· | The terms of the new notes are materially identical to the terms of the old notes that were issued on March 28, 2013, except that the new notes will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and will not contain restrictions on transfer, registration rights or provisions for additional interest. |
· | The new notes will be guaranteed, by PL Propylene LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, and will be jointly and severally guaranteed by certain of our future subsidiaries. Any such guarantees will be full and unconditional, subject to certain customary release provisions contained in the indenture. |
· | We are offering to exchange up to $365,000,000 of our old notes for new notes with materially identical terms that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are freely tradable. |
· | We will exchange all old notes that you validly tender and do not validly withdraw before the exchange offer expires for an equal principal amount of new notes. |
· | The exchange offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 3, 2014, unless extended. |
· | Tenders of old notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the expiration of the exchange offer. |
· | The exchange of old notes for new notes will not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
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· | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed on March 8, 2013 (or our 2012 Annual Report); |
· | our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2013, August 14, 2013 and November 14, 2013 for the quarters ended March 31, 2013, June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013, respectively; |
· | the description of our common units contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on April 27, 2012; and |
· | our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 9, 2013, March 18, 2013, March 25, 2013 (excluding the information furnished under Item 7.01), March 28, 2013 (excluding the information furnished under Item 7.01), April 24, 2013, April 30, 2013, May 13, 2013, May 23, 2013, June 3, 2013, June 18, 2013 and October 23, 2013. |
· | our ability to service our debt or pay distributions to our unitholders; |
· | the volatile nature of our business; |
· | our ability to forecast our future financial condition or results; |
· | competition from other propylene producers; |
· | our reliance on propane that we purchase from Enterprise; |
· | our reliance on other third-party suppliers; |
· | the supply and price levels of propane and propylene; |
· | the risk of a material decline in production at our propane dehydrogenation facility; |
· | potential operating hazards from accidents, fire, severe weather, floods or other natural disasters; |
· | the risk associated with governmental policies affecting the petrochemical industry; |
· | capital expenditures and potential liabilities arising from environmental laws and regulations; |
· | our potential inability to obtain or renew permits; |
· | existing and proposed environmental laws and regulations, including those relating to climate change, alternative energy or fuel sources and on the end-use and application of propylene; |
· | new regulations concerning the transportation of hazardous chemicals, risks of terrorism and the security of propane processing facilities; |
· | our lack of asset diversification; |
· | our dependence on a limited number of significant customers; |
· | our ability to comply with employee safety laws and regulations; |
· | potential disruptions in the global or U.S. capital and credit markets; |
· | our potential inability to successfully implement our business strategies, including the completion of our required turnarounds and other significant capital expenditure projects; |
· | additional risks, compliance costs and liabilities from expansions or acquisitions; |
· | our reliance on certain members of our senior management team and other key personnel of our general partner; |
· | the potential development of integrated propylene facilities by competitors or our current customers, displacing us as suppliers; |
· | the potential shortage of skilled labor or loss of key personnel; |
· | our ability to secure appropriate and adequate debt facilities at a reasonable cost of capital; |
· | restrictions in our debt agreements; |
· | the dependence on our subsidiary for cash to meet our debt obligations; |
· | our limited operating history; |
· | risks relating to our relationships with our sponsors; and |
· | changes in our treatment as a partnership for U.S. income or state tax purposes. |
This summary highlights information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. It does not contain all of the information that you should consider before making an investment decision. You should carefully read this entire prospectus and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus for a more complete understanding of our business and terms of the notes, as well as the tax and other considerations that are important to you, before making an investment decision. You should pay special attention to the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 8 of this prospectus and the risk factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of Part I of our 2012 Annual Report, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “PetroLogistics,” the “Partnership,” “we,” “us,” “our” or like terms refer to PetroLogistics LP and its subsidiaries, including the co-issuer of the notes, PetroLogistics Finance Corp, and the initial guarantor of the notes, PL Propylene LLC. References in this prospectus to “Finance Corp.” refer to PetroLogistics Finance Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership that was formed for the sole purpose of being a co-issuer of some of the Partnership’s indebtedness, including the notes. References to the ‘‘issuers’’ refer collectively to the Partnership and Finance Corp. References in this prospectus to ‘‘PL Propylene,” the “operating company” or the ‘‘initial guarantor’’ refer to PL Propylene LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary and sole operating company, and the initial guarantor of the notes.
In this prospectus, we refer to the notes to be issued in the exchange offer as the “new notes” and the notes that were issued on March 28, 2013 as the “old notes.” We refer to the new notes and the old notes collectively as the “notes.”
PetroLogistics LP
We currently own and operate the only U.S. propane dehydrogenation facility producing propylene from propane. Propylene is one of the basic building blocks for petrochemicals and is utilized in the production of a variety of end uses including paints, coatings, building materials, clothing, automotive parts, packaging and a range of other consumer and industrial products. We are the only independent, dedicated “on-purpose” propylene producer in North America. We are strategically located in the vicinity of the Houston Ship Channel which is situated within the largest propylene consumption region in North America. We also have access to the leading global fractionation and storage hub for propane located at Mt. Belvieu, Texas. Our location provides us with excellent access and connectivity to both customers and feedstock suppliers. Our facility currently has an annual production capacity of approximately 1.4 billion pounds of propylene.
Principal Executive Offices
Our principal executive offices are located at 600 Travis Street, Suite 3250, Houston, Texas 77002. Our phone number is (713) 255-5990. Our website address is http://www.petrologistics.com. Information on our website or any other website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus and does not constitute a part of this prospectus, and you should rely only on information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus when making a decision as to whether or not to tender your notes.
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On March 28, 2013, we completed a private offering of $365.0 million aggregate principal amount of the old notes. As part of this private offering, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of the old notes in which we agreed, among other things, to deliver this prospectus to you and to use our reasonable best efforts to complete the exchange offer no later than 30 days after the date on which the registration statement, of which the prospectus forms a part of, is declared effective by the SEC. The following is a summary of the exchange offer.
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On March 28, 2013, we issued $365.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.25% Senior Notes due 2020.
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The terms of the new notes are identical to the terms of the old notes, except that the new notes are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and will not have restrictions on transfer, registration rights or provisions for additional interest. The new notes offered hereby, together with any old notes that remain outstanding after the completion of the exchange offer, will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. The new notes will have a CUSIP number different from that of any old notes that remain outstanding after the completion of the exchange offer.
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We are offering to exchange up to $365.0 million aggregate principal amount of new notes for an equal amount of the old notes to satisfy our obligations under the registration rights agreement that we entered into when we issued the old notes in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act.
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The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 3, 2014, unless we decide to extend it.
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The registration rights agreement does not require us to accept old notes for exchange if the exchange offer, or the making of any exchange by a holder of the old notes, would violate any applicable law or interpretation of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The exchange offer is not conditioned on a minimum aggregate principal amount of old notes being tendered. Please read “Exchange Offer—Conditions to the Exchange Offer” for more information about the conditions to the exchange offer.
