BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN 6.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2023 FIRSTSUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE Dated as of May 21, 2015 WILMINGTONTRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
Exhibit 4.2
Execution Version
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION
AND
THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN
6.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2023
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of May 21, 2015
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
Trust Indenture Act Section | Indenture Section | |||
310 | (a)(1) | 7.10 | ||
(a)(2) | 7.10 | |||
(a)(3) | N.A. | |||
(a)(4) | N.A. | |||
(a)(5) | 7.10 | |||
(b) | 7.10 | |||
(c) | N.A. | |||
311 | (a) | 7.11 | ||
(b) | 7.11 | |||
(c) | N.A. | |||
312 | (a) | 2.04 | ||
(b) | 12.03 | |||
(c) | 12.03 | |||
313 | (a) | 7.06 | ||
(b)(1) | 10.03 | |||
(b)(2) | 7.07 | |||
(c) | 7.06;12.02 | |||
(d) | 7.06 | |||
314 | (a) | 1.01;4.03;6.12;12.02;12.05 | ||
(b) | N.A. | |||
(c)(1) | 12.04 | |||
(c)(2) | 12.04 | |||
(c)(3) | N.A. | |||
(d) | N.A. | |||
(e) | 12.05 | |||
(f) | N.A. | |||
315 | (a) | 7.01 | ||
(b) | 7.05;12.02 | |||
(c) | 7.01 | |||
(d) | 7.01 | |||
(e) | 6.11 | |||
316 | (a) (last sentence) | 2.08 | ||
(a)(1)(A) | 6.05 | |||
(a)(1)(B) | 6.04 | |||
(a)(2) | 9.01 | |||
(b) | 6.07 | |||
(c) | 9.04 | |||
317 | (a)(1) | 6.08 | ||
(a)(2) | 6.09 | |||
(b) | 2.03 | |||
318 | (a) | 12.01 | ||
(b) | N.A. | |||
(c) | 12.01 |
N.A. means not applicable.
* | This Cross Reference Table is not part of the Indenture. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE | 2 | |||||||
Section 1.01. | Definitions | 2 | ||||||
Section 1.02. | Other Definitions | 27 | ||||||
Section 1.03. | Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act | 27 | ||||||
Section 1.04. | Rules of Construction | 27 | ||||||
Section 1.05. | Conflicts with Base Indenture | 28 | ||||||
ARTICLE 2. THE NOTES | 28 | |||||||
Section 2.01. | Form; Dating; Execution and Authentication | 28 | ||||||
Section 2.02. | Registrar and Paying Agent | 29 | ||||||
Section 2.03. | Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust | 29 | ||||||
Section 2.04. | Holder Lists | 30 | ||||||
Section 2.05. | Transfer and Exchange | 30 | ||||||
Section 2.06. | Replacement Notes | 33 | ||||||
Section 2.07. | Outstanding Notes | 33 | ||||||
Section 2.08. | Treasury Notes | 34 | ||||||
Section 2.09. | Temporary Notes | 34 | ||||||
Section 2.10. | Cancellation | 34 | ||||||
Section 2.11. | Defaulted Interest | 34 | ||||||
Section 2.12. | CUSIP, ISIN and Other Numbers | 35 | ||||||
Section 2.13. | Issuance of Additional Notes | 35 | ||||||
ARTICLE 3. REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT | 35 | |||||||
Section 3.01. | Notices to Trustee | 35 | ||||||
Section 3.02. | Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed | 35 | ||||||
Section 3.03. | Notice of Redemption | 36 | ||||||
Section 3.04. | Effect of Notice of Redemption | 37 | ||||||
Section 3.05. | Deposit of Redemption Price | 37 | ||||||
Section 3.06. | Notes Redeemed in Part | 37 | ||||||
Section 3.07. | Optional Redemption | 37 | ||||||
Section 3.08. | Mandatory Redemption | 38 | ||||||
Section 3.09. | Mandatory Disposition or Redemption Pursuant to Gaming Laws | 38 |
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ARTICLE 4. COVENANTS | 39 | |||||||
Section 4.01. | Payment of Notes | 39 | ||||||
Section 4.02. | Maintenance of Office or Agency | 39 | ||||||
Section 4.03. | Reports | 39 | ||||||
Section 4.04. | Compliance Certificate | 40 | ||||||
Section 4.05. | Stay and Extension Laws | 40 | ||||||
Section 4.06. | Corporate Existence | 41 | ||||||
Section 4.07. | Limitation on Status of Investment Company | 41 | ||||||
Section 4.08. | Payment for Consent | 41 | ||||||
Section 4.09. | Additional Note Guarantees | 41 | ||||||
Section 4.10. | Change of Control | 42 | ||||||
Section 4.11. | Asset Sales; Event of Loss | 43 | ||||||
Section 4.12. | Limitation on Indebtedness | 45 | ||||||
Section 4.13. | Limitation on Layered Indebtedness | 48 | ||||||
Section 4.14. | Limitation on Liens | 49 | ||||||
Section 4.15. | Limitation on Restricted Payments | 49 | ||||||
Section 4.16. | Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restricted Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries | 52 | ||||||
Section 4.17. | Limitation on Transaction with Affiliates | 54 | ||||||
Section 4.18. | Business Activities | 55 | ||||||
Section 4.19. | Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries | 55 | ||||||
Section 4.20. | Certain Suspended Covenants | 56 | ||||||
ARTICLE 5. SUCCESSORS | 56 | |||||||
Section 5.01. | Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets | 56 | ||||||
Section 5.02. | Successor Corporation Substituted | 57 | ||||||
ARTICLE 6. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES | 57 | |||||||
Section 6.01. | Events of Default | 57 | ||||||
Section 6.02. | Acceleration | 59 | ||||||
Section 6.03. | Other Remedies | 59 | ||||||
Section 6.04. | Waiver of Past Defaults | 60 | ||||||
Section 6.05. | Control by Majority | 60 |
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Section 6.06. | Limitation on Suits | 60 | ||||||
Section 6.07. | Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment | 60 | ||||||
Section 6.08. | Collection Suit by Trustee | 61 | ||||||
Section 6.09. | Trustee May File Proofs of Claim | 61 | ||||||
Section 6.10. | Priorities | 61 | ||||||
Section 6.11. | Undertaking for Costs | 62 | ||||||
Section 6.12. | Reporting Defaults | 62 | ||||||
ARTICLE 7. TRUSTEE | 62 | |||||||
Section 7.01. | Duties of Trustee | 62 | ||||||
Section 7.02. | Rights of Trustee | 63 | ||||||
Section 7.03. | Individual Rights of Trustee | 65 | ||||||
Section 7.04. | Trustees Disclaimer | 65 | ||||||
Section 7.05. | Notice of Defaults | 65 | ||||||
Section 7.06. | Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes | 65 | ||||||
Section 7.07. | Compensation and Indemnity | 66 | ||||||
Section 7.08. | Replacement of Trustee | 66 | ||||||
Section 7.09. | Successor Trustee by Merger, etc | 67 | ||||||
Section 7.10. | Eligibility; Disqualification | 67 | ||||||
Section 7.11. | Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company | 68 | ||||||
ARTICLE 8. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE | 68 | |||||||
Section 8.01. | Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance | 68 | ||||||
Section 8.02. | Legal Defeasance and Discharge | 68 | ||||||
Section 8.03. | Covenant Defeasance | 68 | ||||||
Section 8.04. | Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance | 69 | ||||||
Section 8.05. | Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions | 70 | ||||||
Section 8.06. | Repayment to Company | 70 | ||||||
Section 8.07. | Reinstatement | 71 | ||||||
ARTICLE 9. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER | 71 | |||||||
Section 9.01. | Without Consent of Holders of Notes | 71 | ||||||
Section 9.02. | With Consent of Holders of Notes | 72 | ||||||
Section 9.03. | Compliance with Trust Indenture Act | 73 | ||||||
Section 9.04. | Revocation and Effect of Consents | 73 |
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Section 9.05. | Notation on or Exchange of Notes | 74 | ||||||
Section 9.06. | Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc | 74 | ||||||
Section 9.07. | Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures | 74 | ||||||
ARTICLE 10. NOTE GUARANTEES | 74 | |||||||
Section 10.01. | Note Guarantees | 74 | ||||||
Section 10.02. | Limitation on Liability; Termination, Release and Discharge | 76 | ||||||
Section 10.03. | Right of Contribution | 77 | ||||||
Section 10.04. | No Subrogation | 77 | ||||||
ARTICLE 11. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE | 77 | |||||||
Section 11.01. | Satisfaction and Discharge | 77 | ||||||
Section 11.02. | Application of Trust Money | 78 | ||||||
ARTICLE 12. MISCELLANEOUS | 79 | |||||||
Section 12.01. | Trust Indenture Act Controls | 79 | ||||||
Section 12.02. | Notices | 79 | ||||||
Section 12.03. | Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes | 80 | ||||||
Section 12.04. | Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent | 80 | ||||||
Section 12.05. | Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion | 80 | ||||||
Section 12.06. | Rules by Trustee and Agents | 81 | ||||||
Section 12.07. | No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders | 81 | ||||||
Section 12.08. | Governing Law | 81 | ||||||
Section 12.09. | No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements | 81 | ||||||
Section 12.10. | Successors | 81 | ||||||
Section 12.11. | Severability | 82 | ||||||
Section 12.12. | Counterpart Originals | 82 | ||||||
Section 12.13. | Table of Contents, Headings, etc | 82 |
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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of May 21, 2015 by and among Boyd Gaming Corporation, a Nevada corporation (including any and all successors thereto, the Company), the Guarantors (as defined herein) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the Trustee).
THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE CONTAINS ALL OF THE TERMS RELEVANT TO THE 6.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2023 OF BOYD GAMING CORPORATION. THE BASE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED HEREIN), AS IT MAY BE AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, AS TO WHICH THE FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SUPPLEMENTS, NEED NOT BE REFERRED TO WITH RESPECT TO THE TERMS OF THE 6.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2023 GOVERNED HEREBY.
WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto and the Trustee entered into an indenture in respect of the issuance of Debt Securities (as defined herein) by the Company, dated as of May 21, 2015 (the Base Indenture);
WHEREAS, Sections 2.01 and 9.01 of the Base Indenture provide that the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture to the Base Indenture for, among other things, the purpose of establishing the designation, form, terms and provisions of the Debt Securities;
WHEREAS, clause (k) of Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture to the Base Indenture to establish the form and terms of Debt Securities of any series as permitted by Section 2.01 of the Base Indenture;
WHEREAS, clause (o) of Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture to the Base Indenture adding to, changing or eliminating any provision of the Base Indenture with respect to one or more series of Debt Securities; provided, that any such addition, change or elimination (a) shall neither (i) apply to any Debt Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (ii) modify the rights of the holder of any such Debt Security with respect to such provision or (b) shall become effective only when there is no Debt Security described in clause (a) Outstanding (as defined below);
WHEREAS, at the time this supplemental indenture (the Supplemental Indenture) is being executed and delivered there are no Debt Securities that are outstanding which are entitled to the benefit of such provision and as to which this Supplemental Indenture would apply;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to establish and issue a new series of Debt Securities, the Companys 6.875% Senior Notes due 2023 (the Notes), pursuant to the Base Indenture, as modified by this Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to enter into this Supplemental Indenture pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 9.01 of the Base Indenture (i) to supplement the Base Indenture, (ii) to establish the form, terms and provisions of the Notes and (iii) to make deletions, modifications and additions to the Base Indenture with respect to (and only with respect to) the Notes as contemplated by Sections 2.01 and 9.01 of the Base Indenture.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto, for the benefit of each other and for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Persons who hereafter become Holders of the Notes, hereby enter into this Supplemental Indenture which amends, modifies, supplements and restates in its entirety (except solely for the provisions of the Base Indenture which authorize the creation of this Supplemental Indenture) the Base Indenture with respect to (and only with respect to) the Notes, as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01. | Definitions. |
Acquired Debt means, with respect to any specified Person, (1) Indebtedness of another Person and any of such other Persons Subsidiaries existing at the time such other Person becomes a Subsidiary of the specified Person or at the time it merges or consolidates with the specified Person or any of the specified Persons Subsidiaries or is assumed by the specified Person or any Subsidiary of the specified Person in connection with the acquisition of assets from such other Person and (2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by the specified Person, in each case, to the extent that such Indebtedness is not Incurred by the specified Person or any Subsidiary of the specified Person or such other Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Subsidiary of the specified Person or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.
Additional Assets means: (1) any Property (other than cash, cash equivalents or securities) to be owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and used in a Related Business; (2) the costs of improving, restoring, replacing or developing any Property owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which is used or usable in a Related Business; or (3) Investments in any other Person engaged primarily in a Related Business (including the acquisition from third parties of Capital Stock of such Person) as a result of which such other Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and satisfies the requirements for a Restricted Subsidiary set forth below in the definition of Restricted Subsidiary.
Additional Interest means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to the provisions relating to additional interest described under Section 6.12 as the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with the reporting obligations pursuant to Section 4.03 and for any failure to comply with the requirements of Section 314(a) of the TIA.
Additional Notes means any Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.01 and 2.13 and subject to compliance with Article 4.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, a Person (i) which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, (ii) which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries beneficially owns or holds 10% or more of any class of the Voting Stock of such Person (or a 10% or greater equity interest in a Person which is not a corporation) or (iii) of which 10% or more of any class of the Voting Stock (or, in the case of a Person which is not a corporation, 10% or more of the equity interest) is beneficially owned or held directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries by such Person. The term control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Agent means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar.
Applicable Premium means, with respect to any Note, on any redemption date, the greater of:
(a) 1.0% of the principal amount of the Note; or
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(b) the excess of:
(i) the present value at such redemption date of (x) the redemption price of the Note at May 15, 2018 plus (y) all required interest payments due on the Note through May 15, 2018 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over
(ii) the principal amount of the Note, if greater.
Applicable Premium shall be determined by the Company, and the Trustee shall have no obligation to confirm or verify such determination.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary that apply to such transfer or exchange.
Asset Sale means the sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions (including, without limitation, dispositions pursuant to Sale/Leaseback Transactions or pursuant to the merger of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with or into any person other than the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries), by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person other than the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries of:
(a) any of the Capital Stock or other ownership interests of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than directors qualifying shares or shares required by law to be held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary); or
(b) any other Property of the Company or any Property of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case not in the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following items will not be deemed to be Asset Sales:
(a) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having a Fair Market Value of $100,000,000 or less;
(b) any issuance or other such disposition of Capital Stock or other ownership interests of any Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary;
(c) any such disposition of Property between or among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(d) the sale or other disposition of cash or Temporary Cash Investments;
(e) any exchange of like Property pursuant to Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for use in a Related Business;
(f) a Restricted Payment that is permitted by Section 4.15;
(g) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a manner permitted by Section 4.11 and 5.01 or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control;
(h) the sale or discount, in each case without recourse (direct or indirect), of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof;
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(i) sales or grants of licenses or sublicenses to use trademarks, know-how, patents and any other intellectual property or intellectual property rights to the extent not materially interfering with the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(j) dispositions that occur in the ordinary course of the Companys or a Restricted Subsidiarys business in connection with Permitted Liens;
(k) any sale of inventory or other assets or any disposition of any obsolete, damaged or worn out property, equipment or assets (including the abandonment or other disposition of intellectual property that is, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors, no longer economically practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries);
(l) the disposition of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof;
(m) foreclosures, condemnation or any similar action on assets or the granting of Liens permitted by Section 4.14; or
(n) any surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind that occur in the ordinary course of the Companys or any Restricted Subsidiarys business.
Attributable Indebtedness means Indebtedness deemed to be Incurred in respect of a Sale/ Leaseback Transaction and shall be, at the date of determination, the present value (discounted at the actual rate of interest implicit in such transaction, compounded annually), of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended).
Bankruptcy Law means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
Base Indenture has the meaning assigned to it in the Recitals to this Supplemental Indenture.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board.
Board Resolution means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors, to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification and delivered to the Trustee.
Borgata Joint Venture means Marina District Development Holding Co., LLC and its successors and assigns.
