INDENTURE BETWEEN MISSISSIPPIBUSINESS FINANCE CORPORATION AND HancockBank, As Trustee Datedas of December 1, 2008 Notto Exceed $175,000,000 InAggregate Principal Amount MississippiBusiness Finance Corporation TaxableIndustrial Development Revenue Bonds (GulfSouth Pipeline Company, LP Project)
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INDENTURE
BETWEEN
MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS FINANCE CORPORATION
AND
Hancock Bank, As Trustee
Dated as of December 1, 2008
Not to Exceed $175,000,000
In Aggregate Principal Amount
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation
Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
(Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP Project)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS 3
Section 1.1. Definitions 3
ARTICLE II. DESCRIPTION, AUTHORIZATION, MANNER OF EXECUTION, AUTHENTICATION, REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF BONDS 8
Section 2.1. Authorization of Bonds 8
Section 2.2. Issuance of Bonds. 60; 8
Section 2.3. Mandatory Redemption ; 9
Section 2.4. Optional Redemption ; 9
Section 2.5. Method of Partial Redemption ; 9
Section 2.6. Bonds Mutilated, Destroyed, Stolen or Lost ; 9
Section 2.7. Additional Advances of Principal 10
Section 2.8. Execution 160; 10
Section 2.9. Negotiability, Transfer and Registry & #160; 11
Section 2.10. Regulations with Respect to Exchanges and Transfers 11
Section 2.11. Authentication 160; 11
Section 2.12. Destruction of Bonds 0; 12
ARTICLE III. AUTHENTICATION AND DELIVERY OF BONDS 0; 12
Section 3.1. Bonds Equally and Ratably Secured 160; 12
Section 3.2. Provisions for Issuance of Bonds 0; 12
Section 3.3. Limited Obligations 0; 13
ARTICLE IV. CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION OF PROJECT 160; 13
Section 4.1. Covenant to Proceed with Reasonable Dispatch; Revision of Plans and Specifications 13
Section 4.2. Covenant to Comply with Laws ; 13
ARTICLE V. PROJECT FUND ; 14
Section 5.1. Establishment of Project Fund ; 14
Section 5.2. Use of Monies 60; 14
Section 5.3. Completion of Project 160; 14
Section 5.4. Completion of Project if Bond Proceeds Insufficient; Surplus Proceeds 15
Section 5.5. Default by Contractor ; 15
Section 5.6. Investment of Project Fund ; 15
ARTICLE VI. BOND FUND ; 15
Section 6.1. Establishment of Bond Fund ; 15
Section 6.2. Flow of Funds 0; 16
ARTICLE VII. SECURITY FOR AND INVESTMENT OF MONIES 60; 16
Section 7.1. Security 60; 16
Section 7.2. Investments
Section 7.3. Transfer of Balance 160; 16
ARTICLE VIII. REDEMPTION OF BONDS 0; 16
Section 8.1. Method of Redemption ; 17
Section 8.2. Notice of Redemption ; 17
Section 8.3. Payment of Redeemed Bonds 0; 17
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ARTICLE IX. PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER 60; 17
Section 9.1. Payment of Bonds 0; 18
Section 9.2. Maintain Its Existence 18
Section 9.3. Payments Under Loan Agreement; No Amendment to Loan Agreement Without Consent 18
Section 9.4. Further Documents 18
Section 9.5. Payment of Taxes and Assessments; Compliance with Regulations; No Creation of Liens or Charges 18
Section 9.6. Extension of Payment of Bonds 0; 18
ARTICLE X. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES & #160; 19
Section 10.1. Events of Default 160; 19
Section 10.2. Right to Declare Bonds Due and Payable 160; 19
Section 10.3. Proceedings by Trustee 160; 19
Section 10.4. Effect of Discontinuance or Abandonment 0; 20
Section 10.5. Rights of Bondholders 0; 20
Section 10.6. Restriction on Bondholder's Action 60; 20
Section 10.7. Power of Trustee to Enforce 160; 21
Section 10.8. Remedies Not Exclusive 21
Section 10.9. Effect of Waiver 60; 21
Section 10.10. Application of Monies 60; 21
ARTICLE XI. CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE 160; 22
Section 11.1. Appointment and Acceptance of Duties 60; 22
Section 11.2. Responsibilities 22
Section 11.3. Powers 0; 22
Section 11.4. Compensation 0; 22
Section 11.5. No Duty to Maintain Insurance 22
Section 11.6. Notice of Event of Default 160; 22
Section 11.7. Action Upon Default 160; 22
Section 11.8. Limitation of Liability 23
Section 11.9. Ownership of Bonds 0; 23
Section 11.10. No Duty to Invest 60; 23
Section 11.11. Construction of Provisions of Indenture 23
Section 11.12. Resignation 0; 23
Section 11.13. Removal 160; 23
Section 11.14. Appointment of Successor Trustee 160; 24
Section 11.15. Successor to be Bank or Trust Company 160; 24
Section 11.16. Failure to Appoint a Successor Trustee 160; 24
Section 11.17. Acceptance by Successor Trustee 160; 24
Section 11.18. Merger or Consolidation 160; 24
Section 11.19. Action Upon Event of Default 160; 25
Section 11.20. Notice of Occurrence of Event of Default 160; 25
Section 11.21. Intervention by Trustee 160; 25
Section 11.22. Appointment and Acceptance of Paying Agents 60; 25
Section 11.23. Resignation or Removal of Paying Agent; Appointment of Successor 25
Section 11.24. Trust Estate May Be Vested in Separate or Co-Trustee ; 25
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ARTICLE XII. EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS BY BONDHOLDERS AND PROOF OF OWNERSHIP OF BONDS 26
Section 12.1. Execution of Instruments; Proof of Ownership 26
ARTICLE XIII. MODIFICATION OF INDENTURE AND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES 26
Section 13.1. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of the Company, But Without Consent of Bondholders 27
Section 13.2. Trustee Authorized to Enter Supplemental Indenture 27
Section 13.3. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Bondholders and the Company 27
ARTICLE XIV. MISCELLANEOUS 160; 27
Section 14.1. Dissolution of Issuer 60; 27
Section 14.2. Parties Interested Herein 60; 28
Section 14.3. Severability of Invalid Provisions ; 28
Section 14.4. No Recourse on Bonds 0; 28
Section 14.5. Notice 0; 28
Section 14.6. Counterparts 0; 29
Section 14.7. Governing Law 29
ARTICLE XV. BOND FORM ; 29
Section 15.1. Bond Form ; 29
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THIS INDENTURE, dated as of December 1, 2008, among Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, a public corporation (hereinafter called the "Issuer"), and Hancock Bank, as trustee (the "Trustee").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Issuer is authorized by the provisions of Title 57, Chapter 10, Article 7, of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended (the "Act") to, among other things, provide and finance economic development projects in the State of Mississippi by, among other things, providing loans and other assistance to eligible companies, and to finance such assistance to eligible companies by the issuance of revenue bonds;
WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized, under the Act, as a project by the Company (as hereinafter defined) the permanent financing of all or a part of the Project (as hereinafter defined);
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to authorize the issuance of its taxable revenue bonds hereunder, to secure the payment of the principal thereof and the interest and redemption premium, if any, thereon and any other payments required under this Indenture and to assure the performance and observance of the covenants and conditions herein contained in order to provide for the permanent financing, from time to time, of the Project;
WHEREAS, the Issuer has entered into a Loan Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the "Loan Agreement") with the Company (as hereinafter defined) to provide for the permanent financing of the Project with the proceeds of the loan from the Issuer and the repayment of such loan to the Issuer;
WHEREAS, the Issuer has determined to issue and sell up to $175,000,000 maximum aggregate principal amount of Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP Project) (the "Bonds"), the proceeds of which are to be used to pay a portion of the costs of the Project and to pay the necessary expenses incidental to the issuance of the Bonds;
WHEREAS, Boardwalk Pipelines, LP (the "Purchaser") has agreed to purchase the Bonds (as hereinafter defined) with the proceeds of which to be loaned to the Company by the Issuer to finance the Project (as hereafter defined);
WHEREAS, on the date of execution of this Indenture, the Issuer shall issue the Bonds to finance the Project;
WHEREAS, to further secure the Bonds, the Company has authorized, executed and delivered a Note (as defined herein) to the Issuer, which Note the Issuer has assigned to the Trustee;
WHEREAS, the Issuer, at a meeting thereof duly convened and held, has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture and the issuance hereunder of the Bonds, upon and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Bonds, when executed and issued by the Issuer, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered, the valid and binding legal obligations of the Issuer, in accordance with their terms and to make this Indenture a valid and binding agreement for the security of the Bonds authenticated and delivered under this Indenture;
NOW, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
That the Issuer, in consideration of the premises, the acceptance by the Trustee of the trusts hereby created, the purchase and acceptance of the Bonds by the Purchaser thereof, and other good and valuable considerations, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in order to secure the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on all Bonds outstanding hereunder from time to time, according to their tenor and effect, and such other payments required to be made under this Indenture, and to secure the observance and performance by the Issuer of all the covenants, expressed or implied herein and in the Bonds, does hereby grant, bargain, sell, convey, assign, pledge and grant a security interest unto the Trustee, and unto its successors in the trusts hereunder, and to them and their successors and assigns forever, all right, title and interest of the Issuer in, to and under, subject to the terms and conditions of this Indenture, any and all of the following:
(a) the Loan Agreement, including but not limited to the Issuer's rights to receive the loan payments and other revenues and receipts payable thereunder, and the Issuer's rights to enforce the Loan Agreement, provided, however, that the Issuer hereby reserves its rights under the Loan Agreement to receive notices, the payment of Administration Expenses and indemnification payments, all as provided in the Loan Agreement;
(b) the Note, including, without limitation, all payments to be made by the Company pursuant to the Note;
(c) the proceeds of the Bonds (subject to provisions pertaining to the use thereof set forth herein and in the Loan Agreement);
(d) any and all other property of every kind and nature from time to time hereafter by delivery or by writing of any kind, conveyed, mortgaged, sold, pledged, assigned and transferred, as and for additional security hereunder, by the Issuer or by any other person, firm or entity in its behalf or with its written consent to the Trustee, and the Trustee is hereby authorized to receive any and all such property at any and all times and to hold and apply the same subject to the terms hereof provided, however, the Trustee consents in writing to the acceptance of such additional security;
(e) any income received by the Trustee from the investment of the proceeds of the Bonds and other funds held by the Trustee hereunder (subject to provisions pertaining to the use thereof set forth herein and in the Loan Agreement); and
(f) the proceeds of any of the foregoing;
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all the same hereby pledged, conveyed and assigned, or agreed or intended so to be, to the Trustee and its successors in said trust and to it and its assigns forever; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the Issuer, its successors or assigns, shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, the principal of the Bonds issued and secured hereunder and the interest due or to become due thereon, at the times and in the manner mentioned in such Bonds, according to the true intent and meaning thereof, and shall well and truly keep, perform and observe all the covenants and conditions pursuant to the terms of this Indenture to be kept, performed and observed by it, and shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee all sums of money due or to become due to it in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, then upon such final payments this Indenture and the unvested rights hereby granted shall cease and terminate, otherwise this Indenture to be and remain in full force and effect;
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THIS INDENTURE FURTHER WITNESSETH that, and it is expressly declared, all Bonds issued and secured hereunder are to be issued, authenticated and delivered and all the rights and property hereby pledged are to be dealt with and disposed of under, upon and subject to the terms, conditions, stipulations, covenants, agreements, trusts, uses and purposes as hereinafter expressed, and the Issuer has agreed and covenanted, and does hereby agree and covenant, with the Trustee and with the respective holders and owners, from time to time, of the said Bonds, as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. Definitions. The terms set forth below shall have the following meanings in this Indenture, unless the context clearly otherwise requires. Except where the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular number shall include the plural number and vice versa.