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Procedures for Tendering Old Notes
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To participate in the exchange offer, you must follow the procedures established by The Depository Trust Company, or DTC, for tendering notes held in book-entry form. These procedures for using DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program, or ATOP, require that (i) the exchange agent receive, prior to the expiration date of the exchange offer, a computer generated message known as an “agent’s message” that is transmitted through ATOP, and (ii) DTC confirms that:
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For more information on tendering your old notes, please refer to the section in this prospectus entitled “Exchange Offer—Terms of the Exchange Offer,” “—Procedures for Tendering,” and “Description of Notes—Book-Entry, Delivery and Form.”
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Withdrawal of Tenders
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You may withdraw your tender of old notes at any time prior to the expiration date. To withdraw, you must submit a notice of withdrawal to the exchange agent using ATOP procedures before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date of the exchange offer. Please refer to the section in this prospectus entitled “Exchange Offer—Withdrawal of Tenders.”
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If you fulfill all conditions required for proper acceptance of old notes, we will accept any and all old notes that you properly tender in the exchange offer on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. We will return any old notes that we do not accept for exchange to you without expense promptly after the expiration date and acceptance of the old notes for exchange. Please refer to the section in this prospectus entitled “Exchange Offer—Terms of the Exchange Offer.”
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Fees and Expenses
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We will bear expenses related to the exchange offer. Please refer to the section in this prospectus entitled “Exchange Offer—Fees and Expenses.”
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The issuance of the new notes will not provide us with any new proceeds. We are making this exchange offer solely to satisfy our obligations under the registration rights agreement.
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Consequences of Failure to Exchange Old Notes
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If you do not exchange your old notes in this exchange offer, you will no longer be able to require us to register the old notes under the Securities Act, except in limited circumstances provided under the registration rights agreement. In addition, you will not be able to resell, offer to resell or otherwise transfer the old notes unless we have registered the old notes under the Securities Act, or unless you resell, offer to resell or otherwise transfer them under an exemption from the registration requirements of, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act.
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The exchange of old notes for new notes in the exchange offer will not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Please read “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences.”
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We have appointed Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as exchange agent for the exchange offer. You should direct questions and requests for assistance, as well as requests for additional copies of this prospectus or the letter of transmittal, to the exchange agent addressed as follows:
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Eligible institutions may make requests by facsimile at (612) 667-6282 and may confirm facsimile delivery by calling (800) 344-5128.
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The new notes will be identical to the old notes, except that the new notes are registered under the Securities Act and will not have restrictions on transfer, registration rights or provisions for additional interest. The new notes will evidence the same debt as the old notes, and the same indenture will govern the new notes and the old notes.
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The following summary contains basic information about the new notes and is not intended to be complete. It does not contain all the information that is important to you. For a more complete understanding of the new notes, please refer to the section of this document entitled “Description of Notes.”
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The new notes will initially be guaranteed, by PL Propylene, our wholly-owned subsidiary, and will be jointly and severally guaranteed by certain of our future subsidiaries. Any such guarantees will be full and unconditional, subject to certain customary release provisions contained in the indenture. The subsidiary guarantees will:
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We will have the option to redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or after April 1, 2016, in each case at the redemption prices described in this prospectus under the heading ‘‘Description of Notes—Optional Redemption,’’ together with any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption.
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Before April 1, 2016, we may, at any time or from time to time, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes in an amount not greater than the net proceeds of a public or private equity offering at 106.25% of the principal amount of the notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption, if at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes issued under the indenture remains outstanding after such redemption and the redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of the closing of a portion of equity offering.
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When a change of control event occurs, each holder of notes may require us to repurchase all or a portion of its notes at a price equal to at least 101% of the principal amount of the notes repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase. See ‘‘Description of Notes—Repurchase at the Option of Holders.’’
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The indenture governing the notes contains certain covenants limiting our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to, under certain circumstances:
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Investment in the notes involves certain risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors and other cautionary statements contained in this prospectus, including those described under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 8 of this prospectus and the risk factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of Part I of our 2012 Annual Report, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Also, please read “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this prospectus.
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· | make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the notes; |
· | impair our ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, general partnership purposes or other purposes; |
· | result in higher interest expense in the event of increases in interest rates since some of our debt is, and will continue to be, at variable rates of interest; |
· | have a material adverse effect on us if we fail to comply with financial and restrictive covenants in our debt agreements and an event of default occurs as a result of that failure that is not cured or waived; |
· | require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to payments of our indebtedness and other financial obligations, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general partnership requirements; |
· | limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the propane industry; and |
· | place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have proportionately less debt. |
· | intended to hinder, delay or defraud any present or future creditor or received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the incurrence of the guarantee; |
· | was insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of such incurrence; |
· | was engaged in a business or transaction for which the guarantor’s remaining assets constituted unreasonably small capital; or |
· | intended to incur, or believed that it would incur, debts beyond its ability to pay those debts as they mature. |
· | the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, was greater than the fair saleable value of all of its assets; |
· | the present saleable value of its assets was less than the amount that would be required to pay its probable liability, including contingent liabilities, on existing debts as they become absolute and mature; or |
· | it could not pay its debts as they became due. |
· | our subsidiaries’ operating performance and financial condition; |
· | our ability to complete the offer to exchange the notes for the exchange notes, if required by the registration rights agreement; |
· | the interest of the securities dealers in making a market in the notes (or exchange notes, if any); and |
· | the market for similar securities. |
· | will not be able to rely on the interpretation of the staff of the SEC; |
· | will not be able to tender its old notes in the exchange offer; and |
· | must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any sale or transfer of the old notes unless such sale or transfer is made pursuant to an exemption from such requirements. |
· | to delay accepting the old notes, provided that any such delay is done in a manner consistent with Rule 14e-1(c) of the Exchange Act; |
· | to extend the exchange offer; |
· | to terminate the exchange offer and not accept old notes not previously accepted if any of the conditions listed under “—Conditions to the Exchange Offer” are not satisfied or waived by us, by giving oral or written notice of such delay, extension or termination to the exchange agent; or |
· | to amend the terms of the exchange offer in any manner. |
· | a book-entry confirmation of such old notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC; and |
· | a properly transmitted agent’s message. |
· | any new notes that you receive will be acquired in the ordinary course of your business; |
· | you have no arrangement or understanding with any person or entity to participate in the distribution of the new notes; |
· | you are not our “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act; |
· | if you are a broker-dealer that will receive new notes for your own account in exchange for old notes, you acquired those notes as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and you will deliver a prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available a prospectus) in connection with any resale of such new notes; and |
· | if you are a broker-dealer that participates in the exchange offer with respect to old notes acquired for your own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, you have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with us or any of our “affiliates” to distribute the new notes. |
· | all registration and filing fees and expenses; |
· | all fees and expenses of compliance with federal securities and state “blue sky” or securities laws; |
· | accounting and legal fees, disbursements and printing, messenger and delivery services, and telephone costs; and |
· | related fees and expenses. |
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· | non-recourse to our general partner; |
· | equal in right of payment with all existing and future Senior Debt of either of the Issuers; |
