all Senior Secured Indebtedness.
Except as may otherwise be provided in this Indenture or any supplemental indenture in respect of any series of Debentures, payments of amounts due upon maturity of the Debentures will be made in the following manner. The Company will establish and maintain with the Debenture Trustee a Maturity Account for each series of Debentures. Each such Maturity Account shall be maintained by and be subject to the control of the Debenture Trustee for the purposes of this Indenture. On or before 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the Business Day immediately prior to each Maturity Date for Debentures outstanding from time to time under this Indenture, the Company will deposit in the applicable Maturity Account an amount sufficient to pay the cash amount payable in respect of such Debentures (including the principal amount and premium (if any), together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon less any withholding tax required or permitted by law to be deducted or withheld), provided the Company may elect to satisfy this requirement by providing the Debenture Trustee with one or more certified cheques, or with funds by electronic transfer, for such amounts required under this Section 2.13. The Debenture Trustee, on behalf of the Company, will pay to each holder entitled to receive payment the principal amount of and premium (if any) and accrued and unpaid interest on the Debenture (less applicable withholding taxes, if any), upon surrender of the Debenture at any branch of the Debenture Trustee designated for such purpose from time to time by the Company and the Debenture Trustee. The deposit or the making available of such amounts to the applicable Maturity Account will satisfy and discharge the liability of the Company for the Debentures to which the deposit or making available of funds relates to the extent of the amount deposited or made available (plus the amount of any withholding tax deducted as aforesaid) and such Debentures will thereafter to that extent not be considered as outstanding under this Indenture and such holder will have no other right in regard thereto other than to receive out of the money so deposited or made available the amount to which such holder is entitled.
The following provisions shall apply to Debentures, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.4(b) or permitted by Article 11 or specified in a resolution of the Directors, a Certificate of the Manager or a supplemental indenture relating to a particular series of Additional Debentures:
U.S. Retirement Plans are prohibited from purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership of any Debentures at any time, and each purchaser or other acquirer of any Debentures (including any subsequent purchaser or other acquirer), by its purchasing or acquiring Debentures, shall be deemed to have represented to the Company, the Manager and any underwriters of such Debentures that (a) it is not investing assets of a U.S. Retirement Plan in order to acquire or hold the Debentures and will not otherwise hold the Debentures as U.S. Plan Assets and (b) prior to any transfer of the Debentures, it will inform any transferee thereof (other than a transferee in a transaction consummated on the TSX) of the foregoing prohibitions and the representations which such transferee will be deemed to make by purchasing or acquiring the Debentures. The foregoing prohibition and deemed representations are hereinafter
referred to as the U.S. Retirement Plan Prohibition. Each purchaser or other acquirer of any Debentures at any time (including any subsequent purchaser or other acquirer) shall also be deemed to have agreed to indemnify the Company, the Manager, any underwriters of such Debentures, their Affiliates and their respective directors and employees (including their respective successors and assigns) against any loss, cost or damage caused by any breach by such Person of the U.S. Plan Prohibition (a Deemed Indemnity).
The Manager may require any purchaser or other acquirer of Debentures to file a declaration to the effect that it has not violated the U.S. Retirement Plan Prohibition. If the Manager determines, as a result of any such declaration or otherwise, that a violation of the U.S. Retirement Plan Prohibition has occurred or that, after giving effect to any proposed subscription, issue or transfer of Debentures to any Person, a violation of the U.S. Retirement Plan Prohibition would occur, the Manager may instruct the Debenture Trustee not to accept any subscription for any Debentures from such Person, issue any Debentures to such Person or register or otherwise recognize the transfer of any Debentures to such Person, unless such Person shall provide a declaration that it has not violated the U.S. Retirement Plan Prohibition. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Manager determines that one or more Debentures were acquired or are being held in violation of the U.S. Retirement Plan Prohibition, the Manager may instruct the Debenture Trustee to send a written notice prepared by the Manager (a U.S. Retirement Plan Notice) to the appropriate holder of record to be delivered to the applicable beneficial owner of the Debentures (a U.S. Retirement Plan Holder). The U.S. Retirement Plan Notice shall require such U.S. Retirement Plan Holder to sell all of its Debentures (collectively, U.S. Retirement Plan Debentures) to a Person whose ownership does not violate the U.S. Retirement Plan Prohibition within the period stipulated in the U.S. Retirement Plan Notice. The U.S. Retirement Plan Notice shall be given by registered prepaid mail to the holder of record for such U.S. Retirement Plan Holder and shall specify a date, which shall not be less than 10 days, within which the U.S. Retirement Plan Debentures must be sold to a Person whose ownership does not violate the U.S. Retirement Plan Prohibition. The U.S. Retirement Plan Notice shall also require the U.S. Retirement Plan Holder to notify the Manager forthwith after the required sale has been completed.
If the U.S. Retirement Plan Debentures have not been sold by the U.S. Retirement Plan Holder on or before the date stipulated in the U.S. Retirement Plan Notice and the U.S. Retirement Plan Holder has not provided evidence satisfactory to the Manager to the effect that U.S. Retirement Plan Holders ownership does not violate the U.S. Retirement Plan Prohibition before such date, the Manager may instruct the Debenture Trustee, without further notice, to effect the transfer of the U.S. Retirement Plan Debentures on behalf of the U.S. Retirement Plan Holder on and subject to the terms herein contained and, in the interim, to suspend the rights of such U.S. Retirement Plan Holder to receive interest payments or receive distributions in respect of the U.S. Retirement Plan Debentures, to exercise the voting rights of the U.S. Retirement Plan Debentures or to convert the U.S. Retirement Plan Debentures to IPSs. The provisions of Section 8.1 shall be applicable mutatis mutandis with respect to any such transfer by the Debenture Trustee, except that such U.S. Retirement Plan Holder shall only have the right to receive the net proceeds of such sale and shall have no right to receive any unpaid interest or distributions in respect of such U.S. Retirement Plan Debentures. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding two sentences, the Debenture Trustee will have no obligation to carry out any actions contemplated in the immediately preceding two sentences unless it is satisfied (relying on the opinion of Counsel), acting reasonably, that taking such actions will not expose the Debenture Trustee to any liability.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Manager makes a public announcement that the Manager has determined that the U.S. Retirement Plan Prohibition and the Deemed Indemnity are not then in the best interests of the Company, the U.S. Retirement Plan Prohibition and the Deemed Indemnity shall thereafter be immediately suspended until such time as the Manager reinstates the U.S. Retirement Plan Prohibition and the Deemed Indemnity by issuing a public announcement of such reinstatement. Unless otherwise determined by the Manager, certificates, representing the Debentures, and any certificates issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the U.S. Retirement Plan Prohibition and the Deemed Indemnity, provided that any such legend may be removed at such time as the Manager shall determine.
The articles of incorporation of the Company provide that at no time may more than 100 U.S. persons (as determined by the Company) be the beneficial owners of the Companys securities, nor may any U.S. person be the beneficial owner of more than 10% of the IPSs, the Subordinated Notes or the Common Shares. The Company may require declarations as to the jurisdictions in which beneficial owners of the Companys securities are resident. If the Company becomes aware that either of the foregoing limitations may be contravened, the transfer agent and registrar of the Company will make a public announcement and will not accept a subscription for the Companys securities from or issue or register a transfer of the Companys securities to a person unless the person provides a declaration that the person is not a U.S. person. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company determines that more than 100 U.S. persons are beneficial owners of any class of the Companys securities (on either a non-diluted or fully-diluted basis), the Company may send a notice to the U.S. holders of such securities, chosen in inverse order to the order of acquisition or registration or in any manner as the Company may consider equitable and practicable, requiring them to sell their securities or a portion of their securities within a specified period of not less than 10 days. If the holders of the Companys securities receiving the notice have not sold the specified number of securities, or provided the Company with satisfactory evidence that they are not U.S. persons within that time period, the Company may, on behalf of those holders of the Companys securities, sell those securities, and, in the interim, will suspend the voting and distribution rights attached to those securities. Upon that sale, the affected holders will cease to be holders of the securities, and their rights will be limited to receiving the net proceeds of the sale.
The Companys power generation projects (the Projects) include qualifying facilities (QFs) under the United States Federal Power Act (FPA) as amended by the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) that qualify under the rules of the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) implementing PURPA and exempt wholesale generators (EWGs) under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA) with market-based rates on file with FERC pursuant to the FPA. The articles of incorporation of the Company provide that no U.S. entity (other than entities that have made certain regulatory filings such as Teton Power Holdings LLC) may hold more than 10% of the IPSs or Common Shares. In addition, should any entity wish to hold more than 5% but less than 10% of the IPSs or Common Shares, that entity must agree to cooperate with the Company and provide information necessary to make any filings with FERC that may be required pursuant to the FPA. Further, the articles of incorporation of the Company provide that no person may own IPSs or Common Shares if such person (i) is engaged primarily in the electric or gas business; (ii) is otherwise affiliated with any franchised electric utility; (iii) has controlling ownership interests in any electric generating,
transmission, or distribution facilities; (iv) is affiliated with any power marketers; (v) is a public-utility company or a holding company or an associate company, affiliate, or subsidiary company of a holding company as each term is defined in section 2(a) of PUHCA; (vi) is subject to regulation under PUHCA; (vii) is subject to regulation as a public utility under the FPA; or (viii) is subject to regulation with respect to rates or to financial or organizational matters as an electric utility, public utility, or public service company or corporation under the laws of any state unless such person satisfies the Company that the ownership of the IPSs or Common Shares by such person will not adversely affect the Projects qualification for QF status under FERCs rules implementing PURPA, the order issued under the FPA with respect to certain Projects, or the Projects qualification for market-based rates under the FPA. Determination of such potential adverse effect is at the sole discretion of the Company, and the Company may elect to strictly enforce any or all of the restrictions set forth above against such entity. If the Company becomes aware that any of the foregoing restrictions may be contravened, the transfer agent and registrar of the Company will make a public announcement and will not accept a subscription for IPSs or Common Shares or any other securities of the Company from or issue or register a transfer of IPSs, Common Shares or any other securities of the Company to a person unless the person provides a declaration that the person is not an entity described above. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company determines that an owner of IPS, Common Shares or any other securities of the Company violates the foregoing restrictions, the Company may send a notice to such owner of IPSs, Common Shares or other securities requiring it to provide specified information to the Company such that the Company can determine whether such persons ownership may have an adverse effect upon the Company. Upon such determination, the Company may send a further notice requiring such owner to sell its IPS, Common Shares or other securities within a specified period of not less than 10 days. If the holder of IPS, Common Shares or other securities receiving the notice has not sold the IPSs, Common Shares or other securities, as applicable, or provided the Company with satisfactory evidence that it does not contravene the foregoing restrictions, the Company may, on behalf of that holder of IPSs, Common Shares or other securities, sell those IPSs, Common Shares or other securities, and, in the interim, will suspend the voting and distribution rights attached to those IPS, Common Shares or other securities. Upon that sale, the affected holder will cease to be a holder of the IPSs, Common Shares or other securities, as applicable, and its rights will be limited to receiving the net proceeds of the sale.
The ownership restrictions set out above in Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 apply equally to IPSs.
The transferee of a Debenture shall be entitled, after the appropriate form of transfer is lodged with the Debenture Trustee or other registrar and upon compliance with all other conditions in that behalf required by this Indenture or by law, to be entered on the register as the owner of such Debenture free from all equities or rights of set-off or counterclaim between the Company and the transferor or any previous holder of such Debenture, save in respect of equities of which the Company is required to take notice by statute or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Neither the Company, the Debenture Trustee nor any registrar shall be bound to take notice of or see to the execution of any trust (other than that created by this Indenture) whether express, implied or constructive, in respect of any Debenture, and may transfer the same on the direction of the person registered as the holder thereof, whether named as trustee or otherwise, as though that person were the beneficial owner thereof.
The registers referred to in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 shall, during regular business hours of the Debenture Trustee, be open for inspection by the Company, the Debenture Trustee or any Debentureholder, subject to applicable laws. Every registrar, including the Debenture Trustee, shall from time to time when requested so to do by the Company or by the Debenture Trustee, in writing, furnish the Company or the Debenture Trustee, as the case may be, with a list of names and addresses of holders of registered Debentures entered on the register kept by them and showing the principal amount and serial numbers of the Debentures held by each such holder, provided the Debenture Trustee shall be entitled to charge a reasonable fee to provide such a list.
For each Debenture exchanged, registered, transferred or discharged from registration, the Debenture Trustee or other registrar, except as otherwise herein provided, may make a reasonable charge for its services and in addition may charge a reasonable sum for each new Debenture issued (such amounts as agreed upon by the Debenture Trustee and the Company from time to time), and payment of such charges and reimbursement of the Debenture Trustee or other registrar for any stamp taxes or governmental or other charges required to be paid shall be made by the party requesting such exchange, registration, transfer or discharge from registration as a condition precedent thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, no charge shall be made to a Debentureholder hereunder:
The rules governing Depositories provide that they act as the agent and depository for Depository Participants. As a result, such Depository Participants must look solely to the Depository and Beneficial Holders of Debentures must look solely to the Depository Participants for the payment of principal and interest on the Debentures paid by or on behalf of the Company to the Depository.