"Act" shall mean Title 57, Chapter 10, Article 7, of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended and supplemented.
"Administration Expenses" shall mean the reasonable, necessary and documented expenses incurred by the Issuer pursuant to the Loan Agreement or this Indenture, including the Initial Administrative Fee, and the compensation and expenses paid to or incurred by the Trustee or any Paying Agent under this Indenture.
"Authorized Company Representative" shall mean any person or persons from time to time designated to act on behalf of the Company by a written certificate, signed on behalf of the Company by the President or one of the Vice Presidents of its general partner or other duly authorized Person and the Secretary or the Treasurer of its general partner or other duly authorized Person and furnished to the Issuer and the Trustee, containing the specimen signature of each such person.
"Bond Counsel" shall mean Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC, Jackson, Mississippi, or an attorney-at-law or a firm of attorneys, designated by the Issuer, of nationally recognized standing in matters pertaining to bonds issued by states and their political subdivisions, duly admitted to the practice of law before the highest court of any state of the United States of America.
"Bond Counsel's Opinion" shall mean an opinion signed by Bond Counsel and satisfactory to the Issuer, the Trustee, and the Purchaser.
"Bondholder" or "holder of the Bonds" or "holder" shall mean the Registered Owner(s) of any fully registered Bonds.
"Bonds" or "Bond" shall mean the Bonds in an aggregate amount not exceeding $175,000,000.
"Bond Fund" shall mean the fund established pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Indenture.
"Bond Purchase Agreement" shall mean the Bond Purchase Agreement dated as of December 1, 2008, among the Issuer, the Company and the Purchaser.
"Building" or "Buildings" shall mean the buildings and improvements generally described on Exhibit A to the Loan Agreement constructed in part through a loan of the proceeds of the Bonds and located on the Project Site, as described in Exhibit B to the Loan Agreement, and all additions, modifications and improvements thereto, as they may at any time exist.
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"Business Day" shall mean any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday or other day, on which the Purchaser, Trustee or the Company is not required or authorized by law to remain closed.
"Closing Date" shall mean December 5, 2008.
"Company" shall mean Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, or any person or entity which is the surviving, resulting or transferee person in any merger, consolidation or transfer of assets permitted under Section 5.2 of the Loan Agreement and shall also mean, unless the context otherwise requires, and any assignee of this Indenture as permitted by Section 6.1 of the Loan Agreement.
"Completion Date" shall mean, with respect to the Bonds, the date of completion of the Project, as that date shall be certified pursuant to Section 5.3 of this Indenture.
"Cost" or "Cost of the Project" shall mean and be deemed to include to the extent permitted by the Act, costs incurred after April 15, 2006, with respect to the Mississippi Expansion Project and February 10, 2007, with respect to the Southeast Expansion Project, (a) obligations incurred for labor, Equipment and other expenses paid to contractors, builders and materialmen in connection with the construction, installation and equipping of the Project and improvements thereto including, but not limited to, improvements to the Project Site; (b) the cost of contract or performance bonds or of other bonds and of insurance of all kinds that may be required or necessary prior to or during the course of construction of the Project; (c) all costs of architectural and engineering services, including the expenses of the Issuer and the Company for test borings, surveys, test and pilot operations, estimates, plans and specifications and preliminary investigations therefor, and for supervising construction, as well as for the performance of all other duties required by or consequent upon the proper completion of the Project; (d) compensation and expenses of the Issuer and the Trustee, legal, accounting, financial and printing expenses, fees and all other expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, which are not otherwise provided for under the terms of this Indenture; (e) all other costs which the Issuer or the Company shall be required to pay under the terms of any contract or contracts for the acquisition (by purchase, lease or otherwise), construction, installation and equipping of the Project; (f) any sums required to reimburse the Issuer or the Company for advances made by either of them for any of the above items, or for any other costs incurred and for work done by any of them, which are properly chargeable to the Project; (g) Administration Expenses; and (h) any other expenses or fees of the Issuer or the Trustee, which in the opinion of the Issuer or the Trustee, are related to the Project or the Bonds, including but not limited to, commitment and legal fees and the costs, fees and expenses in connection with the initial issuance and sale of the Bonds.
"Equipment" shall mean those items of machinery, equipment, fixtures and other tangible personal property, which have been or are to be acquired and installed in the Buildings or elsewhere at or on the Project Site with the proceeds of the Bonds and any item of machinery, equipment, fixtures and other tangible personal property which may be acquired and installed in the Buildings or elsewhere at or on the Project Site in substitution thereof or in addition thereto pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, and any renewals and replacements of any of the foregoing. At such time as the Project is completed, a complete detailed list of Equipment and other items of personalty acquired with the proceeds of the Bonds can be found in the records of the Project Fund maintained by the Trustee.
"Event(s) of Default" shall mean any Event(s) of Default specified in Section 10.1 of this Indenture.
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"Executive Director" shall mean the Executive Director of the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation as is duly appointed by the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation.
“Final Maturity Date” shall mean December 1, 2018.
"Governmental Authority" means any federal, state, local, foreign or other governmental or administrative body, instrumentality, department or agency or any court, tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration panel, commission, or other similar dispute-resolving panel or body.
"Indenture" shall mean this Indenture related to the Bonds dated as of December 1, 2008, between the Issuer and the Trustee, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.
"Initial Administrative Fee" shall mean the initial fee of the Issuer with respect to the Bonds in the amount of $70,000 which fee is required to be paid by the Company to the Issuer pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
"Interest Payment Date" shall mean, beginning on June 1, 2009, each June 1 and December 1 until the principal hereof is paid or duly provided for upon redemption or maturity of the Bonds.
"Investment Securities" shall mean, only to the extent permitted by State law, any of the following unless the Company has determined that the same are not at the time legal investments of the Company's monies:
(a) savings accounts and certificates of deposit issued by a commercial bank or savings and loan association incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia having a capital stock and surplus of more than $175,000,000, including the Trustee, or which are fully collateralized by investments of the type described in (b) below or are rated either A-I or A-2 by Standard & Poor's Corporation or P-1 or P-2 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.;
(b) bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness of the United States of America or the State and any other security unconditionally guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof;
(c) repurchase agreements involving the purchase and resale of investments described in (b) above; provided, that (i) the purchase price of any such agreement shall at no time exceed the fair market value of the investments underlying the same, (ii) each such agreement shall provide for the payment of cash or deposit of additional investments at least monthly so that the sum of the fair market value of investments and the amount of cash underlying the same shall remain at least equal to the purchase price thereof, (iii) the Trustee shall take physical possession of such investments or the Trustee shall be named as the record owner of such investments in the records of a Federal Reserve Bank, in each case no later than the time the purchase price therefor is paid by the Trustee, (iv) the other party to such repurchase agreement shall be a commercial bank or savings and loan association incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or a securities firm registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in either case having combined capital and surplus of at least $175,000,000 including the Trustee, and (v) the repurchase obligations are at the demand of the Trustee or have a maturity of less than one year;
(d) any money market fund rated "AAA" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. comprised of the investments of the type described in paragraph (b); and
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(e) any other investment or investment agreement as the Registered Owner(s) of not less than fifty-one percent (51%) in the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding may approve.
"Issuer" shall mean the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, constituting a public body corporate and a political subdivision of the State, its successors and assigns, and any public corporation resulting from or surviving any consolidation or merger to which it or its successors may be a party.
"Loan" means the loan made by the Issuer to the Company from the proceeds of the issuance of the Bonds.
"Loan Agreement" shall mean the Loan Agreement between the Company and the Issuer dated as of December 1, 2008, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Loan Documents" shall mean the Loan Agreement, this Indenture, the Bond Purchase Agreement, the Note, the Bond, the Assignment of the Loan Agreement, and the Assignment of the Note, and any and all promissory notes executed by the Company in favor of the Issuer and all other security agreements, documents, instruments, guarantees, certificates and agreements executed and/or delivered by the Company, in connection with this Indenture, the Bonds, the Bond Purchase Agreement, and the Loan Agreement.
"Loan Payments" shall mean the payments required to be made by the Company pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Loan Agreement.
"Mississippi Expansion Project" shall mean the construction of a natural gas pipeline through Warren, Hinds, Copiah and Simpson Counties in Mississippi.
"Note" shall mean the promissory note of the Company issued by the Company to the Issuer in accordance with Section 4.1 of the Loan Agreement, the form of which is attached thereto as Exhibit C.
"Outstanding," when used with reference to Bonds, shall mean, at any date as of which the amount of outstanding Bonds is to be determined, the aggregate of all Bonds authorized, issued, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture except:
(a) Bonds canceled or surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to Section 2.12 of this Indenture prior to such date;
(b) Bonds in lieu of or in substitution for which other Bonds shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company is presented that any such Bond is held by a bona fide holder in due course.
In determining whether holders of a requisite aggregate principal amount of Bonds outstanding have concurred in any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Indenture, Bonds which are owned by the Company or the Issuer shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination; provided, however, that for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Bonds which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.
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"Person" or "person" shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority, or other entity of whatever nature.
"Project" shall mean collectively, the Mississippi Expansion Project and the Southeast Expansion Project.
"Project Fund" shall mean the fund created under Section 5.1 of this Indenture.
"Project Site" shall mean the real property described in Exhibit B attached to the Loan Agreement on which the Building(s) and Equipment acquired, expanded, and installed with the proceeds of the Bonds are or will be situated, which property is owned by the Company.
"Purchaser" shall mean Boardwalk Pipelines, LP.
"Redemption Price" shall mean the principal of and interest on the Bonds to be redeemed at par, without premium, and all other amounts due and owing in respect to the Bonds.
"Registered Owner(s)" shall mean the Person or Persons in whose name or names the particular registered Bond or Bonds shall be registered on the Bond register.
"Revenues" shall mean all payments, receipts and revenues payable by the Company to the Issuer under the Loan Agreement (except payment of Administration Expenses and indemnification payments pursuant to Sections 4.2 and 4.11, respectively, of the Loan Agreement) and any other payments, receipts and revenues derived by the Issuer from the Company under the Loan Agreement.
"Southeast Expansion Project" shall mean the construction of a natural gas pipeline through Simpson, Clarke, Jasper and Smith Counties in Mississippi.
"State" shall mean the State of Mississippi.
"Trustee" shall have the meaning set forth in this Indenture.
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ARTICLE II.
DESCRIPTION, AUTHORIZATION, MANNER OF EXECUTION, AUTHENTICATION, REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF BONDS
Section 2.1. Authorization of Bonds. No Bonds may be issued under the provisions of this Indenture except in accordance with this Article and shall be limited to the maximum, aggregate principal amount not to exceed $175,000,000. Bonds shall be issued upon written notice by the Company to the Trustee, the Purchaser and the Issuer, requesting an advance of the proceeds of the Bonds, so as to fund the Project, to the extent the aggregate amount of such advance does not exceed $175,000,000. The proceeds of the Bonds shall be advanced from time to time by the Purchaser upon receipt by the Purchaser (with a copy to the Trustee) of a Notice of Borrowing in the form of Exhibit A attached to the Bond Purchase Agreement, duly executed on behalf of the Company, as provided in the Bond Purchase Agreement and subject to the satisfaction of all conditions set forth therein as determined by the Purchaser. Any such Notice of Borrowing shall be treated as an order from the Issuer to authorize the advance under the Bonds initially issued and delivered and as irrevocable, unless the Trustee, the Issuer and the Purchaser shall consent in writing to any revocation thereof. No further action shall be required by the Issuer in order to authorize any such advance. The Trustee shall make a notation on the Grid attached to the Note of the date and amount of each such advance and each payment of principal and interest on the Bonds and the Purchaser has agreed in the Bond Purchase Agreement to make a similar notation on the Grid attached to the Bond. The principal amount outstanding under this Indenture shall be determined by records maintained by the Trustee and the Purchaser.
