Exhibit 4.7
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.,
as Issuer
and
SDI INVESTMENT COMPANY
STEEL DYNAMICS SALES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
NEW MILLENNIUM BUILDING SYSTEMS, LLC
ROANOKE ELECTRIC STEEL CORPORATION
NEW MILLENNIUM BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
SOCAR OF OHIO, INC.
SHREDDED PRODUCTS, LLC
SHREDDED PRODUCTS II, LLC
JOHN W. HANCOCK, JR., LLC
STEEL OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC.
STEEL VENTURES, INC.
SWVA, INC.
MARSHALL STEEL, INC.
THE TECHS INDUSTRIES, INC.
OMNISOURCE CORPORATION
ADMETCO, INC.
AUBURN INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC
CAPITOL CITY METALS, LLC
CAROLINA INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC
GLOBAL SHREDDING TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., LLC
INDUSTRIAL SCRAP CORPORATION
INDUSTRIAL SCRAP, LLC
JACKSON IRON & METAL COMPANY, INC.
LUCKY STRIKE METALS, LLC
MICHIGAN PROPERTIES ECORSE, LLC
OMNISOURCE ATHENS DIVISION, LLC
OMNISOURCE BAY CITY, LLC
OMNISOURCE INDIANAPOLIS, LLC
OMNISOURCE, LLC
OMNISOURCE MEXICO, LLC
OMNISOURCE TRANSPORT, LLC
RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
SCIENTIFIC RECYCLING GROUP, LLC
SUPERIOR ALUMINUM ALLOYS, LLC
as
Initial Subsidiary Guarantors
and
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Trustee
Indenture
Dated as of April 3, 2008
7¾% Senior Notes due 2016
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
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TIA Sections |
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§ 310(a)(1) |
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7.10 |
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7.10 |
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(b) |
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7.03; 7.08 |
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§ 311(a) |
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7.03 |
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(b) |
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7.03 |
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§ 312(a) |
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2.04 |
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(b) |
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11.02 |
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(c) |
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11.02 |
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§ 313(a) |
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7.06 |
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(b)(2) |
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7.07 |
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(c) |
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7.05; 7.06; 11.02 |
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(d) |
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7.06 |
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§ 314(a) |
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4.11; 11.02 |
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4.10; 11.02 |
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(c)(1) |
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11.03 |
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(c)(2) |
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11.03 |
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(e) |
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4.10; 11.04 |
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§ 315(a) |
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7.02 |
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(b) |
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7.05; 11.02 |
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(c) |
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7.01 |
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(d) |
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7.02 |
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(e) |
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6.11 |
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§ 316(a)(1)(A) |
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6.05 |
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(a)(1)(B) |
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6.04 |
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(b) |
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6.07 |
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(c) |
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9.03 |
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§ 317(a)(1) |
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6.08 |
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6.09 |
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(b) |
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2.05 |
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§ 318(a) |
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11.01 |
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(c) |
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11.01 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE |
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE |
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SECTION 1.01. |
Definitions |
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SECTION 1.02. |
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
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SECTION 1.03. |
Rules of Construction |
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ARTICLE TWO |
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THE NOTES |
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SECTION 2.01. |
Form and Dating |
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SECTION 2.02. |
Restrictive Legends |
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SECTION 2.03. |
Execution, Authentication and Denominations |
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SECTION 2.04. |
Registrar and Paying Agent |
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SECTION 2.05. |
Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust |
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SECTION 2.06. |
Transfer and Exchange |
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SECTION 2.07. |
Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes |
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SECTION 2.08. |
Special Transfer Provisions |
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SECTION 2.09. |
Replacement Notes |
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SECTION 2.10. |
Outstanding Notes |
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SECTION 2.11. |
Temporary Notes |
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SECTION 2.12. |
Cancellation |
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SECTION 2.13. |
CUSIP Numbers |
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SECTION 2.14. |
Defaulted Interest |
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SECTION 2.15. |
Issuance of Additional Notes |
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ARTICLE THREE |
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REDEMPTION |
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SECTION 3.01. |
Right of Redemption |
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SECTION 3.02. |
Notices to Trustee |
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SECTION 3.03. |
Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed |
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SECTION 3.04. |
Notice of Redemption |
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SECTION 3.05. |
Effect of Notice of Redemption |
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SECTION 3.06. |
Deposit of Redemption Price |
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SECTION 3.07. |
Payment of Notes Called for Redemption |
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SECTION 3.08. |
Notes Redeemed in Part |
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ARTICLE FOUR |
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COVENANTS |
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SECTION 4.01. |
Payment of Notes |
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SECTION 4.02. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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SECTION 4.03. |
Limitation on Liens |
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SECTION 4.04. |
Limitation on Sale-Leaseback Transactions |
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SECTION 4.05. |
Repurchase of Notes upon a Change of Control |
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SECTION 4.06. |
Existence |
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SECTION 4.07. |
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims |
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SECTION 4.08. |
Maintenance of Properties and Insurance |
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SECTION 4.09. |
Notice of Defaults |
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SECTION 4.10. |
Compliance Certificates |
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SECTION 4.11. |
Commission Reports and Reports to Holders. |
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SECTION 4.12. |
Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws |
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SECTION 4.13. |
Issuance of Subsidiary Guarantees |
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SECTION 4.14. |
Additional Interest Notice |
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ARTICLE FIVE |
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SUCCESSOR CORPORATION |
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SECTION 5.01. |
When Company or Guarantors May Merge, Etc. |
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SECTION 5.02. |
Successor Substituted |
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ARTICLE SIX |
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DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
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SECTION 6.01. |
Events of Default |
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SECTION 6.02. |
Acceleration |
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SECTION 6.03. |
Other Remedies |
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SECTION 6.04. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
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SECTION 6.05. |
Control by Majority |
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SECTION 6.06. |
Limitation on Suits |
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SECTION 6.07. |
Rights of Holders to Receive Payment |
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SECTION 6.08. |
Collection Suit by Trustee |
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SECTION 6.09. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
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SECTION 6.10. |
Priorities |
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SECTION 6.11. |
Undertaking for Costs |
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SECTION 6.12. |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
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SECTION 6.13. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
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SECTION 6.14. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
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ARTICLE SEVEN |
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TRUSTEE |
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SECTION 7.01. |
General |
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SECTION 7.02. |
Certain Rights of Trustee |
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SECTION 7.03. |
Individual Rights of Trustee |
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SECTION 7.04. |
Trustees Disclaimer |
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SECTION 7.05. |
Notice of Default |
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SECTION 7.06. |
Reports by Trustee to Holders |
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SECTION 7.07. |
Compensation and Indemnity |
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SECTION 7.08. |
Replacement of Trustee |
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SECTION 7.09. |
Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. |
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SECTION 7.10. |
Eligibility |
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SECTION 7.11. |
Money Held in Trust |
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ARTICLE EIGHT |
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DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE |
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SECTION 8.01. |