Boyd Family means William S. Boyd, any direct descendant or spouse of such person, or any direct descendant of such spouse, and any trust or other estate in which each person who has a beneficial interest, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, in Capital Stock of the Company is one of the foregoing persons.
Business Day means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
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Capital Lease Obligations means Indebtedness represented by obligations under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP and the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of Section 4.14, Capital Lease Obligations shall be deemed secured by a Lien on the Property being leased. For the avoidance of doubt, any lease obligation that would not be required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease obligation under GAAP as in effect as of the date hereof shall not be treated as a Capital Lease Obligation even if such lease obligation would be required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease obligation under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect at any time after the date hereof, whether such lease obligation was entered into before or after the date hereof.
Capital Stock means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, partnership interests or any other participation, right, warrants, options or other interest in the nature of an equity interest in such Person, but excluding any debt security convertible or exchangeable into such equity interest.
Change of Control shall be deemed to occur if:
(a) any person or group (within the meaning of Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision to either of the foregoing, including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), other than the Permitted Holders and other than a Restricted Subsidiary, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all shares that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) of 50% or more of the total voting power of all classes of the Voting Stock of the Company and/or warrants or options to acquire such Voting Stock, calculated on a fully diluted basis; provided that for purposes of this clause (1), the members of the Boyd Family shall be deemed to beneficially own any Voting Stock of a corporation held by any other corporation (the parent corporation) so long as the members of the Boyd Family beneficially own (as so defined), directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, in the aggregate 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the parent corporation;
(b) the sale, lease, conveyance or other transfer of all or substantially all of the Property of the Company (other than to any Restricted Subsidiary), determined on a consolidated basis, shall have occurred;
(c) the stockholders of the Company shall have approved any plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
(d) the Company consolidates with or merges into another Person or any Person consolidates with or merges into the Company in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where:
(i) the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified into or exchanged for Voting Stock of the surviving corporation that is Capital Stock; and
(ii) the holders of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, not less than a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving corporation immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportion as before the transaction.
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Change of Control Time means the earlier of the public announcement of (1) a Change of Control or (2) (if applicable) the Companys intention to effect a Change of Control.
Change of Control Triggering Event means both a Change of Control and a Rating Decline; provided, however, that a Change of Control Triggering Event shall not be deemed to have occurred if (i) at the Change of Control Time the Notes have Investment Grade Status and (ii) the Company effects defeasance of the Notes pursuant to Article 8 prior to a Rating Decline.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking, S.A.
Company means Boyd Gaming Corporation, a Nevada corporation, and any and all successors thereto.
Consolidated EBITDA means, for any period, without duplication, the sum of:
(a) Consolidated Net Income;
(b) to the extent Consolidated Net Income has been reduced thereby: (i) Consolidated Fixed Charges; (ii) provisions for taxes based on income; (iii) consolidated depreciation expense; (iv) consolidated amortization expense; (v) all preopening expenses paid or accrued; and (vi) other noncash items reducing Consolidated Net Income, and minus other noncash items increasing Consolidated Net Income; and
(c) an estimate of the amount (determined in good faith by the Company) of business interruption insurance expected to be collected with respect to such period, whether or not (i) any applicable insurance carrier has designated all or any portion of any expected recovery as attributable to business interruption coverage as opposed to other types of coverage, and (ii) the affected operations are classified as discontinued operations or any such operations have been or are being disposed of, minus any business interruption insurance received or expected to be received and included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such period;
all as determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP; provided that, (i) from and after the date the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries enters into any management agreement pursuant to which such Person is paid management fees, such management fees shall be annualized, and (ii) with respect to each Project, from and after the date of any Project Opening, that portion of the Consolidated EBITDA which is attributable to the applicable Project owned and operated by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be annualized. In computing such annualization, for the period from and after entering into any management agreement or from and after any Project Opening, as applicable, until the end of the fourth full fiscal quarter thereafter shall be treated as one accounting period and annualized.
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio means the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA during the Reference Period to the aggregate amount of Consolidated Fixed Charges during the Reference Period.
Consolidated Fixed Charges means, for any period, the total interest expense of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries including:
(a) the interest component of Capital Lease Obligations, which shall be deemed to accrue at any interest rate reasonably determined by the Company to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligations,
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(b) one-third of the rental expense attributable to operating leases,
(c) amortization of Indebtedness discount and commissions, discounts and other similar fees and charges owed with respect to Indebtedness,
(d) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers acceptance financing,
(e) net costs pursuant to Interest Rate Agreements,
(f) dividends on all Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries held by Persons other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary,
(g) interest attributable to the Indebtedness of any other Person for which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise; plus
(h) the product of:
(i) dividends on all Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries held by Persons other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and any dividend or distribution, whether in cash, Property or securities, on Disqualified Stock of the Company (other than dividends paid in Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock); times
(ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory income tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.
minus interest income. In addition, Consolidated Fixed Charges shall not include (w) non-cash interest expense, (x) deferred financing costs amortized or written off, and premiums and prepayment penalties and other fees, premiums or reserves paid in connection with any refinancing or repayment of Indebtedness, any amendment, supplement, consent or waiver in connection with any Indebtedness, or any acquisition, disposition or financing; (y) any expensing of commitment and other financing fees or (z) write-offs relating to termination of Interest Rate Agreements. For the avoidance of doubt and consistent with GAAP, Consolidated Fixed Charges shall not include any capitalized interest.
Consolidated Net Income means for any period, the net income (loss) of the Company and its Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that the following items shall be excluded from the computation of Consolidated Net Income:
(a) any net income (loss) of any Person if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary, except that, subject to the limitations contained in (c) below:
(i) the net income (or, if applicable, the Companys equity in the net income) of any such Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (b) below); and
(ii) the Companys equity in a net loss of any such Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income;
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(b) any net income (loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary if such Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company, except that:
(i) subject to the limitations contained in (c) below, the Companys equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend (subject, in the case of a dividend to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause); and
(ii) the Companys equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income;
(c) any gain or loss realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Property of the Company or its consolidated Subsidiaries (including pursuant to any Sale/Leaseback Transaction) which is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business and any gain or loss realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Person;
(d) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted, in each case within 12 months of the subject transaction, as a result of any acquisition, Investment, asset disposition, write down or write off (including the related tax benefit) in accordance with GAAP (including any adjustments of estimated payouts on earn-outs);
(e) items classified as extraordinary or any non-cash item classified as nonrecurring;
(f) any non-cash charges related to fair value adjustments;
(g) expenses or charges relating to the amortization of intangibles;
(h) deferred financing costs amortized or written off, and premiums and prepayment penalties and any gain or loss realized in connection with any refinancing or repayment of Indebtedness, any amendment, supplement, consent or waiver in connection with any Indebtedness, or any acquisition, disposition or financing; and
(i) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles.
For purposes of calculating Consolidated Net Income, any non-recurring charges or expenses of such Person or of a company or business acquired by such Person (in each case, including but not limited to those relating to severance, relocation costs and one time compensation charges and any charges or expenses in connection with conforming accounting policies or reaudited, combining or restating financial information), in each case, incurred in connection with or as a result of the purchase or acquisition of such acquired company or business by such Person shall be added to the Consolidated Net Income of such Person, to the extent any such charges or expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income of such Person.
Consolidated Total Assets of any Person as of any date means the total assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the most recent fiscal quarter end for which a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries is available, calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
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Core Business means (i) the gaming, card club, racing, sports, entertainment, leisure, amusement, lodging, restaurant, retail operations, service station operations, riverboat operations, real estate development and all other businesses and activities necessary for or reasonably related or incident thereto, including, without limitation, related acquisition, construction, development or operation of related truck stop, transportation, retail and other facilities designed to enhance any of the foregoing and online or internet gaming, and (ii) any of the types of preexisting businesses being operated on land acquired (whether by purchase, lease or otherwise) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or similar types of businesses conducted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary after such acquisition of land, and all other businesses and activities necessary for or reasonably related or incident thereto; provided that such land was acquired by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose, determined in good faith by the Company, of ultimately conducting a business or activity described in clause (i) above at some time in the future.
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 12.02 or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company.
Credit Facility means (i) the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2013, by and among the Company, the financial institutions named therein, Bank of America, National Association, as administrative agent and letter of credit issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as swing line lender, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or increasing or decreasing the amount loaned or issued thereunder or altering the maturity thereof and (ii) whether or not the Credit Agreement referred to in clause (i) remains outstanding, if designated by the Company to be included in the definition of Credit Facility, one or more (a) debt facilities or commercial paper facilities, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, (b) debt securities, indentures or other forms of debt financing (including convertible or exchangeable debt instruments or bank guarantees or bankers acceptances), or (c) instruments or agreements evidencing any other Indebtedness (including without limitation any Sale/Leaseback Transaction), in each case, with the same or different borrowers or issuers and, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, restructured, renewed, refinanced, restated, replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to time.
Currency Exchange Protection Agreement means, in respect of a Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, currency option or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
Custodian means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.
Debt Securities means Notes as such term is defined in the Base Indenture.
Default means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
Definitive Note means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.05, which Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto.
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Depositary means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.02 as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.
Development Services means, with respect to any Qualified Facility (as such term is defined in the definition of Qualified Investment), the provision (through retained professionals or otherwise) of development, design or construction services with respect to such Qualified Facility.
Disqualified Stock of a Person means any Capital Stock of such Person (i) that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or otherwise, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (b) is or may become redeemable or repurchaseable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, or (c) is convertible or exchangeable or exercisable for Indebtedness and (ii) as to which the maturity, mandatory redemption, conversion or exchange or redemption at the option of the holder thereof occurs, or may occur, in the case of each of clauses (i) or (ii) on or prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Notes; provided, however, that such Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if it is redeemable prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Notes only if (a) the holder or a beneficial owner of such Capital Stock is required to qualify under the Gaming Laws and does not so qualify, or (b) the Board of Directors determines in its reasonable, good faith judgment, as evidenced by a Board Resolution, that as a result of a holder or beneficial owner owning such Capital Stock, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has lost or may lose any Gaming License, which if lost or not reinstated, as the case may be, would have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or would restrict the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct business in any gaming jurisdiction.
Domestic Subsidiary means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was formed under the laws of the United States of America or any state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.
Event of Loss means, with respect to any Property with a Fair Market Value of more than $100,000,000, any loss, destruction or damage of such Property, or any condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, of such Property, or confiscation or requisition of the use of such Property.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Existing Indentures means collectively, (1) the Indenture dated as of November 10, 2010 among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 9 1/8% Senior Notes due 2018; and (2) the Indenture dated as of June 8, 2012 among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 9% Senior Notes due 2020; each as in effect on the Issue Date and each as amended, modified or supplemented.
Fair Market Value means with respect to any Property, the price which could be negotiated in an arms-length free market transaction, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. Fair Market Value will be determined, except as otherwise provided: (1) if such Property has a Fair Market Value of $25,000,000 or less, by any Officer of the Company; or (2) if such Property has a Fair Market Value in excess of $25,000,000, by a majority of the Board of Directors and evidenced by a Board Resolution, dated within 30 days of the relevant transaction (or the date of the written agreement with respect to such transaction).
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GAAP means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America in effect on the date of this Indenture.
FF&E means furniture, fixtures or equipment.
Gaming Authority means any of the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, Louisiana State Racing Commission, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, the Illinois Gaming Board, the Indiana Gaming Commission and any other agency (including, without limitation, any agency established by a federally-recognized Indian tribe to regulate gaming on such tribes reservation), authority, board, bureau, commission, department, office or instrumentality of any nature whatsoever which has, or may at any time after the date of this Indenture have, jurisdiction over the gaming activities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any successor to such authority.
Gaming Facility means any gaming or pari-mutuel wagering establishment and other Property or assets directly ancillary thereto or used in connection therewith, including any building, restaurant, hotel, theater, parking facilities, gas stations, retail shops, convenience stores, spa, land, golf courses, hunting facilities, sporting clay courses and other recreation and entertainment facilities, vessel, barge, ship and equipment or 100% of the equity interest of a Person the primary business of which is ownership and operation of any of the foregoing.
Gaming Laws means the gaming laws of a jurisdiction or jurisdictions to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is, or may at any time after the date of this Indenture be, subject.
Gaming License means any license, permit, franchise or other authorization from any governmental authority required on the date of this Indenture or at any time thereafter to own, lease, operate or otherwise conduct the gaming business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including all licenses granted under Gaming Laws and other Legal Requirements.
Global Note Legend means the legend set forth in Section 2.05(f), which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
Global Notes means, individually and collectively, each of the Global Notes issued in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(ii), 2.05(d) or 2.05(f).
Guarantee means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such first Person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the term Guarantee shall not include (a) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business; or (b) any obligation in the nature of a completion guaranty which is limited solely to an obligation to complete the development, construction or opening of any new Gaming Facility entered into on behalf of any Person in which a Qualified Investment has been made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary. The term Guarantee used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
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Guarantors means any Subsidiary of the Company that gives a Note Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and their respective successors and assigns, in each case, until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
Holder means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.
Incur means, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), extend, assume, Guarantee or become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Indebtedness or obligation on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person including by merger or operation of law (and Incurrence, Incurred, Incurrable and Incurring shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing).
Indebtedness means (without duplication), with respect to any Person, any indebtedness, secured or unsecured, contingent or otherwise, which is for borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the Property of such Person or only to a portion thereof), or the principal amount of such indebtedness evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (excluding any balances that constitute customer advance payments and deposits, accounts payable or trade payables, and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business) if and to the extent any of the foregoing indebtedness would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP, and shall also include, to the extent not otherwise included (i) any Capital Lease Obligations; (ii) Indebtedness of other Persons secured by a Lien to which the Property owned or held by such Person is subject, whether or not the obligation or obligations secured thereby shall have been assumed (the amount of such Indebtedness being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such Property or the amount of the Indebtedness so secured); (iii) Guarantees of Indebtedness of other Persons; (iv) any Disqualified Stock; (v) any Attributable Indebtedness; (vi) all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptances or other similar instruments or credit transactions issued for the account of such Person (including reimbursement obligations with respect thereto), other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in this definition) of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the third Business Day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit; (vii) in the case of the Company, Preferred Stock of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (viii) obligations pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement or Currency Exchange Protection Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include any pay-in-kind interest or accrued interest or earn out obligations or other contingent consideration until due and payable or (ii) any indebtedness of (x) Diamond Jo, LLC under that certain Minimum Assessment Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2007, by and among the City of Dubuque, Iowa, Diamond Jo, LLC and the City Assessor of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, or (y) Kansas Star Casino, LLC under that certain Developers Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2011, by and between Kansas Star Casino, LLC and the City of Mulvane, Kansas, in each case as amended, renewed, repurchased, extended, substituted, refinanced or replaced from time to time so long as the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the indebtedness amended, renewed, repurchased, extended, substituted, refinanced or replaced (plus all accrued interest on the indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith). For purposes of this definition, the maximum fixed repurchase price of any Disqualified Stock or Preferred
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Stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock as if such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock were repurchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that if such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is not then permitted to be repurchased, the repurchase price shall be the book value of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability of any other obligations described in clauses (i) through (viii) above in respect thereof at such date.
Indenture means the Base Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time.
Independent Advisor means, an investment banking firm of national standing with non-investment grade debt underwriting experience or any accounting firm or third party appraiser of national standing; provided, however, that any such firm or appraiser is not an Affiliate of the Company.
Indirect Participant means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.
Initial Notes means the $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the Issue Date.
Interest Rate Agreement means, for any Person, any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement.
Investment by any Person means any direct or indirect loan, advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (by means of transfers of cash or other Property to others or payments for Property or services for the account or use of others), in connection with the performance of obligations under any completion guaranty or otherwise, to, or Incurrence of a Guarantee of any obligation of, or purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidence of Indebtedness issued by, any other Person, including the designation by the Board of Directors to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment, plus the cost of all additions thereto, and minus the amount of any portion of such Investment repaid to the Person making such Investment in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, as the case may be, but without any other adjustments for increases or decreases in value, write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment. In determining the amount of any Investment in respect of any Property other than cash, such Property shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such Investment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the purchase or acquisition of any securities, Indebtedness or Additional Assets of any other Person solely with Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) shall not be deemed to be an Investment.