Each Notice of Borrowing submitted by the Company to the Purchaser requesting an advance of the proceeds of the Bonds shall be deemed a request hereunder for an advance of the proceeds of the loan under the Loan Agreement.
Except as otherwise approved by the Issuer, no Bonds shall be issued under the provisions of this Indenture with a dated date of Bonds on or after December 1, 2011.
Section 2.2. Issuance of Bonds.
(a) Designation of and Maximum Principal Amount of Bonds. The Bonds shall be designated "Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, (Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP Project)" and, shall be issued under and secured by this Indenture in the maximum aggregate principal amount of up to $175,000,000 and shall be issued and sold at the direction of the Company as provided for in Section 2.1 hereof; provided, however, that the principal amount of the Bonds, up to the maximum principal amount, may be advanced to the Issuer periodically by the Purchaser, upon the Company's request to the Purchaser with notice of such request to the Trustee, as provided in Sections 2.1 and 2.7 of this Indenture and in the Bond Purchase Agreement. The principal amount of the Bonds Outstanding at any time shall be determined by the records maintained by the Trustee and the Purchaser pursuant to this Indenture. The Bonds shall be dated the date of the issuance and delivery thereof and shall mature (subject to prior redemption at the prices and dates and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth) as set forth below, shall be numbered R-1 and initially shall be issued in the form of one (1) typewritten bond. The initial advance of the Bonds shall bear interest from the date of such advance. Except as hereinafter provided, the principal of and interest due on any Bonds shall be paid to the Registered Owner of such Bonds as shown on the registration books kept by the Bond Registrar.
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(b) Maturity, Interest Rate, and Payment. The Bonds shall be dated the date of delivery thereof and shall bear an interest rate equal to seven percent (7%) per annum.
Interest accrued on the Bonds shall be paid on each Interest Payment Date. The outstanding principal shall be due and payable on the Final Maturity Date of the respective Bond which shall be designated by the Executive Director or other officer of the Issuer and approved by the Company. All Bonds shall mature no later than December 1, 2018. Bonds may be prepaid in whole or in part without penalty, upon written notice to the Trustee, the Issuer, and the Purchaser as provided in Section 2.4 of this Indenture.
Interest shall be computed as if a calendar year consisted of three hundred sixty-five (365) days and charged on a daily basis.
All payments of principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States of America which, at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts and shall be made to the Registered Owner(s) thereof by check delivered and received on the Payment Date or by bank wire or bank transfer as such Registered Owner(s) may specify or otherwise as the Trustee and such Registered Owner(s) may agree.
On or after the date of execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer shall issue the Bonds hereunder the proceeds of which to be used to finance the Project.
Section 2.3. Mandatory Redemption. The Bonds shall be subject to mandatory redemption prior to maturity in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII hereof upon direction of the Issuer, without premium or penalty, upon payment in each case of an amount equal to the principal amount of the Bonds to be redeemed, together with interest accrued on such principal amount to such date, in whole or in part, at any time, (i) in case of damage or destruction to, or condemnation of the Project if the Company has determined to prepay a similar portion of the Note pursuant to the Loan Agreement or (ii) in the event and to the extent that there remains surplus funds in the Project Fund upon the Completion Date as provided in Section 3.7 of the Loan Agreement.
Section 2.4. Optional Redemption. The Bonds are also subject to redemption and prepayment by the Issuer without premium or penalty at the written request of the Company, such request to be provided to the Trustee and the Issuer no less than fifteen (15) days, or such lesser period of time as shall be acceptable to the Purchaser and the Trustee, prior to the redemption date, in whole or in part, upon the Trustee's providing notice of redemption in accordance with Section 8.2 hereof. Notwithstanding anything under this Section 2.4 to the contrary, the Bonds issued hereunder shall not be subject to optional redemption hereunder earlier than one (1) year following the first date on which any portion of the Bonds is sold to the Purchaser; except that if the Company redeems or prepays any portion of the Bonds prior to such one (1) year period, the Company shall be responsible to the State of Mississippi and/or the appropriate local taxing authorities in Mississippi for all taxes owed but otherwise exempt from taxation under Section 57-10-255 of the Act.
Section 2.5. Method of Partial Redemption. All redemptions and prepayments made by the Company are to be applied first in reduction of interest then due at the rate stated herein, and any amount remaining after such payment of said interest shall be applied in reduction of principal in the order of maturity, or in such other order as the Purchaser shall determine in its sole discretion.
Section 2.6. Bonds Mutilated, Destroyed, Stolen or Lost. In the event any Outstanding Bond, whether temporary or definitive, is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Issuer may execute, and upon its request in writing, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, a new Bond of the same Series, principal amount and maturity and of like tenor as the mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed Bond in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Bond, or in lieu of and substitution for such lost, stolen or destroyed Bond.
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Application for exchange and substitution of mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed Bonds shall be made to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office or at such other office as designated by the Trustee. In every case the applicant for a substitute Bond shall furnish to the Issuer and to the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any Paying Agent harmless. In every case of loss, theft or destruction of a Bond, the applicant shall also furnish to the Issuer and to the Trustee evidence to their reasonable satisfaction of the loss, theft or destruction and of the ownership of such Bond, and in every case of mutilation of a Bond, the applicant shall surrender the Bond so mutilated.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6, in the event any such Bond shall have matured, and no default has occurred which is then continuing in the payment of the principal of, redemption premium (if any) or interest on the Bonds, the Issuer may authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Bond) instead of issuing a substitute Bond provided security or indemnity is furnished as above provided in this Section 2.6.
Upon the issuance of any substitute Bond, the Issuer and the Trustee may charge the holder of such Bond with their reasonable fees and expenses in connection therewith. Every substitute Bond issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.6 by virtue of the fact that any Bond is lost, stolen or destroyed shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Bond shall be found at any time, or be enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionally with any and all other Bonds duly issued under this Indenture to the same extent as the Bonds in substitution of for which such Bonds were issued.
The provisions of this Section 2.6 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all of the rights and remedies with respect to the payment of mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed Bonds, including those granted by any law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.
Section 2.7. Additional Advances of Principal. The aggregate amount of principal advances under the Bonds shall not exceed $175,000,000. Subsequent to the initial issuance of Bonds, advances shall be made under such Bonds upon the Company's submission to the Purchaser of a Notice of Borrowing, with notice of such request to the Trustee, as provided in the Bond Purchase Agreement and subject to the satisfaction of all conditions set forth therein as determined by the Purchaser. The proceeds of each advance shall be deposited in the Project Fund and disbursed as provided in Sections 3.4 of the Loan Agreement and Section 5.2 of this Indenture. The Purchaser has agreed in the Bond Purchase Agreement to note the date and amount of each advance on the Grid attached to the Bond, but failure to make such notation shall not effect the obligation of the Company to repay such principal advance as required by the Loan Agreement and this Indenture. The principal amount of each advance shall be Outstanding under the Bonds, until repayment thereof, and the terms and provisions of this Indenture shall apply to each such advance.
Section 2.8. Execution. All the Bonds shall, from time to time, be executed on behalf of the Issuer by, or bear the manual or facsimile signature of, its Executive Director and its corporate seal (which may be in facsimile) shall be thereunto affixed (or imprinted or engraved if facsimile) and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of the Secretary.
If any of the officers who shall have signed or sealed any of the Bonds or whose facsimile signature shall be upon the Bonds shall cease to be such officer of the Issuer before the Bonds so signed and sealed shall have been actually authenticated by the Trustee or delivered by the Issuer, such Bonds nevertheless may be authenticated, issued and delivered with the same force and effect as though the person or persons who signed or sealed such Bonds or whose facsimile signature shall be upon the Bonds had not ceased to be such officers of the Issuer; and also any such Bond may be signed and sealed on behalf of the Issuer by those persons who, at the actual date of the execution of such Bonds, shall be the proper officers of the Issuer, although at the date of such Bond any such person shall not have been such officer of the Issuer.
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Section 2.9. Negotiability, Transfer and Registry.
(a) The Bonds may be transferred and title thereto shall pass, only in the manner provided in the Provisions for Registration set forth in the form of the Bond in Section 15.1 of this Indenture. The Issuer hereby designates the Trustee as initial Bond registrar to keep the books for the registration and for the transfer of Bonds as provided in this Indenture. All Bonds presented for transfer, exchange, redemption or payment (if so required by the Issuer or the Trustee), shall be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer or authorization for exchange, in form and with guaranty of signature satisfactory to the Trustee, duly executed by the Registered Owner(s) or by his attorney duly authorized in writing. No charge shall be made to Registered Owners for the transfer and registration of the Bonds except for a sum sufficient to pay any tax, fee or governmental charge that may be imposed with respect thereto.
(b) The Issuer, the Trustee and any Paying Agent may deem and treat the Registered Owner(s) of any registered Bonds as the absolute owner of such Bond for the purpose of receiving any payment on such Bond and for all other purposes of this Indenture and the Loan Agreement, whether such Bond shall be overdue or not, and neither the Issuer, nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Payment of, or on account of, the principal of and interest and redemption premium, if any, on any registered Bond shall be made to such Registered Owner(s) or upon his written order. All such payments shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon such Bond to the extent of the sum or sums so paid.
(c) All Bonds issued under this Indenture, shall have such attributes of negotiability as are provided for under the laws of the State.
Section 2.10. Regulations with Respect to Exchanges and Transfers. In all cases in which the privilege of exchanging Bonds or registering the transfer of Bonds is exercised, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Bonds in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture. All Bonds surrendered in any such exchange or upon any such registration of transfer shall forthwith be delivered to the Trustee and canceled by it. There shall be no charge to Registered Owners for any such exchange or registration of transfer of Bonds, but the Issuer may require the payment of a sum sufficient to pay any tax or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to any such exchange or registration of transfer. Neither the Issuer nor the Trustee shall be required (a) to register the transfer of or exchange any Bond for a period of fifteen (15) days next preceding any interest payment date on such Bonds or next preceding any selection of such Bond to be redeemed and after mailing of any notice of redemption or (b) to register the transfer of or exchange any Bonds called for redemption in whole or in part.
Section 2.11. Authentication. No Bond shall be secured by this Indenture or entitled to the benefit hereof or shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there shall be endorsed on such Bond the Trustee's certificate of authentication, substantially in the form prescribed in this Indenture, executed by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Trustee; and such certificate on a Bond issued by the Issuer shall be conclusive evidence and the only competent evidence that such Bond has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
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Section 2.12. Destruction of Bonds. Upon the surrender to the Trustee of any temporary or mutilated Bond, or any Bond acquired, redeemed, or paid at maturity, the same shall forthwith be canceled and, at the written request of the Issuer, be cremated or otherwise destroyed by the Trustee, and the Trustee shall, if such Bond is so cremated or destroyed, deliver its certificate of such cremation or other destruction to the Issuer.