Termination of Companys Obligations |
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SECTION 8.02. |
Defeasance and Discharge of Indenture |
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SECTION 8.03. |
Defeasance of Certain Obligations |
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SECTION 8.04. |
Application of Trust Money |
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SECTION 8.05. |
Repayment to Company |
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SECTION 8.06. |
Reinstatement |
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ARTICLE NINE |
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AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS |
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SECTION 9.01. |
Without Consent of Holders |
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SECTION 9.02. |
With Consent of Holders |
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SECTION 9.03. |
Revocation and Effect of Consent |
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SECTION 9.04. |
Notation on or Exchange of Notes |
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SECTION 9.05. |
Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc. |
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SECTION 9.06. |
Conformity with Trust Indenture Act |
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ARTICLE TEN |
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GUARANTEE OF NOTES |
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SECTION 10.01. |
Note Guarantee |
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Obligations Unconditional |
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SECTION 10.03. |
Release of Note Guarantees |
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SECTION 10.04. |
Notice to Trustee |
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SECTION 10.05. |
This Article Not to Prevent Events of Default |
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ARTICLE ELEVEN |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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SECTION 11.01. |
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 |
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SECTION 11.02. |
Notices |
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SECTION 11.03. |
Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent |
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SECTION 11.04. |
Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion |
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SECTION 11.05. |
Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent or Registrar |
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SECTION 11.06. |
Payment Date Other Than a Business Day |
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SECTION 11.07. |
Governing Law |
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SECTION 11.08. |
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements |
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SECTION 11.09. |
No Recourse Against Others |
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SECTION 11.10. |
Successors |
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SECTION 11.11. |
Duplicate Originals |
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SECTION 11.12. |
Separability |
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Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. |
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SECTION 11.14. |
Force Majeure |
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EXHIBIT A |
Form of Note |
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EXHIBIT B |
Form of Certificate |
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EXHIBIT C |
Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to Non-QIB Accredited Investors |
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EXHIBIT D |
Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S |
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INDENTURE, dated as of April 3, 2008 among STEEL DYNAMICS, INC., an Indiana corporation (the Company), the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined herein), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the Trustee).
RECITALS
The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance initially of up to $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Companys 7¾% Senior Notes due 2016 (the Notes) issuable as provided in this Indenture. All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company and the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors, in accordance with its terms, have been done, and the Company has done all things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee hereunder and duly issued by the Company, valid obligations of the Company as hereinafter provided.
This Indenture is subject to, and shall be governed by, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, that are required to be a part of and to govern indentures qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
AND THIS INDENTURE FURTHER WITNESSETH
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders, as follows:
Affiliate means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, control (including, with correlative meanings, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Agent means any Registrar, Co-Registrar, Paying Agent or authenticating agent.
Agent Members has the meaning provided in Section 2.07(a).
Attributable Debt in respect of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, means, as of the time of determination, the total obligation (discounted to present value at the rate per annum equal to the discount rate which would be applicable to a capital lease obligation with like term in accordance with GAAP) of the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required
to be paid on account of property taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance, water rates and other items which do not constitute payments for property rights) during the remaining portion of the initial term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction.
Board of Directors means, with respect to any Person, the Board of Directors of such Person or any duly authorized committee of such Board of Directors.
Board Resolution means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York or in the city of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee are authorized by law to close.
Capital Stock means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) in equity of such Person, whether outstanding on the Closing Date or issued thereafter, including, without limitation, all common stock and preferred stock.
Change of Control means such time as:
(i) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act);
(ii) a person or group (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) becomes the ultimate beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis;
(iii) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
(iv) individuals who on the Closing Date constitute the Board of Directors (together with any new directors whose election by the Board of Directors or whose nomination by the Board of Directors for election by the Companys stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors then in office who either were members of the Board of Directors on the Closing Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the members of the Board of Directors then in office; or
(v) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property,
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other than any such transaction where (A) the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee Person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance) and (B) immediately after such transaction, no person or group (as such terms are used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee Person.
Closing Date means the date on which the Notes are originally issued under this Indenture.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act or, if at any time after the execution of this Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the TIA, then the body performing such duties at such time.
Company means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to Article Five of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor.
Company Order means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company (i) by its Chairman, a Vice Chairman, its President or a Vice President and (ii) by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and delivered to the Trustee; provided, however, that such written request or order may be signed by any two of the officers or directors listed in clause (i) above in lieu of being signed by one of such officers or directors listed in such clause (i) and one of the officers listed in clause (ii) above.
Consolidated Tangible Assets means the total amount of assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (less applicable depreciation, amortization and other valuation reserves), after deducting therefrom all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles, all as set forth on the most recently available quarterly or annual consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries, prepared in conformity with GAAP.
Corporate Trust Office means the designated office of the Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Trustee shall, at any particular time, be administered, which office is, at the date of this Indenture, located at 230 West Monroe Street, Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60606; Attention: Corporate Trust Services.
Credit Agreement means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2007, among the Company, as Borrower, certain designated Initial Lenders, National City Bank as Collateral Agent, National City Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Administrative Agents, Bank of America, N.A. and National City Bank, as Syndication Agents, National City Bank, as Paying Agent, Bank of America, N.A., General Electric Capital Corporation, Fifth Third Bank and BMO Capital Markets Financing, Inc., as
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Documentation Agents, and Banc of America Securities LLC and National City Bank, as Joint Lead Arrangers, and the lenders from time to time party thereto, together with any agreements, instruments, security agreements, guaranties and other documents executed or delivered pursuant to or in connection with such credit agreement, as such credit agreement or such agreements, instruments, security agreements, guaranties or other documents may be amended, supplemented, extended, restated, renewed or otherwise modified from time to time and any refunding, refinancing, replacement or substitution thereof or therefor, whether with the same or different lenders.
Credit Facilities means one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement), commercial paper facilities or indentures, in each case with banks or other institutional lenders or a trustee, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables), letters of credit or issuance of notes, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.
Default means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
Depositary means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees, and their respective successors.
Event of Default has the meaning provided in Section 6.01.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange Notes means any securities of the Company containing terms identical to the Notes (except that such Exchange Notes shall be registered under the Securities Act) that are issued and exchanged for the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and this Indenture.
fair market value means the price that would be paid in an arms-length transaction between an informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing buyer under no compulsion to buy, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive if evidenced by a Board Resolution.
Foreign Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company that is an entity which is a controlled foreign corporation under Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code and does not guarantee or otherwise provide direct credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor.
Funded Debt means all Indebtedness having a maturity of more than 12 months from the date as of which the determination is made or having a maturity of 12 months or less but by its terms being renewable or extendable beyond 12 months from such date at the option of the borrower, but excluding any such Indebtedness owed to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.
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GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession which are in effect on the Closing Date.
Global Notes has the meaning provided in Section 2.01.