Subject to Applicable Laws and any required regulatory approval, the Company shall have the right at its option to redeem, either in whole or in part before maturity by payment of money any Debentures issued hereunder of any series which by their terms are made so redeemable (subject, however, to any applicable restriction on the redemption of Debentures of such series) at such rate or rates of premium, if any, and on such date or dates and in accordance with such other provisions as shall have been determined at the time of issue of such Debentures and as shall have been expressed in this Indenture, in the Debentures, in a Certificate of the Manager, or in a supplemental indenture authorizing or providing for the issue thereof, or in the case of Additional Debentures issued pursuant to a Periodic Offering, in the Written Direction of the Manager requesting the certification and delivery thereof.
If less than all the Debentures of any series for the time being outstanding are at any time to be redeemed, the Debentures to be so redeemed shall be selected by the Debenture Trustee on a pro rata basis to the nearest multiple of $1,000 in accordance with the principal amount of the Debentures registered in the name of each holder, or in such other manner as the Debenture Trustee deems equitable, subject to the approval of the TSX confirmed in a Certificate of the Manager as required. Unless otherwise specifically provided in the terms of any series of Debentures, no Debenture shall be redeemed in part unless the principal amount redeemed is $1,000 or a multiple thereof. For this purpose, the Debenture Trustee may make, and from time to time vary, regulations with respect to the manner in which such Debentures may be drawn for redemption and regulations so made shall be valid and binding upon all holders of such Debentures notwithstanding the fact that as a result thereof one or more of such Debentures may become subject to redemption in part only. In the event that one or more of such Debentures becomes subject to redemption in part only, upon
surrender of any such Debentures for payment of the Redemption Price, together with interest accrued to but excluding the Redemption Date, the Company shall execute and the Debenture Trustee shall certify and deliver without charge to the holder thereof or upon the holders order one or more new Debentures for the unredeemed part of the principal amount of the Debenture or Debentures so surrendered or, with respect to a Global Debenture, the Depository shall make notations on the Global Debenture of the principal amount thereof so redeemed. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms Debenture or Debentures as used in this Article 5 shall be deemed to mean or include any part of the principal amount of any Debenture which in accordance with the foregoing provisions has become subject to redemption.
Notice of redemption (the Redemption Notice) of Debentures of any series shall be given to the holders of the Debentures so to be redeemed not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for redemption (the Redemption Date) in the manner provided in Section 15.2. Every such notice shall specify the aggregate principal amount of Debentures called for redemption, the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price, together with accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the Redemption Date, and the places of payment and shall state that interest upon the principal amount of Debentures called for redemption shall cease to accrue and be payable from and after the Redemption Date. In addition, unless all the outstanding Debentures are to be redeemed, the Redemption Notice shall specify:
In the event that all Debentures to be redeemed are registered Debentures, publication shall not be required.
Notice having been given as aforesaid, all the Debentures so called for redemption shall thereupon be and become due and payable at the Redemption Price, together with accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the Redemption Date (less any withholding taxes required or permitted to be deducted or withheld), on the Redemption Date specified in such notice, in the same manner and with the same effect as if it were the date of maturity specified in such Debentures, anything therein or herein to the contrary notwithstanding, and from and after such Redemption Date, if the monies necessary to redeem such Debentures shall have been deposited as provided in Section 5.5 and affidavits or other proof satisfactory to the Debenture Trustee as to the publication and/or mailing of such notices shall have been lodged with it, interest upon the Debentures shall cease. If any question shall arise as to whether any notice has been given as above provided and such deposit
made, such question shall be decided by the Debenture Trustee whose decision shall be final and binding upon all parties in interest.
Redemption of Debentures shall be provided for by the Company depositing with the Debenture Trustee or any paying agent to the order of the Debenture Trustee, on or before 11:00 a.m. (Toronto) time on the Business Day immediately prior to the Redemption Date specified in such notice, such sums of money as may be sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of the Debentures so called for redemption, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon up to but excluding the Redemption Date, provided the Company may elect to satisfy this requirement by providing the Debenture Trustee with one or more certified cheques for such amounts required under this Section 5.5 post-dated to the Redemption Date, or by providing the Debenture Trustee with such funds through electronic transfer of funds on the Business Day immediately prior to the Redemption Date. The Company shall also deposit with the Debenture Trustee a sum of money sufficient to pay any charges or expenses that may be incurred by the Debenture Trustee in connection with such redemption. Every such deposit shall be irrevocable. From the sums so deposited, the Debenture Trustee shall pay or cause to be paid, or issue or cause to be issued, to the holders of such Debentures so called for redemption, upon surrender of such Debentures, the principal, premium (if any) and interest (if any) to which they are respectively entitled on redemption, less applicable withholding taxes, if any. The Company may pay the interest hereunder in accordance with Article 11.
In case the holder of any Debenture so called for redemption shall fail on or before the Redemption Date to so surrender such holders Debenture, or shall not within such time accept payment of the Redemption Price payable or give such receipt therefor, if any, as the Debenture Trustee may require, such redemption monies may be set aside in trust, without interest, or such certificates may be held in trust, either in the deposit department of the Debenture Trustee or in a chartered bank, and such setting aside shall for all purposes be deemed a payment to the Debentureholder of the sum so set aside and, to that extent, the Debenture shall thereafter not be considered as outstanding hereunder and the Debentureholder shall have no other right except to receive payment out of the monies so paid and deposited upon surrender and delivery up of such holders Debenture of the Redemption Price plus accrued interest and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date. In the event that any money required to be deposited hereunder with the Debenture Trustee or any depository or paying agent on account of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on Debentures issued hereunder shall remain so deposited for a period of ten years from the Redemption Date, then such monies shall at the end of such period be paid over or delivered over by the Debenture Trustee or such depository or paying agent to the Company on its demand, and thereupon the Debenture Trustee shall not be responsible to Debentureholders for any amounts owing to them and subject to applicable law, thereafter the holder of a Debenture in respect of which such money was so repaid to the Company shall have no rights in respect thereof except to obtain payment of the money due from the Company, subject to any limitation period provided by the laws of the Province of Ontario.
Subject to the provisions of Sections 5.2 and 5.8 as to Debentures redeemed or purchased in part, all Debentures redeemed and paid whose obligations have been satisfied under this
Article 5 shall forthwith be delivered to the Debenture Trustee and cancelled and no Debentures shall be issued in substitution therefor.
Unless otherwise specifically provided with respect to a particular series of Debentures, the Company or an Affiliate may, if the Company is not at the time in default hereunder, at any time and from time to time, purchase Debentures in the market (which shall include purchases from or through an investment dealer or a firm holding membership on a recognized stock exchange) or by tender or by private contract, at any price. All Debentures so purchased may, at the option of the Company or such Affiliate, be delivered to the Debenture Trustee and shall be cancelled and no Debentures shall be issued in substitution therefor.
If, upon an invitation for tenders, more Debentures than the Company or an Affiliate is prepared to accept are tendered at the same lowest price, the Debentures to be purchased by the Company or such Affiliate shall be selected by the Debenture Trustee, in such manner (which may include selection by lot, selection on a pro rata basis, random selection by computer or any other method) consented to by the TSX, as required, which the Debenture Trustee considers appropriate, from the Debentures tendered by each tendering Debentureholder who tendered at such lowest price. For this purpose the Debenture Trustee may make, and from time to time amend, regulations with respect to the manner in which Debentures may be so selected, and regulations so made shall be valid and binding upon all Debentureholders, notwithstanding the fact that as a result thereof one or more of such Debentures become subject to purchase in part only or not subject to purchase at all. The holder of a Debenture of which a part only is purchased, upon surrender of such Debenture for payment, shall be entitled to receive, without expense to such holder, one or more new Debentures for the unpurchased part so surrendered, and the Debenture Trustee shall certify and deliver such new Debenture or Debentures upon receipt of the Debenture so surrendered or, with respect to a Global Debenture, the Depository shall make notations on the Global Debenture of the principal amount thereof so purchased.
Payment on maturity of Debentures shall be provided for by the Company depositing with the Debenture Trustee or any paying agent to the order of the Debenture Trustee, on or before 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the Business Day immediately prior to the Maturity Date such sums of money as may be sufficient to pay the principal amount of the Debentures, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon up to but excluding the Maturity Date, provided the Company may elect to satisfy this requirement by providing the Debenture Trustee with one or more certified cheques or with funds by electronic transfer, for such amounts required under this Section 5.9. The Company shall also deposit with the Debenture Trustee a sum of money sufficient to pay any charges or expenses which may be incurred by the Debenture Trustee in connection therewith. Every such deposit shall be irrevocable. From the sums so deposited, the Debenture Trustee shall pay or cause to be paid to the holders of such Debentures, upon surrender of such Debentures, the principal, premium (if any) and interest (if any) to which they are respectively entitled on maturity.
The Debenture Liabilities of the Company under any Debentures issued hereunder of any series, shall be subordinated and postponed and subject in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in the following sections of this Article 6, to the prior indefeasible payment in full in cash of all existing and future Senior Secured Indebtedness and the termination of all related commitments and the expiration or termination of any letters of credit or other similar instruments issued in connection therewith and each holder of any such Debenture by his acceptance thereof agrees to and shall be bound by the provisions of this Article 6.
Upon the distribution of the assets of the Company, Atlantic Holdings or of any other Guarantor upon any dissolution, winding-up, liquidation, bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, creditor enforcement or realization or other similar proceedings relating to the Company, Atlantic Holdings or any other Guarantor or any of their property (whether voluntary or involuntary, partial or complete) or any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities of the Company, Atlantic Holdings or of any other Guarantor:
The rights and priority of the Senior Secured Indebtedness and the subordination pursuant hereto shall not be affected by:
After all Senior Secured Indebtedness of the Company is paid in full and all related commitments are terminated and letters of credit or other similar instruments issued in connection therewith have expired or terminated and until the Debentures are paid in full, the Debentureholders rights hereunder and under the Security Documents shall be subrogated to the rights of the existing and future holders of such Senior Secured Indebtedness to receive payments or distributions of assets of the Company (including without limitation any equity or other ownership interests in or property or collateral of any or all of Atlantic Holdings or any other Guarantor) applicable to Senior Secured Indebtedness. A distribution made under this Article 6 and Article 4 of the Guarantee to the existing and future holders of such Senior Secured Indebtedness of the Company which otherwise would have been made to Debentureholders is not, as between the Company and the Debentureholders, a payment by the Company to such Debentureholders, it being understood that the provisions of this Article 6 and Article 4 of the Guarantee are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the holders of the Debentures, on the one hand, and the holders of Senior Secured Indebtedness, on the other hand.
The Debenture Trustee, on behalf of each of the Debentureholders, hereby waives any and all rights to require a Senior Creditor to pursue or exhaust any rights or remedies with respect to the Company, Atlantic Holdings or any other Guarantor or any property and assets subject to the Senior Security or in any other manner to require the marshalling of property, assets or security in connection with the exercise by the Senior Creditors of any rights, remedies or recourses available to them.
Subject at all times to the terms and provisions of this Article 6 and Article 4 of the Guarantee, nothing contained in this Indenture or in the Debentures is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Secured Indebtedness, and the holders of the Debentures, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the holders of the Debentures the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Debentures, as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or affect the relative rights of the holders of the Debentures and creditors of the Company other than the holders of the Senior Secured Indebtedness and Subordinated Indebtedness, nor, subject to the terms and provisions of this Article 6 and Article 4 of the Guarantee, shall anything herein or therein prevent the Debenture Trustee or the holder of any Debenture from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article 6 of the holders of Senior Secured Indebtedness in respect of cash, property or securities of the Company (including without limitation any equity or other ownership interests in or property or collateral of any or all of Atlantic Holdings or any other Guarantor) received upon the exercise of any such remedy.
Upon the maturity of any Senior Secured Indebtedness by lapse of time, acceleration or otherwise, all obligations in respect of such Senior Secured Indebtedness shall first be paid in full, or shall first have been duly provided for, and all related commitments have been terminated and all letters of credit or other similar instruments issued in connection therewith have been terminated or otherwise expired before any payment is made on account of the Debenture Liabilities.
If (A) a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Senior Secured Indebtedness occurs and is continuing or any other amount owing in respect of any Senior Secured Indebtedness is not paid when due, or (B) any other default on Senior Secured Indebtedness occurs and the maturity of such Senior Secured Indebtedness is accelerated in accordance with its terms, no payment of principal or interest or otherwise (by purchase of Debentures or otherwise) shall be made by the Company with respect to any and all of the Debenture Liabilities unless the default has been cured or waived and any such acceleration has been rescinded or such Senior Secured Indebtedness has been paid in full and all related commitments have been terminated and all letters of credit or other similar instruments issued in connection therewith have been terminated or otherwise expired. However, the Company may make payments with respect to any and all of the Debenture Liabilities without regard to the foregoing if the Company and the Debenture Trustee receive written notice approving such payment from the Representative or Representatives, as the case may be, of such Senior Secured Indebtedness with respect to which either of the events set forth in clause (A) or (B) of the immediately preceding sentence has occurred and is continuing.
