UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2009
CLEAN HARBORS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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04-2997780 |
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42 Longwater Drive, Norwell, |
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02061-9149 |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code (781) 792-5000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Senior Secured Notes
On August 14, 2009, Clean Harbors, Inc. (the Company), issued $300 million aggregate principal amount of 75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the notes). The notes were sold to investors at 97.369% of their principal amount, resulting in a yield to maturity for the investors of 8.125% per annum. The notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of August 14, 2009 (the indenture), among the Company, as issuer, substantially all of the Companys domestic subsidiaries, as guarantors, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and notes collateral agent. The description of the indenture contained in this report is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the indenture, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.35 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
The notes mature on August 15, 2016, and bear interest at a rate of 7.625% per annum. Interest on the notes is computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and is payable semi-annually on August 15 and February 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2010.
The Company may redeem some or all of the notes at any time on or after August 15, 2012 at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on August 15 of the year set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption:
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At any time and from time to time prior to August 15, 2012, but not more than once in any twelve-month period, the Company may also redeem up to 10% of the original aggregate principal amount of the notes at a redemption price of 103% of the principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. Prior to August 15, 2012, the Company may also redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes at a redemption price of 107.625% of the principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, using proceeds from certain equity offerings, and may also redeem some or all of the notes at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount plus a make-whole premium and any accrued and unpaid interest. Holders may require the Company to repurchase the notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, upon a change of control of the Company.
The notes are guaranteed by substantially all the Companys current and future domestic restricted subsidiaries. The notes are the Companys and the guarantors senior secured obligations ranking, subject to the lien priorities summarized below, equally with all of the Companys and the guarantors existing and future senior obligations (including obligations under the Companys credit agreement) and senior to any future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated to the notes and the guarantees. The notes and the guarantees are secured by a first lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company and its domestic restricted subsidiaries (the Notes Collateral), except for accounts receivable, related general intangibles and instruments and proceeds related thereto (the ABL Collateral) and certain other excluded collateral as provided in the indenture and subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens. The notes and the guarantees are also secured by a second lien on the ABL Collateral that, along with a second lien on the Notes Collateral, secure the Companys obligations under its ABL Facility under its credit agreeement. The notes are not guaranteed by, or secured by the assets of, the Companys foreign subsidiaries, including Eveready Inc., a Canadian corporation (Eveready), which the Company acquired on July 31, 2009.
If the Company or its domestic subsidiaries sell assets under specified circumstances, the Company must offer to repurchase the notes from certain of the net proceeds of such sale at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, to the applicable repurchase date.
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The indenture contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to:
· incur or guarantee additional indebtedness (including, for this purpose, reimbursement obligations under letters of credit) or issue preferred stock;
· pay dividends or make other distributions to the Companys shareholders;
· purchase or redeem capital stock or subordinated indebtedness;
· make investments;
· create liens;
· incur restrictions on the ability of the Companys restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to the Company;
· sell assets, including capital stock of the Companys subsidiaries;
· consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all the Companys or the restricted subsidiaries assets; and
· enter into transactions with affiliates.
These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions.
The indenture provides for customary events of default, including, but not limited to, cross defaults to other specified debt of the Company and its subsidiaries. In the case of an event of default arising from specified events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all of the outstanding notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other event of default under the indenture occurs and is continuing, the trustee or holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding notes may declare all the notes to be due and payable immediately.
The notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. This report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, the notes or the related guarantees in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
In connection with the issuance of the notes, the Company and the guarantors entered into a registration rights agreement dated August 14, 2009, with the initial purchasers of the notes. The description of the registration rights agreement contained in this report is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the registration rights agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.36 to this report and incorporated herein by reference. Under the terms of the registration rights agreement, the Company and the guarantors are required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) an exchange offer registration statement and use reasonable best efforts to cause the exchange offer to be consummated within 180 days following the issuance of the notes, thereby enabling holders to exchange the notes for registered notes with terms substantially identical to the terms of the notes. Under specified circumstances, including if the exchange offer would not be permitted by applicable law or SEC policy, the registration rights agreement would require that the Company and the guarantors file a shelf registration statement and use reasonable best efforts to have such registration statement declared effective within 90 days following the event giving rise to the requirement to file the shelf registration statement for the resale of the notes. If the Company and the guarantors default on their registration obligations under the registration rights agreement, additional interest (referred to as special interest), up to a maximum amount of 1.0% per annum, will be payable on the notes until all such registration defaults are cured.
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On August 14, 2009, the Company used approximately $175.0 million of the net proceeds from the issuance of the notes to repay all amounts outstanding under Evereadys existing credit agreement (the Eveready Credit Agreement) and certain capital leases to which Eveready and its subsidiaries were party at the time the Company acquired, on July 31, 2009, all of the outstanding shares of Eveready, and to pay certain fees, expenses and other costs relating to the repayment of such outstanding Eveready debt. The Eveready Credit Agreement was terminated in connection with the repayment of all amounts outstanding thereunder.
Certain of the initial purchasers of the notes and their affiliates have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various financial advisory and investment banking services for the Company and its subsidiaries, for which they have received or will receive customary fees and expenses. In particular, affiliates of Banc of America Securities LLC have been and are now lenders and have acted and now act as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Companys revolving credit facilities, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and its affiliates have acted as arrangers and agents under the Companys recently refinanced term loan facility and synthetic letter of credit facility.
Collateral and Security Documents
On August 14, 2009, the Company and substantially all of its domestic subsidiaries entered into several collateral and security documents, including (i) an amendment dated August 14, 2009 to the credit agreement and security agreement which the Company, as borrower and grantor, and such domestic subsidiaries, as grantors, had entered into on July 31, 2009, with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and ABL Collateral agent for the benefit of the secured parties under the ABL Facility, (ii) a security agreement dated August 14, 2009 among the Company and such subsidiaries, as grantors, and U.S. Bank National Association, as notes collateral agent, and (iii) an intercreditor agreement dated August 14, 2009 among the Company, such domestic subsidiaries, the notes collateral agent and the ABL Collateral agent. Such intercreditor agreement will govern the future conduct of the Company, its domestic subsidiaries, the ABL Collateral agent and the notes collateral agent under certain circumstances including, in particular, in the event of a default under the notes or the ABL Facility. Copies of such documents are filed as Exhibits 4.33A, 4.33B, 4.37 and 4.38, respectively, to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 |
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
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Other Events. |
On August 14, 2009, the Company issued a press release describing the issuance of the notes and the repayment of debt under the Eveready Credit Agreement, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01. |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibits |
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4.33A |
Security Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2009, Clean Harbors, Inc., as the Borrower and a Grantor, the subsidiaries of Clean Harbors, Inc. named therein, as other Grantors, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent. |
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4.33B |
Amendment No. 1 dated as of August 14, 2009 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Amendment to Security Agreement by and among (i) with respect to amendments to the Credit Agreement, Clean Harbors, Inc., as the Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and the other Lenders party thereto, and (ii) with respect to amendments to the Security Agreement, Clean Harbors, Inc., as the Borrower and a Grantor, the subsidiaries of Clean Harbors, Inc. named therein as other Grantors, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent. |
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4.35 |
Indenture dated as of August 14, 2009, among Clean Harbors, Inc., as Issuer, the Guarantors listed on the signature pages thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent. |
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4.36 |
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of August 14, 2009, among Clean Harbors, Inc., the Guarantors listed on the signature pages thereto and the Initial Purchasers of Clean Harbors, Inc. 75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016. |
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4.37 |
Security Agreement dated as of August 14, 2009, among Clean Harbors, Inc. and each of the subsidiaries of Clean Harbors, Inc. listed therein, as Grantors, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent. |
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4.38 |
Intercreditor Agreement dated as of August 14, 2009, among Clean Harbors, Inc., the subsidiaries of Clean Harbors, Inc. listed therein, Bank of America, N.A., as the Initial ABL Agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and Collateral Agent under the Senior Secured Notes Indenture. |
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99.1 |
Press Release dated August 14, 2009. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Clean Harbors, Inc. |
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August 20, 2009 |
/s/ James M. Rutledge |
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Executive Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 4.33A
EXECUTION VERSION
SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of July 31, 2009 (this Security Agreement), among CLEAN HARBORS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Company), each of the subsidiaries of the Company listed on Annex A hereto or that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 9.13 hereof (each such subsidiary being a Subsidiary Grantor and, collectively, the Subsidiary Grantors; the Subsidiary Grantors and the Company are referred to collectively as the Grantors), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative Agent (the Administrative Agent), pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement) among the Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and as Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer (each as defined in the Credit Agreement).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to make Loans, and the L/C Issuer has agreed to issue or extend Letters of Credit for the benefit of the Grantors under the Credit Agreement upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Guaranty, each Guarantor party thereto has unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations;
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent has been appointed to serve as collateral agent under the Credit Agreement and, in such capacity, to enter into this Security Agreement;
WHEREAS, each Grantor will receive substantial benefits from the execution, delivery and performance of the obligations under the Credit Agreement, the Notes and any other Loan Document and each is, therefore, willing to enter into this Security Agreement;
WHEREAS, this Security Agreement is made by the Grantors in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the payment and performance in full when due of the Obligations;
WHEREAS, each Subsidiary Grantor is a Domestic Subsidiary of the Company; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Administrative Agent to enter into the Credit Agreement, to induce the Lenders to make Loans or otherwise extend credit to the Company, and to induce the L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit for the benefit of the Grantors, the Grantors hereby agree with the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:
Accounts shall mean all accounts as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Accounts Collateral means:
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all General Intangibles that arise from, relate to, or constitute proceeds of, Accounts;
(iii) all Chattel Paper (including all tangible and Electronic Chattel Paper) that arise from, relate to, or constitute proceeds of Accounts;
(iv) all Instruments (including all promissory notes) that arise from, relate to, or constitute proceeds of Accounts;
(v) all Documents that arise from, relate to, or constitute proceeds of Accounts;
(vi) all Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts subject to a Control Agreement;
(vii) all Letters of Credit, bankers acceptances and similar instruments and including all Letter of Credit Rights that arise from, relate to, or constitute proceeds of Accounts;
(viii) all Supporting Obligations to and in respect of Accounts, including (i) rights and remedies under or relating to guaranties, contracts of suretyship, letters of credit and credit and other insurance related to Accounts, (ii) rights of stoppage in transit, replevin, repossession, reclamation and other rights and remedies of an unpaid vendor, lien or secured party, (iii) goods described in invoices, documents, contracts or instruments with respect to, or otherwise representing or evidencing, Accounts, including returned, repossessed and reclaimed goods, and (iv) deposits by and property of account debtors or other persons securing the obligations of account debtors;
(ix) all Investment Property (including securities, whether certificated or uncertified, Securities Accounts, Security Entitlements, Commodity Contracts or Commodity Accounts) and all monies, credit balances, deposits and other property of any Grantor now or hereafter
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held or received in transit to any Secured Party or their Affiliates or at any other depository or other institution from or for the account of any Grantor, whether for safekeeping, pledge, custody, transmission, collection or otherwise, in each case, that arise from, relate to, or constitute proceeds of accounts;
(x) all Commercial Tort Claims relating to Accounts; and
(xii) all products and Proceeds of the foregoing, in any form, including insurance proceeds and all claims against third parties for loss or damage to or destruction of or other involuntary conversion of nay kind or nature of any or all of the Accounts Collateral.
Administrative Agent shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
Chattel Paper shall mean all chattel paper as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Collateral shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.
Collateral Account shall mean any collateral account established by the Administrative Agent as provided in subsection 5.1.
Collateral Access Agreement means any landlord waiver or other agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, between the Administrative Agent and any third party (including any bailee, consignee, customs broker, or other similar Person) in possession of any Collateral or any landlord of any Loan Party for any real property where any Collateral is located, which agreement or letter shall provide access rights, contain a waiver or subordination of all Liens or claims that the landlord, bailee or consignee may assert against the Collateral at that location, as such landlord waiver or other agreement may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.
Collateral Deposit Account shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.3.
Control Agreement means with respect any Deposit Account or Securities Account maintained by any Grantor, an agreement, establishing the Administrative Agents Control with respect to such Deposit Account or Securities Account, among such Grantor, an institution maintaining such Grantors account, and the Administrative Agent.
Copyright License means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting any right to any third party under any copyright now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor (including all Copyrights) or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, or granting any right to any Grantor under any copyright now owned or hereafter acquired by any third party, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement, including those exclusive agreements listed on Schedule 1.
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copyrights means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (i) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States or any other country or jurisdiction, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise, whether registered or unregistered, whether statutory or common law and whether published or unpublished and (ii) all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyright in the United States or any other country, including registrations and pending applications for registration in the United States Copyright Office.
Copyrights means all copyrights now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, including those listed on Schedule 2.
Deposit Accounts shall mean all deposit accounts, as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Discharge of Obligations shall mean the indefeasible payment and performance in full in cash of the Obligations, the termination of all lending and other credit commitments of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties in respect thereof (including all outstanding Letters of Credit) and the termination of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Documents shall mean all documents, as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Equipment shall mean all equipment, as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Event of Default shall mean an Event of Default under and as defined in the Credit Agreement.
Excluded Accounts shall mean (a) any Deposit Account or Securities Account established solely to hold the identifiable proceeds of any sale of Non-Accounts Collateral, (b) Deposit Accounts exclusively used for funding zero balance disbursement Deposit Accounts in respect of payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments and (c) other Deposit Accounts the average daily balance of which do not contain more than $1.0 million in the aggregate for all such Deposit Accounts at any time.
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Final Date shall mean the date upon which there has been a Discharge of Obligations.
General Intangibles shall mean all general intangibles as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
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Guarantors shall mean each Grantor other than the Company.
Grantor shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
Instruments shall mean all instruments, as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Intellectual Property shall mean all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise now owned or hereafter acquired, including (a) all proprietary information used or useful arising from the business including all goodwill, trade secrets, trade secret rights, know-how, customer lists, processes of production, confidential business information, techniques, processes, formulas and all other proprietary information, and (b) the Copyrights, the Patents, the Trademarks and the Licenses and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
Investment Property shall mean all Securities (whether certificated or uncertificated), Security Entitlements, Securities Accounts, Commodity Contracts and Commodity Accounts of any Grantor, whether now or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, in each case with respect to Securities (other than Securities in a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company) to the extent the grant by a Grantor of a Security Interest therein pursuant to this Security Agreement in its right, title and interest in any such Securities is not prohibited by any shareholder, joint venture or similar agreement governing such Securities without the consent of any other party thereto (other than a Grantor), would not give any other party (other than a Grantor) to any such shareholder, joint venture or similar agreement governing such Securities the right to terminate its obligations thereunder or is permitted with consent (other than any consent of a Grantor) if all necessary consents to such grant of a Security Interest have been obtained from the other parties thereto (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law) (it being understood that the foregoing shall not be deemed to obligate such Grantor to obtain such consents).
Letter of Credit Rights shall mean all letter of credit rights as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
License shall mean any Patent License, Trademark License, Copyright License or other license or sublicense to which any Grantor is a party.
Motor Vehicle Laws shall mean all U.S. Federal, state, provincial and local laws, regulations, rules and judicial or agency determinations and orders applicable to the ownership and/or operation of vehicles (including, without limitation, the Rolling Stock), or the business of the transportation of goods by motor vehicle, including, without limitation, laws, regulations, rules and judicial or agency determinations and orders promulgated or administered by the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Surface Transportation Board and other state, provincial
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and local Governmental Authorities with respect to vehicle safety and registration and motor carrier insurance, financial assurance, credit extension, contract carriage, tariff and reporting requirements.
Non-Accounts Collateral has the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement.
NY UCC has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1(a).
Obligations has the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement.
Patent License means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any third party any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a patent, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor (including all Patents) or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, is in existence, or granting to any Grantor any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a patent, now owned or hereafter acquired by any third party, is in existence, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement, including those exclusive agreements listed on Schedule 3.
patents means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (a) all letters patent of the United States or the equivalent thereof in any other country or jurisdiction, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or the equivalent thereof in any other country or jurisdiction, including registrations and pending applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any other country or jurisdiction, and (b) all rights and privileges arising under applicable law with respect to such Persons use of any patents, all reissues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals or extensions thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein.
Patents means all patents now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, including those listed on Schedule 4.
Proceeds shall mean all proceeds as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Required Lenders has the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement.
Rolling Stock shall mean all trucks, trailers, tractors, service vehicles, automobiles, other registered mobile equipment and any other Equipment covered by a certificate of title or ownership.
Secured Parties has the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement and shall include any successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns of each such party.
Securities Accounts shall mean all securities accounts, as such term is defined
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in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Security Agreement shall mean this Security Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Security Interest shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.
Trademark License means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any third party any right to use any trademark now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor (including any Trademark) or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, or granting to any Grantor any right to use any trademark now owned or hereafter acquired by any third party, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement, including those exclusive agreements listed on Schedule 5.
trademarks means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (i) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now owned or hereafter acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof (if any), and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any State of the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, and all extensions or renewals thereof, (ii) all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized thereby and (iii) all other assets, rights and interests that uniquely reflect or embody such goodwill.
Trademarks means all trademarks now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, including those listed on Schedule 6 hereto.
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(i) all Accounts Collateral;
(ii) all cash and/or money;
(iii) all Chattel Paper;
(iv) all Deposit Accounts;
(v) all Documents;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Intellectual Property;
(ix) all Goods, including Equipment and Inventory;
(x) all Investment Property;
(xi) all Commercial Tort Claims described on Appendix F to the Perfection Certificate;
(xii) all Supporting Obligations;
(xiii) all Letter of Credit Rights;
(xiv) books and records pertaining to the Collateral;
(xv) any other contract rights or rights to payment of money, insurance claims and proceeds; and
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clauses (i) through (xvi) above, the security interest created by this Security Agreement shall not extend to, and the term Collateral shall not include, any Excluded Property.
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Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Administrative Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof.
The Administrative Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents executed by any Grantor as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor over each Grantors registrations and applications for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Administrative Agent as secured party.
The Security Interests are granted as security only and shall not subject the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.
Each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Secured Party that:
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Each Grantor hereby covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Security Agreement until the Final Date:
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If, despite the provisions of this Section 5.4, any Secured Party shall receive any payment or other recovery in excess of its portion of payments on account of the Obligations to which it is then entitled in accordance with this Section 5.4, such Secured Party shall hold such payment or recovery in trust for the benefit of all Secured Parties for distribution in accordance with this Section 5.4.
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Anything in this subsection 6.1(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent agrees that it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided for in this subsection 6.1(a) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
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Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest in the Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of
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any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Administrative Agent in good faith.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Administrative Agent, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of the Company to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral.
Notwithstanding anything in this Security Agreement to the contrary and for the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty to act outside of the United States in respect of any Collateral located in the jurisdiction other than the United States.
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(c) SERVICE OF PROCESS. CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 8. 2. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to sue in any other jurisdiction; and
(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this subsection 8.11 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Security Agreement, and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(b) neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Secured Party has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Grantor arising out of or in connection with this Security Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and the relationship between the Grantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Grantors and the Secured Parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
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ALTAIR DISPOSAL SERVICES, LLC BATON ROUGE DISPOSAL, LLC BRIDGEPORT DISPOSAL, LLC CH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. CLEAN HARBORS (MEXICO), INC. CLEAN HARBORS ANDOVER, LLC CLEAN HARBORS ANTIOCH, LLC CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE, LLC CLEAN HARBORS ARIZONA, LLC CLEAN HARBORS BATON ROUGE, LLC CLEAN HARBORS BDT, LLC CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW, LLC CLEAN HARBORS CHATTANOOGA, LLC CLEAN HARBORS CLIVE, LLC CLEAN HARBORS COFFEYVILLE, LLC CLEAN HARBORS COLFAX, LLC CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK, L.P. CLEAN HARBORS DEER TRAIL, LLC CLEAN HARBORS DEVELOPMENT, LLC CLEAN HARBORS DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC. CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO, LLC CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. CLEAN HARBORS FLORIDA, LLC CLEAN HARBORS GRASSY MOUNTAIN, LLC CLEAN HARBORS KANSAS, LLC CLEAN HARBORS KINGSTON FACILITY CORPORATION CLEAN HARBORS LAPORTE, L.P. CLEAN HARBORS LAUREL, LLC CLEAN HARBORS LONE MOUNTAIN, LLC CLEAN HARBORS LONE STAR CORP. CLEAN HARBORS LOS ANGELES, LLC CLEAN HARBORS OF BALTIMORE, INC. CLEAN HARBORS OF BRAINTREE, INC. CLEAN HARBORS OF CONNECTICUT, INC. CLEAN HARBORS OF NATICK, INC. CLEAN HARBORS OF TEXAS, LLC CLEAN HARBORS PECATONICA, LLC CLEAN HARBORS PPM, LLC CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF CHICAGO, LLC CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF OHIO LLC |
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ANNEX A TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SUBSIDIARY GRANTORS
· Subsidiary Grantors
ALTAIR DISPOSAL SERVICES, LLC
BATON ROUGE DISPOSAL, LLC
BRIDGEPORT DISPOSAL, LLC
CH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS ANDOVER, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS ANTIOCH, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS ARIZONA, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS OF BALTIMORE, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS BATON ROUGE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS BDT, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS CHATTANOOGA, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS COFFEYVILLE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS COLFAX, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK, L.P.
CLEAN HARBORS DEER TRAIL, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS DEVELOPMENT, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY
CLEAN HARBORS FLORIDA, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS GRASSY MOUNTAIN, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS KANSAS, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS LAPORTE, L.P.
CLEAN HARBORS LAUREL, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS LONE MOUNTAIN, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS LONE STAR CORP.
CLEAN HARBORS LOS ANGELES, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS (MEXICO), INC.
CLEAN HARBORS OF TEXAS, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS PECATONICA, LLC
PLAQUEMINE REMEDIATION SERVICES, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS PPM, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS REIDSVILLE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF CHICAGO, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF OHIO, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS SAN JOSE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS TENNESSEE, LLC
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CLEAN HARBORS WESTMORLAND, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS WHITE CASTLE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS WILMINGTON, LLC
CROWLEY DISPOSAL, LLC
DISPOSAL PROPERTIES, LLC
GSX DISPOSAL, LLC
HARBOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC.
HARBOR INDUSTRIAL SERVICES TEXAS, L.P.
HILLIARD DISPOSAL, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS CLIVE, LLC
ROEBUCK DISPOSAL, LLC
SAWYER DISPOSAL SERVICES, LLC
SERVICE CHEMICAL, LLC
TULSA DISPOSAL, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS OF BRAINTREE, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS OF NATICK, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS SERVICES, INC.
MURPHYS WASTE OIL SERVICE INC.
CLEAN HARBORS KINGSTON FACILITY CORPORATION
CLEAN HARBORS OF CONNECTICUT, INC.
SPRING GROVE RESOURCE RECOVERY, INC.
Notice Address for All Grantors
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42 Longwater Street
P.O. Box 9149
Norwell, MA 02061
SCHEDULE 1 TO THE
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COPYRIGHT LICENSES
SCHEDULE 2 TO THE
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COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS
SCHEDULE 3 TO THE
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PATENT LICENSES
SCHEDULE 4 TO THE
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PATENTS
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DOMESTIC TRADEMARK LICENSES
SCHEDULE 6 TO THE
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TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
SCHEDULE 7 TO THE
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INVENTORY LOCATIONS
SCHEDULE 8 TO THE
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DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS AND SECURITIES ACCOUNTS
ANNEX 1 TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SUPPLEMENT NO. [ ] dated as of [ ], to the Security Agreement dated as of July 31, 2009, among CLEAN HARBORS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Company), each of the subsidiaries of the Company listed on Annex A thereto or that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 8.13 thereof (each such subsidiary being a Subsidiary Grantor and, collectively, the Subsidiary Grantors; the Subsidiary Grantors and the Company are referred to collectively as the Grantors), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as collateral agent (the Administrative Agent), pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement) among the Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the Administrative Agent) on behalf of the Secured Parties and as Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer (each as defined in the Credit Agreement).
A. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Security Agreement.
B. The Grantors have entered into the Security Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans and the L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit.
C. Section 6.12 of the Credit Agreement and Section 8.13 of the Security Agreement provide that each Subsidiary of the Company that is required to become a party to the Security Agreement pursuant to Section 6.12 of the Credit Agreement shall become a Grantor, with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor therein, for all purposes of the Security Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. Each undersigned Subsidiary (each a New Grantor) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Security Agreement to become a Subsidiary Grantor under the Security Agreement as consideration for the Lenders making of Loans and the L/C Issuer issuing Letters of Credit.
Accordingly, the Administrative Agent and the New Grantors agree as follows:
SECTION 1. In accordance with subsection 8.13 of the Security Agreement, each New Grantor by its signature below becomes a Grantor under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and each New Grantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Grantor thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, each New Grantor, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Obligations, does hereby bargain, sell, convey, assign, set over, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate and transfer to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the Collateral of such New Grantor, in each case whether now or hereafter existing or in which it now has or hereafter acquires an interest. Each reference to a Grantor in the Security Agreement shall be
deemed to include each New Grantor. The Security Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. Each New Grantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Supplement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of the copies of this Supplement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Administrative Agent and the Company. This Supplement shall become effective as to each New Grantor when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Supplement that, when taken together, bear the signatures of such New Grantor and the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 4. Each New Grantor hereby represents and warrants that (a) set forth on Schedule I attached hereto is (i) the legal name of such New Grantor, (ii) the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of such New Grantor, (iii) the true and correct location of the chief executive office and principal place of business and any office in which it maintains books or records relating to Collateral owned by it, (iv) the identity or type of organization or corporate structure of such New Grantor and (v) the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number and organizational number of such New Grantor and (b) as of the date hereof (i) Schedule II hereto sets forth all of each New Grantors Copyright Licenses, (ii) Schedule III hereto sets forth, in proper form for filing with the United States Copyright Office, all of each New Grantors registered Copyrights (and all applications therefor), (iii) Schedule IV hereto sets forth all of each New Grantors Patent Licenses, (iv) Schedule V hereto sets forth, in proper form for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, all of each New Grantors Patents (and all applications therefor), (v) Schedule VI hereto sets forth all of each New Grantors Trademark Licenses and (vi) Schedule VII hereto sets forth, in proper form for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, all of each New Grantors registered Trademarks (and all applications therefor); (vii) Schedule VIII hereto sets forth the inventory locations of the New Grantor; and (viii) Schedule IX hereto sets forth the Deposit Accounts and Security Accounts of the New Grantor.
SECTION 5. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
SECTION 7. Any provision of this Supplement that is prohibited or unenforceable
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SECTION 8. All notices, requests and demands pursuant hereto shall be made in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to each New Grantor shall be given to it in care of the Company at the Companys address set forth in Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 9. Each New Grantor agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each New Grantor and the Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS AND SECURITIES ACCOUNTS
ANNEX 2 TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SUPPLEMENT NO. [ ] dated as of [ ], to the Security Agreement dated as of July 31, 2009, among CLEAN HARBORS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Company), each of the subsidiaries of the Company listed on Annex A thereto or that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 8.13 thereof (each such subsidiary being a Subsidiary Grantor and, collectively, the Subsidiary Grantors; the Subsidiary Grantors and the Company are referred to collectively as the Grantors), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as collateral agent (the Administrative Agent), pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement) among the Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the Administrative Agent) on behalf of the Secured Parties and as Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer (each as defined in the Credit Agreement).
A. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Security Agreement.
B. The Grantors have entered into the Security Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans and the L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit. Pursuant to Section 4.1(b) of the Security Agreement, within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, each Grantor has agreed to deliver to the Administrative Agent a written supplement substantially in the form of Annex 2 thereto with respect to any additional registrations and applications for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks and any material exclusive Licenses acquired by such Grantor after the date of the Credit Agreement. The Grantors have identified the additional registrations and applications for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks and material exclusive Licenses acquired by such Grantors after the date of the Credit Agreement set forth on Schedule I, II,,III, IV, V, and VI hereto. The undersigned Grantors are executing this Supplement in order to facilitate supplemental filings to be made by the Administrative Agent with the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office of any registrations and applications for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks.
Accordingly, the Administrative Agent and the Grantors agree as follows:
SECTION 1. (a) Schedule 1 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule I hereto, (b) Schedule 2 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule II hereto, (c) Schedule 3 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule III hereto, (d) Schedule 4 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule IV hereto, (e) Schedule 5 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule V hereto, and (f) Schedule 6 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule VI hereto.
SECTION 2. Each Grantor hereby represents and warrants that the information
set forth on Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, and VI hereto is true and correct.
SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Supplement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of the copies of this Supplement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Administrative Agent and the Company. This Supplement shall become effective as to each Grantor when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Supplement that, when taken together, bear the signatures of such Grantor and the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
SECTION 6. Any provision of this Supplement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof and in the Security Agreement, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 7. All notices, requests and demands pursuant hereto shall be made in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Security Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to each Grantor shall be given to it in care of the Company at the Companys address set forth in Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 8. Each Grantor agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent.
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GRANT OF
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This GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN [TRADEMARK/ PATENT/ COPYRIGHT] RIGHTS (Agreement), effective as of [ ], 2009 is made by [ ], a [state] [form of entity], located at [ ] (the Grantor), in favor of Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the Agent) pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement) among the Clean Harbors, Inc. (the Company), the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the Administrative Agent) on behalf of the Secured Parties and as Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer (each as defined in the Credit Agreement).
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreements, the Lenders have agreed to make Loans and the L/C Issuer has agreed to issue Letters of Credit upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Grantor and certain other subsidiaries of the Company have executed and delivered a Security Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2009, in favor of the Agent (together with all amendments and modifications, if any, from time to time thereafter made thereto, the Security Agreement);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Grantor pledged and granted to the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the Grantors Intellectual Property, including the [Trademarks/Patents/Copyrights]; and
WHEREAS, the Grantor has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans and the L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Grantor agrees, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:
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Exhibit 4.33B
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT TO SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of August 14, 2009 (this Amendment), by and among (i) with respect to amendments to the Credit Agreement, CLEAN HARBORS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Borrower), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (Bank of America), the other lending institutions from time to time party to the Credit Agreement (as defined below) (together with Bank of America, the Lenders) and Bank of America, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (hereinafter, in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), Swing Line Lender, and L/C Issuer and (ii) with respect to amendments to the Security Agreement, the Borrower, the other Grantors (as defined below) and the Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders, and Bank of America, as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, and L/C Issuer are parties to a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2009 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or otherwise in effect from time to time, the Credit Agreement), pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to make Loans to the Borrower and the L/C issuer has agreed to issue or extend Letters of Credit to the Grantors on the terms set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured, inter alia, by that certain Security Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2009 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or otherwise in effect from time to time, the Security Agreement) by and among the Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory thereto (together with the Borrower, the Grantors), and the Administrative Agent;
WHEREAS, each of the undersigned guarantors (each, a Guarantor) have guaranteed the Borrowers obligations to the Secured Parties and the Administrative Agent under or in respect of the Credit Agreement, pursuant to the terms of that certain Guaranty, dated as of July 31, 2009 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or otherwise in effect from time to time, the Guaranty);
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the Lenders and Administrative Agent entering into this Amendment that each of the Guarantors ratifies its obligations under the Guaranty;
WHEREAS, in respect of the Security Agreement, the undersigned Lenders hereby ratify the Administrative Agents entering into the amendments to the Security Agreement on behalf of such Lenders and do not sign this Amendment as parties to such Security Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower requests that the Lenders and Administrative Agent amend certain of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement as set forth herein subject to the conditions set forth below; and
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained in the Credit Agreement and herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
§1. Ratification of Guaranty. Each of the Guarantors hereby acknowledges and consents to this Amendment and agrees that the Guaranty and all other Loan Documents to which each of the
Guarantors is a party remain in full force and effect and apply to all Obligations, and each of the Guarantors confirms and ratifies all of its Obligations thereunder.
§2. Amendments to the Credit Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6 of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
§2.1. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new definition in the correct alphabetical order:
First Amendment Effective Date means August 14, 2009.
§2.2. Section 7.02(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Section 7.02(b) in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:
(b) Indebtedness owed by a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party to any other Loan Party which Indebtedness (x) is permitted as an Investment under the provisions of Section 7.03; and (y) shall not be evidenced by a note or securities; provided, however, to the extent such Indebtedness exists as of the First Amendment Effective Date and is evidenced by a note or securities, such note or securities shall be permitted hereunder, and to the extent such Indebtedness exists as of the First Amendment Effective Date and is not evidenced by a note or securities, such Indebtedness shall not be evidenced by a note or securities thereafter;
§3. Amendments to the Security Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6 of this Amendment, the Security Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
§3.1. The introductory paragraph of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Section 9.13 and substituting Section 8.13 in lieu thereof.