Guarantee means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services (unless such purchase arrangements are on arms-length terms and are entered into in the ordinary course of business), to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term Guarantee used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
Holder or Noteholder means the registered holder of any Note.
Indebtedness means indebtedness for borrowed money.
Indenture means this Indenture as originally executed or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time by one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
Initial Subsidiary Guarantors means SDI Investment Company, a Delaware corporation, Steel Dynamics Sales North America, Inc., an Indiana corporation, New Millennium Building Systems, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation, an Indiana corporation, New Millennium Building Systems, Inc., a South Carolina corporation, Socar of Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation, Shredded Products, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, Shredded Products II, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, John W. Hancock, Jr., LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, Steel of West Virginia, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Steel Ventures, Inc., a Delaware corporation, SWVA, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Marshall Steel, Inc., a Delaware corporation, The Techs Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation, OmniSource Corporation, an Indiana corporation, Admetco, Inc., an Indiana corporation, Auburn Investment Company, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Capitol City Metals, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Carolina Investment Company, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Global Shredding Technologies, Ltd., LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Industrial Scrap Corporation, an Indiana corporation, Industrial Scrap, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Jackson Iron & Metal Company, Inc., a Michigan corporation, Lucky Strike Metals, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Michigan Properties Ecorse, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, OmniSource Athens Division, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, OmniSource Bay City, LLC, an Indiana limited
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liability company, OmniSource Indianapolis, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, OmniSource, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, OmniSource Mexico, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, OmniSource Transport, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Recovery Technologies, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Scientific Recycling Group, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, and Superior Aluminum Alloys, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company.
Institutional Accredited Investor means an institution that is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act.
Interest Payment Date means each semiannual interest payment date on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2008.
Investment Grade means (1) BBB- or above, in the case of S&P (or its equivalent under any successor Rating Categories of S&P) and Baa3 or above, in the case of Moodys (or its equivalent under any successor Rating Categories of Moodys) or (2) the equivalent in respect of the Rating Categories of any Rating Agencies.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.
Mortgage means, with respect to any property or assets, any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, lien, encumbrance, or any other security arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to such property or assets (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
Net Cash Proceeds means the proceeds of such issuance or sale in the form of cash or cash equivalents, including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations (to the extent corresponding to the principal, but not interest, component thereof) when received in the form of cash or cash equivalents and proceeds from the conversion of other property received when converted to cash or cash equivalents, net of attorneys fees, accountants fees, underwriters or placement agents fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.
Non-U.S. Person means a person who is not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S).
Note Guarantee means a Guarantee of the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes by any Subsidiary Guarantor.
Notes means any of the securities, as defined in the first paragraph of the recitals hereof, that are authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. For all purposes of this Indenture, the term Notes shall include the Notes initially issued on the Closing Date, any Exchange Notes to be issued and exchanged for any Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and this Indenture and any other Notes issued after the Closing Date under this Indenture. For purposes of this Indenture, all Notes shall vote together as one series of Notes under this Indenture.
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Offer to Purchase means an offer to purchase Notes by the Company from the Holders commenced by mailing a notice to the Trustee and each Holder stating:
(i) that all Notes validly tendered will be accepted for payment on a pro rata basis;
(ii) the purchase price and the date of purchase (which shall be a Business Day no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed) (the Payment Date);
(iii) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest pursuant to its terms;
(iv) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the purchase price, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer to Purchase shall cease to accrue interest on and after the Payment Date;
(v) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will be required to surrender the Note, together with the form entitled Option of the Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse side of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Notes purchased; and
(vii) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered; provided that each Note purchased and each new Note issued shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
On the Payment Date, the Company shall (a) accept for payment on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as needed so that no Notes purchased in part shall be in an unauthorized denomination) Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to an Offer to Purchase; (b) deposit with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the purchase price of all Notes or portions thereof so accepted; and (c) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee all Notes or portions thereof so accepted together with an Officers Certificate specifying the Notes or portions thereof accepted for payment by the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to the Holders of Notes so accepted payment in an amount equal to the purchase price, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail to such Holders a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered; provided that each Note purchased and each new Note issued shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of an Offer to Purchase as soon as practicable after the Payment Date. The Trustee shall act as the Paying Agent for an Offer to Purchase. The Company will comply with Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other
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securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable, in the event that the Company is required to repurchase Notes pursuant to an Offer to Purchase.
Officer means, with respect to the Company, (i) the Chairman of the Board, any Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President or the Chief Financial Officer, and (ii) the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by one Officer listed in clause (i) of the definition thereof and one Officer listed in clause (ii) of the definition thereof or two officers listed in clause (i) of the definition thereof. Each Officers Certificate (other than certificates provided pursuant to TIA Section 314(a)(4)) shall include the statements provided for in TIA Section 314(e).
Offshore Global Note has the meaning provided in Section 2.01.
Offshore Physical Notes has the meaning provided in Section 2.01.
Operating Property means any real property, including any manufacturing plant or warehouse erected thereon, or equipment located in the United States owned by, or leased to, the Company, or any Subsidiary of the Company, that has a market value in excess of $50.0 million.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion signed by legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, that meets the requirements of Section 11.04. Each such Opinion of Counsel shall include the statements provided for in TIA Section 314(e).
Paying Agent has the meaning provided in Section 2.04, except that, for the purposes of Article Eight, the Paying Agent shall not be the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or an Affiliate of any of them. The term Paying Agent includes its successors and assigns and any additional Paying Agent.
Paying Agent Office means the designated office of the Trustee at which the corporate trust paying agent office of the Trustee shall, at any particular time, be administered, which office is, at the date of this Indenture, located at 608 Second Avenue South, MAC N9303-121, Minneapolis, MN 55479; Attention: Corporate Trust Operation.
Payment Date has the meaning provided in the definition of Offer to Purchase.
Person means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Physical Notes has the meaning provided in Section 2.01.
principal of a debt security, including the Notes, means the principal amount due on the Stated Maturity as shown on such debt security.
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Private Placement Legend means the legend initially set forth as the first legend on the Notes in the form set forth in Section 2.02.
QIB means a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A.
Rating Agencies means (1) S&P and Moodys or (2) if S&P or Moodys or both of them are not making ratings publicly available, a nationally recognized U.S. rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company, which will be substituted for S&P or Moodys or both, as the case may be.
Rating Category means (1) with respect to S&P, any of the following categories (any of which may include a + or a -): AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories), (2) with respect to Moodys, any of the following categories: Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories) and (3) the equivalent of any such categories of S&P or Moodys used by another Rating Agency, if applicable.
Redemption Date means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, the price at which such Note is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Registrar has the meaning provided in Section 2.04.
Registration Rights Agreement means the registration rights agreement among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors, Banc of America Securities LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, ABN AMRO Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC dated April 3, 2008.
Registration Statement has the meaning provided in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the April 1 or October 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.
Regulation S means Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Responsible Officer, when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer of the Trustee in its Corporate Trust Office, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant treasurer, assistant secretary, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
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Restricted Global Note means a Global Note that is a Restricted Note.