During the continuance of a default (other than a default described in clause (A) or (B), of the second preceding sentence) with respect to any Senior Secured Indebtedness pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated immediately without further notice (except such notice as may be required to effect such acceleration) or the expiration of any applicable grace periods, the Company may not make any payments with respect to any and all of the Debenture Liabilities for a period (a Payment Blockage Period) commencing upon the receipt by the Debenture Trustee (with a copy to the Company) of written notice (a Blockage Notice) of such default from any Representative of such Senior Secured Indebtedness specifying an election to effect a Payment Blockage Period and ending 179 days thereafter (or earlier if such Payment Blockage Period is terminated (i) by written notice to the Debenture Trustee and the Company from the Person or Persons who gave such Blockage Notice, (ii) by repayment in full of such Senior Secured Indebtedness and the termination of all related commitments and the termination or expiration of all letters of credit or other similar instruments issued in connection therewith or (iii) because the default giving rise to such Blockage Notice is no longer continuing). Notwithstanding the provisions described in the immediately preceding sentence (but subject to the provisions contained in the first sentence of this Section 6.5 and Section 6.2), unless the holders of such Senior Secured Indebtedness or a Representative of such holders shall have accelerated the maturity of such Designated Senior Secured Indebtedness, the Company may resume making any payments on any and all of the Debenture Liabilities after the end of such Payment Blockage Period. In no event may the total number of days during which any Payment Blockage Period or Periods is in effect exceed 179 days in the aggregate during any 360 consecutive day period. For purposes of this Section 6.5, no default or event of default that existed or was continuing on the date of the commencement of any Payment Blockage Period with respect to the Senior Secured Indebtedness initiating such Payment Blockage Period shall be, or be made, the basis of the commencement of a subsequent Payment Blockage Period by the Representative of such Designated Senior Secured Indebtedness, whether or not within a period of 360 consecutive days, unless such default or event of default shall have been cured or waived for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days.
After the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder or a default under the Guarantee, the Company or the Debenture Trustee shall promptly notify the holders of the Senior Secured Indebtedness (or their respective Representatives) of such occurrence. If any Senior Secured Indebtedness is outstanding, the Company may not make any payments on any and all of the Debenture Liabilities until five Business Days after such holders or a Representative of the Senior
Secured Indebtedness receives notice of such occurrence and, thereafter, may make payments on any and all of the Debenture Liabilities only if the provisions of this Article 6 otherwise permit payment at that time.
In the event that, after the happening of such default or Event of Default or default under the Guarantee and notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, any payment on account of the Debenture Liabilities or any Guaranty Liabilities (as defined in the Guarantee) shall be made and be received by the Debenture Trustee or the holders of Debentures before all Senior Secured Indebtedness is paid in full and all related commitments have been terminated and all letters of credit or other similar instruments issued in connection therewith have been terminated or otherwise expired, (other than any payment by issuance of IPSs upon any conversion pursuant to Article 7 or other securities in accordance with Article 7), unless and until such an Event of Default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist or the Payment Blockage Period shall have expired, such payment shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and, if and when such Senior Secured Indebtedness shall have become due and payable, shall be paid over to, the holders of such Senior Secured Indebtedness or their representative(s), or to the trustee(s) under any loan agreement indenture or other similar agreement under which any instruments evidencing any of such Senior Secured Indebtedness may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Senior Secured Indebtedness remaining unpaid until all such Senior Secured Indebtedness shall have been paid in full (and all related commitments have been terminated and all letters of credit or other similar instruments issued in connection therewith have been terminated or otherwise expired) after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Secured Indebtedness in respect thereof; provided, however, subject to the terms and conditions of this Article 6, that the foregoing shall in no way prohibit, restrict or prevent the Debenture Trustee from taking such actions as may be necessary to preserve claims of the Debenture Trustee and/or the holders of the Debentures under this Indenture in any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceeding (including, without limitation, the filing of proofs of claim in any such bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceedings by or against the Company, Atlantic Holdings or any other Guarantor and exercising its rights to vote as an unsecured creditor under any such bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceedings commenced by or against the Company, Atlantic Holdings or any other Guarantor).
The fact that any payment hereunder is prohibited by this Section 6.5 shall not prevent the failure to make such payment from being an Event of Default hereunder.
Except as provided by Section 6.5, nothing contained in this Article 6 or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any of the Debentures, shall affect the obligation of the Company to make, or prevent the Company from making, at any time except during the pendency of any dissolution, winding up or liquidation of the Company or reorganization proceeding specified in Section 6.2 affecting the affairs of the Company any payment of principal of or interest on the Debentures. For greater certainty, except as provided in Section 6.5, the Company shall not be prevented from making any payment of principal of or interest on the Debentures on each Interest Payment Date, on the Maturity Date or on the Redemption Date. The fact that any payment in respect of the Debentures is prohibited by this Article 6 or under any instrument relating to Senior Secured Indebtedness shall not prevent the failure to make such payment from being an Event of Default hereunder. Nothing contained in this Article 6 or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any of the Debentures, shall prevent the conversion of the Debentures or, except as prohibited by Section 6.5, the application by the
Debenture Trustee of any monies deposited with the Debenture Trustee hereunder for the purpose, to the payment of or on account of the Debenture Liabilities.
Each holder of Debentures by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Debenture Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in this Article 6 and Article 4 of the Guarantee and appoints the Debenture Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. This power of attorney, being coupled with an interest and rights, shall be irrevocable. Upon request of the Company or any Guarantor, and upon being furnished a Certificate of the Manager stating that one or more named persons are Senior Creditors and specifying the amount and nature of the Senior Secured Indebtedness of such Senior Creditor, the Debenture Trustee shall enter into a written acknowledgement, confirmation and/or agreement with the Company, any such Guarantor and/or the person or persons named in such Certificate of the Manager acknowledging, confirming and/or providing that such person or persons are entitled to all the rights and benefits of this Article 6 and Article 4 of the Guarantee as a Senior Creditor. Such instruments shall be conclusive evidence that the indebtedness specified therein is Senior Secured Indebtedness. However, nothing herein or in the Guarantee shall impair the rights of any Senior Creditor who has not entered into such an agreement or instrument including without limitation any Senior Creditor that is a holder of Indebtedness with respect to either or both of the Senior Credit Agreements.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 6 or any provision in this Indenture or in the Debentures, the Debenture Trustee will not be charged with knowledge of any Senior Secured Indebtedness or of any default in the payment thereof or any other default or event of default, or of the existence of any other fact that would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Debenture Trustee, or the taking of any other action by the Debenture Trustee, unless and until the Debenture Trustee has received written notice thereof from the Company, any Debentureholder, any Senior Creditor or a trustee on behalf of anyone or more Senior Creditors, and such notice to the Debenture Trustee shall be deemed to be notice to holders of the Debentures; provided, however, that the Debenture Trustee agrees and acknowledges that each of the Senior Credit Agreements and the Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith are and shall be Senior Secured Indebtedness. It is acknowledged that any Event of Default hereunder constitutes a default under each of the Senior Credit Agreements. The Debenture Trustee will notify holders of Debentures as soon as reasonably practical of such notice.
The Debenture Trustee is entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article 6 with respect to any Senior Secured Indebtedness at the time held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Secured Indebtedness, and nothing in this Indenture deprives the Debenture Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Secured Indebtedness to enforce the subordination herein will at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act
or failure to act on the part of the Company or by any non-compliance by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may have or be otherwise charged with.
The holders of the Senior Secured Indebtedness have the right to extend, renew, increase, modify or amend the terms of the Senior Secured Indebtedness (including increasing the principal amount of the Senior Secured Indebtedness) or the Senior Security and to release, sell or exchange the Senior Security and otherwise to deal freely with each of the Company, Atlantic Holdings and the Companys other Significant Entities, all without notice to or consent of the Debentureholders or the Debenture Trustee and without affecting the liabilities and obligations of the parties to this Indenture or the Debentureholders or the Debenture Trustee.
This Indenture does not restrict the Company from incurring additional indebtedness for borrowed money or otherwise or mortgaging, pledging or charging its real or personal property or properties to secure any indebtedness or other financing.
The subordination of the Debentures to the Senior Secured Indebtedness and the provisions of this Article 6 do not impair in any way the right of a Debentureholder to convert its Debentures pursuant to Article 7.
In the event that any of the Senior Secured Indebtedness shall be paid in full and any related commitments shall be terminated and any letters of credit or other similar instruments issued in connection therewith shall have been terminated or otherwise expired and subsequently, for whatever reason, such formerly paid or satisfied Senior Secured Indebtedness becomes unpaid or unsatisfied, such commitments are reinstated or such letters of credit or other instruments become effective and are outstanding, the terms and conditions of this Article 6 shall be reinstated and the provisions of this Article shall again be operative until all Senior Secured Indebtedness is repaid in full and any related commitments shall be terminated and any letters of credit or other similar instruments issued in connection therewith shall have been terminated or otherwise expired, provided that such reinstatement shall not give the Senior Creditors any rights or recourses against the Debenture Trustee or the Debentureholders for amounts paid to the Debentureholders subsequent to such payment or satisfaction in full and prior to such reinstatement.
The Debenture Trustee, for itself and on behalf of the Debentureholders, agrees that it shall not contest or bring into question the validity, perfection or enforceability of any of the Senior Security or Senior Secured Indebtedness, or the relative priority of the Senior Security or Senior Secured Indebtedness including, without limitation, pursuant to this Indenture, any Debentures or any Guarantee.
The Company and the Debenture Trustee, in its capacity as trustee hereunder and not in its corporate personal capacity, agree, and each holder by its acceptance of a Debenture likewise agrees, that:
Each of the Company and the Debenture Trustee agrees, and each holder of a Debenture, by his acceptance thereof, likewise agrees, that it shall have no rights of set-off or counterclaim with respect to the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Debentures at any time when any payment of, or in respect of, such amounts to the Debenture Trustee or the holder of a Debenture is prohibited by this Article 6 or is otherwise required to be paid to the holders of Senior Secured Indebtedness or their representative or to the trustee under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any of such Senior Secured Indebtedness may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear.
Each of the Company and the Debenture Trustee (relying on the opinion of Counsel) agrees, and each holder of a Debenture, by his acceptance thereof, likewise agrees, not to make any changes to this Indenture or the Debentures, including this Article 6 or Article 4 of the Guarantee or the definition of Senior Secured Indebtedness, which prejudice the rights of the holders of Senior Secured Indebtedness under this Article 6 or Article 4 of the Guarantee without the consent of the holders of Senior Secured Indebtedness, including the Senior Creditors under either or both of the Senior Credit Agreements, or their representative or the trustee under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any of such Senior Secured Indebtedness may have been issued.
Any Debentures issued hereunder of any series which by their terms are convertible (subject, however, to any applicable restriction of the conversion of Debentures of such series) will be convertible into Freely Tradeable IPSs or other securities, at such exchange rate or rates, and on such date or dates and in accordance with such other provisions as shall have been determined at the time of issue of such Debentures and shall have been expressed in this Indenture, in such Debentures, in a Certificate of the Manager, or in a supplemental indenture authorizing or providing for the issue thereof.
Such right of conversion shall extend only to the maximum number of whole IPSs into which the aggregate principal amount of the Debenture or Debentures surrendered for conversion at any one time by the holder thereof may be converted. Fractional interests in IPSs shall be adjusted for in the manner provided in Section 7.6.
Notice of the expiry of the conversion privileges of the Debentures shall be given by or on behalf of the Company, not more than 60 days and not less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for the Time of Expiry, in the manner provided in Section 15.2.
If the redemption of any Debenture called for redemption by the Company is not made or the payment of the purchase price of any Debenture which has been tendered pursuant to the Put Right or in acceptance of any offer by the Company to purchase Debentures for cancellation is not made, in the case of a redemption upon due surrender of such Debenture or in the case of a purchase on the date on which such purchase is required to be made, as the case may be, then, the right to convert such Debenture shall revive and continue as if such Debenture had not been called for redemption or tendered in acceptance of the Companys offer, respectively.
The Conversion Price in effect at any date shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth below.
The Company shall not be required to cause the issuance of fractional IPSs upon the conversion of Debentures pursuant to this Article. If more than one Debenture shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same holder, the number of whole IPSs issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of such Debentures to be converted. If any fractional interest in an IPS would, except for the provisions of this Section, be deliverable upon the conversion of any principal amount of Debentures, the Company shall, in lieu of delivering, or causing the delivery of, any certificate representing such fractional interest, make a cash payment to the holder of such Debenture of an amount equal to the Current Market Price of such fractional interest.
The Company covenants with the Debenture Trustee that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized IPSs (if the number thereof is or becomes limited), solely for the purpose of issuing such IPSs in connection with a conversion of Debentures, such number of IPSs as shall then be deliverable by the Company upon the conversion of all outstanding Debentures at that time, to enable and permit the Company to perform its obligation hereunder to deliver the requisite number of IPSs to Debentureholders who exercise their conversion rights hereunder. The Company covenants with the Debenture Trustee that all IPSs, which shall be so issuable, shall be duly and validly issued as fully-paid and non-assessable upon receipt by the Company of the Conversion Price. The Company further covenants with the Debenture Trustee that it shall take all actions and do all things necessary or desirable to enable and permit the Company, in accordance with applicable law, to perform all of its obligations hereunder.