· | senior in right of payment to all future subordinated Indebtedness of either of the Issuers; |
· | unconditionally guaranteed, subject to certain customary release provisions contained in the indenture, by the initial Guarantor and any future Guarantors on a senior unsecured basis; and |
· | structurally subordinated to all obligations of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries that do not guarantee the notes and effectively subordinated to the secured Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, which is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Issuers and the sole initial Guarantor, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing that Indebtedness. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Investing in the New Notes—Payment of principal and interest on the notes will be effectively subordinated to our senior secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing the debt as well as structurally subordinated to the indebtedness of any of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the notes.” |
· | will be a general unsecured obligation of the Guarantor; |
· | will be equal in right of payment with all existing and future Senior Debt of that Guarantor; |
· | will be senior in right of payment to any future subordinated Indebtedness of that Guarantor; and |
· | will be effectively subordinated to all secured Indebtedness of the Guarantor, including its Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing that Indebtedness. |
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in connection with any sale or other disposition of the Capital Stock of that Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, if the sale or other disposition does not violate the “Asset Sales” provisions of the indenture and the Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as a result of such sale or other disposition;
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(3)
|
if the Company designates that Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of the indenture;
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(4)
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upon Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance as described below under the caption “—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” or upon satisfaction and discharge of the indenture as described below under the caption “—Satisfaction and Discharge”; or
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(5)
|
at such time as that Guarantor ceases to guarantee any other Indebtedness of either of the Issuers or another Guarantor, provided that it is then no longer an obligor with respect to any Indebtedness under any Credit Facility; provided, further, however, that if, at any time following such release, that Guarantor incurs or guarantees Indebtedness under a Credit Facility, then such Guarantor shall be required to provide a Subsidiary Guarantee at such time.
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(1)
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at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of notes issued under the indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries); and
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(2)
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the redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of the closing of such Equity Offering.
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Year
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Percentage
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2016
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103.125
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%
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2017
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101.563
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%
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2018 and thereafter
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100.000
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%
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(1)
|
the principal amount thereof, plus
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(2)
|
the Make Whole Premium at the redemption date, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date).
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(1)
|
if the notes are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the notes are listed; or
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(2)
|
if the notes are not listed on any national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis (or, in the case of global notes, the notes represented thereby will be selected in accordance with DTC’s prescribed method).
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(1)
|
deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all notes or portions of notes properly tendered; and
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(2)
|
deliver or cause to be delivered to the trustee the notes properly accepted together with an officers’ certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of notes or portions of notes being purchased by the Company.
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(1)
|
the Company (or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and
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(2)
|
at least 75% of the aggregate consideration received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Asset Sale and all other Asset Sales since the date of the indenture is in the form of cash. For purposes of this provision, each of the following will be deemed to be cash:
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(i)
|
any liabilities, as shown on the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet, of the Company or such Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the notes or any Subsidiary Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a novation agreement that releases the Company or such Subsidiary from further liability; and
|
(ii)
|
any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are, within 90 days after the Asset Sale, converted by the Company or such Subsidiary into cash, to the extent of the cash received in that conversion.
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(1)
|
to repay, redeem or otherwise permanently retire Senior Debt, including notes;
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(2)
|
to acquire all or substantially all of the properties or assets of a Person primarily engaged in a Permitted Business;
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(3)
|
to acquire a majority of the Voting Stock of a Person primarily engaged in a Permitted Business;
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(4)
|
to make capital expenditures; or
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(5)
|
to acquire other long-term assets that are used or useful in a Permitted Business.
|
(1)
|
declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interest) of the Company or payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company);
|
(2)
|
purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company;
|
(3)
|
make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, except a payment of interest or principal within 180 days of the Stated Maturity thereof; or
|
(4)
|
make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, no Default (except a Reporting Default) or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment and either:
|
(5)
|
if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment is not less than 1.75 to 1.0, such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the next succeeding paragraph) with respect to the quarter for which such Restricted Payment is made, is less than the sum, without duplication, of:
|
(i)
|
Available Cash with respect to the Company’s preceding fiscal quarter, plus
|
(ii)
|
100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company (including the fair market value of any Permitted Business or long-term assets that are used or useful in a Permitted Business to the extent acquired in consideration of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Equity Interest)) after the date of the indenture as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Equity Interest) or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Equity Interest or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Company that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests (or Disqualified Equity Interest or debt securities) sold to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company), plus
|
(iii)
|
to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the date of the indenture is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (i) the cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any) and (ii) the initial amount of such Restricted Investment, plus
|
(iv)
|
the net reduction in Restricted Investments resulting from dividends, repayments of loans or advances, or other transfers of assets in each case to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Person (including, without limitation, Unrestricted Subsidiaries) or from redesignations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent such amounts have not been included in Available Cash for any period commencing on or after the date of the indenture (items (b), (c) and (d) being referred to as “Incremental Funds”), minus
|
(v)
|
the aggregate amount of Incremental Funds previously expended pursuant to this clause (1) and clause (2) below; or
|
(6)
|
if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment is less than 1.75 to 1.00, such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the next succeeding paragraph) with respect to the quarter for which such Restricted Payment is made (such Restricted Payments for purposes of this clause (2) meaning only distributions on limited partnership interests of the Company), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:
|
(i)
|
$150.0 million less the aggregate amount of all prior Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to this clause (2)(a) since the date of the indenture, plus
|
(ii)
|
Incremental Funds to the extent not previously expended pursuant to this clause (2) or clause (1) above.
|
(1)
|
the payment of any dividend or distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration, if at the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of the indenture;
|
(2)
|
the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor or of any Equity Interests of the Company in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent (a) contribution (other than from a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) to the equity capital of the Company or (b) sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Equity Interest), with a sale being deemed substantially concurrent if such purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value occurs not more than 120 days after such sale; provided, however, that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value will be excluded or deducted from the calculation of Available Cash and Incremental Funds;
|
(3)
|
the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of, or in exchange for, Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
|
(4)
|
the payment of any dividend or distribution by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis; or
|
(5)
|
the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to any director or employee equity subscription agreement or equity option agreement or other employee benefit plan or to satisfy obligations under any Equity Interests appreciation rights or option plan or similar arrangement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such purchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $5.0 million in any calendar year, with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of $15.0 million in any calendar year.