§3.2. Section 1 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (a) of the definition of Excluded Accounts in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:
(a) prior to the Discharge of Senior Secured Notes Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), any Deposit Account or Securities Account established solely to hold the identifiable proceeds of any sale of Non-Accounts Collateral after an Event of Default (as defined in the Senior High Yield Indenture),
§3.3. Section 1 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the final two clauses and proviso of the definition of Excluded Property in their entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:
(g) any capital stock, notes, instruments, other equity interests and other securities of any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company (other than any Securities Account); provided that (x) notwithstanding the foregoing, intercompany Indebtedness held by any Grantor shall be deemed Collateral, but no notes or securities evidencing the same shall be required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent hereunder and such notes or securities (but not the Indebtedness underlying such notes and securities) shall not be Collateral, (y) no Grantor or any of its Subsidiaries shall pledge or grant any security interest in any such note or security to any Person without the consent of the Administrative Agent and (z) the intercompany loans (or any whole or partial replacements or refinancings thereof) being made on or about the date hereof to one or more Canadian Subsidiaries of the Borrower shall not be evidenced by a note or a security; and
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(h) any property or asset only to the extent and for so long as the grant of a security interest in such property or asset is prohibited by any applicable law or requires a consent not obtained of any governmental authority pursuant to applicable law, statute or regulation;
provided, however, that (A) Excluded Property shall not include any Proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Property referred to in clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would constitute Excluded Property referred to in clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h)) and (B) any property or asset that constitutes Excluded Property by reason of any violation or restriction shall cease to be Excluded Property upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of such prohibition or restriction.
§3.4. Section 2(a) of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (ix) in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:
(ix) all Goods, including Equipment, Inventory and Rolling Stock;.
§3.5. Section 3.6 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the phrase and the Mortgage Property immediately after the word Collateral in the second line of such section.
§3.6. Section 4.8 of the Security Agreement is here by amended by:
(a) Deleting the reference to $10,000 contained therein and substituting $50,000, the applicable Grantor shall notify the Administrative Agent of any such Rolling Stock acquired after the date hereof and in lieu thereof; and
(b) Inserting the following sentence immediately after the final sentence of Section 4.8:
No Grantor shall request any Rolling Stock be released from the Lien created by the Collateral Documents unless such a release is permitted by the Loan Documents and no such release shall be requested at any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default.
§3.7. Section 4.11 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the existing Section in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:
4.11. Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, for each Deposit Account and Securities Account (including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 8) that any Grantor, now or at any time hereafter, opens or maintains, such Grantor shall, at the Administrative Agents request and option, pursuant to a Control Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, either (a) cause the depositary bank or securities intermediary, as applicable, to agree to comply without further consent of such Grantor, at any time with instructions from the Administrative Agent to such depositary bank or securities intermediary directing the disposition of funds or financial assets from time to time credited to such deposit account or securities account, or (b) arrange for the Administrative Agent to become the customer of the depositary bank with respect to the Deposit Account, with such Grantor being permitted, only with the consent of the Administrative Agent, to exercise rights to withdraw funds from such deposit account. The Administrative Agent agrees with each Grantor that the Administrative Agent shall not give any such instructions or withhold any withdrawal rights from such Grantor, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, unless cash on hand falls below $50,000,000, or if effect were given to any withdrawal not otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents, would occur. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Excluded Accounts.
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§3.8. Section 4.13 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the section reference 4.13 and incorporating the text previously included in that section into Section 4.12 of the Security Agreement as the final paragraph thereof.
§3.9. Section 4.14 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by:
(a) Changing the section reference from 4.14 to 4.13; and
(b) Inserting the phrase , including, without limitation, the Mortgage Property, immediately after the word properties in the second line of such section.
§3.10. Section 5.6 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the phrase or Mortgage Property immediately after the word Collateral in the second line of such section.
§3.11. Section 6.1(a)(v) of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to 4.14 and substituting 4.13 in lieu thereof.
§3.12. Section 6.2 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by:
(a) In the second paragraph of Section 6.2, inserting the phrase or Mortgage Property after each instance of the word Collateral in such paragraph.
(b) Inserting the following paragraph between the second and third paragraphs of Section 6.2:
The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to enter into a Collateral Agency Agreement with Corporation Service Company, US Bank National Association, as Senior Secured Notes Trustee (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. (as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Collateral Agency Agreement) for the purpose of engaging Corporation Service Company to act as collateral agent with respect to Rolling Stock for the benefit of the Administrative Agent.
(c) Replacing the third paragraph of Section 6.2 with the following:
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or Mortgage Property or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral or Mortgage Property, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Administrative Agent, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or Mortgage Property or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of the Company to the Collateral or Mortgage Property, for insuring the Collateral or Mortgage Property or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral or Mortgage Property.
§3.13. Annex 2 of the Security Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Annex 2 attached hereto as Exhibit A.
§4. Affirmation and Acknowledgment. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms all of its Obligations to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, the Loans, and the Borrower hereby affirms its absolute and unconditional promise to pay to the Lenders the Loans, the
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Obligations, and all other amounts due under the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement, each as amended hereby, the Notes, and the other Loan Documents, at the times and in the amounts provided for therein and subject to the terms hereof. The Borrower and each other Grantor hereby confirms and agrees that that (i) the Obligations to the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent are and remain secured pursuant to, and are entitled to the benefits of, the Collateral Documents and all other instruments and documents executed and delivered by the Borrower and each other Grantor as security for the Obligations, (ii) all references to the Credit Agreement in the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents shall refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and (iii) all references to the Security Agreement in the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents shall refer to the Security Agreement as amended hereby.
§5. Representations and Warranties. Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent as follows:
§5.1. The execution and delivery by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the performance by the Loan Parties of their obligations and agreements under this Amendment, the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and the Security Agreement as amended hereby are within the corporate (or the equivalent company) authority of the each Loan Party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate (or the equivalent company) proceedings on behalf of such Loan Party, and do not and will not contravene any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation to which any Loan Party is subject or such Loan Partys charter, other incorporation papers, by-laws (or other governing documents) or any stock provision or any amendment thereof or of any agreement or other instrument binding upon any Loan Party.
§5.2. Each of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and the Security Agreement as amended hereby constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors rights.
§5.3. No approval or consent of, or filing with, any governmental agency or authority is required to make valid and legally binding the execution, delivery or performance by the Loan Parties of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement as amended hereby or the Security Agreement as amended hereby.
§5.4. The representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date made and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date.
§5.5. Each Loan Party has performed and complied in all material respects with all terms and conditions herein and in the Credit Agreement required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the time hereof, and as of the date hereof, after giving effect to the provisions hereof, there exists no Event of Default or Default.
§6. Conditions. This Amendment shall become effective upon the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
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§6.1. this Amendment and all related documents, as applicable, shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, the other Grantors, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each other party thereto, as applicable, and shall be in full force and effect.
§6.2. to the extent that such corporate action is necessary, all corporate action necessary for the valid execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower, the other Grantors and each Guarantor of this Amendment and each of the related documents to which it is or is to become a party, shall have been duly and effectively taken, and evidence thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall have been provided to the Administrative Agent.
§6.3. Administrative Agent shall have received payment for all other fees and expenses due and payable including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses, for which invoices or reasonable estimates have been provided to the Borrower on or prior to the date hereof.
§6.4. Administrative Agent shall have received all such instruments, documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Each Lender hereby (i) authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to (A) execute, on behalf of such Lender, any other agreements, documents, filings and instruments to be delivered in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendments, supplements or modifications thereto), and (B) take any and all actions contemplated or required by this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby.
§7. Miscellaneous Provisions.
§7.1. Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Amendment, all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents shall remain the same. It is declared and agreed by each of the parties hereto that the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents, as amended hereby, shall continue in full force and effect, that this Amendment and the Credit Agreement shall be read and construed as one instrument, and that this Amendment and the Security Agreement shall be read and construed as one instrument.
§7.2. This Amendment shall be construed according to and governed by the laws of the State of New York (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law (other than the New York General Obligations Law §5-1401 and §5-1402)).
§7.3. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one instrument. In making proof of this Amendment, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one counterpart signed by each party hereto by and against which enforcement hereof is sought. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.
§7.4. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand by the Administrative Agent, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred or sustained by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation of this Amendment (including legal fees).
§7.5. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document under the Credit Agreement, and all obligations included in this Amendment (including, without limitation, all obligations for the payment of
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principal, interest, fees, and other amounts and expenses) shall constitute Obligations under the Loan Documents and be secured by the collateral security for the Obligations.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
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Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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ALTAIR DISPOSAL SERVICES, LLC |
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BATON ROUGE DISPOSAL, LLC |
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BRIDGEPORT DISPOSAL, LLC |
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CH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS (MEXICO), INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS ANDOVER, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ANTIOCH, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ARIZONA, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS BATON ROUGE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS BDT, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS CHATTANOOGA, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS CLIVE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS COFFEYVILLE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS COLFAX, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK, L.P. |
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CLEAN HARBORS DEER TRAIL, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS DEVELOPMENT, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS FLORIDA, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS GRASSY MOUNTAIN, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS KANSAS, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS KINGSTON FACILITY CORPORATION |
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CLEAN HARBORS LAPORTE, L.P. |
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CLEAN HARBORS LAUREL, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS LONE MOUNTAIN, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS LONE STAR CORP. |
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CLEAN HARBORS LOS ANGELES, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF BALTIMORE, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF BRAINTREE, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF CONNECTICUT, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF NATICK, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF TEXAS, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS PECATONICA, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS PPM, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF CHICAGO, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF OHIO LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS REIDSVILLE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS SAN JOSE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS SERVICES, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS WHITE CASTLE, LLC |
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Exhibit A
See attached.
ANNEX 2 TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SUPPLEMENT NO. [ ] dated as of [ ], to the Security Agreement dated as of July 31, 2009, among CLEAN HARBORS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Company), each of the subsidiaries of the Company listed on Annex A thereto or that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 8.13 thereof (each such subsidiary being a Subsidiary Grantor and, collectively, the Subsidiary Grantors; the Subsidiary Grantors and the Company are referred to collectively as the Grantors), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as collateral agent (the Administrative Agent), pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement) among the Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the Administrative Agent) on behalf of the Secured Parties and as Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer (each as defined in the Credit Agreement).
A. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Security Agreement.
B. The Grantors have entered into the Security Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans and the L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit. Pursuant to Section 4.1(b) of the Security Agreement, within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, each Grantor has agreed to deliver to the Administrative Agent a written supplement substantially in the form of Annex 2 thereto with respect to any additional registrations and applications for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks and any material exclusive Licenses acquired by such Grantor after the date of the Credit Agreement. The Grantors have identified the additional registrations and applications for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks and material exclusive Licenses acquired by such Grantors after the date of the Credit Agreement set forth on Schedule I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII hereto. The undersigned Grantors are executing this Supplement in order to facilitate supplemental filings to be made by the Administrative Agent with the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office of any registrations and applications for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks.
Accordingly, the Administrative Agent and the Grantors agree as follows:
SECTION 1. (a) Schedule 1 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule I hereto, (b) Schedule 2 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule II hereto, (c) Schedule 3 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule III hereto, (d) Schedule 4 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule IV hereto, (e) Schedule 5 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule V hereto, (f) Schedule 6 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule VI hereto, (g) Schedule 7 of the Security Agreement is
hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule VII hereto and (h) and Schedule 8 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule VIII hereto.
SECTION 2. Each Grantor hereby represents and warrants that the information set forth on Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII hereto is true and correct.
SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Supplement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of the copies of this Supplement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Administrative Agent and the Company. This Supplement shall become effective as to each Grantor when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Supplement that, when taken together, bear the signatures of such Grantor and the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
SECTION 6. Any provision of this Supplement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof and in the Security Agreement, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 7. All notices, requests and demands pursuant hereto shall be made in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Security Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to each Grantor shall be given to it in care of the Company at the Companys address set forth in Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 8. Each Grantor agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor and the Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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SCHEDULE I
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
COPYRIGHT LICENSES
SCHEDULE II
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS
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SCHEDULE III
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
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PATENT LICENSES
SCHEDULE IV
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
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PATENT REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
SCHEDULE V
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
TRADEMARK LICENSES
SCHEDULE VI
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
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TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
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SCHEDULE VII
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
INVENTORY LOCATIONS
SCHEDULE VIII
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS AND SECURITIES ACCOUNTS
Exhibit 4.35
CLEAN HARBORS, INC.,
as Issuer,
the GUARANTORS named herein
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent
INDENTURE
Dated as of August 14, 2009
75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Section |
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Indenture Section |
310(a)(1) |
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7.10 |
(a)(2) |
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7.10 |
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N.A. |
(a)(4) |
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N.A. |
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7.8; 7.10 |
(b) |
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7.8; 7.10; 13.2 |
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N.A. |
311(a) |
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7.11 |
(b) |
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7.11 |
(c) |
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N.A. |
312(a) |
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2.5 |
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13.3 |
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13.3 |
313(a) |
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7.6 |
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7.6 |
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7.6 |
(c) |
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7.6; 13.2 |
(d) |
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7.6 |
314(a) |
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4.8; 4.10 |
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10.2. |
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7.2; 10.2; 13.4; 13.5 |
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7.2; 10.2; 13.4; 13.5 |
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N.A. |
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13.5 |
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N.A. |
315(a) |
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7.1(b) |
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7.5 |
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7.1 |
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6.5; 7.1(c) |
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6.11 |
316(a)(last sentence) |
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2.9 |
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6.5 |
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N.A. |
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317(a)(1) |
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318(a) |
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N.A. means Not Applicable.
Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of this Indenture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE |
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE |
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1.1. |
DEFINITIONS |
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1.2. |
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TIA |
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1.3. |
RULES OF CONSTRUCTION |
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ARTICLE TWO |
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THE SECURITIES |
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2.1. |
FORM AND DATING |
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2.2. |
EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION |
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2.3. |
REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT |
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2.4. |
PAYING AGENT TO HOLD ASSETS IN TRUST |
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2.5. |
HOLDER LISTS |
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2.6. |
TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE |
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2.7. |
REPLACEMENT SECURITIES |
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2.8. |
OUTSTANDING SECURITIES |
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2.9. |
TREASURY SECURITIES |
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2.10. |
TEMPORARY SECURITIES |
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2.11. |
CANCELLATION |
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2.12. |
DEFAULTED INTEREST |
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2.13. |
CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS |
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2.14. |
RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS |
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2.15. |
BOOK-ENTRY PROVISIONS FOR GLOBAL SECURITY |
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2.16. |
SPECIAL TRANSFER PROVISIONS |
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ARTICLE THREE |
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REDEMPTION |
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3.1. |
NOTICES TO TRUSTEE |
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3.2. |
SELECTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REDEEMED |
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3.3. |
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION |
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3.4. |
EFFECT OF NOTICE OF REDEMPTION |
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3.5. |
DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE |
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3.6. |
SECURITIES REDEEMED IN PART |
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ARTICLE FOUR |
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4.1. |
PAYMENT OF SECURITIES |
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4.2. |
MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY |
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4.3. |
LIMITATION ON RESTRICTED PAYMENTS |
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4.4. |
LIMITATION ON INCURRENCE OF ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS |
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4.5. |
CORPORATE EXISTENCE |
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4.6. |
PAYMENT OF TAXES AND OTHER CLAIMS |
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4.7. |
MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES AND INSURANCE |
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4.8. |
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE; NOTICE OF DEFAULT |
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4.9. |
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS |
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4.10. |
REPORTS TO HOLDERS |
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4.11. |
WAIVER OF STAY, EXTENSION OR USURY LAWS |
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4.12. |
LIMITATIONS ON TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
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4.13. |
LIMITATION ON DIVIDEND AND OTHER PAYMENT RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING SUBSIDIARIES |
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4.14. |
LIMITATION ON THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CAPITAL STOCK OF RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES |
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4.15. |
LIMITATION ON ISSUANCES OF GUARANTEES BY RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES |
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4.16. |
LIMITATION ON LIENS |
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4.17. |
CHANGE OF CONTROL |
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4.18. |
LIMITATION ON ASSET SALES |
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4.19. |
IMPAIRMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST |
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4.20. |
FUTURE GUARANTORS |
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4.21. |
FURTHER ASSURANCES AND AFTER-ACQUIRED PROPERTY |
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4.22. |
INFORMATION REGARDING COLLATERAL |
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SUCCESSOR CORPORATION |
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5.1. |
MERGER, CONSOLIDATION AND SALE OF ASSETS |
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5.2. |
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION SUBSTITUTED |
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DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
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6.1. |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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6.2. |
ACCELERATION |
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6.3. |
OTHER REMEDIES |
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6.4. |
WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS |
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6.5. |
CONTROL BY MAJORITY |
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6.6. |
LIMITATION ON SUITS |
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6.7. |
RIGHTS OF HOLDERS TO RECEIVE PAYMENT |
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6.8. |
COLLECTION SUIT BY TRUSTEE |
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6.9. |
TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM |
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6.10. |
PRIORITIES |
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6.11. |
UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS |
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6.12. |
RESTORATION OF RIGHTS AND REMEDIES |
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6.13. |
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES CUMULATIVE |
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DUTIES OF TRUSTEE |
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7.2. |
RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE |
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7.3. |
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE |
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7.4. |
TRUSTEES DISCLAIMER |
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7.5. |
NOTICE OF DEFAULT |
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7.6. |
REPORTS BY TRUSTEE TO HOLDERS |
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7.7. |
COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY |
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7.8. |
REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE |
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7.9. |
SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC. |
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7.10. |
ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION |
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7.11. |
PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE ISSUER |
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ARTICLE EIGHT |
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DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE |
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8.1. |
TERMINATION OF THE ISSUERS OBLIGATIONS |
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8.2. |
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE |
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8.3. |
CONDITIONS TO LEGAL DEFEASANCE OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE |
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8.4. |
APPLICATION OF TRUST MONEY |
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8.5. |
REPAYMENT TO THE ISSUER |
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8.6. |
REINSTATEMENT |
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ARTICLE NINE |
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AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS |
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9.1. |
WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS |
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9.2. |
WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS |
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9.3. |
COMPLIANCE WITH TIA |
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9.4. |
REVOCATION AND EFFECT OF CONSENTS |
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9.5. |
NOTATION ON OR EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES |
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9.6. |
TRUSTEE TO SIGN AMENDMENTS, ETC. |
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ARTICLE TEN |
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COLLATERAL AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
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10.1. |
SECURITY DOCUMENTS; ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL |
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10.2. |
RECORDING, ETC. |
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10.3. |
RELEASE OF COLLATERAL/INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENTS |
98 |
10.4. |
TAKING AND DESTRUCTION |
99 |
10.5. |
TRUST INDENTURE ACT REQUIREMENTS |
99 |
10.6. |
SUITS TO PROTECT THE COLLATERAL |
99 |
10.7. |
PURCHASER PROTECTED |
100 |
10.8. |
POWERS EXERCISABLE BY RECEIVER OR TRUSTEE |
100 |
10.9. |
DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO COLLATERAL |
100 |
10.10. |
RELEASE UPON TERMINATION OF THE COMPANYS OBLIGATIONS |
101 |
10.11. |
LIMITATION ON DUTY OF TRUSTEE IN RESPECT OF COLLATERAL |
101 |
10.12. |
SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT |
101 |
10.13. |
NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT |
102 |
10.14. |
COMPENSATION AND INDEMNIFICATION |
106 |
10.15. |
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, SECURITY AGREEMENT, AND OTHER SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
106 |
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RANKING OF LIENS |
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11.1. |
RELATIVE RIGHTS |
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ARTICLE TWELVE |
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GUARANTEE OF SECURITIES |
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12.1. |
UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE |
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12.2. |
LIMITATIONS ON GUARANTEES |
109 |
12.3. |
EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF GUARANTEE |
110 |
12.4. |
RELEASE OF A GUARANTOR |
110 |
12.5. |
WAIVER OF SUBROGATION |
111 |
12.6. |
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT |
112 |
12.7. |
NO SETOFF |
112 |
12.8. |
OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE |
112 |
12.9. |
OBLIGATIONS CONTINUING |
112 |
12.10. |
OBLIGATIONS NOT REDUCED |
112 |
12.11. |
OBLIGATIONS REINSTATED |
113 |
12.12. |
OBLIGATIONS NOT AFFECTED |
113 |
12.13. |
WAIVER |
114 |
12.14. |
NO OBLIGATION TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE ISSUER |
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12.15. |
DEALING WITH THE ISSUER AND OTHERS |
114 |
12.16. |
DEFAULT AND ENFORCEMENT |
115 |
12.17. |
AMENDMENT, ETC. |
115 |
12.18. |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT |
115 |
12.19. |
COSTS AND EXPENSES |
115 |
12.20. |
NO MERGER OR WAIVER; CUMULATIVE REMEDIES |
115 |
12.21. |
SURVIVAL OF OBLIGATIONS |
116 |
12.22. |
GUARANTEE IN ADDITION TO OTHER OBLIGATIONS |
116 |
12.23. |
SEVERABILITY |
116 |
12.24. |
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS |
116 |
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN |
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TRUST MONIES |
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13.1. |
TRUST MONIES |
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13.2. |
INVESTMENT OF TRUST MONIES |
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ARTICLE FOURTEEN |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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14.1. |
TIA CONTROLS |
117 |
14.2. |
NOTICES |
117 |
14.3. |
COMMUNICATIONS BY HOLDERS WITH OTHER HOLDERS |
119 |
14.4. |
CERTIFICATE AND OPINION AS TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
119 |
14.5. |
STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OR OPINION |
119 |
14.6. |
RULES BY TRUSTEE, PAYING AGENT, REGISTRAR |
120 |
14.7. |
LEGAL HOLIDAYS |
120 |
14.8. |
GOVERNING LAW |
120 |
14.9. |
NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS |
120 |
14.10. |
NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS |
120 |
14.11. |
SUCCESSORS |
120 |
14.12. |
DUPLICATE ORIGINALS |
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14.13. |
SEVERABILITY |
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Exhibit A |
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Exhibit B |
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Form of Exchange Note |
Exhibit C |
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Exhibit D |
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Form of Certificate for Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S |
Exhibit E |
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Note: This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of this Indenture
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INDENTURE dated as of August 14, 2009 among CLEAN HARBORS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Issuer or the Company), the Guarantors (as defined herein) and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the Trustee) and as Notes Collateral Agent.
The Issuer has duly authorized the creation of an issue of 75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 and, when and if issued as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement in an Exchange Offer, 75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and, to provide therefor, the Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture. All things necessary to make the Securities, when duly issued and executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered hereunder, the valid and binding obligations of the Issuer and to make this Indenture a valid and binding agreement of the Issuer have been done.
This Indenture is subject to, and shall be governed by, the mandatory provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the TIA), as amended, that are required to be a part of and to govern indentures qualified under the TIA.
Each party hereto agrees as follows for the benefit of each other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities:
1.1. Definitions.
ABL Collateral has the meaning given to the term ABL Priority Collateral in the Intercreditor Agreement.
ABL Collateral Agent means the Initial ABL Agent and any successor or other agent under the Credit Agreement.
ABL Loan Documents has the meaning given to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.
ABL Net Proceeds Offer has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18.
ABL Net Proceeds Offer Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18.
ABL Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18.
ABL Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18.
ABL Obligations means all advances to, and Indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of the Company and the Guarantors (whether for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing such Indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties) arising under (i) the Credit Agreement or otherwise with respect to any loans or letters of
credit issued or borrowed pursuant to the Credit Agreement, (ii) any Secured Cash Management Agreement or (iii) any Secured Hedge Agreement, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against the Company or any Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
ABL Secured Parties has the meaning assigned to the term ABL Claimholders in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Acceleration Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
Accredited Investor has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
Acquired Indebtedness means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries (1) existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or at the time it merges or consolidates with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (2) assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person, in each case, not incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.
Affiliate means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified 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. Controlling and controlled have correlative meanings.
After-Acquired Property means any real or personal property of the Company or any Guarantor acquired after the Issue Date that is, by the terms of the Security Documents required to become, or shall become, subject to the Lien of the Security Documents pursuant to the terms thereof.
Affiliate Transaction has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(a).
Agent means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-Registrar.
Agent Members has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a).
Applicable Premium means, with respect to any Security on any Redemption Date, the greater of:
(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of the Security; or
(2) the excess of:
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(a) the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the Redemption Price of the Securities at August 15, 2012, plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the Securities through August 15, 2012 (excluding accrued and unpaid interest due on the Securities to the Redemption Date), computed at a discount using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over
(b) the principal amount of such Security.
Asset Acquisition means:
(1) an Investment by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or shall be merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or
(2) the acquisition by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the assets of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or comprise any division or line of business of such Person or any other properties or assets of such Person other than in the ordinary course of business.
Asset Sale means any direct or indirect sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease (other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), assignment or other transfer for value by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, to any Person other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of:
(a) any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than directors qualifying shares); or
(b) any other property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company other than in the ordinary course of business.
Notwithstanding the preceding, the following items shall not be deemed Asset Sales:
(1) a transaction or series of related transactions for which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration of less than $7.5 million;
(2) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company as permitted under Article Five;
(3) disposals of equipment in connection with the reinvestment in or the replacement of equipment and disposals of worn-out or obsolete equipment;
(4) the sale or disposition of Receivables and Related Assets pursuant to a Qualified Receivables Transaction;
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(5) the grant in the ordinary course of business of licenses to use the Companys or any of the Companys Restricted Subsidiaries patents, trademarks and similar intellectual property;
(6) the disposition of any Capital Stock or other ownership interest in or assets or property of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(7) the release, surrender or waiver of contract, tort or other claims of any kind as a result of settlement of any litigation or threatened litigation;
(8) the granting or existence of Liens (and foreclosure thereon) not prohibited by this Indenture;
(9) any Restricted Payment permitted under Section 4.3 or the making of any Permitted Investment; and
(10) the disposition of any property or assets acquired in any Asset Acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, which disposition is required by any governmental agency having jurisdiction over antitrust, competition or similar matters in connection with such Asset Acquisition.
Asset Sale Proceeds Account means one or more deposit accounts or securities accounts holding the proceeds of any sale or disposition of Notes Collateral.
Bank Lenders means (i) the lenders or other holders of Indebtedness issued under the Credit Agreement and (ii) the Cash Management Banks under a Secured Cash Management Agreement and the Hedge Banks under Secured Hedge Agreements, in each case to the extent permitted to be incurred under this Indenture.
Bankruptcy Law means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.
Beneficial Owner has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular person (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such person shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition, regardless of when such right may be exercised.
Board of Directors means, as to any Person, the board of directors or equivalent governing board of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.
Board Resolution means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
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Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or the Corporate Trust Office is required or authorized by law or other governmental action to be closed.
Capital Stock means:
(1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock; and
(2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership, limited liability company interests or other equity interests of such Person.
Capitalized Lease Obligation means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability of a Person under a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, with the stated maturity being the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.
Cash Management Agreement means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.
Cash Management Bank means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement, is a lender under the Credit Agreement or an Affiliate of a lender under the Credit Agreement, in such Persons capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.
Cash Equivalents means:
(1) U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars and, in the case of any Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, such local currencies held by them from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(2) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States or Canada or issued by any agency of those countries and backed by the full faith and credit of the respective country, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(3) marketable direct obligations issued by any State of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such State or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either Standard & Poors Ratings Services (S&P) or Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys) or, if Moodys and S&P cease to exist, any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization designated by the Board of Directors of the Company;
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(4) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moodys or, if Moodys and S&P cease to exist, the equivalent from any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization designated by the Board of Directors of the Company;
(5) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers acceptances maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank (which may include the Trustee) organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia or any foreign jurisdiction having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million;
(6) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (2) above entered into with any bank (which may include the Trustee) meeting the qualifications specified in clause (5) above;
(7) repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating to marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States or Canada or issued by any agency of those countries and backed by the full faith and credit of the respective country, in each case maturing within 90 days from the date of acquisition; provided that the terms of such agreements comply with the guidelines set forth in Repurchase Agreements of Depository Institutions with Securities Dealers and Others, as adopted by the Comptroller of the Currency on February 11, 1998;
(8) investments in money market funds which invest substantially all their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (2) through (7) above; and
(9) debt securities maturing within one year from the date of acquisition issued by any company organized under the laws of the United States of America and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A from S&P or at least A2 from Moodys or, if Moodys and S&P cease to exist, the equivalent from any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization designated by the Companys Board of Directors.
Change of Control means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:
(1) any sale, lease, exchange, conveyance, disposition or other transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Companys assets to any Person or group of related Persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (a Group), together with any Affiliates of such Person, other than to the Permitted Holders;
(2) any approval, adoption or initiation of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
(3) any Person or Group, together with any Affiliates, other than the Permitted Holders, shall become the Beneficial Owner or owner of record, by way of merger, consolidation
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or other business combinations or by purchase in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of shares representing 50% or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Company; or
(4) any Person or Group, together with any Affiliates thereof (other than the Permitted Holders), shall succeed in having a sufficient number of its nominees elected to the Board of Directors of the Company such that such nominees, when added to any existing director remaining on the Board of Directors of the Company after such election who was a nominee of or is an Affiliate of such Person or Group, will constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Change of Control Offer has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(a).
Change of Control Payment Date has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(a).
Collateral means all property (whether real or personal) with respect to which any security interests or Liens have been granted (or purported to be granted) pursuant to any Security Document, including, without limitation, each Security Document delivered pursuant to Section 10.1.
Collateral Access Agreement has the meaning given to such term in the Security Agreement.
Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act or, with respect to the Commissions duties under the TIA, if at any time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the TIA, then the body performing such duties at such time.
Commodity Agreement means any commodity futures contract, commodity option or other similar agreement or arrangement entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company designed to protect the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries against fluctuations in the price of the commodities at the time used in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Common Stock of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or nonvoting) of, such Persons common stock, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date, including all series and classes of such common stock.
Company means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to this Indenture and thereafter means such successor Person.
Consolidated EBITDA means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the sum (without duplication) of:
(1) Consolidated Net Income; and
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(2) to the extent Consolidated Net Income has been reduced by the following,
(a) all income taxes of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period (other than income taxes attributable to extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gains or losses or taxes attributable to sales or dispositions outside the ordinary course of business),
(b) Consolidated Interest Expense, and
(c) Consolidated Non-cash Charges less any non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period,
all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP as applicable.
Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio means, as of the date of determination, the ratio of (a) the principal amount of the Securities outstanding at such date plus, without duplication, the Consolidated Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date that is secured by Liens on the Notes Collateral which are pari passu with or senior in priority to the Liens securing the Securities and related Guarantees to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the four full fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available ending on or prior to the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio means, with respect to any Person, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person during the four full fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available (the Four Quarter Period) ending on or prior to the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (the Transaction Date) to Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for the Four Quarter Period. In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Fixed Charges shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis (consistent with the provisions below) for the period of such calculation to:
(1) the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and the application of the proceeds thereof) giving rise to the need to make such calculation and any incurrence or repayment of other Indebtedness (and the application of the proceeds thereof), other than the incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes pursuant to working capital facilities, occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such incurrence or repayment, as the case may be (and the application of the proceeds thereof), occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period; and
(2) any Asset Acquisition or Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a result of such Person
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or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Person who becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the Asset Acquisition) incurring, assuming or otherwise being liable for Acquired Indebtedness and also including any Consolidated EBITDA (including any pro forma expense and cost reductions calculated on a basis consistent with Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) attributable to the assets which are the subject of the Asset Acquisition or Asset Sale during the Four Quarter Period) occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such Asset Acquisition or Asset Sale (including the incurrence, assumption or liability for any such Acquired Indebtedness) occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period. If such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly guarantees Indebtedness of a third Person, the preceding sentence shall give effect to the incurrence of such guaranteed Indebtedness as if such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person had directly incurred or otherwise assumed such guaranteed Indebtedness.
Furthermore, in calculating Consolidated Fixed Charges for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio,
(1) interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the Transaction Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on the Transaction Date; and
(2) notwithstanding clause (1) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements relating to Interest Swap Obligations or Currency Agreements, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements.
Consolidated Fixed Charges means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) Consolidated Interest Expense, plus
(2) the product of (x) the amount of all dividend payments on any series of Preferred Stock of such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than dividends either to the Company or to a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or paid in Qualified Capital Stock of such Person) paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period times (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current effective consolidated federal, state and local income tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal.