Investment Grade Rating means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moodys (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof) and BBB (or the equivalent) by S&P (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof).
Investment Grade Status means any time at which the ratings of the Notes by each of Moodys (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof) and S&P (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof) are Investment Grade Ratings.
Issue Date means May 21, 2015.
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Legal Holiday means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the cities of New York, New York and Las Vegas, Nevada or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period.
Legal Requirements means all laws, statutes and ordinances and all rules, orders, rulings, regulations, directives, decrees, injunctions and requirements of all governmental authorities, that are now or may hereafter be in existence, and that may be applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof or the Trustee (including building codes, zoning and environmental laws, regulations and ordinances and Gaming Laws), as modified by any variances, special use permits, waivers, exceptions or other exemptions which may from time to time be applicable.
Lien means with respect to any Property of any Person, any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, lien, charge, easement (other than any easement not materially impairing usefulness or marketability), encumbrance, preference, priority, or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to such Property (including any Capital Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing). Any Sale/Leaseback Transaction shall be deemed to constitute a Lien on the Property which is the subject of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction securing the Attributable Indebtedness represented thereby.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc.
NASDAQ means the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Capital Market.
Net Cash Proceeds with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale, net of attorneys fees, accountants fees, underwriters or placement agents fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.
Net Proceeds from any Asset Sale or Event of Loss by any Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries means cash and cash equivalents received in respect of the Property sold or with respect to which an Event of Loss occurred, excluding business interruption or delay in completion insurance proceeds, and net of:
(a) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Person or such Restricted Subsidiary incurred in connection with an Asset Sale or Event of Loss, including, without limitation, all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and fees and expenses incurred (but excluding any finders fee or brokers fee payable to any Affiliate of such Person) and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes arising in connection with such Asset Sale or Event of Loss that are paid or required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(b) all payments made by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries on any Indebtedness which is secured by such Property in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon or with respect to such Property or which must, by the terms of such Lien, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Sale or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Sale or Event of Loss;
(c) appropriate amounts to be provided by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale or Event of
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Loss and retained by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale or Event of Loss; and
(d) all contractually required distributions and other payments made to minority interest holders (but excluding distributions and payments to Affiliates of such Person) in Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person as a result of such Asset Sale or Event of Loss;
provided, however, that, in the event that any consideration for an Asset Sale or Event of Loss (which would otherwise constitute Net Proceeds) is required to be held in escrow pending determination of whether a purchase price adjustment will be made, such consideration (or any portion thereof) shall become Net Proceeds only at such time as it is released to such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries from escrow; and provided, further, that any noncash consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale or Event of Loss which is subsequently converted to cash shall be deemed to be Net Proceeds at and from the time of such conversion.
Non-Recourse Indebtedness means Indebtedness of a Person to the extent that under the terms thereof or pursuant to applicable law:
(1) no personal recourse shall be had against such Person for the payment of the principal of or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness; and
(2) enforcement of obligations on such Indebtedness is limited only to recourse against interests in Property purchased with the proceeds of the Incurrence of such Indebtedness and as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries provides any credit support or is liable.
Note Guarantee means the Guarantee by each Guarantor of the Companys obligations under this Indenture and the Notes set forth in Article 10, including as a result of execution of a supplemental indenture.
Notes has the meaning assigned to it in the Recitals to this Indenture. The Initial Notes and the Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture except for redemption rights and obligations. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to the Notes shall include the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes.
Offering means the offering of the Notes by the Company.
Officer means the Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or any Vice President of the Company.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by two Officers at least one of whom shall be the principal executive officer, principal accounting officer or principal financial officer of the Company.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee that meets the requirements of Section 12.05. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee.
Outstanding when used with respect to Notes, means, as of the date of determination, all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(a) Notes theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;
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(b) Notes for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Notes; provided that, if such Notes are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture;
(c) Notes as to which defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03; and
(d) Notes which have been paid pursuant to Section 2.06 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Notes in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Notes are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Notes are valid obligations of the Company;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Notes have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) if, as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Note is not determinable, the principal amount of such Note which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as specified or determined as contemplated by Section 2.01, of the principal amount of such Note and (B) Notes owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Notes which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.
Pari Passu Indebtedness means:
(a) with respect to the Company, any Indebtedness which ranks pari passu in right of payment with the Notes; and
(b) with respect to any Guarantor, any Indebtedness which ranks pari passu in right of payment with such Guarantors Note Guarantee.
The determination of whether any Indebtedness ranks pari passu in right of payment shall not take into account whether or not such Indebtedness is secured by any collateral.
Participant means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).
Peninsula Restricted Subsidiary Designation means the designation of Peninsula Gaming, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Restricted Subsidiary under the Indenture; provided that the portion of Consolidated EBITDA for the Reference Period ending immediately prior to such designation which is attributable to Peninsula Gaming, LLC and its Restricted Subsidiaries exceeds $130,000,000 (calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation occurred on the first day of such Reference Period).
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Permitted FF&E Financings means Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is Incurred to finance FF&E used directly in the operation of a Gaming Facility owned or leased by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and secured by a Lien on such FF&E in an amount not to exceed 100% of the cost of the FF&E so purchased or leased.
Permitted Holders means the Boyd Family and any group (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) comprised solely of members of the Boyd Family.
Permitted Investment means an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in:
(a) a Restricted Subsidiary or a Person which will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that the primary business of such Restricted Subsidiary is a Core Business or a Related Business;
(b) another Person if as a result of such Investment such other Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all its assets to, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Persons primary business is a Core Business or a Related Business;
(c) Temporary Cash Investments;
(d) receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms, including without limitation credit extended to customers; provided, however, that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;
(e) payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;
(f) loans or advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be;
(g) stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;
(h) any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the Issue Date or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on the Issue Date so long as such extension, modification or renewal does not increase the Investment as in effect at the Issue Date or is not materially adverse to the interests of the Holders;
(i) securities received pursuant to clause (b) of Section 4.11;
(j) Investments consisting of the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons in the ordinary course of business;
(k) Investments consisting of or to finance purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials, services or equipment or purchases of contract rights or licenses or leases of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business;
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(l) Qualified Investments; provided that at the time such Qualified Investment is made and giving pro forma effect thereto (A) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company on the date of the Investment would have been greater than 2.5 to 1 and (B) no Default or Event of Default would exist; provided, however, that, if an Investment in any Person made pursuant to this clause (l) would, at any time after the date such Investment is made, cease to qualify as a Qualified Investment due to a failure to satisfy the requirements of clause (b) of the definition of Qualified Investment, then the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment equal to the value of its Investment in such Person at such time (valued in each case as provided in the definition of Investment) and the value of such Investment at such time will, for the period such Investment does not so qualify, be included in the calculation of the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments referenced under Section 4.15(a)(iii);
(m) payments with respect to a Guarantee or other extension of credit that qualified as a Qualified Investment at the time the Guarantee was given or extension of credit was made, unless such Guarantee or extension of credit no longer qualifies as a Qualified Investment due to a failure to satisfy the requirements of clause (b) of the definition of Qualified Investment;
(n) any guarantee of Indebtedness permitted by Section 4.12;
(o) Investments consisting of the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons in the ordinary course of business;
(p) any Investment required by a Gaming Authority or made in lieu of payment of a tax or in consideration of a reduction in tax;
(q) Investments of a Person existing at the time such Person is acquired, becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 5.01 after the Issue Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, designation, redesignation, merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;
(r) Investments in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $23,100,000 of Urban Renewal Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Taxable Series 2007 of the City of Dubuque, Iowa issued as of October 16, 2007 pursuant to that certain Official Statement, dated October 1, 2007, as such bonds may be renewed, extended, substituted, refinanced or replaced, so long as the principal amount of the aggregate Investment does not exceed the amount of the aggregate Investment outstanding on the Issue Date (plus an amount equal to all accrued interest of such bonds and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection with any renewal, extension, substitution, refinancing or replacement of such bonds); and
(s) transfers by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary of operational agreements (including, without limitation, slot machine leases, technical assistance services agreements, trademark and trade names licenses, management services agreements and royalty agreements) or other agreements (or rights under agreements) entered into in the ordinary course of business between the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, on the one hand, and an Unrestricted Subsidiary, on the other hand.
Permitted Liens means:
(a) Liens securing Indebtedness and other obligations under the Credit Facility in an amount not to exceed the amount of Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.12(b)(iii);
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(b) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted by Section 4.12(b)(viii) covering only the assets acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness;
(c) Liens in favor of the Company or any Guarantor;
(d) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on the Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;
(e) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers, warehousemens and mechanics Liens and other similar Liens which secure payment of obligations arising in the ordinary course of business;
(f) Liens in favor of issuers of performance bonds and surety bonds obtained in the ordinary course of business;
(g) other Liens incidental to the conduct of its business or the ownership of its Properties which were not created in connection with the Incurrence of Indebtedness or the obtaining of advances or credit and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its Properties or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of its business, including without limitation leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses;
(h) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding operating leases;
(i) pledges or deposits under workmens compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or deposits for the payment of rent, or deposits to secure liability to insurance carriers, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(j) minor survey exceptions;
(k) utility easements, building or zoning restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to properties of a similar character and do not materially detract from the value of such Property;
(l) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens securing Indebtedness);
(m) Liens securing obligations to a trustee pursuant to the compensation and indemnity provisions of any indenture and Liens created for the benefit of (or to secure) the Notes or the Note Guarantees;
(n) Liens on cash, cash equivalents, and other property arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness;
(o) Liens (including extensions and renewals thereof) upon real or tangible personal property acquired by that Person after the date of this Indenture; provided that
(i) any such Lien is created solely for the purpose of securing Indebtedness representing, or Incurred to finance, refinance or refund, all costs (including the cost of construction, installation or improvement) of the item of Property subject thereto;
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(ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien does not exceed 100% of that cost;
(iii) any such Lien does not extend to or cover any other Property other than that item of Property and any improvements on that item or is otherwise a Permitted Lien under the final clause (ii) of this definition; and
(iv) the Incurrence of that Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.12;
(p) Liens on any property to secure all or part of the cost of improvements or construction thereon or Indebtedness incurred to provide funds for that purpose in a principal amount not exceeding the cost of those improvements or construction;
(q) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of that Person securing that Persons obligations in respect of bankers acceptances issued or created for the account of that Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of that inventory or other goods;
(r) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit issued for the account of that Person which encumber documents and other Property relating to those commercial letters of credit and the products and proceeds thereof;
(s) Liens securing obligations under Currency Exchange Protection Agreements that are not in violation of this Indenture; provided that with respect to such obligations relating to Indebtedness, such Lien extends only to the property securing such Indebtedness;
(t) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods by that Person;
(u) licenses, leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material adverse respect with the business of that Person or any of its Subsidiaries;
(v) Liens encumbering Property or assets of that Person under construction arising from progress or partial payments by a customer of that Person or one of its Subsidiaries relating to that Property or assets;
(w) Liens encumbering customary initial deposits and margin accounts, and other Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business and which are within the general parameters customary in the gaming industry;
(x) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory or regulatory requirements of that Person or its Subsidiaries;
(y) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, in favor of a banking institution, financial institution, or securities intermediary arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of setoff) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry or otherwise relate to depositary relations with such institution or intermediary, and securing customary cash management obligations not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture;
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(z) Liens on cash collateral required to be deposited pursuant to the terms of the Credit Facility to secure the funding obligations of any defaulting lender, including cash collateral deposited with respect to any unreimbursed drawing under a letter of credit;
(aa) any interest or title of a lessor in the Property subject to any Capitalized Lease Obligation or operating lease which, in each case, is permitted under this Indenture or purchase money Indebtedness which is permitted to be incurred under Section 4.12;
(bb) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by that Person or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(cc) Liens for judgments or orders not giving rise to an Event of Default and deposits to secure surety or appeal bonds;
(dd) Liens on Property of a Person existing at the time such Person is acquired, becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation, and were not created in connection therewith or in anticipation thereof, to the extent that such Liens do not extend to any additional Property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(ee) pledges or deposits made by such Person in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement;
(ff) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements; provided that such Liens do not extend to any assets other than those that are the subject of such repurchase agreements;
(gg) Any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;
(hh) Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture; provided that such Liens extend only to the Property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary encumbered by the refinanced Indebtedness unless the Incurrence of such Liens is otherwise permitted under this Indenture; and
(ii) Liens not specified in the foregoing; provided that the aggregate Indebtedness secured by the Liens under this clause (ii) does not exceed 7.5% of the Companys Consolidated Total Assets at any one time outstanding as of the date any such Lien is granted or otherwise becomes effective in reliance on this clause (ii) (for the avoidance of doubt, Liens Incurred in reliance on this clause (ii) may secure Indebtedness in an amount in addition to Indebtedness that is also secured by Liens Incurred in reliance on one or more other clauses of this definition).
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness means any renewals, repurchases, redemptions, extensions, substitutions, refinancings or replacements of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including any successive extensions, renewals, substitutions, refinancings or replacements (and including refinancings by the Company of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary):
(a) to the extent that the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness renewed, repurchased, redeemed, extended, substituted, refinanced or replaced (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith);
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(b) so long as the Weighted Average Life to Maturity and stated maturity is not shortened; and
(c) so long as the new Indebtedness is not be senior in right of payment to the Indebtedness that is being renewed, repurchased, redeemed, extended, substituted, refinanced or replaced;
provided, however, that Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor.
Person means any individual, corporation, company (including limited liability company), partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Preferred Stock means any Capital Stock of a Person, however designated, which entitles the holder thereof to a preference with respect to dividends, distributions or liquidation proceeds of such Person over the holders of other Capital Stock issued by such Person.
Project means any new facility developed or being developed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any expansion, renovation or refurbishment of a facility owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which expansion, renovation or refurbishment cost or is reasonably expected to cost $100,000,000 or more.
Project Opening means, with respect to (a) any Project which is a new facility, when all of the following have occurred: (i) a certificate of occupancy (which may be a temporary certificate of occupancy) has been issued in respect of such Project and, if such Project includes gaming facilities, then such certificate of occupancy need only relate to such gaming facilities and not the remainder of such Project; (ii) such Project (or the gaming facility portion thereof in the case of a Project that includes gaming facilities and not the remainder of such Project) is in a condition (including installment of furnishings, fixtures and equipment) to receive customers in the ordinary course of business; (iii) if such Project includes gaming facilities, such gaming facilities (but not necessarily the hotel facilities if a hotel is contemplated to accompany such Projects gaming facilities) are legally open for business and to the general public and operating in accordance with applicable law; and (iv) all Gaming Licenses, if applicable, with respect to such Project have been granted and not revoked or suspended, and (b) any Project which is an expansion, renovation or refurbishment, when clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) have occurred, to the extent applicable.
Property means, with respect to any Person, any interest of such Person in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, Capital Stock in any other Person (but excluding Capital Stock or other securities issued by such first Person).
Public Equity Offerings means an underwritten public offering of Capital Stock of the Company pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
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Qualified Investment means an Investment by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any Person primarily engaged or preparing to engage in a Core Business or a Related Business; provided that: (a) the primary purpose for which such Investment was made was to finance or otherwise facilitate the development, construction or acquisition of a facility (a Qualified Facility) that (i) is located in a jurisdiction in which the conduct of gaming using electronic gaming devices is permitted pursuant to applicable law and (ii) conducts or, following such development, construction or acquisition, will conduct gaming utilizing electronic gaming devices or is related to, ancillary or supportive of, connected with or arising out of such gaming business; (b) the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of the Investment (i) own in the aggregate at least 35.0% of the outstanding Voting Stock of such Person or (ii) (x) control the day-to-day gaming operation of such Person pursuant to a written agreement and (y) provide or have provided Development Services with respect to the applicable Qualified Facility; and (c) none of the Permitted Holders or any Affiliate of such Persons, other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is a direct or indirect obligor, contingently or otherwise, of any Indebtedness of such Person or a direct or indirect holder of any Capital Stock of such Person, other than through their respective ownership interests in the Company.