Restricted Note has the meaning set forth in Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act for the term restricted securities; provided, however, that the Trustee shall be entitled to request and conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel with respect to whether any Note is a Restricted Note. Restricted Notes are required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
Restricted Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Rule 144A means Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
Sale and Leaseback Transaction means any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of any property or assets, which property or assets have been or are to be sold or transferred by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to such Person.
S&P means Standard & Poors Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, and its successors.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Security Register has the meaning provided in Section 2.04.
Shelf Registration Statement has the meaning provided in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Significant Subsidiary means, at any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary that would constitute a significant subsidiary within the meaning of Article 1 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act as in effect on the Closing Date; provided that all references to 10% in the definition of significant subsidiary in Article 1 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be 7.5%.
Stated Maturity means, (1) with respect to any debt security, the date specified in such debt security as the fixed date on which the final installment of principal of such debt security is due and payable and (2) with respect to any scheduled installment of principal of or interest on any debt security, the date specified in such debt security as the fixed date on which such installment is due and payable.
Subsidiary means any corporation of which at least a majority of the outstanding stock having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is, or other entity of which at least a majority of the common equity interests are, at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Company, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of the Company, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries of the Company.
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Subsidiary Guarantor means any Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and any other Subsidiary of the Company which provides a Note Guarantee of the Companys obligations under the Indenture and the Notes, until such Note Guarantee is released in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
TIA or Trust Indenture Act means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as in effect on the date this Indenture was executed, except as provided in Section 9.06.
Trustee means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of Article Seven of this Indenture and thereafter means such successor.
United States Bankruptcy Code means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as amended and as codified in Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time hereafter, or any successor federal bankruptcy law.
Unrestricted Global Note means a Global Note that is an Unrestricted Note.
Unrestricted Notes means one or more Notes that do not and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend, including, without limitation, the Exchange Notes and any Notes registered under the Securities Act pursuant to and in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement.
Unrestricted Subsidiary means STLD Holdings, Inc., Dynamic Aviation, LLC, Paragon Steel Enterprises, LLC and each of their respective direct and indirect Subsidiaries; provided, however, in the event (a) any such Subsidiary Guarantees Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in an aggregate amount exceeds $50 million or (b) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) contributes or otherwise transfers (other than a sale for fair market value) any Operating Property (including shares of stock of a Subsidiary that owns the Operating Property) to such Subsidiary, in either case such Subsidiary shall cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary and if such Subsidiary would be a Significant Subsidiary, such Subsidiary will Guarantee payment of the principal of, premium if any and interest on the Notes.
U.S. Global Notes has the meaning provided in Section 2.01.
U.S. Government Obligations means securities that are (1) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof at any time prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository
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receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest on or principal of the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.
U.S. Physical Notes has the meaning provided in Section 2.01.
Voting Stock means with respect to any Person, Capital Stock of any class or kind ordinarily having the power to vote for the election of directors, managers or other voting members of the governing body of such Person.
SECTION 1.02. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
indenture securities means the Notes;
indenture security holder means a Holder or a Noteholder;
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture;
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee; and
obligor on the indenture securities means the Company or any other obligor on the Notes.
All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by a rule of the Commission and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them therein.
SECTION 1.03. Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:
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The terms and provisions contained in the form of the Notes annexed hereto as Exhibit A shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture. To the extent applicable, the Company, each Subsidiary Guarantor and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
Notes offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes in registered form in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A (the U.S. Global Notes), registered in the name of the nominee of the Depositary, deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the U.S. Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee, in accordance with the instructions given by the Holder thereof, as hereinafter provided.
Notes offered and sold in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of one or more temporary Global Notes in registered form in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A (the Offshore Global Notes), registered in the name of the nominee of the Depositary, deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Offshore Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee, in accordance with the instructions given by the Holder thereof, as hereinafter provided.
Notes transferred to Institutional Accredited Investors pursuant to Section 2.08(a) of this Indenture shall be issued in the form of permanent certificated Notes in registered form in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A (the U.S. Physical Notes). Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.07 in exchange for interests in the Offshore Global Notes shall be in the form of
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permanent certificated Notes in registered form substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A (the Offshore Physical Notes).
The Offshore Physical Notes and U.S. Physical Notes are sometimes collectively herein referred to as the Physical Notes. The U.S. Global Notes and the Offshore Global Notes are sometimes referred to herein as the Global Notes.
The definitive Notes shall be typed, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, all as determined by the Officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such Notes.
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR) OR (C) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE EXCEPT (A) TO STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, (B) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE), AND, IF SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES OF LESS THAN $100,000, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. THAT
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SUCH TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (F) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS NOTE IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE, THE HOLDER MUST TRANSFER AND SUBMIT THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE TRUSTEE. IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR OR NON-U.S. PERSON, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS OFFSHORE TRANSACTION, UNITED STATES AND U.S. PERSON HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THE INDENTURE CONTAINS PROVISIONS REQUIRING THE TRUSTEE TO REFUSE TO REGISTER ANY TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IN VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING RESTRICTION.
Each Global Note, whether or not an Exchange Note, Restricted Global Note or Unrestricted Global Note shall also bear the following legend on the face thereof:
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN THE NAME OF SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF CEDE & CO. OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSORS NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.08 OF THE INDENTURE.
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If the Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee or authenticating agent authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.
A Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Note. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
At any time and from time to time after the execution of this Indenture, the Trustee or an authenticating agent shall upon receipt of a Company Order authenticate for original issue Notes in the aggregate principal amount specified in such Company Order; provided that the Trustee shall be entitled to receive an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel of the Company in connection with such authentication of Notes. Such Company Order shall specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated and, in case of an issuance of Notes pursuant to Section 2.15, shall certify that such issuance is in compliance with Article Four.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such authenticating agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or an Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor.
The Notes shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations of $2,000 in principal amount and multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the name and address of any such Agent and any change in the address of such Agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent and/or agent for service of notices and demands, the Company shall appoint the Trustee to act as, and the Trustee shall act as, such Registrar, Paying
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Agent and/or agent for service of notices and demands. The Company may remove any Agent upon written notice to such Agent and the Trustee; provided that no such removal shall become effective until (i) the acceptance of an appointment by a successor Agent to such Agent as evidenced by an appropriate agency agreement entered into by the Company and such successor Agent and delivered to the Trustee or (ii) notification to the Trustee that the Trustee shall serve as such Agent until the appointment of a successor Agent in accordance with clause (i) of this proviso. The Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Affiliate of any of them may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar, and/or agent for service of notice and demands.
The Company hereby initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent, authenticating agent and agent for service of notice and demands. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee as of each Regular Record Date and at such other times as the Trustee may reasonably request the names and addresses of Holders as they appear in the Security Register, including the aggregate principal amount of Notes held by each Holder.