Consolidated Indebtedness means, as of any date of determination, the sum, without duplication, of (1) the total amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, plus (2) the greater of the aggregate liquidation value and maximum fixed repurchase price without regard to any change of control or redemption premiums of all Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and all Preferred Stock of its Restricted
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Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Interest Expense means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication:
(1) the aggregate of the interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation, (a) any amortization of debt discount and amortization or write-off of deferred financing costs (including the amortization of costs relating to interest rate caps or other similar agreements), but excluding (x) the write-off of deferred financing costs as a result of prepayment of Indebtedness on the Issue Date described in the Offering Circular and (y) the amortization of deferred financing costs recorded on the Issue Date in connection with the Securities and the Credit Agreement, (b) the net costs under Interest Swap Obligations, (c) all capitalized interest, (d) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation, and (e) all fees payable in connection with the issuance of letters of credit or availability under a letter of credit facility; and
(2) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Income means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that the following shall be excluded:
(1) after-tax gains or losses from Asset Sales or abandonments or reserves relating thereto;
(2) after-tax items classified as extraordinary or nonrecurring gains or losses;
(3) the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that income is prohibited by contract, operation of law or otherwise;
(4) the net income of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person, except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid to the referent Person or to a Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person by such Person;
(5) income or loss attributable to discontinued operations (including, without limitation, operations disposed of during such period whether or not such operations were classified as discontinued);
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(6) in the case of a successor to the referent Person by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of the referent Persons assets, any earnings of the successor corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets;
(7) gains or losses from the cumulative effect of any change in accounting principles occurring after the Issue Date; and
(8) the write-off of deferred financing costs as a result of, and the cost of terminating interest rate swaps (if any) in connection with, the prepayments of outstanding Indebtedness on the Issue Date.
Consolidated Non-cash Charges means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization, accretion and other non-cash expenses of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any such charges constituting an extraordinary item or loss or any such charge (other than non-cash accretion of environmental liabilities required by GAAP) which requires an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period).
Corporate Trust Office means the office of the Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Trustee shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office is, at the date of this Indenture, located at c/o U.S. Bank National Association, One Federal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110.
Covenant Defeasance has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(c).
Credit Agreement means, collectively, (i) one or more credit facilities, including, without limitation, the credit agreement dated as of July 31, 2009, among the Company, as borrower, the financial institutions party to such agreement in their capacities as lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain other parties and (ii) the related documents (including, without limitation, any guarantee agreements, promissory notes, fee letters and security documents), in each case as such agreements, other agreements and security documents may be amended (including any amendment and restatement), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement extending the maturity of, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring (including increasing the amount of available borrowings or availability of letters of credit thereunder or adding Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder) all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreements, other agreements or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders, or issuers of letters of credit.
Currency Agreement means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company against fluctuations in currency values.
Custodian means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
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Debtor Relief Laws means the Bankruptcy Law, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws or regulations of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
Default means an event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
Depository means The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, or a successor thereto registered under the Exchange Act or other applicable statute or regulation.
Destruction means any damage to, loss or destruction of all or any portion of the Collateral.
Disqualified Capital Stock means that portion of any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event (other than an event which would constitute a Change of Control), matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control), on or prior to the final maturity date of the Securities.
Domestic Restricted Subsidiary means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company incorporated or otherwise organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, other than any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary.
DTC has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14.
Equity Offering means a public or private sale of Qualified Capital Stock (other than on Form S-4 or S-8 or any successor Forms thereto) of the Company.
Event of Default has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
Eveready means Eveready Inc.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.
Exchange Notes means the 75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the terms of which are substantially identical to the Initial Notes except that the Exchange Notes shall be registered under the Securities Act, and shall not contain the restrictive legend on the face of the form of the Initial Notes), to be issued in exchange for the Initial Notes pursuant to the registered Exchange Offer.
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Exchange Offer means the registration by the Company under the Securities Act pursuant to a registration statement of the offer by the Company to each Holder of the Initial Notes to exchange all the Initial Notes held by such Holder for the Exchange Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date held by such Holder, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement.
fair market value means with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arms-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. Fair market value shall be determined conclusively by the Board of Directors of the Company acting reasonably and in good faith and, to the extent otherwise herein required, shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company delivered to the Trustee.
Foreign Restricted Subsidiary means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company incorporated or organized in any jurisdiction outside of the United States.
Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets means the total assets of Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as of the most recent balance sheet of the Company.
Four Quarter Period has the meaning set forth in the definition of Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, which are in effect as of the Issue Date.
Global Security has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
guarantee means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person, including any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such 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 (unless such purchase arrangements are on arms-length terms and are entered into in the ordinary course of business), to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise), or (ii) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part). Notwithstanding the preceding, the term guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term guarantee used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
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Guarantee means the guarantee by each Guarantor of the Issuers Obligations under this Indenture.
Guarantor means:
(1) each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary on the Issue Date;
(2) each Restricted Subsidiary required to execute and deliver a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.15 and Section 4.20; and
(3) each of the Companys other Restricted Subsidiaries that in the future executes a supplemental indenture in which such Restricted Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the terms of this Indenture as a Guarantor;
provided that any Person constituting a Guarantor as described above shall cease to constitute a Guarantor when its Guarantee is released in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
Hedge Bank means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Swap Contract permitted under this Indenture, is a lender under the Credit Agreement or an Affiliate of a lender under the Credit Agreement, in such Persons capacity as a party to such Swap Contract.
Holder or Securityholder means the registered holder of any Security.
incur has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
Indebtedness means with respect to any Person, any indebtedness of such Person, without duplication, in respect of:
(1) all Obligations of such Person for borrowed money;
(2) all Obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;
(3) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;
(4) the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all Obligations under any title retention agreement, but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue by 120 days or more or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted;
(5) all Obligations for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, bankers acceptance or similar credit transaction;
(6) guarantees and other contingent Obligations in respect of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above and clause (8) below;
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(7) all Obligations of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) which are secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person, the amount of such Obligations being deemed to be the lesser of the fair market value of such property or asset or the amount of the Obligation so secured;
(8) all Obligations under Currency Agreements or Commodity Agreements and Interest Swap Obligations of such Person; and
(9) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends, if any.
For purposes hereof, the maximum fixed repurchase price of any Disqualified Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock. For purposes of Section 4.4, in determining the principal amount of any Indebtedness to be incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or which is outstanding at any date, the principal amount of any Indebtedness which provides that an amount less than the principal amount thereof shall be due upon any declaration of acceleration thereof shall be the accreted value thereof at the date of determination.
Indenture means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Independent Financial Advisor means a firm:
(1) which does not have a direct or indirect common equity interest in the Company; and
(2) which, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, is otherwise independent and qualified to perform the task for which it is to be engaged.
Initial ABL Agent means Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement, including its successors and assigns from time to time.
Initial Notes means the 75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 of the Issuer, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture pursuant to Section 2.2.
Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding means:
(a) any voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Law with respect to the Company or any Guarantor;
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(b) any other voluntary or involuntary insolvency, reorganization or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding with respect to the Company or any Guarantor or with respect to a material portion of their respective assets;
(c) any composition of liabilities or similar arrangement relating to the Company or any Guarantor, whether or not under a courts jurisdiction or supervision;
(d) any liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or winding up of the Company or any Guarantor, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether or not under a courts jurisdiction or supervision, and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy; or
(e) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of assets and liabilities of the Company or any Guarantor.
Institutional Accredited Investor has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
Intercreditor Agreement means the intercreditor agreement dated as of the Issue Date among the ABL Collateral Agent, the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent, the Company and each Guarantor, as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with this Indenture.
Interest Payment Date means the stated maturity of an installment of interest on the Securities.
Interest Swap Obligations means the obligations of any Person pursuant to any arrangement with any other Person, whereby, directly or indirectly, such Person is entitled to receive from time to time periodic payments calculated by applying either a floating or a fixed rate of interest on a stated notional amount in exchange for periodic payments made by such other Person calculated by applying a fixed or a floating rate of interest on the same notional amount and shall include, without limitation, interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars and similar agreements.
Investment means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan or other extension of credit (including, without limitation, a guarantee) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition by such Person of any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by, any Person. Investment shall exclude extensions of trade credit by, prepayment of expenses by, and receivables owing to, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on commercially reasonable terms in accordance with normal trade practices of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be. For purposes of Section 4.3:
(1) Investment shall include and be valued at the fair market value of the net assets of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company and shall exclude the fair market value of the net assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company at the
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time that such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and
(2) the amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additional Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment, reduced by the payment of dividends or distributions in connection with such Investment or any other amounts received in respect of such Investment; provided that no such payment of dividends or distributions or receipt of any such other amounts shall reduce the amount of any Investment if such payment of dividends or distributions or receipt of any such amounts would be included in Consolidated Net Income.
If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Common Stock of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, the Company shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary not sold or disposed of.
Issue Date means August 14, 2009.
Issuer means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture.
Junior Lien Priority means, relative to specified Indebtedness, having a junior Lien priority on specified Collateral and either subject to the Intercreditor Agreement in the capacity of Junior Secured Notes or subject to intercreditor agreements providing holders of Indebtedness with Junior Lien Priority with a priority no greater than that held by the holders of ABL Obligations with respect to the Notes Collateral pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement as to the specified Collateral.
Legal Defeasance has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(b).
Lien means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give any security interest).
Maturity Date means August 15, 2016.
Moodys has the meaning set forth in the definition of Cash Equivalents.
Mortgages means each mortgage or deed of trust entered into in accordance with the provisions of Sections 10.1 and 10.2 (as amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended or replaced from time to time) by the Company or any Guarantor (as mortgagor or grantor) and the Notes Collateral Agent (as mortgagee or beneficiary) for the benefit of the Noteholder Secured Parties, and each additional mortgage or deed of trust executed after the Issue Date, which shall
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be substantially in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, together with such changes thereto as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Net Cash Proceeds means (a) with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (other than the portion of any such deferred payment constituting interest) received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale net of:
(1) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions);
(2) taxes paid or payable after taking into account any reduction in consolidated tax liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements;
(3) repayment of Indebtedness that is secured by the property or assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale;
(4) appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, 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; and
(5) all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Sale;
and (b) with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock, the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale, net of attorneys fees, accountants fees, underwriters or placement agents or initial purchasers fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.
Net Insurance Proceeds means the insurance proceeds (excluding liability insurance proceeds payable to the Trustee for any loss, liability or expense incurred by it and excluding the proceeds of business interruption insurance) or condemnation awards actually received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as a result of the Destruction or Taking of all or any portion of the Collateral, net of:
(1) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Taking or Destruction (including, without limitation, expenses of attorneys and insurance adjusters); and
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(2) repayment of Indebtedness that is secured by the property or assets that are the subject of such Taking or Destruction; provided that, in the case of any Destruction or Taking involving Collateral, the Lien securing such Indebtedness constitutes a Lien permitted by this Indenture to be prior to the Lien granted to the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Noteholder Secured Parties pursuant to the Security Documents.
Net Proceeds Offer has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18.
Net Proceeds Offer Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18.
Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18.
Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18.
New Domestic Restricted Subsidiary has the meaning set forth in Section 4.20.
Note Obligations means all advances to, and Indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, the Issuer and the Guarantors (whether for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing such Indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties) arising under the Securities, the Guarantees, the Security Documents, this Indenture or otherwise, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against the Issuer or any Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
Noteholder Secured Parties means the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent and each Holder of, or obligee in respect of, any Note Obligations outstanding at such time.
Notes Collateral has the meaning assigned to the term Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Notes Collateral Agent means U.S. Bank National Association in its capacity as Notes Collateral Agent and its successors and assigns from time to time.
Non-U.S. Person means a person who is not a U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S).
Obligations means all obligations for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
Offering Circular means the Confidential Offering Circular of the Issuer dated August 11, 2009 relating to the offering of the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date.
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Officer means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller, the Treasurer or the Secretary of such Person.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Issuer or of any Guarantor, as applicable, except that an authentication order pursuant to Section 2.2 may be signed by only one such Officer.
Offshore Global Securities has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
Offshore Physical Securities has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
OID Legend has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion from legal counsel, which opinion and counsel are reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations means any Indebtedness issued after the Issue Date pursuant to clause (iii) of the fourth paragraph of Section 2.2 and any other Indebtedness having (i) Pari Passu Lien Priority relative to the Securities with respect to the Notes Collateral, (ii) either Pari Passu Lien Priority, Junior Lien Priority or no Lien relative to the Securities with respect to the ABL Collateral and (iii) substantially identical terms as the Securities (other than issue price, interest rate, yield and redemption terms) and any Indebtedness that refinances or refunds (or successive refinancings and refundings) any Securities (including any Indebtedness issued after the Issue Date pursuant to clause (iii) of the fourth paragraph of Section 2.2) and all obligations with respect to such Indebtedness; provided that such Indebtedness may (a) contain terms and covenants that are, in the reasonable opinion of the Issuer, less restrictive to the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms and covenants of the Securities; provided, further, that such Indebtedness has Pari Passu Lien Priority relative to the Securities; and (b) contain terms and covenants that are more restrictive to the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms and covenants under the Securities so long as prior to or substantially simultaneously with the issuance of any such Indebtedness, the Securities and this Indenture are amended to contain any such more restrictive terms and covenants; provided, further, that such Indebtedness shall have a stated maturity date that is the same as or later than that of the Securities.
Pari Passu Lien Priority means, relative to specified Indebtedness, having equal Lien priority on specified Collateral and either subject to the Intercreditor Agreement on a substantially identical basis as the holders of such specified Indebtedness or subject to intercreditor agreements providing holders of the Indebtedness intended to have Pari Passu Lien Priority with substantially the same rights and obligations that the holders of such specified Indebtedness have pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement as to the specified Collateral.
Paying Agent has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
Permitted Business means the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as existing on the Issue Date and any other businesses that are the same, similar or reasonably related, ancillary or complementary thereto and reasonable extensions thereof.
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Permitted Holders means (i) Alan S. McKim; (ii) the spouse and lineal descendants of Alan S. McKim; (iii) any controlled Affiliate of any of the foregoing; (iv) in the event of the incompetence or death of any of the Persons described in clause (i) or (ii), such Persons estate, executor, administrator, committee or other personal representative, in each case who at any particular date will beneficially own or have the right to acquire, directly or indirectly, Capital Stock of the Issuer owned by such Person; or (v) any trusts, general partnerships or limited partnerships created for the benefit of the Persons described in clause (i), (ii) or (iv) or any trust for the benefit of any such trust, general partnership or limited partnership.
Permitted Indebtedness means, without duplication, each of the following:
(1) Indebtedness under the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date (and not subsequent thereto) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $300.0 million and the Exchange Notes with respect to such Initial Notes and any Guarantees thereof;
(2) Indebtedness (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder) outstanding under the Credit Agreement by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (a) $150.0 million less the amount of all repayments (if such repayments are under a revolving credit agreement, to the extent accompanied by a permanent commitment reduction) under the Credit Agreement with Net Cash Proceeds of Asset Sales applied thereto as required by Section 4.18(b)(iii)(A)(x) and (b) 85% of the book value of the accounts receivable of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred from time to time under this clause (2)(b) shall be reduced dollar for dollar by the amount of Indebtedness then outstanding under clause (12) below; provided further that any Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement on the Issue Date shall be deemed to be incurred under this clause (2);
(3) Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness in respect of (w) the Credit Agreement, (x) Eveready or any of its Subsidiaries to be repaid on the Issue Date, (y) the Companys 11¼ % Senior Secured Notes due 2012 (which have been discharged prior to the Issue Date) and (z) Indebtedness referred to in clause (1) of this definition) reduced by the amount of any scheduled amortization payments or mandatory prepayments when actually paid or permanent reductions thereon;
(4) Interest Swap Obligations of the Company covering Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and Interest Swap Obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company covering Indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Interest Swap Obligations are in a notional principal amount that does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness to which such Interest Swap Obligation relates and are entered into for bona fide hedging purposes and not for speculation;
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(5) Indebtedness under Currency Agreements; provided that in the case of Currency Agreements which relate to Indebtedness, such Currency Agreements do not increase the Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding other than as a result of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates or by reason of fees, indemnities and compensation payable thereunder;
(6) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company for so long as such Indebtedness is held by the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in each case subject to no Lien held by a Person other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that if as of any date any Person other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company owns or holds any such Indebtedness or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness, such date shall be deemed the incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness under this clause (6) by the issuer of such Indebtedness;
(7) Indebtedness of the Company to a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company for so long as such Indebtedness is held by a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that (a) any Indebtedness of the Company to any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company is unsecured and subordinated, pursuant to a written agreement, to the Companys obligations under this Indenture and the Securities and (b) if as of any date any Person other than a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company owns or holds any such Indebtedness or any Person holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness, such date shall be deemed the incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness under this clause (7) by the Company;
(8) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within two Business Days of incurrence;
(9) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of performance bonds, bankers acceptances, workers compensation claims, surety or appeal bonds, payment obligations in connection with self-insurance or similar obligations, and bank overdrafts (and letters of credit in respect thereof) in the ordinary course of business;
(10) Indebtedness represented by Capitalized Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries not to exceed $50.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
(11) Indebtedness under Commodity Agreements;
(12) the incurrence by a Receivables Entity of Indebtedness in a Qualified Receivables Transaction that is without recourse (other than pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction) to the Company or to any
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Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or their assets (other than such Receivables Entity and its Receivables and Related Assets), and is not guaranteed by any such Person; provided that any outstanding Indebtedness incurred under this clause (12) shall reduce (for so long as, and to the extent that, the Indebtedness referred to in this clause (12) remains outstanding) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under clause (2) above to the extent set forth therein;
(13) Refinancing Indebtedness;
(14) Indebtedness of Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company in an amount not to exceed at any one time outstanding, together with any other Indebtedness incurred under this clause (14), 15% of the Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets at such time; and
(15) additional Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50.0 million at any one time outstanding.
For purposes of determining compliance with Section 4.4:
(a) in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in clauses (1) through (15) above or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio provisions of such Section, the Company shall, in its sole discretion, classify (or later reclassify) such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with Section 4.4,
(b) accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms or in the form of Capital Stock, the payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock for purposes of Section 4.4,
(c) guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Indebtedness which is otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness shall not be included,
(d) if obligations in respect of letters of credit are incurred pursuant to the Credit Agreement and are being treated as incurred pursuant to clause (2) above and the letters of credit relate to other Indebtedness, then such other Indebtedness shall not be included, and
(e) if such Indebtedness is denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the U.S. dollar equivalent principal amount thereof will be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rates in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred.
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Permitted Investments means:
(1) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any Person that is or will become immediately after such Investment a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or that will merge or consolidate into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Restricted Subsidiary of the Company is not restricted from making dividends or similar distributions by contract, operation of law or otherwise other than as permitted by Section 4.13;
(2) Investments in the Company by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that any Indebtedness evidencing such Investment is unsecured and subordinated, pursuant to a written agreement, to the Companys obligations under the Securities and this Indenture;
(3) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(4) loans and advances to employees and officers of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries made (a) in the ordinary course of business for bona fide business purposes not to exceed $2.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding or (b) to fund purchases of Capital Stock of the Company under any stock option plan or similar employment arrangements so long as no cash is actually advanced by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to such employees and officers to fund such purchases;
(5) Currency Agreements, Commodity Agreements and Interest Swap Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of the Companys or its Restricted Subsidiaries businesses and otherwise in compliance with this Indenture;
(6) Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers received (a) pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or (b) in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers, suppliers and others, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business or otherwise in satisfaction of a judgment;
(7) Investments made by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale made in compliance with Section 4.18;
(8) Investments of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or at the time such Person merges or consolidates with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in either case in compliance with this Indenture; provided that such Investments were not made by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such merger or consolidation;
(9) Investments in the Securities;
(10) Investments in existence on the Issue Date;
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(11) (a) an Investment in a trust, limited liability company, special purpose entity or other similar entity in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction; provided that (A) such Investment is made by a Receivables Entity and (B) the only assets transferred to such trust, limited liability company, special purpose entity or other similar entity consist of Receivables and Related Assets of such Receivables Entity, and (b) Investments of funds in any accounts permitted or required by the arrangements governing a Qualified Receivables Transaction;
(12) guarantees of Indebtedness to the extent permitted pursuant to Sections 4.4, 4.15 and 4.20; and
(13) additional Investments (including Investments in joint ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries) not to exceed $50.0 million at any one time outstanding.
Permitted Liens means the following types of Liens:
(1) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims either (a) not delinquent or (b) contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (provided that such proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to such Liens) and as to which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books such reserves, if any, as shall be required in conformity with (x) GAAP in the case of a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary (or any Subsidiary of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia), and (y) generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the applicable jurisdiction, in the case of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) statutory and common law Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repairmen, customs and revenue authorities and other Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (provided that such proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to such Liens) if such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made in respect thereof;
(3) pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security or to secure the performance of tenders, financial assurance and other statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations, including any pledge or deposit securing letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in connection therewith (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money);
(4) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;
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(5) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real properties or Liens, incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or to the ownership of its properties which were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do not in the aggregate materially and adversely affect the value of the properties affected thereby or materially impair such properties use in the operation of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(6) leases and subleases of real property granted to others in the ordinary course of business so long as such leases and subleases are subordinate in all respects to the Liens granted and evidenced by the Security Documents and which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(7) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to clause (10) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness; provided, however, that (i) in the case of Capitalized Lease Obligations, such Liens do not extend to any property or asset which is not leased property subject to such Capitalized Lease Obligation and (ii) that in the case of Purchase Money Indebtedness (a) the Indebtedness shall not exceed the cost of such property or assets and shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company other than the property and assets so acquired or constructed and any improvements thereon and (b) the Lien securing such Indebtedness shall be created within 90 days of such acquisition or construction or, in the case of a refinancing of any Purchase Money Indebtedness, within 90 days of such refinancing;
(8) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Persons obligations in respect of bankers acceptances or similar credit transactions issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;
(9) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit which encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof;
(10) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including rights of offset and set-off;
(11) Liens securing Interest Swap Obligations so long as the Interest Swap Obligations relate to Indebtedness that is otherwise permitted under this Indenture;
(12) Liens in the ordinary course of business not exceeding $5.0 million at any one time outstanding that (a) are not incurred in connection with borrowing money and (b) do not materially detract from the value of the property or materially impair its use;
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(13) Liens by reason of judgment or decree not otherwise resulting in a Default;
(14) Liens securing Indebtedness under Currency Agreements and Commodity Agreements permitted under this Indenture;
(15) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with importation of goods;
(16) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(17) Liens securing Acquired Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section 4.4; provided that:
(a) such Liens secured such Acquired Indebtedness at the time of and prior to the incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and were not granted in connection with, or in anticipation of, the incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and
(b) such Liens do not extend to or cover any property or assets of the Company or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than the property or assets that secured the Acquired Indebtedness prior to the time such Indebtedness became Acquired Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and are no more favorable to the lienholders than those securing the Acquired Indebtedness prior to the incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(18) Liens securing insurance premium financing arrangements, provided that such Liens are limited to the applicable insurance contracts;
(19) Liens on Receivables and Related Assets to reflect sales of receivables pursuant to a Qualified Receivables Transaction; and
(20) Liens on assets of Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness of Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to clause (14) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness.
Person means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
Physical Securities has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. Physical Securities are sometimes referred to herein as certificated Securities.
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Preferred Stock of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation.
Private Placement Legend means the legend initially set forth on the Initial Notes in the form set forth in the first paragraph of Section 2.14.
Purchase Agreement means the Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2009, by and among the Issuer, the Guarantors and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as the initial purchasers.
Purchase Money Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the normal course of business for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price, or the cost of installation, construction or improvement, of property or equipment or other related assets and any Refinancing thereof.
QIB means any qualified institutional buyer (as defined under the Securities Act).
Qualified Capital Stock means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.
Qualified Receivables Transaction means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (1) a Receivables Entity (in the case of a transfer by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) and (2) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Entity), or may grant a security interest in, Receivables and Related Assets; provided that such transaction is on market terms at the time the Company, such Restricted Subsidiary or the Receivables Entity entered into the transaction.
Receivables and Related Assets means any accounts receivable (whether existing on the Issue Date or arising thereafter) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto, including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and contract rights and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable.
Receivables Entity means a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (or another Person in which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company makes an Investment and to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company transfers Receivables and Related Assets) that engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable and that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company (as provided below) as a Receivables Entity:
(1) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other Obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (a) is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (excluding guarantees of Obligations (other than the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and
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indemnities entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction), (b) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any way other than pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction or (c) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than another Receivables Entity), directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction;
(2) with which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company, other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing accounts receivable; and
(3) with which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company has any obligation to maintain or preserve such Restricted Subsidiarys financial condition or cause such Restricted Subsidiary to achieve certain levels of operating results.
Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.
Record Date means the applicable record date specified in the Securities.
Redemption Date, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture and the Securities.
Redemption Price, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price fixed for such redemption, payable in immediately available funds, pursuant to this Indenture and the Securities.
Refinance means, in respect of any security or Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue a security or Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such security or Indebtedness in whole or in part. Refinanced and Refinancing shall have correlative meanings.
Refinancing Indebtedness means any Refinancing by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of (A) for purposes of clause (13) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, Indebtedness incurred or existing in accordance with Section 4.4 (other than pursuant to clause (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (14) or (15) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness) or (B) for any other purpose, Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section 4.4, in each case that does not:
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(1) result in an increase in the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of such Person as of the date of such proposed Refinancing (plus the amount of any premium, accrued interest and defeasance costs required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing such Indebtedness and plus the amount of reasonable fees, expenses, discounts and commissions incurred by the Company in connection with such Refinancing); or
(2) create Indebtedness with (a) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced was incurred pursuant to clause (3) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced or a final maturity earlier than the final maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced or (b) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced was otherwise incurred in accordance with the definition of Permitted Indebtedness or with Section 4.4, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Securities or a final maturity earlier than the final maturity of the Securities;
provided that (x) if such Indebtedness being Refinanced is Indebtedness solely of the Company, then such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Indebtedness solely of the Company and (y) if such Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinate or junior to the Securities, then such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinate to the Securities at least to the same extent and in the same manner as the Indebtedness being Refinanced.
Registrar has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
Registration Rights Agreement means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 14, 2009, among the Issuer, the Guarantors, and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as the initial purchasers, as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and, with respect to any Securities issued after the Issue Date in accordance with clause (iii) of the fourth paragraph of Section 2.2, one or more registration rights agreements among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the other parties thereto, as such agreement(s) may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, relating to rights given by the Issuer and the Guarantors to the purchasers of such Securities to register such Securities under the Securities Act.
Regulation S means Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Responsible Officer means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer in the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such officers knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
Restricted Payment has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
Restricted Security has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act; provided that the Trustee shall be entitled to request and conclusively rely on an Opinion of Counsel with respect to whether any Security constitutes a Restricted Security.
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Restricted Subsidiary of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Rule 144A means Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
S&P has the meaning set forth in the definition of Cash Equivalents.
Sale and Leaseback Transaction means any direct or indirect arrangement with any Person or to which any such Person is a party, providing for the leasing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of any property, whether owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary at the Issue Date or later acquired, which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person from whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property.
Secured Cash Management Agreement means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between the Company or any Guarantor and any Cash Management Bank.
Secured Hedge Agreement means any Swap Contract required or permitted under this Indenture that is entered into by and between the Company or any Guarantor and any Hedge Bank.
Securities means the Initial Notes, the Exchange Notes and any other Indebtedness issued after the Issue Date pursuant to clause (iii) of the fourth paragraph of Section 2.2 treated as a single class of securities, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, that are issued pursuant to this Indenture.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.
Security Agreement means the security agreement, dated as of the Issue Date (as amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof), among the Company and the Guarantors, from time to time, as grantors, and the Notes Collateral Agent.
Security Documents means, collectively:
(1) the Security Agreement; and
(2) all other security agreements, mortgages (including, without limitation, the Mortgages), deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, pledges, collateral assignments and other agreements or instruments evidencing or creating any security interest or Lien in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Noteholder Secured Parties on any or all of the assets or property of the Company or any Guarantor, including, without limitation, each grant of security interest in copyrights, patents and trademarks as required pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Security Agreement, the Collateral Agency Agreement, dated the Issue Date, by and among Corporation Service Company and its affiliates, the Notes Collateral
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Agent, the Initial ABL Agent and Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., each Collateral Access Agreement and each control agreement.
Significant Subsidiary, with respect to any Person, means (1) any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that satisfies the criteria for a significant subsidiary as defined in Regulation S-X under the Securities Act as such Regulation is in effect on the Issue Date and (2) any Restricted Subsidiary that, when aggregated with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Significant Subsidiaries and as to which any event described in clause (vi), (vii) or (viii) of Section 6.1 has occurred and is continuing, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary under clause (1) of this definition.
Subsidiary, with respect to any Person, means:
(1) any corporation of which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors under ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person; or
(2) any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person.
Swap Contract means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a Master Agreement), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
Successor Collateral Agent has the meaning set forth in Section 10.12.
Surviving Entity has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a)(i).
Taking means any taking of all or any portion of the Collateral by condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings, pursuant to any law, general or special, or by reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all or any portion of the Collateral by any governmental authority, civil or military, or any sale pursuant to the exercise by any such governmental authority of any right which it may then have to purchase or designate a purchaser or to order a sale of all or any portion of the Collateral.
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TIA or Trust Indenture Act means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as amended, as in effect on the date of the execution of this Indenture until such time as this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, and thereafter as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.3.
Transaction Date has the meaning set forth in the definition of Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
Transactions means the acquisition by the Company of Eveready, the sale by the Company of the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date, the Companys payment or discharge of substantially all of the outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Eveready and its Subsidiaries other than Capitalized Lease Obligations, the replacement of substantially all of the Companys previously outstanding letters of credit, and payment of related fees and expenses.
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 August 15, 2012; provided, however, that if the period from the Redemption Date to August 15, 2012 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.
Trust Monies means all cash and Cash Equivalents received by the Trustee, net of fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and expenses):
(1) upon the release of Collateral, except pursuant to an Asset Sale; and
(2) pursuant to the Security Documents.
Trustee means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means such successor.
UCC has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(b).
Unrestricted Subsidiary means (1) any Subsidiary of any Person that at the time of determination is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of such Person in the manner provided below and (2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary, including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary, to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary only if (a) such Subsidiary does not own any Capital Stock 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; (b) either (i) the Company certifies to the Trustee in an Officers Certificate that such designation complies with Section 4.3 or (ii) the Subsidiary to be so designated at the time of designation has total consolidated
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assets of $25,000 or less; and (c) each Subsidiary to be so designated and each of its Subsidiaries has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary). The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary only if (x) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Company is able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) in compliance with Section 4.4 and (y) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.
U.S. Global Securities has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
U.S. Government Obligations means direct obligations of, and obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America 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.
U.S. Legal Tender means such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.
U.S. Physical Securities means the Securities issued in the form of permanent certificated Securities in registered form in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A to Institutional Accredited Investors which are not QIBs (excluding Non-U.S. Persons) who purchased Securities pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (1) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness into (2) the sum of the total of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.
Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of any Person means any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person of which all the outstanding voting securities (other than in the case of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary, directors qualifying shares or an immaterial amount of shares required to be owned by other Persons pursuant to applicable law) are owned by such Person or any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of such Person.
1.2. Incorporation by Reference of TIA.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, such 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:
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indenture securities means the Securities.
indenture security holder means a Holder or a Securityholder.
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture.
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee.
obligor on the indenture securities means the Company, any Guarantor or any other obligor on the Securities.
All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them therein.
1.3. Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
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2.1. Form and Dating.
The Initial Notes and the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A and the Exchange Notes and the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B. The Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. The Issuer and the Trustee shall approve the form of the Securities and any notation, legend or endorsement on them. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
The terms and provisions contained in the Securities, annexed hereto as Exhibits A and B, and the Guarantees, annexed hereto as Exhibit E, shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Issuer, the Guarantors, and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
Securities offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global Securities in registered form, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A (the U.S. Global Securities), deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depository, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided, and shall bear the legends set forth in Section 2.14. The aggregate principal amount of the U.S. Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.
Securities issued in exchange for interests in the U.S. Global Securities pursuant to Section 2.15 may be issued in the form of permanent certificated Securities in registered form and shall bear the first legend set forth in Section 2.14.
Securities offered and sold in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global Securities in registered form substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A (the Offshore Global Securities), deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depository or its nominee, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided, and shall bear the legends set forth in Section 2.14. The Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date of any decrease in the principal amount of the Offshore Global Securities in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Offshore Global Securities transferred. The aggregate principal amount of the Offshore Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.