All Debentures converted in whole or in part under the provisions of this Article shall be forthwith delivered to and cancelled by the Debenture Trustee and, subject to the provisions of Section 7.4 as to Debentures converted in part, no Debenture shall be issued in substitution therefor.
The Company shall from time to time immediately after it has acquired actual knowledge of the occurrence of any event which requires an adjustment or readjustment as provided in Section 7.5, deliver a Certificate of the Manager to the Debenture Trustee specifying the nature of the event requiring the same and the amount of the adjustment necessitated thereby and setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based, which certificate and the amount of the adjustment specified therein may be relied upon by the Debenture Trustee and shall be verified by an opinion of a nationally recognized firm of chartered accountants appointed by the Company and acceptable to the Debenture Trustee (who may be the
auditors of the Company) and shall be conclusive and binding on all parties in interest. When so approved, the Company shall, except in respect of any subdivision, redivision, reduction, combination or consolidation of IPSs, forthwith give notice to the Debentureholders in the manner provided in Section 15.2 specifying the event requiring such adjustment or readjustment and the results thereof, including the resulting Conversion Price.
The Company covenants with the Debenture Trustee that so long as any Debenture remains outstanding, it will give written notice to the Debenture Trustee, and to the Debentureholders in the manner provided in Section 15.2, of its intention to fix a record date for any event referred to in Section 7.5(a), (b) or (c) or (d) (other than the subdivision, redivision, reduction, combination or consolidation of its IPSs) which may give rise to an adjustment in the Conversion Price, and, in each case, such notice shall specify the particulars of such event and the record date and the effective date for such event; provided that the Company shall only be required to specify in such notice such particulars of such event as shall have been fixed and determined on the date on which such notice is given. Such notice shall be given not less than fourteen (14) days in each case prior to such applicable record date.
Subject to Section 16.3, the Debenture Trustee:
Upon the conversion of Debentures into IPSs pursuant to this Article 7, the Company will allocate the fair market value of such Debentures between the Common Shares and Subordinated Notes represented by IPSs acquired on the conversion on a reasonable basis. Such determinations will be disclosed in the continuous disclosure documentation of the Company as filed with the applicable securities regulators from time to time. By purchasing a Debenture, the holder (i) is deemed to agree to such allocation, which shall be incorporated into this Indenture by reference and binding upon the parties hereto and all holders, and (ii) agrees not to take a contrary position for any purpose.
The Company hereby covenants and agrees with the Debenture Trustee for the benefit of the Debenture Trustee and the Debentureholders, that so long as any Debentures remain outstanding:
Subject at all times to the provisions of Article 6 hereof, the Company will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid to every Debentureholder the principal of and interest accrued on the Debentures of which it is the holder on the dates, at the places and in the manner mentioned herein and in the Debentures.
The Company will pay the Debenture Trustee reasonable remuneration for its services as Debenture Trustee hereunder and will repay to the Debenture Trustee on demand all monies which shall have been paid by the Debenture Trustee in connection with the execution of the trusts hereby created and such monies including the Debenture Trustees remuneration, shall be payable out of any funds coming into the possession of the Debenture Trustee in priority to any of the Debentures or interest thereon. Any amount due under this Section and unpaid thirty days after written request for such payment shall bear interest from the expiration of such thirty days at a rate per annum equal to the then rate charged by the Debenture Trustee under similar indentures from time to time, payable on demand. Such remuneration shall continue to be payable until the trusts hereof be finally wound up and whether or not the trusts of this Indenture shall be in the course of administration by or under the direction of a court of competent jurisdiction.
The Company shall notify the Debenture Trustee in writing immediately upon obtaining knowledge of any Event of Default hereunder.
Subject to Article 12 hereof, the Company shall, and shall cause each Significant Entity in which it directly or indirectly owns more than 50% of the total voting or equity interests and (to the extent that the Company has any direct or indirect contractual or other approval rights over the actions of such Significant Entity) any of its other Significant Entities, to preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; and, except where failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect, take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business.
The Company will keep or cause to be kept proper books of record and account, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
In the event that the Company has Global Debentures outstanding, the Company will provide the Depository with copies of continuous disclosure documents furnished to holders of its IPSs under Applicable Securities Legislation.
If the Company shall fail to perform any of its covenants contained in this Indenture, the Debenture Trustee may notify the Debentureholders of such failure on the part of the Company or may itself perform any of the covenants capable of being performed by it, but (subject to Sections 9.2 and 16.3) shall be under no obligation to do so or to notify the Debentureholders. All sums so expended or advanced by the Debenture Trustee shall be repayable as provided in Section 8.2. No such performance, expenditure or advance by the Debenture Trustee shall be deemed to relieve the Company of any default hereunder or from its continuing indebtedness.
The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the IPSs and the Debentures, respectively, are listed and posted for trading on the TSX (and the Common Shares forming part of IPSs are listed on the TSX), and shall maintain such listing and posting for trading of the IPSs and the Debentures, respectively, and the Common Shares, on the TSX, and to maintain the Companys status as a reporting issuer not in default of Applicable Securities Legislation.
The Company shall not exercise its redemption rights under Article 3 of the Subordinated Note Indenture until such time as there are no longer any Debentures outstanding unless the Company redeems the Debentures concurrently with the Subordinated Notes.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, none of the covenants listed herein shall operate as being more restrictive than the analogous covenants in the Subordinated Note Indenture and Senior Credit Agreements.
Each of the following events constitutes, and is herein sometimes referred to as, an Event of Default:
or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 days;
In each and every such event the Debenture Trustee may, in its discretion, and shall, upon receipt of a request in writing signed by the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Debentures then outstanding, and upon being indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction against all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred, subject to the provisions of Section 9.3, by notice in writing to the Company declare the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all Debentures then outstanding and all other monies outstanding hereunder to be due and payable and the same shall forthwith become immediately due and payable to the Debenture Trustee, and the Company shall subject to Article 6 forthwith pay to the Debenture Trustee for the benefit of the Debentureholders such principal, premium, if any, accrued and unpaid interest and interest on amounts in default on such Debenture and all other monies outstanding hereunder, together with subsequent interest at the rate borne by the Debentures on such principal, interest and such other monies from the date of such declaration until payment is received by the Debenture Trustee, such subsequent interest to be payable at the times and places and in the monies mentioned in and according to the tenor of the Debentures. Such payment when made shall be deemed to have been made in discharge of the Companys obligations hereunder and any monies so received by the Debenture Trustee shall be applied in the manner provided in Section 9.6. For greater certainty, for the purposes of this Section 9.1, a series of Debentures shall be in default in respect of an Event of Default if such Event of Default relates to a default in the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Debentures of such series in which case references to Debentures in this Section 9.1 refer to Debentures of that particular series. For purposes of this Article 9, where the Event of Default refers to an Event of Default with respect to a particular series of Debentures as described in this Section 9.1, then this Article 9 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Debentures of such series and references in this Article 9 to the Debentures shall mean Debentures of the particular series and references to the Debentureholders shall refer to the Debentureholders of the particular series, as applicable.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing the Debenture Trustee shall, within 30 days after it receives written notice of the occurrence of such Event of Default, give notice of such Event of Default: (i) to the Debentureholders in the manner provided in Section 15.1; and (ii) relying upon contact information provided by the Company from time to time, to the agent(s) under the Senior Credit Agreements, provided that the Debenture Trustee shall be entitled to rely on such notice and shall not be subject to any liability as a result of its inadvertent failure to provide such
notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Debenture Trustee shall have been requested to do so by the holders of at least 25% of the principal amount of the Debentures then outstanding, the Debenture Trustee shall not be required to give such notice if the Debenture Trustee in good faith shall have determined that the withholding of such notice is in the best interests of the Debentureholders and shall have so advised the Company in writing.
When notice of the occurrence of an Event of Default has been given and the Event of Default is thereafter cured, notice that the Event of Default is no longer continuing shall be given by the Debenture Trustee to the Debentureholders within 15 days after the Debenture Trustee receives written notice that the Event of Default has been cured.
Upon the happening of any Event of Default hereunder:
No such act or omission either of the Debenture Trustee or of the Debentureholders shall extend to or be taken in any manner whatsoever to affect any subsequent Event of Default or the rights resulting therefrom.
Subject to the provisions of Section 9.3 and to the provisions of any Extraordinary Resolution that may be passed by the Debentureholders, if the Company shall fail to pay to the Debenture Trustee, forthwith after the same shall have been declared to be due and payable under
Section 9.1, the principal of and premium (if any) and interest on all Debentures then outstanding, together with any other amounts due hereunder, the Debenture Trustee may in its discretion and shall upon receipt of a request in writing signed by the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Debentures then outstanding and upon being funded and indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction against all costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred, proceed in its name as trustee hereunder to obtain or enforce payment of such principal of and premium (if any) and interest on all the Debentures then outstanding together with any other amounts due hereunder by such proceedings authorized by this Indenture or by law or equity as the Debenture Trustee in such request shall have been directed to take, or if such request contains no such direction, or if the Debenture Trustee shall act without such request, then by such proceedings authorized by this Indenture or by suit at law or in equity as the Debenture Trustee shall deem expedient.
The Debenture Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, either in its own name or as trustee of an express trust, or as attorney-in-fact for the holders of the Debentures, or in any one or more of such capacities, to file such proof of debt, amendment of proof of debt, claim, petition or other document as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Debenture Trustee and of the holders of the Debentures allowed in any insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or other judicial proceedings relative to the Company or its creditors or relative to or affecting its property. The Debenture Trustee is hereby irrevocably appointed (and the successive respective holders of the Debentures by taking and holding the same shall be conclusively deemed to have so appointed the Debenture Trustee) the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the respective holders of the Debentures with authority to make and file in the respective names of the holders of the Debentures or on behalf of the holders of the Debentures as a class, subject to deduction from any such claims of the amounts of any claims filed by any of the holders of the Debentures themselves, any proof of debt, amendment of proof of debt, claim, petition or other document in any such proceedings and to receive payment of any sums becoming distributable on account thereof, and to execute any such other papers and documents and to do and perform any and all such acts and things for and on behalf of such holders of the Debentures, as may be necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Debenture Trustee, in order to have the respective claims of the Debenture Trustee and of the holders of the Debentures against the Company or its property allowed in any such proceeding, and to receive payment of or on account of such claims; provided, however, that subject to Section 9.3, nothing contained in this Indenture shall be deemed to give to the Debenture Trustee, unless so authorized by Extraordinary Resolution, any right to accept or consent to any plan of reorganization or otherwise by action of any character in such proceeding to waive or change in any way any right of any Debentureholder.
The Debenture Trustee shall also have the power at any time and from time to time to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may be advised shall be necessary or advisable to preserve and protect its interests and the interests of the Debentureholders.
All rights of action hereunder may be enforced by the Debenture Trustee without the possession of any of the Debentures or the production thereof at the trial or other proceedings relating thereto. Any such suit or proceeding instituted by the Debenture Trustee shall be brought in the name of the Debenture Trustee as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall be for the rateable benefit of the holders of the Debentures subject to the provisions of this Indenture. In any proceeding brought by the Debenture Trustee (and also any proceeding in which a declaratory judgment of a court may be sought as to the interpretation or construction of any provision of this Indenture, to which the Debenture Trustee shall be a party) the Debenture Trustee shall be held to
represent all the holders of the Debentures, and it shall not be necessary to make any holders of the Debentures parties to any such proceeding.
No holder of any Debenture shall have any right to institute any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity for the purpose of enforcing payment of the principal of or premium (if any) or interest on the Debentures or for the execution of any trust or power hereunder or for the appointment of a liquidator or receiver or for a receiving order under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) or any other bankruptcy, insolvency or analogous laws, or to have the Company wound up or to file or prove a claim in any liquidation or bankruptcy proceeding or for any other remedy hereunder, unless: (a) such holder shall previously have given to the Debenture Trustee written notice of the happening of an Event of Default hereunder; and (b) the Debentureholders by Extraordinary Resolution or by written instrument signed by the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Debentures then outstanding shall have made a request to the Debenture Trustee and the Debenture Trustee shall have been afforded reasonable opportunity either itself to proceed to exercise the powers hereinbefore granted or to institute an action, suit or proceeding in its name for such purpose; and (c) the Debentureholders or any of them shall have furnished to the Debenture Trustee, when so requested by the Debenture Trustee, sufficient funds and security and indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby; and (d) the Debenture Trustee shall have failed to act within a reasonable time after such notification, request and offer of indemnity and such notification, request and offer of indemnity are hereby declared in every such case, at the option of the Debenture Trustee, to be conditions precedent to any such proceeding or for any other remedy hereunder by or on behalf of the holder of any Debentures.