Qualified Non-Recourse-Debt means Indebtedness:
(a) as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (A) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), or (B) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise; provided, however, that the provision by the Company of a completion guaranty or the making of payments with respect thereto, in each case, to the extent permitted under Section 4.15, shall not prevent any Indebtedness from constituting Qualified Non-Recourse Debt;
(b) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity; and
(c) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Rating Agencies means S&P and Moodys or any successor to the respective rating agency businesses thereof.
Rating Decline shall have occurred if at any date within 90 calendar days after the date of public disclosure of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period will be extended for so long as the Companys debt ratings are under publicly announced review for possible downgrading (or without an indication of the direction of a possible ratings change) by either Moodys or S&P or their respective successors) the Notes no longer have Investment Grade Status.
Reference Period means the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the last full fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of a proposed Incurrence, Restricted Payment or other transaction for which financial statements are available.
Related Business means the business conducted (or proposed to be conducted) by the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with any Gaming Facility and any and all reasonably related businesses necessary for, in support, furtherance or anticipation of and/or ancillary to or in preparation for, such business including, without limitation, the development, expansion or operation of any Gaming Facility (including any land-based, dockside, riverboat or other type of casino), owned, or to be owned, leased or managed by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries.
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Related Person means any legal or beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Responsible Officer, when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and in each case who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
Restricted Payment means:
(a) any dividend or distribution (whether made in cash, Property or securities) declared or paid on or with respect to any shares of Capital Stock of the Company or to the Companys stockholders with respect to any shares of Capital Stock of the Company except for such dividends or distributions payable solely in Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock of the Company);
(b) a payment made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) to purchase, redeem, acquire or retire any Capital Stock of the Company or Capital Stock of any Affiliate of the Company or any warrants, rights or options, to directly or indirectly purchase or acquire any such Capital Stock or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into any such Capital Stock;
(c) a payment made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date to redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled maturity, scheduled sinking fund or mandatory redemption payment (other than the redemption, purchase, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition of any Indebtedness subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee made in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within twelve months of the date of such payment), Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor which is subordinate (whether pursuant to its terms or by operation of law) in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee;
(d) any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) in any Person; or
(e) any Restricted Payment as defined in any of the Existing Indentures that was made after March 31, 1997 and prior to the Issue Date, including Investments in excess of $100,000,000 in the Borgata Joint Venture.
Restricted Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company that (a) has not been designated by the Board of Directors as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or (b) was an Unrestricted Subsidiary but has been redesignated by the Board of Directors as a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case as provided under the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that no Subsidiary shall be redesignated from an Unrestricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary unless, immediately after giving pro forma effect to such designation, the Company would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.12(a).
S&P means Standard & Poors Ratings Group, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Sale/Leaseback Transaction means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect arrangement pursuant to which Property is sold or transferred by such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person and is thereafter leased back from the purchaser or transferee thereof by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Significant Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company that:
(a) guarantees or otherwise provides direct credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company; or
(b) is a Domestic Subsidiary and a Significant Subsidiary as defined in the Credit Facility.
Stated Maturity means the date specified in the Note as the fixed date on which a payment of principal of the Note is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of the Note at the option of the Holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency unless such contingency has occurred).
Subsidiary of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (1), such Person, (2) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or (3) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
Supplemental Indenture has the meaning assigned to it in the Recitals to this first Supplemental Indenture.
Temporary Cash Investments means any of the following:
(a) Investments in U.S. Government Obligations maturing within 90 days of the date of acquisition thereof;
(b) Investments in time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within 90 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof having capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $500,000,000 and whose long-term debt is rated A-3 or higher, A or higher or A or higher according to Moodys, S&P or Fitch Credit Rating Co. (or such similar equivalent rating by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act)), respectively;
(c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (b) above;
(d) Investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than 90 days after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) organized and in existence under the laws of the United States of America with a rating at the time as of which any
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Investment therein is made of P-1 (or higher) according to Moodys, A-1 (or higher) according to S&P or A-1 (or higher) according to Fitch Credit Rating Co. (or such similar equivalent rating by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act)); and
(e) Investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets comprise securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (d) above.
TIA means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date on which the Base Indenture is qualified under the TIA, except as provided in Section 9.03.
Treasury Rate means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to May 15, 2018; provided, however, that if the period from the redemption date to May 15, 2018, is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.
Trustee means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.
Unrestricted Subsidiary means (i) any Subsidiary of the Company which at the time of determination shall be an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the Board of Directors in compliance with this Indenture) and (ii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. As of the Issue Date, each of: Boyd Acquisition I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Boyd Acquisition II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, OED Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Peninsula Gaming, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, BYDSSE Gaming, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, Boyd Interactive Gaming, a Nevada corporation, and each Subsidiary of each such Person is an Unrestricted Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, as of the Issue Date, Borgata Joint Venture is not a Restricted Subsidiary.
U.S. Government Obligations means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuers option.
Voting Stock means securities of any class or classes of a Person, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for corporate directors (or Persons performing equivalent functions).
Weighted Average Life to Maturity means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by
(b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
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Section 1.02. | Other Definitions. |
Term | Defined in Section | |
Affiliate Transaction | 4.17 | |
Authentication Order | 2.01 | |
Change of Control Offer | 4.10 | |
Change of Control Payment | 4.10 | |
Change of Control Payment Date | 4.10 | |
Covenant Defeasance | 8.03 | |
DTC | 2.02 | |
Effective Covenants | 4.20 | |
Event of Default | 6.01 | |
Excess Proceeds | 4.11 | |
Funding Guarantor Guarantor Obligations Legal Defeasance | 10.03 10.01 8.02 | |
Paying Agent | 2.02 | |
Prepayment Offer | 4.11 | |
Registrar | 2.02 | |
Successor | 5.01 | |
Suspended Covenants | 4.20 |
Section 1.03. | Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. |
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.
The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
indenture securities means the Notes;
indenture security holder means a Holder of a Note;
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture;
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee; and
obligor on the Notes and the Note Guarantees means the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Note Guarantees, respectively.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them.
Section 1.04. | Rules of Construction. |
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
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(c) or is not exclusive;
(d) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;
(e) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
(f) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time; and
(g) unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured Indebtedness.
Section 1.05. | Conflicts with Base Indenture |
In the event that any provision of this Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Base Indenture, such provision of this Supplemental Indenture shall control.
ARTICLE 2. THE NOTES
Section 2.01. | Form; Dating; Execution and Authentication. |
(a) General. The Notes and the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
(b) Global Notes. Each Global Note, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, shall represent the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.05.
(c) Execution. At least one Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.
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A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
(d) Authentication. The Trustee will, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an Officer (an Authentication Order), authenticate and deliver Notes for an original issue in an aggregate principal amount specified in the written order of the Company pursuant to this Section 2.01. Such Authentication Order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of the Notes is to be authenticated. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed the aggregate principal amount of Notes authorized for issuance by the Company, pursuant to one or more Authentication Orders, except as provided in Section 2.06.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.
Section 2.02. | Registrar and Paying Agent. |
The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (Registrar) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (Paying Agent). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term Registrar includes any co-registrar and the term Paying Agent includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (DTC) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes. The Company may change the Registrar and Paying Agent without prior notice to the Holders of the Notes.
Section 2.03. | Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. |
The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, interest or Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. The Trustee and any Paying Agent (other than the Company) may assume that no Additional Interest is payable unless it has received written notice from the Company or a Holder that Additional Interest is due and payable. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by the Paying Agent. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
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Section 2.04. | Holder Lists. |
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least 5 Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a).
Section 2.05. | Transfer and Exchange. |
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchangeable by the Company for Definitive Notes if (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary or (ii) there has occurred and is continuing an Event of Default and the holder thereof has requested such exchange. Upon the occurrence of the preceding events in (i) or (ii) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.06 and 2.09. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.05 or Section 2.06 or 2.09, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.05(a); provided however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.05(b) or (c). Neither the Company nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay by the Holder of a Global Note or the Depositary in identifying holders of beneficial interests in the Global Notes.
(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.05(b)(i).
(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.05(b)(i) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable
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Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Section, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.05(g).
(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes for Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.05(b)(ii), the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.05(g), and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.
(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. A Holder of a Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, together with the Definitive Note accompanied by an executed assignment in the form attached to the Note or otherwise satisfactory to the Trustee, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Definitive Note and upon receipt of proper instructions initiated by such Holder through the applicable procedures at the Depositary, the Trustee shall increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Global Notes.
(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holders compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.05(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form attached to the Note or as otherwise satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.05(e). A Holder of Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.
(f) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note issued under this Indenture shall bear a legend on its face in substantially the following form:
THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT
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THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.05 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.05(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.10 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.
(g) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.10. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
(h) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon the Companys order or at the Registrars request.
(ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.09, 3.06 and 9.05).
(iii) The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
(iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
(v) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the Trustee nor the Registrar shall be responsible for ascertaining whether any transfer complies with the registration provisions of or exemptions from the Securities Act, applicable state securities laws or other applicable law.
(vi) Neither the Registrar nor the Company shall be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business
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15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 and ending at the close of business on the day of selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.
(vii) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
(viii) The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.01.
(ix) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.05 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.
Section 2.06. | Replacement Notes. |
If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that the Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustees and the Companys requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge a Holder for its expenses in replacing a Note.
Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
Section 2.07. | Outstanding Notes. |
The Notes Outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.08, a Note does not cease to be Outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note; provided however, Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company shall not be deemed to be Outstanding for purposes of Section 3.07(b).
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.06, it ceases to be Outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01, it ceases to be Outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
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If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer Outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.
Section 2.08. | Treasury Notes. |
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, any Guarantor or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Guarantor, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.
Section 2.09. | Temporary Notes. |
Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 2.10. | Cancellation. |
The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of such canceled Notes in its customary manner (consistent with all applicable legal requirements). Certification of the disposition of all canceled Notes shall be delivered to the Company. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.11. | Defaulted Interest. |
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall send to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any interest which is paid prior to the expiration of the 30-day period set forth in Section 6.01(a) shall be paid to Holders as of the record date for the interest payment date for which interest has not been paid.
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Section 2.12. | CUSIP, ISIN and Other Numbers. |
The Company in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP, ISIN or other such numbers (if then generally in use) and, if it does so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP, ISIN or other such numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP, ISIN or other such numbers printed in the notice or on the Notes and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes and any such redemption or exchange shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
Section 2.13. | Issuance of Additional Notes. |
The Company shall be entitled, from time to time, subject to its compliance with Section 4.12, without the consent of any Holder, to issue Additional Notes under this Indenture with identical terms as the Notes issued on the Issue Date other than with respect to (i) the date of issuance, (ii) the issue price, (iii) the amount of interest payable on the first interest payment date and (iv) any changes necessary to conform to and ensure compliance with the Securities Act (or other applicable securities laws). The Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date and any Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture.
With respect to any Additional Notes, the Company shall set forth in an Officers Certificate prepared pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:
(a) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; and
(b) the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP or ISIN number of such Additional Notes; provided, however, that no Additional Notes may be issued at a price that would cause such Additional Notes to have original issue discount within the meaning of Section 1273 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with any issuance of Additional Notes, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee the documents contemplated by Sections 2.01(d) and 12.04.
ARTICLE 3. REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
Section 3.01. | Notices to Trustee. |
If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of such Note and Section 3.07, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers Certificate setting forth (i) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the Notes to be redeemed, (iii) the redemption date, (iv) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and (v) the redemption price
Section 3.02. | Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed. |
If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed or purchased among the Holders of the Notes that are subject to such redemption or purchase on a pro rata basis unless otherwise required by law or applicable
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stock exchange requirements; provided that as long as DTC serves as Depositary for a Global Note, any redemption shall comply with DTCs procedural requirements (provided that the Trustee shall have no responsibility to ensure compliance with the procedural requirements of DTC).
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in minimum amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption. The Company is not required to transfer or exchange any Notes selected for redemption and may suspend any transfers or exchanges of Notes for a period of 15 Business Day prior to selection of Notes to be redeemed.
Section 3.03. | Notice of Redemption. |
At least 15 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall send a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice issued is in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
The notice shall identify the Notes (including CUSIP Numbers) to be redeemed and shall state:
(a) the redemption date;
(b) the redemption price;
(c) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion (so long as such amount is in a denomination of $1,000 or minimum integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;
(d) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
(f) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;
(g) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and
(h) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.
At the Companys request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Companys name and at its expense; provided, however, that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 30 days prior to the redemption date, an Officers Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and providing a form setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.
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Section 3.04. | Effect of Notice of Redemption. |
A notice of redemption may be conditional. If the redemption conditions specified in the redemption notice are not satisfied by the redemption date set forth therein, the Company may, as specified in the redemption notice, extend the redemption period or withdrawal the redemption notice or the redemption notice may be deemed to be null and void.
Section 3.05. | Deposit of Redemption Price. |
On the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, on all Notes to be redeemed on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, all Notes to be redeemed.
If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption. If a Note is redeemed after an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on such redemption date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such record date. If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01.
Section 3.06. | Notes Redeemed in Part. |
Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue and, upon the Companys written request, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.
Section 3.07. | Optional Redemption. |
(a) Except pursuant to clause (b) and (c) of this Section 3.07, the Notes will not be redeemable prior to May 15, 2018.
On or after May 15, 2018, the Company may redeem all or part of the Notes upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date (subject to the rights of Holders of the Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date occurring on or prior to the redemption date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on May 15 of the years indicated below:
Year | Percentage | |||
2018 | 105.156 | % | ||
2019 | 103.438 | % | ||
2020 | 101.719 | % | ||
2021 and thereafter | 100.000 | % |
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(b) At any time prior to May 15, 2018, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes at a redemption price of 106.875% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the redemption date, with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings; provided that:
(i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding the Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries); and
(ii) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Public Equity Offering.
(c) At any time prior to May 15, 2018 the Company may also redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior notice to the Holders, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption, and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of redemption, subject to the rights of Holders of the Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date occurring on or prior to the redemption date.
(d) Any optional redemption provided for in the Note shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06.
Section 3.08. | Mandatory Redemption. |
The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
Section 3.09. | Mandatory Disposition or Redemption Pursuant to Gaming Laws. |
If a Holder or beneficial owner of a Note is required to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under applicable Gaming Laws and is not so licensed, qualified or found suitable within any time period specified by the applicable Gaming Authority, the Holder shall be obligated, at the request of the Company, to dispose of such Holders Notes within a time period prescribed by the Company or such other time period prescribed by such Gaming Authority (in which event the Companys obligation to pay any interest after the receipt of such notice shall be limited as provided in such Gaming Laws). Thereafter, the Company shall have the right to redeem, on the date fixed by the Company for the redemption of such Notes, such Holders Notes at a redemption price equal to the lesser of (1) the lowest closing sale price of the Notes on any trading day during the 120-day period ending on the date upon which the Company shall have received notice from a Gaming Authority of such Holders disqualification or (2) the price at which such Holder or beneficial owner acquired such Notes, unless a different redemption price is required by such Gaming Authority, in which event such required price shall be the redemption price. The Company is not required to pay or reimburse any Holder or beneficial owner of a Note for the costs of licensure, qualification or finding of suitability or investigation for such licensure, qualification or finding of suitability. Any Holder or beneficial owner of a Note required to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under applicable Gaming Laws must pay all investigative fees and costs of the Gaming Authorities in connection with such licensure, qualification, finding of suitability or application therefor.
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ARTICLE 4. COVENANTS
Section 4.01. | Payment of Notes. |
The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 11:00 a.m. New York Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all such amounts.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate equal to 1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.
Section 4.02. | Maintenance of Office or Agency. |
The Company shall maintain in the United States of America an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations and surrenders may be made at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the United States of America for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.
The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.02.
Section 4.03. | Reports. |
(a) Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee and the Holders within 15 days after the time periods specified in the SECs rules and regulations (i) all quarterly and annual reports, including financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such forms, including a Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and, with respect to the annual information only, a report thereon by the Companys certified independent accountants and (ii) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports. In addition, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Company shall file a copy of all such information and reports with the SEC for public availability within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and regulations (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing) and will post the reports on its website within those time periods. The Company shall at all times comply with TIA § 314(a).