Securities issued in exchange for interests in the Offshore Global Securities pursuant to Section 2.15 may be issued in the form of permanent certificated Securities in registered form (the Offshore Physical Securities) and shall bear the first legend set forth in Section 2.14. All Securities offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S shall remain in the form of an Offshore
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Global Security until the consummation of the Exchange Offer pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
The Offshore Physical Securities and the U.S. Physical Securities are sometimes collectively herein referred to as the Physical Securities. The U.S. Global Securities and the Offshore Global Securities are sometimes referred to herein as the Global Securities.
2.2. Execution and Authentication.
One Officer or an Assistant Secretary, of the Issuer (each of whom shall, in each case, have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate actions) shall sign the Securities for the Issuer by manual or facsimile signature.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Security was an Officer at the time of such execution but no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security shall nevertheless be valid.
A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee shall authenticate (i) Initial Notes for original issue on the Issue Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $300,000,000, (ii) pursuant to the Exchange Offer, Exchange Notes from time to time for issue only in exchange for a like principal amount of Initial Notes and (iii) subject to compliance with Section 4.4 and Section 4.16, one or more series of Securities for original issue after the Issue Date (such Securities to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or B, as the case may be) in an unlimited amount (and if in the form of Exhibit A the same principal amount of Exchange Notes in exchange therefor upon consummation of a registered exchange offer), in each case upon written orders of the Issuer in the form of an Officers Certificate, which Officers Certificate shall, in the case of any issuance pursuant to clause (iii) above, certify that such issuance is in compliance with Section 4.4 and Section 4.16. In addition, each such Officers Certificate shall specify the amount of Securities to be authenticated, the date on which the Securities are to be authenticated, whether the Securities are to be Initial Notes, Exchange Notes or Securities issued under clause (iii) of the preceding sentence and the aggregate principal amount of Securities outstanding on the date of authentication, and shall further specify the amount of such Securities to be issued as a Global Security or Physical Securities. Such Securities shall initially be in the form of one or more Global Securities, which (i) shall represent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, the Securities to be issued, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Depository for such Global Security or Securities or its nominee and (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depository or pursuant to the Depositorys instruction. All Securities issued under this Indenture shall vote and consent together on all matters as one class and no series of Securities will have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate the Securities. Unless otherwise provided in the appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture
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to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Issuer and Affiliates of the Issuer.
The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000.
2.3. Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, where (a) Securities may be presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange (Registrar), (b) Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment (Paying Agent) and (c) notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities 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 Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, for such purposes. The Issuer may act as its own Registrar or Paying Agent except that for the purposes of Articles Three and Eight and Sections 4.17 and 4.18, neither the Issuer nor any Affiliate of the Issuer shall act as Paying Agent. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange. The Issuer, upon notice to the Trustee, may have one or more co-Registrars and one or more additional paying agents reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The term Paying Agent includes any additional paying agent. The Issuer hereby initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and Paying Agent until such time as the Trustee has resigned or a successor has been appointed.
The Issuer shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Indenture, which agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee, in advance, of the name and address of any such Agent. If the Issuer fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such.
The Trustee is authorized to enter into a letter of representations with the Depository in the form provided by the Issuer and to act in accordance with such letter.
2.4. Paying Agent to Hold Assets in Trust.
The Issuer shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that each Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all assets held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, the Securities (whether such assets have been distributed to it by the Issuer or any other obligor on the Securities), and shall notify the Trustee of any Default or Event of Default by the Issuer (or any other obligor on the Securities) in making any such payment. If either the Issuer or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate such assets and hold them as a separate trust fund. The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and account for any assets disbursed and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any payment Default or payment Event of Default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and to account for any assets
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distributed. Upon distribution to the Trustee of all assets that shall have been delivered by the Issuer to the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for such assets.
2.5. 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 Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee on or 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 Holders, which list may be conclusively relied upon by the Trustee.
2.6. Transfer and Exchange.
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The Issuer may at any time and in their sole discretion determine that the Securities shall no longer be represented by such Global Security or Global Securities. In such event the Issuer will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a written order for the authentication and delivery of individual Securities in exchange in whole or in part for such Global Security or Global Securities, will authenticate and make available for delivery individual Securities in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Security or Global Securities in exchange for such Global Security or Global Securities.
In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding two paragraphs, the Issuer will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and make available for delivery individual Securities in definitive registered form in authorized denominations. Upon the exchange of a Global Security for individual Securities, such Global Security shall be cancelled by the Trustee. Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section 2.6(b) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depository for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall make available for delivery such Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.
Neither the Issuer, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
2.7. Replacement Securities.
If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee or if the Holder of a Security claims that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security if the Trustees requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Issuer, such Holder must provide an indemnity bond or other indemnity, sufficient in the judgment of both the Issuer and the Trustee, to protect the Issuer, the Trustee or any Agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced. The Issuer may charge such Holder for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in replacing a Security pursuant to this Section 2.7, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel.
Every replacement Security is an additional obligation of the Issuer.
2.8. Outstanding Securities.
Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities that have been authenticated by the Trustee except those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described
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in this Section as not outstanding. A Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates holds the Security.
If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.7 (other than a mutilated Security surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser or a protected purchaser. A mutilated Security ceases to be outstanding upon surrender of such Security and replacement thereof pursuant to Section 2.7. If the principal amount of any Security is considered paid under Section 4.1, it ceases to be outstanding and interest ceases to accrue.
If on a Redemption Date or the Maturity Date the Paying Agent (other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary) holds U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay all of the principal, premium, if any, and interest due on the Securities payable on that date, then on and after that date such Securities cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.
2.9. Treasury Securities.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Issuer, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its respective Affiliates shall be disregarded, except that, for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows or has reason to know are so owned shall be disregarded.
2.10. Temporary Securities.
Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Securities, as evidenced by execution of such temporary Securities by the Issuer. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities. Until such exchange, temporary Securities shall be entitled to the same rights, benefits and privileges as definitive Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as the Securities are represented by a Global Security, such Global Security may be in typewritten form.
2.11. Cancellation.
The Issuer at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent (other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary), and no one else, shall cancel and shall dispose of all Securities surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation. Subject to Section 2.7, the Issuer may not issue new Securities to replace Securities that they have paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. If the Issuer or any Guarantor shall acquire any of the Securities, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction
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of the Indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the same are surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to this Section 2.11.
2.12. Defaulted Interest.
If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Securities, it shall, unless the Trustee fixes another record date pursuant to Section 6.10, pay the defaulted interest, plus (to the extent lawful) any interest payable on the defaulted interest, in any lawful manner. The Issuer may pay the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, which date shall be the fifteenth day next preceding the date fixed by the Issuer for the payment of defaulted interest or the next succeeding Business Day if such date is not a Business Day. At least 15 days before any such subsequent special record date, the Issuer shall mail to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, a notice that states the subsequent special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest, and interest payable on such defaulted interest, if any, to be paid.
2.13. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.
The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP and ISIN numbers, and if so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP and ISIN numbers printed in the notice or on the Securities, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities and that any such redemption or exchange shall not be affected by any defect or omission of such CUSIP and ISIN numbers. The Issuer will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in CUSIP or ISIN number.
2.14. Restrictive Legends.
Unless and until a Security is exchanged for an Exchange Note or sold in connection with an effective registration statement under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, (i) the U.S. Global Securities and U.S. Physical Securities shall bear the legend set forth below (the Private Placement Legend) on the face thereof and (ii) the Offshore Physical Securities, until at least the 41st day after the Issue Date and receipt by the Issuer and the Trustee of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, shall bear the legend set forth below on the face thereof.
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (C) IT IS AN ACCREDITED
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INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3), OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT PRIOR TO THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER-DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR THIS SECURITY), (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (F) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE ISSUER SO REQUESTS), OR (G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY, IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE ISSUER SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS OFFSHORE TRANSACTION, UNITED STATES AND U.S. PERSON HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
Each Global Security shall also bear the following legend on the face thereof (the Global Security Legend):
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY, OR BY ANY SUCH NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY, OR BY THE DEPOSITORY OR NOMINEE OF SUCH
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SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (DTC), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF CEDE & CO. OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSORS NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.16 OF THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS SECURITY.
Each Security issued hereunder that has more than a de minimis amount of original issue discount for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (the OID Legend):
THIS SECURITY IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1271 ET SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY FOR SUCH NOTES BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO THE ISSUER AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: CLEAN HARBORS, INC., 42 LONGWATER DRIVE, NORWELL, MA 02061 ATTENTION: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
2.15. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Security.
Members of, or participants in, the Depository (Agent Members) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf by the Depository, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under any Global Security, and the Depository may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee as the absolute owner of each Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein
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shall prevent the Issuer, the Trustee or any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as between the Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Security.
2.16. Special Transfer Provisions.
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The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to Section 2.15 or this Section 2.16 in accordance with its customary procedures. The Issuer shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable written notice to the Registrar.
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3.1. Notices to Trustee.
If the Issuer elects to redeem Securities pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the Securities, they shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price and the principal amount of the applicable Securities to be redeemed. The Issuer shall give notice of redemption to the Paying Agent and Trustee at least 45 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee in writing), together with an Officers Certificate stating that such redemption will comply with the conditions contained herein.
3.2. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
In the event that less than all of the Securities are to be redeemed at any time, selection of such Securities for redemption will be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which such Securities are listed or, if such Securities are not then listed on a national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis; provided, however, that no Securities of a principal amount of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part; and provided, further, that if a partial redemption is made with the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Equity Offering, or any Taking or Destruction, selection of the Securities or portions thereof for redemption shall be made by the Trustee on a pro rata basis or on as nearly a pro rata basis as is practicable (subject to the procedures of the Depository), unless such method is otherwise prohibited.
3.3. Notice of Redemption.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Issuer shall mail a notice of redemption by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder whose Securities are to be redeemed at its registered address. At the Issuers request at least 45 days before a Redemption Date (unless a shorter period shall be acceptable to the Trustee), the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Issuers name and at the Issuers expense. Each notice of redemption shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall state:
(a) the Redemption Date;
(b) the Redemption Price and the amount of accrued interest, if any, to be paid;
(c) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(d) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any;
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(e) that, unless the Issuer defaults in making the redemption payment, interest on Securities called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date, and the only remaining right of the Holders of such Securities is to receive payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest, if any, upon surrender to the Paying Agent of the Securities redeemed;
(f) if any Security is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Security to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date, and upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued;
(g) if fewer than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the identification of the particular Securities (or portion thereof) to be redeemed, as well as the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be outstanding after such partial redemption;
(h) the Paragraph of the Securities pursuant to which the Securities are to be redeemed; and
(i) the CUSIP or ISIN number, if any, printed on the Securities being redeemed and a statement that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP or ISIN number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.
The notice, if mailed in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Security designated for redemption in whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Security.
3.4. Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.3, Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any. Upon surrender to the Trustee or Paying Agent, such Securities called for redemption shall be paid at the Redemption Price (which shall include accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date), but installments of interest, the maturity of which is on or prior to the Redemption Date, shall be payable to Holders of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates.
3.5. Deposit of Redemption Price.
On or before 11:00 a.m. New York time on the Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Securities to be redeemed on that date.
If the Issuer complies with the preceding paragraph, then, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of such Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, interest on the Securities to be
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redeemed will cease to accrue on and after the applicable Redemption Date, whether or not such Securities are presented for payment.
3.6. Securities Redeemed In Part.
Upon surrender of a Security that is to be redeemed in part only, the Trustee shall upon written instruction from the Issuer authenticate for the Holder a new Security or Securities in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.
4.1. Payment of Securities.
The Issuer shall pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities in the manner provided in the Securities. An installment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent holds on that date U.S. Legal Tender designated for and sufficient to pay the installment. If the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer acts as Paying Agent, an installment of principal, premium, if any, or interest shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the entity acting as Paying Agent complies with the second sentence of Section 2.4. Interest on the Securities will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. As provided in Section 6.9, upon any bankruptcy or reorganization procedure relative to the Issuer, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent, if any, for the Securities.
4.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Issuer shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the office or agency required under Section 2.3. The Issuer 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 Issuer shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 13.2.
The Issuer may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The Issuer will 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 Issuer hereby initially designates the Trustee at its address c/o U.S. Bank National Association, U.S. Bank Trust New York, 100 Wall Street, New York, New York, 10005, as such office of the Issuer in accordance with Section 2.3.
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4.3. Limitation on Restricted Payments.
The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, (1) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution (other than dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Capital Stock of the Company) on or in respect of shares of the Companys Capital Stock to holders of such Capital Stock; (2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire shares of any class of such Capital Stock of the Company; (3) make any principal payment on, purchase, defease, redeem, prepay, decrease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled final maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, any Indebtedness of the Company that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Securities or any Guarantee (other than Indebtedness described in clause (7) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness); or (4) make any Investment (other than Permitted Investments) (each of the foregoing actions set forth in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) being referred to as a Restricted Payment), if at the time of such Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect thereto:
(a) a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; or
(b) the Company is not able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) in compliance with Section 4.4; or
(c) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments (including such proposed Restricted Payment) made subsequent to the Issue Date (the amount expended for such purposes, if other than in cash, being the fair market value of such property as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company whose determination shall be conclusive) shall exceed the sum of:
(i) 50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income (or if cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss) of the Company for the period (treating such period as a single accounting period) commencing on the first day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available; plus
(ii) 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company from any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) from the issuance and sale subsequent to the Issue Date of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; plus
(iii) without duplication of any amounts included in clause (c)(ii) above, 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds of any equity contribution received by the Company from a holder of the Companys Capital Stock; plus
(iv) the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is reduced on the Companys balance sheet upon the
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conversion or exchange subsequent to the Issue Date of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred after the Issue Date into or for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; plus
(v) without duplication, the sum of:
provided, however, that the sum of clauses (a), (b) and (c) above shall not exceed the aggregate amount of all such Investments made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the relevant Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph do not prohibit:
(1) the payment of any dividend or other distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration of such dividend or other distribution if the dividend or other distribution would have been permitted on the date of declaration;
(2) the acquisition of any shares of Capital Stock of the Company, either (a) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or (b) through the application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company;
(3) the acquisition of any Indebtedness of the Company that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Securities or a Guarantee either (a) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or (b) through the application of the net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of (i) shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or (ii) Refinancing Indebtedness;
(4) if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, repurchases by the Issuer of Capital Stock of the Company from officers, directors and employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their authorized representatives
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upon the death, disability or termination of employment of such employees or termination of their seat on the Board of Directors of the Company, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2.0 million in any calendar year with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of $4.0 million in any calendar year;
(5) if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25.0 million; and
(6) repurchases of Capital Stock of the Company deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or other convertible securities, to the extent such Capital Stock represents a portion of the consideration for such exercise.
In determining the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date in accordance with clause (c) of the immediately preceding paragraph, amounts expended pursuant to clauses (1), (2)(b), (3)(b)(i), (4) and (5) shall be included in such calculation.
Not later than the date of making any Restricted Payment, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment complies with this Indenture and setting forth in reasonable detail the basis upon which the required calculations were computed, which calculations may be based upon the Companys latest available internal quarterly financial statements.
4.4. Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness.
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4.5. Corporate Existence.
Except as otherwise permitted by Article Five, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with the respective organizational documents of each such Restricted Subsidiary and the rights (charter and statutory) and material franchises of the Company and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise or in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, its existence, if (in each case) the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that the loss thereof is not, and will not be, adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
4.6. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Company shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (a) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or any of its Subsidiaries or upon the income, profits or property of it or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, in each case, if unpaid, might by law become a material liability or Lien upon the property of it or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount, (i) the applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate provision has been made or (ii) where the failure to effect such payment or discharge is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
4.7. Maintenance of Properties and Insurance.
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4.8. Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default.
4.9. Compliance with Laws.
The Company shall comply, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of the United States, all states and municipalities thereof, and of any governmental department, commission, board, regulatory authority, bureau, agency and instrumentality of the foregoing, in respect of the conduct of their respective businesses and the ownership of their respective properties, except for such noncompliances as would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
4.10. Reports to Holders.
Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, so long as any Securities are outstanding, the Company shall file a copy of the following information and reports with the Commission for public availability (unless the Commission will not accept such a filing) and shall furnish to the Holders of Securities and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their written request:
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In addition, following the consummation of the Exchange Offer, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the Company shall file a copy of all such information and reports with the Commission for public availability within the time periods specified in the Commissions rules and regulations (unless the Commission will not accept such a filing) and make such information available to securities analysts and prospective investors upon written request to the Company.
In addition, for so long as any Securities remain outstanding, the Company shall furnish to the Holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
4.11. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.
The Company and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will 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 or any usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company or such Guarantor from paying all or any portion of the principal of, premium, if any, and/or interest on the Securities or the Guarantee of any such Guarantor as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture, and (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) each hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
4.12. Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates.
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4.13. Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.
The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Restricted Subsidiary that has executed a Guarantee) to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on
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the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to (a) pay dividends or make any other distribution on or in respect of its Capital Stock; (b) make loans or advances or pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or (c) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
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4.14. Limitation on the Issuance and Sale of Capital Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries.
The Company shall not sell, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, directly or indirectly, to issue or sell, any shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (including options, warrants or other rights to purchase shares of such Capital Stock) except:
(a) to the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(b) issuance of directors qualifying shares or sales to foreign nationals of shares of Capital Stock of Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, to the extent required by applicable law;
(c) if, immediately after giving effect to such issuance or sale, such Restricted Subsidiary would no longer constitute a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and any Investment in such Person remaining after giving effect to such issuance or sale would have been permitted to be made under Section 4.3 if made on the date of such issuance or sale; or
(d) the sale or issuance of Common Stock that is Qualified Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, if the proceeds from such issuance and sale are applied in accordance with Section 4.18.
4.15. Limitation on Issuances of Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries.
The Company shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, directly or indirectly, to guarantee any Indebtedness of the Company or any Indebtedness of any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, unless (i) such Restricted Subsidiary simultaneously executes and delivers a supplemental indenture to this Indenture providing for a senior secured Guarantee of payment of the Securities by such Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) such Restricted Subsidiary waives and will not in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of any rights of reimbursement, indemnity or subrogation or any other rights against the
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Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary as a result of any payment by such Restricted Subsidiary under its Guarantee so long as any Securities remain outstanding.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, or Section 4.20, any Guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary may provide by its terms that it shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon (i) any sale, exchange or transfer, to any Person not an Affiliate of the Company, of all of the Companys and each Restricted Subsidiarys Capital Stock in, or all or substantially all the assets of, such Restricted Subsidiary (which sale, exchange or transfer is not prohibited by this Indenture), (ii) the release or discharge of the guarantee, if any, which resulted in the creation of such Guarantee, except a discharge or release by or as a result of payment under such guarantee or (iii) the designation of such Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
4.16. Limitation on Liens.
The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind against or upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries whether owned or leased on the Issue Date or acquired after the Issue Date, or any proceeds therefrom, or assign or otherwise convey any right to receive income or profits therefrom unless:
(a) in the case of Liens on any Collateral, such Lien expressly has Junior Lien Priority on the Collateral relative to the Securities, and the terms of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens having Junior Lien Priority are substantially identical to those of the Securities (other than as to issue price, interest rate, yield and redemption terms); provided that such Indebtedness may (a) contain terms and covenants that are, in the reasonable opinion of the Company, less restrictive to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms and covenants under the Securities and (b) contain terms and covenants that are more restrictive to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms and covenants under the Securities so long as prior to or substantially simultaneously with the issuance of any such Indebtedness, the Securities and this Indenture are amended to contain any such more restrictive terms and covenants; provided further, that such Indebtedness shall have (i) a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Securities and (ii) a stated maturity date that is the later than that of the Securities; and
(b) in all other cases, the Securities are equally and ratably secured (or secured on a senior basis to such Lien, if such Lien secures any subordinated Indebtedness),
except for the following Liens, which are expressly permitted:
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(1) are no less favorable to the Holders and are not more favorable to the lienholders with respect to such Liens than the Liens in respect of the Indebtedness being Refinanced; and
(2) do not extend to or cover any property or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not securing the Indebtedness so Refinanced;
4.17. Change of Control.
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The Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if any other Person makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and
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otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.17 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. The provisions of this Section 4.17 and other provisions contained in this Indenture relating to the Companys obligation to make a Change of Control Offer may be waived or modified with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities.
On or before the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall (i) accept for payment Securities or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Securities so tendered and (iii) deliver to the Trustee Securities so accepted together with an Officers Certificate stating the Securities or portions thereof being purchased by the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to the Holders of Securities so accepted payment in an amount equal to the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any, and upon written order of the Company the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail to such Holders new Securities equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered. Any Securities not so accepted shall be promptly mailed by the Company to the Holder thereof. For purposes of this Section 4.17, the Trustee shall act as the Paying Agent.
Any amounts remaining with the Paying Agent after the purchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be returned by the Trustee to the Company.
The Company shall 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 repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.17, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.17 by virtue thereof.
4.18. Limitation on Asset Sales.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale of any assets that do not constitute ABL Collateral unless:
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On the 366th day after such Asset Sale or such earlier date, if any, as the Board of Directors of the Company or of such Restricted Subsidiary determines not to apply the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale as set forth in clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph (each, a Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date), such aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds which have not been applied on or before such Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date (each a Net Proceeds Offer Amount) shall be applied by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to make an offer to purchase from the Holders of the Securities, and, if required by the terms of any Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations, from the holders of such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations (the Net Proceeds Offer) on a date (the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date) not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, on a pro rata basis, an amount of Securities and Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations equal to the Net Proceeds Offer Amount at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities and Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of purchase.
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If at any time any non-cash consideration received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, in connection with such Asset Sale is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received with respect to any such non-cash consideration), then such conversion or disposition shall be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale hereunder as of the date of such conversion or disposition and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance with this Section 4.18.
The Company may defer the Net Proceeds Offer until there is an aggregate unutilized Net Proceeds Offer Amount equal to or in excess of $25.0 million resulting from one or more Asset Sales (at which time, the entire unutilized Net Proceeds Offer Amount, and not just the amount in excess of $25.0 million, shall be applied as required pursuant to the second preceding paragraph of this Section 4.18).
Notice of each Net Proceeds Offer pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 4.18 shall be mailed or caused to be mailed, by first class mail, by the Company within 25 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date to all Holders at their last registered addresses, with a copy to the Trustee. A Net Proceeds Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days or such longer period as may be required by law. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Securities pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer and shall state the following terms:
(1) that Holders may elect to have their Securities purchased by the Company either in whole or in part (subject to proration as hereinafter described in the event the Net Proceeds Offer is oversubscribed) in denominations of $2,000 or in integral multiples of $1,000 of principal amount, at the applicable purchase price;
(2) that the Net Proceeds Offer is being made pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 4.18 and that all Securities tendered will be accepted for payment; provided, however, that if the principal amount of Securities or other Pari Passu Lien Obligations tendered in the Net Proceeds Offer exceeds the aggregate amount of the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the Company shall select the Securities or Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations to be purchased on a pro rata basis (based on amounts tendered);
(3) the purchase price (including the amount of accrued interest, if any) and the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, other than as may be required by applicable law);
(4) that any Security not tendered will continue to accrue interest;
(5) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment therefor, any Security accepted for payment pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date;
(6) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer will be required to surrender the Security, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the Security completed, to the Paying
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Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date;
(7) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the second Business Day prior to the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Security, the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Security purchased; and
(8) that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part will be issued new Securities in a principal amount at maturity equal to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered.
On or before the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, the Company shall (i) accept for payment Securities or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay the purchase price, plus accrued interest, if any, of all Securities to be purchased and (iii) deliver to the Trustee Securities so accepted together with an Officers Certificate stating the Securities or portions thereof being purchased by the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to the Holders of Securities so accepted payment in an amount equal to the purchase price, plus accrued interest, if any, thereon, set forth in the notice of such Net Proceeds Offer. Any Security not so accepted shall be promptly mailed by the Company to the Holder thereof. For purposes of this Section 4.18, the Trustee shall act as the Paying Agent.
Any amounts remaining after the purchase of Securities pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer shall be returned by the Trustee to the Company. To the extent that the aggregate amount of the Securities tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the Company may use such excess Net Proceeds Offer Amount for general corporate purposes or for any other purposes not prohibited by this Indenture. Upon completion of any such Net Proceeds Offer, the Net Proceeds Offer Amount shall be reset at zero.
(b) The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly consummate an Asset Sale of ABL Collateral unless:
(i) the Issuer 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 (as determined in good faith by the Issuer) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of;
(ii) at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of:
(A) cash or Cash Equivalents,
(B) properties and assets to be owned by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and used in a Permitted Business; provided that the assets to be owned by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constitute Collateral; or
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(C) Capital Stock in one or more Persons engaged in a Permitted Business that are or thereby become Restricted Subsidiaries of the Issuer; provided that the properties and assets of such Person constitute Collateral;
and, in each case, such consideration is received at the time of such disposition; provided that the amount of
(1) any liabilities (as shown on the Issuers or such Restricted Subsidiarys most recent balance sheet) of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than (x) liabilities that are unsecured or secured by Liens junior to the Lien on the Collateral securing the Securities and (y) liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Securities) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets, and
(2) any notes or other securities received by the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents within 90 days after such Asset Sale (to the extent of the cash received)
shall be deemed to be cash for the purposes of this provision only; and
(iii) upon the consummation of such Asset Sale, the Issuer will apply, or cause such Restricted Subsidiary to apply, the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale within 365 days of receipt thereof either:
(A) reduce (x) any Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement or any Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor that in each case is secured by a Lien on the ABL Collateral that is prior to the Lien on the ABL Collateral in favor of Holders of the Securities or (y) any Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor (and, in the case of revolving obligations under clauses (x) or (y), to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto), in each case other than Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Issuer;
(B) make an investment in Replacement Assets; and/or
(C) a combination of prepayment and investment permitted by the foregoing clauses (iii)(A) and (iii)(B).
On the 366th day after an Asset Sale of ABL Collateral or such earlier date, if any, as the Board of Directors of the Issuer or of such Restricted Subsidiary determines not to apply the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale as set forth in clauses (iii)(A), (iii)(B) and (iii)(C) of the preceding paragraph (each, an ABL Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date), such aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds which have not been applied on or before such ABL Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date (each an ABL Net Proceeds Offer Amount) shall be applied by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary to make an offer to purchase from all holders of the Securities, and, if required by the terms of any Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations, from the holders of such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations (an ABL Net Proceeds Offer), on a date (the ABL Net Proceeds
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Offer Payment Date) not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable ABL Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, on a pro rata basis, an amount of Securities and Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations equal to the ABL Net Proceeds Offer Amount at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities and Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of purchase.
If at any time any non-cash consideration received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer, as the case may be, in connection with any Asset Sale of ABL Collateral is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received with respect to any such non-cash consideration), then such conversion or disposition shall be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale of ABL Collateral hereunder as of the date of such conversion or disposition and the ABL Net Cash Proceeds thereof will be applied in accordance with this covenant.
The Issuer may defer the ABL Net Proceeds Offer until there is an aggregate unutilized ABL Net Proceeds Offer Amount equal to or in excess of $25.0 million resulting from one or more Asset Sales of ABL Collateral (at which time, the entire unutilized ABL Net Proceeds Offer Amount, and not just the amount in excess of $25.0 million, shall be applied as required pursuant to the second preceding paragraph).
Notice of each ABL Net Proceeds Offer will be mailed to the record holders as shown on the register of Holders within 25 days following the ABL Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, with a copy to the Trustee, and will comply with the procedures set forth in this Indenture. Upon receiving notice of the ABL Net Proceeds Offer, Holders may elect to tender their Securities in whole or in part in denominations of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof in exchange for cash. To the extent holders of Securities or Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations properly tender their Securities in an amount exceeding the ABL Net Proceeds Offer Amount, Securities of tendering Holders and Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations will be purchased on a pro rata basis (based on amounts tendered). To the extent that the aggregate amount of the Securities and Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations tendered pursuant to an ABL Net Proceeds Offer is less than the ABL Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the Issuer may use such excess ABL Net Proceeds Offer Amount for general corporate purposes or for any other purposes not prohibited by this Indenture. Upon completion of any such ABL Net Proceeds Offer, the ABL Net Proceeds Offer Amount shall be reset at zero. An ABL Net Proceeds Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 business days or such longer period as may be required by law.
Pending the final application of any Net Cash Proceeds pursuant to clause (b) of this covenant, the Issuer or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may apply such Net Cash Proceeds temporarily to reduce Indebtedness outstanding under a revolving credit facility or otherwise invest such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture.
For the purposes of this covenant, any sale by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that owns assets constituting Notes Collateral or ABL Collateral shall be deemed to be a sale of such Notes Collateral or ABL Collateral (or, in the event of a Restricted Subsidiary that owns assets that include any combination of Notes Collateral and ABL Collateral a separate sale of each of such Notes Collateral and ABL Collateral). In the event of any such sale (or a sale of assets that includes any combination of Notes Collateral and ABL Collateral), the proceeds received by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries in
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respect of such sale shall be allocated to the Notes Collateral and ABL Collateral in accordance with their respective fair market values, which shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer or, at the Issuers election, an independent third party. In addition, for purposes of this covenant, any sale by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Capital Stock of any Person that owns only ABL Collateral will not be subject to paragraph (a) above, but rather will be subject to paragraph (b) above.
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 repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer or ABL Net Proceeds Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.18, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.18 by virtue thereof. The provisions of this Section 4.18 and other provisions contained in this Indenture relating to the Companys obligation to make a Net Proceeds Offer or ABL Net Proceeds Offer may be waived or modified with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities.
4.19. Impairment of Security Interest.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, take, or knowingly omit to take, any action, which action or omission would have the effect of causing a Lien to be created in favor of the collateral agent for any Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations or Indebtedness secured by Liens with Junior Lien Priority or the Bank Lenders (in their respective capacities as such) on any property or assets of the type that would constitute Collateral unless a Lien is created in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Noteholder Secured Parties with respect to such property or assets (which Lien in favor of the Noteholder Secured Parties shall have the priority set forth in the Security Documents). Such Lien in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Noteholder Secured Parties shall at all times be in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Security Documents.
4.20. Future Guarantors.
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4.21. Further Assurances and After-Acquired Property.
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4.22. Information Regarding Collateral.
5.1. Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets.
(x) shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia; and
(y) shall expressly assume, (i) by supplemental indenture (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on all of the Securities and the performance of every covenant of the Securities and this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed, and (ii) all the obligations under the Security Documents;
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) the merger of the Company with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction shall be permitted and (2) the merger of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company into the Company or the transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company shall be permitted so long as the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that the purpose of such merger, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is not to consummate a transaction that would otherwise be prohibited by clause (iii) of this Section 5.1(a).
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Any merger or consolidation of a Guarantor with and into the Company (with the Company being the surviving entity) or another Guarantor that is a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company need only comply with clause (iv) of Section 5.1(a).
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5.2. Successor Corporation Substituted.
Upon any consolidation, combination or merger or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.1 in which the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, is not the continuing corporation, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company or such Guarantor is merged or to which such conveyance, lease or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or such Guarantor under this Indenture and the Securities or any Guarantee, as applicable, with the same effect as if such Surviving Entity had been named as such.
6.1. Events of Default.
Each of the following shall be an Event of Default:
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If, pursuant to clause (iii) above, the Holders of at least 25% of the then outstanding principal amount of Securities notify the Company as specified in such clause, such Holders shall similarly notify the Trustee. Any notice given pursuant to clause (iii) above or the immediately preceding sentence shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
6.2. Acceleration.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (vi) or (vii) of Section 6.1 above with respect to the Company) shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of outstanding Securities may declare the principal
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of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on all the Securities to be due and payable by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a notice of acceleration (the Acceleration Notice), and the same shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in clause (vi) or (vii) of Section 6.1 above with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the outstanding Securities shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Securities as described in the preceding paragraph, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may rescind and cancel such declaration and its consequences (i) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree, (ii) if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except non-payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration, (iii) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal and premium if any, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has been paid, (iv) if the Company has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its expenses, disbursements and advances, and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.7 and (v) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in clause (vi) or (vii) of Section 6.1, the Trustee shall have received an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
6.3. Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent may pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities, this Indenture or the Security Documents.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Securityholder 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. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
6.4. Waiver of Past Defaults.
Subject to Sections 2.9, 6.2, 6.7 and 9.2, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences, except a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security as specified in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 6.1. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that the requisite percentage of Holders have consented to such waiver and attaching copies of such consents. When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is cured and ceases.
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6.5. Control by Majority.
Subject to the terms of the Security Documents, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. Subject to Section 7.1, however, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with any law or this Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another Securityholder, or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability.