|
(1)
|
the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness (including letters of credit) under one or more Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding under this clause (1) after giving effect to such incurrence (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Company and its Subsidiaries thereunder) not to exceed $170.0 million plus an amount equal to the greater of $120.0 million and 20.0% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets;
|
(2)
|
the incurrence by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Existing Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under clause (3));
|
(3)
|
the incurrence by the Company and the Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by (a) the notes issued and sold in this offering and the related Subsidiary Guarantees to be issued on the date of the indenture and (b) the Exchange Notes and the related Subsidiary Guarantees issued pursuant to any registration rights agreement;
|
(4)
|
the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (or Capital Stock of an entity owning such), provided that after giving effect to any such incurrence, the principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (4) and then outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (4), does not exceed the greater of (a) $40.0 million or (b) 5.0% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at such time;
|
(5)
|
the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund Indebtedness that was permitted by the indenture to be incurred under the first paragraph of this covenant or clause (2) or (3) of this paragraph or this clause (5);
|
(6)
|
the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that:
|
(i)
|
if the Company is the obligor on such Indebtedness and a Guarantor is not the obligee, such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations with respect to the notes, or if a Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and neither the Company nor another Guarantor is the obligee, such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations with respect to the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Guarantor; and
|
(ii)
|
(i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is neither the Company nor a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (6);
|
(7)
|
the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations;
|
(8)
|
the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Acquired Debt in connection with a merger or consolidation meeting any one of the financial tests set forth in clause (4) under the caption “—Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets”;
|
(9)
|
the guarantee by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this covenant; provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari passu with the notes, then the guarantee shall be subordinated or pari passu, as applicable, to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;
|
(10)
|
the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in respect of bid, performance, surety and similar bonds issued for the account of the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, including guarantees and obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to letters of credit supporting such obligations (in each case other than an obligation for money borrowed);
|
(11)
|
the issuance by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any preferred securities; provided, however, that:
|
(i)
|
any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such preferred securities being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and
|
(ii)
|
any sale or other transfer of any such preferred securities to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such preferred securities by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (11); and
|
(12)
|
the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount then outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (a) $40.0 million or (b) 5.0% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
|
(1)
|
pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or pay any Indebtedness or other obligations owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the priority that any series of preferred securities of a Restricted Subsidiary has in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions before dividends or liquidating distributions are paid in respect of common stock of such Restricted Subsidiary shall not constitute a restriction on its ability to make dividends or distributions on its Capital Stock for purposes of this covenant;
|
(2)
|
make loans or advances to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (it being understood that the subordination of loans or advances made to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary will not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances); or
|
(3)
|
transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
|
(1)
|
agreements as in effect on the date of the indenture (including the Credit Agreement) and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements or the Indebtedness to which they relate, provided that the amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend, distribution and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements on the date of the indenture;
|
(2)
|
the indenture, the notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees;
|
(3)
|
applicable law;
|
(4)
|
any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness or Capital Stock was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired, provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was otherwise permitted by the terms of the indenture to be incurred;
|
(5)
|
customary non-assignment provisions in Hydrocarbon purchase and sale or exchange agreements or similar operational agreements or in licenses or leases, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;
|
(6)
|
Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case for property acquired in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions on that property of the nature described in clause (3) of the preceding paragraph;
|
(7)
|
any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition;
|
(8)
|
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, provided that the restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;
|
(9)
|
Liens securing Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred under the provisions of the covenant described above under the caption “—Liens” that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;
|
(10)
|
provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
|
(11)
|
any agreement or instrument relating to any property or assets acquired after the date of the indenture, so long as such encumbrance or restriction relates only to the property or assets so acquired and is not and was not created in anticipation of such acquisitions;
|
(12)
|
restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
|
(13)
|
any instrument governing Indebtedness of an FERC Subsidiary, provided that such Indebtedness was otherwise permitted by the terms of the indenture to be incurred;
|
(14)
|
with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, any encumbrance or restriction contained in the terms of any Indebtedness or any agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness was incurred if either (a) the encumbrance or restriction applies only in the event of a Payment Default or a default with respect to a financial covenant in such Indebtedness or agreement or (b) the Company determines that any such encumbrance or restriction will not materially affect the Company’s ability to make principal or interest payments on the notes, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the General Partner, whose determination shall be conclusive; and
|
(15)
|
any other agreement governing Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is permitted to be incurred by the covenant described under “—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests”; provided, however, that such encumbrances or restrictions are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the indenture or the Credit Agreement as it exists on the date of the indenture.
|
(1)
|
either: (a) such Issuer is the survivor; or (b) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than such Issuer) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made is a Person organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia; provided, however, that Finance Corp. may not consolidate or merge with or into any Person other than a corporation satisfying such requirement so long as the Company is not a corporation;
|
(2)
|
the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than such Issuer) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made expressly assumes all the obligations of such Issuer under the notes, the indenture and the registration rights agreement pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the trustee;
|
(3)
|
immediately after such transaction no Default or Event of Default exists;
|
(4)
|
in the case of a transaction involving the Company and not Finance Corp., either:
|
(i)
|
the Company or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made will, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of the covenant described above under the caption “—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests”; or
|
(ii)
|
immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made will be equal to or greater than the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company immediately before such transaction; and
|
(5)
|
such Issuer has delivered to the trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or disposition and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the indenture and all conditions precedent therein relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
|
(1)
|
the reorganization involves the conversion (by merger, sale, contribution or exchange of assets or otherwise) of the Company into a form of entity other than a limited partnership formed under Delaware law;
|
(2)
|
the entity so formed by or resulting from such reorganization is an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
|
(3)
|
the entity so formed by or resulting from such reorganization assumes all the obligations of the Company under the notes, the indenture and the registration rights agreement pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the trustee;
|
(4)
|
immediately after such reorganization no Default or Event of Default exists; and
|
(5)
|
such reorganization is not materially adverse to the Holders or Beneficial Owners of the notes (for purposes of this clause (5) a reorganization will not be considered materially adverse to the Holders or Beneficial Owners of the notes solely because the successor or survivor of such reorganization (a) is subject to federal or state income taxation as an entity or (b) is considered to be an “includible corporation” of an affiliated group of corporations within the meaning of Section 1504(b) of the Code or any similar state or local law).
|
(1)
|
the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and
|
(2)
|
the Company delivers to the trustee, with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $25.0 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors of the General Partner set forth in an officers’ certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions complies with the preceding clause (1) of this covenant and has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the General Partner.