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(b) If, at any time the Company is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, the Company will nevertheless continue filing the reports specified in Section 4.03(a) with the SEC within the time periods specified above unless the SEC will not accept such a filing.
(c) The Company will not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept the Companys filings for any reason, the Company will post the reports referred to in Section 4.03(a) and (b) on its website within the time periods that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports referred to above to the Trustee and the Holders of Notes if (i) the Company has filed (or, in the case of a Form 8-K, furnished) such reports with the SEC via the EDGAR filing system and such reports are publicly available, or (ii) the reports are posted and publicly available on the Companys website.
(e) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee pursuant to this Section is for informational purposes only, and the Trustees receipt thereof shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to certificates).
Section 4.04. | Compliance Certificate. |
(a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year (which fiscal year initially ends December 31, 2015), an Officers Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
(b) The Company shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, not more than 30 days after any Officer becomes aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 4.05. | Stay and Extension Laws. |
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture. The Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
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Section 4.06. | Corporate Existence. |
Subject to Article 5, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
Section 4.07. | Limitation on Status of Investment Company. |
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, become an investment company (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), to the extent such status would subject the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary to regulation under the Investment Company Act, except for Restricted Subsidiaries established for the purpose of financing the operating businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Section 4.08. | Payment for Consent. |
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all Holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
Section 4.09. | Additional Note Guarantees. |
If the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquires or creates a Significant Subsidiary, or any non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary becomes a Significant Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture, then such Restricted Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor and execute a supplemental indenture and deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel satisfying the requirements of Sections 12.04 and 12.05 of this Indenture and stating that such supplemental indenture constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor within 30 days following the date on which it was acquired, created or otherwise became a Significant Subsidiary (or such longer period as may be required to obtain any necessary approvals under applicable Gaming Laws or other regulatory requirements). Any Subsidiary that does not constitute a Significant Subsidiary need not become a Guarantor unless and until such time as it becomes a Significant Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any Significant Subsidiary is subject to the terms of any instrument governing Acquired Debt, as in effect at the time of acquisition which instrument or restriction prohibits such Significant Subsidiary from issuing a Note Guarantee, such Significant Subsidiary shall not be required to execute such a supplemental indenture until it is permitted to issue such Note Guarantee pursuant to the terms of such Acquired Debt. The Company shall use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain all approvals of any Gaming Authority necessary to permit any Significant Subsidiary to become a Guarantor as promptly as practicable.
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Section 4.10. | Change of Control |
(a) If (i) a Change of Control (if, at the Change of Control Time, the Notes do not have Investment Grade Status) or (ii) a Change of Control Triggering Event (if, at the Change of Control Time, the Notes have Investment Grade Status) occurs, each Holder of Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or a minimum integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $1,000) of that Holders Notes pursuant to an offer (Change of Control Offer) on the terms set forth in this Indenture. In the Change of Control Offer, the Company will offer a payment (Change of Control Payment) in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased, to the date of purchase.
(b) Not later than 30 days following (i) any Change of Control or (ii) in the event the Notes have Investment Grade Status at the earlier of the public announcement of (x) a Change of Control or (y) (if applicable) the Companys intention to effect a Change of Control, a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company will send a notice (which notice may be conditional) to each Holder (with a copy to the Trustee) stating, among other things:
(i) that a Change of Control or Change of Control Triggering Event, as the case may be, has occurred and a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.10 and that all Notes (or portions thereof) timely tendered will be accepted for payment;
(ii) the purchase price and the date at which the Change of Control Payment is to be made (Change of Control Payment Date), which date will be no earlier than 15 days and, subject to the following sentence, no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, pursuant to the procedures required by this Indenture and described in such notice;
(iii) that any Note (or portion thereof) accepted for payment (and for which payment has been duly provided on the Change of Control Payment Date) pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(iv) that any Notes (or portions thereof) not tendered will continue to accrue interest;
(v) a description of the transaction or transactions constituting the Change of Control or Change of Control Triggering Event, as the case may be; and
(vi) the procedures that Holders must follow in order to tender their Notes (or portions thereof) for payment and the procedures that Holders must follow in order to withdraw an election to tender Notes (or portions thereof) for payment.
(c) A Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, and conditioned upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of the making of the Change of Control Offer. In addition, the Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the time and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control made by the Company and such third party purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.
(d) The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control or Change of
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Control Triggering Event, as the case may be. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such conflict.
(e) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:
(i) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;
(ii) deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and
(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the Company.
The paying agent will promptly send to each Holder of Notes properly tendered the Change of Control Payment, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each new Note will be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $1,000.
(f) The provisions described above that require the Company to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control will be applicable whether or not any other provisions of this Indenture are applicable. Except as described above with respect to a Change of Control, this Indenture does not contain provisions that permit the Holders of the Notes to require that the Company repurchase or redeem the Notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar transaction.
(g) Prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control, the provisions under this Indenture relating to the Companys obligation to make an offer to purchase the Notes as a result of a Change of Control may be waived or modified with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes.
Section 4.11. | Asset Sales; Event of Loss. |
(a) Other than upon an Event of Loss, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, consummate any Asset Sale after the Issue Date, unless:
(i) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the Property subject to such Asset Sale; and
(ii) at least 75% of such consideration consists of cash, Temporary Cash Investments or any stock or assets of the kind referred to in clause (1) or (3) of the definition of Additional Assets; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (ii), (x) the assumption of Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which is not subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee shall be deemed to be Temporary Cash Investments if the Company, such Restricted Subsidiary and all other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, to the extent any of the foregoing are liable with respect to such Indebtedness, are expressly released from all liability for such Indebtedness by the holder thereof in connection with such Asset Sale; (y) any securities
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or Notes received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from the transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Temporary Cash Investments within 180 days of the date of such Asset Sale shall be deemed to be Temporary Cash Investments; and (z) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may receive consideration in the form of securities exceeding 25% of the consideration for one or more Asset Sales so long as the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries do not hold such securities having an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of the greater of $150,000,000 and 5% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Company at any time outstanding.
(b) Upon an Event of Loss incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the Net Proceeds received from such Event of Loss shall be applied in the same manner as proceeds from Asset Sales described in clause (c) below and pursuant to the procedures set forth in clause (c) below.
(c) Within 360 days after the receipt of the Net Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Event of Loss, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale or Event of Loss may be applied by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to do one or both of the following:
(i) repay, redeem or repurchase senior Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor, including Indebtedness under the Credit Facility or the Notes and, in the case of any such repayment under any revolving credit or other facility that permits future borrowings, effect a corresponding reduction in the availability or commitments; or
(ii) reinvest in Additional Assets (including by means of an Investment in Additional Assets by a Restricted Subsidiary with Net Proceeds received by the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary);
provided, however, reinvestments in Additional Assets after the occurrence of an Event of Loss and prior to the receipt of the Net Proceeds of such Event of Loss shall be included as reinvestments pursuant to clause (ii); provided, further, however, that if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary contractually commits within such 360-day period to apply such Net Proceeds within 180 days of such contractual commitment in accordance with the above clause (i) and/or (ii), and such Net Proceeds are subsequently applied as contemplated in such contractual commitment, then the requirement for application of Net Proceeds set forth in this clause (c) shall be considered satisfied.
(d) Any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale or Event of Loss that are not used in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall constitute excess proceeds (Excess Proceeds). When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $100,000,000, the Company shall make an offer to purchase (the Prepayment Offer) from all Holders of the Notes, and, at the election of the Company, the Holders of any other Pari Passu Indebtedness containing comparable repurchase rights, an aggregate principal amount of Notes and, if applicable, such other Pari Passu Indebtedness equal to the Excess Proceeds, at a price in cash at least equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, in accordance with the procedures set forth below in clause (e). To the extent that any portion of the Excess Proceeds remains after compliance with the preceding sentence and provided that all Holders have been given the opportunity to tender their Notes for repurchase in accordance with this Indenture, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may use such remaining amount for general corporate purposes or the repurchase of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantee if required to be repurchased pursuant to their respective terms and the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset to zero. Pending application of Net Proceeds pursuant to clauses (c)(i) and (ii) above, such Net Proceeds will be invested in Temporary Cash Investments or used to temporarily repay Pari Passu Indebtedness that is revolving Indebtedness.
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(e) Not more than 20 Business Days after the amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $100,000,000, the Company shall send a prepayment offer notice to the Holders (with a copy to the Trustee), accompanied by such information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries as the Company in good faith believes will enable such Holders to make an informed decision with respect to the Prepayment Offer. The prepayment offer notice will state, among other things:
(i) that the Company is offering to purchase Notes pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture:
(ii) that any Note (or any portion thereof) accepted for payment (and for which payment has been duly provided on the purchase date) pursuant to the Prepayment Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the purchase date;
(iii) the purchase price and purchase date, which shall be, subject to any contrary requirements of applicable law, no less than 15 days nor more than 60 days from the date the prepayment offer notice is mailed;
(iv) the aggregate principal amount of Notes (or portions thereof) to be purchased;
(v) a description of any conditions to such Prepayment Offer; and
(vi) a description of the procedure which Holders must follow in order to tender their Notes (or portions thereof) and the procedures that Holders must follow in order to withdraw an election to tender their Notes (or portions thereof) for payment.
The Company may send such a prepayment offer notice at any time after it receives Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale and/or an Event of Loss in an amount in excess of $100,000,000.
(f) The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the purchase of Notes as a result of a Prepayment Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions relating to the Prepayment Offer, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue of such conflict.
Section 4.12. | Limitation on Indebtedness. |
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Incur any Indebtedness; provided, however, that the Company or any Guarantor may Incur Indebtedness if the Companys Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio would exceed 2.0 to 1.0, after giving effect to:
(i) the Incurrence of such Indebtedness as if such Indebtedness was Incurred at the beginning of the Reference Period and (if applicable) the application of the net proceeds thereof to repay or defease other Indebtedness as if the application of such net proceeds occurred at the beginning of the Reference Period;
(ii) the Incurrence and retirement (including any Indebtedness that has been defeased) of any other Indebtedness since the first day of the Reference Period as if such Indebtedness was Incurred or retired at the beginning of the Reference Period;
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(iii) the execution or termination of any management agreement pursuant to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary was or will be paid a management fee since the first day of the Reference Period including any execution or termination which will be effective contemporaneously with the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, as if such execution or termination occurred at the beginning of the Reference Period; and
(iv) the acquisition or disposition of any Property or any company or business by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the first day of the Reference Period including any acquisition or disposition which will be consummated contemporaneously with the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, as if such acquisition or disposition occurred at the beginning of the Reference Period, including without limitation any net reduction of lease payments in connection with any acquisition of Property and any related income or expense.
For purposes of such computation, with respect to Indebtedness that bears interest at a variable rate, such Indebtedness shall be deemed to bear interest at the applicable interest rate (or weighted average interest rate, if there are multiple applicable interest rates) on the date such Indebtedness is Incurred or repaid.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as specified below, may Incur the following Indebtedness:
(i) Indebtedness of the Company represented by the Initial Notes and of the Guarantors under the Note Guarantees;
(ii) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date;
(iii) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under the Credit Facility in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of (A) $2.75 billion, and (B) 4.5 times Consolidated EBITDA during the Reference Period (after giving pro forma effect to the acquisition or disposition of any company or business by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the first day of the Reference Period including any acquisition or disposition which will be consummated contemporaneously with the Incurrence of Indebtedness under this clause (iii), as if such acquisition or disposition occurred at the beginning of the Reference Period);
(iv) Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owing to and held by a Restricted Subsidiary or the Company; provided, however, that (A) if the Company or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not the Company or a Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be unsecured and expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the Notes then due, in the case of the Company, or the Note Guarantees, in the case of a Guarantor, and (B) any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or other event that results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness except to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed in each case to constitute the Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the issuer thereof;
(v) Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary under Interest Rate Agreements; provided that the obligations under such agreements were entered into in connection with payment obligations on Indebtedness otherwise permitted by the terms of this Section 4.11;
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(vi) Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary under Currency Exchange Protection Agreements; provided that such Currency Exchange Protection Agreements were entered into for the purpose of limiting exchange rate risks and not as speculative investments;
(vii) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with one or more letters of credit, bankers acceptances, workers compensation claims, surety bonds, appeal bonds, performance bonds or completion guarantees issued in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to self-insurance and similar obligations and not in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit;
(viii) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding under Permitted FF&E Financings which are either (A) Non-Recourse Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) limited in amount (including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (b)(viii)) for each Gaming Facility owned or leased by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the lesser of (x) the amount of FF&E used in such Gaming Facility and financed by such Permitted FF&E Financing or (y) $25,000,000;
(ix) Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) Incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to finance (whether prior to or within 270 days after) the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (A) $150,000,000 and (B) 5% of the Companys Consolidated Total Assets;
(x) Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums or take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements;
(xi) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or Person otherwise permitted by this Indenture;
(xii) guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business supporting obligations of suppliers, lessees and vendors;
(xiii) Acquired Debt and any other Indebtedness incurred to finance a merger, consolidation or other acquisition; provided that immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Acquired Debt and such other Indebtedness, as the case may be, on a pro forma basis as if such incurrence (and the related merger, consolidation or other acquisition) had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Reference Period, the Companys Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio would be equal to or greater than the Companys Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other acquisition;
(xiv) Indebtedness of the Company to the extent the net proceeds thereof are promptly deposited to defease the Notes as described below under Article 8;
(xv) Indebtedness (including under the Credit Facility) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to the provisions of this section in an aggregate amount outstanding as of the date of any Incurrence of such Indebtedness not to exceed 7.5% of the Companys Consolidated Total Assets; or
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(xvi) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding pursuant to the provisions of clause (a) above or such clauses (b)(i), (ii), (viii), (ix), (xiii), and this clause (b)(xvi); provided, however, any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness may be Incurred up to 90 days prior to the repayment, repurchase or redemption of the Indebtedness being refinanced, redeemed or repaid with such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, further, that prior to any repayment, repurchase or redemption of the Indebtedness being refinanced with such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily invest the proceeds of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in Temporary Cash Investments or use the proceeds of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness to pay down Indebtedness under the revolving credit portion of the Credit Facility.
(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.12, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories described in clauses (b)(i) through (xvi) above, or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to clause (a) above, the Company will be permitted to (i) classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its Incurrence in any manner that complies with this covenant and (ii) divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in clauses (b)(i) through (xvi) above or as Incurred pursuant to clause (a) above. The Company may reclassify such Indebtedness from time to time in its sole discretion and may classify any item of Indebtedness in part under one or more of the categories described in clauses (b)(i) through (xvi) above and/or in part as Indebtedness entitled to be Incurred pursuant to clause (a) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness outstanding under the Companys Credit Facility on the Issue Date, after giving effect to the application of the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes that are applied on the Issue Date, initially will be deemed to have been Incurred on such date under clause (b)(iii), and may later be reclassified.
(d) Accrual of interest, the accretion of principal amount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness, fair value adjustments to the amount of Indebtedness and the payment of dividends in the form of additional Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as applicable, in each case will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this covenant. In addition, a Guarantee of Indebtedness of the Company or of a Restricted Subsidiary will not constitute a separate Incurrence, or amount outstanding, of Indebtedness so long as the Indebtedness so Guaranteed was Incurred in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. The Company may rely on internal or publicly reported financial reports even though there may be subsequent adjustments (including review and audit adjustments) to such financial statements. For the avoidance of doubt, any Incurrence of Indebtedness which is based upon or made in reliance on a computation based on such internal or publicly reported financial statements, shall be deemed to continue to comply with the applicable covenant, notwithstanding any subsequent adjustments that may result in changes to such internal or publicly reported financial statements.
Section 4.13. | Limitation on Layered Indebtedness. |
The Company will not Incur, and will not permit any Guarantor to Incur, any Indebtedness (including any Indebtedness described in clauses (b)(i) through (xvi) of Section 4.12 that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and the applicable Note Guarantee on substantially identical terms; provided, however, that no Indebtedness will be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor solely by virtue of being unsecured or by virtue of being secured on a junior priority basis.