ARTICLE III.
AUTHENTICATION AND DELIVERY OF BONDS
Section 3.1. Bonds Equally and Ratably Secured. The aggregate principal amount of Bonds which may be executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee and delivered and secured by this Indenture is not limited except as is or may hereafter be provided in this Indenture or as may be limited by law. All Bonds issued and to be issued hereunder are, and are to be, to the extent provided in this Indenture, equally and ratably secured by this Indenture without preference, priority or distinction on account of the actual time or times of the authentication or delivery or maturity of the Bonds, so that, subject as aforesaid, all Bonds at any time Outstanding hereunder shall have the same right, lien and preference under and by virtue of this Indenture and shall all be equally executed, authenticated and delivered simultaneously on the date hereof, whether the same or any of them shall actually be disposed of at such date, or whether they, or any of them, shall be disposed of at some future date, or whether they, or any of them, shall have been authorized to be executed, authenticated and delivered under Section 3.2 of this Indenture or may be authorized to be executed, authenticated and delivered hereafter pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.
Section 3.2. Provisions for Issuance of Bonds. Upon written notice and designation by the Company, the Bonds so designated shall be executed in the designated amount by the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee for authentication, together with a statement as to the amount and disposition of the proceeds of the sale of such principal amount of said Bonds, and thereupon the Bonds shall be authenticated by the Trustee and shall be delivered to or upon the written order of the Executive Director of the Issuer. The Bonds shall be designated “Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2008 (Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP Project)” and executed by Issuer and delivered to the Trustee as set forth in the preceding sentence. Each such advance in respect of the Bonds when paid for by the Purchaser at the direction of the Company in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Loan Agreement, the Bonds, including each such advance, will have been duly authorized, executed and issued and will constitute legal, valid and binding limited obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with their terms and entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. Prior to the execution and delivery of this Indenture by the Issuer and Trustee, the Trustee shall also have received the following:
(a) a resolution adopted by the Issuer authorizing the execution and delivery of the Loan Agreement, this Indenture and the Bond Purchase Agreement and the issuance and delivery of the Bonds as provided for hereunder, duly certified by the Secretary, under its corporate seal, to have been duly adopted by the Issuer and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification;
(b) the Loan Agreement, this Indenture, the Note and the Bond Purchase Agreement;
(c) written direction to the Trustee on behalf of the Issuer and signed by the Executive Director and by the Secretary of the Issuer to authenticate and deliver the Bond to the Purchaser;
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(d) an opinion of counsel for the Company addressed to the Issuer, the Trustee, the Purchaser and Bond Counsel to the effect that: (1) the Company has been duly formed and is validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified to do business and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Mississippi; (2) the Company has all requisite partnership power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents; (3) the execution and delivery of each of the Loan Documents and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary partnership action on the part of the Company; (4) each of the Loan Documents has been duly executed and delivered and neither the execution and delivery by the Company of the Loan Documents, the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, constitutes or will result in a breach of the Company's certificate of limited partnership or agreement of limited partnership, or to the knowledge of counsel, constitutes or will result in a violation of any law, rule or regulation, or any judgment, order or decree of any court or governmental authority that is applicable to the Company; (6) to the knowledge of counsel, neither the execution and delivery by the Company of the Loan Documents, the performance by the Company or its obligations thereunder, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, will conflict with, or result in any material breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien (other than as provided in the Loan Documents) upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to, or require any consent not obtained under, any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound or to which it is subject, and (8) except as disclosed, to the knowledge of counsel, there is no action, suit or proceeding or governmental investigation pending to which the Company is a party that would materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by, or the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents, and no order, writ, judgment, injunction or decree against the Company before or by any court, arbitrator or governmental or administrative body that challenges the validity of any of the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby; and
(e) the approving Bond Counsel's Opinion with respect to the validity of this Indenture and the issuance of the Bonds hereunder and to the effect that each of the Loan Documents has been duly executed and delivered and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited (1) by bankruptcy, reorganization, or similar laws limiting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally or (2) by the availability of any discretionary equitable remedies; and
(f) copies of the certificates required by Section 8(a) of the Bond Purchase Agreement; and
(g) copies of evidence of insurance as required by Section 4.12 of the Loan Agreement.
Section 3.3. Limited Obligations. The Bonds, redemption premium, if any, together with the interest thereon, are limited obligations of the Issuer payable solely by the Issuer from the Revenues and other funds pledged hereunder and under the Loan Agreement. Neither the State, nor any other political subdivision thereof, shall be obligated to pay the Bonds or the interest thereon or other costs incident thereto except from the Revenues pledged by the Issuer or other monies held hereunder for such purpose, and neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State or any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or the interest on, the Bonds.
ARTICLE IV.
CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION OF PROJECT
Section 4.1. Covenant to Proceed with Reasonable Dispatch. Subject to the provisions of the Loan Agreement, the Issuer covenants that it will cause the Company to complete the Project with reasonable dispatch and to maintain and operate the Project in accordance with the Act.
Section 4.2. Covenant to Comply with Laws. The Issuer covenants that in the construction, installation and equipping of the Project it will comply and will cause the Company to comply with all applicable requirements of the laws of the State and with all applicable lawful requirements of any agency, board or commission created under the laws of the State or any other duly constituted public authority with respect to the Project.
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ARTICLE V.
PROJECT FUND
Section 5.1. Establishment of Project Fund. There is hereby created and established with the Trustee a Project Fund. The Issuer shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee the proceeds from the sale by the Issuer of the Bonds, and the Trustee shall deposit the same in the Project Fund.
Section 5.2. Use of Monies. The Trustee shall make payments from the Project Fund to pay the Cost of the Project upon receipt from the Company by the Trustee of an original executed requisition certificate in the form of EXHIBIT E attached to the Loan Agreement (upon which both the Issuer and the Trustee may rely conclusively and shall be protected in relying as set forth in the Indenture) signed by an Authorized Company Representative, and approved by the Purchaser stating with respect to each payment to be made: (1) the requisition number, (2) the name of the Person to whom payment is due or, in the event such payment is to reimburse the Issuer or the Company, the name of the Person to whom payment previously has been made (or, in the case of payments to the Bond Fund, instructions to make such payments to the Bond Fund), (3) the amount to be paid, (4) that there has been no "Event of Default" under Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement by the Company under the Loan Agreement, and (5) that each obligation, item of cost or expense mentioned therein has been properly incurred, is a proper charge against the Project Fund and has not been the basis of any previous withdrawal. Upon request by the Trustee, copies of all invoices or statements from a contractor, vendor or other payee supporting each requisition for payment from the Project Fund and clearly identifying the property or service comprising the Cost of the Project to be paid or reimbursed shall be made available to the Trustee for review. The Company has agreed in the Loan Agreement to deliver a copy of each such requisition to the Purchaser. All amounts on deposit in the Project Fund shall be expended for costs of the Project within three (3) years of the date of delivery of the Bonds.
If any contract provides for retention by the Company of a portion of the contract price, there shall be paid from the Project Fund only the net amount remaining after deduction of such portion, until such retainage becomes due in accordance with the terms of the contract.
Section 5.3. Completion of Project. After the Project is completed and ready to be placed in service, the Trustee and the Issuer shall receive a certificate of an Authorized Company Representative stating that (a) the construction of the Building (has been completed substantially in accordance with the Plans and Specifications), (b) the acquisition of the Equipment has been completed, (c) the Project complies with all zoning, planning, building and all regulations of any other governmental entities having jurisdiction over the Project and (d) payment, or provision therefor of the Cost of the Building and the Equipment has been made except for any cost of the Building and the Equipment not then due and payable or the liability for payment of which is being contested or disputed by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such certificate shall state that it is given without prejudice to any rights against third parties which exist at the date thereof or which may subsequently come into being.
Upon the issuance of the Bonds to finance the Project, the Company, within three (3) years from the date of this Indenture, will acquire, construct, install and equip such Project or cause the Project to be acquired, constructed, installed and equipped as herein provided, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the acquisition, construction, installation and equipping thereof to be completed with all reasonable dispatch, not later than three (3) years from the date of this Indenture.
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Section 5.4. Completion of Project if Bond Proceeds Insufficient; Surplus Proceeds. If the monies in the Project Fund available for payment of the Cost of the Project are not sufficient to pay the Cost of the Project in full, the Company will complete or cause to be completed the Project and pay or cause to be paid all of that portion of the Cost of the Project in excess of the monies available therefor in the Project Fund. The Issuer does not make any warranty, either express or implied, that the monies which will be paid into the Project Fund will be sufficient to pay the Cost of the Project. If the Company shall pay any portion of the Cost of the Project pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.4, it shall not be entitled to any reimbursement from the Issuer, the Trustee or the holders of any of the Bonds, nor shall it be entitled to any diminution in or postponement of the Loan Payments required under Section 4.2 of the Loan Agreement and the Note to be paid by the Company.
If, upon the Completion Date, there shall be any surplus funds remaining in the Project Fund not reserved to pay for the Cost of the Project, such funds shall, (a) be deposited in the Bond Fund and used, at the earliest date permissible under the terms of this Indenture without the payment of a call premium or penalty, to pay principal on such Bonds through redemption or retirement; and (b) be invested as provided for in this Indenture until such time as such surplus funds are expended as provided for in this Section 5.4.
Section 5.5. Default by Contractor. In the event of default of any supplier, contractor or subcontractor under any contract made by it in connection with the Project or in the event of a breach of warranty with respect to any materials, workmanship or performance guaranty, the Company may proceed, either separately or in conjunction with others, to pursue such remedies against the supplier, contractor or subcontractor so in default and against each surety for the performance of such contract as it may deem advisable. The Company will advise the Issuer, the Purchaser and the Trustee of the steps it intends to take in connection with any such default. If the Company shall so notify the Issuer, the Purchaser, and the Trustee, the Company may, in its own name or in the name of the Issuer, prosecute any action or proceeding or take any other action involving any such supplier, contractor, subcontractor or surety which the Company deems reasonably necessary, and in such event the Issuer will cooperate fully with the Company. Any amounts recovered by way of damages, refunds, adjustments or otherwise in connection with the foregoing prior to the Completion Date shall be paid into the Project Fund or, if recovered after the Completion Date and full disposition of the Project Fund, shall be deposited in the Bond Fund, or in such other manner as the Issuer shall reasonably determine to be consistent with the Loan Agreement.
Section 5.6. Investment of Project Fund. Any moneys held as a part of the Project Fund or any other fund created pursuant to this Indenture shall, at the facsimile request of an Authorized Company Representative, confirmed in writing within two (2) Business Days, be invested or reinvested by the Trustee as provided in Article VII of this Indenture.
ARTICLE VI.
BOND FUND
Section 6.1. Establishment of Bond Fund. There is hereby created and established a Bond Fund which shall be held by the Trustee. There shall be deposited into the Bond Fund as and when received: (a) all loan payments specified in Section 4.2 of the Loan Agreement and all payments made on the Note; (b) after completion of the Project, such amounts in the Project Fund as are required to be deposited in the Bond Fund by Sections 5.4 and 5.5 of this Indenture; (c) any amounts to be deposited in the Bond Fund pursuant to the provisions of a Supplemental Indenture; and (d) all other monies received by the Trustee and required under or pursuant to any of the provisions of the Loan Agreement, the Note or this Indenture to be paid into the Bond Fund. The Issuer hereby covenants and agrees that so long as any of the Bonds issued hereunder are Outstanding, it will deposit or cause to be deposited in the Bond Fund sums, but only from the Revenues or other monies or securities available therefor, sufficient to meet and pay promptly the principal, redemption premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds as the same become due and payable.