Not less than 15 days notice shall be given in the manner provided in Section 15.2 by the Debenture Trustee to the Debentureholders of any payment to be made under this Article 9. Such notice shall state the time when and place where such payment is to be made and also the liability under this Indenture to which it is to be applied. After the day so fixed, unless payment shall have been duly demanded and have been refused, the Debentureholders will be entitled to interest only on the balance (if any) of the principal monies, premium (if any) and interest due (if any) to them, respectively, on the Debentures, after deduction of the respective amounts payable in respect thereof on the day so fixed.
The Debenture Trustee shall have the right to demand production of the Debentures in respect of which any payment of principal, interest or premium required by this Article 9 is made and may cause to be endorsed on the same a memorandum of the amount so paid and the date of payment, but the Debenture Trustee may, in its discretion, dispense with such production and endorsement, upon such indemnity being given to it and to the Company as the Debenture Trustee shall deem sufficient.
No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Debenture Trustee, or upon or to the holders of Debentures is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now existing or hereafter to exist by law or by statute.
The Company covenants and agrees with the Debenture Trustee that, in case of any judicial or other proceedings to enforce the rights of the Debentureholders, judgment may be rendered against it in favour of the Debentureholders or in favour of the Debenture Trustee, as trustee for the Debentureholders, for any amount which may remain due in respect of the Debentures and premium (if any) and the interest thereon and any other monies owing hereunder.
This Article 9 and the powers, rights and authority granted to the Debenture Trustee hereunder, are subject to the terms and provisions of Article 6 and Article 4 of the Guarantee.
Subject to applicable retention requirements, all Debentures shall forthwith after payment thereof be delivered to the Debenture Trustee and cancelled by it. All Debentures cancelled or required to be cancelled under this or any other provision of this Indenture shall be destroyed by the Debenture Trustee and, if required by the Company, the Debenture Trustee shall furnish to it a destruction certificate setting out the designating numbers of the Debentures so destroyed.
In case the holder of any Debenture shall fail to present the same for payment on the date on which the principal, premium (if any) or the interest thereon or represented thereby becomes payable either at maturity or otherwise or shall not accept payment on account thereof and give such receipt therefor, if any, as the Debenture Trustee may require:
the principal, premium (if any) or the interest, as the case may be (after deduction of any applicable withholding taxes), in trust to be paid or delivered to the holder of such Debenture upon due presentation or surrender thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture; and thereupon the principal, premium (if any) or the interest payable on or represented by each Debenture in respect whereof such monies have been set aside shall be deemed to have been paid and the holder thereof shall thereafter have no right in respect thereof except that of receiving delivery and payment of the monies (less applicable withholding taxes, if any), so set aside by the Debenture Trustee upon due presentation and surrender thereof, subject always to Section 10.4.
Subject to applicable law, any monies set aside under Section 10.2 and not claimed by and paid to holders of Debentures as provided in Section 10.2 within ten years after the date of such setting aside shall be repaid and delivered to the Company by the Debenture Trustee and thereupon the Debenture Trustee shall be released from all further liability with respect to such monies and thereafter the holders of the Debentures in respect of which such monies were so repaid to the Company shall have no rights in respect thereof except to obtain payment and delivery of the monies from the Company subject to any limitation provided by the laws of the Province of Ontario.
The Debenture Trustee shall at the written request of the Company release and discharge this Indenture and execute and deliver such instruments as it shall be advised by Counsel are requisite for that purpose and to release the Company from its covenants herein contained (other than the provisions relating to the indemnification of the Debenture Trustee), upon proof being given to the reasonable satisfaction of the Debenture Trustee that the principal and premium (if any) of and interest (including interest on amounts in default, if any), on all the Debentures and all other monies payable hereunder have been paid or satisfied or that all the Debentures having matured or having been duly called for redemption, payment of the principal of and interest (including interest on amounts in default, if any) on such Debentures and of all other monies payable hereunder has been duly and effectually provided for in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(A) if the Debentures are issued in Canadian dollars, such amount in Canadian dollars of direct obligations of, or obligations the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by, the Government of Canada; or
(B) if the Debentures are issued in a currency other than Canadian Dollars, cash in the currency in which the Debentures are payable and/or such amount in such currency of direct obligations of, or
obligations the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by, the Government of Canada or the government that issued the currency in which the Debentures are payable,
as will, together with the income to accrue thereon and reinvestment thereof, be sufficient to pay and discharge the entire amount of principal and accrued and unpaid interest to maturity or any repayment date, as the case may be, of all such Debentures, provided that, for the purposes of Section 10.5(a)(ii)(B), the Debenture Trustee will be entitled to rely on an opinion of Counsel or such other advisor satisfactory to it in making such a determination;
and in either event:
Any deposits with the Debenture Trustee referred to in this Section 10.5 shall be irrevocable, subject to Section 10.6, and shall be made under the terms of an escrow and/or trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Debenture Trustee and the Company and which provides for the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on the Debentures being satisfied. In the event that the Debenture Trustee enters into any such agreement contemplated by this Section 10.5(a), the Debenture Trustee shall be deemed to have completely and satisfactorily discharged its duties and obligations under this indenture with respect to the Debentures being satisfied and all future duties and obligations of the Debenture Trustee with respect to the satisfied Debentures shall be governed solely pursuant to the terms of the new escrow and/or trust agreement, as applicable.
Where trust funds or trust property have been deposited pursuant to Section 10.5, the holders of Debentures and the Company shall continue to have and be subject to their respective rights, duties and obligations under Article 2, Article 5, Section 16.18 and the other provisions of this Indenture pertaining to the foregoing provisions.
The Successor Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for, the Company under this Indenture and the Debentures. Notwithstanding the foregoing Sections 12.1(a)(iii) and 12.1(a)(iv), (a) any Significant Entity of the Company may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company or to another Significant Entity of the Company, and (b) the Company may merge with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another province or territory of Canada so long as the amount of indebtedness of the Company and its Significant Entities is not increased thereby.
Subject to the provisions of a Guarantee governing the release of the Guarantee, the Successor Guarantor shall succeed to, and be substituted for, such Guarantor under this Indenture and such Guarantors Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing Section 12.1(b)(iii), a Guarantor may merge with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating such Guarantor in another state of the United States or province or territory of Canada so long as the amount of indebtedness of the Guarantor is not increased thereby.
Notwithstanding Section 12.1, whenever the conditions of Section 12.1 shall have been duly observed and performed, any Successor formed by or resulting from such transaction 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 though the Successor had been named as the Company herein and thereafter, except in the case of a lease or other similar disposition of property to the Successor or the disposition of less than all of the Companys undertaking, property and assets to the Successor, the Company shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Debentures forthwith upon the Company delivering to the Debenture Trustee an opinion of Counsel to the effect that the transaction shall not result in any material adverse tax consequences to the Company or the Successor. The Debenture Trustee will, at the expense of the Successor, execute any documents which it may be advised by Counsel are necessary or advisable for effecting or evidencing such release and discharge.
In this Article:
If an Offer for outstanding Debentures of a series (other than Debentures held by or on behalf of the Offeror or an Affiliate or Associate of the Offeror) is made and:
the Offeror is entitled to acquire, and the Dissenting Debentureholders are required to sell to the Offeror, the Debentures held by the Dissenting Debentureholder for the same consideration per Debenture payable or paid, as the case may be, under the Offer.
Where an Offeror is entitled to acquire Debentures held by Dissenting Debentureholders pursuant to Section 13.2 and the Offeror wishes to exercise such right, the Offeror shall send by registered mail within 30 days after the date of termination of the Offer a notice (the Offerors Notice) to each Dissenting Debentureholder stating that:
A Dissenting Debentureholder to whom an Offerors Notice is sent pursuant to Section 13.3 shall, within 21 days after the date of receiving the Offerors Notice with respect to the election in Section 13.3(c), in the case of Fully Registered Debentures, send his or her Debenture certificate(s) to the Debenture Trustee duly endorsed for transfer.
Within 21 days after the Offeror sends an Offerors Notice pursuant to Section 13.3, the Offeror shall pay or transfer to the Debenture Trustee, or to such other person as the Debenture Trustee may direct, the cash or other consideration that would be payable if all Dissenting Debentureholders elected to accept the Offer in accordance with Section 13.3. The acquisition by the Offeror of all Debentures held by all Dissenting Debentureholders shall be effective as of the time of such payment or transfer.
The Debenture Trustee, or the person directed by the Debenture Trustee, shall hold in trust for the Dissenting Debentureholders the cash or other consideration they or it receives under Section 13.5. The Debenture Trustee, or such person, shall deposit cash in a separate account in a Canadian chartered bank, or other body corporate, which may include an Affiliate of the Debenture Trustee, any of whose deposits are insured by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, and shall place other consideration in the custody of a Canadian chartered bank or such other body corporate.
Within 30 days after the date of the sending of an Offerors Notice pursuant to Section 13.3, the Debenture Trustee, if the Offeror has complied with Section 13.5, shall:
and the Debenture Trustee is hereby appointed the agent and attorney, and is granted power of attorney with respect to the Debentures, of the Dissenting Debentureholders for the purposes of giving effect to the foregoing provisions, including, without limitation, the power and authority to execute such transfers as may be necessary or desirable in respect of the book-entry only registration system of the Depository.
An Offeror cannot make an Offer for Debentures unless, concurrent with the communication of the Offer to any Debentureholder, a copy of the Offer is provided to the Company.
The Debenture Trustee or the Company may at any time and from time to time, and the Debenture Trustee shall, on receipt of a written request of the Company or a written request signed by the holders of not less than 25% of the principal amount of the Debentures then outstanding and upon receiving funding and being indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Company or by the Debentureholders signing such request against the costs which may be incurred in connection with the calling and holding of such meeting, convene a meeting of the Debentureholders. In the event of the Debenture Trustee failing, within 30 days after receipt of any such request and such funding and indemnification, to give notice convening a meeting, the Company or such Debentureholders, as the case may be, may convene such meeting. Every such meeting shall be held in the City of Toronto or at such other place as may be approved or determined by the Debenture Trustee.
(A) at such Serial Meeting: (I) there are Debentureholders present in person or by proxy and representing at least 25% in principal amount of the Debentures then outstanding of such series, subject to the provisions of this Article 14 as to quorum at adjourned meetings; and (II) the resolution is passed by the affirmative vote of the holders of more than 50% (or in the case of an Extraordinary Resolution not less than 66 2/3%) of the principal amount of the Debentures of such series then outstanding voted on the resolution; or
(B) in the case of action taken or power exercised by instrument in writing under Section 14.15, such instrument is signed in one or more counterparts by the holders of not less than 66 2/3% in principal amount of the Debentures of such series then outstanding.
shall be deemed to especially affect the rights of the Debentureholders of such series in a manner differing in a material way from that in which it affects the rights of holders of Debentures of any other series, whether or not a similar extension, reduction, modification or termination is proposed with respect to Debentures of any or all other series.
Some person, who need not be a Debentureholder, nominated in writing by the Company (in case it convenes the meeting) or the Debenture Trustee (in any other case) shall be chairman of the meeting and if no person is so nominated, or if the person so nominated is not present within 15 minutes from the time fixed for the holding of the meeting, a majority of the Debentureholders present in person or by proxy shall choose some person present to be chairman.
Subject to the provisions of Section 14.12, at any meeting of the Debentureholders a quorum shall consist of not less than two Debentureholders present in person or by proxy and representing at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Debentures and, if the meeting is a Serial Meeting, at least 25% of the Debentures then outstanding of each especially affected series. If a quorum of the Debentureholders shall not be present within 30 minutes from the time fixed for holding any meeting, the meeting, if summoned by the Debentureholders or pursuant to a request of the Debentureholders, shall be dissolved, but in any other case the meeting shall be adjourned to the same day in the next week (unless such day is not a Business Day in which case it shall be adjourned to the next following Business Day thereafter) at the same time and place, to the extent possible, and no notice shall be required to be given in respect of such adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting, the Debentureholders present in person or by proxy shall, subject to the provisions of Section 14.12, constitute a quorum and may transact the business for which the meeting was originally convened notwithstanding that they may not represent 25% of the principal amount of the outstanding Debentures or of the Debentures then outstanding of each especially affected series. Any business may be brought before or dealt with at an adjourned meeting which might have been brought before or dealt with at the original meeting in accordance with the notice calling the same. No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless the required quorum be present at the commencement of business.
The chairman of any meeting at which a quorum of the Debentureholders is present may, with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Debentures represented thereat, adjourn any such meeting and no notice of such adjournment need be given except such notice, if any, as the meeting may prescribe.
Every question submitted to a meeting shall, subject to Section 14.7, be decided in the first place by a majority of the votes given on a show of hands except that votes on Extraordinary Resolutions shall be given in the manner hereinafter provided. At any such meeting, unless a poll is duly demanded as herein provided, a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously or by a particular majority or lost or not carried by a particular majority shall be conclusive evidence of the fact. The chairman of any meeting shall be entitled, both on a show of hands and on a poll, to vote in respect of the Debentures, if any, held by him.