6.6. Limitation on Suits.
A Securityholder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Securities unless:
A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over such other Securityholder.
6.7. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on a Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security, 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 the Holder.
6.8. Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default in payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest specified in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 6.1 occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuer or any other obligor on the Securities for the whole amount of principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest and fees remaining unpaid, together with interest on overdue principal and premium, if any, and, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest, in each case at the
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rate per annum borne by the Securities 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, and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.7.
6.9. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee may 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 any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.7) and the Securityholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relating to the Issuer, their creditors or their property and shall be entitled and empowered to participate as a member, voting or otherwise, of any official committee appointed for such matter, to collect and receive any monies or other securities or property payable or deliverable upon the conversion or exchange of the Securities or upon any such claims and to distribute the same, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceedings is hereby authorized by each Securityholder 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 Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agent and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in any such proceeding.
6.10. Priorities.
Subject to the terms of the Security Documents, if the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent collects any money or property pursuant to this Article Six, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:
First: to the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent for amounts due under Section 7.7 and Section 10.14;
Second: to Holders for interest accrued on the Securities, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities for interest;
Third: to Holders for principal amounts and premium, if any, due and unpaid on the Securities, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities for principal; and
Fourth: to the Issuer or to the Guarantors as their respective interests may appear.
The Trustee, upon prior notice to the Issuer, may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Securityholders pursuant to this Section 6.10.
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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 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, 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 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.7, or a suit by a Holder or Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities.
6.12. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then, and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Issuer, Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
6.13. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Securities in Section 2.7, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
7.1. Duties of Trustee.
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7.2. Rights of Trustee.
Subject to Section 7.1:
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(a) The Trustee may rely on any document 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 and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the provisions of Section 14.5. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion.
(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent (other than an agent who is an employee of the Trustee) appointed with due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers.
(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby.
(g) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate (including any Officers Certificate), statement, instrument, opinion (including any Opinion of Counsel), notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document, 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, upon reasonable notice to the Issuer, to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney.
(h) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.
(i) The permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as duties.
(j) The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default, of the identity of any Restricted Subsidiary or the existence of any Change of Control or Asset Sale unless either (i) a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge thereof or (ii) the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof from either of the Issuer or any Holder.
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(k) Delivery of reports, information and documents to the Trustee under Section 4.10 is for informational purposes only and the Trustees receipt of the foregoing shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Issuers compliance with any of the covenants hereunder.
7.3. Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer, its Subsidiaries (including any Guarantors) or their respective Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.
7.4. Trustees Disclaimer.
The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture, any Guarantee or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the Issuers use of the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Issuer in this Indenture or any document issued in connection with the sale of Securities or any statement in the Securities other than the Trustees certificate of authentication. The Trustee makes no representations with respect to the effectiveness or adequacy of this Indenture.
7.5. Notice of Default.
If a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Trustee receives actual notice of such Default or Event of Default, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder notice of the uncured Default or Event of Default within 60 days after such Default or Event of Default occurs. Except in the case of a Default or an Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Security, including an accelerated payment and the failure to make payment on the Change of Control Payment Date pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer or the ABL Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date pursuant to an ABL Net Proceeds Offer, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as the Board of Directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers, of the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the Securityholders.
7.6. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
Within 60 days after each May 15, beginning with the first May 15 following the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall, to the extent that any of the events described in TIA § 313(a) occurred within the previous twelve months, but not otherwise, mail to each Securityholder a brief report dated as of such date that complies with TIA § 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA §§ 313(b), 313(c) and 313(d).
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A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders shall be mailed to the Issuer and filed with the Commission and each securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed.
The Issuer shall notify the Trustee if the Securities become listed on any securities exchange or of any delisting thereof and the Trustee shall comply with TIA § 313(d).
7.7. Compensation and Indemnity.
The Issuer and the Guarantors shall pay to the Trustee, from time to time, reasonable compensation for its services hereunder. The Trustees compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Issuer and the Guarantors shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable disbursements, expenses and advances (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services, except any such disbursements, expenses and advances as may be attributable to the Trustees negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Such expenses shall include the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustees agents and counsel.
The Issuer and the Guarantors shall indemnify the Trustee and its agents, employees, officers, stockholders and directors for, and hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) incurred by them except for such actions to the extent caused by any negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on their part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust including the cost and expense of enforcing this Indenture and the Securities against the Issuer and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.7) including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending themselves against or investigating any claim (whether asserted by the Issuer, the Guarantors, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of the Trustees rights, powers or duties hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Issuer and the Guarantors promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee or any of its agents, employees, officers, stockholders and directors for which it may seek indemnity, provided that any failure to so notify the Issuer and the Guarantors shall not relieve the Issuer and the Guarantors of their indemnity obligations hereunder. The Issuer and the Guarantors may, subject to the approval of the Trustee, defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee and its agents, employees, officers, stockholders and directors subject to the claim may have separate counsel and the Issuer and the Guarantors shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel; provided, however, that the Issuer and the Guarantors will not be required to pay such fees and expenses if, subject to the approval of the Trustee, it assumes the Trustees defense and there is no conflict of interest between the Issuer and the Guarantors and the Trustee and its agents, employees, officers, stockholders and directors subject to the claim in connection with such defense as reasonably determined by the Trustee. The Issuer and the Guarantors need not pay for any settlement made without their written consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. The Issuer and the Guarantors need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability to the extent incurred by the Trustee through its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
To secure the Issuers and the Guarantors payment obligations in this Section 7.7, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Securities against all money or property held or collected
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by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee (provided that any assets or money received in contravention of the Security Documents shall be applied as set forth in the Security Documents), except assets or money held in trust to pay principal of, premium, if any, or interest on particular Securities.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (vi) or (vii) of Section 6.1 occurs, such expenses and the compensation for such services shall be paid to the extent allowed under any Bankruptcy Law.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.7 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the appointment of a successor Trustee.
7.8. Replacement of Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Issuer in writing. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Issuer and the Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee. The Issuer may remove the Trustee if:
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Issuer shall notify each Holder of such event and shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Issuer. Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer, after payment of all sums then owing to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.7, all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the Lien provided in Section 7.7, 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. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Securityholder.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Issuer or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
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If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Securityholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.8, the Issuers and the Guarantors obligations under Section 7.7 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
7.9. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further act shall, if such resulting, surviving or transferee corporation is otherwise eligible hereunder, be the successor Trustee; provided that such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article Seven.
7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirement of TIA §§ 310(a)(1), 310(a)(2) and 310(a)(5). The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. In addition, if the Trustee is a corporation included in a bank holding company system, the Trustee, independently of the bank holding company, shall meet the capital requirements of TIA § 310(a)(2). The Trustee shall comply with TIA § 310(b); provided, however, that there shall be excluded from the operation of TIA § 310(b)(1) any indenture or indentures under which other securities, or certificates of interest or participation in other securities, of the Issuer are outstanding, if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in TIA § 310(b)(1) are met. The provisions of TIA § 310 shall apply to the Issuer and any other obligor of the Securities.
7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Issuer.
The Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee hereunder, shall comply with 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.
8.1. Termination of the Issuers Obligations.
The Issuer may terminate its obligations under the Securities and this Indenture, except those obligations referred to in the penultimate paragraph of this Section 8.1, if all Securities previously authenticated and delivered (other than destroyed, lost or stolen Securities which have been replaced or paid or Securities for whose payment U.S. Legal Tender has theretofore been deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent in trust or segregated and held in trust by the
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Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer, as provided in Section 8.5) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and the Issuer has paid all sums payable by them hereunder, or if:
Subject to the next sentence and notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, the Issuers obligations in Sections 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 4.1, 4.2, 7.7, 8.5 and 8.6 shall survive until the Securities are no longer outstanding pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 2.8. After the Securities are no longer outstanding, the Issuers obligations in Sections 7.7, 8.5 and 8.6 shall survive.
After such delivery or irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Issuers obligations under the Securities and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified above.
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8.2. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
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8.3. Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.2(b) or 8.2(c) to the outstanding Securities:
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by clause (ii) above of this Section 8.3 need not be delivered if all Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable, (ii) will become due and payable on the Maturity Date within one year or (iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.
8.4. Application of Trust Money.
The Trustee or Paying Agent shall hold in trust U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to this Article Eight, and shall apply the deposited U.S. Legal Tender and the money from U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities.
The Issuer shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof or the principal, premium, if any, 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 the outstanding Securities.
Anything in this Article Eight to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer from time to time upon the Issuers request any U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.3 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
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delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
8.5. Repayment to the Issuer.
The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Issuer upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest that remains unclaimed for two years; provided that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any payment, may at the expense of the Issuer cause to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in The City of New York or mail to each Holder entitled to such money notice that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified therein which shall be at least 30 days from the date of such publication or mailing any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Issuer. After payment to the Issuer, Holders entitled to such money must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors unless an applicable law designates another Person.
8.6. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article Eight 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 Issuers obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article Eight until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article Eight; provided that if the Issuer has made any payment of interest on, premium, if any, or principal of any Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
9.1. Without Consent of Holders.
The Issuer, any Guarantor, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent, together, may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Securities, any Guarantee, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents without notice to or consent of any Securityholder:
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; provided that the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers Certificate, each stating that such amendment or supplement complies with the provisions of this Section 9.1. In addition, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement to provide for the release of Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture and the Security Documents when permitted or required by the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or this Indenture, to secure any Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations under the Security Documents and to appropriately include the same in the Intercreditor Agreement, to modify the Intercreditor Agreement to allow for Liens on the Notes Collateral which secure Indebtedness secured by Liens with Junior Lien Priority that are senior to the Liens on the Notes Collateral which secure the ABL Obligations, so long as such Liens with Junior Lien Priority are junior to the Liens securing the Securities to the extent set forth in the definition of Junior Lien Priority (or to include such Indebtedness secured by Liens with Junior Lien Priority in the Intercreditor Agreement) or to conform this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to the Description of the Notes contained in the Offering Circular. In making its determination, the Issuers Board of Directors may rely on such evidence as it deems appropriate.
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9.2. With Consent of Holders.
Subject to Section 6.7, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent, together with the written consent of the Holder or Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities, may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Security Documents, the Securities or the Guarantees without notice to any other Securityholders. Subject to Section 6.7, the Holder or Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities may waive compliance by the Issuer or any Guarantor with any provision of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Securities or any Guarantee without notice to any other Securityholder. In addition, without the consent of the Holders of at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, (a) no amendment may release from the Lien of this Indenture or the Securities and the Security Documents all or substantially all of the Collateral otherwise than in accordance with the terms of such Security Documents and (b) no waiver or amendment to this Indenture or the Security Documents may alter the priority of the Lien securing the Collateral in any manner that adversely affects the rights of any Holder.
Without the consent of each Securityholder affected, however, no amendment, supplement or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to (and to the extent provided in) Section 6.4, may:
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It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.2 becomes effective, the Issuer shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Issuer to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.
9.3. Compliance with TIA.
From the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, every amendment, waiver or supplement of this Indenture or the Securities or any Guarantee shall comply with the TIA as then in effect.
9.4. Revocation and Effect of Consents.
Until an amendment, waiver or supplement becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holders Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to his Security or portion of his Security by notice to the Trustee or the Issuer received before the date on which the Trustee receives an Officers Certificate certifying that the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Securities have consented (and not theretofore revoked such consent) to the amendment, supplement or waiver.
The Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days after such record date.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Securityholder, unless it makes a change described in any of clauses (i) through (vii) of Section 9.2, in which case, the amendment, supplement or waiver shall bind only each Holder of a Security who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holders Security; provided that any such waiver shall not impair or affect the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on a Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security, or to
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bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates without the consent of such Holder.
9.5. Notation on or Exchange of Securities.
If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security, the Issuer may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the Trustee. The Issuer shall provide the Trustee with an appropriate notation on the Security about the changed terms and cause the Trustee to return it to the Holder at the Issuers expense. Alternatively, if the Issuer or the Trustee so determines, the Issuer in exchange for the Security shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Security shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
9.6. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.
The Trustee shall execute any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article Nine; provided that the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any such amendment, supplement or waiver which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture. The Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers Certificate each complying with Sections 12.4 and 12.5 and stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article Nine is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with its terms. Such Opinion of Counsel shall be at the expense of the Issuer.
10.1. Security Documents; Additional Collateral.
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10.3. Release of Collateral/Intercreditor and Subordination Agreements.
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10.4. Taking and Destruction.
Upon any Taking or Destruction of any Collateral, all Net Insurance Proceeds received by the Company or any Guarantor shall be deemed Net Cash Proceeds and shall be applied in accordance with Section 4.18 as if such Net Insurance Proceeds were Net Cash Proceds received by the Company or such Guarantor in connection with an Asset Sale.
10.5. Trust Indenture Act Requirements.
The release of any Collateral from the Lien of any of the Security Documents or the release of, in whole or in part, the Liens created by any of the Security Documents will not be deemed to impair the security interests in contravention of the provisions hereof if and to the extent the Collateral or Liens are released pursuant to the applicable Security Documents and pursuant to the terms hereof. The Trustee and each of the Holders acknowledge that a release of Collateral or Liens strictly in accordance with the terms of the Security Documents and the terms hereof will not be deemed for any purpose to be an impairment of the security interests in contravention of the terms of this Indenture. To the extent applicable following the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA, without limitation, the Company and the Guarantors will comply with TIA § 314(d) relating to the release of property or securities from the Liens hereof and of the Security Documents and TIA § 314(b) relating to reports. At the request of the Trustee, the Company shall provide a certificate or opinion required by TIA § 314(d), which certificate or opinion may be made by an Officer of the Company, except in cases in which TIA § 314(d) requires that such certificate or opinion be made by an independent Person.
10.6. Suits To Protect the Collateral.
Subject to the provisions of Article Nine, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, the Trustee in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Holders, on behalf of the Holders, may or may direct the Notes Collateral Agent to take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to:
Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee shall have power to instruct the Notes Collateral Agent to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of any of the Security Documents or this Indenture (including power to instruct the Notes Collateral Agent to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the Security Interests). Nothing in this Section 10.6 shall be considered to impose any such duty or obligation to act on the part of the Trustee.
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10.7. Purchaser Protected.
In no event shall any purchaser in good faith of any property purported to be released hereunder or under any of the Security Documents be bound to ascertain the authority of the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, to execute the release or to inquire as to the satisfaction of any conditions required by the provisions hereof for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of any consideration given by such purchaser or other transferee; nor shall any purchaser or other transferee of any property or rights permitted by this Article Ten to be sold be under obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Company, to make any such sale or other transfer.
10.8. Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee.
In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article Ten upon the Company with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Company or of any officer or officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article Ten.
10.9. Determinations Relating to Collateral.
In the event (i) the Trustee shall receive any written request from the Company or any Guarantor under any Security Document for consent or approval with respect to any matter or thing relating to any Collateral or the Companys or any Guarantors obligations with respect thereto (other than actions with respect to the Collateral on the part of the Trustee that do not, pursuant to the express terms of this Indenture, require the consent of the Holders); or (ii) there shall be required from the Trustee under the provisions of any Security Document any performance or the delivery of any instrument (other than the performance or delivery of any instrument with respect to the Collateral that does not require the consent of the Holders pursuant to the express terms of this Indenture); or (iii) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall receive notice or have actual knowledge of any default by the Company or any Guarantor of any covenant or any breach of any representation or warranty of the Company or any Guarantor set forth in any Security Document, and, in the case of clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, the Trustees response or action is not otherwise specifically addressed hereunder or under the applicable Security Document then, in each such event, the Trustee shall, within seven Business Days thereafter, advise the Holders, in writing and at the Companys expense, of the matter or thing as to which consent has been requested or the performance or instrument required to be delivered or the default of which the Trustee has received notice or has actual knowledge. Subject to Article Nine and the Security Documents, the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount at maturity of the outstanding Securities shall have the exclusive authority to direct the Trustees response to any of the circumstances contemplated in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above. In the event the Trustee shall be required to respond to any of the circumstances contemplated in this Section 10.9, the Trustee shall not be required so to respond unless it shall have received written direction by Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount at maturity of the outstanding Securities and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it; provided that the Trustee shall be entitled to hire experts, consultants, agents and attorneys to advise the Trustee on the manner in which
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the Trustee should respond to such request or render any requested performance or response to such default (the expenses of which shall be reimbursed to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.7). The Trustee shall be fully protected in the taking of any action recommended or approved by any such expert, consultant, agent or attorney or agreed to by such Holders.
10.10. Release upon Termination of the Companys Obligations.
In the event that the Company delivers an Officers Certificate certifying that its obligations under this Indenture have been satisfied and discharged by complying with the provisions of Article Eight and such other documents and/or funds as are required to be delivered or paid pursuant to Article Eight, the Trustee shall at the request of the Company instruct the Notes Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, in each case without recourse, representation or warranty, such releases, termination statements and other instruments (in recordable form, where appropriate) as the Company may reasonably request evidencing the termination of the Liens created by the Security Documents in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders and thereafter neither the Trustee nor the Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed to hold the Liens for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders.
10.11. Limitation on Duty of Trustee in Respect of Collateral.
10.12. Successor Collateral Agent.
If the Notes Collateral Agent resigns or is otherwise removed or replaced, the Company may appoint a successor collateral agent (a Successor Collateral Agent) on behalf of the Trustee and Holders of Securities. The Successor Collateral Agent shall be a bank, trust company or other financial institution having capital and retained earnings of at least $1,000,000,000. Upon acceptance of any appointment as the Successor Collateral Agent, such Successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges,
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duties and obligations of the retiring Notes Collateral Agent hereunder and under the Security Documents and the retiring Notes Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. In this connection, the Trustee shall, if requested by the Successor Collateral Agent and without the necessity of obtaining the consent of the Holders of Securities, so acknowledge such fact in writing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Successor Collateral Agent.
10.13. Notes Collateral Agent.
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10.14. Compensation and Indemnification.
The Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to the security, compensation and indemnification set forth in Section 7.7 (with the references to the Trustee therein being deemed to refer to the Notes Collateral Agent).
10.15. Intercreditor Agreement, Security Agreement, and Other Security Documents.
The Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent is each hereby directed and authorized to execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreement, the Security Agreement, and any other Security Documents in which it is named as a party. It is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed that, in doing so, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent are not responsible for the terms or contents of such agreements or documents, or for the validity or enforceability thereof, or the sufficiency thereof for any purpose. Whether or not so expressly stated therein, in entering into, or taking (or forbearing from) any action under or pursuant to, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Security Agreement, or any other Security Documents, the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent each shall have all of the rights, immunities, indemnities and other protections granted to it under this Indenture (in addition to those that may be granted to it under the terms of such other agreements or documents).
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11.1. Relative Rights.
The Intercreditor Agreement defines the relative rights, as lienholders, of the ABL Secured Parties and the Noteholder Secured Parties. Nothing in this Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreement will:
(a) to file and prosecute a petition seeking an order for relief in an involuntary bankruptcy case as to the Company or any Guarantor or otherwise to commence, or seek relief commencing, any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding involuntarily against the Company or any Guarantor;
(b) to make, support or oppose any request for an order for dismissal, abstention or conversion in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding;
(c) to make, support or oppose, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, any request for an order extending or terminating any period during which the debtor (or any other Person) has the exclusive right to propose a plan of reorganization or other dispositive restructuring or liquidation plan therein;
(d) to seek the creation of, or appointment to, any official committee representing creditors (or certain of the creditors) in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and, if appointed, to serve and act as a member of such committee without being in any respect restricted or bound by, or liable for, any of the obligations under this Article Eleven;
(e) to seek or object to the appointment of any professional person to serve in any capacity in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or to support or
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object to any request for compensation made by any professional person or others therein;
(f) to make, support or oppose any request for order appointing a trustee or examiner in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding; or
(g) otherwise to make, support or oppose any request for relief in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding that it is permitted by law to make, support or oppose:
(x) as if it were a holder of unsecured claims; or
(y) as to any matter relating to any plan of reorganization or other restructuring or liquidation plan or as to any matter relating to the administration of the estate or the disposition of the case or proceeding (in each case set forth in this clause (g) except as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement).
12.1. Unconditional Guarantee.
Subject to the provisions of this Article Twelve, each of the Guarantors, upon the execution and delivery of this Indenture or a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.15 or 4.20, shall hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee, on a senior secured basis (such guarantees to be referred to herein as the Guarantees) to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Securities or the obligations of the Issuer or any other Guarantors to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder, that: (a) the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities shall be duly and punctually paid in full when due, whether at maturity, upon redemption at the option of Holders pursuant to the provisions of the Securities relating thereto, by acceleration or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal and (to the extent permitted by law) interest, if any, on the Securities and all other obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantors to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder (including amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof) and all other obligations shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Securities or any of such other obligations, the same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed, or failing performance of any other obligation of the Issuer to the Holders under this Indenture or under the Securities, for whatever reason, each Guarantor shall be obligated to pay, or to perform or cause the performance of, the same immediately. An Event of Default under this Indenture or the Securities shall constitute an event of default under the Guarantees, and shall entitle the Holders of Securities to accelerate the
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obligations of the Guarantors hereunder in the same manner and to the same extent as the obligations of the Issuer.
Each of the Guarantors, upon the execution and delivery of this Indenture or a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.15 or 4.20, shall hereby agree that its obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Securities or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Securities with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, any release of any other Guarantor, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuer, any action to enforce the same, whether or not a Guarantee is affixed to any particular Security, or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Guarantor. Each of the Guarantors, upon the execution and delivery of this Indenture or a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.15 or 4.20, shall hereby waive the benefit of diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that its Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Securities, this Indenture and the Guarantees. Each Guarantee is a guarantee of payment and not of collection. If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuer or to any Guarantor, or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to such Issuer or such Guarantor, any amount paid by such Issuer or such Guarantor to the Trustee or such Holder, each Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Each Guarantor, upon the execution and delivery of this Indenture or a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.15 or 4.20, shall hereby further agree that, as between it, on the one hand, and the Holders of Securities and the Trustee, on the other hand, (a) subject to this Article Twelve, the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Six hereof for the purposes of the Guarantees, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (b) in the event of any acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article Six hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of the Guarantees.
No Affiliate, stockholder, officer, director, limited liability company member or employee, past, present or future, of any Guarantor, as such, shall have any personal liability under such Guarantors Guarantee by reason of his, her or its status as such Affiliate, stockholder, officer, director, limited liability company member or employee.
12.2. Limitations on Guarantees.
The obligations of any Guarantor under its Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount which, 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 Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, will result in the obligations of such Guarantor under the Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law. Each Guarantor that makes a payment or distribution under a Guarantee
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shall be entitled to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount pro rata, based on the net assets of each Guarantor, determined in accordance with GAAP.
12.3. Execution and Delivery of Guarantee.
To further evidence the Guarantees set forth in Section 12.1, each Guarantor, upon the execution and delivery of this Indenture or a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.15 or 4.20, hereby agrees that a notation of its Guarantee, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto, shall be endorsed on each Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee. The Guarantee of any Guarantor shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by either manual or facsimile signature of two Officers of such Guarantor, each of whom, in each case, shall have been duly authorized to so execute by all requisite corporate action. The validity and enforceability of any Guarantee shall not be affected by the fact that it is not affixed to any particular Security.
Each of the Guarantors, upon the execution and delivery of this Indenture or a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.15 or 4.20, hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 12.1 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Security a notation of such Guarantee.
If an Officer of a Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture or a Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security on which such Guarantee is endorsed or at any time thereafter, such Guarantors Guarantee of such Security shall nevertheless be valid.
The delivery of any Security by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of any Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of each Guarantor.
12.4. Release of a Guarantor.
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The Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Issuer or a Guarantor in order to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guarantee endorsed on the Securities and under this Article Twelve.
Except as set forth in Articles Four and Five and this Section 12.4, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Issuer or another Guarantor or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Issuer or another Guarantor.
12.5. Waiver of Subrogation.
Until this Indenture is discharged and all of the Securities are discharged and paid in full, each Guarantor, upon the execution and delivery of this Indenture or a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.15 or 4.20, shall hereby irrevocably waive and agrees not to exercise any claim or other rights which it may now or hereafter acquire against the Issuer that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the Issuers obligations under the Securities or this Indenture and such Guarantors obligations under its Guarantee and this Indenture, in any such instance, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification, and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Holders against the Issuer, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity, or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Issuer, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by setoff or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim or other rights. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence and any amounts owing to the Trustee or the Holders of Securities under the Securities, this Indenture, or any other document or instrument delivered under or in connection with such agreements or instruments, shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall have been deemed to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the Trustee or the Holders and shall forthwith be paid to the Trustee for the benefit of itself or such Holders to be credited and applied to the obligations in favor of the Trustee or the Holders, as the case may be, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the waiver set forth in this Section 12.5 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
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12.6. Immediate Payment.
Each Guarantor, upon the execution and delivery of this Indenture or a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.15 or 4.20, shall hereby agree to make immediate payment to the Trustee, on behalf of the Holders or itself, of all Obligations due and owing or payable to the respective Holders or the Trustee upon receipt of a demand for payment therefor by the Trustee to such Guarantor in writing.
12.7. No Setoff.
Each payment to be made by a Guarantor hereunder in respect of the Obligations shall be payable in the currency or currencies in which such Obligations are denominated, and shall be made without setoff, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.
12.8. Obligations Absolute.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are and shall be absolute and unconditional and any monies or amounts expressed to be owing or payable by each Guarantor hereunder which may not be recoverable from such Guarantor on the basis of a Guarantee shall be recoverable from such Guarantor as a primary obligor and principal debtor in respect thereof.
12.9. Obligations Continuing.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be continuing and shall remain in full force and effect until all the obligations have been paid and satisfied in full. Upon the execution and delivery of this Indenture or a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.15 or 4.20, each Guarantor shall hereby agree with the Trustee that it will from time to time deliver to the Trustee suitable acknowledgments of its continued liability hereunder and under any other instrument or instruments in such form as counsel to the Trustee may advise and as will prevent any action brought against it in respect of any default hereunder being barred by any statute of limitations now or hereafter in force and, in the event of the failure of a Guarantor so to do, it hereby irrevocably appoints the Trustee the attorney and agent of such Guarantor to make, execute and deliver such written acknowledgment or acknowledgments or other instruments as may from time to time become necessary or advisable, in the judgment of the Trustee on the advice of counsel, to fully maintain and keep in force the liability of such Guarantor hereunder and under its Guarantee.
12.10. Obligations Not Reduced.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be satisfied, reduced or discharged solely by the payment of such principal, premium, if any, interest, fees and other monies or amounts as may at any time prior to discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Article Eight be or become owing or payable under or by virtue of or otherwise in connection with the Securities or this Indenture.
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12.11. Obligations Reinstated.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment which would otherwise have reduced the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder (whether such payment shall have been made by or on behalf of the Issuer or by or on behalf of a Guarantor) is rescinded or reclaimed from any of the Holders upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer or any Guarantor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made. If demand for, or acceleration of the time for, payment by the Issuer is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of such Issuer, all such Indebtedness otherwise subject to demand for payment or acceleration shall nonetheless be payable by each Guarantor as provided herein.
12.12. Obligations Not Affected.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected, impaired or diminished in any way by any act, omission, matter or thing whatsoever, occurring before, upon or after any demand for payment hereunder (and whether or not known or consented to by any Guarantor or any of the Holders) which, but for this provision, might constitute a whole or partial defense to a claim against any Guarantor hereunder or might operate to release or otherwise exonerate any Guarantor from any of its obligations hereunder or otherwise affect such obligations, whether occasioned by default of any of the Holders or otherwise, including, without limitation:
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provided that the provisions of this Section 12.12 are not intended to affect in any way any release of a Guarantor in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.4.
12.13. Waiver.
Without in any way limiting the provisions of Section 12.1 hereof, each Guarantor, upon the execution and delivery of a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.15 or 4.20, shall hereby waive notice of acceptance hereof, notice of any liability of any Guarantor hereunder, notice or proof of reliance by the Holders upon the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder, and diligence, presentment, demand for payment on the Issuer, protest, notice of dishonor or nonpayment of any of the Obligations, or other notice or formalities to the Issuer or any Guarantor of any kind whatsoever.
12.14. No Obligation to Take Action Against the Issuer.
Neither the Trustee nor any other Person shall have any obligation to enforce or exhaust any rights or remedies or to take any other steps under any security for the Obligations or against the Issuer or any other Person or any property of such Issuer or any other Person before the Trustee is entitled to demand payment and performance by any or all Guarantors of their liabilities and obligations under their Guarantees or under this Indenture.
12.15. Dealing with the Issuer and Others.
The Holders, without releasing, discharging, limiting or otherwise affecting in whole or in part the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor and without the consent of or notice to any Guarantor, may
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12.16. Default and Enforcement.
If any Guarantor fails to pay in accordance with Section 12.6 hereof, the Trustee may proceed in its name as trustee hereunder in the enforcement of the Guarantee of any such Guarantor and such Guarantors obligations thereunder and hereunder by any remedy provided by law, whether by legal proceedings or otherwise, and to recover from such Guarantor the obligations.
12.17. Amendment, etc.
No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Indenture relating to any Guarantor or consent to any departure by any Guarantor or any other Person from any such provision will in any event be effective unless it is signed by such Guarantor and the Trustee.
12.18. Acknowledgment.
Each Guarantor, upon the execution and delivery of this Indenture or a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.15 or 4.20, shall hereby acknowledge communication of the terms of this Indenture and the Securities and shall hereby consent to and approves of the same.
12.19. Costs and Expenses.
Each Guarantor shall pay on demand by the Trustee any and all costs, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees on a solicitor and client basis) incurred by the Trustee, its agents, advisors and counsel or any of the Holders in enforcing any of their rights under any Guarantee.
12.20. No Merger or Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
No Guarantee shall operate by way of merger of any of the obligations of a Guarantor under any other agreement, including, without limitation, this Indenture. No failure to exercise
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and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Trustee or the Holders, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under this Indenture or the Securities, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under this Indenture or the Securities preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges in the Guarantee and under this Indenture, the Securities and any other document or instrument between a Guarantor and/or the Issuer and the Trustee are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privilege provided by law.
12.21. Survival of Obligations.
Without prejudice to the survival of any of the other obligations of any Guarantor hereunder, the obligations of each Guarantor under Section 12.1 shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations under the Securities, but only if and to the extent such payment is avoided, and in such case shall be enforceable against such Guarantor to the same extent as prior to any such payment and without regard to and without giving effect to any defense, right of offset or counterclaim available to or which may be asserted by the Issuer or any Guarantor.
12.22. Guarantee in Addition to Other Obligations.
The Obligations of each Guarantor under its Guarantee and this Indenture are in addition to and not in substitution for any other Obligations to the Trustee or to any of the Holders in relation to this Indenture or the Securities and any guarantees or security at any time held by or for the benefit of any of them.
12.23. Severability.
Any provision of this Article Twelve which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate the remaining provisions and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction unless its removal would substantially defeat the basic intent, spirit and purpose of this Indenture and this Article Twelve.
12.24. Successors and Assigns.
Each Guarantee shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Guarantor and the Trustee and the other Holders and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that no Guarantor may assign any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder, except as otherwise permitted in this Indenture.
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13.1. Trust Monies.
All Trust Monies shall be held by or delivered to the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Security Documents. Trust Monies, if any, shall, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at the direction of the Company, be (a) applied by the Trustee from time to time to the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Securities at maturity or upon redemption or retirement, or to the purchase of Securities upon tender or in the open market or otherwise, (b) released to the extent such cash would be considered Collateral under the Security Documents following such release or (c) applied to cure any Event of Default set forth in Section 6.1(a) or (b) in each case in accordance with the Security Documents.
13.2. Investment of Trust Monies.
All or any part of any Trust Monies held by the Trustee hereunder (except such as may be held for the account of any particular Securities) shall from time to time be invested or reinvested by the Trustee in any Cash Equivalents pursuant to the written direction of the Company, which shall specify the Cash Equivalents in which such Trust Monies shall be invested. Unless a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, any interest or dividends earned or paid on such Cash Equivalents (in excess of any accrued interest paid at the time of purchase) which may be received by the Trustee shall be forthwith paid to the Company. Such Cash Equivalents shall be held by the Trustee as a part of the Collateral, subject to the same provisions hereof as the cash used by it to purchase such Cash Equivalents. The Trustee shall not be liable or responsible for any loss resulting from such investments or sales except only for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act, its own material breach of this Indenture or its own willful misconduct in complying with this Section 13.2.