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Section 6.2. Flow of Funds. To the extent monies are available in the Bond Fund, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Bond Fund and apply such monies on or before each date on which principal and interest is due for any Bonds, an amount which will be sufficient to pay the principal, redemption premium, if any, and interest on such Bonds which will become due on each such date in payment to the holders of the Bonds.
ARTICLE VII.
SECURITY FOR AND INVESTMENT OF MONIES
Section 7.1. Security. All monies from time to time received by the Trustee and held in any Fund created under this Indenture shall be held in trust by the Trustee for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Bonds entitled to be paid therefrom, subject to the provisions of Section 11.4 of this Indenture.
Section 7.2. Investments. Monies held by the Trustee for the credit of the Project Fund shall be initially invested in the Investment Securities as directed by the Company. All other monies held by the Trustee for the credit of either the Project Fund or the Bond Fund shall be invested by the Trustee as directed by the Company, to the fullest extent practicable and reasonable, in Investment Securities which shall mature or be redeemable at the option of the Company before the respective dates when the monies held for the credit of such Fund will be required for the purposes intended, and any earnings on or income from said investments shall be deposited in the Fund from which such investment was made. The Company shall direct the Trustee to invest and reinvest the monies in any Fund in Investment Securities so that the maturity date or date of redemption at the option of the Company shall coincide as nearly as practicable with the times at which monies are needed to be so expended; provided, however, the Trustee shall not be required to invest any funds in the Bond Fund or the Project Fund in the absence of direction by the Company to do so. The Investment Securities purchased shall be held by or on behalf of the Trustee and shall be deemed at all times to be part of such Fund from which such investment was made, and the Trustee shall inform the Company of the details of all such investments. If such Investment Securities include any book-entry government securities, the Trustee shall have such Investment Securities held in the name of the Trustee at the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank, and the Trustee shall take such other action as is necessary to maintain a prior perfected security interest in such book-entry Investment Securities in accordance with applicable federal regulations regarding book-entry securities. The Trustee shall sell at the best price obtainable in accordance with usual and customary trust department procedures, or present for redemption, any Investment Securities purchased by it as an investment whenever it shall be necessary to provide monies to meet any payment from the Fund from which investments were made. The Trustee shall advise the Company in writing each calendar month of all investments held for the credit of each Fund in its custody under the provisions of this Indenture as of the end of the preceding month and of the amount of earnings on all investments allocable to the Funds during the preceding calendar month. Investment Securities may be purchased through the Investment Department of the Trustee.
Section 7.3. Transfer of Balance. Any balance in any of the Funds created under this Indenture or otherwise held by the Trustee after all the Bonds, redemption premium, if any, together with the interest thereon, have been paid in full and all amounts due to the Trustee, Paying Agent and the Issuer have been paid, shall be paid over to the Company.
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ARTICLE VIII.
REDEMPTION OF BONDS
Section 8.1. Method of Redemption. Any redemption of all or any part of the Bonds which are subject to redemption shall be made in the manner provided in this Article VIII.
Section 8.2. Notice of Redemption. In the case of any redemption, the Trustee shall give in its own name or in the name of the Issuer notice, as hereinafter provided in this Section 8.2, that the Bonds have been called for redemption and, in the case of Bonds to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount thereof that has been called for redemption, or if all the Outstanding Bonds are to be redeemed, so stating that they will be due and payable on the date fixed for redemption (specifying such date) upon surrender thereof at the Corporate Trust Office, at the applicable Redemption Price (specifying such price) together with accrued interest to such date, and that all interest on the Bonds, or portions thereof, so to be redeemed will cease to accrue on and after such date.
Any electronic manner of giving such notice as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice, provided, however, that the Bondholder receives actual notice and provided that such original notice shall be made by mailed, in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, to the Registered Owner(s) of such Bonds, or portions thereof, so called for redemption, at their respective addresses as the same shall last appear on the Bond register. Such notice of redemption may include a provision that the redemption of Bonds is conditional on necessary funds to redeem Bonds be on deposit with the Trustee on or before the applicable redemption date.
In case, by reason of the suspension of or irregularities in regular mail service, it shall be impractical to mail to the Registered Owner(s) of registered Bonds notice of any event when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any manner of giving such notice as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice, provided, however, that the Bondholder receives actual notice.
Section 8.3. Payment of Redeemed Bonds. If notice of redemption has been given as provided in Section 8.2 of this Indenture, the Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall be due and payable on the date fixed for redemption at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. Payment of the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest, shall be made by the Trustee upon surrender of such Bonds. The Redemption Price shall be paid out of the Bond Fund. The expense of giving notice and any other expenses of redemption shall be paid by the Company. Accrued interest shall be paid out of the Bond Fund. If there shall be called for redemption less than the principal amount of a registered Bond, the Issuer shall execute and deliver and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon surrender of such Bond, and without charge to the Registered Owner(s) thereof, at the option of the Registered Owner(s), registered Bonds of like Series and maturity date for the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the registered Bond so surrendered.
From and after the date fixed for redemption designated in such notice (deposit of sufficient redemption monies having been made with the Trustee and notice having been given or waived), notwithstanding that any Bonds so called for redemption in whole or in part shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, no further interest shall accrue upon the principal of any of the Bonds or portions thereof so called for redemption; and such Bonds or portions thereof so to be redeemed shall cease to be entitled to any lien, benefit or security under this Indenture, and the holders thereof shall have no rights in respect of such Bonds or portions thereof except to receive payment of the Redemption Price and unpaid interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption.
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ARTICLE IX.
PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER
Section 9.1. Payment of Bonds. The Issuer will promptly pay from the Revenues and other funds and collateral pledged hereunder the principal of and the interest on every Bond issued under and secured by this Indenture at the places, on the dates and in the manner specified in this Indenture and in said Bonds according to the true intent and meaning thereof.
Section 9.2. Maintain Its Existence. The Issuer will at all times maintain its existence and will use its best efforts to maintain, preserve and renew all its rights, powers, privileges and franchises; and it will cause the Company to covenant to comply with all valid acts, rules, regulations, orders and directions of any legislative, executive, administrative or judicial body applicable to the Project or the Project Site.
Section 9.3. Payments Under Loan Agreement; No Amendment to Loan Agreement Without Consent. So long as any of the Bonds are Outstanding, the Issuer will require the Company to pay, or cause to be paid, all the payments and other costs and charges payable by the Company under the Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement may not be amended, changed, modified, altered or terminated without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. No amendment, change, modification, alteration or termination of the Loan Agreement shall be made other than pursuant to a written instrument signed by the Issuer, the Company, and the Trustee.
The Issuer will require the Company to observe faithfully all of its covenants and agreements under the Loan Agreement and, in case the Company shall fall to make such payments or observe said covenants and agreements, the Issuer will institute and prosecute all such legal proceedings as may be appropriate for the protection of the holders of the Bonds. The Loan Agreement specifically provides that the rights of the Company under the Loan Agreement, and its right, title and interest in and to the Project, are subject to the lien and rights, remedies and powers, of the Trustee under this Indenture.
Section 9.4. Further Documents. The Issuer covenants that it will from time to time execute and deliver such further instruments and take such further action as deemed to be reasonable and as deemed to be required to carry out the purpose of this Indenture; provided, however, that no such instruments or actions shall pledge the full faith and credit nor taxing power of the State, or any political subdivision of said State.
Section 9.5. Payment of Taxes and Assessments; Compliance with Regulations; No Creation of Liens or Charges. The Issuer will: (a) pay or make provision for payment of, or cause the Company to pay or make provision for payment of, all lawful taxes and assessments, including income, profits, property or excise taxes, if any, or other municipal or governmental charges lawfully levied or assessed by the Federal, state or municipal government upon the Issuer with respect to or upon the Project or the Project Site or any part thereof or upon any payments in respect thereof under the Loan Agreement when the same shall become due and (b) not create or suffer to be created any lien and charge upon the payments in respect to the Loan Agreement or the Note; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9.5 contained shall require the Issuer or the Company to pay any tax or assessment, observe or comply with any requirement or pay or cause to be discharged or make provision for any such lien or charge so long as the validity thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate legal proceeding duly prosecuted or there shall have been provided a bond satisfactory to the Trustee to discharge such lien or charge.
Section 9.6. Extension of Payment of Bonds. In order to prevent any accumulation of claims for interest after maturity, the Issuer will not directly or indirectly extend or assent to the extension of time of payment of any claims for interest on any of the Bonds and will not directly or indirectly be a party to or approve any such arrangement by purchasing or funding such claims for interest or in any other manner. In case any such claim for interest shall be extended or funded in violation of this Section 9.6, such claim for interest shall not be entitled, in case of any default under this Indenture, to the benefit or security of this Indenture except subject to the prior payment in full of the principal of and redemption premium (if any) on all Bonds issued and Outstanding under this Indenture, and of all claims for interest which shall not have been so extended or funded.
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ARTICLE X.
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 10.1. Events of Default. In case one or more of the following events, in this Indenture referred to as the "Events of Default", shall happen and be continuing, that is to say, if:
(a) payment of the principal of, redemption premium (if any), or interest on the Bonds shall not be made when the same shall become due and payable and such failure to pay is not cured within five (5) days thereof; or
(b) an "event of default" occurs under any of the Loan Documents; or
(c) the Issuer shall fail to observe or perform in any material way any covenant, condition, agreement or provision contained in the Bonds or in this Indenture on the part of the Issuer to be performed other than those set forth in (a) and (b) of this Section 10.1, and such failure shall continue for thirty (30) days after written notice specifying such failure and requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given to the Issuer and the Company and the Purchaser by the Trustee.
In the case of any Event of Default, unless the principal of all the Bonds shall have become due and payable otherwise than by acceleration, the Trustee may, and upon written request of the Purchaser, shall by written notice given to the Issuer and the Company by the Trustee, declare the principal of all Bonds then Outstanding to be due and payable immediately, and upon such declaration the said principal, together with interest accrued thereon, shall become due and payable immediately at the place of payment provided in the said notice, anything in this Indenture or in said Bonds to the contrary notwithstanding.
The above provisions, however, are subject to the condition that, the Purchaser may waive an Event of Default.
Section 10.2. Right to Declare Bonds Due and Payable. In any case in which under the provisions of Section 10.1 of this Indenture the Trustee has the right to declare the principal of all Bonds then Outstanding to be due and payable immediately, or when the Bonds by their terms mature (upon redemption or otherwise) and are not paid, the Trustee, as the assignee and pledgee of all the right, title and interest of the Issuer in and to the Loan Agreement, may enforce each and every right granted to the Issuer under the Loan Agreement, except those rights specifically retained by the Issuer.
Section 10.3. Proceedings by Trustee. Upon the happening and continuance of any Event of Default, then and in every such case the Trustee in its discretion may, and upon the written request of the Purchaser and upon receipt of indemnification satisfactory to it, shall:
(a) by mandamus, or other suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity, enforce all rights of the Bondholders and require the Issuer or the Company to carry out any agreements with or for the benefit of the Bondholders and to perform its or their duties under the Act, the Loan Agreement and this Indenture;
(b) bring suit upon the Bonds;
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(c) by action or suit in equity require the Issuer to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for the Bondholders;
(d) by action or suit in equity enjoin any acts or things which shall be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the Bondholders;
(e) exercise any and all rights available under law, including but not limited to the rights of a secured party under the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code.
(f) exercise its rights and remedies under the Loan Documents.