On every Extraordinary Resolution, and on any other question submitted to a meeting when demanded by the chairman or by one or more Debentureholders or proxies for Debentureholders, a poll shall be taken in such manner and either at once or after an adjournment as the chairman shall direct. Questions other than Extraordinary Resolutions shall, if a poll be taken, be decided by the votes of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Debentures and of each especially affected series, if applicable, represented at the meeting and voted on the poll.
On a show of hands every person who is present and entitled to vote, whether as a Debentureholder or as proxy for one or more Debentureholders or both, shall have one vote. On a poll each Debentureholder present in person or represented by a proxy duly appointed by an instrument in writing shall be entitled to one vote in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Debentures of which he or she shall then be the holder. A proxyholder need not be a Debentureholder. In the case of joint holders of a Debenture, any one of them present in person or by proxy at the meeting may vote in the absence of the other or others but in case more than one of them be present in person or by proxy, they shall vote together in respect of the Debentures of which they are joint holders.
A Debentureholder may be present and vote at any meeting of Debentureholders by an authorized representative. The Company (in case it convenes the meeting) or the Debenture Trustee (in any other case) for the purpose of enabling the Debentureholders to be present and vote at any meeting without producing their Debentures, and of enabling them to be present and vote at any such meeting by proxy and of lodging instruments appointing such proxies at some place other than the place where the meeting is to be held, may from time to time make and vary such regulations as it shall think fit providing for and governing any or all of the following matters:
Any regulations so made shall be binding and effective and the votes given in accordance therewith shall be valid and shall be counted. Save as such regulations may provide, the only persons who shall be recognized at any meeting as the holders of any Debentures, or as entitled to vote or be present at the meeting in respect thereof, shall be Debentureholders and persons whom Debentureholders have by instrument in writing duly appointed as their proxies.
The Company, the Manager and the Debenture Trustee, by their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (as applicable), the Auditors of the Company and the legal advisers of the Company, the Debenture Trustee or any Debentureholder may attend any meeting of the Debentureholders, but shall have no vote as such.
In addition to the powers conferred upon them by any other provisions of this Indenture or by applicable law, a meeting of the Debentureholders shall have the following powers exercisable from time to time by Extraordinary Resolution, subject in the case of the matters in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (l) to receipt of the prior approval of the TSX or such other exchange on which the Debentures are then listed:
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 14.11, none of such provisions shall in any manner allow or permit any amendment, modification, abrogation or addition to the provisions of Article 6 which could reasonably be expected to detrimentally affect the rights, remedies or recourse of the priority of the Senior Creditors.
Any one or more of the powers in this Indenture stated to be exercisable by the Debentureholders by Extraordinary Resolution or otherwise may be exercised from time to time and the exercise of any one or more of such powers from time to time shall not be deemed to exhaust the rights of the Debentureholders to exercise the same or any other such power or powers thereafter from time to time.
Minutes of all resolutions and proceedings at every meeting as aforesaid shall be made and duly entered in books to be from time to time provided for that purpose by the Debenture Trustee at the expense of the Company, and any such minutes as aforesaid, if signed by the chairman of the meeting at which such resolutions were passed or proceedings had, or by the chairman of the next succeeding meeting of the Debentureholders, shall be prima facie evidence of the matters therein stated and, until the contrary is proved, every such meeting, in respect of the proceedings of which minutes shall have been made, shall be deemed to have been duly held and convened, and all resolutions passed thereat or proceedings taken thereat to have been duly passed and taken.
All actions which may be taken and all powers that may be exercised by the Debentureholders at a meeting held as hereinbefore in this Article provided may also be taken and exercised by the holders of 662/3% of the principal amount of all the outstanding Debentures and, if the meeting at which such actions might be taken would be a Serial Meeting, by the holders of 662/3% of the principal amount of the Debentures then outstanding of each especially affected series, by an instrument in writing signed in one or more counterparts and the expression Extraordinary Resolution when used in this Indenture shall include an instrument so signed.
Every resolution and every Extraordinary Resolution passed in accordance with the provisions of this Article at a meeting of Debentureholders shall be binding upon all the Debentureholders, whether present at or absent from such meeting, and every instrument in writing signed by Debentureholders in accordance with Section 14.15 shall be binding upon all the
Debentureholders, whether signatories thereto or not, and each and every Debentureholder and the Debenture Trustee (subject to the provisions for its indemnity herein contained) shall be bound to give effect accordingly to every such resolution, Extraordinary Resolution and instrument in writing.
If in the opinion of Counsel any business to be transacted at any meeting, or any action to be taken or power to be exercised by instrument in writing under Section 14.15, does not adversely affect the rights of the holders of Debentures of one or more series, the provisions of this Article 14 shall apply as if the Debentures of such series were not outstanding and no notice of any such meeting need be given to the holders of Debentures of such series. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a proposal to modify or terminate any covenant or agreement which is effective only so long as Debentures of a particular series are outstanding shall be deemed not to adversely affect the rights of the holders of Debentures of any other series.
Any notice to the Company or any Guarantor or to the Debenture Trustee (on its own account or on behalf of the Debentureholders) under the provisions of this Indenture shall be valid and effective if delivered to the Company at 355 Burrard Street, Suite 1900, Vancouver, BC, V6C 2G8, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, Fax (604) 682-7131, with a copy delivered to the Manager at: 200 Clarendon Street, 55th Floor, Boston, MA, 02117, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, Fax: (617) 531-6370 a copy delivered to Goodmans LLP, 250 Yonge Street, Suite 2400, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2M6, Attention: Bill Gorman, Fax: (416) 979-1234 and a copy delivered to the Debenture Trustee at 100 University Avenue, 9th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1, Attention: Manager, Corporate Trust, Fax: (416) 981-9777 or if given by registered letter, postage prepaid, or facsimile transmission to such offices and so addressed and if mailed, shall be deemed to have been effectively given three days following the mailing thereof or if sent by facsimile transmission on the first Business Day after confirmed transmission. The Company may from time to time notify the Debenture Trustee in writing of a change of address which thereafter, until changed by like notice, shall be the address of the Company for all purposes of this Indenture.
All notices to be given hereunder with respect to the Debentures shall be deemed to be validly given to the holders thereof if sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, by letter or circular
addressed to such holders at their post office addresses appearing in any of the registers hereinbefore mentioned and shall be deemed to have been effectively given three days following the day of mailing. Any notice to be given hereunder with respect to the Debentures delivered or served by telecopier or courier shall be deemed to have been given or served on the day upon which it is delivered. Accidental error or omission in giving notice or accidental failure to mail or otherwise deliver notice to any Debentureholder or the inability of the Company to give or mail or otherwise deliver any notice due to any event beyond the reasonable control of the Company shall not invalidate any action or proceeding founded thereon.
If any notice given in accordance with the foregoing paragraph would be unlikely to reach the Debentureholders to whom it is addressed in the ordinary course of post by reason of an interruption in mail service, whether at the place of dispatch or receipt or both, the Company shall give such notice by publication at least once in the City of Toronto, Ontario (or in such of those cities as, in the opinion of the Debenture Trustee, is sufficient in the particular circumstances), such publication to be made in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the designated city.
Any notice given to Debentureholders by publication shall be deemed to have been given on the day on which publication shall have been effected at least once in the newspaper in which publication was required.
All notices with respect to any Debenture may be given to whichever one of the holders thereof (if more than one) is named first in the registers hereinbefore mentioned, and any notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all holders having an interest in such Debenture.
Any notice to the Debenture Trustee under the provisions of this Indenture shall be valid and effective if delivered to the Debenture Trustee at its principal office in the City of Toronto, 100 University Avenue, 9th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1, Attention: Director, Corporate Trust Department or if given by registered letter, postage prepaid, to such office and so addressed and, if mailed, shall be deemed to have been effectively given three days following the mailing thereof. The Debenture Trustee may from time to time notify the Company in writing of a change of address which thereafter, until by like notice shall be the address of the Debenture Trustee to receive notices from the Company.
If by reason of any interruption of mail service, actual or threatened, any notice to be given to the Debenture Trustee would reasonably be unlikely to reach its destination by the time notice by mail is deemed to have been given pursuant to Section 15.3, such notice shall be valid and effective only if delivered at the appropriate address in accordance with Section 15.3.
The Company acknowledges that the Debenture Trustee is acting as indenture trustee with respect to the Subordinated Notes. Accordingly, the Debenture Trustee may have or appear to
have a conflict of interest. The Company hereby agrees and consents to the appointment of the Debenture Trustee pursuant to this indenture.
Other than as disclosed above in this Section 16.1, the Debenture Trustee represents to the Company that at the date of execution and delivery by it of this Indenture there exists no material conflict of interest in the role of the Debenture Trustee as a fiduciary hereunder but if, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 16.1, such a material conflict of interest exists, or hereafter arises, the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, and the Debentures issued hereunder, shall not be affected in any manner whatsoever by reason only that such material conflict of interest exists or arises but the Debenture Trustee shall, within 30 days after ascertaining that it has a material conflict of interest, either eliminate such material conflict of interest or resign in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 16.2.
The Debenture Trustee may resign its trust and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder by giving to the Company 30 days notice in writing or such shorter notice as the Company may accept as sufficient. If at any time a material conflict of interest exists in the Debenture Trustees role as a fiduciary hereunder the Debenture Trustee shall, within 30 days after ascertaining that such a material conflict of interest exists, either eliminate such material conflict of interest or resign in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section 16.2. The validity and enforceability of this Indenture and of the Debentures issued hereunder shall not be affected in any manner whatsoever by reason only that such a material conflict of interest exists. In the event of the Debenture Trustee resigning or being removed or being dissolved, becoming bankrupt, going into liquidation or otherwise becoming incapable of acting hereunder, the Company shall forthwith appoint a new Debenture Trustee unless a new Debenture Trustee has already been appointed by the Debentureholders. Failing such appointment by the Company, the retiring Debenture Trustee or any Debentureholder may apply to a Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, on such notice as such Judge may direct at the Companys expense, for the appointment of a new Debenture Trustee but any new Debenture Trustee so appointed by the Company or by the Court shall be subject to removal as aforesaid by the Debentureholders and the appointment of such new Debenture Trustee shall be effective only upon such new Debenture Trustee becoming bound by this Indenture. Any new Debenture Trustee appointed under any provision of this Section 16.2 shall be a corporation authorized to carry on the business of a trust company in all of the provinces and territories of Canada. On any new appointment the new Debenture Trustee shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as Debenture Trustee.
Any company into which the Debenture Trustee may be merged or, with or to which it may be consolidated, amalgamated or sold, or any company resulting from any merger, consolidation, sale or amalgamation to which the Debenture Trustee shall be a party, or any company succeeding to the corporate trust business of the Debenture Trustee shall be the successor trustee under this Indenture without the execution of any instrument or any further act. Nevertheless, upon the written request of the successor Debenture Trustee or of the Company, the Debenture Trustee ceasing to act shall execute and deliver an instrument assigning and transferring to such successor Debenture Trustee, upon the trusts herein expressed, all the rights, powers and trusts of the Debenture Trustee so ceasing to act, and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver all property and money held by such Debenture Trustee to the successor Debenture Trustee so appointed in its place. Should any deed, conveyance or instrument in writing from the Company be required by any new Debenture Trustee for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to it such estates,
properties, rights, powers and trusts, then any and all such deeds, conveyances and instruments in writing shall on request of said new Debenture Trustee, be made, executed, acknowledged and delivered by the Company.
In the exercise of the rights, duties and obligations prescribed or conferred by the terms of this Indenture, the Debenture Trustee shall act honestly and in good faith and exercise that degree of care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent trustee would exercise in comparable circumstances.
In the exercise of its rights, duties and obligations hereunder the Debenture Trustee may, if acting in good faith, act and rely, as to the truth of the statements and accuracy of the opinions expressed therein, upon statutory declarations, opinions, reports or certificates furnished pursuant to any covenant, condition or requirement of this Indenture or required by the Debenture Trustee to be furnished to it in the exercise of its rights and duties hereunder, if the Debenture Trustee examines such statutory declarations, opinions, reports or certificates and determines that they comply with Section 16.5, if applicable, and with any other applicable requirements of this Indenture. The Debenture Trustee may nevertheless, in its discretion, require further proof in cases where it deems further proof desirable. Without restricting the foregoing, the Debenture Trustee may act and rely on an opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Debenture Trustee notwithstanding that it is delivered by a solicitor or firm which acts as solicitors for the Company.
The Company shall furnish to the Debenture Trustee evidence of compliance with the conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to any action or step required or permitted to be taken by the Company or the Debenture Trustee under this Indenture or as a result of any obligation imposed under this Indenture, including without limitation, the certification and delivery of Debentures hereunder, the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the taking of any other action to be taken by the Debenture Trustee at the request of or on the application of the Company, forthwith if and when (a) such evidence is required by any other Section of this Indenture to be furnished to the Debenture Trustee in accordance with the terms of this Section 16.5, or (b) the Debenture Trustee, in the exercise of its rights and duties under this Indenture, gives the Company written notice requiring it to furnish such evidence in relation to any particular action or obligation specified in such notice.