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The Registrar shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Note during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes selected for redemption under Section 3.03 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
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(ii) After such removal, the Registrar shall register the transfer of any such Note without requiring additional certification.
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(g) Mandatory Exchange from Restricted Global Note into an Unrestricted Global Note. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Note will be automatically exchanged into beneficial interests in the Unrestricted Global Note on April 4, 2009 if (i)
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such exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06 above and (ii) the provisions of the second sentence of 2.08(e) would not prohibit the Registrar from delivering Notes that do not bear a Private Placement Legend. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall (i) provide at least 10 days prior written notice to the Trustee instructing the Trustee to direct the Depository to transfer all of the outstanding beneficial interests in a particular Restricted Global Note to the Unrestricted Global Note, which the Company shall have previously otherwise made eligible for transfer within DTC, and (ii) provide prior written notice to all Holders of such transfer, which notice must include the date of such transfer to occur, the CUSIP number of the relevant Restricted Global Note and the CUSIP number of the Unrestricted Global Note into which such Holders beneficial interests will be transferred. As a condition to any such transfer pursuant to this Section 2.08(g), the Company shall provide, and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely upon, an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee to the effect that the Private Placement Legend and the related restrictions on transfer are not required or advisable in order to maintain compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act. Upon such transfer of beneficial interests pursuant to this Section 2.08(g), the Registrar shall endorse the schedule identified as Schedule A to the relevant Global Notes to reflect the relevant increase or decrease in the principal amount of such Global Note resulting from the applicable transfer. Following any such transfer pursuant to this Section 2.08(g), the Relevant Global Note shall be cancelled.
The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to Section 2.07 or this Section 2.08. The Company, at its sole cost and expense, shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable written notice to the Registrar.
Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor and shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
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If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.09, it ceases to be outstanding unless and until the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser.
If the Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds on the maturity date money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes cease to be outstanding and interest on them shall cease to accrue.
A Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or one of its Affiliates holds such Note, provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the outstanding Notes have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Notes owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Notes which the Trustee has actual knowledge to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.
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103.875 |
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100.000 |
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(b) In addition, at any time prior to April 15, 2011, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more sales of common stock of the Company at any time as a whole or from time to time in part,
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at a Redemption Price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 107.750%, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date that is prior to the Redemption Date to receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date); provided that (i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued on the Closing Date remains outstanding after each such redemption and (ii) notice of any such redemption is mailed within 60 days after each such sale of common stock.
The Company shall give each notice provided for in this Section 3.02 in an Officers Certificate at least 45 days before the Redemption Date (unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee).
The Trustee shall make the selection from the Notes outstanding and not previously called for redemption. Notes in denominations of $2,000 in principal amount may only be redeemed in whole. The Trustee may select for redemption portions (equal to $2,000 in principal amount or multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of Notes that have denominations larger than $2,000 in principal amount. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption. The Trustee shall notify the Company and the Registrar promptly in writing of the Notes or portions of Notes to be called for redemption.
The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:
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At the Companys request (which request may be revoked by the Company at any time prior to the time at which the Trustee shall have given such notice to the Holders), made in writing to the Trustee at least 45 days (or such shorter period as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) before a Redemption Date, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the name and at the expense of the Company. If, however, the Company gives such notice to the Holders, the Company shall concurrently deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that such notice has been given.
Notice of redemption shall be deemed to be given when mailed, whether or not the Holder receives the notice. In any event, failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of Notes held by Holders to whom such notice was properly given.
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The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and premium, if any, and interest on overdue installments of interest, to the extent lawful, at the rate per annum specified in the Notes.
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The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.
The Company hereby initially designates the Paying Agent Office of the Trustee as such office or agency of the Company where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment.
The Company hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served.
The foregoing restriction shall not apply to, and there shall be excluded from Indebtedness in any computation under such restriction, Indebtedness secured by:
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Notwithstanding the restrictions described above, the Company and any of its Significant Subsidiaries may create, incur, issue, assume or guarantee Indebtedness secured by Mortgages without equally and ratably securing the Notes, if at the time of such creation, incurrence, issuance, assumption or guarantee, after giving effect thereto and to the retirement of any Indebtedness which is concurrently being retired, the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness secured by Mortgages which would otherwise be subject to restrictions (other than any Indebtedness secured by Mortgages permitted as described in clauses (i) through (viii) of this Section 4.03) plus all Attributable Debt of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions (with the exception of such transactions which are permitted under clauses (i) through (iv) of Section 4.04) does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Tangible Assets.
(i) the Sale and Leaseback Transaction is solely with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(ii) the lease is for a period not in excess of 24 months, including renewals;
(iii) the Company or such Significant Subsidiary would (at the time of entering into such arrangement) be entitled under clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 4.03,
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without equally and ratably securing the Notes then outstanding under this Indenture, to create, incur, issue, assume or guarantee Indebtedness secured by a Mortgage on such property or assets in the amount of the Attributable Debt arising from such Sale and Leaseback Transaction;
(iv) the Company or such Significant Subsidiary within 360 days after the sale of property or assets in connection with such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is completed, applies an amount equal to the greater of (A) the net proceeds of the sale of such property or assets or (B) the fair market value of such property or assets to (i) the retirement of the Notes, other Funded Debt of the Company ranking on a parity with the Notes or Funded Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) the purchase of property or assets; or
(v) the Attributable Debt of the Company and its Significant Subsidiary in respect of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction and all other Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into after the Closing Date (other than any such Sale and Leaseback Transaction as would be permitted as described in clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 4.09), plus the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by Mortgages then outstanding (not including any such Indebtedness secured by Mortgages described in clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 4.03) which do not equally and ratably secure the Notes (or secure Notes on a basis that is prior to other Indebtedness secured thereby), would not exceed 10% of Consolidated Tangible Assets.
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The Company will provide or cause to be provided, for itself and its Restricted Subsidiaries, insurance (including appropriate self-insurance) against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by corporations similarly situated and owning like properties, including, but not limited to, products liability insurance and public liability insurance, with reputable insurers or with the government of the United States of America, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, in such amounts, with such deductibles and by such methods as shall be customary for corporations similarly situated in the industry in which the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is then conducting business.
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SECTION 4.14 Additional Interest Notice. In the event that the Company is required to pay interest to holders of Notes at an increased rate pursuant to the terms of the Notes, the Company will provide written notice (Additional Interest Notice) to the Trustee of its obligation to pay interest at an increased rate no later than fifteen days prior to the proposed payment date for the interest, and the Additional Interest Notice shall set forth the amount of interest to be paid by the Company on such payment date. The Trustee shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any holder of Notes to determine the interest, or with respect to the nature, extent, or calculation of the amount of interest owed, or with respect to the method employed in such calculation of the interest.