Section 10.4. Effect of Discontinuance or Abandonment. In case any proceeding taken by the Trustee on account of any Event of Default shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Issuer, the Trustee and the Bondholders shall be restored to their former positions and rights under this Indenture, respectively, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had been taken.
Section 10.5. Rights of Bondholders. Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the happening and continuance of any Event of Default, the Purchaser shall have the right, upon providing the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, by an instrument in writing executed and delivered to the Trustee, to direct the method and place of conducting all remedial proceedings to be taken by the Trustee under this Indenture.
Section 10.6. Restriction on Bondholder's Action. No holder of any of the Bonds shall have any right to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law for the enforcement of any trust under this Indenture, or any other remedy under this Indenture, unless such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default as hereinabove provided and shall have made written request of the Trustee to institute any such suit, action, proceeding or other remedy, after the right to exercise such powers or rights of action, as the case may be, shall have accrued, and shall have afforded the Trustee a reasonable opportunity either to proceed to exercise the powers in this Indenture granted, or to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its or their name; nor unless there also shall have been offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee shall not have complied with such request within a reasonable time; and such notification, request and offer of indemnity are hereby declared in every such case, at the option of the Trustee, to be conditions precedent to the execution of the trusts of this Indenture or for any other remedy under this Indenture; it being understood and intended that no one or more Registered Owner(s) of the Bonds secured by this Indenture shall have any right in any manner whatever by his or their action to affect, disturb or prejudice the security of this Indenture, or to enforce any right under this Indenture or under the Bonds, except in the manner in this Indenture provided, and that all proceedings at law or in equity shall be instituted, had and maintained in the manner in this Indenture provided and for the equal benefit of all holders of Outstanding Bonds. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.6 or any other provision of this Indenture, (i) the obligation of the Issuer shall be absolute and unconditional to pay, but solely from the Revenues and other funds and collateral pledged under this Indenture, the principal of and interest on the Bonds to the respective holders thereof at the respective due dates thereof, and nothing herein shall affect or impair the right of action, which is absolute and unconditional, of such Registered Owner(s) to enforce such payment; and (ii) upon providing satisfactory indemnification to the Trustee, the Purchaser may exercise the rights of the Trustee under this Indenture.
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Section 10.7. Power of Trustee to Enforce. All rights of action under this Indenture or under any of the Bonds secured by this Indenture which are enforceable by the Trustee may be enforced by it without the possession of any of the Bonds, or the production thereof at the trial or other proceedings relative thereto, and any such suit, action or proceedings instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name, as trustee, for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Bonds subject to the provisions of this Indenture.
Section 10.8. Remedies Not Exclusive. No remedy in this Indenture conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the holders of the Bonds is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy or remedies, and each and every such remedy shall be cumulative, and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this Indenture or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute.
Section 10.9. Effect of Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Registered Owner(s) of the Bonds to exercise any right or power accruing upon any default or Event of Default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such default or Event of Default, or an acquiescence therein; and every power and remedy given by this Article X to the Trustee and to the holders of the Bonds, respectively, may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient.
Section 10.10. Application of Monies. Any monies received by the Trustee pursuant to this Article X shall, after payment of all Administration Expenses, be deposited in the Bond Fund and be applied as follows:
FIRST: To the payment of the persons entitled thereto of all installments of interest then due on the Bonds, in the order of the maturity of the installments of such interest and, if the amount available shall not be sufficient to pay in full any particular installment, then to the payment ratably, according to the amounts due on such installment, to the persons entitled thereto, without any discrimination or privilege;
SECOND: To the payment to the persons entitled thereto of the unpaid principal of and premium, if any, on any of the Bonds which shall have become due (other than Bonds matured or called for redemption for the payment of which monies are held pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture), in the order of their due dates, with interest on such Bonds from the respective dates upon which they became due until paid and, if the amount available shall not be sufficient to pay in full the Bonds due on any particular date, together with such interest, then to the payment ratably, according to the amount of principal due on such date, to the persons entitled thereto without any discrimination or privilege;
THIRD: To be held for the payment to the persons entitled thereto as the same shall become due of the principal of and interest on the Bonds which may thereafter become due either at maturity or upon call for redemption prior to maturity and, if the amount available shall not be sufficient to pay in full Bonds due on any particular date, together with interest then due and owing thereon, payment shall be made ratably according to the amount of principal due on such date to the persons entitled thereto without any discrimination or privilege; and
FOURTH: To the Company, provided, however, that no monies shall be paid to the Company until the Trustee is satisfied that no other persons or entities are owed monies under this Indenture, the Loan Agreement and the Note.
Whenever monies are to be applied pursuant to the provisions of this Section 10.10, such monies shall be applied at such times, and from time to time, as the Trustee shall determine, having due regard to the amount of such monies available for application and the likelihood of additional monies becoming available for such application in the future. Whenever the Trustee shall apply such funds, it shall fix the date upon which such application is to be made and upon such date interest on the amounts of principal to be paid on such dates shall cease to accrue. The Trustee shall give, by mailing as it may deem appropriate, such notice of the deposit with it of any such monies and of the fixing of any such date.
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ARTICLE XI.
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Section 11.1. Appointment and Acceptance of Duties. The Trustee hereby accepts and agrees to the trusts hereby created, but only upon the additional terms set forth in this Article 11, to all of which the Issuer agrees and the respective holders of the Bonds by their purchase and acceptance thereof agree.
Section 11.2. Responsibilities. The recitals, statements and representations in this Indenture or in the Bonds contained, save only the Trustee's certificate of authentication upon the Bonds, shall be taken and construed as made by and on the part of the Issuer, and not by the Trustee, and the Trustee does not assume, and shall not have, any responsibility or obligation for the correctness of any recitals, statements and representations in this Indenture. The Trustee shall have no responsibility for any funds other than those funds actually paid to or received or held by it hereunder.
Section 11.3. Powers. The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers of this Indenture and perform the duties required of it under this Indenture by or through attorneys, agents, receivers, or employees, and shall be entitled to obtain and rely on advice of counsel concerning all matters of trust and its duty under this Indenture and the Trustee shall not be answerable for the default or misconduct of any such attorney, agent, receiver, or employee selected by it with reasonable care. The Trustee shall not be answerable for the exercise of any discretion or power under this Indenture or for anything whatever in connection with the trusts in this Indenture created, except only for its own willful misconduct or gross negligence.
Section 11.4. Compensation. The Issuer shall pay or cause the Company to pay to the Trustee reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it under this Indenture and also all its reasonable expenses, charges and other disbursements and those of its attorneys, agents and employees incurred in and about the administration and execution of the trusts by this Indenture created and the performance of its powers and duties under this Indenture. In default of such payment, the Trustee may deduct the same from any monies coming into its hands and shall be entitled to a preference in payment over any of the Bonds Outstanding under this Indenture.
Section 11.5. No Duty to Maintain Insurance. The Trustee shall be under no duty to effect or to renew any policies of insurance or under any liability for the failure of the Issuer or the Company to effect or renew insurance; or to report or file claims or proofs of loss for any loss or damage insured against or which may occur; nor shall the Trustee be liable as an insurer.
Section 11.6. Notice of Event of Default. Except as provided in Section 10.6 hereof, The Trustee shall not be required to take notice, or to be deemed to have notice, of any default or Event of Default under this Indenture other than a default or Event of Default under Section 10.1(a) of this Indenture, unless specifically notified in writing of such default or Event of Default by the Purchaser. The Trustee may, however, at any time, in its discretion, require of the Issuer full information and advice as to the performance of any of the covenants, conditions and agreements contained in this Indenture.
Section 11.7. Action Upon Default. The Trustee shall be under no obligations to take any action in respect to any default or Event of Default or otherwise, or toward the execution or enforcement of any of the trusts by this Indenture created, or to institute, appear in or defend any suit or other proceeding in connection therewith, unless requested in writing to do so by the Purchaser, and if in its opinion such action may tend to involve it in expense or liability, unless furnished, from time to time as often as it may require, with reasonable indemnity satisfactory to it; but the foregoing provisions are intended only for the protection of the Trustee, and shall not affect any discretion or power given by any provisions of this Indenture to the Trustee to take action in respect of any default or Event of Default without such notice or request from the Bondholders, or without security or indemnity.
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Section 11.8. Limitation of Liability. The Trustee shall be protected and shall incur no liability in acting or proceeding in good faith upon any resolution, notice, telegram, request, consent, waiver, certificate, statement, affidavit, voucher, bond, requisition or other paper or document which it shall in good faith believe to be genuine and to have been authorized or signed by the proper board or person or to have been prepared and furnished pursuant to any of the provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee shall be under no duty to make any investigation or inquiry as to any statements contained or matters referred to in any such instrument, but may accept and rely upon the same as conclusive evidence of the truth and accuracy of such statements. The Trustee shall not be bound to recognize any person as a holder of any Bond or to take any action at his request unless such Bond shall be deposited with the Trustee or evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the ownership of such Bond shall be furnished to the Trustee.
Section 11.9. Ownership of Bonds. The Trustee and any bank or trust company in common control with the Trustee may in good faith buy, sell, own, hold and deal in any of the Bonds issued under and secured by this Indenture, and may join in or take any action which any Bondholder may be entitled to take with like effect as if the Trustee were not a party to this Indenture. The Trustee and any bank or trust company in common control with the Trustee, as principal or agent, may also engage in or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the Issuer or the Company, and may act as depository, trustee, or agent for any committee or body of holders of the Bonds issued under or secured by this Indenture or other obligations of the Issuer as freely as if it were not Trustee under this Indenture.
Section 11.10. No Duty to Invest. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest upon any monies which it may at any time receive under any of the provisions of this Indenture, except such as it may agree in writing with the Issuer or the Company to pay thereon.
Section 11.11. Construction of Provisions of Indenture. The Trustee may construe any of the provisions of this Indenture insofar as the same may appear to be ambiguous or inconsistent with any other provision thereof, and any construction of any such provisions of this Indenture by the Trustee in good faith shall be binding upon the Bondholders.
Section 11.12. Resignation. The Trustee may at any time and for any reason resign and be discharged of the trusts created by this Indenture by executing an instrument in writing resigning such trust and specifying the date when such resignation shall take effect, and filing the same with the Secretary of the Issuer not less than thirty (30) days before the date specified in such instrument when such resignation shall take effect. Such resignation shall take effect on the day specified in such instrument and notice, unless a successor Trustee shall not have been appointed and accepted such appointment as hereinafter provided, in which event such resignation shall take effect immediately on the appointment of and acceptance by such successor Trustee.
Section 11.13. Removal. The Trustee at any time and for any reason may be removed by an instrument in writing appointing a successor filed with the Trustee so removed and executed by the Purchaser.
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Section 11.14. Appointment of Successor Trustee. In case at any time the Trustee shall resign, or shall be removed, or be dissolved, or if its property or affairs shall be taken under the control of any state or federal court or administrative body because of insolvency or bankruptcy, or for any other reason, a vacancy shall ipso facto exist in the office of Trustee then a successor may be appointed by the Registered Owner(s) of at least fifty-one percent (51%) in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding, by an instrument or instruments in writing filed with the Secretary of the Issuer, signed by such Bondholders or by their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized in writing. Copies of each instrument shall be promptly delivered by the Issuer to the predecessor Trustee and to the Trustee so appointed.