Such evidence shall consist of:
Whenever such evidence relates to a matter other than the certificates and delivery of Debentures and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, and except as otherwise specifically provided herein, such evidence may consist of a report or opinion of any solicitor, auditor, accountant, engineer or appraiser or any other person whose qualifications give authority to a statement made by him, provided that if such report or opinion is furnished by a trustee, officer or employee of the Company it shall be in the form of a statutory declaration. Such evidence shall be, so far as appropriate, in accordance with the immediately preceding paragraph of this Section.
Each statutory declaration, certificate, opinion or report with respect to compliance with a condition precedent provided for in the Indenture shall include (a) a statement by the person giving the evidence that he has read and is familiar with those provisions of this Indenture relating to the condition precedent in question, (b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such evidence are based, (c) a statement that, in the belief of the person giving such evidence, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to make the statements or give the opinions contained or expressed therein, and (d) a statement whether in the opinion of such person the conditions precedent in question have been complied with or satisfied.
The Company shall furnish to the Debenture Trustee at any time if the Debenture Trustee reasonably so requires, a Certificate of the Manager affirming compliance with all covenants, conditions or other requirements contained in this Indenture, the non-compliance with which would, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, or otherwise, constitute an Event of Default, or if such is not the case, specifying the covenant, condition or other requirement which has not been complied with and giving particulars of such non-compliance. The Company shall, whenever the Debenture Trustee so requires, furnish the Debenture Trustee with evidence by way of statutory declaration, opinion, report or certificate as specified by the Debenture Trustee as to any action or step required or permitted to be taken by the Company or as a result of any obligation imposed by this Indenture.
Except as otherwise specifically provided or prescribed by this Indenture, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Debenture Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or omitting any action hereunder, the Debenture Trustee, if acting in good faith, may act and rely upon a Certificate of the Manager.
The Debenture Trustee may:
Subject to Sections 16.1 and 16.3, the Debenture Trustee may, in its personal or other capacity, buy, sell, lend upon and deal in the Debentures and generally contract and enter into financial transactions with the Company or otherwise, without being liable to account for any profits made thereby.
Upon receipt of a Written Direction of the Manager, the Debenture Trustee shall invest the funds in Government Obligations in its name in accordance with such direction. Any direction from the Manager to the Debenture Trustee shall be in writing and shall be provided to the Debenture Trustee no later than 9:00 a.m. on the day on which the investment is to be made. Any such direction received by Debenture Trustee after 9:00 a.m. or received on a non-Business Day, shall be deemed to have been given prior to 9:00 a.m. the next Business Day. For the purpose of this Section, Business Day shall not include any day on which banks are not open for business in Toronto, Ontario.
In addition to any Written Direction of the Manager to invest cash in Government Obligations, the Debenture Trustee may hold cash balances constituting part or all of the funds and may, but need not, invest same in its deposit department or the deposit department of one of its Affiliates; provided that the Debenture Trustee and its Affiliates shall not be liable to account for any profit to any parties to this Indenture or to any other person or entity other than at a rate, if any, established from time to time by the Debenture Trustee or one of its Affiliates. For the purpose of this Section, Affiliate means affiliated companies within the meaning of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (OBCA); and includes Computershare Investor Services Inc. and each of their affiliates within the meaning of the OBCA.
The Debenture Trustee shall not be held liable for any losses incurred in the investment of any funds in Government Obligations.
The Debenture Trustee will disburse monies according to this Indenture only to the extent that monies have been deposited with it.
Except as provided in Section 9.2 and as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Debenture Trustee shall not, subject to Section 16.3, be bound to give notice to any person of the execution hereof, nor to do, observe or perform or see to the observance or performance by the Company of any of the obligations herein imposed upon the Company or of the covenants on the part of the Company herein contained, nor in any way to supervise or interfere with the conduct of the Companys business, unless the Debenture Trustee shall have been required to do so in writing by the holders of not less than 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures then outstanding or by any Extraordinary Resolution of the Debentureholders passed in accordance with the provisions contained in Article 14, and then only after it shall have been funded and indemnified to its satisfaction against all actions, proceedings, claims and demands to which it may render itself liable and all costs, charges, damages and expenses which it may incur by so doing.
The Debenture Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or security in respect of the execution of the trusts and powers of this Indenture or otherwise in respect of the premises.
Except as in this Indenture otherwise specifically provided, the Debenture Trustee shall not be bound to act in accordance with any direction or request of the Company or of the Directors until a duly authenticated copy of the instrument or resolution containing such direction or request shall have been delivered to the Debenture Trustee, and the Debenture Trustee shall be empowered to act upon any such copy purporting to be authenticated and believed by the Debenture Trustee to be genuine.
The Debenture 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 Debenture Trustee, in its sole judgment and acting reasonably, determines that such act might cause it to be in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering or anti-terrorist legislation, regulation or guideline. Further, should the Debenture Trustee, in its sole judgment and acting reasonably, determine at any time that its acting under this Indenture has resulted in its being in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering or anti-terrorist legislation, regulation or guideline, then it shall have the right to resign on 30 days written notice to the Company or any shorter period of time as agreed to by the Company, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16.2 of this Indenture, provided that:
The Debenture Trustee may act and rely, and shall be protected in acting and relying absolutely, upon any resolution, Certificate of the Manager, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, letter, facsimile transmission, directions or other paper document believed in good faith by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by or on behalf of the proper party or parties. The Debenture Trustee shall be protected in acting and relying upon any written notice, request, waiver, consent, certificate, receipt, statutory declaration, affidavit or other paper or document furnished to it, not only as to its due execution and the validity and the effectiveness of its provisions but also as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained which it in good faith believes to be genuine and what it purports to be.
The obligation of the Debenture Trustee to commence or continue any act, action or proceeding for the purpose of enforcing the rights of the Debenture Trustee and of the Debentureholders hereunder shall be conditional upon the Debentureholders furnishing when required by notice in writing by the Debenture Trustee, sufficient funds to commence or continue such act, action or proceeding and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Debenture Trustee to protect and hold harmless the Debenture Trustee against the costs, charges and expenses and liabilities to be incurred thereby and any loss and damage it may suffer by reason thereof.
None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Debenture Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.
The Debenture Trustee may, before commencing or at any time during the continuance of any such act, action or proceeding require the Debentureholders at whose instance it is acting to deposit with the Debenture Trustee the Debentures held by them for which Debentures the Debenture Trustee shall issue receipts.
The Debenture Trustee represents to the Company that at the date of execution and delivery by it of this Indenture it is authorized to carry on the business of a trust company in all of the provinces and territories of Canada but if, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 16.13, it ceases to be so authorized to carry on business, the validity and enforceability of this Indenture and the securities issued hereunder shall not be affected in any manner whatsoever by reason only of such event but the Debenture Trustee shall, within 90 days after ceasing to be authorized to carry on the business of a trust company in any of the provinces or territories of Canada either become so authorized or resign in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 16.2.
The Debenture Trustee hereby accepts the trusts in this Indenture declared and provided for and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and to hold all rights, privileges and benefits conferred hereby and by law in trust for the various persons who shall from time to time be Debentureholders, subject to all the terms and conditions herein set forth.
From time to time the Debenture Trustee and, when authorized by a resolution of the Directors, the Company, may, and shall when required by this Indenture, subject to the prior written approval of the TSX, as required, execute, acknowledge and deliver by its proper officers, deeds or indentures supplemental hereto which thereafter shall form part hereof, for any one or more of the following purposes:
Unless the supplemental indenture requires the consent or concurrence of Debentureholders or the holders of a particular series of Debentures, as the case may be, by Extraordinary Resolution, the consent or concurrence of Debentureholders or the holders of a particular series of Debentures, as the case may be, shall not be required in connection with the execution, acknowledgement or delivery of a supplemental indenture. The Company and the Debenture Trustee (relying on the opinion of Counsel) may amend any of the provisions of this Indenture related to matters of United States law or the issuance of Debentures into the United States in order to ensure that such issuances can be properly done in accordance with applicable law in the United States without the consent or approval of the Debentureholders. Further, the Company and the Debenture Trustee may without the consent or concurrence of the Debentureholders or the holders of a particular series of Debentures, as the case may be, by supplemental indenture or otherwise, make any changes or corrections in this Indenture which it shall have been advised by Counsel are required for the purpose of curing or correcting any ambiguity or defective or inconsistent provisions or clerical omissions or mistakes or manifest errors contained herein or in any indenture supplemental hereto or any Written Direction of the Company provided for the issue of Debentures, providing that in the opinion of the Debenture Trustee (relying upon an opinion of Counsel) the rights of the Debentureholders and the Senior Creditors are in no way prejudiced thereby.
The Company hereby agrees to, and agrees to cause the Guarantors to, execute and deliver the Security Documents, to the extent not already delivered, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent acting reasonably, as continuing collateral security for the due, prompt and complete payment, performance and satisfaction by the Company and the Guarantors of all of their indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of every nature whatsoever (whether present or future, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time due or accruing due, wheresoever and howsoever incurred, including any ultimate unpaid balance thereof, in any currency, and whether incurred prior to, at the time of or subsequent to the execution of this Indenture) to the Debenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Securityholders, in connection with this Indenture and the Security Documents.
This Indenture may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
For the purpose of convenience this Indenture may be referred to as bearing the formal date of October 11, 2006 irrespective of the actual date of execution hereof.
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have executed these presents by the hands of their proper officers.
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA
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Signature Page Trust Indenture
ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION
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COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA
SCHEDULE A TO THE TRUST INDENTURE
Form of Debenture
SCHEDULE A
This Debenture is a Global Debenture within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depository or a nominee thereof. This Debenture may not be transferred to or exchanged for Debentures registered in the name of any person other than the Depository or a nominee thereof and no such transfer may be registered except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture. Every Debenture authenticated and delivered upon registration of, transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, this Debenture shall be a Global Debenture subject to the foregoing, except in such limited circumstances described in the Indenture.
Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (CDS) to the Company or its transfer agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued in respect thereof is registered in the name of CDS & CO., or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of CDS, (and any payment is made to CDS & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of CDS) ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL since as the registered holder hereof, CDS & CO. has an interest herein.
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CUSIP No. 04878QAH6 |
CDN$60,000,000 |
ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION
(A corporation continued under and governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia)
6.25% CONVERTIBLE SECURED DEBENTURE
DUE October 31, 2011
ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION (the Company) for value received hereby acknowledges itself indebted and, subject to the provisions of the trust indenture (the Indenture) dated as of October 11, 2006 between the Company and Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the Debenture Trustee), promises to pay to the registered holder hereof on October 31, 2011 (the Maturity Date) or on such earlier date as the principal amount hereof may become due in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture the principal sum of sixty million dollars (CDN$60,000,000) in lawful money of Canada (CDN$60,000,000) on presentation and surrender of this Initial Debenture at the principal offices of the Debenture Trustee in Toronto, Ontario in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and, subject as hereinafter provided, to pay interest on the principal amount hereof from the date hereof, or from the last Interest Payment Date to which interest shall have been paid or made available for payment hereon, whichever is later, at the rate of 6.25% per annum, in like money, in arrears semi-annually (less any withholding tax required or permitted by law to be deducted) on April 30 and October 31 in each year commencing on April 30, 2007 and the last payment (representing interest payable from the last Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the Maturity Date or the earlier date of redemption) to fall due on the Maturity Date and, should the Company at any time make default in the payment of any principal, premium or interest, to pay interest on the amount in default at the same rate, in like money and on the same dates. For certainty,
the first interest payment will include interest accrued from October 11, 2006 to, but excluding, April 30, 2007, which will be equal to CDN$34.42 for each CDN$1,000 principal amount of the Initial Debentures.
Interest hereon shall be payable by electronic transfer of funds to the registered holder hereof or such other means provided in the Indenture and, subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the sending of such electronic transfer of funds shall, to the extent of the sum represented thereby (plus the amount of any tax withheld), satisfy and discharge all liability for interest on this Initial Debenture.
This Initial Debenture is one of the Debentures of the Company issued or issuable in one or more series under the provisions of the Indenture. The Initial Debentures authorized for issue immediately are limited to an aggregate principal amount of CDN$60,000,000 in lawful money of Canada. Reference is hereby expressly made to the Indenture for a description of the terms and conditions upon which the Initial Debentures are or are to be issued and held and the rights and remedies of the holders of the Initial Debentures and of the Company and of the Debenture Trustee, all to the same effect as if the provisions of the Indenture were herein set forth, and to all of which provisions the holder of this Initial Debenture by acceptance hereof assents.
The Initial Debentures are issuable only in denominations of CDN$1,000 and integral multiples thereof. Upon compliance with the provisions of the Indenture, Debentures of any denomination may be exchanged for an equal aggregate principal amount of Debentures in any other authorized denomination or denominations.