14.1. TIA Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provision shall control.
14.2. Notices.
Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be sufficiently given if made by hand delivery, by telex, by telecopier or registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
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if to the Issuer or a Guarantor:
Clean Harbors, Inc. |
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42 Longwater Drive |
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Norwell, MA 02061 |
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Attention: |
Chief Financial Officer |
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(781) 792-5900 |
with a copy to:
Davis, Malm & DAgostine, P.C. |
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One Boston Place, |
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37th Floor |
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Boston, MA 02108 |
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Attention: |
C. Michael Malm |
Fax No: |
(617) 523-6215 |
if to the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent:
U.S. Bank National Association |
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One Federal Street |
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3rd Floor |
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Boston, MA 02110 |
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Corporate Trust Services |
Fax No: |
(617) 603-6667 |
if to the Trustee for presentation of Securities for payment or for registration of transfer or exchange:
U.S. Bank National Association |
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Corporate Trust Services |
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Westside Flats Operation Center |
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60 Livingston Avenue |
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St. Paul, MN 55107 |
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Specialized Finance |
The Issuer, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent by written notice to each other such Person may designate additional or different addresses for notices to such Person. Any notice or communication to the Issuer, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent, shall be deemed to have been given or made as of the date so delivered if personally delivered; when answered back, if telecopied; and five (5) calendar days after mailing if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid (except that a notice of change of address shall not be deemed to have been given until actually received by the addressee), except that, with respect to any mailing, notices to the Trustee shall be deemed effective only upon receipt.
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Any notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be mailed to him by first class mail or other equivalent means at his address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given to him if so mailed within the time prescribed.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
14.3. Communications by Holders with Other Holders.
Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Issuer, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other Person shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).
14.4. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Issuer to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee at the request of the Trustee:
14.5. 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 the Officers Certificate required by Section 4.8, shall include:
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14.6. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar.
The Trustee, Paying Agent or Registrar may make reasonable rules for its functions.
14.7. Legal Holidays.
If a payment date is not a Business Day, payment may be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.
14.8. Governing Law.
THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES AND ANY GUARANTEES WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY. Each of the parties hereto agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture, the Securities or any Guarantees.
14.9. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
14.10. No Recourse Against Others.
No Affiliate, director, officer, employee, limited liability company members or stockholder of the Company or any Subsidiary, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer under the Securities or any Guarantee or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Securityholder by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
14.11. Successors.
All agreements of the Issuer and the Guarantors in this Indenture and the Securities and the Guarantees shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent in this Indenture shall bind its successor.
14.12. Duplicate Originals.
All parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy or counterpart shall be an original, but all of them together shall represent the same agreement.
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14.13. Severability.
In case any one or more of the provisions in this Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed all as of the date first written above.
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ALTAIR DISPOSAL SERVICES, LLC |
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BATON ROUGE DISPOSAL, LLC |
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BRIDGEPORT DISPOSAL, LLC |
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CH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS (MEXICO), INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS ANDOVER, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ANTIOCH, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ARIZONA, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS BATON ROUGE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS BDT, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS CHATTANOOGA, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS CLIVE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS COFFEYVILLE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS COLFAX, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS DEER TRAIL, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS DEVELOPMENT, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS FLORIDA, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS GRASSY MOUNTAIN, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS KANSAS, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS KINGSTON FACILITY CORPORATION |
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CLEAN HARBORS LAUREL, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS LONE MOUNTAIN, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS LONE STAR CORP. |
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CLEAN HARBORS LOS ANGELES, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF BALTIMORE, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF BRAINTREE, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF CONNECTICUT, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF NATICK, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF TEXAS, LLC |
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Exhibit A
[FORM OF INITIAL NOTE](1)
[FACE OF SECURITY]
CLEAN HARBORS, INC.
75/8% Senior Secured Note due 2016
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CUSIP No.
CLEAN HARBORS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Company or the Issuer, which terms include any of its successors under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received promise to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum of Dollars ($ ) on August 15, 2016.
Interest Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15; commencing February 15, 2010.
Record Dates: February 1 and August 1.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
(1) Add Private Placement Legend and, if appropriate, add Global Security Legend and/or OID Legend.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Security to be signed manually or by facsimile by their duly authorized officers.
Dated:
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[FORM OF TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]
This is one of the Initial Notes described in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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[REVERSE OF SECURITY]
CLEAN HARBORS, INC.
75/8% Senior Secured Note due 2016
1. Interest.
CLEAN HARBORS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Company, or the Issuer, which terms include any of its successors under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Issuer will pay interest semiannually on February 15 and August 15 of each year (each, an Interest Payment Date), commencing February 15, 2010. Interest on this Security will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including August 14, 2009. Interest on this Security will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate borne by this Security plus 2% and on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful.
2. Method of Payment.
The Issuer shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date even if the Securities are canceled on registration of transfer or registration of exchange (including pursuant to an Exchange Offer (as defined in the Indenture)) after such Record Date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Issuer shall pay principal, premium, if any and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts (U.S. Legal Tender). However, the Issuer may pay principal, premium, if any, and interest by wire transfer of federal funds, or interest by check payable in such U.S. Legal Tender. The Issuer may deliver any such interest payment to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holders registered address.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar.
Initially, U.S. Bank National Association (the Trustee) will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may, subject to certain exceptions, act as Registrar or co-Registrar.
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4. Indenture.
The Issuer issued the Securities under an Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2009 (the Indenture), among the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent. This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Issuer designated as their 75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016. Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) (the TIA), as in effect on the date of the Indenture until such time as the Indenture is qualified under the TIA, and thereafter as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Securities are general obligations of the Issuer unlimited in amount.
5. Optional Redemption.
The Issuer may redeem all or any portion of the Securities, on and after August 15, 2012, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice, at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on August 15 of the years set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption:
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At any time, or from time to time, prior to August 15, 2012, the Issuer may, at its option, use the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings to redeem up to 35% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities originally issued under the Indenture at a Redemption Price equal to 107.625% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that after any such redemption the aggregate principal amount of the Securities outstanding must equal at least 65% of the aggregate amount of the Securities originally issued under the Indenture. In order to effect the foregoing redemption with the net cash proceeds of any Equity Offering, the Issuer shall make such redemption not more than 90 days after the consummation of such Equity Offering.
At any time prior to August 15, 2012, the Issuer may, on one or more occasions, redeem all or any portion of the Securities, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities redeemed, plus the Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption, including accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
In addition, at any time and from time to time prior to August 15, 2012, but not more than once in any twelve-month period, the Issuer may redeem up to 10% of the original aggregate principal amount of Securities issued under the Indenture at a Redemption Price of 103% of the
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principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable Redemption Date.
6. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at such Holders registered address. Securities in denominations of $2,000 may be redeemed only in whole. The Trustee may select for redemption portions (equal to $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 thereof) of the principal of Securities that have denominations larger than $2,000.
If any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to such Security shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Security in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Security. On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on Securities or portions thereof called for redemption, subject to the provisions of the Indenture.
7. Change of Control Offer.
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Issuer will be required, as and to the extent set forth in the Indenture, to offer to purchase all of the outstanding Securities at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of Securityholders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date); provided however, that notwithstanding the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Issuer shall not be obligated to repurchase the Securities pursuant to this paragraph 7 in the event that the Issuer have exercised their right to redeem all of the Securities under the terms of paragraph 5 hereof).
8. Limitation on Asset Sales.
The Issuer is, subject to certain conditions, obligated to make an offer to purchase Securities at 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of repurchase with certain Net Cash Proceeds of certain sales or other dispositions of assets in accordance with the Indenture.
9. Registration Rights.
Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Issuer will be obligated to consummate an exchange offer pursuant to which the Holder of this Security shall have the right to exchange this Security for the Issuers 75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016, which shall have been registered under the Securities Act, in like principal amount and having terms substantially identical in all material respects to this Security. The Holders of this Security shall be entitled to receive certain additional interest payments in the event such exchange offer is not consummated and upon certain other conditions, all pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.
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10. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder shall register the transfer of or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Securities or portions thereof selected for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any security being redeemed in part.
11. Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered Holder of a Security shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
12. Unclaimed Funds.
If funds for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest remain unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will repay the funds to the Issuer at their request. After that, all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such funds shall cease.
13. Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity.
The Issuer and any Guarantor may be discharged from their obligations under the Indenture or the Securities and any Guarantee except for certain provisions thereof, and may be discharged from obligations to comply with certain covenants contained in the Indenture and the Securities and any Guarantee, in each case upon satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Indenture.
14. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Securities and any Guarantee may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding. From time to time, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders, may amend the Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents to cure ambiguities, defects or inconsistencies, and to add Guarantees, to release the Noteholder Secured Parties Lien with respect to Collateral in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and the Security Documents or similar provisions, so long as such change does not, in the good faith determination of the Issuers Board of Directors, adversely affect the rights of any of the Holders of the Securities in any material respect. In addition, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend the Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement to provide for the release of Collateral from the Lien of the Indenture and the Security Documents when permitted or required by the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Indenture, to secure any Other Pari Passu Lien
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Obligations under the Security Documents and to appropriately include the same in the Intercreditor Agreement, to modify the Intercreditor Agreement to allow for Liens on the Notes Collateral which secure Indebtedness secured by Liens with Junior Lien Priority that are senior to the Liens on the Notes Collateral which secure the ABL Obligations, so long as such Liens with Junior Lien Priority are junior to the Liens securing the Securities to the extent set forth in the definition of Junior Lien Priority (or to include such Indebtedness secured by Liens with Junior Lien Priority in the Intercreditor Agreement) or to conform the Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to the Description of the Notes contained in the Offering Circular.
15. Restrictive Covenants.
The Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to make restricted payments, to incur indebtedness, to create liens, to sell assets, to permit restrictions on dividends and other payments by Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company to the Company, to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets or to engage in transactions with affiliates. The limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. The Company must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such limitations.
16. Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Securities then outstanding may declare all the Securities to be due and payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture, the Securities or any Guarantee except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee is not obligated to enforce the Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees, unless it has received indemnity satisfactory to it. The Indenture permits, subject to certain limitations therein provided, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding to direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of Securities notice of certain continuing Defaults or Events of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest.
17. Trustee Dealings with Issuer.
The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer, their Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.
18. No Recourse Against Others.
No Affiliate, stockholder, director, officer, employee or limited liability company member of the Issuer or any of their Subsidiaries shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer under the Securities or any Guarantee or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of a Security by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
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19. Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating agent signs the certificate of authentication on this Security.
20. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security 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).
21. Governing Law.
This Security shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of laws to the extent that the application of the laws of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.
22. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer have caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.
23. Indenture.
Each Holder, by accepting a Security, agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the Indenture, as the same may be amended from time to time.
The Issuer will furnish to any Holder of a Security upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture which has the text of this Security in larger type. Requests may be made to: Clean Harbors, Inc., 42 Longwater Drive, Norwell, MA, 02061, Attn: Chief Financial Officer.
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In connection with any transfer of this Security occurring prior to the date which is the earlier of (i) the date of the declaration by the Commission of the effectiveness of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), covering resales of this Security (which effectiveness shall not have been suspended or terminated at the date of the transfer) and (ii) August 14, 2010, the undersigned confirms that it has not utilized any general solicitation or general advertising in connection with the transfer and that this Security is being transferred:
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Unless one of the items is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided that if box (3), (4), (5) or (7) is checked, the Issuer or the Trustee may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Securities, in its sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications (including an investment letter in the case of box (3) or (4)) and other information as the Trustee or the Issuer have reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee or Registrar shall not be obligated to register this Security in the name of any person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in Section 2.16 of the Indenture shall have been satisfied.
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The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Issuer as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigneds foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.17 or Section 4.18 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box:
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Exhibit B
[FORM OF EXCHANGE NOTE](1)
[FACE OF SECURITY]
CLEAN HARBORS, INC.
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CLEAN HARBORS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Company or the Issuer, which terms include any of its successors under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received promise to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum of Dollars ($), on August 15, 2016.
Interest Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15, commencing [ ], 20[ ].
Record Dates: February 1 and August 1.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
(1) If appropriate, add Global Security Legend and/or OID Legend.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Security to be signed manually or by facsimile by their duly authorized officers.
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[FORM OF TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]
This is one of the 75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 described in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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[REVERSE OF SECURITY]
CLEAN HARBORS, INC.
75/8% Senior Secured Note due 2016
1. Interest.
CLEAN HARBORS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Company or the Issuer, which terms include any of its successors under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Issuer will pay interest semiannually on February 15 and August 15 of each year (each, an Interest Payment Date), commencing [ ], 20[ ]. Interest on this Security will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including [ ], 20[ ]. Interest on this Security will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate borne by this Security plus 2% and on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful.
2. Method of Payment.
The Issuer shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date even if the Securities are canceled on registration of transfer or registration of exchange (including pursuant to an Exchange Offer (as defined in the Indenture)) after such Record Date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Issuer shall pay principal, premium, if any and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts (U.S. Legal Tender). However, the Issuer may pay principal, premium, if any, and interest by wire transfer of federal funds, or interest by check payable in such U.S. Legal Tender. The Issuer may deliver any such interest payment to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holders registered address.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar.
Initially, U.S. Bank National Association (the Trustee) will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may, subject to certain exceptions, act as Registrar or co-Registrar.
4. Indenture.
The Issuer issued the Securities under an Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2009 (the Indenture), among the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent. This
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Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Issuer designated as their 75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016. Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) (the TIA), as in effect on the date of the Indenture until such time as the Indenture is qualified under the TIA, and thereafter as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Securities are general obligations of the Issuer unlimited in amount.
5. Optional Redemption.
The Issuer may redeem all or any portion of the Securities, on and after August 15, 2012, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice, at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on August 15 of the years set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption:
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At any time, or from time to time, prior to August 15, 2012, the Issuer may, at its option, use the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings to redeem up to 35% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities originally issued under the Indenture at a Redemption Price equal to 107.625% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that after any such redemption the aggregate principal amount of the Securities outstanding must equal at least 65% of the aggregate amount of the Securities originally issued under the Indenture. In order to effect the foregoing redemption with the net cash proceeds of any Equity Offering, the Issuer shall make such redemption not more than 90 days after the consummation of such Equity Offering.
At any time prior to August 15, 2012, the Issuer may, on one or more occasions, redeem all or any portion of the Securities, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities redeemed, plus the Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption, including accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
In addition, at any time and from time to time prior to August 15, 2012, but not more than once in any twelve-month period, the Issuer may redeem up to 10% of the original aggregate principal amount of Securities issued under the Indenture at a Redemption Price of 103% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable Redemption Date.
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6. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at such Holders registered address. Securities in denominations of $2,000 may be redeemed only in whole. The Trustee may select for redemption portions (equal to $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 thereof) of the principal of Securities that have denominations larger than $2,000.
If any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to such Security shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Security in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Security. On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on Securities or portions thereof called for redemption, subject to the provisions of the Indenture.
7. Change of Control Offer.
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Issuer will be required, as and to the extent set forth in the Indenture, to offer to purchase all of the outstanding Securities at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of Securityholders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date); provided, however, that notwithstanding the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Issuer shall not be obligated to repurchase the Securities pursuant to this paragraph 7 in the event that the Issuer have exercised their right to redeem all of the Securities under the terms of paragraph 5 hereof).
8. Limitation on Asset Sales.
The Issuer is, subject to certain conditions, obligated to make an offer to purchase Securities at 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of repurchase with certain Net Cash Proceeds of certain sales or other dispositions of assets in accordance with the Indenture.
10. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange.
The Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder shall register the transfer of or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Securities or portions thereof selected for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any security being redeemed in part.
11. Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered Holder of a Security shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
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12. Unclaimed Funds.
If funds for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest remain unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will repay the funds to the Issuer at their request. After that, all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such funds shall cease.
13. Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity.
The Issuer and any Guarantors may be discharged from their obligations under the Indenture or the Securities and any Guarantee except for certain provisions thereof, and may be discharged from obligations to comply with certain covenants contained in the Indenture and the Securities and any Guarantee, in each case upon satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Indenture.
14. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Securities and any Guarantee may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding. From time to time, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders, may amend the Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents to cure ambiguities, defects or inconsistencies, and to add Guarantees, to release the Noteholder Secured Parties Lien with respect to Collateral in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and the Security Documents or similar provisions, so long as such change does not, in the good faith determination of the Issuers Board of Directors, adversely affect the rights of any of the Holders of the Securities in any material respect. In addition, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend the Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement to provide for the release of Collateral from the Lien of the Indenture and the Security Documents when permitted or required by the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Indenture, to secure any Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations under the Security Documents and to appropriately include the same in the Intercreditor Agreement, to modify the Intercreditor Agreement to allow for Liens on the Notes Collateral which secure Indebtedness secured by Liens with Junior Lien Priority that are senior to the Liens on the Notes Collateral which secure the ABL Obligations, so long as such Liens with Junior Lien Priority are junior to the Liens securing the Securities to the extent set forth in the definition of Junior Lien Priority (or to include such Indebtedness secured by Liens with Junior Lien Priority in the Intercreditor Agreement) or to conform the Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to the Description of the Notes contained in the Offering Circular.
15. Restrictive Covenants.
The Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to make restricted payments, to incur indebtedness, to create liens, to sell assets, to permit restrictions on dividends and other payments by Restricted
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Subsidiaries of the Company to the Company, to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets or to engage in transactions with affiliates. The limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. The Company must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such limitations.
16. Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Securities then outstanding may declare all the Securities to be due and payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture, the Securities or any Guarantee except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee is not obligated to enforce the Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees, unless it has received indemnity satisfactory to it. The Indenture permits, subject to certain limitations therein provided, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding to direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of Securities notice of certain continuing Defaults or Events of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest.
17. Trustee Dealings with Issuer.
The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer, their Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.
18. No Recourse Against Others.
No Affiliate, stockholder, director, officer, employee or limited liability company member of the Issuer or any of their Subsidiaries shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer under the Securities or any Guarantee or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of a Security by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
19. Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating agent signs the certificate of authentication on this Security.
20. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security 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).
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21. Governing Law.
This Security shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of laws to the extent that the application of the laws of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.
22. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer have caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.
23. Indenture.
Each Holder, by accepting a Security, agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the Indenture, as the same may be amended from time to time.
The Issuer will furnish to any Holder of a Security upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture which has the text of this Security in larger type. Requests may be made to: Clean Harbors, Inc., 42 Longwater Drive, Norwell, MA, 02061, Attn: Chief Financial Officer.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
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Exhibit C
Form of Certificate to Be
Delivered in Connection with
Transfers to Non-QIB Accredited Investors
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In connection with our proposed purchase of the Securities of Clean Harbors, Inc. (the Issuer), we confirm that:
1. We have received a copy of the Offering Circular (the Offering Circular), dated [ ], 20[ ] relating to the Securities and such other information as we deem necessary in order to make our investment decision. We acknowledge that we have read and agreed to the matters stated on pages (i) and (ii) of the Offering Circular and in the section entitled Transfer Restrictions of the Offering Circular, including the restrictions on duplication and circulation of the Offering Circular.
2. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Securities is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture relating to the Securities (as described in the Offering Circular) and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Securities except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
3. We understand that the offer and sale of the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Securities may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell or otherwise transfer any Securities prior to the date which is two years after the original issuance of the Securities, and if such transfer is in respect of any aggregate principal amount of Securities of less than $250,000, also furnishes an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Issuer that such transfer complies with the Securities Act, we will do so only (i) to the Issuer or any of their subsidiaries, (ii) inside the United States in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), (iii) inside the United States to an institutional accredited investor (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to the Trustee (as defined in the Indenture relating
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to the Securities), a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements relating to the restrictions on transfer of the Securities, (iv) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (v) pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act (if available), or (vi) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any person purchasing any of the Securities from us a notice advising such purchaser that resales of the Securities are restricted as stated herein.
4. We understand that, on any proposed resale of any Securities, we will be required to furnish to the Trustee and the Issuer such certification, legal opinions and other information as the Trustee and the Issuer may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Securities purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
5. We are an institutional accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Securities, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or their investment, as the case may be.
6. We are acquiring the Securities purchased by us for our account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional accredited investor) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion, and we are acquiring the Securities not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act.
You and the Issuer are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
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Exhibit D
Form of Certificate to Be
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Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our proposed sale of $ aggregate principal amount of the Securities, we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and, accordingly, we represent that:
(1) the offer of the Securities was not made to a person in the United States;
(2) either (a) at the time the buy offer was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States, or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither we nor any person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction has been prearranged with a buyer in the United States;
(3) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United States in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable;
(4) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act; and
(5) we have advised the transferee of the transfer restrictions applicable to the Securities.
You and the Issuer are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in Regulation S.
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Exhibit E
[FORM OF]
GUARANTEE
For value received, the undersigned hereby unconditionally guarantees, as principal obligor and not only as a surety, to the Holder of this Security the cash payments in United States dollars of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Security in the amounts and at the times when due and interest on the overdue principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, of this Security, if lawful, and the payment or performance of all other obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture (as defined below) or the Securities, to the Holder of this Security and the Trustee, all in accordance with and subject to the terms and limitations of this Security, Article Twelve of the Indenture and this Guarantee. This Guarantee will become effective in accordance with Article Twelve of the Indenture and its terms shall be evidenced therein. The validity and enforceability of any Guarantee shall not be affected by the fact that it is not affixed to any particular Security.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture dated as of August 14, 2009, among Clean Harbors, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the Company or the Issuer), the Guarantors, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Trustee) and Notes Collateral Agent.
The obligations of the undersigned to the Holders of Securities and to the Trustee pursuant to this Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Twelve of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee and all of the other provisions of the Indenture to which this Guarantee relates.
THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY. The undersigned Guarantor hereby agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guarantee.
This Guarantee is subject to release upon the terms set forth in the Indenture.
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Exhibit 4.36
Clean Harbors, Inc.
75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
unconditionally guaranteed as to the
payment of principal, premium,
if any, and interest by the Guarantors named herein.
Registration Rights Agreement
August 14, 2009
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Banc of America Securities LLC
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
85 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Clean Harbors, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the Company), proposes to issue and sell to the Purchasers (as defined herein) upon the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) $300,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016, which are unconditionally guaranteed by each of the subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule IV to the Purchase Agreement (the Guarantors). As an inducement to the Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement and in satisfaction of a condition to the obligations of the Purchasers thereunder, the Company and the Guarantors agree with the Purchasers for the benefit of holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Registrable Securities (as defined herein) as follows:
Base Interest shall mean the interest that would otherwise accrue on the Securities under the terms thereof and the Indenture, without giving effect to the provisions of this Agreement.
The term broker-dealer shall mean any broker or dealer registered with the Commission under the Exchange Act.
Business Day shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13e-4(a)(3) promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act, as the same may be amended or succeeded from time to time.
Closing Date shall mean the date on which the Securities are initially issued.
Commission shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, whichever is the relevant statute for the particular purpose.
EDGAR System means the Next-Generation EDGAR filing system of the Commission and the rules and regulations pertaining thereto promulgated by the Commission in Regulation S-T under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, in each case as the same may be amended or succeeded from time to time (and without regard to format).
Effective Time, in the case of (i) an Exchange Registration, shall mean the time and date as of which the Commission declares the Exchange Registration Statement effective or as of which the Exchange Registration Statement otherwise becomes effective and (ii) a Shelf Registration, shall mean the time and date as of which the Commission declares the Shelf Registration Statement effective or as of which the Shelf Registration Statement otherwise becomes effective.
Electing Holder shall mean any holder of Registrable Securities that has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company in accordance with Section 3(d)(ii) or Section 3(d)(iii) and the instructions set forth in the Notice and Questionnaire.
Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder, as the same may be amended or succeeded from time to time.
Exchange Offer shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(a).
Exchange Registration shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(c).
Exchange Registration Statement shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(a).
Exchange Securities shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(a).
Guarantors shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Indenture.
The term holder shall mean each of the Purchasers and other persons who acquire Securities from time to time (including any successors or assigns), in each case for so long as such person owns any Securities.
Indenture shall mean the trust indenture, dated as of August 14, 2009, among the Company, the Guarantor and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and notes collateral agent, as the same may be amended from time to time.
Notice and Questionnaire means a Notice of Registration Statement and Selling Securityholder Questionnaire substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
The term person shall mean a corporation, limited liability company, association, partnership, organization, business, individual, government or political subdivision thereof or governmental agency.
Purchase Agreement shall mean the Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2009, among the Purchasers, the Company and the Guarantors relating to the Securities.
Purchasers shall mean the Purchasers named in Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement.
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Registrable Securities shall mean the Securities; provided, however, that a Security shall cease to be a Registrable Security upon the earliest to occur of the following: (i) in the circumstances contemplated by Section 2(a), the Security has been exchanged for an Exchange Security in an Exchange Offer as contemplated in Section 2(a) (provided that any Exchange Security that, pursuant to the last two sentences of Section 2(a), is included in a prospectus for use in connection with resales by broker-dealers shall be deemed to be a Registrable Security with respect to Sections 5, 6 and 9 until resale of such Registrable Security has been effected within the Resale Period); (ii) in the circumstances contemplated by Section 2(b), a Shelf Registration Statement registering such Security under the Securities Act has been declared or becomes effective and such Security has been sold or otherwise transferred by the holder thereof pursuant to and in a manner contemplated by such effective Shelf Registration Statement; (iii) subject to Section 8(b), such Security is actually sold by the holder thereof pursuant to Rule 144 under circumstances in which any legend borne by such Security relating to restrictions on transferability thereof, under the Securities Act or otherwise, is removed by the Company or pursuant to the Indenture; provided that for purposes of this clause (iii), the holding period required by paragraph (d) of Rule 144 shall be deemed to be two years; or (iv) such Security shall cease to be outstanding.
Registration Default shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(c).
Registration Default Period shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(c).
Registration Expenses shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.
Resale Period shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(a).
Restricted Holder shall mean (i) a holder that is an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405, (ii) a holder who acquires Exchange Securities outside the ordinary course of such holders business, (iii) a holder who has arrangements or understandings with any person to participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing Exchange Securities and (iv) a holder that is a broker-dealer, but only with respect to Exchange Securities received by such broker-dealer pursuant to an Exchange Offer in exchange for Registrable Securities acquired by the broker-dealer directly from the Company.
Rule 144, Rule 405, Rule 415, Rule 424, Rule 430B and Rule 433 shall mean, in each case, such rule promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), as the same may be amended or succeeded from time to time.
Securities shall mean, collectively, the $300,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Companys 75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 to be issued and sold to the Purchasers, and securities issued in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof pursuant to the Indenture. Each Security is entitled to the benefit of the guarantees provided by the Guarantors in the Indenture (the Guarantees) and, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference herein to a Security, an Exchange Security or a Registrable Security shall include a reference to the related Guarantee.
Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder, as the same may be amended or succeeded from time to time.
Shelf Registration shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(b).
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Shelf Registration Statement shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(b).
Special Interest shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(c).
Trust Indenture Act shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder, as the same may be amended or succeeded from time to time.
Trustee shall mean U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee under the Indenture, together with any successors thereto in such capacity.
Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference herein to a Section or clause refers to a Section or clause, as the case may be, of this Agreement, and the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision.
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If the Company and the Guarantor file a registration statement pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b), the following provisions shall apply:
(a) At or before the Effective Time of the Exchange Registration or any Shelf Registration, whichever may occur first, the Company shall qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
(b) In the event that such qualification would require the appointment of a new trustee under the Indenture, the Company shall appoint a new trustee thereunder pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture.
(c) In connection with the Companys and the Guarantors obligations with respect to the registration of Exchange Securities as contemplated by Section 2(a) (the Exchange Registration), if applicable, the Company and the Guarantors shall:
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(i) prepare and file with the Commission, an Exchange Registration Statement on any form which may be utilized by the Company and the Guarantors and which shall permit the Exchange Offer and resales of Exchange Securities by broker-dealers during the Resale Period to be effected as contemplated by Section 2(a), and use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange Registration Statement to become effective;
(ii) as soon as practicable prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Exchange Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein as may be necessary to effect and maintain the effectiveness of such Exchange Registration Statement for the periods and purposes contemplated in Section 2(a) and as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions applicable to the form of such Exchange Registration Statement, and promptly provide each broker-dealer holding Exchange Securities with such number of copies of the prospectus included therein (as then amended or supplemented), in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act, as such broker-dealer reasonably may request prior to the expiration of the Resale Period, for use in connection with resales of Exchange Securities;
(iii) promptly notify each broker-dealer that has requested or received copies of the prospectus included in such Exchange Registration Statement, and confirm such advice in writing, (A) when such Exchange Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or any prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to such Exchange Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (B) of any comments by the Commission and by the blue sky or securities commissioner or regulator of any state with respect thereto or any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to such Exchange Registration Statement or prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Exchange Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for that purpose, (D) if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company contemplated by Section 5 cease to be true and correct in all material respects, (E) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Exchange Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, (F) the occurrence of any event that causes the Company to become an ineligible issuer as defined in Rule 405, or (G) if at any time during the Resale Period when a prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, that such Exchange Registration Statement, prospectus, prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment does not conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;
(iv) in the event that the Company and the Guarantors would be required, pursuant to Section 3(c)(iii)(G), to notify any broker-dealers holding Exchange Securities, promptly prepare and furnish to each such holder a reasonable number of copies of a prospectus supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of such Exchange Securities during the Resale Period, such prospectus shall conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust
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Indenture Act and shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;
(v) use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Exchange Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto at the earliest practicable date;
(vi) use all commercially reasonable efforts to (A) register or qualify the Exchange Securities under the securities laws or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are contemplated by Section 2(a) no later than the commencement of the Exchange Offer, to the extent required by such laws, (B) keep such registrations or qualifications in effect and comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of offers, sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions until the expiration of the Resale Period, (C) take any and all other actions as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each broker-dealer holding Exchange Securities to consummate the disposition thereof in such jurisdictions and (D) obtain the consent or approval of each governmental agency or authority, whether federal, state or local, which may be required to effect the Exchange Registration, the Exchange Offer and the offering and sale of Exchange Securities by broker-dealers during the Resale Period; provided, however, that the Company and each Guarantor shall not be required for any such purpose to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for the requirements of this Section 3(c)(vi), (2) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction or become subject to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (3) make any changes to its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other governing documents or any agreement between it and its stockholders;
(vii) obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities, not later than the applicable Effective Time; and
(viii) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its securityholders no later than eighteen months after the Effective Time of such Exchange Registration Statement, an earning statement of the Company and its subsidiaries complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158 thereunder).