Until a successor Trustee shall be appointed by the Bondholders as authorized by this Section 11.14, the Issuer, by an instrument authorized by resolution, shall appoint a Trustee to fill such vacancy. Any new Trustee so appointed by the Issuer shall immediately and without further act be superseded by a Trustee appointed by the Bondholders in the manner hereinabove in this Section 11.14 provided.
Section 11.15. Successor to be Bank or Trust Company. Every successor in the trust hereunder appointed pursuant to Section 11.14 of this Indenture shall be a bank or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof with trust powers, having combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 if such a bank or trust company willing and able to accept the trust on customary terms can, with reasonable effort, be located.
Section 11.16. Failure to Appoint a Successor Trustee. In case at any time the Trustee shall resign and no appointment of a successor Trustee shall be made pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Article XI prior to the date specified in the notice of resignation as the date when such resignation shall take effect, the Trustee or the holder of any Bond may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it deem proper, appoint a successor Trustee.
Section 11.17. Acceptance by Successor Trustee. Any successor Trustee appointed under this Article XI shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer an instrument accepting such appointment under this Indenture, and thereupon such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become duly vested with all the estates, property, rights, powers, trusts, duties and obligations of its predecessor in the trust under this Indenture, with like effect as if originally named Trustee in this Indenture. Upon request of such successor Trustee, the Trustee ceasing to act and the Issuer shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the estates, property, rights, powers and trusts under this Indenture of the Trustee so ceasing to act, and the Trustee so ceasing to act shall pay over to the successor Trustee all monies and other assets at the time held by it under this Indenture.
Any Trustee ceasing to act shall nevertheless retain a lien upon all property and funds held or collected by such Trustee to secure any amount then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.4 of this Indenture.
Section 11.18. Merger or Consolidation. Any corporation or association into which any Trustee under this Indenture is merged or with which it is consolidated, or any corporation or association resulting from any merger or consolidation to which any Trustee under this Indenture shall be a party, or any corporation or association to which any Trustee under this Indenture shall transfer substantially all of its assets or its corporate trust business, shall be the successor Trustee under this Indenture, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto, anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding.
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Section 11.19. Action Upon Event of Default. Except as provided in Section 10.6 hereof and notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article XI, the Trustee shall, provided it is indemnified to its satisfaction, during the existence of an Event of Default known to the Trustee, exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of skill and care in their exercise as a prudent man would use and exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs; provided, however, that the liability of the Trustee shall only be to the extent provided in Section 11.3.
Section 11.20. Notice of Occurrence of Event of Default. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall, within thirty (30) days of such Event of Default becoming known to the Trustee give written notice thereof by mail to each Registered Owner(s) of registered Bonds then Outstanding at his last address appearing upon the Bond register, unless such Event of Default shall have been cured before the giving of such notice.
Section 11.21. Intervention by Trustee. In any judicial proceeding to which the Issuer is a party and which in the opinion of the Trustee and its counsel has a substantial bearing on the interests of holders of the Bonds, the Trustee may in its own name and as trustee of an express trust intervene on behalf of the holders of the Bonds and shall, upon receipt of indemnity satisfactory to it, do so if requested in writing by the Purchaser if permitted by the court having jurisdiction in the premises.
Section 11.22. Appointment and Acceptance of Paying Agents. The Trustee is hereby appointed and does hereby accept its appointment as Paying Agent for the Bonds. The Issuer may at any time or from time to time appoint one or more other Paying Agents for the Bonds or any other Bonds, in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 11.23 of this Indenture for the appointment of successor Paying Agent. Each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) shall signify its acceptance of the duties and obligations imposed upon it by written instrument of acceptance deposited with the Issuer and the Trustee.
Section 11.23. Resignation or Removal of Paying Agent; Appointment of Successor. Any Paying Agent may at any time resign and be discharged of the duties and obligations created by this Indenture by giving at least sixty (60) days written notice to the Issuer and the Trustee. Any Paying Agent may be removed at any time by an instrument filed with such Paying Agent and the Trustee and signed by the Purchaser. Any successor Paying Agent shall be appointed by the Issuer, with the approval of the Trustee and shall be a bank or trust company duly organized under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof, having a capital stock and surplus aggregating at least $175,000,000 and willing and able to accept the office on reasonable and customary terms and authorized by law to perform all the duties imposed upon it by this Indenture.
In the event of the resignation or removal of any Paying Agent, such Paying Agent shall pay over, assign and deliver any monies held by it as Paying Agent to its successor, or to the Trustee. In the event that for any reason there shall be a vacancy in the office of any Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such Paying Agent.
Section 11.24. Trust Estate May Be Vested in Separate or Co-Trustee. It is the purpose of this Indenture that there shall be no violation of any law of any jurisdiction (including particularly the laws of Mississippi) denying or restricting the right of banking corporations or associations to transact business as trustee in such jurisdiction. It is recognized that in case of litigation under this Indenture, the Loan Agreement or the Note, and in particular in case of the enforcement of either on default, or in case the Trustee deems that by reason of any present or future law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise any of the powers, rights or remedies herein granted to the Trustee or take any other action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, it may be necessary that the Trustee appoint an additional individual or institution as a separate or co-trustee. The following provisions of this Section 11.24 are adopted to these ends.
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In the event that the Trustee appoints an additional individual or institution as a separate or co-trustee, each and every remedy, power, right, claim, demand, cause of action, immunity, estate, title, interest and lien expressed or intended by this Indenture to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to the Trustee with respect thereto shall be exercisable by and vest in such separate or co-trustee but only to the extent necessary to enable such separate or co-trustee to exercise such powers, rights and remedies, and every covenant and obligation necessary to the exercise thereof by such separate or co-trustee shall run to and be enforceable by either of them.
Should any deed, conveyance or instrument in writing from the Issuer be required by the separate trustee or co-trustee so appointed by the Trustee for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such properties, rights, powers, trusts, duties and obligations, any and all such deeds, conveyances and instruments in writing shall, on request, be executed, acknowledged and delivered by the Issuer. In case any separate trustee or co-trustee, or a successor to either, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign, be removed or be dissolved, or shall be in the course of dissolution or liquidation, all the estates, properties, rights, powers, trusts, duties and obligations of such separate trustee or co-trustee, so far as permitted by law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee until the appointment of a new trustee or successor to such separate trustee or co-trustee.
ARTICLE XII.
EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS BY BONDHOLDERS AND PROOF OF OWNERSHIP OF BONDS
Section 12.1. Execution of Instruments; Proof of Ownership. Any request, direction, consent or other instrument in writing required or permitted by this Indenture to be signed or executed by Bondholders may be in any number of concurrent instruments of similar tenor and may be signed or executed by such Bondholders in person or by agent appointed by an instrument in writing. Proof of the execution of any such instrument and of the ownership of Bonds shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and shall be conclusive in favor of the Trustee and any Paying Agent with regard to any action taken, suffered or omitted by any of them under such instrument if made in the following manner:
(a) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument may be proved by the certificate of any officer in any jurisdiction who, by the laws thereof, has power to take acknowledgments within such jurisdiction, to the effect that the Person signing such instrument acknowledged before him the execution thereof, or by an affidavit of a witness to such execution.
(b) The fact of the holding of Bonds under this Indenture by any Bondholder and the serial numbers of such Bonds and the date of his holding the same shall be proved by the Bond register.
Nothing contained in this Article XII shall be construed as limiting the Trustee to such proof, it being intended that the Trustee may accept any other evidence of the matters in this Article XII stated which to it may seem sufficient. Any request or consent of the holder of any Bond shall bind every future holder of the same Bond and any Bond or Bond issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon the registration of transfer thereof in respect of anything done by the Trustee in pursuance of such request or consent.
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ARTICLE XIII.
MODIFICATION OF INDENTURE AND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 13.1. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of the Company, But Without Consent of Bondholders. Subject to the conditions and restrictions in this Indenture contained, the Issuer, when the execution hereof is consented to in writing by the Company, may, without the consent of the Bondholders, enter into a Supplemental Indenture or Supplemental Indentures which thereafter shall form a part of this Indenture, for any one or more of the following purposes:
(a) to add to the covenants and agreements of the Issuer in this Indenture, other covenants and agreements thereafter to be observed, and to surrender any right or power in this Indenture reserved to or conferred upon the Issuer;
(b) to cure any ambiguity or to cure, correct or supplement any inconsistent provision contained in this Indenture or in any Supplemental Indenture;
and the Issuer hereby covenants that it will perform all the requirements of any such Supplemental Indenture which may be in effect from time to time; but no restriction or obligation imposed by this Indenture upon the Issuer in respect of any of the Bonds outstanding under this Indenture may, except as otherwise provided in Section 13.3 of this Indenture, be waived or modified by such Supplemental Indenture, or otherwise. Nothing in this Article XII contained shall affect or limit the right or obligation of the Issuer to execute and deliver to the Trustee any instrument of further assurance or other instrument which elsewhere in this Indenture it is provided shall be delivered to the Trustee.
Section 13.2. Trustee Authorized to Enter Supplemental Indenture. The Trustee is hereby authorized to enter into with the Issuer any Supplemental Indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture, and to make the further agreements and stipulations therein contained, and the Trustee, in entering into any Supplemental Indenture, shall be fully protected in relying on an opinion of counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, to the effect that such Supplemental Indenture is authorized or permitted by the provisions of this Indenture and is not inconsistent with this Indenture.
Section 13.3. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Bondholders and the Company. Any modification or alteration of this Indenture or of the rights and obligations of the Issuer or of the holders of the Bonds in any particular may be made with the consent of the Company and the Purchaser.
For the purposes of this Indenture, the Bonds shall be deemed to be affected by a modification or amendment of this Indenture if the same adversely affects or diminishes the rights of the holders of Bonds. The Trustee may in its discretion determine whether or not in accordance with the foregoing provisions Bonds would be affected by any modification or amendment of this Indenture and any such determination shall be binding and conclusive on the Issuer and all the holders of Bonds.
For all purposes of this Article XIII, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely upon an opinion of counsel with respect to the extent, if any, to which any action affects the rights under this Indenture of any holders of Bonds then Outstanding.
ARTICLE XIV.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 14.1. Dissolution of Issuer. In the event of the dissolution of the Issuer, all the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Indenture contained, by or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, the Issuer, shall bind or inure to the benefit of the successors of the Issuer from time to time and any officer, board, commission, agency or instrumentality to whom or to which any power or duty of the Issuer shall be transferred.
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Section 14.2. Parties Interested Herein. Except as in this Indenture otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this Indenture expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any Person other than the Company, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Purchaser of the Bonds issued under this Indenture, any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Indenture, this Indenture being intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Purchaser of the Bonds issued under this Indenture.
Section 14.3. Severability of Invalid Provisions. If any clause, provision or section of this Indenture be held illegal or invalid by any court, the invalidity of such clause, provision or section shall not affect any of the remaining clauses, provisions or section hereof, and this Indenture shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid clause, provision or section had not been contained herein.
Section 14.4. No Recourse on Bonds. No covenant or agreement contained in the Bonds or in this Indenture shall be deemed to be the covenant or agreement of any member, agent, or employee of the Issuer in his individual capacity, and neither the members of the Issuer nor any official executing the Bonds shall be liable personally on the Bonds or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof.