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Section 4.14. | Limitation on Liens. |
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, Incur or suffer to exist, any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of its Property, whether owned at the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom, which secures Indebtedness that ranks pari passu with or is subordinated to the Notes unless:
(a) if such Lien secures Indebtedness that ranks pari passu in right of payment with the Notes or any Note Guarantee, the Notes or such Note Guarantee are secured on an equal and ratable basis with the obligations so secured; or
(b) if such Lien secures Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee, the Notes or such Note Guarantee are secured on a senior basis to the obligations so secured.
Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Lien securing such Indebtedness that gave rise to the obligations to secure the Notes or such Note Guarantee under this section.
Section 4.15. | Limitation on Restricted Payments. |
(a) The Company shall not make, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to make, any Restricted Payment if at the time of, and after giving effect to, such proposed Restricted Payment:
(i) a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(ii) the Company could not Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the clause (a) under Section 4.12; or
(iii) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments made from and after July 22, 1997 (the amount of any Restricted Payment, if made other than in cash, to be based upon Fair Market Value) would exceed an amount equal, without duplication, to the sum of:
(A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income accrued during the period (treated as one accounting period) from April 1, 1997 to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such Restricted Payment (or, in the case such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit);
(B) the aggregate proceeds received by the Company from the issue or sale of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) subsequent to March 31, 1997 (other than an issuance or sale (x) to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or other trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (y) pursuant to clauses (iii) or (iv) of Section 4.15(b) or (z) in connection with the acquisition of Coast Casinos, Inc.);
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(C) the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Companys balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than an issuance or sale to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or other trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) subsequent to March 31, 1997, of any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company (less the amount of any cash or other property distributed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange);
(D) the amount equal to the net reduction in Investments that were treated as Restricted Payments subsequent to March 31, 1997 resulting from (x) payments of dividends, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or the satisfaction or reduction (other than by means of payments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) of obligations of other Persons which have been Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (y) the redesignation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case such net reduction in Investments being (1) valued as provided in the definition of Investment, (2) an amount not to exceed the aggregate amount of Investments previously made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which were treated as a Restricted Payment when made and (3) included in this clause (D) only to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income;
(E) payments of dividends, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the Borgata Joint Venture to the extent such dividends, repayments, advances or other transfers exceed $100,000,000, but only to the extent that any such payments are excluded from the computation of Consolidated Net Income and in an aggregate amount not in excess of the amount of Investments in the Borgata Joint Venture that were treated as Restricted Payments when made; and
(F) $50,000,000.
(b) The provisions of clause (a) shall not prohibit:
(i) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of its declaration if such dividend could have been paid on the date of its declaration in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture;
(ii) the redemption or repurchase of any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of the Company
(A) if the holder or beneficial owner of such Capital Stock or Indebtedness is required to qualify under the Gaming Laws and does not so qualify; or
(B) if necessary in the reasonable, good faith judgment of the Board of Directors, as evidenced by a Board Resolution, to prevent the loss or secure the reinstatement of any Gaming License which if lost or not reinstated, as the case may be, would have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or would restrict the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct business in any gaming jurisdiction;
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(iii) any purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of Capital Stock of the Company made by exchange for, or with proceeds of the sale of, Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company received not more than 90 days before or after such purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of Capital Stock;
(iv) any purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of the Indebtedness of any Person made by exchange for, or with proceeds of the sale of, Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company received not more than 90 days before or after such purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of Indebtedness;
(v) any purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or to any Note Guarantee from the proceeds of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred not more than 90 days before or after such repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of such Indebtedness;
(vi) cash payments in lieu of fractional shares issuable as dividends on Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(vii) the redemption or repurchase of any (i) Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee, or (ii) Capital Stock of the Company , in each case to the extent required by a final non-appealable order or judgment entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction;
(viii) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee (A) with any Excess Proceeds remaining after all Holders have been given the opportunity to tender their Notes for repurchase in accordance with Section 4.11 if any such subordinated Indebtedness is required to be repurchased pursuant to its respective terms and (B) other purchases, redemptions or other acquisition or retirement of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000,000 in the aggregate;
(ix) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, repurchases by the Company of its common stock or options, warrants or other securities exercisable or convertible into such common stock (excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exercisable for, common stock) held by employees, officers, consultants or directors of the Company or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries upon death, disability or termination of employment or directorship of such employees, officers, consultants or directors not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year, with unused amounts in any fiscal year permitted to be carried over for the next two succeeding fiscal years;
(x) the repurchase of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options to the extent such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of those stock options;
(xi) the repurchase of Capital Stock upon the vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units or performance share units to the extent necessary to satisfy tax withholding obligations attributable to such vesting;
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(xii) other Investments in an aggregate amount at any time not to exceed 10% of the Companys Consolidated Total Assets (in each case with Investments calculated at the time of such Investment);
(xiii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the repurchase of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee with any Excess Proceeds as provided under Section 4.11 or pursuant to Section 4.10; provided that all Notes tendered by Holders in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Prepayment Offer, as applicable, have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value; and
(xiv) Restricted Payments made on or after the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (xiv) not to exceed (A) $100,000,000 in the aggregate prior to a Peninsula Restricted Subsidiary Designation and (ii) $200,000,000 in the aggregate after a Peninsula Restricted Subsidiary Designation.
(c) The full amount of any Restricted Payments made subsequent to March 31, 1997 pursuant to clauses (b)(i) and (ii) of this Section 4.15 (but not pursuant to (b)(iii) through (xiii) of this Section 4.15) shall be included in the calculation of the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments referred to under clause (a)(iii) of this Section 4.15. For the avoidance of doubt, only Restricted Payments made from and after July 22, 1997 pursuant to clauses corresponding to clauses (b)(i) and (ii) above (but not pursuant to any other clause of any indenture that is or was excluded from the calculation of the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments corresponding to the calculation in clause (a)(iii)) shall be included in the calculation of the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made from and after July 22, 1997 pursuant to clause (a)(iii) in the first paragraph of this covenant.
Section 4.16. | Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restricted Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries |
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits;
(ii) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary;
(iii) make loans or advances to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or
(iv) transfer any of its Property to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary.
(b) Notwithstanding clause (a) of this Section 4.16, the Company may, and may permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise suffer to exist or become effective such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) agreements in effect on the Issue Date;
(ii) applicable law, including rules, regulations or orders issued by any Gaming Authority;
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(iii) customary non-assignment provisions in contracts, leases or licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(iv) agreements in existence with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary at the time it is acquired or so designated; provided, however, that such agreements are not entered into in anticipation or contemplation of such designation;
(v) any agreement or other instrument of a Person whose property, assets or Capital Stock is acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which agreement or other instrument was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof); provided that such encumbrance or restriction is not, and will not be, applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than such acquired Person and its Subsidiaries or such property or assets, including directly-related assets, such as accessions and proceeds so acquired or leased;
(vi) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or Property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements; which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements;
(vii) any restrictions or transfer of property with respect to the transfer of assets secured by a Lien permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.14;
(viii) purchase money obligations for Property or equipment acquired for use in the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the Property or equipment purchased or leased in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) any instrument governing Indebtedness represented by industrial revenue or development bonds issued by a municipality and guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(x) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) any restriction on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers or lessors or required by insurance, surety or bonding companies, in each case under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; or
(xii) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in clauses (a)(i) through (iv) of this Section 4.16 imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (b)(i) through (xi) of this Section 4.16; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Company, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.
(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating
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distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to pay dividends or make other distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to pay indebtedness owed or to make loans or advances.
(d) Nothing contained in this Section 4.16 shall prevent the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from granting any Lien permitted under Section 4.11.
Section 4.17. | Limitation on Transaction with Affiliates |
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, conduct any business or enter into or suffer to exist any transaction or series of transactions (including the purchase, sale, transfer, lease or exchange of any Property, the making of any Investment, the giving of any Guarantee or the rendering or receiving of any service) with, from or for the benefit of any Affiliate, any Related Person or any officer or director of any Affiliate or a Related Person involving aggregate consideration in excess of $25,000,000 (an Affiliate Transaction) unless:
(i) the terms of such Affiliate Transaction are in writing, in the best interest of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, and at least as favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as those that could be obtained at the time of such Affiliate Transaction in a similar transaction in arms-length dealings with a Person who is not such an Affiliate, Related Person or officer or director of an Affiliate or Related Person;
(ii) with respect to each Affiliate Transaction involving aggregate payments to either party in excess of $50,000,000, such Affiliate Transaction was approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors and that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (a)(i) of this Section 4.17; and
(iii) with respect to each Affiliate Transaction involving aggregate payments in excess of $100,000,000, the Company delivers to the Trustee an opinion letter from an Independent Advisor to the effect that such Affiliate Transaction is fair, from a financial point of view;
provided, however, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply for so long as the Companys common stock is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange or NYSE Amex Equities or is quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System and designated as a national market system security.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into or suffer to exist the following:
(i) any transaction pursuant to any contract in existence on the Issue Date;
(ii) any Restricted Payment permitted to be made pursuant to Section 4.15;
(iii) any transaction or series of transactions between the Company and one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries or between two or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(iv) the pledge of the Capital Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or joint venture to secure the Indebtedness of any such Person;
(v) the payment of compensation (including amounts paid pursuant to employee benefit plans) for the personal services of, indemnity provided on behalf of, and reimbursement of expense to, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(vi) any Permitted Investment and any other Investment made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than an Investment in a holder of 10% or more of the Capital Stock of the Company or an Investment in an entity controlled by a holder of 10% or more of the Capital Stock of the Company (other than indirect control by reason of such holders ownership of Capital Stock of the Company); and
(vii) transactions pursuant to agreements existing on the Issue Date and any modification thereto or any transaction contemplated thereby in any replacement agreement therefor so long as such modification or replacement is not more disadvantageous to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any material respect than the respective agreement existing on the Issue Date.
Section 4.18. | Business Activities |
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, to engage in any business other than a Core Business, except to such extent as would not be material to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 4.19. | Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries. |
The Board of Directors may designate any Restricted Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that:
(a) such designation would not cause a Default;
(b) such Subsidiary has no Indebtedness other than Qualified Non-Recourse Debt;
(c) such Subsidiary does not own any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of or own or hold any lien on any Property of the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; and
(d) such Subsidiary is not a Significant Subsidiary.
If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.15 or under one or more clauses of the definition of Permitted Investment, as determined by the Company. That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of a Board Resolution giving effect to such
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designation and an Officers Certificate certifying that (a) such designation complied with the preceding conditions and (b) was permitted by Section 4.15 and giving the effective date of such designation, such filing with the Trustee to occur within 75 days after the end of the fiscal quarter of the Company in which such designation is made (or, in the case of a designation made during the last fiscal quarter of the fiscal year, within 120 days after the end of such fiscal year). If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as of such date.
The Board of Directors may at any time designate, or redesignate, any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (with delivery of an Officers Certificate to the Trustee); provided that such designation, or redesignation, will be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and such designation, or redesignation, will only be permitted if (a) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.12, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Reference Period and (b) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation or redesignation.
Section 4.20. | Certain Suspended Covenants |
During any period of time that (a) the Notes have Investment Grade Status, and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture with respect to the Notes, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the provisions of this Indenture described under Sections 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, and 4.15 (collectively, the Suspended Covenants); provided that with respect to those covenants that will remain in effect (the Effective Covenants), references in such Effective Covenants to clauses in the Suspended Covenants will be deemed to continue to exist for purposes of interpretation of the Effective Covenants.
In the event that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of the preceding sentence and, subsequently, at least one of the two designated Rating Agencies withdraws its rating or assigns the Notes a rating below the required Investment Grade Ratings, then the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants for the benefit of the Notes. Calculations under the reinstated Section 4.15 covenant will be made as if such covenant had been in effect since the date of this Indenture except that no Default will be deemed to have occurred solely by reason of a Restricted Payment made while that covenant was suspended. Notice of the commencement or termination of any period of time during which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are subject to the Suspended Covenants shall be promptly given to the Trustee.
ARTICLE 5. SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01. | Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets. |
(a) The Company shall not merge or consolidate with or into any other entity or in one transaction or a series of related transactions sell, convey, assign, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its Property unless (i) the entity formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if the Company is not the surviving entity) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease or conveyance is made (the Successor) (A) shall be a Person (other than an individual) organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or a State thereof or the District of Columbia and such Person shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture executed and delivered to the Trustee by such Person, the due and punctual payment of the principal, premium, if any, interest and
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Additional Interest, if any, on all the Notes and the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants, conditions and obligations under the Notes and this Indenture to be performed by the Company; provided that if any Successor is not a corporation, there shall be a co-issuer that is a corporation and (B) shall have all Gaming Licenses required to operate all Gaming Facilities to be owned by such Successor, (ii) in the case of a sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Companys Property, such Property shall have been transferred as an entirety or virtually as an entirety to one Person, (iii) immediately before giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (iv) immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis (including without limitation, any Indebtedness Incurred or anticipated to be incurred in connection with such transaction or series of transactions), the Company or the Successor, as the case may be, would be able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.12. In connection with any such supplemental indenture, there shall be delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, lease or conveyance and such supplemental indenture, if any, complies with this Indenture, and such Opinion of Counsel shall also state that such supplemental indenture constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Successor.
(b) No Guarantor may sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, other than the Company or another Guarantor, unless (i) immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing and (ii) either (x) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger unconditionally assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under its Note Guarantee and this Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture executed and delivered to the Trustee or (y) the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with Section 4.11.
Section 5.02. | Successor Corporation Substituted. |
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01, the Successor shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to the Company shall refer instead to the Successor and not to the Company), and may exercise every right and power of the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if the Successor had been named as the Company herein; provided, however, that the predecessor Company shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes except in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all of the Companys assets that meets the requirements of Section 5.01(a).
ARTICLE 6. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01. | Events of Default. |
An Event of Default occurs with respect to Notes if:
(a) the Company defaults in the payment of interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on any of the Notes when it becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days;
(b) the Company defaults in the payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on any Note when due at maturity, upon acceleration, required purchase or otherwise;
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(c) the Company fails to observe, perform or comply with the covenants and agreements of Section 5.01(a);
(d) the Company or any Guarantor fails to observe, perform or comply with any of the other covenants and agreements in this Indenture, the Notes, or the Note Guarantees and such failure to observe, perform or comply continues for a period of 60 days after receipt by the Company of a written notice from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding;
(e) the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:
(i) commences a voluntary case,
(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,
(iii) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, or
(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(f) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree with respect to the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(i) is for relief against such Person(s) in an involuntary case;
(ii) appoints a custodian of such Person(s) or for all or substantially all of the property of such Person; or
(iii) orders the liquidation of such Person(s);
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days;
(g) except as permitted by this Indenture, any Note Guarantee is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor, or any Person controlling such Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee, and such default continues for a period of 30 days;
(h) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is not paid when due or within any applicable grace period or is accelerated by the holders thereof and, in either case, the total amount of such unpaid or accelerated Indebtedness exceeds $75,000,000;
(i) the entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of one or more judgments or orders against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an uninsured aggregate amount in excess of $75,000,000 and such judgment or order is not discharged, waived, stayed or satisfied for a period of 60 consecutive days after such judgment or judgments become final and non-appealable; and
(j) any revocation, suspension or loss of any Gaming License which results in the cessation of business for a period of more than 90 consecutive days of the business of any Gaming Facility or
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Gaming Facilities owned, leased or operated directly by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which, taken together, collectively contribute more than 10% of the Companys Consolidated EBITDA (other than any voluntary relinquishment of a Gaming License if such relinquishment is, in the reasonably good faith judgment of the Board of Directors and evidenced by a Board Resolution, desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole).
A default under clauses (h), (i) or (j) above is not an Event of Default until the Trustee or Holders of not less than 30% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes notify the Company of the Default; provided that any default under clause (h) above resulting from a default or acceleration with respect to Indebtedness will not be considered an Event of Default if such default or acceleration is cured or annulled, respectively, within 30 days of the receipt by the Company of the abovementioned notice of default from the Trustee or Holders of not less than 30% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes.