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Each Subsidiary Guarantor (other than any Subsidiary Guarantor whose Note Guarantee is to be released in accordance with the terms of its Note Guarantee and this Indenture, in connection with the sale, exchange or transfer to any Person (other than an Affiliate of the Company) of all the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor) will not, and the Company will not cause or permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, consolidate with or merge with or into any Person other than the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor unless:
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Any time after such declaration of acceleration, but before a judgment or decree for the payment of money due has been obtained by the Trustee, the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes by written notice to the Company and to the Trustee, may waive all past defaults and rescind and annul a declaration of acceleration and its consequences if (a) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (i) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, (ii) all overdue interest on all Notes, (iii) the principal of and premium, if any, on any Notes that have become due otherwise than by such declaration or occurrence of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate prescribed therefor by such Notes, and (iv) to the extent that payment for such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest, if any, at the rate prescribed therefor by such Notes, (b) all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived and (c) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding.
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For purposes of Section 6.05 of this Indenture and this Section 6.06, the Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 316(a) in making any determination of whether the Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes have concurred in any request or direction of the Trustee to pursue any remedy available to the Trustee or the Holders with respect to this Indenture or the Notes or otherwise under the law.
A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over such other Holder.
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First: to the Trustee for all amounts due under Section 7.07;
Second: to Holders for amounts then due and unpaid for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively; and
Third: to the Company or any other obligors of the Notes, as their interests may appear, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
The Trustee, upon prior written notice to the Company, may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10.
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Except during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee need only perform such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee will use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise of the rights and powers vested in it under this Indenture as a prudent person would exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of such persons own affairs.
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(ix) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(x) in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action;
(xi) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture;
(xii) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder; and
(xiii) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.
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A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Securities shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the Commission and each stock exchange on which the Securities are listed in accordance with TIA Section 313(d). The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Securities are listed on any stock exchange or of any delisting thereof.
The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, jointly and severally, shall indemnify each of the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee and their agents for, and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, or any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, or in connection with enforcing the provisions of this Section, except to the extent that such loss, damage, claim, liability or expense is due to its own negligence or bad faith. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder, unless the Company is materially prejudiced thereby. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense provided, however, that the Trustee shall have the right to defend such claim if, upon the advice of counsel, its interests may be prejudiced by the conduct of such defense by the Company. Unless otherwise set forth herein, the Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
To secure the Companys payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property held in trust to pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest on particular Notes.
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If the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in clause (f) or (g) of Section 6.01, the expenses and the compensation for the services will be intended to constitute expenses of administration under Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any applicable federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
The provisions of this Section 7.07 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and termination of this Indenture.
The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA Section 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee. A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustees acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.
The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Company in writing at least 30 days prior to the date of the proposed resignation. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee in writing and may appoint a successor Trustee with the consent of the Company. The Company may remove the Trustee if: (i) the Trustee is no longer eligible under Section 7.10; (ii) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent; (iii) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or (iv) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If the successor Trustee does not deliver its written acceptance required by the next succeeding paragraph of this Section 7.08 within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may, at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after the delivery of such written acceptance, subject to the lien provided in Section 7.07, (i) the retiring Trustee shall transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, (ii) the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and (iii) the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Holder. No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
If the Trustee is no longer eligible under Section 7.10 or shall fail to comply with TIA Section 310(b), any Holder who satisfies the requirements of TIA Section 310(b) may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
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provisions of this Section 7.08, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in this Section.
The Company shall give notice of any resignation and any removal of the Trustee and each appointment of a successor Trustee to all Holders. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Companys obligation under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee. Upon the Trustees resignation or removal, the Company shall promptly pay the Trustee all amounts owed by the Company to the Trustee.
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With respect to the foregoing clause (i), the Companys obligations under Section 7.07 shall survive. With respect to the foregoing clause (ii), the Companys obligations in Sections 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.14, 4.01, 4.02, 7.07, 7.08, 8.04, 8.05 and 8.06 shall survive until the Notes are no longer outstanding. Thereafter, only the Companys obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.04, 8.05 and 8.06 shall survive. After any such irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Companys obligations under the Notes and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified above.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the end of the 123-day (or one-year) period referred to in clause (B)(2) of this Section 8.02, none of the Companys obligations under this Indenture shall be discharged. Subsequent to the end of such 123-day (or one year) period with respect to this Section 8.02, the Companys obligations in Sections 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.14, 4.01, 4.02, 8.04, 8.05, 8.06 and the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and Article Eleven (with respect to payments in respect of Senior Subordinated Obligations other than with the assets held in trust as described in this Section 8.02) shall survive until the Notes are no longer outstanding. Thereafter, only the Companys obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.04, 8.05 and 8.06 shall survive. If and when a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or an Opinion of Counsel referred to in clause (B)(1) of this Section 8.02 is able to be provided specifically without regard to, and not in reliance upon, the continuance of the Companys obligations under Section 4.01, then the Companys obligations under such Section 4.01 shall cease upon delivery to the Trustee of such ruling or Opinion of Counsel and compliance with the other conditions precedent provided for herein relating to the defeasance contemplated by this Section 8.02.
After any such irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Companys obligations under the Notes and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations in the immediately preceding paragraph.
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(1) cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in this Indenture;
(2) comply with Article Five or Section 4.13;
(3) comply with any requirements of the Commission in connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA or in order to maintain such qualification;
(4) evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee;
(5) provide for Additional Notes; or
(6) make any change that, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors, as evidenced by a Board Resolution, does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9.02, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04, may not:
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It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. The Company will mail supplemental indentures to Holders upon request. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver.
The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding the last two sentences of the immediately preceding paragraph, those persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies) and only those persons shall be entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days after such record date.
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After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder unless it is of the type described in the second paragraph of Section 9.02. In case of an amendment or waiver of the type described in the second paragraph of Section 9.02, the amendment or waiver shall bind each Holder who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Note that evidences the same indebtedness as the Note of the consenting Holder.
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Each Subsidiary Guarantor and by its acceptance hereof each Holder hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee by any Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to its Note Guarantee not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of the United States Bankruptcy Code, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar Federal or state law. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Holders and each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor under its Note Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of each Subsidiary Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Subsidiary Guarantor under its Note Guarantee or pursuant to the following paragraph, result in the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting such fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
In order to provide for just and equitable contribution among the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Subsidiary Guarantors agree, inter se, that in the event any payment or distribution is made by any Subsidiary Guarantor (a Funding Guarantor) under its Note Guarantee, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from all other Subsidiary Guarantors in a pro rata amount based on the Adjusted Net Assets of each Subsidiary Guarantor (including the Funding Guarantor) for all payments, damages and expenses incurred by that Funding Guarantor in discharging the Companys obligations with respect to the Notes or any other Subsidiary Guarantors obligations with respect to its Note Guarantee. Adjusted Net Assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor at any date shall mean the lesser of the amount by which (x) the fair value of the property of such Subsidiary Guarantor exceeds the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities (after giving effect to all other fixed and contingent liabilities incurred or assumed on such date), but excluding liabilities under the Note Guarantee, of such Guarantor at such date and (y) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor at such date exceeds the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Subsidiary Guarantor on its debts (after giving effect to all other fixed and contingent liabilities incurred or assumed on such date and after giving effect to any collection from any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such Subsidiary under the Note Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor), excluding debt in respect of its Note Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor), excluding debt in respect of its Note Guarantee, as they become absolute and matured.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, the benefit of discussion, protest or notice with respect to any such Note or the debt evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever (except as specified above), and covenants that this Note Guarantee will not be discharged as to any such Note except by payment in full of the principal thereof and interest thereon and as provided in Sections 8.01, 8.02 and 8.03. In the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article Six, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by each Subsidiary Guarantor for the purposes of this Article Ten. In addition, without limiting the foregoing provisions, upon the effectiveness of an acceleration under Article Six, the Trustee shall promptly make a demand for payment on the Notes under the Note Guarantee provided for in this Article Ten.