Any part, being CDN$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, of the principal of this Initial Debenture, provided that the principal amount of this Initial Debenture is in a denomination in excess of CDN$1,000, is convertible, at the option of the holder hereof, upon surrender of this Initial Debenture at the principal offices of the Debenture Trustee in the City of Toronto, Ontario, at any time prior to the close of business on the Maturity Date or, if this Initial Debenture is called for redemption on or prior to such date, then up to but not after the close of business on the last Business Day immediately preceding the date specified for redemption of this Initial Debenture, into IPSs (without adjustment for interest accrued hereon or for dividends, distributions or interest payments on the IPSs issuable upon conversion) at a conversion price of CDN$12.40 per IPS (the Conversion Price), being a conversion ratio of approximately 80.6452 for each CDN$1,000 principal amount of Debentures so converted, all subject to the terms and conditions and in the manner set forth in the Indenture. The Indenture makes provision for the adjustment of the Conversion Price in the events therein specified. No fractional IPSs will be issued on any conversion but in lieu thereof, the Company will satisfy such fractional interest by a cash payment equal to the market price of such fractional interest determined in accordance with the Indenture. No adjustment in the number of IPSs to be issued upon conversion will be made for distributions, dividends or interest payments on IPSs issuable upon conversion or for interest accrued on Initial Debentures surrendered for conversion. Holders converting their Initial Debentures will receive interest which has accrued and is unpaid in respect thereof from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid to, but not including, the Date of Conversion.
This Initial Debenture may be redeemed at the option of the Company on the terms and conditions set out in the Indenture at the Redemption Price therein and herein set out provided that this Initial Debenture is not redeemable prior to or on October 31, 2009. After October 31, 2009 and prior to the Maturity Date, this Initial Debenture is redeemable at the Redemption Price at the option of the Company provided that the Company files with the Debenture Trustee on the day
preceding the day on which notice of redemption of this Initial Debenture is first given, a Certificate of the Manager certifying that the weighted average price of the IPSs on the Toronto Stock Exchange (or elsewhere in accordance with the Indenture) for 20 consecutive trading days, ending on the fifth trading day preceding the day prior to the date on which such notice is given, is at least 125% of the Conversion Price then in effect.
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of Initial Debentures may subject to the terms and provisions of Section 2.4(h) and Article 6 of the Indenture require the Company to purchase the whole or any part of such holders Initial Debentures at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Initial Debentures plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the date the Initial Debentures are so repurchased (the Put Right). The Company shall satisfy such purchase price by payment in cash. If 90% or more of the principal amount of all Initial Debentures outstanding on the date the Company provides notice of a Change of Control to the Debenture Trustee have been tendered for purchase pursuant to the Put Right, the Company has the right to redeem all the remaining outstanding Initial Debentures on the same date and at the same price.
If an Offer for outstanding Debentures of a series (other than Debentures held by or on behalf of the Offeror, Associates or Affiliates of the Offeror or anyone acting jointly or in concert with the Offeror) is made and 90% or more of the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures is taken up and paid for by the Offeror, the Offeror wil1 be entitled to acquire the Debentures of those holders who did not accept the offer on the same terms as the Offeror acquired the first 90% of the principal amount of the Debentures.
The indebtedness evidenced by this Initial Debenture, and by all other Initial Debentures now or hereafter certified and delivered under the Indenture, is a direct secured obligation of the Company, and is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in the Indenture, to the prior payment of all Senior Secured Indebtedness, whether outstanding at the date of the Indenture or thereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed.
The principal hereof may become or be declared due and payable before the stated maturity in the events, in the manner, with the effect and at the times provided in the Indenture.
Any payment of money to any holder of Debentures will be reduced by the amount of applicable withholding taxes, if any. The Indenture contains provisions making binding upon all holders of Debentures outstanding thereunder (or in certain circumstances specific series of Debentures) resolutions passed at meetings of such holders held in accordance with such provisions and instruments signed by the holders of a specified majority of Debentures outstanding (or specific series), which resolutions or instruments may have the effect of amending the terms of this Initial Debenture or the Indenture.
This Initial Debenture may only be transferred, upon compliance with the conditions prescribed in the Indenture, in one of the registers to be kept at the principal offices of the Debenture Trustee in Toronto and in such other place or places and/or by such other registrars (if any) as the Company with the approval of the Debenture Trustee may designate. No transfer of this Initial Debenture shall be valid unless made on the register by the registered holder hereof and upon compliance with such reasonable requirements as the Debenture Trustee and/or other registrar may prescribe and upon surrender of this Initial Debenture for cancellation. Thereupon a new Initial Debenture or Initial Debentures in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the transferee in exchange hereof.
The following ownership restrictions apply to this Debenture (as well as to the IPSs of the Company) and are set out in Article 3 of the Indenture: Prohibition Against Ownership by Certain United States Retirement Plans; Limitation on United States Resident Ownership; and Limitation on Ownership by Electric Utilities and Others.
This Initial Debenture shall not become obligatory for any purpose until it shall have been certified by the Debenture Trustee under the Indenture.
The Indenture and this Debenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.
Capitalized words or expressions used in this Initial Debenture shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Indenture. In the event that the terms and conditions stated in this Debenture conflict, or are inconsistent, with the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Indenture shall prevail and take priority.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION has caused this Debenture to be signed by its authorized signatories as of the 11th day of October, 2006.
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This Initial Debenture is one of the 6.25% Convertible Secured Debentures due October 31, 2011 referred to in the Indenture within mentioned.
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CDS & Co.
85 Richmond Street West
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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ·, whose address, if applicable, is set forth below, this Initial Debenture (or $· principal amount hereof*) of ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION standing in the name(s) of the undersigned in the register maintained by ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION with respect to such Initial Debenture and does hereby irrevocably authorize and direct the Debenture Trustee to transfer such Initial Debenture in such register, with full power of substitution in the premises.
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EXHIBIT 1
TO CDS GLOBAL DEBENTURE
ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION
6.25% CONVERTIBLE SECURED DEBENTURES
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ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION
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COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA
SCHEDULE B TO THE TRUST INDENTURE
Form of Redemption Notice
SCHEDULE B
FORM OF REDEMPTION NOTICE
To: Holders of 6.25% Convertible Secured Debentures (the Debentures) of Atlantic Power Corporation (the Company)
Note: All capitalized terms used herein have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Indenture mentioned below, unless otherwise indicated.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 5.3 of the trust indenture (the Indenture) dated as of October 11, 2006, 2006 between the Company and Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the Debenture Trustee), that the aggregate principal amount of CDN$60,000,000 of the CDN$· of Debentures outstanding will be redeemed as of ·, 20· (the Redemption Date), upon payment of a redemption amount of CDN$· for each CDN$1,000 principal amount of Debentures, being equal to the aggregate of (i) CDN$· (the Redemption Price), and (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such redeemed Debentures to but excluding the Redemption Date, in each case less any withholding taxes required to be deducted (collectively, the Total Redemption Price).
The Total Redemption Price will be payable upon presentation and surrender of the Debentures called for redemption at the following corporate trust office:
Computershare
Trust Company of Canada
100 University Ave., 9th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1
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The interest upon the principal amount of Debentures called for redemption shall cease to be payable from and after the Redemption Date, unless payment of the Redemption Price shall not be made on presentation for surrender of such Debentures at the above-mentioned corporate trust office on or after the Redemption Date or prior to the setting aside of the Redemption Price pursuant to the Indenture.
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ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION
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COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA
SCHEDULE C TO THE TRUST INDENTURE
Form of Maturity Notice
SCHEDULE C
FORM OF MATURITY NOTICE
TO: Holders of 6.25% Convertible Secured Debentures due October 31, 2011 (the Debentures) of Atlantic Power Corporation (the Company)
AND TO: Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Debenture Trustee
NOTE: All capitalized terms used herein have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Indenture mentioned below, unless otherwise indicated.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Trust Indenture (the Indenture) dated as of October 11th, 2006 between the Company and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as debenture trustee (the Debenture Trustee), that the Debentures are due and payable as of October 31, 2011 (the Maturity Date) and the Company hereby advises the holders of Debentures that it will deliver to holders of Debentures a cash payment upon presentation and surrender of the Debentures representing any principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest to the Maturity Date, to which the holder is entitled.
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COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA
SCHEDULE D TO THE TRUST INDENTURE
Form of Notice of Conversion
SCHEDULE D
FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION
TO: ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION
Note: All capitalized terms used herein have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Indenture mentioned below, unless otherwise indicated.
The undersigned registered holder of 6.25% Convertible Secured Debentures in the principal amount of CDN$· irrevocably elects to convert such Debentures (or CDN$· principal amount thereof*) in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in such Debentures and tenders herewith the Debentures, and, if applicable, directs that the IPSs of Atlantic Power Corporation issuable upon a conversion (net of applicable withholding taxes, if any) be issued and delivered to the person indicated below. (If IPSs are to be issued in the name of a person other than the holder, all requisite transfer taxes must be tendered by the undersigned.)
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(*) If less than the full principal amount of the Debentures, indicate in the space provided the principal amount (which must be CDN$1,000 or integral multiples thereof).
(Print name in which IPSs are to be issued, delivered and registered)
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ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION
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COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA
SCHEDULE E TO THE TRUST INDENTURE
Form of Notice of Put Exercise
SCHEDULE E
FORM OF NOTICE OF PUT EXERCISE
(Change of Control)
PUT EXERCISE
TO: ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION (the Company)
Note: All capitalized terms used herein have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Indenture mentioned below, unless otherwise indicated.
The undersigned registered holder of 6.25% Convertible Secured Debentures in the principal amount of CDN$60,000,000 irrevocably elects to put such Debentures (or CDN$· principal amount thereof*) to the Company to be purchased by the Company on · (the Put Date) in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in such Debentures at a price of CDN$· for each CDN$1,000 principal amount of Debentures plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Put Date (collectively, the Total Put Price) and tenders herewith the Debentures,
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* If less than the full principal amount of the Debentures, indicate in the space provided the principal amount (which must be CDN$1,000 or integral multiples thereof).
The total Put Price (after deduction of applicable taxes) will be payable upon presentation and surrender of the Debentures with this form on or after the Put Date at the following corporate trust office:
Computershare
Trust Company of Canada
100 University Ave., 9th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1
The interest upon the principal amount of Debentures put to the Company shall cease to be payable from and after the Put Date unless payment of the Total Put Price shall not be made on presentation for surrender of such Debentures at the above mentioned corporate trust office on or after the Put Date or prior to the setting aside of the Total Put Price pursuant to the Indenture dated October 11th, 2006 between the Company and Computershare Trust Company of Canada as trustee.
SCHEDULE 1
GUARANTORS
Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC
Teton Power Funding, LLC
Epsilon Power Funding, LLC
Teton New Lake, LLC
Onondaga Cogeneration Limited Partnership
MP Power LLC
Teton East Coast Generation LLC
Teton Fuels Mid-Georgia LLC
Teton Selkirk LLC
Badger Power Generation I LLC
Badger Power Generation II LLC
Baker Lake Hydro LLC
Dade Investment, L.P.
Geddes II Company LLC
Geddes Cogeneration Company LLC
MEP Rumford, LLC
NCP Dade Power LLC
NCP Houston Power LLC
NCP Pasco LLC
NCP Perry LLC
Olympia Hydro LLC
Orlando Power Generation I LLC
Orlando Power Generation II LLC
Stockton CoGen (II) LLC
Teton Operating Services, LLC
SCHEDULE 2
PLEDGORS
Atlantic Power Corporation
Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC
Teton Power Funding, LLC
Epsilon Power Funding, LLC
NCP Dade Power LLC
NCP Pasco LLC
Teton East Coast Generation LLC
Geddes II Company LLC
Geddes Cogeneration Company LLC
Onondaga Cogeneration Limited Partnership
PLEDGE AGREEMENTS
Pledge Agreement by the Company in respect of its membership interest in Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC
Pledge Agreement by Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC in respect of its membership interests in Teton Power Funding, LLC and Epsilon Power Funding, LLC
Pledge Agreement by Epsilon Power Funding, LLC in respect of its membership interest in MP Power LLC
Pledge Agreement by Teton Power Funding, LLC in respect of its membership interests in Baker Lake Hydro LLC, Badger Power Generation I LLC, Badger Power Generation II LLC, Stockton CoGen (II) LLC, Orlando Power Generation I LLC, Orlando Power Generation II LLC, Rockfort Power - Cayman Islands LLC and MEP Rumford, LLC
Pledge Agreement by Teton East Coast Generation LLC in respect of its membership interest in NCP Houston Power LLC, NCP Perry LLC, NCP Dade Power LLC, NCP Pasco LLC, Geddes II Company LLC, Geddes Cogeneration Company LLC, Teton Selkirk LLC, Teton Fuels Mid-Georgia LLC and Teton New Lake, LLC
Pledge Agreement by NCP Dade Power LLC in respect of its partnership interest in Dade Investment, L.P.
Pledge Agreement by NCP Pasco LLC in respect of its partnership interest in Dade Investment, L.P.
Pledge Agreement by Geddes II Company, LLC in respect of its partnership interest in Onondaga Cogeneration Limited Partnership
Pledge Agreement by Geddes Cogeneration Company LLC in respect of its partnership interest in Onondaga Cogeneration Limited Partnership
Pledge Agreement by Onondaga Cogeneration Limited Partnership in respect of its membership interest in Onondaga Power Swap Holdings, LLC
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Security Agreement by Onondaga Cogeneration Limited Partnership in respect of substantially all of its assets