The foregoing will constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers Certificate of any Event of Default, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 6.02. | Acceleration. |
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default resulting from Section 6.01(e) or (f)) shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 30% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding may accelerate the maturity of all the Notes by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by the Holders) specifying the Event of Default and that it is a notice of acceleration and on the fifth Business Day after delivery of such notice, the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and premium and Additional Interest, if any, on all of the Notes then outstanding, will become immediately due and payable. In case an Event of Default resulting from Section 6.01(e) or (f) shall occur, the Notes then Outstanding (including any accrued interest and, if applicable, Additional Interest, thereon) shall be due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.
Section 6.03. | Other Remedies. |
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
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Section 6.04. | Waiver of Past Defaults. |
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default and its consequences hereunder (including rescission of acceleration as a result thereof) except (i) a Default in the payment of principal of or interest on a Note or (ii) a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each affected Holder of Notes. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.05. | Control by Majority. |
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of the Notes or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. Prior to taking any action hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification or security satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.
Section 6.06. | Limitation on Suits. |
A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes only if:
(a) the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;
(b) the Holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(c) such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
(d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of indemnity; and
(e) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.
A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.
Section 6.07. | Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment. |
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium, Additional Interest, if any, and interest on such Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
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Section 6.08. | Collection Suit by Trustee. |
If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or (b) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium and interest and Additional Interest, if any, remaining unpaid on the Notes as to which such Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
Section 6.09. | Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. |
The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.10. | Priorities. |
If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:
First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;
Second: to Holders of Notes in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected for amounts due and unpaid on such Notes for principal, premium, Additional Interest, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the applicable Notes for principal, premium, Additional Interest, if any, and interest, respectively; and
Third: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.
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The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.
Section 6.11. | Undertaking for Costs. |
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.
Section 6.12. | Reporting Defaults. |
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with the reporting obligations described in Section 4.03 and for any failure to comply with the requirements of TIA§314(a), will for the 365 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to receive Additional Interest on the principal amount of the Notes at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum. The Additional Interest will be payable in the same manner and subject to the same terms as other interest payable under this Indenture. The Additional Interest will accrue on all outstanding Notes from and including the date on which an Event of Default relating to a failure to comply with the reporting obligations under Section 4.03 or TIA § 314(a) first occurs to but excluding the 365th day thereafter (or such earlier date on which the Event of Default relating to such reporting obligations is cured or waived). If the Event of Default resulting from such failure to comply with the reporting obligations is continuing on such 365th day, such Additional Interest will cease to accrue and the Notes will be subject to the other remedies provided under this Article 6.
ARTICLE 7. TRUSTEE
Section 7.01. | Duties of Trustee. |
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such persons own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee pursuant to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions specifically required to be furnished to it hereunder to determine whether or not they substantially conform to the procedural requirements of this Indenture.
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(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (e) of this Section 7.01.
(e) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
Section 7.02. | Rights of Trustee. |
(a) The Trustee may rely upon any document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance upon such advice or Opinion of Counsel.
(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.
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(f) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.
(g) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, debenture, note or other paper or document unless requested in writing to do so by the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney, at the expense of the Company and shall Incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.
(h) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be Incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
(i) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith at the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes as to the time, method and place of conducting any proceedings for any remedy available to the Trustee or the exercising of any power conferred by this Indenture.
(j) Any action taken, or omitted to be taken, by the Trustee in good faith pursuant to this Indenture upon the request or authority or consent of any person who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is the Holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon future Holders of Notes and upon Notes executed and delivered in exchange therefor or in place thereof.
(k) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default or Event of Default (and stating the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default) is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.
(l) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers Certificate may be signed by any Person authorized to sign an Officers Certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.
(m) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for punitive, special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of actions.
(n) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the execution of the trusts and powers under this Indenture.
(o) Any permissive right of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking actions enumerated in this Indenture or other related documents shall not be construed as a duty.
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The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fire; flood; terrorism; wars and other military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics; riots; interruptions; loss or malfunction of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communication services; accidents; labor disputes; and acts of civil or military authorities and governmental action.
Section 7.03. | Individual Rights of Trustee. |
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest (as defined in the Trust Indenture Act) it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11.
Section 7.04. | Trustees Disclaimer. |
The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Companys use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Companys direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.
Section 7.05. | Notice of Defaults. |
If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall send to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it is known to the Trustee. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes.
Section 7.06. | Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes. |
Within 60 days after each May 21 beginning with the May 21 following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall send to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA § 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA § 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA § 313(b)(2). The Trustee shall also send all reports as required by TIA § 313(c).
A copy of each report at the time of its sending to the Holders of Notes shall be given also to the Company and the Company shall file such notice with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA § 313(d). The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee when Notes are listed on any stock exchange or delisted therefrom.
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Section 7.07. | Compensation and Indemnity. |
The Company shall pay to the Trustee as agreed upon in writing from time to time reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder. The Trustees compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustees agents and counsel.
The Company shall fully indemnify the Trustee and hold it harmless against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by or against the Company or any Holder or any other person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by its own negligence or willful misconduct. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Company is actually prejudiced by failure of the Trustee to provide timely notice of claims of which a Responsible Officer has received written notice. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.
To secure the Companys payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(e) or (f) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.
Section 7.08. | Replacement of Trustee. |
A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustees acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section.
The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
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(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
(c) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or the Holders of at least 20% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall send a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Companys obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
Section 7.09. | Successor Trustee by Merger, etc. |
If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation or banking association, the successor corporation or association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.
In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture and any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated. In case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Trustee. In all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which is anywhere provided in the Notes or in this Indenture.
Section 7.10. | Eligibility; Disqualification. |
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
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This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA § 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA § 310(b).
Section 7.11. | Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. |
The Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE 8. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 8.01. | Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. |
The Company may, at its option evidenced by an Officers Certificate, at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 be applied to all outstanding Notes and all obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to their Note Guarantees of such Notes, upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.
Section 8.02. | Legal Defeasance and Discharge. |
Upon the Companys exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes and all obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to their Note Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, Legal Defeasance). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be outstanding only for the purposes of Section 8.05 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute such instruments as reasonably requested by the Company acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.04, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, and interest on such Notes when such payments are due, (b) the Companys obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02, (c) the rights, powers, trusts, and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Companys and the Guarantors obligations in connection therewith and (d) this Article 8. Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03.
Section 8.03. | Covenant Defeasance. |
Upon the Companys exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.06 through the end of Article 4 and Article 5 and any other covenants specified in an indenture supplemental hereto with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are satisfied (hereinafter, Covenant Defeasance), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not outstanding for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders of Notes (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed outstanding for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes).
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For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Companys exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, Sections 6.01(c) through 6.01(h), except for Sections 6.01(e) and 6.01(f) with respect to the Company (but not with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary) shall not constitute Events of Default.
Section 8.04. | Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance. |
The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02 or 8.03 to the outstanding Notes:
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
(a) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in United States dollars, non-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, and interest on all outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;
(b) in the case of an election under Section 8.02, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
(c) in the case of an election under Section 8.03, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that the beneficial owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the Incurrence of Indebtedness all or a portion of the proceeds of which will be used to defease Notes pursuant to this Article 8 concurrently with such Incurrence);
(e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of the Guarantors is a party or by which the Company or any of the Guarantors is bound;
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(f) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company or others; and
(g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as applicable, have been complied with.
Section 8.05. | Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. |
Subject to Section 8.06, all money and non-callable U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the Trustee) pursuant to Section 8.04 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of such outstanding Notes.
Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.04 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(a)), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
Section 8.06. | Repayment to Company. |
Subject to applicable law, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.
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Section 8.07. | Reinstatement. |
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Companys obligations under this Indenture and the applicable Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, or interest on any such Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 9. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01. | Without Consent of Holders of Notes. |
Notwithstanding Section 9.02, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees without the consent of any Holder of a Note to:
(a) cure any ambiguity, defect, mistake, omission or inconsistency as evidenced in an Officers Certificate;
(b) provide for the assumption of the Companys or a Guarantors obligations to the Holders of the Notes or Note Guarantees, as applicable, by a Successor to the Company or a successor to such Guarantor pursuant to Article 5;
(c) provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;
(d) add any Note Guarantees with respect to the Notes and to release Note Guarantees when required or permitted by the terms of this Indenture;
(e) secure the Notes;
(f) add to the covenants of the Company or any Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of all Notes or the Note Guarantees or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or any Guarantor;
(g) make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of all of the Notes or the Note Guarantees or, in the good faith opinion of the Company, that does not adversely affect the legal rights hereunder of any Holder of the Notes or any Guarantor;
(h) comply with the requirements of applicable Gaming Laws or to provide for requirements imposed by applicable Gaming Authorities;
(i) comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
(j) conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees to any provision of the Description of Notes contained in any prospectus or supplemental prospectus relating to the initial
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offering of all of the Notes, to the extent that such provision in that Description of Notes was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture or such Notes (as evidenced by an Officers Certificate of the Company and Opinion of Counsel);
(k) provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the date hereof;
(l) evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Notes and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 7.08;
(m) change the Registrar or Paying Agent; and
(n) remove redemption provisions included in any Notes that are no longer in effect.
Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a Board Resolution authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Sections 9.06 and 12.04, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 9.02. | With Consent of Holders of Notes. |
Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees without notice to any Holder of Notes but with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes). Section 2.07 shall determine which Notes are considered to be outstanding for purposes of this Section 9.02.
Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a Board Resolution authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee (which may consist of an Officers Certificate of the Company (or an agent of the Company engaged in respect of such consents)) of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Sections 9.06 and 12.04, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture affects the Trustees own rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture.
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It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver of this Indenture becomes effective, the Company shall send to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to send such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver.
Without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):
(a) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(b) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Note;
(c) reduce the principal of or extend the Stated Maturity of any Note;
(d) reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any Note or change the time at which a Note may be redeemed;
(e) impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, or interest, premium or Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holders Notes, except (i) a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, (ii) a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration and (iii) any waiver or modification of the obligation to make an offer to purchase as a result of a Change of Control prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control;
(f) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes; or
(g) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 or in the foregoing amendment and waiver provisions.
In addition, any amendment which releases any Guarantor from its obligations under any Note Guarantee (except as specified in Article 5 or Section 10.02 prior to any such amendment) will require the consent of the Holders of at least 66 2⁄3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
Section 9.03. | Compliance with Trust Indenture Act. |
Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in an amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the TIA as then in effect.
Section 9.04. | Revocation and Effect of Consents. |
Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holders Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective. From and after the date an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms, it shall bind every Holder.
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The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to give their consent or take any other action described above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date.
Section 9.05. | Notation on or Exchange of Notes. |
The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.
Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 9.06. | Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc. |
The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Company may not sign an amendment or supplemental indenture until the Board of Directors approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall receive and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 12.04, an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
Section 9.07. | Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures. |
Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may bear a notation in form approved by the Company as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Notes.
ARTICLE 10. NOTE GUARANTEES
Section 10.01. | Note Guarantees. |
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Article 10, each Guarantor hereby fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, jointly and severally with each other Guarantor, to each Holder of the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the Trustee the full and punctual payment when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of the principal of, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, and interest on the Notes and all other obligations of the Company under this Indenture (including under Section 7.07) and the Notes (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Company or any Guarantor whether or not a
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claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the Guarantor Obligations). Each Guarantor agrees (to the extent lawful) that the Guarantor Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from it, and that it shall remain bound under this Article 10 notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guarantor Obligation.
(b) Each Guarantor waives (to the extent lawful) presentation to, demand of, and protest to the Company of any of the Guarantor Obligations and also waives (to the extent lawful) notice of protest for nonpayment. Each Guarantor waives (to the extent lawful) notice of any default under the Notes or the Guarantor Obligations.
(c) Each Guarantor further agrees that its Note Guarantee constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Holder to any security held for payment of the Guarantor Obligations.
(d) Except as set forth in Section 10.02 and Article 8, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than payment of the Guarantor Obligations in full), including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not (to the extent lawful) be subject to any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever or by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Guarantor Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Guarantor herein shall not (to the extent lawful) be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by (i) the failure of any Holder to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Company or any other person under this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement or otherwise; (ii) any extension or renewal of any thereof; (iii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement; (iv) the release of any security held by any Holder or the Trustee for the Guarantor Obligations or any of them; (v) the failure of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy against any other Guarantor; (vi) any change in the ownership of the Company; (vii) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Guarantor Obligations; or (viii) any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor or would otherwise operate as a discharge of such Guarantor as a matter of law or equity.
(e) Each Guarantor agrees that its Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all the Guarantor Obligations or such Guarantor is released from its Note Guarantee in compliance with Section 5.01, Section 10.02, Section 11.01 or Article 8. Each Guarantor further agrees that its Note Guarantee shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of, premium, if any, or interest or Additional Interest, if any, on any of the Guarantor Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Holder upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise.
(f) In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Holder has at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Company to pay any of the Guarantor Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby promises to and shall, upon receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Trustee or the Trustee on behalf of the Holders an amount equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid amount of such Guarantor Obligations then due and owing and (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such Guarantor Obligations then due and owing (but only to the extent not prohibited by law) (including interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the Company or any Guarantor whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding).
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(g) Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the Guarantor Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in this Indenture for the purposes of its Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guarantor Obligations guaranteed and (ii) in the event of any such declaration of acceleration of such Guarantor Obligations, such Guarantor Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for the purposes of such Guarantors Note Guarantee.
(h) Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) incurred by the Trustee or the Holders in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.01.
(i) Neither the Company nor the Guarantors shall be required to make a notation on the Notes to reflect any Note Guarantee or any release, termination or discharge thereof and any such notation shall not be a condition to the validity of any Note Guarantee.
Section 10.02. | Limitation on Liability; Termination, Release and Discharge. |
(a) Any term or provision of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount as shall, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Note Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law and not otherwise being void or voidable under any similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
(b) A Note Guarantee of a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and each Guarantor and its obligations under the Note Guarantee and this Indenture shall be released and discharged:
(i) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of that Guarantor (by way of merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, if such sale or other disposition is permitted by this Indenture;
(ii) in connection with any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of that Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and such sale or other disposition is permitted by this Indenture and the Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as a result of the sale or other disposition;
(iii) if the Company designates any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with this Indenture; or
(iv) upon legal defeasance, covenant defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 8.02, Section 8.03, or Section 11.01.
(c) If any Guarantor is released from its Note Guarantee, any of its Subsidiaries that are Guarantors will be released from their Note Guarantees.
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(d) In the case of any transaction described in Section 10.02(b)(i) or (b)(ii) or in the event that the Company otherwise requests the Trustee to acknowledge any release pursuant to Section 10.02, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.
(e) The release of a Guarantor from its Note Guarantee and its obligations under this Indenture in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.02 shall not preclude the future application of Section 4.20 to such Person.
Section 10.03. | Right of Contribution. |
Subject to Section 10.04, each Guarantor agrees that in the event any payment or distribution is made by any Guarantor (a Funding Guarantor) in respect of the Guarantor Obligations, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from each other Guarantor in a pro rata amount based on the relative net worth of each Guarantor (including the Funding Guarantor) as of the date of such payment or distribution for all payments, damages and expenses incurred by that Funding Guarantor in discharging the Guarantor Obligations. The provisions of this Section 10.03 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of each Guarantor to the Trustee and the Holders and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Trustee and the Holders for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.
Section 10.04. | No Subrogation. |
Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by any Guarantor hereunder, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Trustee or any Holder against the Company or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Trustee or any Holder for the payment of the Guarantor Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until the Guarantor Obligations are paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Guarantor Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Trustee and the Holders, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Trustee in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Trustee, if required), to be applied against the Guarantor Obligations.
ARTICLE 11. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 11.01. | Satisfaction and Discharge. |
This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued hereunder, when:
(a) either:
(i) all Notes that have been authenticated (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
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(ii) all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the sending of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and the Company or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;
(b) other than with respect to a discharge when the Notes have become due and payable, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or shall occur as a result of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound;
(c) the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture; and
(d) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be.