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The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor under its Note Guarantee are independent of the obligations Guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted by the Trustee on behalf of, or by, the Holders, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Indenture, against any Subsidiary Guarantor to enforce this Note Guarantee, irrespective of whether any action is brought against the Company or whether the Company is joined in any such action or actions.
If the Trustee or the Holder is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or any custodian, receiver, liquidator, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official acting in relation to Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, any amount paid to the Trustee or such Holder in respect of a Note, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees, to the fullest extent that it may lawfully do so, that, as between it, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, the maturity of the obligations Guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Six hereof for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition extant under any applicable bankruptcy law preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations Guaranteed hereby.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any claim or other rights which it may now or hereafter acquire against the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of its obligations under this Note Guarantee and this Indenture, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification, any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Holders against the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any collateral which any such Holder or the Trustee on behalf of such Holder hereafter acquires, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity, or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim or other rights. If any amount shall be paid to a Subsidiary Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence and the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on the Notes shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to such Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the Holders, and shall forthwith be paid to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders to be credited and applied upon the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on the Notes. Each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the issuance of the Notes pursuant to this Indenture and that the waivers set forth in this Section 10.01 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
The Note Guarantee set forth in this Section 10.01 shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to a Note until the certificate of authentication on such Note shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
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Without limiting the foregoing, nothing contained in this Article Ten will restrict the right of the Trustee or the Holders to take any action to declare the Note Guarantee to be due and payable prior to the Stated Maturity of any Notes pursuant to Section 6.02 or to pursue any rights or remedies hereunder.
(iii) if the Notes are rated Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing; or
(iv) if the Notes are defeased in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
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if to the Company:
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 200
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804
Telecopier No.: (219) 969-3590
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
if to the Trustee:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
230 West Monroe Street, Suite 2900
Chicago, IL 60606
Telecopier No.: (312) 726-2158
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed to it at its address as it appears on the Security Register by first-class mail and shall be sufficiently given to the Holder if so mailed within the time prescribed. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA Section 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Copies of any such communication or notice to a Holder shall also be mailed to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder as provided herein or any defect in any such notice or communication shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. Except for a notice to the Trustee, which is deemed given only when received, and except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, if a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided in this Section 11.02, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
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In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).
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SECTION 11.14. Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes,
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SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHERE OF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first written above.
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SHREDDED PRODUCTS II, LLC |
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EXHIBIT A
[APPLICABLE LEGENDS]
[FACE OF NOTE]
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.
7¾% Senior Note due 2016
144A CUSIP: 858119 AL4
144A ISIN: US858119 AL46
REG S CUSIP: U85795 AE9
REG S ISIN: USU8579 AE98
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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. an Indiana corporation (the Company, which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, promises to pay to , or its registered assigns, the principal sum of ($ ) on April 15, 2016.
Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15, commencing October 15, 2008.
Regular Record Dates: April 1 and October 1.
SDI Investment Company, a Delaware corporation, Steel Dynamics Sales North America, Inc., an Indiana corporation, New Millennium Building Systems, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation, an Indiana corporation, New Millennium Building Systems, Inc., a South Carolina corporation, Socar of Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation, Shredded Products, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, Shredded Products II, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, John W. Hancock, Jr., LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, Steel of West Virginia, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Steel Ventures, Inc., a Delaware corporation, SWVA, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Marshall Steel, Inc., a Delaware corporation, The Techs Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation, OmniSource Corporation, an Indiana corporation, Admetco, Inc., an Indiana corporation, Auburn Investment Company, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Capitol City Metals, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Carolina Investment Company, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Global Shredding Technologies, Ltd., LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Industrial Scrap Corporation, an Indiana corporation, Industrial Scrap, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Jackson Iron & Metal Company, Inc., a Michigan corporation, Lucky Strike Metals, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Michigan Properties Ecorse, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, OmniSource Athens Division, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, OmniSource Bay City, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, OmniSource Indianapolis, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, OmniSource, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, OmniSource Mexico, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, OmniSource Transport, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Recovery Technologies, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company,
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Scientific Recycling Group, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, and Superior Aluminum Alloys, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company and any future Subsidiary Guarantors (collectively, the Subsidiary Guarantors, which term includes any successors under the Indenture hereinafter referred to and any Restricted Subsidiary that provides a Note Guarantee pursuant to the Indenture), has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the payment of principal of premium, if any, and interest on the Notes.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers.
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(Trustees Certificate of Authentication)
This is one of the 7¾% Senior Notes due 2016 described in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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[REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.
7¾% Senior Note due 2016
1. Principal and Interest.
The Company will pay the principal of this Note on April 15, 2016.
The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note on each Interest Payment Date, as set forth below, at a rate of 7¾% per annum, subject to increase as described below.
Interest will be payable semiannually (to the holders of record of the Notes at the close of business on the April 1 or October 1 immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date) on each Interest Payment Date, commencing October 15, 2008.
In certain circumstances, the Notes may be subject to the payment of additional interest pursuant to the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement.
Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from April 3, 2008; provided that, if there is no existing default in the payment of interest and this Note is authenticated between a Regular Record Date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such Interest Payment Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and premium, if any, and interest on overdue installments of interest, to the extent lawful, at a rate per annum that is 2% in excess of the rate otherwise payable.
2. Method of Payment.
The Company will pay interest (except defaulted interest) on the principal amount of the Notes as provided above on each April 15 and October 15, commencing October 15, 2008 to the persons who are Holders (as reflected in the Security Register at the close of business on the April 1 or October 1 immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date), in each case, even if the Note is cancelled on registration of transfer or registration of exchange after such record date; provided that, with respect to the payment of principal, the Company will make payment to the Holder that surrenders this Note to a Paying Agent on or after April 15, 2016.
This Note is a book-entry note and is being registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depositary Trust Company (DTC), a clearing agency. As long as this Note is registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, the Trustee will make payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on this Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to DTC or its nominee. With respect to any Note that is not registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, the Company may pay principal, premium, if any, and interest by its check
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payable in such money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. It may mail an interest check to a Holders registered address (as reflected in the Security Register). If a payment date is a date other than a Business Day at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period.