Section 14.5. Notice. All notices, certificates, requests or other communications hereunder shall be sufficiently given and shall be deemed given when received by overnight delivery; or when personally delivered, addressed as follows:
If to the Issuer: Mississippi Business Finance Corporation
Attention: William T. Barry
735 Riverside Drive, Suite 300
Jackson, MS 39201
If to the Trustee: Hancock Bank
Attention: Susan Tsimortos
1855 Lakeland Drive, Suite Q-230
Jackson, MS 39216
Telephone Number: ###-###-####
Facsimile Number: ###-###-####
If to the Company: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP
Attention: Mr. James Jones
9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800
Houston, TX 77046
Phone ###-###-####
E-Mail: ***@***
If to the Purchaser: Boardwalk Pipelines, LP
Attention: James Jones
9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800
Houston, TX 77046
Phone ###-###-####
E-Mail: ***@***
A duplicate copy of each notice, certificate, request or other communication given under this Indenture to the Issuer, the Company, the Purchaser or the Trustee shall also be given to the others. The Company, the Issuer and the Trustee may, by notice given under this Section 14.5, designate any further or different addresses to which subsequent notices, certificates, requests or other communications shall be sent.
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Section 14.6. Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 14.7. Governing Law. This Indenture shall be governed as to validity, construction and performance by the laws of the State of Mississippi.
ARTICLE XV.
BOND FORM
Section 15.1. Bond Form. The Bonds to be issued under this Indenture, the form of Assignment, the provisions for registration and the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication to be endorsed thereon are to be in substantially the following form, respectively, with necessary and appropriate variations, omissions and insertions as permitted or required by this Indenture:
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS FINANCE CORPORATION
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation
Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bond, Series 2008
(Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP Project)
Maximum Principal Amount
No. R-1 $175,000,000
Rate of Interest Maturity Date:
As stated below December 1, 2018
Registered Owner: Boardwalk Pipelines, LP
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, a public body corporate and a political subdivision of the State of Mississippi (the "Issuer"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner identified above, (unless redeemed prior thereto as provided herein), the principal sum not to exceed $175,000,000, unless prepaid or redeemed prior to maturity as hereinafter provided in the principal amounts, at the rate of interest, on the dates and under the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY OTHERWISE REQUIRES OR OTHERWISE DEFINED HEREIN CAPITALIZED TERMS USED AND REFERRED TO IN THE BONDS SHALL HAVE THE MEANING ASCRIBED TO EACH AS SET FORTH IN A TRUST INDENTURE DATED AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2008 (THE "INDENTURE") BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND HANCOCK BANK IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE INDENTURE (THE "TRUSTEE").
This Bond is issued under and secured by the Indenture in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $175,000,000; provided, however, that the principal amount of this Bond, up to the maximum principal amount, may be advanced to the Issuer periodically, upon the Company's request to the Registered Owner with notice of such request to the Trustee, as provided in Sections 2.1 and 2.7 of the Indenture and in the Bond Purchase Agreement. The principal amount of this Bond Outstanding at any time shall be determined by the records maintained by the Trustee and the Registered Owner under the terms and provisions of the Indenture and the Bond Purchase Agreement.
This Bond and each advance thereon shall be dated the date of the respective issuance and delivery thereof in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and the Bond Purchase Agreement and shall mature (subject to prior redemption at the prices and dates and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth) as set forth below.
The initial advance of this Bond shall bear interest from the date of such advance. Except as hereinafter provided the principal of and interest due on this Bond shall be paid to the Registered Owner of this Bond as shown on the registration books kept by the Bond Registrar.
This Bond shall be dated the date of delivery thereof and shall bear an interest rate equal to seven percent (7%) per annum.
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Interest accrued on this Bond shall be paid on each Interest Payment Date. The outstanding principal shall be due and payable on the final maturity date of the respective Bond which shall be designated by the Executive Director or other officer of the Issuer and approved by the Company. All Bonds shall mature no later than December 1, 2018. Bonds may be prepaid in whole or in part without penalty, upon written notice to the Trustee, the Issuer, and the Purchaser as provided in Section 2.4 of the Indenture.
This Bond shall be designated as "Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2008 Bond (Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP Project)," issued in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $175,000,000 under and pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Mississippi, particularly Title 57, Chapter 10, Article 7, of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended and supplemented (the "Act"), and under and secured by an Indenture between the Issuer and Hancock Bank, as trustee, dated as of December 1, 2008. This Bond is issued for the purpose of and the proceeds will be used for financing the Cost of the Project (as such term is defined in the Indenture) by Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (the "Company") under and pursuant to a Loan Agreement between the Issuer and the Company dated as of December 1, 2008 (hereinafter, together with any amendments thereof, called the "Loan Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company is obligated to make Loan Payments (as such term is defined in the Loan Agreement) sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on this Bond and other Bonds issued pursuant to the Indenture. The obligation to make Loan Payments is evidenced by a Note dated the date hereof, executed by the Company.
Copies of the Indenture, the Loan Agreement and the Note (as defined in the Loan Agreement) are on file at the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee and reference is made to the Indenture and the Loan Agreement for the provisions relating, among other things, to the terms and security of this Bond, the custody and application of the proceeds of this Bond, the rights and remedies of the holders of this Bond, the rights, duties and obligations of the Issuer, the Company and the Trustee, and the modification or amendment of any of the foregoing documents.
The principal of and interest on this Bond shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States of America which, at the time of payment, is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts and shall be made to the Registered Owner(s) thereof by check delivered and received on each Principal and Interest Payment Date or by bank wire or bank transfer as such Registered Owner(s) may specify or otherwise as the Trustee and such Registered Owner(s) may agree.
This Bond is to be equally and ratably secured, to the extent provided in the Indenture, solely by a pledge of payments received under the Loan Agreement and the Note. This Bond, together with the interest hereon, is a limited obligation of the Issuer payable solely from the Revenues (as defined in the Indenture) and other funds and collateral as may be pledged under the Indenture and the Loan Agreement. Neither the State of Mississippi nor any other political subdivision thereof shall be obligated to pay the Bond or the interest thereon or other costs incident thereto except from the revenue or money pledged by the Issuer, and neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State or any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on, this Bond.
The transfer of this Bond is registrable, as provided in the Indenture and in the provisions for registration endorsed hereon, upon the Bond register kept for that purpose at the above mentioned office of the Trustee by the Registered Owner(s) hereof in person, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender of this Bond together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by the Registered Owner(s) or his attorney duly authorized in writing. The Issuer and the Trustee may deem and treat the person in whose name this Bond is registered as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal or redemption price hereof and interest due hereon and for all other purposes.
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This Bond is subject to mandatory redemption prior to maturity upon direction of the Issuer, without premium or penalty, upon payment in each case of an amount equal to the principal amount of this Bond to be redeemed, together with interest accrued on such principal amount to such date in whole or in part, at any time (i) in case of damage or destruction to, or condemnation of, the Project if the Company has determined to prepay a similar portion of the Note pursuant to the Loan Agreement and (ii) in the event and to the extent that there remains surplus funds in the Project Fund upon completion of the Project as provided in Section 3.7 of the Loan Agreement.
This Bond is subject to redemption and prepayment by the Issuer at the written request of the Company, in whole or in part, upon the Issuer's providing notice of redemption in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Indenture and at the times in the amounts as set forth in Sections 2.3, 2.4 and Article VIII of the Indenture.
All redemptions and prepayments made by the Issuer are to be applied first in reduction of interest then due at the rate stated herein, and any amount remaining after such payment of said interest shall be applied in reduction of principal in the order of maturity, or in such other order as the Registered Owner shall determine in its sole discretion.
Any redemption of this Bond, either in whole or in part, shall be made upon at least ten (10) days, or such lesser period of time as shall be acceptable to the Registered Owner and the Trustee, prior notice in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided in the Indenture. If this Bond shall have been duly called for redemption and payment of the redemption price, together with unpaid interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption, shall have been made or provided for, all as more fully set forth in the Indenture, interest on this Bond shall cease to accrue from such date, and from and after such date this Bond shall no longer be entitled to any lien, benefit, or security under the Indenture, and the holder hereof shall have no rights in respect of this Bond or such portion except to receive payment of such redemption price and unpaid interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption.
This Bond shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until this Bond shall have been authenticated by the execution by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Trustee of the Trustee's Certificate of Authentication hereon.
No covenant or agreement contained in this Bond or the Indenture shall be deemed to be a covenant or agreement of any member, agent, or employee of the Issuer in his individual capacity, and neither the members of the Issuer nor any officer thereof executing this Bond shall be liable personally on this Bond or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of this Bond.
It is hereby certified and recited that all conditions, acts and things required by law and the Indenture to exist, to have happened and to have been performed precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond exist, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law and the Indenture, and that the issuance of this Bond and the issue of which it forms a part are within every debt and other limit prescribed by the laws of the State of Mississippi.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Bond to be signed in its name and on its behalf by the manual or facsimile signature of its Executive Director and its seal or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, imprinted or otherwise reproduced hereon and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of its Secretary on this the ___ day of _____, 2008.
MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS FINANCE
CORPORATION
By: _________________________________________
William T. Barry, Executive Director
ATTEST:
______________________________
Cindy S. Carter, Secretary
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TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This Bond is one of the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2008 (Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP Project) described in the within mentioned Indenture. The date of authentication of this Bond is _______, 2008.
____________________________
as Trustee
____________________________
By: ________________________
Title: ________________________
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(Form of Assignment)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED
The undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
(Please insert Social Security
Number or other identifying
number of Assignee)
the within Bond and all rights thereunder of MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS FINANCE CORPORATION, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ____________, as attorney to transfer the said Bond on the books of the within named Issuer, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: ________________
In the presence of:
____________________________ ____________________________________
Registered Owner(s)
Signature Guaranteed: ________________________
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CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND VALIDATION
This bond is the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2008 (Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP Project). Bonds issued under the Indenture have been validated by decree of the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi on September 10, 2008.
MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS FINANCE
CORPORATION
_____________________________________
Cindy S. Carter, Secretary
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Exhibit to Bond
NOT TO EXCEED $175,000,000 MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS FINANCE CORPORATION
TAXABLE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS,
Series 2008
(Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP Project)
BONDS PAYMENT GRID
SCHEDULE OF PRINCIPAL ADVANCES AND
REPAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST
Amount of Amount of Amount of Unpaid
Principal Principal Interest Principal Interest Notation
Date Advanced Repaid Paid Balance Rate Made By
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[End of Bond Form]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Mississippi Business Corporation has caused this Indenture to be executed by its Executive Director and attested by its Secretary, and Hancock Bank has caused this Indenture to be executed, all as of the day and year first above written.
MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS FINANCE
CORPORATION
By: _________________________________
William T. Barry, Executive Director
ATTEST:
______________________
Cindy S. Carter, Secretary
HANCOCK BANK, as Trustee
__________________________________________
| By: Susan R. Tsimortos, Vice President and Trust Officer |
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF HINDS
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned notary public in and for the jurisdiction aforesaid, the within named William T. Barry and Cindy S. Carter, to me known, who acknowledged they are the Executive Director and Secretary, respectively, of Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, a public corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and that for and on behalf of said corporation and as its act and deed, they signed and delivered the foregoing Indenture as of the date therein mentioned with actual execution on the date of this acknowledgment, after having been first duly authorized so to do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal, this the ____ day of December, 2008.
__________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
My Commission Expires:
[SEAL]
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF HINDS
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned notary public in and for the jurisdiction aforesaid, the within named Susan Tsimortos to me known, who acknowledged she is the Vice President and Trust Officer of Hancock Bank, a banking association organized and existing under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and that for and on behalf of said bank and as its act and deed, she signed and delivered the foregoing Indenture as of the date therein mentioned with actual execution on the date of this acknowledgment, after having been first duly authorized so to do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal, this the ___ day of December, 2008.
_______________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
My Commission Expires:
_________________________
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