|
(1)
|
any employment, equity award, equity option or equity appreciation agreement or plan entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and any payments or awards pursuant thereto;
|
(2)
|
transactions between or among any of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
|
(3)
|
transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company) that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns an Equity Interest in such Person;
|
(4)
|
transactions permitted by the terms of (a) the Partnership Agreement with respect to accounting, treasury, information technology, insurance and other corporate services, general overhead and other administrative matters, (b) the Services Agreement and (c) the Brock Maintenance Contracts, in each case as such agreements are in effect on the date of the indenture, and any amendment or replacement of any of such agreements so long as such amendment or replacement agreement is no less advantageous to the Company in any material respect than the agreement so amended or replaced;
|
(5)
|
customary compensation, indemnification and other benefits made available to officers, directors or employees of the Company, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or the General Partner, including reimbursement or advancement of out-of-pocket expenses and provisions of officers’ and directors’ liability insurance;
|
(6)
|
sales of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interest) to Affiliates of the Company; and
|
(7)
|
Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments that are permitted by the provisions of the indenture described above under the caption “—Restricted Payments.”
|
(1)
|
the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, could have (a) incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt relating to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction under the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test in the first paragraph of the covenant described above under the caption “—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests” and (b) incurred a Lien to secure such Indebtedness pursuant to the covenant described above under the caption “—Liens”;
|
(2)
|
the gross cash proceeds of that Sale and Leaseback Transaction are at least equal to the fair market value, as determined in accordance with the definition of that term; and
|
(3)
|
the transfer of assets in that Sale and Leaseback Transaction is permitted by, and the Company applies the proceeds of such transaction in compliance with, the covenant described above under the caption “—Redemption at the Option of Holders—Asset Sales.”
|
(1)
|
all quarterly and annual financial and other information with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such Forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and, with respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s certified independent accountants; and
|
(2)
|
all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports.
|
· | “—Restricted Payments,” |
· | “—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests,” |
· | “—Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries,” |
· | “—Transactions with Affiliates,” and |
· | “—Business Activities.” |
· | “—Liens,” |
· | “—Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets” (other than the financial test set forth in clause (4) of such covenant), |
· | “—Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries,” |
· | “—Additional Subsidiary Guarantees,” |
· | “—Reports,” |
· | “—Sale and Leaseback Transactions” (other than the financial tests set forth in clauses (1)(a) and (1)(b) of such covenant), and |
· | the covenant respecting payments for consent described below in the last paragraph under the caption “—Amendment, Supplement and Waiver.” |
(1)
|
default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the notes;
|
(2)
|
default in payment when due (at final maturity, upon redemption or otherwise) of the principal of, or premium, if any, on the notes;
|
(3)
|
failure by the Company or any Guarantor to comply with the provisions described under the captions “—Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Asset Sales,” “—Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Change of Control” or “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets”;
|
(4)
|
failure by the Company for 180 days after notice to comply with the provisions described under “—Certain Covenants—Reports”;
|
(5)
|
failure by the Company for 60 days after notice to comply with any of the other agreements in the indenture;
|
(6)
|
default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of the indenture, if that default:
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(i)
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is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness (a “Payment Default”); or
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(ii)
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results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its Stated Maturity,
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(7)
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failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $30.0 million (to the extent not covered by insurance by a reputable and creditworthy insurer as to which the insurer has not disclaimed coverage), which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days;
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(8)
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except as permitted by the indenture, any Subsidiary Guarantee shall be held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor, shall deny or disaffirm its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee; and
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(9)
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certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization described in the indenture with respect to Finance Corp., the Company or any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary of the Company.
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(1)
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the rights of Holders of outstanding notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, and interest or premium, if any, on such notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to below;
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(2)
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the Issuers’ obligations with respect to the notes concerning issuing temporary notes, registration of notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;
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(3)
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the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the trustee, and the Issuers’ obligations in connection therewith; and
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(4)
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the “Legal Defeasance” provisions of the indenture.
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(1)
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the Issuers must irrevocably deposit with the trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the notes, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on the outstanding notes on the date of fixed maturity or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Issuers must specify whether the notes are being defeased to the date of fixed maturity or to a particular redemption date;
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(2)
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in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Issuers must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the trustee confirming that:
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(i)
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the Issuers have received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or
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(ii)
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since the date of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law,
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(3)
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in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuers must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the trustee confirming that the Holders of the outstanding notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
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(4)
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no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit);
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(5)
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such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than the indenture and the agreements governing any other Indebtedness being defeased, discharged or replaced) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;
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(6)
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the Issuers must deliver to the trustee an officers’ certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Issuers with the intent of preferring the Holders of notes over the other creditors of the Issuers with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of the Issuers or others; and
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(7)
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the Issuers must deliver to the trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
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(1)
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reduce the principal amount of notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
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(2)
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reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any note or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption or repurchase of the notes (other than provisions relating to the covenants described above under the caption “—Repurchase at the Option of Holders”);
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(3)
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reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including default interest, on any note;
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(4)
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waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding and a waiver of the Payment Default that resulted from such acceleration);
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(5)
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make any note payable in currency other than that stated in the notes;
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(6)
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make any change in the provisions of the indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or Events of Defaults or the rights of Holders of notes to receive payments of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the notes (other than as permitted in clause (7) below);
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(7)
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waive a redemption or repurchase payment with respect to any note (other than a payment required by one of the covenants described above under the caption “—Repurchase at the Option of Holders”);
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(8)
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release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee or the indenture, except in accordance with the terms of the indenture; or
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(9)
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make any change in the preceding amendment, supplement and waiver provisions.
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(1)
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to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
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(2)
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to provide for uncertificated notes in addition to or in place of notes in registered, certificated form (“Certificated Notes”);
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(3)
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to provide for the assumption of an Issuer’s obligations to Holders of notes in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of such Issuer’s properties or assets;
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(4)
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to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the indenture of any such Holder, provided that any change to conform the indenture to this prospectus will not be deemed to adversely affect such legal rights;
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(5)
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to secure the notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees pursuant to the requirements of the covenant described above under the subheading “—Certain Covenants—Liens”;
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(6)
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to provide for the issuance of additional notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the indenture;
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(7)
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to add any additional Guarantor or to evidence the release of any Guarantor from its Subsidiary Guarantee, in each case as provided in the indenture;
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(8)
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to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;
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(9)
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to provide for the reorganization of the Company as any other form of entity in accordance with the second paragraph under “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets”; or
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(10)
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to evidence or provide for the acceptance of appointment under the indenture of a successor trustee.
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(1)
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either:
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(i)
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all notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed notes that have been replaced or paid and notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Issuers, have been delivered to the trustee for cancellation; or
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(ii)
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all notes that have not been delivered to the trustee for cancellation have become due and payable or will become due and payable within one year by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise and the Issuers or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the notes not delivered to the trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of fixed maturity or redemption (provided that if such redemption is made as provided in the last paragraph under “—Optional Redemption,” (x) the amount of cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, that must be irrevocably deposited will be determined using an assumed Make Whole Premium calculated as of the date of such deposit and (y) the depositor must irrevocably deposit or cause to be deposited additional money in trust on the redemption date as necessary to pay the Make Whole Premium as determined by such date);
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(2)
|
in the case of clause (1)(b) above, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit or will occur as a result of the deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and any similar deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens to secure such borrowings), and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other material agreement or instrument (other than the agreements or instruments governing any other Indebtedness being defeased, discharged or replaced) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;
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(3)
|
the Issuers or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under the indenture; and
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(4)
|
the Issuers have delivered irrevocable instructions to the trustee under the indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the notes at fixed maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be.