In addition, the Company must deliver an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied. Upon compliance with the foregoing, the Trustee shall execute such instrument(s) as reasonably requested by the Company acknowledging the satisfaction and discharge of all of the Companys and the Guarantors Obligations under the Notes and this Indenture.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of clause (1) of this Section, the provisions of Section 11.02 and Section 8.06 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 11.02. | Application of Trust Money. |
Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any), interest and Additional Interest, if any, for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 11.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Companys obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
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ARTICLE 12. MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.01. | Trust Indenture Act Controls. |
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by TIA §318(c), the imposed duties shall control.
Section 12.02. | Notices. |
Any notice or communication by the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee to the other is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), electronic transmission (with confirmation of receipt) or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others address, as follows:
If to the Company or any Guarantor:
Boyd Gaming Corporation
3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, 9th Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
Telecopier No.: (702)  ###-###-####
Attention: Josh Hirsberg
and
Boyd Gaming Corporation
3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, 9th Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
Telecopier No.: (702)  ###-###-####
Attention: Brian A. Larson, Esq.
With a copy to:
Morrison & Foerster LLP
250 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10109
Telecopier No.: (212)  ###-###-####
Attention: Geoffrey R. Peck
If to the Trustee:
Wilmington Trust, National Association
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE ###-###-####
Telecopier No.: (302)  ###-###-####
Attention: Boyd Gaming Corporation Administrator
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The Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee, by notice to the others may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; 5 Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if electronically transmitted; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.
Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar; provided that notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, where this Indenture provides for notice of any event (including any notice of redemption) to a Holder of a Global Notes (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given to the Depositary for such Note (or its designee) pursuant to the customary procedures of such Depositary. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA § 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.
If a notice or communication is sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
If the Company or any Guarantor sends a notice or communication to Holders, it shall provide a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
Section 12.03. | Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes. |
Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).
Section 12.04. | Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. |
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
(a) an Officers Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 12.05) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and
(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 12.05) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.
Section 12.05. | Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. |
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and shall include:
(a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;
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(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and
(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.
Section 12.06. | Rules by Trustee and Agents. |
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.
Section 12.07. | No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders. |
No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture and the Note Guarantees, where applicable, or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
Section 12.08. | Governing Law. |
THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
Section 12.09. | No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. |
This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 12.10. | Successors. |
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture will bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.02.
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Section 12.11. | Severability. |
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 12.12. | Counterpart Originals. |
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
Section 12.13. | Table of Contents, Headings, etc. |
The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Indenture to Articles and Sections are to the articles and sections of this Indenture.
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SIGNATURES | ||||
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
BOYD ATLANTIC CITY, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President | |||
BOYD TUNICA, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President | |||
BLUE CHIP CASINO, LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President and Manager | |||
CALIFORNIA HOTEL AND CASINO | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President | |||
TREASURE CHEST CASINO, L.L.C. | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President, Chief Executive Officer and | |||
Manager |
[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture for Notes Offering]
RED RIVER ENTERTAINMENT OF SHREVEPORT, LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President and Manager | |||
BOYD RACING, L.L.C. | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President and Manager | |||
PAR-A-DICE GAMING CORPORATION | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President and Secretary | |||
COAST CASINOS, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President | |||
COAST HOTELS AND CASINOS, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President | |||
SAM-WILL, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President |
[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture for Notes Offering]
M.S.W., INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President | |||
CALIFORNIA HOTEL FINANCE CORPORATION | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President | |||
BOYD ACQUISITION, LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President and Manager | |||
BOYD LOUISIANA RACING, L.L.C. | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President and Manager | |||
BOYD BILOXI, LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Keith E. Smith | |||
Name: | Keith E. Smith | |||
Title: | President and Manager |
[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture for Notes Offering]
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE | ||||
By: | /s/ Joshua C. Jones | |||
Name: | Joshua C. Jones | |||
Title: | Assistant Vice President |
[Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture]
EXHIBIT A
[Face of Note]
[THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.05 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.05(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.10 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.]1
CUSIP Number: 103304BK6
ISIN Number: US103304BK67
6.875% Senior Note due 2023
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BOYD GAMING CORPORATION
promises to pay to CEDE & CO or registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] ($[ ]) or such greater or lesser amount as may be indicated on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note, attached hereto on May 15, 2023
Interest Payment Dates: May 15 and November 15
Record Dates: May 1 and November 1
Dated:
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This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture: | ||
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[Back of Note]
6.875% Senior Note due 2023
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. INTEREST. Boyd Gaming Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the Company), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 6.875% per annum from May 21, 2015 until maturity. The Company will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an Interest Payment Date). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be November 15, 2015. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect; it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest and Additional Interest, if any, from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the May 1 or November 1 immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.11 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Paying Agent and Registrar, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest and Additional Interest, if any, may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, and provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, premium and Additional Interest, if any, on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Principal and interest shall be considered paid on the due date the Trustee or Paying Agent holds money sufficient to pay the principal and interest then due.
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3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Wilmington Trust National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
4. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under the Indenture dated as of May 21, 2015 (the Base Indenture, supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 21, 2015 (the Supplemental Indenture, and together with the Base Indenture the Indenture)) among the Company, the Guarantors listed therein and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
(a) Except pursuant to clause (b) and (c) of this Paragraph 5, the Notes will not be redeemable prior to May 15, 2018. On or after May 15, 2018, the Company may redeem all or part of the Notes upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date (subject to the rights of Holders of the Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date occurring on or prior to the redemption date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on May 15 of the years indicated below:
Year | Percentage | |||
2018 | 105.156 | % | ||
2019 | 103.438 | % | ||
2020 | 101.719 | % | ||
2021 and thereafter | 100.000 | % |
(b) At any time prior to May 15, 2018, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes at a redemption price of 106.875% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the redemption date, with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings; provided that (i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding the Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries); and (ii) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Public Equity Offering.
(c) At any time prior to May 15, 2018 the Company may also redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior notice sent to each Holder, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption, and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of redemption, subject to the rights of Holders of the Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date occurring on or prior to the redemption date.
(d) Any optional redemption provided for in the Note shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06 of the Indenture.
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6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
7. MANDATORY DISPOSITION OR REDEMPTION PURSUANT TO GAMING LAWS. If a Holder or beneficial owner of a Note is required to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under applicable Gaming Laws and is not so licensed, qualified or found suitable within any time period specified by the applicable Gaming Authority, the Holder shall be obligated, at the request of the Company, to dispose of such Holders Notes within a time period prescribed by the Company or such other time period prescribed by such Gaming Authority (in which event the Companys obligation to pay any interest after the receipt of such notice shall be limited as provided in such Gaming Laws). Thereafter, the Company shall have the right to redeem, on the date fixed by the Company for the redemption of such Notes, such Holders Notes at a redemption price equal to the lesser of (1) the lowest closing sale price of the Notes on any trading day during the 120-day period ending on the date upon which the Company shall have received notice from a Gaming Authority of such Holders disqualification or (2) the price at which such Holder or beneficial owner acquired such Notes, unless a different redemption price is required by such Gaming Authority, in which event such required price shall be the redemption price. The Company is not required to pay or reimburse any Holder or beneficial owner of a Note for the costs of licensure, qualification or finding of suitability or investigation for such licensure, qualification or finding of suitability. Any Holder or beneficial owner of a Note required to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under applicable Gaming Laws must pay all investigative fees and costs of the Gaming Authorities in connection with such licensure, qualification, finding of suitability or application therefor.
8. REPURCHASE AT THE OPTION OF THE HOLDER.
(a) If (i) a Change of Control (if, at the Change of Control Time the Notes do not have Investment Grade Status) or (ii) a Change of Control Triggering Event (if, at the Change of Control Time the Notes have Investment Grade Status) occurs, each Holder of Notes shall have the right to require the Company to purchase such Holders Notes, in whole, or in part (equal to a minimum principal amount of $1,000 or integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $1,000) of that Holders Notes pursuant to an offer (a Change of Control Offer) on the terms set forth in the Indenture. In the Change of Control Offer, the Company will offer a payment (Change of Control Payment) in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased, to the date of purchase.
Not later than 30 days following (i) any Change of Control or (ii) in the event the Notes have Investment Grade Status at the earlier of the public announcement of (x) a Change of Control or (y) (if applicable) the Companys intention to effect a Change of Control, a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company will send a notice (which notice may be conditional) to each Holder (with a copy to the Trustee) regarding the Change of Control Offer. The Holder of this Note may elect to have this Note or a portion hereof in an authorized denomination purchased by completing the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase appearing below and tendering this Note pursuant to the Change of Control Offer. Any Note (or portion thereof) accepted for payment (and for which payment has been duly provided on the Change of Control Payment Date) pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date
(b) If at any time the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary engages in any Asset Sale and/or suffers (or incurs) an Event of Loss, as a result of which the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $100,000,000, the Company shall, not more than 20 Business Days of the date after the amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $100,000,000, use the then-existing Excess Proceeds to make an offer to purchase from all Holders of the Notes, and at the election of the Company, the holders of any other outstanding Pari Passu Indebtedness having comparable repurchase rights, an aggregate principal amount
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of Notes, and, if applicable, such other Pari Passu Indebtedness, equal to the Excess Proceeds, at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, thereon. The Holder of this Note may elect to have this Note or a portion hereof in an authorized denomination purchased by completing the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase appearing below and tendering this Note pursuant to the Prepayment Offer. Any Note (or any portion thereof) accepted for payment (and for which payment has been duly provided on the purchase date) pursuant to the Prepayment Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the purchase date. Upon completion of a Prepayment Offer (including payment for accepted Notes), any surplus Excess Proceeds that were the subject of such offer shall cease to be Excess Proceeds, and the Company may then use such amounts for general corporate purposes or for the repurchase of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees if required to be purchased pursuant to their respective terms and the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset to zero.
9. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. At least 15 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall send a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice issued is in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture. Notices of redemption may be conditional. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. Unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date.
10. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of minimum principal amount of $1,000 or integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents. Holders will be required to pay all taxes due on transfer. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.
11. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.
12. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture and the Notes may be amended without prior notice to any Holder of Notes but with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes then outstanding voting as a single class and (ii) subject to Section 6.04 and 6.07 of the Indenture, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer, exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes). Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder of Notes, the Company, the Guarantors, and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees to (a) cure any ambiguity, defect, mistake, omission or inconsistency as evidenced in an Officers Certificate; (b) provide for the assumption of the Companys or a Guarantors obligations to the Holders of the Notes or Note Guarantees, as applicable, by a Successor to the Company or a successor to such Guarantor pursuant to Article 5 of the Indenture; (c) provide for uncertificated Notes in
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addition to or in place of certificated Notes; (d) add any Note Guarantees with respect to the Notes and to release Note Guarantees when required or permitted by the terms of the Indenture; (e) secure the Notes; (f) add to the covenants of the Company or any Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of all Notes or the Note Guarantees or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or any Guarantor; (g) make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of all of the Notes or the Note Guarantees or, in the good faith opinion of the Company, that does not adversely affect the legal rights hereunder of any Holder of the Notes or any Guarantor; (h) comply with the requirements of applicable Gaming Laws or to provide for requirements imposed by applicable Gaming Authorities; (i) comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA; (j) conform the text of the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees to any provision of the Description of Notes contained in any prospectus or supplemental prospectus relating to the initial offering of all of the Notes, to the extent that such provision in that Description of Notes was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the Indenture or such Notes (as evidenced by an Officers Certificate of the Company and Opinion of Counsel); (k) provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture as of the date hereof; (l) evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Notes and to add to or change any of the provisions of the Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 7.08 of the Indenture; (m) change the Registrar or Paying Agent; and (n) remove redemption provisions included in any Notes that are no longer in effect.
13. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. An Event of Default occurs if: (i) the Company defaults in the payment of interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on any of the Notes when it becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days; (ii) the Company defaults in the payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on any Note when due at maturity, upon acceleration, required purchase or otherwise; (iii) the Company fails to observe, perform or comply with the covenants and agreements of Section 5.01(a) of the Indenture; (iv) the Company or any Guarantor fails to observe, perform or comply with any of the other covenants and agreements in the Indenture, the Notes, or the Note Guarantees and such failure to observe, perform or comply continues for a period of 60 days after receipt by the Company of a written notice from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding; (v) the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law: (a) commences a voluntary case, (b) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (c) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, or (d) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (vi) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree with respect to the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary under any Bankruptcy Law that: (a) is for relief against such Person(s) in an involuntary case, (b) appoints a custodian of such Person(s) or for all or substantially all of the property of such Person, or (c) orders the liquidation of such Person(s); provided the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; (vii) except as permitted by the Indenture, any Note Guarantee is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor, or any Person controlling such Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee, and such default continues for a period of 30 days; (viii) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is not paid when due or within any applicable grace period or is accelerated by the holders thereof and, in either case, the total amount of such unpaid or accelerated Indebtedness exceeds $75,000,000; (ix) the entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of one or more judgments or orders against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an uninsured aggregate amount in excess of $75,000,000 and such judgment or order is not discharged, waived, stayed or satisfied for a period of 60 consecutive days after such judgment or judgments become final and non-appealable; and (x) any revocation, suspension or loss of
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any Gaming License which results in the cessation of business for a period of more than 90 consecutive days of the business of any Gaming Facility or Gaming Facilities owned, leased or operated directly by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which, taken together, collectively contribute more than 10% of the Companys Consolidated EBITDA (other than any voluntary relinquishment of a Gaming License if such relinquishment is, in the reasonably good faith judgment of the Board of Directors and evidenced by a Board Resolution, desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole). A Default under clause (viii), (ix) or (x) is not an Event of Default until the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes notify the Company of the Default; provided that any Default under clause (viii) above resulting from a default or acceleration with respect to Indebtedness will not be considered an Event of Default if such default or acceleration is cured or annulled, respectively, within 30 days of the receipt by the Company of such notice of default from the Trustee or Holders of not less than 30% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes. Subject to the following paragraph, If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default resulting from subclauses (v) or (vi) above) shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 30% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may accelerate the maturity of all the Notes by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by the Holders) specifying the Event of Default and that it is a notice of acceleration and on the fifth Business Day after delivery of such notice, the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and premium and Additional Interest, if any, on all of the Notes then outstanding, will become immediately due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in case an Event of Default resulting from subclauses (v) or (vi) above shall occur, the Notes then Outstanding (including any accrued interest and, if applicable, Additional Interest, thereon) shall be due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the Holders; provided, however, that, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding, may, by written notice to the Trustee, rescind and annul such acceleration if all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of accelerated principal, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes, have been cured or waived as provided in the Indenture and such rescission and annulment would not conflict with any judgment or decree. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in the aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.
The sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with the reporting obligations described in Section 4.03 of the Indenture and for any failure to comply with the requirements of TIA§314(a), will for the 365 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to receive Additional Interest on the principal amount of the Notes at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum. The Additional Interest will be payable in the same manner and subject to the same terms as other interest payable under the Indenture. The Additional Interest will accrue on all outstanding Notes from and including the date on which an Event of Default relating to a failure to comply with the reporting obligations under Section 4.03 of the Indenture or TIA § 314(a) first occurs to but excluding the 365th day thereafter (or such earlier date on which the Event of Default relating to such reporting obligations is cured or waived). If the Event of Default resulting from such failure to comply with the reporting obligations is continuing on such 365th day, such Additional Interest will cease to accrue and the Notes will be subject to the other remedies provided under Article 6 of the Indenture.
Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default and its consequences hereunder (including rescission of acceleration as a result thereof) except (i) a Default in the payment of principal of or interest on a Note or
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(ii) a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.02 of the Indenture cannot be amended without the consent of each affected Holder of Notes. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of the Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest (as defined in the Trust Indenture Act) it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties.
14. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Indenture and the Note Guarantees, where applicable, or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
15. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
16. ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
17. CUSIP NUMBERS; ISINS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers and ISINs to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers and ISINs in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
18. GOVERNING LAW. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE NOTES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to Boyd Gaming Corporation, 3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, 9th Floor, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169, Attention: General Counsel.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
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