The Notes may be exchanged or transferred at the office or agency of the Company. Initially, the paying agent office of the Trustee will serve as such office.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar.
Initially, the Trustee will act as authenticating agent, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any authenticating agent, Paying Agent or Registrar without notice. The Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of any of them may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar.
4. Indenture; Limitations.
The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of April 3, 2008 (the Indenture), among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the Trustee). Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of all such terms. To the extent permitted by applicable law, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Note and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall control.
The Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company.
The Company may, subject to and applicable law, issue additional Notes under the Indenture. The Indenture does not limit the amount of Notes that may be issued.
5. Optional Redemption.
The Notes are redeemable, at the Companys option, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, on or after April 15, 2012 and prior to maturity, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holders last address, as it appears in the Security Register, at the following Redemption Prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date that is prior to the Redemption Date to receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing April 1 of the years set forth below:
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In addition, at any time prior to April 15, 2011, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more sales of common stock of the Company at a Redemption Price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 107.750%, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date that is prior to the Redemption Date to receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date); provided that (i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued on the Closing Date remains outstanding after each such redemption and (ii) notice of such redemption is mailed within 60 days after such sale of common stock.
Notes in original denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part. On and after the Redemption Date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price.
6. Repurchase upon Change of Control.
Upon the occurrence of any Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right to require the repurchase of its Notes by the Company in cash pursuant to the offer described in the Indenture at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (the Payment Date).
A notice of such Change of Control will be mailed within 30 days after any Change of Control occurs to each Holder at its last address as it appears in the Security Register. Notes in original denominations larger than $2,000 may be sold to the Company in part. On and after the Payment Date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of Notes surrendered for purchase by the Company, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the purchase price.
7. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 of principal amount and multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer or exchange of any Notes selected for redemption. Also, it need not register the transfer or exchange of any Notes for a period of 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes selected for redemption.
8. Persons Deemed Owners.
A Holder shall be treated as the owner of a Note for all purposes.
9. Unclaimed Money.
Subject to any applicable escheat and abandoned property laws, if money for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee
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and the Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company at its request. After that, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment, unless an abandoned property law designates another Person, and all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease.
10. Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity.
If the Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay the then outstanding principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on the Notes (a) to redemption or maturity, the Company will be discharged from the Indenture and the Notes, except in certain circumstances for certain provisions thereof, and (b) to the Stated Maturity, the Company will be discharged from certain covenants set forth in the Indenture.
11. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and any existing default or compliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Without notice to or the consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency and make any change that does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder.
12. Restrictive Covenants.
The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, among other things, suffer to exist or incur Liens, enter into sale-leaseback transactions, or merge, consolidate or transfer substantially all of its assets. Within 90 days after the end of the last fiscal quarter of each year, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating whether or not the signers thereof know of any Default or Event of Default under such restrictive covenants.
13. Successor Persons.
When a successor person or other entity assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture, the predecessor person will be released from those obligations.
14. Defaults and Remedies.
Any of the following events constitutes an Event of Default under the Indenture:
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(h) any Subsidiary Guarantor repudiates its obligations under its Note Guarantee or, except as permitted by the Indenture, any Note Guarantee is determined to be unenforceable or invalid or shall for any reason cease to be in full force and effect.
If an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may, and at the direction of the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall, declare all the Notes to be due and payable. If a bankruptcy or insolvency default with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor occurs and is continuing, the Notes automatically become due and payable. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Notes. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.
15. Guarantee.
The Companys obligations under the Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by the Subsidiary Guarantors.
16. Trustee Dealings with the Company.
The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform services for the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or their Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or their Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.
17. No Recourse Against Others.
No incorporator or any past, present or future partner, stockholder, other equityholder, officer, director, employee or controlling person, as such, of the Company or of any successor Person shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
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18. Authentication.
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating agent signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.
19. Abbreviations.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian) and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
20. Governing Law.
THIS SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
The Company will furnish a copy of the Indenture to any Holder upon written request and without charge. Requests may be made to Steel Dynamics, Inc., 6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804; Attention: Chief Financial Officer.
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[FORM OF TRANSFER NOTICE]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
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[THE FOLLOWING PROVISION TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL NOTES OTHER THAN EXCHANGE NOTES, UNLEGENDED OFFSHORE GLOBAL NOTES AND UNLEGENDED OFFSHORE PHYSICAL NOTES]
In connection with any transfer of this Note occurring prior to the date which is the earlier of (i) the date the Note is exchanged for an Exchange Note or sold in connection with an effective Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or (ii) the Private Placement Legend is removed from the Note pursuant to Section 2.02(ii) of the Indenture, the undersigned confirms that without utilizing any general solicitation or general advertising that:
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If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee or other Registrar shall not be obligated to register this Note in the name of any Person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in Section 2.08 of the Indenture shall have been satisfied.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (a) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigneds foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you wish to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.05 of the Indenture, check the Box: :
If you wish to have a portion of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.05 of the Indenture, state the principal amount: $ .
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EXHIBIT B
Form of Certificate
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Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
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Attention: Corporate Trust Services
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Dear Sirs:
This letter relates to U.S. $ principal amount of Notes represented by a Note (the Legended Note) which bears a legend outlining restrictions upon transfer of such Legended Note. Pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Indenture dated as of April 3, 2008 (the Indenture) relating to the Notes, we hereby certify that we are (or we will hold such securities on behalf of) a person outside the United States to whom the Notes could be transferred in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. Accordingly, you are hereby requested to exchange the legended certificate for an unlegended certificate representing an identical principal amount of Notes, all in the manner provided for in the Indenture.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in Regulation S.
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EXHIBIT C
Form of Certificate to Be
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Transfers to Non-QIB Accredited Investors
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.
230 West Monroe Street, Suite 2900
Chicago, IL 60606
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
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Dear Sirs:
In connection with our proposed purchase of $ aggregate principal amount of the Notes, we confirm that:
1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture dated as of April 3, 2008 (the Indenture) relating to the Notes and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes except in compliance with such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell any Notes, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a qualified institutional buyer (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional accredited investor (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and, if such transfer is in respect of an aggregate principal amount of less than $100,000, an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act (if available) or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any person purchasing any of the Notes from us a notice advising such purchaser that resales of the Notes are restricted as stated herein.
3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of any Notes, we will be required to furnish to you and the Company such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with
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the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
4. We are an institutional accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.
5. We are acquiring the Notes purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional accredited investor) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
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EXHIBIT D
Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in
Connection with Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S
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Dear Sirs:
In connection with our proposed sale of U.S.$ aggregate principal amount of the Notes, we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933 and, accordingly, we represent that:
(1) the offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United States;
(2) at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States;
(3) no directed selling efforts have been made by us in the United States in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and
(4) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in Regulation S.
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