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(1)
|
upon deposit of the Global Notes, DTC will credit the accounts of the Participants designated by the initial purchasers with portions of the principal amount of the Global Notes; and
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(2)
|
ownership of these interests in the Global Notes will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership of these interests will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to the Participants) or by the Participants and the Indirect Participants (with respect to other owners of beneficial interests in the Global Notes).
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(1)
|
any aspect of DTC’s records or any Participant’s or Indirect Participant’s records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the Global Notes or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of DTC’s records or any Participant’s or Indirect Participant’s records relating to the beneficial ownership interests in the Global Notes; or
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(2)
|
any other matter relating to the actions and practices of DTC or any of its Participants or Indirect Participants.
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(1)
|
DTC (a) notifies the Issuers that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Note or (b) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and in either event the Issuers fail to appoint a successor depositary within 90 days; or
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(2)
|
there has occurred and is continuing an Event of Default and DTC notifies the trustee of its decision to exchange the Global Note for Certificated Notes.
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(1)
|
Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person was merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such specified Person, but excluding Indebtedness which is extinguished, retired or repaid in connection with such Person merging with or into or becoming a Subsidiary of such specified Person; and
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(2)
|
Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
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(1)
|
the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any properties or assets (including by way of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction); provided that the disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by the provisions of the indenture described above under the caption “—Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Change of Control” and/or the provisions described above under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets” and not by the provisions of the Asset Sale covenant; and
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(2)
|
the issuance of Equity Interests in any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale of Equity Interests in any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
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(1)
|
any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves properties or assets having a fair market value of less than $25.0 million;
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(2)
|
a transfer of assets between or among any of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(3)
|
an issuance or sale of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
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(4)
|
the disposition of equipment, inventory, accounts receivable or other assets in the ordinary course of business;
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(5)
|
the disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents, Hedging Obligations or other financial instruments in the ordinary course of business;
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(6)
|
a Restricted Payment that is permitted by the covenant described above under the caption “Certain Covenants—Restricted Payments” or a Permitted Investment;
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(7)
|
any trade or exchange by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of properties or assets for properties or assets owned or held by another Person, provided that the fair market value of the properties or assets traded or exchanged by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (together with any cash) is reasonably equivalent to the fair market value of the properties or assets (together with any cash) to be received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, and provided further that any cash received must be applied in accordance with the provisions described above under the caption “Repurchase at the Option of Holders— Asset Sales”;
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(8)
|
the creation or perfection of a Lien that is not prohibited by the covenant described above under the caption “Certain Covenants—Liens”;
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(9)
|
dispositions in connection with Permitted Liens;
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(10)
|
surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind; and
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(11)
|
the grant in the ordinary course of business of any non-exclusive license or sublicensees of patents, trademarks, registrations therefor and other similar intellectual property.
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(1)
|
the sum of (i) all cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Subsidiaries on hand at the end of such period, and (ii) if the General Partner so determines, all or any portion of any additional cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Subsidiaries on hand on the date the Company makes Restricted Payments with respect to such period (including any borrowings made subsequent to the end of such period), less
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(2)
|
the amount of any cash reserves established by the General Partner to (i) provide for the proper conduct of the business of the Company and of its Subsidiaries (including reserves for future capital expenditures and for anticipated future credit needs) subsequent to such period, (ii) comply with applicable law or any loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, debt instrument or other agreement or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound or its assets are subject or (iii) provide funds for Restricted Payments in respect of future periods.
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(1)
|
with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;
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(2)
|
with respect to a partnership, the board of directors or board of managers of the general partner of the partnership or, if such general partner is itself a limited partnership, then the board of directors or board of managers of its general partner;
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(3)
|
with respect to a limited liability company, the board of managers or directors, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof; and
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(4)
|
with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
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(1)
|
in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
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(2)
|
in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
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(3)
|
in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and
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(4)
|
any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.
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(1)
|
United States dollars;
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(2)
|
securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities) having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition;
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(3)
|
certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits or with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million and a Thomson Bank Watch Rating of “B” or better;
|
(4)
|
repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;
|
(5)
|
commercial paper having the highest rating obtainable from Moody’s or S&P and in each case maturing within six months after the date of acquisition; and
|
(6)
|
money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition.
|
(1)
|
the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets (including Capital Stock of the Restricted Subsidiaries) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), which occurrence is followed by a Rating Decline within 90 days of the consummation of such transaction;
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(2)
|
the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the removal of the General Partner by the limited partners of the Company;
|
(3)
|
the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than a Qualifying Owner, becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the General Partner or of the Company, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares, units or the like, which occurrence is followed by a Rating Decline within 90 days thereof;
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(4)
|
the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), excluding the Qualifying Owners, becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company, the General Partner or of Holdco, measured by voting power rather than number or percentage of membership interests, at a time when Holdco still Beneficially Owns more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the General Partner or of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number or percentage of membership interests, which occurrence is followed by a Rating Decline within 90 days thereof; or
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(5)
|
the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the General Partner are not Continuing Directors, which occurrence is followed by a Rating Decline within 90 days thereof.
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(1)
|
an amount equal to any net loss realized by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale, to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
|
(2)
|
provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
|
(3)
|
consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued and whether or not capitalized (including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings), and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to interest rate Hedging Obligations, to the extent that any such expense was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
|
(4)
|
depreciation and amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period), impairment and other non-cash expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation and amortization, impairment and other non-cash expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
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(5)
|
unrealized non-cash losses resulting from foreign currency balance sheet adjustments required by GAAP to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
|
(6)
|
all extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring items of loss or expense, to the extent such items were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus
|
(7)
|
non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than items that were accrued in the ordinary course of business,
|
(1)
|
the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included, but only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person;
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(2)
|
the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person that is not a Guarantor will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, partners or members except to the extent the amount of dividends or distributions paid in cash to the Issuers or any Restricted Subsidiary (unless the income of such Restricted Subsidiary would otherwise be excluded from Consolidated Net Income pursuant to this proviso of this definition);
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(3)
|
the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;
|
(4)
|
unrealized losses and gains for such period under derivative instruments included in the determination of Consolidated Net Income, including, without limitation, those resulting from the application of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic No. 815, and any other losses and gains for such period that are assumed by PL Manufacturing and the PL Manufacturing Members will be excluded; and
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(5)
|
any nonrecurring charges relating to any premium or penalty paid, write off of deferred finance costs or other charges in connection with redeeming or retiring any Indebtedness prior to its Stated Maturity (including premiums or penalties paid to counterparties in connection with the breakage, termination or unwinding of Hedging Obligations) will be excluded.
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(1)
|
was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the indenture; or
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(2)
|
was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of the Qualifying Owners or of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board at the time of such nomination or election.
|
(1)
|
acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers, consolidations or otherwise (including acquisitions of assets used in a Permitted Business), and including in each case any related financing transactions (including repayment of Indebtedness) during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date, will be given pro forma effect as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period, including any Consolidated Cash Flow and any pro forma expense and cost reductions that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur within the next 12 months, in the reasonable judgment of the chief financial or accounting officer of the Company (regardless of whether those cost savings or operating improvements could then be reflected in pro forma financial statements in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act or any other regulation or policy of the SEC n related thereto);
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(2)
|
the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;
|
(3)
|
the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date;
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(4)
|
any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person at all times during such four-quarter period;
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(5)
|
any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person at any time during such four-quarter period; and
|
(6)
|
interest income reasonably anticipated by such Person to be received during the applicable four quarter period from cash or Cash Equivalents held by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person, which cash or Cash Equivalents exist on the Calculation Date or will exist as a result of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, will be included.
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(1)
|
the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued (including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings), and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to interest rate Hedging Obligations; plus
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(2)
|
the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus
|
(3)
|
any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such guarantee or Lien is called upon; plus
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(4)
|
all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of Disqualified Equity Interest of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Equity Interest) or to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,
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(1)
|
the Operating Company; and
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(2)
|
any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that becomes a Guarantor in accordance with the provisions of the indenture;
|
(1)
|
interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements entered into with one or more financial institutions and designed to protect the Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries entering into the agreement against fluctuations in interest rates with respect to Indebtedness incurred;
|
(2)
|
foreign exchange contracts and currency protection agreements entered into with one of more financial institutions and designed to protect the Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries entering into the agreement against fluctuations in currency exchanges rates with respect to Indebtedness incurred;
|
(3)
|
any commodity futures contract, commodity option or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in the price of Hydrocarbons used, produced, processed or sold by that Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time; and
|
(4)
|
other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates, commodity prices or currency exchange rates.
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(1)
|
in respect of borrowed money;
|
(2)
|
evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof;
|
(3)
|
in respect of bankers’ acceptances;
|
(4)
|
representing Capital Lease Obligations and Attributable Debt in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions;
|
(5)
|
representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property, except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable; or
|
(6)
|
representing any net Hedging Obligations,
|
(1)
|
the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount;
|
(2)
|
in the case of any Hedging Obligation, the termination value of the agreement or arrangement giving rise to such Hedging Obligation that would be payable by such Person at such date; and
|
(3)
|
the principal amount of the Indebtedness, together with any interest on the Indebtedness that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness.
|
(1)
|
any gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such gain (but not loss), realized in connection with: (a) any Asset Sale; or (b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person; and
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(2)
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any extraordinary gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain (but not loss).
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(1)
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the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale;
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(2)
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taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale, in each case, after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements;
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(3)
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amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the properties or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale; and
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(4)
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any amounts to be set aside in any reserve established in accordance with GAAP or any amount placed in escrow, in either case for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such properties or assets or for liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries until such time as such reserve is reversed or such escrow arrangement is terminated, in which case Net Proceeds shall include only the amount of the reserve so reversed or the amount returned to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries from such escrow arrangement, as the case may be.
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(1)
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as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, except for Customary Recourse Exceptions, or (c) is the lender;
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(2)
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no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit, upon notice, lapse of time or both, any holder of any other Indebtedness (other than the notes) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and
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(3)
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as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except for Customary Recourse Exceptions and as contemplated by clause (9) of the definition of Permitted Liens.
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(1)
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either (a) at the time of such Investment and immediately thereafter, the Company could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of the covenant described under “Certain Covenants—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests” above or (b) such Investment does not exceed the aggregate amount of Incremental Funds (as defined in the covenant described under “Certain Covenants—Restricted Payments”) not previously expended at the time of making such Investment;
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(2)
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if such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture has outstanding Indebtedness at the time of such Investment, either (a) all such Indebtedness is Non-Recourse Debt or (b) any such Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture that is recourse to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (which shall include, without limitation, all Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture for which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may be directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, obligated to pay, whether pursuant to the terms of such Indebtedness, by law or pursuant to any guarantee, including, without limitation, any “claw-back,” “make-well” or “keep-well” arrangement) could, at the time such Investment is made, be incurred at that time by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries under the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of the covenant described under “Certain Covenants—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests”; and
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(3)
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such Unrestricted Subsidiary’s or Joint Venture’s activities are not outside the scope of the Permitted Business.
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(1)
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any Investment in the Company or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (including through purchases of notes or other Senior Debt);
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(2)
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any Investment in Cash Equivalents;
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(3)
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any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:
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(i)
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such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or
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(ii)
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such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its properties or assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
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(4)
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any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from:
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(i)
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an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with the covenant described above under the caption “Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Asset Sales”; or
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(ii)
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pursuant to clause (7) of the items deemed not to be Asset Sales under the definition of “Asset Sale”;
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(5)
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any Investment in any Person solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interest) of the Company;
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(6)
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any Investments received in compromise of obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer, or as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment in default;
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(7)
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Hedging Obligations permitted to be incurred under the “Certain Covenants—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests” covenant;
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(8)
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Permitted Business Investments; and
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(9)
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other Investments in any Person having an aggregate fair market value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (9) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $35.0 million or 5.0% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (9) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (9) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.
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(1)
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Liens securing any Indebtedness under any of the Credit Facilities permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (1) of the definition of Permitted Debt.
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(2)
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Liens in favor of the Company or any Guarantor;
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(3)
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Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets (other than improvements thereon, accessions thereto and proceeds thereof) other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary;
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(4)
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Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition of the property by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition;
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(5)
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any interest or title of a lessor to the property subject to a Capital Lease Obligation;
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(6)
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Liens on any property or asset acquired, constructed or improved by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a “Purchase Money Lien”), which (a) are in favor of the seller of such property or assets, in favor of the Person developing, constructing, repairing or improving such asset or property, or in favor of the Person that provided the funding for the acquisition, development, construction, repair or improvement cost, as the case may be, of such asset or property, (b) are created within 360 days after the acquisition, development, construction, repair or improvement, (c) secure the purchase price or development, construction, repair or improvement cost, as the case may be, of such asset or property in an amount up to 100% of the fair market value of such acquisition, construction or improvement of such asset or property, and (d) are limited to the asset or property so acquired, constructed or improved (including the proceeds thereof, accessions thereto and upgrades thereof);
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(7)
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Liens existing on the date of the indenture other than Liens securing the Credit Facilities;
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(8)
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Liens to secure the performance of tenders, bids, statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, government contracts, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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(9)
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Liens on and pledges of the Equity Interests of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Joint Venture owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the extent securing Non-Recourse Debt or other Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture;
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(10)
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Liens on pipelines or pipeline facilities that arise by operation of law;
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(11)
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Liens arising under operating agreements, joint venture agreements, partnership agreements, contracts for purchase, sale, storage, transportation or exchange of Hydrocarbons, and other agreements arising in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are customary in the Permitted Business;
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(12)
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Liens upon specific items of inventory, receivables or other goods or proceeds of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or receivables securitizations issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory, receivables or other goods or proceeds and permitted by the covenant “Certain Covenants—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests”;
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(13)
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Liens securing Obligations of the Issuers or any Guarantor under the notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be;
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(14)
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Liens securing any Indebtedness equally and ratably with all Obligations due under the notes or any Subsidiary Guarantee pursuant to a contractual covenant that limits Liens in a manner substantially similar to the covenant described above under “Certain Covenants—Liens”;
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(15)
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Liens to secure performance of Hedging Obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(16)
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Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, provided that, after giving effect to any such incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness then outstanding and secured by any Liens incurred pursuant to this clause (16) does not exceed the greater of $35.0 million or 5.0% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; and
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(17)
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any Lien renewing, extending, refinancing or refunding a Lien permitted by clauses (1) through (15) above; provided that (a) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien is not increased and (b) no assets encumbered by any such Lien other than the assets permitted to be encumbered immediately prior to such renewal, extension, refinance or refund are encumbered thereby (other than improvements thereon, accessions thereto and proceeds thereof).
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(1)
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the principal amount of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all expenses and premiums incurred in connection therewith);
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(2)
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such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded;
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(3)
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if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and
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(4)
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such Indebtedness is not incurred (other than by way of a guarantee) by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than Finance Corp.) if the Company is the issuer or other primary obligor on the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded.
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(1)
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with respect to S&P, any of the following categories: AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); and
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(2)
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with respect to Moody’s, any of the following categories: Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories).
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(1)
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all Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding under Credit Facilities and all Hedging Obligations with respect thereto;
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(2)
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any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred under the terms of the indenture, unless the instrument under which such Indebtedness is incurred expressly provides that it is subordinated in right of payment to the notes or any Subsidiary Guarantee; and
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(3)
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all Obligations with respect to the items listed in the preceding clauses (1) and (2). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding sentence, Senior Debt will not include:
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(i)
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any intercompany Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or any of its Affiliates; or
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(ii)
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any Indebtedness that is incurred in violation of the indenture.
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(1)
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any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability company) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and
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(2)
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any partnership (whether general or limited) or limited liability company (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner or managing member of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person, or (b) if there is more than a single general partner or member, either (x) the only general partners or managing members of which are such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination thereof) or (y) such Person owns or controls, directly or indirectly, a majority of the outstanding general partner interests, member interests or other Voting Stock of such partnership or limited liability company, respectively.
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(i)
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calculate the Treasury Rate on the second Business Day preceding the applicable redemption date and
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(ii)
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prior to such redemption date file with the trustee an officers’ certificate setting forth the Make Whole Premium and the Treasury Rate and showing the calculation of each in reasonable detail.
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(1)
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except to the extent permitted by subclause (2)(b) of the definition of “Permitted Business Investments,” has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt owing to any Person other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(2)
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is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company;
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(3)
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is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and
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(4)
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has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
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(1)
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the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by
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(2)
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the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
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· | you acquire the new notes in the ordinary course of your business; |
· | you have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of such new notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act; and |
· | you are not our “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act). |
· | in the over-the-counter market; |
· | in negotiated transactions; |
· | through the writing of options on the new notes or a combination of such methods of resale; |
· | at market prices prevailing at the time of resale; |
· | at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or |
· | at negotiated prices. |
· | DTC has received your instructions to tender your old notes; and |
· | you agree to be bound by the terms of this Letter of Transmittal. |
(1)
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By tendering old notes in the Exchange Offer, you acknowledge receipt of the Prospectus and this Letter of Transmittal.
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(2)
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By tendering old notes in the Exchange Offer, you represent and warrant that you have full authority to tender the old notes described above and will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Issuers to be necessary or desirable to complete the tender of old notes.
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(3)
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You understand that the tender of the old notes pursuant to all of the procedures set forth in the Prospectus will constitute an agreement between the undersigned and the Issuers as to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus.
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(4)
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By tendering old notes in the Exchange Offer, you acknowledge that the Exchange Offer is being made in reliance upon interpretations contained in no-action letters issued to third parties by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, including Exxon Capital Holdings Corp., SEC No-Action Letter (available May 13, 1988), Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., SEC No-Action Letter (available June 5, 1991) and Shearman & Sterling, SEC No-Action Letter (available July 2, 1993), that the new notes issued in exchange for the old notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by holders thereof without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (other than a broker-dealer who purchased old notes exchanged for such new notes directly from the Issuers to resell pursuant to Rule 144A or any other available exemption under the Securities Act, and any such holder that is an “affiliate” of the Issuers within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act), provided that such new notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holders’ business and such holders are not participating in, and have no arrangement with any other person to participate in, the distribution of such new notes.
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(5)
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By tendering old notes in the Exchange Offer, you hereby represent and warrant that:
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(a)
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the new notes acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer are being obtained in the ordinary course of business of the undersigned, whether or not you are the holder;
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(b)
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you have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of old notes or new notes within the meaning of the Securities Act;
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(c)
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you are not an “affiliate,” as such term is defined under Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act, of the Company;
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(d)
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if you are a broker-dealer, you will receive the new notes for your own account in exchange for old notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and you acknowledge that you will deliver a prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available a prospectus) in connection with any resale of such new notes; and
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(e)
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if you are a broker-dealer that participates in the exchange offer with respect to old notes acquired for your own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, you have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with us or any of our “affiliates” to distribute the new notes.
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(6)
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If you are a broker-dealer that will receive new notes for your own account in exchange for old notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, you acknowledge, by tendering old notes in the Exchange Offer, that you will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such new notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, you will not be deemed to admit that you are an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
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(7)
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If you are a broker-dealer and old notes held for your own account were not acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, such old notes cannot be exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
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(8)
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Any of your obligations hereunder shall be binding upon your successors, assigns, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy, and legal and personal representatives.
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1.
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Book-Entry Confirmations
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2.
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Partial Tenders
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3.
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Validity of Tenders
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4.
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Waiver of Conditions
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5.
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No Conditional Tender
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6.
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Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies
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7.
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Withdrawal
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8.
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No Guarantee of Late Delivery
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