(i) prepare and file with the Commission, within the time periods specified in Section 2(b), a Shelf Registration Statement on any form which may be utilized by the Company and which shall register all of the Registrable Securities for resale by the holders thereof in accordance with such method or methods of disposition as may be specified by the holders of Registrable Securities as, from time to time, may be Electing Holders and use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to become effective within the time periods specified in Section 2(b);
(ii) mail the Notice and Questionnaire to the holders of Registrable Securities (A) not less than 30 days prior to the anticipated Effective Time of the Shelf Registration Statement or (B) in the case of an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405), mail the Notice and Questionnaire to the holders of Registrable
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Securities not later than the Effective Time of such Shelf Registration Statement, and in any such case no holder shall be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement, and no holder shall be entitled to use the prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities at any time, unless and until such holder has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company;
(iii) after the Effective Time of the Shelf Registration Statement, upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities that is not then an Electing Holder, promptly send a Notice and Questionnaire to such holder; provided that the Company shall not be required to take any action to name such holder as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement or to enable such holder to use the prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities until such holder has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company;
(iv) as soon as practicable prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Shelf Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein as may be necessary to effect and maintain the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement for the period specified in Section 2(b) and as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions applicable to the form of such Shelf Registration Statement, and furnish to the Electing Holders copies of any such supplement or amendment simultaneously with or prior to its being used or filed with the Commission to the extent such documents are not publicly available on the Commissions EDGAR System;
(v) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Electing Holders provided for in such Shelf Registration Statement;
(vi) provide the Electing Holders and not more than one counsel for all the Electing Holders the opportunity to participate in the preparation of such Shelf Registration Statement, each prospectus included therein or filed with the Commission and each amendment or supplement thereto;
(vii) for a reasonable period prior to the filing of such Shelf Registration Statement, and throughout the period specified in Section 2(b), make available at reasonable times at the Companys principal place of business or such other reasonable place for inspection by the persons referred to in Section 3(d)(vi) who shall certify to the Company that they have a current intention to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration such financial and other information and books and records of the Company, and cause the officers, employees, counsel and independent certified public accountants of the Company to respond to such inquiries, as shall be reasonably necessary (and in the case of counsel, not violate an attorney-client privilege, in such counsels reasonable belief), in the judgment of the respective counsel referred to in Section 3(d)(vi), to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act; provided, however, that the foregoing inspection and information gathering on behalf of the Electing Holders shall be conducted by one counsel designated by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities held by the Electing Holders at the time outstanding and provided further that each such party shall be required to maintain in confidence and not to disclose to any other person any information or records reasonably designated by the Company as being
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confidential, until such time as (A) such information becomes a matter of public record (whether by virtue of its inclusion in such Shelf Registration Statement or otherwise), or (B) such person shall be required so to disclose such information pursuant to a subpoena or order of any court or other governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the matter (subject to the requirements of such order, and only after such person shall have given the Company prompt prior written notice of such requirement), or (C) such information is required to be set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or in an amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement to such prospectus in order that such Shelf Registration Statement, prospectus, amendment or supplement, as the case may be, complies with applicable requirements of the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Commission and does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;
(viii) promptly notify each of the Electing Holders and confirm such advice in writing, (A) when such Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or any prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to such Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (B) of any comments by the Commission and by the blue sky or securities commissioner or regulator of any state with respect thereto or any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to such Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for that purpose, (D) if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 5 cease to be true and correct in all material respects, (E) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, (F) the occurrence of any event that causes the Company to become an ineligible issuer as defined in Rule 405, or (G) if at any time when a prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, that such Shelf Registration Statement, prospectus, prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment does not conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;
(ix) use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto at the earliest practicable date;
(x) if requested by any Electing Holder, promptly incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as is required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and as such Electing Holder specifies should be included therein relating to the terms of the sale of such Registrable Securities, including information with respect to the principal amount of Registrable Securities being sold by such Electing Holder, the name and description of such Electing Holder, the offering price of such Registrable Securities and any discount, commission or other compensation payable in respect thereof and with respect to any other terms of the offering of
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the Registrable Securities to be sold by such Electing Holder; and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment promptly after notification of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;
(xi) furnish to each Electing Holder and the counsel referred to in Section 3(d)(vi) an executed copy (or a conformed copy) of such Shelf Registration Statement, each such amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto (in the case of an Electing Holder of Registrable Securities, upon request) and documents incorporated by reference therein) and such number of copies of such Shelf Registration Statement (excluding exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein unless specifically so requested by such Electing Holder) and of the prospectus included in such Shelf Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus), in conformity in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act to the extent such documents are not available through the Commissions EDGAR System, and such other documents, as such Electing Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the offering and disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Electing Holder and to permit such Electing Holder to satisfy the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act; and subject to Section 3(e), the Company hereby consents to the use of such prospectus (including such preliminary and summary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto by each such Electing Holder, in each case in the form most recently provided to such person by the Company, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by the prospectus (including such preliminary and summary prospectus) or any supplement or amendment thereto;
(xii) use all commercially reasonable efforts to (A) register or qualify the Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Registration Statement under such securities laws or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Electing Holder shall reasonably request, (B) keep such registrations or qualifications in effect and comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of offers, sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions during the period the Shelf Registration Statement is required to remain effective under Section 2(b) and for so long as may be necessary to enable any such Electing Holder to complete its distribution of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, (C) take any and all other actions as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each such Electing Holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities and (D) obtain the consent or approval of each governmental agency or authority, whether federal, state or local, which may be required to effect the Shelf Registration or the offering or sale in connection therewith or to enable the selling holder or holders to offer, or to consummate the disposition of, their Registrable Securities; provided, however, that the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required for any such purpose to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for the requirements of this Section 3(d)(xii), (2) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction or become subject to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (3) make any changes to its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other governing documents or any agreement between it and its stockholders;
(xiii) unless any Registrable Securities shall be in book-entry only form, cooperate with the Electing Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates
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representing Registrable Securities to be sold, which certificates, if so required by any securities exchange upon which any Registrable Securities are listed, shall be printed, penned, lithographed, engraved or otherwise produced by any combination of such methods, on steel engraved borders, and which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends;
(xiv) obtain a CUSIP number for all Securities that have been registered under the Securities Act, not later than the applicable Effective Time;
(xv) notify in writing each holder of Registrable Securities of any proposal by the Company to amend or waive any provision of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9(h) and of any amendment or waiver effected pursuant thereto, each of which notices shall contain the text of the amendment or waiver proposed or effected, as the case may be; and
(xvi) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its securityholders no later than eighteen months after the Effective Time of such Shelf Registration Statement an earning statement of the Company and its subsidiaries complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158 thereunder).
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The Company agrees to bear and to pay or cause to be paid promptly all expenses incident to the Companys performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including (a) all Commission and any FINRA registration, filing and review fees and expenses including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Eligible Holders in connection with such registration, filing and review, (b) all fees and expenses in connection with the qualification of the Registrable Securities and the Exchange Securities, as applicable, for offering and sale under the State securities and blue sky laws referred to in Section 3(d)(xii) and determination of their eligibility for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Electing Holders may designate, including any reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Electing Holders in connection with such qualification and determination, (c) all expenses relating to the preparation, printing, production, distribution and reproduction of each registration statement required to be filed hereunder, each prospectus included therein or prepared for distribution pursuant hereto, each amendment or supplement to the foregoing, the expenses of preparing the Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, for delivery and the expenses of printing or producing any selling agreements and blue
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sky or legal investment memoranda and all other documents in connection with the offering, sale or delivery of Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, to be disposed of (including certificates representing the Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable), (d) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses relating to the offering, sale or delivery of Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, and the preparation of documents referred in clause (c) above, (e) fees and expenses of the Trustee under the Indenture, any agent of the Trustee and any counsel for the Trustee and of any collateral agent or custodian, (f) internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of the Companys officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), (g) reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel and independent certified public accountants of the Company, (h) reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of one counsel for the Electing Holders retained in connection with a Shelf Registration, as selected by the Electing Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities held by Electing Holders (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company), (i) any fees charged by securities rating services for rating the Registrable Securities or the Exchange Securities, as applicable, and (j) fees, expenses and disbursements of any other persons, including special experts, retained by the Company in connection with such registration (collectively, the Registration Expenses). To the extent that any Registration Expenses are incurred, assumed or paid by any holder of Registrable Securities, Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, the Company shall reimburse such person for the full amount of the Registration Expenses so incurred, assumed or paid promptly after receipt of a request therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holders of the Registrable Securities being registered shall pay all agency fees and commissions and underwriting discounts and commissions, if any, and transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale of such Registrable Securities and Exchange Securities, as applicable, and the fees and disbursements of any counsel or other advisors or experts retained by such holders (severally or jointly), other than the counsel and experts specifically referred to above.
The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to, and agree with, each Purchaser and each of the holders from time to time of Registrable Securities that:
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Each holder of Registrable Securities hereby agrees with the Company and each other such holder that no holder of Registrable Securities may participate in any underwritten offering hereunder unless (a) the Company gives its prior written consent to such underwritten offering, (b) the managing underwriter or underwriters thereof shall be designated by Electing Holders holding at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities to be included in such offering, provided that such designated managing underwriter or underwriters is or are reasonably acceptable to the Company, (c) each holder of Registrable Securities participating in such underwritten offering agrees to sell such holders Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the persons entitled selecting the managing underwriter or underwriters hereunder and (d) each holder of Registrable Securities participating in such underwritten offering completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. The Company hereby agrees with each holder of Registrable Securities that, to the extent it consents to an underwritten offering hereunder, it will negotiate in good faith and execute all indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements, including using all commercially reasonable efforts to procure customary legal opinions and auditor comfort letters.
(d) Parties in Interest. All the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto, the holders from time to time of the Registrable Securities and the respective successors and assigns of the foregoing. In the event that any transferee of any holder of Registrable Securities shall acquire Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by gift, bequest, purchase, operation of law or otherwise, such transferee shall, without any further writing or action of any kind, be deemed a beneficiary hereof for all purposes and such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities such transferee shall be entitled to receive the benefits of, and be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by all of the applicable terms and provisions of this Agreement. If the Company shall so request, any such successor, assign or transferee shall agree in writing to acquire and hold the Registrable Securities subject to all of the applicable terms hereof.
(e) Survival. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and each other provision set forth in this Agreement or made pursuant hereto shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation (or statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf of any holder of Registrable Securities, any director, officer or partner of such holder, or any controlling person of any of the foregoing, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the transfer and registration of Registrable Securities by such holder and the consummation of an Exchange Offer.
(f) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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(g) Headings. The descriptive headings of the several Sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(h) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the other writings referred to herein (including the Indenture and the form of Securities) or delivered pursuant hereto which form a part hereof contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by a written instrument duly executed by the Company and the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities at the time outstanding. Each holder of any Registrable Securities at the time or thereafter outstanding shall be bound by any amendment or waiver effected pursuant to this Section 9(h), whether or not any notice, writing or marking indicating such amendment or waiver appears on such Registrable Securities or is delivered to such holder.
(i) Inspection. For so long as this Agreement shall be in effect, this Agreement and a complete list of the names and addresses of all the record holders of Registrable Securities shall be made available for inspection and copying on any Business Day by any holder of Registrable Securities for proper purposes only (which shall include any purpose related to the rights of the holders of Registrable Securities under the Securities, the Indenture and this Agreement) at the offices of the Company at the address thereof set forth in Section 9(c) and at the office of the Trustee under the Indenture.
(j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such respective counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
(k) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained in this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us five counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by you, on behalf of each of the Purchasers, this letter and such acceptance hereof shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Purchasers, the Guarantors and the Company. It is understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf of each of the Purchasers is pursuant to the authority set forth in a form of Agreement among Purchasers, the form of which shall be submitted to the Company for examination upon request, but without warranty on your part as to the authority of the signers thereof.
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ALTAIR DISPOSAL SERVICES, LLC |
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BATON ROUGE DISPOSAL, LLC |
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BRIDGEPORT DISPOSAL, LLC |
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CH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS (MEXICO), INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS ANDOVER, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ANTIOCH, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ARIZONA, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS BATON ROUGE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS BDT, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS CHATTANOOGA, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS CLIVE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS COFFEYVILLE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS COLFAX, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS DEER TRAIL, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS DEVELOPMENT, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS FLORIDA, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS GRASSY MOUNTAIN, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS KANSAS, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS KINGSTON FACILITY CORPORATION |
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CLEAN HARBORS LAUREL, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS LONE MOUNTAIN, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS LONE STAR CORP. |
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CLEAN HARBORS LOS ANGELES, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF BALTIMORE, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF BRAINTREE, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF CONNECTICUT, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF NATICK, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF TEXAS, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS PECATONICA, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS PPM, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF CHICAGO, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF OHIO, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS REIDSVILLE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS SAN JOSE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS SERVICES, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS WESTMORLAND, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS WHITE CASTLE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS WILMINGTON, LLC |
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CROWLEY DISPOSAL, LLC |
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HARBOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC. |
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Exhibit A
Clean Harbors, Inc.
INSTRUCTION TO DTC PARTICIPANTS
(Date of Mailing)
URGENT - IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUESTED
DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE: [DATE] (a)
The Depository Trust Company (DTC) has identified you as a DTC Participant through which beneficial interests in the Clean Harbors, Inc. (the Company) 75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the Securities) are held.
The Company is in the process of registering the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933 for resale by the beneficial owners thereof. In order to have their Securities included in the registration statement, beneficial owners must complete and return the enclosed Notice of Registration Statement and Selling Securityholder Questionnaire.
It is important that beneficial owners of the Securities receive a copy of the enclosed materials as soon as possible as their rights to have the Securities included in the registration statement depend upon their returning the Notice and Questionnaire by [Deadline For Response]. Please forward a copy of the enclosed documents to each beneficial owner that holds interests in the Securities through you. If you require more copies of the enclosed materials or have any questions pertaining to this matter, please contact Clean Harbors, Inc., 42 Longwater Drive, Norwell, Massachusetts 02061-9149, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, (telephone (781) 792-5000).
(a) Not less than 28 calendar days from date of mailing.
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Clean Harbors, Inc.
Notice of Registration Statement
and
Selling Securityholder Questionnaire
(Date)
Reference is hereby made to the Registration Rights Agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement) among Clean Harbors, Inc. (the Company), the Guarantors named therein and the Purchasers named therein. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has filed or will file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) a registration statement on Form [ ] (the Shelf Registration Statement) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), of the Companys 75/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the Securities). A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement has been filed or will be filed as an exhibit to the Shelf Registration Statement and can be obtained from the Commissions website at www.sec.gov. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Each beneficial owner of Registrable Securities (as defined below) is entitled to have the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by it included in the Shelf Registration Statement. In order to have Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement, this Notice of Registration Statement and Selling Securityholder Questionnaire (Notice and Questionnaire) must be completed, executed and delivered to the Companys counsel at the address set forth herein for receipt ON OR BEFORE [Deadline for Response]. Beneficial owners of Registrable Securities who do not properly complete, execute and return this Notice and Questionnaire by such date (i) will not be named as selling securityholders in the Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) may not use the Prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus.
The term Registrable Securities is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.
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ELECTION
The undersigned holder (the Selling Securityholder) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include in the Shelf Registration Statement the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by it and listed below in Item (3). The undersigned, by signing and returning this Notice and Questionnaire, agrees to be bound with respect to such Registrable Securities by the terms and conditions of this Notice and Questionnaire and the Registration Rights Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 6 of the Registration Rights Agreement, as if the undersigned Selling Securityholder were an original party thereto.
Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the undersigned has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers who sign any Shelf Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), against certain loses arising out of an untrue statement, or the alleged untrue statement, of a material fact in the Shelf Registration Statement or the related prospectus or the omission, or alleged omission, to state a material fact required to be stated in such Shelf Registration Statement or the related prospectus, but only to the extent such untrue statement or omission, or alleged untrue statement or omission, was made in reliance on and in conformity with the information provided in this Notice and Questionnaire.
Upon any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, the Selling Securityholder will be required to deliver to the Company and Trustee the Notice of Transfer set forth in Appendix A to the Prospectus and as Exhibit B to the Registration Rights Agreement.
The Selling Securityholder hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate and complete:
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QUESTIONNAIRE
(1) (a) Full legal name
of Selling Securityholder:
(b) Full legal name
of registered Holder (if not the same as in (a) above) of Registrable Securities
listed in Item (3) below:
(c) Full legal name of DTC Participant (if applicable and if not the same as (b) above) through which Registrable Securities listed in Item (3) below are held:
(2) Address for notices to
Selling Securityholder:
Telephone:
Fax:
Contact Person:
E-mail for Contact Person:
(3) Beneficial Ownership of Securities:
Except as set forth below in this Item (3), the undersigned does not beneficially own any Securities.
(a) Principal
amount of Registrable Securities beneficially owned:
CUSIP No(s). of such Registrable Securities:
(b) Principal
amount of Securities other than Registrable Securities beneficially owned:
CUSIP No(s). of such other Securities:
(c) Principal
amount of Registrable Securities that the undersigned wishes to be included in
the Shelf Registration Statement:
CUSIP No(s). of such Registrable Securities to be included in the Shelf Registration
Statement:
(4) Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company:
Except as set forth below in this Item (4), the undersigned Selling Securityholder is not the beneficial or registered owner of any other securities of the Company, other than the Securities listed above in Item (3).
State any exceptions here:
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(5) Individuals who exercise dispositive powers with respect to the Securities:
If the Selling Securityholder is not an entity that is required to file reports with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (a Reporting Company), then the Selling Securityholder must disclose the name of the natural person(s) who exercise sole or shared dispositive powers with respect to the Securities. Selling Securityholders should disclose the beneficial holders, not nominee holders or other such others of record. In addition, the Commission has provided guidance that Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 should be used by analogy when determining the person or persons sharing voting and/or dispositive powers with respect to the Securities.
(a) Is the holder a Reporting Company?
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If No, please answer Item (5)(b).
(b) List below the
individual or individuals who exercise dispositive powers with respect to the
Securities:
Please note that the names of the persons listed in
(b) above will be included in the Shelf Registration Statement and related
Prospectus.
(6) Relationships with the Company:
Except as set forth below, neither the Selling Securityholder nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (5% or more) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
State any exceptions here:
(7) Plan of Distribution:
Except as set forth below, the undersigned Selling Securityholder intends to distribute the Registrable Securities listed above in Item (3) only as follows (if at all): Such Registrable Securities may be sold from time to time directly by the undersigned Selling Securityholder. Such Registrable Securities may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. Such sales may be effected in transactions (which may involve crosses or block transactions) (i) on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the Registered Securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, (ii) in the over-the-counter market, (iii) in transactions otherwise than on such exchanges or services or in the over-the-counter market, or (iv) through the writing of options. In connection with sales of the Registrable Securities or otherwise, the Selling Securityholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage
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in short sales of the Registrable Securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Securityholder may also sell Registrable Securities short and deliver Registrable Securities to close out such short positions, or loan or pledge Registrable Securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such securities.
State any exceptions here:
Note: In no
event may such method(s) of distribution take the form of an underwritten
offering of Registrable Securities without the prior written agreement of the
Company.
(8) Broker-Dealers:
The Commission requires that all Selling Securityholders that are registered broker-dealers or affiliates of registered broker-dealers be so identified in the Shelf Registration Statement. In addition, the Commission requires that all Selling Securityholders that are registered broker-dealers be named as underwriters in the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus, even if they did not receive the Registrable Securities as compensation for underwriting activities.
(a) State whether the undersigned Selling Securityholder is a registered broker-dealer:
Yes o No o
(b) If the answer to (a) is Yes, you must answer (i) and (ii) below, and (iii) below if applicable. Your answers to (i) and (ii) below, and (iii) below if applicable, will be included in the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus.
(i) Were the Securities acquired as compensation for underwriting activities?
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If you answered Yes, please provide a brief description of the transaction(s) in which the Securities were acquired as compensation:
(ii) Were the Securities acquired for investment purposes?
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(iii) If you answered No to both (i) and (ii), please explain the Selling Securityholders reason for acquiring the Securities:
(c) State whether the undersigned Selling Securityholder is an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer and, if so, list the name(s) of the broker-dealer affiliate(s):
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(d) If you answered Yes to question (c) above:
(i) Did the undersigned Selling Securityholder purchase Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business?
Yes o No o
If the answer is No to question (d)(i), provide a brief explanation
of the circumstances in which the Selling Securityholder acquired the
Registrable Securities:
(ii) At the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities, did the undersigned Selling Securityholder have any agreements, understandings or arrangements, directly or indirectly, with any person to dispose of or distribute the Registrable Securities?
Yes o No o
If the answer is Yes to question (d)(ii), provide a brief explanation of such agreements, understandings or arrangements:
If the answer is No to Item (8)(d)(i) or Yes to Item (8)(d)(ii), you will be named as an underwriter in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus.
(9) Hedging and short sales:
(a) State whether the undersigned Selling Securityholder has or will enter into hedging transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities:
Yes o No o
If Yes, provide below a complete description of the hedging transactions into which the undersigned Selling Securityholder has entered or will enter and the purpose of such hedging transactions, including the extent to which such hedging transactions remain in place:
(b) Set forth below is Interpretation A.65 of the Commissions July 1997 Manual of Publicly Available Interpretations regarding short selling:
An issuer filed a Form S-3 registration statement for a secondary offering of common
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stock which is not yet effective. One of the selling shareholders wanted to do a short sale of common stock against the box and cover the short sale with registered shares after the effective date. The issuer was advised that the short sale could not be made before the registration statement becomes effective, because the shares underlying the short sale are deemed to be sold at the time such sale is made. There would, therefore, be a violation of Section 5 if the shares were effectively sold prior to the effective date.
By returning this Notice and Questionnaire, the undersigned Selling Securityholder will be deemed to be aware of the foregoing interpretation.
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By signing below, the Selling Securityholder acknowledges that it understands its obligation to comply, and agrees that it will comply, with the provisions of the Exchange Act, particularly Regulation M (or any successor rule or regulation).
The Selling Securityholder hereby acknowledges its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and certain other persons as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
In the event that the Selling Securityholder transfers all or any portion of the Registrable Securities listed in Item (3) above after the date on which such information is provided to the Company, the Selling Securityholder agrees to notify the transferee(s) at the time of the transfer of its rights and obligations under this Notice and Questionnaire and the Registration Rights Agreement.
By signing below, the Selling Securityholder consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items (1) through (9) above and the inclusion of such information in the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus. The Selling Securityholder understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation of the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus.
In accordance with the Selling Securityholders obligation under Section 3(d) of the Registration Rights Agreement to provide such information as may be required by law for inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement, the Selling Securityholder agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein which may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Shelf Registration Statement remains in effect and to provide such additional information that the Company may reasonably request regarding such Selling Securityholder and the intended method of distribution of Registrable Securities in order to comply with the Securities Act. Except as otherwise provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, all notices hereunder and pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be made in writing, by hand-delivery, first-class mail, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery as follows:
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Once this Notice and Questionnaire is executed by the Selling Securityholder and received by the Companys counsel, the terms of this Notice and Questionnaire, and the representations and warranties contained herein, shall be binding on, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns of the Company and the Selling Securityholder (with respect to the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by such Selling Securityholder and listed in Item (3) above. This Notice and Questionnaire shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York.
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NOTICE OF TRANSFER PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT
U.S. Bank National Association
Clean Harbors, Inc.
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Please be advised that has transferred $ aggregate principal amount of the above-referenced Notes pursuant to an effective Registration Statement on Form [ ] (File No. 333- ) filed by the Company.
We hereby certify that the prospectus delivery requirements, if any, of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, have been satisfied and that the above-named beneficial owner of the Notes is named as a Selling Holder in the Prospectus dated [date] or in supplements thereto, and that the aggregate principal amount of the Notes transferred are the Notes listed in such Prospectus opposite such owners name.
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Exhibit 4.37
SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of August 14, 2009 (this Security Agreement), among CLEAN HARBORS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Company), each of the subsidiaries of the Company listed on Annex A hereto or that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 8.13 hereof (each such subsidiary being a Subsidiary Grantor and, collectively, the Subsidiary Grantors; the Subsidiary Grantors and the Company are referred to collectively as the Grantors), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Notes Collateral Agent (the Collateral Agent), pursuant to an indenture, dated as of August 14, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Indenture) among the Company, each Guarantor (as defined in the Indenture), the Collateral Agent and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Trustee) on behalf of the holders of the Notes (as defined below) (the Holders).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, the Company has issued, or will issue $300,000,000 principal amount of 7.625% senior secured notes due 2016 (together with any other Securities (as such term is defined in the Indenture), including Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Indenture, the Notes) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, each Guarantor party thereto has unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations;
WHEREAS, the Trustee has been appointed to serve as Notes Collateral Agent under the Indenture and, in such capacity, to enter into this Security Agreement;
WHEREAS, following the date hereof, if not prohibited by the Indenture, the Grantors may incur Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations which are secured equally and ratably with the Grantors obligations in respect of the Notes in accordance with Section 8.17 of this Security Agreement;
WHEREAS, each Grantor will receive substantial benefits from the execution, delivery and performance of the obligations under the Indenture, the Notes, the other Note Documents and any Other Pari Passu Lien Agreement and each is, therefore, willing to enter into this Security Agreement;
WHEREAS, this Security Agreement is made by the Grantors in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the payment and performance in full when due of the Obligations;
WHEREAS, each Subsidiary Grantor is a Domestic Subsidiary of the Company; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Trustee and the Collateral Agent to enter into the Indenture and induce the Holders to purchase the Notes, the Grantors hereby agree with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:
Accounts shall mean all accounts as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Authorized Representative shall mean any duly authorized representative of any holder of Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations under any Other Pari Passu Lien Agreement designated as Authorized Representative for such holder in an Other Pari Passu Lien Secured Party Consent delivered to the Collateral Agent.
Chattel Paper shall mean all chattel paper as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Collateral shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.
Collateral Account shall mean any collateral account established by the Collateral Agent as provided in subsection 5.1.
Collateral Access Agreement means any landlord waiver or other agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, between the Collateral Agent and any third party (including any bailee, consignee, customs broker, or other similar Person) in possession of any Collateral or any landlord of any Loan Party for any real property where any Collateral is located, which agreement or letter shall provide access rights, contain a waiver or subordination of all Liens or claims that the landlord, bailee or consignee may assert against the Collateral at that location, as such landlord waiver or other agreement may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.
Collateral Agent shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
Collateral Deposit Account shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.2.
Control Agreement means with respect any Deposit Account or Securities Account maintained by any Grantor, an agreement, establishing the Collateral Agents Control with
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respect to such Deposit Account or Securities Account, among such Grantor, an institution maintaining such Grantors account, and the Collateral Agent.
Copyright License means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting any right to any third party under any copyright now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor (including all Copyrights) or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, or granting any right to any Grantor under any copyright now owned or hereafter acquired by any third party, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement, including those exclusive agreements listed on Schedule 1.
copyrights means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (i) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States or any other country or jurisdiction, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise, whether registered or unregistered, whether statutory or common law and whether published or unpublished and (ii) all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyright in the United States or any other country, including registrations and pending applications for registration in the United States Copyright Office.
Copyrights means all copyrights now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, including those listed on Schedule 2.
Deposit Accounts shall mean all deposit accounts, as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Discharge of Obligations shall mean both (i) in the case of the Indenture, the discharge or defeasance of the Indenture in accordance with Sections 8.1 and 8.2 thereof and (ii) in the case of each Other Pari Passu Lien Agreement, the repayment of the Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations under such agreement or such other event which entitles the Grantors to obtain a release of the Liens securing such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations under the Security Documents.
Documents shall mean all documents, as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Equipment shall mean all equipment, as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Event of Default shall mean an Event of Default under and as defined in the Indenture or any Other Pari Passu Lien Agreement.
Excluded Accounts shall mean (a) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), any Deposit Account or Securities Account established solely to hold the identifiable proceeds of any sale of ABL Collateral after an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (b) Deposit Accounts exclusively used for funding zero balance disbursement Deposit Accounts in respect of payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments and (c) other Deposit Accounts the average daily balance of which do not contain more than $1.0 million in the aggregate for all such Deposit Accounts at
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any time.
Final Date shall mean the date upon which there has been a Discharge of Obligations with respect to the Indenture and each Other Pari Passu Lien Agreement.
General Intangibles shall mean all general intangibles as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Guarantors shall mean each Grantor other than the Company.
Grantor shall mean the Company and each of the other Grantors identified in the recitals hereto.
Instruments shall mean all instruments, as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Intellectual Property shall mean all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise now owned or hereafter acquired, including (a) all proprietary information used or useful arising from the business including all goodwill, trade secrets, trade secret rights, know-how, customer lists, processes of production, confidential business information, techniques, processes, formulas and all other proprietary information, and (b) the Copyrights, the Patents, the Trademarks and the Licenses and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
Investment Property shall mean all Securities (whether certificated or uncertificated), Security Entitlements, Securities Accounts, Commodity Contracts and Commodity Accounts of any Grantor, whether now or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, in each case with respect to Securities (other than Securities in a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company) to the extent the grant by a Grantor of a Security Interest therein pursuant to this Security Agreement in its right, title and interest in any such Securities is not prohibited by any shareholder, joint venture or similar agreement governing such Securities without the consent of any other party thereto (other than a Grantor), would not give any other party (other than a Grantor) to any such shareholder, joint venture or similar agreement governing such Securities the right to terminate its obligations thereunder or is permitted with consent (other than any consent of a Grantor) if all necessary consents to such grant of a Security Interest have been obtained from the other parties
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thereto (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law) (it being understood that the foregoing shall not be deemed to obligate such Grantor to obtain such consents).
Letter of Credit Rights shall mean all letter of credit rights as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
License shall mean any Patent License, Trademark License, Copyright License or other license or sublicense to which any Grantor is a party.
Mortgaged Property shall mean each real property designated as Mortgaged Property on Schedule III to the Purchase Agreement and any other real property subject to a Mortgage.
Motor Vehicle Laws shall mean all U.S. Federal, state, provincial and local laws, regulations, rules and judicial or agency determinations and orders applicable to the ownership and/or operation of vehicles (including, without limitation, the Rolling Stock), or the business of the transportation of goods by motor vehicle, including, without limitation, laws, regulations, rules and judicial or agency determinations and orders promulgated or administered by the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Surface Transportation Board and other state, provincial and local Governmental Authorities with respect to vehicle safety and registration and motor carrier insurance, financial assurance, credit extension, contract carriage, tariff and reporting requirements.
Note Documents means the Notes, the Guarantees, the Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.
NY UCC has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1(a).
Obligations shall mean the collective reference to the Note Obligations and the Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations.
Other Pari Passu Lien Agreement shall mean any indenture, credit agreement or other agreement, if any, pursuant to which any Grantor has or will incur Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations; provided that, in each case, the Indebtedness thereunder has been designated as Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations pursuant to and in accordance with Section 8.17.
Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations shall mean all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (including, without limitation, principal, premium, interest (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding of any Grantor at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding)) owing under any Other Pari Passu Lien Agreement that has been designated as Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations pursuant to Section 8.17.
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Other Pari Passu Lien Secured Party Consent shall mean a consent in the form of Annex 4 to this Security Agreement executed by the Authorized Representative of any holders of Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations pursuant to Section 8.17.
Patent License means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any third party any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a patent, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor (including all Patents) or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, is in existence, or granting to any Grantor any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a patent, now owned or hereafter acquired by any third party, is in existence, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement, including those exclusive agreements listed on Schedule 3.
patents means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (a) all letters patent of the United States or the equivalent thereof in any other country or jurisdiction, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or the equivalent thereof in any other country or jurisdiction, including registrations and pending applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any other country or jurisdiction, and (b) all rights and privileges arising under applicable law with respect to such Persons use of any patents, all reissues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals or extensions thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein.
Patents means all patents now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, including those listed on Schedule 4.
Proceeds shall mean all proceeds as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
Required Secured Parties shall mean the holders of a majority in an aggregate principal amount of (i) the Notes, subject in all cases to Section 9.2 of the Indenture, and (ii) any Indebtedness constituting Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations, in each case, excluding for all purposes of this definition any holder of such debt whose vote is required to be disregarded under the Indenture or the applicable Other Pari Passu Lien Agreement.
Rolling Stock shall mean all trucks, trailers, tractors, service vehicles, automobiles, other registered mobile equipment and any other Equipment covered by a certificate of title or ownership.
Secured Parties shall mean (i) the Holders; (ii) the Trustee, (iii) the Collateral Agent, (iv) the holders of any Other Pari Passu Lien Obligation and (v) any Authorized Representative; (vi) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Grantor under any Note Document and (vii) any successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns of each of the foregoing.
Securities Accounts shall mean all securities accounts, as such term is defined in Article 9 of the NY UCC.
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Security Agreement shall mean this Security Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Security Interest shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.
Trademark License means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any third party any right to use any trademark now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor (including any Trademark) or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, or granting to any Grantor any right to use any trademark now owned or hereafter acquired by any third party, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement, including those exclusive agreements listed on Schedule 5.
trademarks means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (i) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now owned or hereafter acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof (if any), and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any State of the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, and all extensions or renewals thereof, (ii) all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized thereby and (iii) all other assets, rights and interests that uniquely reflect or embody such goodwill.
Trademarks means all trademarks now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, including those listed on Schedule 6 hereto.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clauses (i) through (xvi) above, the security interest created by this Security Agreement shall not extend to, and the term Collateral shall not include, any Excluded Property.
Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof.
The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents executed by any Grantor as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor over each Grantors registrations and applications for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
Notwithstanding the foregoing authorizations, it shall be the responsibility of the Grantors to file or cause to be made all filings specified in this Section and this Section shall not be construed to impose any duty or obligation upon the Collateral Agent.
The Security Interests are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.
Each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and each Secured Party that:
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Each Grantor hereby covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Security Agreement until the Final Date:
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If, despite the provisions of this Section 5.4, any Secured Party shall receive any payment or other recovery in excess of its portion of payments on account of the Obligations to which it is then entitled in accordance with this Section 5.4, such Secured Party shall hold such payment or recovery in trust for the benefit of all Secured Parties for distribution in accordance with this Section 5.4. In making the determination and allocations required by this Section 5.4, the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely upon information supplied by (i) the Trustee as to the amounts of unpaid principal and interest and other amounts outstanding with respect to the Note Obligations and (ii) the applicable Authorized Representative as to the amounts of unpaid principal and interest and other amounts outstanding with respect to such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations and the Collateral Agent shall have no liability to any of the Secured Parties for actions taken in reliance on such information.
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Anything in this subsection 6.1(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Collateral Agent agrees that it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided for in this subsection 6.1(a) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral or Mortgaged Property in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights
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against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest in the Collateral or Mortgaged Property. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral or Mortgaged Property, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith.
The Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to enter into a Collateral Agency Agreement with Corporation Service Company, Bank of America, N.A., as ABL Secured Party and Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. (as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Collateral Agency Agreement) for the purpose of engaging Corporation Service Company to act as collateral agent with respect to Rolling Stock for the benefit of the Collateral Agent.
The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or Mortgaged Property or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral or Mortgaged Property, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Collateral Agent, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or Mortgaged Property or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of the Company to the Collateral or Mortgaged Property, for insuring the Collateral or Mortgaged Property or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral or Mortgaged Property.
Notwithstanding anything in this Security Agreement to the contrary and for the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to act outside of the United States in respect of any Collateral located in the jurisdiction other than the United States.
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(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Security Agreement, the other Note Documents to which it is a party and any Other Pari Passu Lien Agreement, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in the State, County and City of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an
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inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Grantor at its address referred to in subsection 8.2 or at such other address of which the Collateral Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to sue in any other jurisdiction; and
(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this subsection 8.11 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Security Agreement, the other Note Documents and the Other Pari Passu Lien Agreements to which it is a party;
(b) neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Grantor arising out of or in connection with this Security Agreement, any of the other Note Documents or the Other Pari Passu Lien Agreements and the relationship between the Grantors, on the one hand, and the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Note Documents or the Other Pari Passu Lien Agreements or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Holders and any other Secured Party or among the Grantors and the Holders and any other Secured Party.
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8.17. Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations. On or after the date hereof and so long as expressly permitted by the Indenture and any Other Pari Passu Lien Agreement then outstanding, the Company may from time to time designate Indebtedness at the time of incurrence to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Note Obligations as Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations hereunder by delivering to the Collateral Agent and each Authorized Representative (a) a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Company (i) identifying the obligations so designated and the initial aggregate principal amount or face amount thereof, (ii) stating that such obligations are designated as Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations for purposes hereof, (iii) representing that such designation of such obligations as Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations complies with the terms of the Indenture and any Other Pari Passu Lien Agreement then outstanding and (iv) specifying the name and address of the Authorized Representative for such obligations and (b) a fully executed Other Pari Passu Lien Secured Party Consent (in the form attached as Annex 4). Each Authorized Representative agrees that upon the satisfaction of all conditions set forth in the preceding sentence, the Collateral Agent shall act as agent for the benefit of all Secured Parties, including without limitation, any Secured Parties that hold any such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations, and each Authorized Representative agrees to the appointment, and acceptance of the appointment, of the Collateral Agent as agent for the holders of such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations as set forth in each Other Pari Passu Lien Secured Party Consent and agrees, on behalf of itself and each Secured Party it represents, to be bound by this Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement.
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8.18. Incorporation by Reference. In connection with its execution and acting hereunder Collateral Agent is entitled to all rights, privileges, benefits, protections, immunities and indemnities provided to it under the Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
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ALTAIR DISPOSAL SERVICES, LLC |
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CH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS (MEXICO), INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS ANDOVER, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ANTIOCH, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ARIZONA, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS BATON ROUGE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS BDT, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS CHATTANOOGA, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS CLIVE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS COFFEYVILLE, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS COLFAX, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS DEER TRAIL, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS DEVELOPMENT, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS FLORIDA, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS GRASSY MOUNTAIN, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS KANSAS, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS KINGSTON FACILITY CORPORATION |
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CLEAN HARBORS LAUREL, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS LONE MOUNTAIN, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS LONE STAR CORP. |
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CLEAN HARBORS LOS ANGELES, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF BALTIMORE, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF BRAINTREE, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF CONNECTICUT, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF NATICK, INC. |
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CLEAN HARBORS OF TEXAS, LLC |
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CLEAN HARBORS PECATONICA, LLC |
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[Security Agreement]
ANNEX A TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SUBSIDIARY GRANTORS
· Subsidiary Grantors
ALTAIR DISPOSAL SERVICES, LLC
BATON ROUGE DISPOSAL, LLC
BRIDGEPORT DISPOSAL, LLC
CH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS ANDOVER, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS ANTIOCH, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS ARIZONA, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS OF BALTIMORE, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS BATON ROUGE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS BDT, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS CHATTANOOGA, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS COFFEYVILLE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS COLFAX, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK, L.P.
CLEAN HARBORS DEER TRAIL, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS DEVELOPMENT, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY
CLEAN HARBORS FLORIDA, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS GRASSY MOUNTAIN, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS KANSAS, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS LAPORTE, L.P.
CLEAN HARBORS LAUREL, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS LONE MOUNTAIN, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS LONE STAR CORP.
CLEAN HARBORS LOS ANGELES, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS (MEXICO), INC.
CLEAN HARBORS OF TEXAS, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS PECATONICA, LLC
PLAQUEMINE REMEDIATION SERVICES, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS PPM, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS REIDSVILLE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF CHICAGO, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF OHIO, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS SAN JOSE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS TENNESSEE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS WESTMORLAND, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS WHITE CASTLE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS WILMINGTON, LLC
CROWLEY DISPOSAL, LLC
DISPOSAL PROPERTIES, LLC
GSX DISPOSAL, LLC
HARBOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC.
HARBOR INDUSTRIAL SERVICES TEXAS, L.P.
HILLIARD DISPOSAL, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS CLIVE, LLC
ROEBUCK DISPOSAL, LLC
SAWYER DISPOSAL SERVICES, LLC
SERVICE CHEMICAL, LLC
TULSA DISPOSAL, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS OF BRAINTREE, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS OF NATICK, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS SERVICES, INC.
MURPHYS WASTE OIL SERVICE INC.
CLEAN HARBORS KINGSTON FACILITY CORPORATION
CLEAN HARBORS OF CONNECTICUT, INC.
SPRING GROVE RESOURCE RECOVERY, INC.
Notice Address for All Grantors
c/o Clean Harbors, Inc.
42 Longwater Street
P.O. Box 9149
Norwell, MA 02061
[Security Agreement]
SCHEDULE
1 TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
COPYRIGHT LICENSES
SCHEDULE
2 TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS
SCHEDULE
3 TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
PATENT LICENSES
SCHEDULE
4 TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
PATENTS
SCHEDULE
5 TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
DOMESTIC TRADEMARK LICENSES
SCHEDULE
6 TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
SCHEDULE
7 TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
INVENTORY LOCATIONS
SCHEDULE
8 TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS AND SECURITIES ACCOUNTS
ANNEX 1 TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SUPPLEMENT NO. [ ] dated as of [ ], to the Security Agreement dated as of August 14, 2009, among CLEAN HARBORS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Company), each subsidiary of the Company listed on Annex A thereto (each such subsidiary individually a Subsidiary Grantor and, collectively, the Subsidiary Grantors; the Subsidiary Grantors and the Company are referred to collectively herein as the Grantors), U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent (the Collateral Agent), pursuant to an indenture, dated as of August 14, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Indenture) among the Company, each Guarantor (as defined in the Indenture), the Collateral Agent and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Trustee) on behalf of the holders of the Notes (as defined below) (the Holders).
A. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Security Agreement.
B. The Grantors have entered into the Security Agreement in order to induce the Holders to purchase the Notes.
C. Section 4.20 of the Indenture and/or any equivalent provision of any Other Pari Passu Lien Agreement and Section 8.13 of the Security Agreement provide that each Subsidiary of the Company that is required to become a party to the Security Agreement pursuant to Section 4.20 of the Indenture and/or any equivalent provision of any Other Pari Passu Lien Agreement shall become a Grantor, with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor therein, for all purposes of the Security Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. Each undersigned Subsidiary (each a New Grantor) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Security Agreement to become a Subsidiary Grantor under the Security Agreement as consideration for purchase of the Notes by the Holders.
Accordingly, the Collateral Agent and the New Grantors agree as follows:
SECTION 1. In accordance with subsection 8.13 of the Security Agreement, each New Grantor by its signature below becomes a Grantor under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and each New Grantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Grantor thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, each New Grantor, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Obligations, does hereby bargain, sell, convey, assign, set over, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate and transfer to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the Collateral of such
New Grantor, in each case whether now or hereafter existing or in which it now has or hereafter acquires an interest. Each reference to a Grantor in the Security Agreement shall be deemed to include each New Grantor. The Security Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. Each New Grantor represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Supplement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of the copies of this Supplement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Collateral Agent and the Company. This Supplement shall become effective as to each New Grantor when the Collateral Agent shall have received counterparts of this Supplement that, when taken together, bear the signatures of such New Grantor and the Collateral Agent.
SECTION 4. Each New Grantor hereby represents and warrants that (a) set forth on Schedule I attached hereto is (i) the legal name of such New Grantor, (ii) the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of such New Grantor, (iii) the true and correct location of the chief executive office and principal place of business and any office in which it maintains books or records relating to Collateral owned by it, (iv) the identity or type of organization or corporate structure of such New Grantor and (v) the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number and organizational number of such New Grantor and (b) as of the date hereof (i) Schedule II hereto sets forth all of each New Grantors Copyright Licenses, (ii) Schedule III hereto sets forth, in proper form for filing with the United States Copyright Office, all of each New Grantors registered Copyrights (and all applications therefor), (iii) Schedule IV hereto sets forth all of each New Grantors Patent Licenses, (iv) Schedule V hereto sets forth, in proper form for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, all of each New Grantors Patents (and all applications therefor), (v) Schedule VI hereto sets forth all of each New Grantors Trademark Licenses, (vi) Schedule VII hereto sets forth, in proper form for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, all of each New Grantors registered Trademarks (and all applications therefor); (vii) Schedule VIII hereto sets forth the inventory locations of the New Grantor; and (viii) Schedule IX hereto sets forth the Deposit Accounts and Security Accounts of the New Grantor.
SECTION 5. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
SECTION 7. Any provision of this Supplement that is prohibited or unenforceable
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in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof and in the Security Agreement, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 8. All notices, requests and demands pursuant hereto shall be made in accordance with Sections 14.2 of the Indenture of the Indenture (whether or not then in effect). All communications and notices hereunder to each New Grantor shall be given to it in care of the Company at the Companys address set forth in Section 14.2 of the Indenture (whether or not then in effect).
SECTION 9. Each New Grantor agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Collateral Agent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each New Grantor and the Collateral Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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SCHEDULE I
TO THE SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
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SCHEDULE II
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COPYRIGHT LICENSES
SCHEDULE III
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
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SCHEDULE IV
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PATENT LICENSES
SCHEDULE V
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
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PATENT REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
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TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
TRADEMARK LICENSES
SCHEDULE VII
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
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TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
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SCHEDULE VIII
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
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INVENTORY LOCATIONS
SCHEDULE IX
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS AND SECURITIES ACCOUNTS
ANNEX 2 TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SUPPLEMENT NO. [ ] dated as of [ ], to the Security Agreement dated as of August 14, 2009, among CLEAN HARBORS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (the Company), each subsidiary of the Company listed on Annex A thereto (each such subsidiary individually a Subsidiary Grantor and, collectively, the Subsidiary Grantors; the Subsidiary Grantors and the Company are referred to collectively herein as the Grantors), U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as collateral agent (the Collateral Agent), pursuant to an indenture, dated as of August 14, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Indenture) among the Company, each Guarantor (as defined in the Indenture), the Collateral Agent and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Trustee) on behalf of the holders of the Notes (as defined below) (the Holders).
A. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Security Agreement.
B. The Grantors have entered into the Security Agreement in order to induce the Holders to purchase the Notes. Pursuant to Section 4.1(b) of the Security Agreement, within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, each Grantor has agreed to deliver to the Collateral Agent a written supplement substantially in the form of Annex 2 thereto with respect to any additional registrations and applications for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks and any material exclusive Licenses acquired by such Grantor after the date of the Indenture. The Grantors have identified the additional registrations and applications for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks and material exclusive Licenses acquired by such Grantors after the date of the Indenture set forth on Schedule I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII hereto. The undersigned Grantors are executing this Supplement in order to facilitate supplemental filings to be made by the Collateral Agent with the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office of any registrations and applications for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks.
Accordingly, the Collateral Agent and the Grantors agree as follows:
SECTION 1. (a) Schedule 1 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule I hereto, (b) Schedule 2 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule II hereto, (c) Schedule 3 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule III hereto, (d) Schedule 4 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule IV hereto, (e) Schedule 5 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule V hereto, (f) Schedule 6 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule VI hereto, (g) Schedule 7 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented, as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule VII hereto and (h) and Schedule 8 of the Security Agreement is hereby supplemented,
as applicable, by the information set forth in the Schedule VIII hereto.
SECTION 2. Each Grantor hereby represents and warrants that the information set forth on Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII hereto is true and correct.
SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Supplement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of the copies of this Supplement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Collateral Agent and the Company. This Supplement shall become effective as to each Grantor when the Collateral Agent shall have received counterparts of this Supplement that, when taken together, bear the signatures of such Grantor and the Collateral Agent.
SECTION 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
SECTION 6. Any provision of this Supplement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof and in the Security Agreement, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 7. All notices, requests and demands pursuant hereto shall be made in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Security Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to each Grantor shall be given to it in care of the Company at the Companys address set forth in Section 14.2 of the Indenture (whether or not then in effect).
SECTION 8. Each Grantor agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Collateral Agent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor and the Collateral Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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SCHEDULE I
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
COPYRIGHT LICENSES
SCHEDULE II
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
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PATENT REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
SCHEDULE V
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
TRADEMARK LICENSES
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INVENTORY LOCATIONS
SCHEDULE VIII
TO SUPPLEMENT NO. TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS AND SECURITIES ACCOUNTS
ANNEX 3 TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT
GRANT OF
SECURITY INTEREST IN [TRADEMARK/PATENT/COPYRIGHT] RIGHTS
This GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN [TRADEMARK/ PATENT/ COPYRIGHT] RIGHTS (Agreement), effective as of [ ], 2009 is made by [ ], a [state] [form of entity], located at [ ] (the Grantor), in favor of U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent (the Agent) pursuant to an indenture, dated as of August 14, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Indenture) among Clean Harbors, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (Company), each Guarantor (as defined in the Indenture), the Agent and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Trustee) on behalf of the holders of the Notes (as defined below) (the Holders).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, the Holders have severally agreed to purchase the Notes upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Indenture, the Grantor and certain other subsidiaries of the Company have executed and delivered a Security Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2009, in favor of the Agent (together with all amendments and modifications, if any, from time to time thereafter made thereto, the Security Agreement);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Grantor pledged and granted to the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the Grantors Intellectual Property, including the [Trademarks/Patents/Copyrights]; and
WHEREAS, the Grantor has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in order to induce the Holders to purchase the Notes pursuant to the Indenture, the Grantor agrees, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
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ANNEX 4 TO THE
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[Form of]
OTHER PARI PASSU LIEN SECURED PARTY CONSENT
[Name of Other Pari Passu Lien Secured Party]
[Address of Other Pari Passu Lien Secured Party]
[Date]
The undersigned is the Authorized Representative for Persons wishing to become Secured Parties (the New Secured Parties) under the Security Agreement dated as of August 14, 2009 (the Security Agreement (terms used without definition herein have the meanings assigned to such term by the Security Agreement)) among Clean Harbors, Inc., the Subsidiary Grantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent (the Collateral Agent).
In consideration of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby:
(i) represents that the Authorized Representative has been duly authorized by the New Secured Parties to become a party to the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents on behalf of the New Secured Parties under that [DESCRIBE OPERATIVE AGREEMENT] (the New Secured Obligation) and to act as the Authorized Representative for the New Secured Parties;
(ii) acknowledges that the New Secured Parties has received a copy of the Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement;
(iii) appoints and authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and on behalf of all other Secured Parties and to exercise such powers under the Security Agreement, Intercreditor Agreement and other Security Documents as are delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms thereof, together with all such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto;
(iv) accepts and acknowledges the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement applicable to it and the New Secured Parties and agrees to serve as Authorized Representative for the New Secured Parties with respect to the New Secured Obligations and agrees on its own behalf and on behalf of the New Secured Parties to be bound by the terms thereof
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applicable to holders of Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations, with all the rights and obligations of a Secured Party thereunder and bound by all the provisions thereof (including, without limitation, Section 2.02(b) thereof) as fully as if it had been a Secured Party on the effective date of the Intercreditor Agreement and agrees that its address for receiving notices pursuant to the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents shall be as follows:
[Address]
The Collateral Agent, by acknowledging and agreeing to this Other Pari Passu Lien Secured Party Consent, accepts the appointment set forth in clause (iii) above.
THIS OTHER PARI PASSU LIEN SECURED PARTY CONSENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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Exhibit 4.38
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
This Intercreditor Agreement is dated as of August 14, 2009, and entered into by and among Clean Harbors, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the Company), the subsidiaries of the Company listed on the signature pages hereof (together with any subsidiary that becomes a party hereto after the date hereof, the Company Subsidiaries), Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent under the ABL Loan Agreement, including its successors and assigns from time to time (the Initial ABL Agent) and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the Senior Secured Notes Trustee), not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as trustee and collateral agent under the Senior Secured Notes Indenture. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in Section 1.
RECITALS
The Company, the ABL Lenders and the Initial ABL Agent have entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Initial ABL Loan Agreement);
The Company has issued, or will issue, $300,000,000 principal amount of 75/8% senior secured notes due 2016 (the Initial Senior Secured Notes) under an indenture, dated as of August 14, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Senior Secured Notes Indenture) among the Company, each Guarantor (as defined in the Senior Secured Notes Indenture) and the Senior Secured Notes Trustee;
Following the date hereof, the Company may issue Junior Secured Notes and enter into a Junior Secured Notes Agreement to the extent permitted by the ABL Loan Documents and the Senior Secured Notes Documents;
The Company may from time to time following the date hereof issue Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Obligations to the extent permitted by the ABL Loan Agreement, the Senior Secured Notes Indenture and the Junior Secured Notes Agreement (if any);
In order to induce the ABL Agent and the ABL Lenders to consent to the Grantors incurring the Senior Secured Notes Obligations and the Junior Secured Notes Obligations (if any) and granting the Liens to the Senior Secured Notes Agent and the Junior Secured Notes Agent and in order to induce the Senior Secured Notes Agent and the Senior Secured Noteholders to consent to the Grantors incurring the ABL Obligations and the Junior Secured Notes Obligations (if any) and granting the Liens to the ABL Agent and the Junior Secured Notes Agent, the ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, the Senior Secured Notes Agent, on behalf of the Senior Secured Notes Claimholders and, should a Junior Secured Notes Agreement be entered into, following the execution of the Junior Secured Notes Joinder Agreement, the Junior Secured Notes Agent, on behalf of the Junior Secured Notes Claimholders, have agreed to the relative priority of their respective Liens on the Collateral and certain other rights, priorities and interests as set forth in this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and obligations herein set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ABL Agent means the Initial ABL Agent and any successor or other agent under the ABL Loan Agreement.
ABL Claimholders means, at any relevant time, the holders of ABL Obligations at that time, including, without limitation, the ABL Lenders and the ABL Agent under the ABL Loan Agreement, in each case solely in their capacities as such and not in any other capacity (except to the extent that such ABL Claimholder is acting in such other capacity for the primary purpose of benefiting its ABL Obligations).
ABL Collateral means all of the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is granted as security for any ABL Obligations.
ABL Default means an Event of Default (as defined in the ABL Loan Agreement).
ABL Lenders means the Lenders under and as defined in the ABL Loan Agreement or any other Person which extends credit under the ABL Loan Agreement in each case solely in their capacities as such and not in any other capacity (except to the extent that such ABL Lender is acting in such other capacity for the primary purpose of benefiting its ABL Obligations).
ABL Loan Agreement means collectively, (a) the Initial ABL Loan Agreement and (b) any other credit agreement or credit agreements, one or more debt facilities, and/or commercial paper facilities, in each case, with banks or other institutional or commercial lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from (or sell such receivables to) such lenders against such receivables), letters of credit, bankers acceptances, or other borrowings, that has been incurred to increase, replace (whether upon or after termination or otherwise), Refinance or refund in whole or in part from time to time the Obligations outstanding under the Initial ABL Loan Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to in this clause which (I) is designated to each ABL Agent as an ABL Loan Agreement by (x) if any other ABL Loan Agreement is then in effect, the ABL Agent (and, so long as an ABL Default has not occurred and is continuing at the time of such designation, the Company) or (y) if no other ABL Loan Agreement is then in effect, the Company, and (II) the ABL Agent for such agreement shall have executed a supplement to this Agreement agreeing to be bound hereby on the same terms applicable to the Initial ABL Agent, whether or not such increase, replacement, refinancing or refunding occurs (i) with the original parties thereto, (ii) on one or more separate occasions or (iii) simultaneously or not with the termination or repayment of the Initial ABL Loan Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to in this clause, unless such agreement or instrument is not a Permitted Refinancing Agreement. Any reference to the ABL Loan Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any ABL Loan Agreement then in existence.
ABL Loan Documents means the ABL Loan Agreement and the Loan Documents (as defined in the ABL Loan Agreement), and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments executed pursuant thereto, and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with the ABL Loan Agreement, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of ABL Obligations, to the extent such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, restated,
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supplemented, modified, renewed, extended or Refinanced from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
ABL Obligations means all advances to, and Indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (whether for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing such Indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties) arising under (i) the ABL Loan Agreement or otherwise with respect to any loans or letters of credit issued or borrowed pursuant to the ABL Loan Agreement, (ii) any Secured Cash Management Agreement or (iii) any Secured Hedge Agreement, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
ABL Priority Collateral means all now-owned or hereafter acquired ABL Collateral that constitutes:
(a) Accounts, other than Accounts which arise from the sale, license, assignment or other Disposition of Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral;
(b) Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts (including all cash, cash equivalents, Money, checks, Instruments, funds, ACH transfers, wired funds, Investment Property, and other funds and property held in or on deposit in any of the foregoing, but excluding any identifiable Proceeds of Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral held in any of the foregoing), in each case, to the extent arising out of, or related to, or derivative of the foregoing;
(c) Letter of Credit Rights arising out of, or related to, or derivative of any of the property or interests in property described in this definition;
(d) Supporting Obligations and Commercial Tort Claims, in each case, to the extent arising out of, or related to, or derivative of, the property or interests described in this definition;
(e) all contracts, contract rights and other General Intangibles (other than any Intellectual Property and the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral), all Documents, Chattel Paper, and Instruments (including promissory notes), in each case, to the extent arising out of, or related to, or derivative of the property or interests in property described in this definition;
(f) all books and Records relating to the items referred to in the preceding clauses (a) through (e) (including all books, databases, data processing software, customer lists, engineer drawings, and Records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses (a) through (e)); and
(g) all collateral security and guarantees with respect to any of the foregoing and, subject to Section 3.5, all proceeds, products, substitutions, replacements, accessions, cash, Money, insurance proceeds, Instruments, Securities, Security Entitlements, Financial Assets and Deposit Accounts (excluding any identifiable Proceeds of Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral held in any of the foregoing) received as proceeds of any of the foregoing, but excluding proceeds of Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral.
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ABL Security Documents means any agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any ABL Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed.
Account Agreements means any lockbox account agreement, pledged account agreement, blocked account agreement, securities account control agreement, or any similar deposit or securities account agreements among the Senior Secured Notes Agent and the ABL Agent, one or more Grantors and the relevant financial institution depository or securities intermediary.
Accounts means all present and future accounts (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
Additional Joinder Agreement shall mean a joinder agreement in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Agent means the Person appointed to act as trustee, agent or representative for the holders of Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Obligations pursuant to any Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Agreement.
Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Agreement means the indenture, credit agreement or other agreement under which any Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Obligations are incurred.
Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Obligations means Indebtedness of the Grantors issued following the date of this Agreement to the extent (a) such Indebtedness is not prohibited by the terms of the ABL Loan Agreement, the Senior Secured Notes Indenture, the Junior Secured Notes Agreement (if any) from being secured by Liens on the Collateral ranking pari passu with the Liens securing the Senior Secured Notes Obligations, (b) the Grantors have granted Liens, consistent with clause (a), on the Collateral to secure the Obligations in respect of such Indebtedness, and (c) the Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Agent, for the holders of such Indebtedness, has entered into an Additional Joinder Agreement on behalf of the Senior Secured Notes Claimholders under such agreement acknowledging that such holders shall be bound by the terms hereof applicable to Senior Secured Notes Claimholders.
Affiliate means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Person specified. For purposes of this definition, a Person shall be deemed to control or be controlled by a Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person whether through ownership of equity interests, by contract or otherwise.
Agents means the ABL Agent, the Senior Secured Notes Agent and the Junior Secured Notes Agent.
Agreement means this Intercreditor Agreement, as amended, restated, renewed, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Bankruptcy Code means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled Bankruptcy, as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
Bankruptcy Law means the Bankruptcy Code and any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
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Business Day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Boston, Massachusetts, New York, New York or Wilmington, Delaware are authorized or required by law to close.
Capital Stock means (a) in the case of a corporation, capital stock, (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (c) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), (d) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests and (e) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person and all rights, warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into any of the items described in clauses (a) through (e) above; provided that with respect to the foregoing, Capital Stock shall exclude any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of vote or participation with Capital Stock.
Cash Management Agreement means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.
Cash Management Bank means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement, is a lender under the ABL Loan Agreement or an Affiliate of a lender under the ABL Loan Agreement, in such Persons capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.
Chattel Paper means all present and future chattel paper (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
Claimholder means any Senior Secured Notes Claimholder, Junior Secured Notes Claimholder or ABL Claimholder, as applicable.
Collateral means any and all of the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, which constitute ABL Collateral, Senior Secured Notes Collateral or Junior Secured Notes Collateral.
Commercial Tort Claims means all present and future commercial tort claims (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
Company has the meaning assigned to that term in the Preamble to this Agreement.
Company Subsidiary has the meaning assigned to that term in the Preamble to this Agreement.
Conforming Plan of Reorganization means any Plan of Reorganization whose provisions are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement.
Copyrights means (a) all registered United States copyrights in any works which are subject to copyright protection pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code, now existing or hereafter created or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office and (b) all renewals thereof.
Debtor Relief Laws means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership,
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insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws or regulations of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
Deposit Accounts means all present and future deposit accounts (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
DIP Financing has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.1.
Discharge of ABL Obligations means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 5.5:
(a) payment in full in cash of all ABL Obligations (other than contingent obligations or contingent indemnification obligations except as provided in clause (d) below);
(b) termination or expiration of all commitments, if any, to extend credit under the ABL Loan Documents;
(c) termination, cash collateralization (in an amount and manner reasonably satisfactory to the ABL Agent, but in no event greater than 105% of the aggregate undrawn face amount, plus commissions, fees, and expenses) or backstop of all letters of credit issued under the ABL Loan Agreement in compliance with the terms of the ABL Loan Agreement; and
(d) cash collateralization (or support by a letter of credit) for any costs, expenses and contingent indemnification obligations consisting of ABL Obligations not yet due and payable but with respect to which a claim has been asserted in writing under any ABL Loan Documents (in an amount and manner reasonably satisfactory to the ABL Agent).
Discharge of Junior Secured Notes Obligations means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 5.5, (x) payment in full in cash (or, to the extent provided in the applicable Junior Secured Notes Documents, other property) of all Junior Secured Notes Obligations (other than contingent obligations or indemnification obligations, in each case for which no claim has been asserted) or (y) any discharge or legal defeasance of the Junior Secured Notes Agreement in accordance with the express terms thereof.
Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations means:
(a) with respect to the Junior Secured Notes Claimholders, the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Senior Secured Notes Obligations;
(b) with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral as it relates to the Senior Secured Notes Claimholders, the Discharge of ABL Obligations; and
(c) with respect to the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral as it relates to the ABL Claimholders, the Discharge of Senior Secured Notes Obligations.
Discharge of Senior Secured Notes Obligations means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 5.5, (x) payment in full in cash of all Senior Secured Notes Obligations (other than contingent obligations or indemnification obligations, in each case for which no claim has been asserted in writing) or (y) any discharge or legal defeasance of the Senior Secured Notes Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Agreement in accordance with the express terms thereof.
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Disposition means any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any Collateral.
Documents means all present and future documents (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
Enforcement means, collectively or individually for one or more of the ABL Agent, the Senior Secured Notes Agent or the Junior Secured Notes Agent to enforce or attempt to enforce any right or power to repossess, replevy, attach, garnish, levy upon, collect the Proceeds of, foreclose or realize in any manner whatsoever its Lien upon, sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of, or otherwise restrict or interfere with the use of, or exercise any remedies with respect to, any Collateral, whether by judicial enforcement of any of the rights and remedies under the ABL Loan Documents, the Senior Secured Notes Documents, the Junior Secured Notes Documents and/or under any applicable law, by self-help repossession, by non-judicial foreclosure sale, lease, or other Disposition, by set-off, by notification to account obligors of any Grantor, by any sale, lease, or other Disposition implemented by any Grantor at the direction of the ABL Agent, the Senior Secured Notes Agent or the Junior Secured Notes Agent, or otherwise, but in all cases excluding (i) the establishment of borrowing base reserves, collateral ineligibles, or other conditions for advances, (ii) the changing of advance rates or advance sublimits, (iii) the imposition of a default rate or late fee, (iv) the collection and application (including pursuant to cash dominion provisions) of Accounts or other monies deposited from time to time in Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts, in each case, against the ABL Obligations pursuant to the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the notification of account debtors, depositary institutions or any other Person to deliver proceeds of Collateral to the ABL Agent), (v) the cessation of lending pursuant to the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents, including upon the occurrence of a default on the existence of an over-advance, (vi) the filing of a proof of claim in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, (vii) the consent by the ABL Agent to Disposition by any Grantor of any of the ABL Priority Collateral, and (viii) the acceleration of the Senior Secured Notes Obligations, the ABL Obligations or the Junior Secured Notes Obligations.
Enforcement Notice means a written notice delivered, at a time when an ABL Default or Senior Secured Notes Default has occurred and is continuing, by either the ABL Agent or the Senior Secured Notes Agent to the other announcing that such party intends to commence Enforcement against its Priority Collateral and specifying the relevant event of default.
Equipment means, as to each Grantor, all of such Grantors now owned and hereafter acquired equipment, as defined in Article 9 of the UCC, wherever located.
Financial Assets means all present and future financial assets (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
General Intangibles means all present and future general intangibles (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC), but excluding (a) Hedge Agreements and (b) Intellectual Property and any rights thereunder.
Governmental Authority means any federal, state, municipal, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity or officer exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with a state of the United States, the United States, or a foreign entity or government.
Grantors means Holdings, the Company, each Company Subsidiary and each other Person that has or may from time to time hereafter execute and deliver an ABL Security Document, a Senior Secured
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Notes Security Document or a Junior Secured Notes Security Document, as a grantor of a security interest (or the equivalent thereof).
Hedge Bank means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Swap Contract permitted under the indenture, is a lender under the ABL Loan Agreement or an Affiliate of a lender under the ABL Loan Agreement, in such Persons capacity as a party to such Swap Contract.
Indebtedness means and includes all Indebtedness, or any similar term within the meaning of the ABL Loan Agreement, the Senior Secured Notes Indenture or the Junior Secured Notes Agreement, as applicable.
Initial ABL Loan Agreement has the meaning assigned to that term in the Recitals.
Initial Senior Secured Notes has the meaning assigned to that term in the Recitals.
Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding means:
(a) any voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws of another jurisdiction with respect to any Grantor;
(b) any other voluntary or involuntary insolvency, reorganization or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding with respect to any Grantor or with respect to a material portion of their respective assets;
(c) any composition of liabilities or similar arrangement relating to any Grantor, whether or not under a courts jurisdiction or supervision;
(d) any liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or winding up of any Grantor, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether or not under a courts jurisdiction or supervision, and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy; or
(e) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of assets and liabilities of any Grantor.
Instruments means all present and future instruments (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
Intellectual Property means, all of the following in any jurisdiction throughout the world: (a) patents, patent applications and inventions, including all renewals, extensions, combinations, divisions, or reissues thereof (Patents); (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, logos, internet domain names and other business identifiers, together with the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations, renewals and extensions thereof (Trademarks); (c) copyrights and all works of authorship including all registrations, applications, renewals, extensions and reversions thereof (Copyrights); (d) all computer software, source code, executable code, data, databases and documentation thereof; (e) all trade secret rights in information, including trade secret rights in any formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that (1) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other Persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (2) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy; (f) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights in any discoveries, concepts, ideas, research and development,
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know-how, formulae, patterns, inventions, compilations, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, program, device, method, technique, technical data, procedures, designs, recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, analyses, specifications, databases, and other proprietary or confidential information, including customer lists, supplier lists, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and proposals and advertising and promotional materials; and (g) all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment or violation thereof and all products and proceeds of the foregoing.
Inventory means as to each Grantor, all of such Grantors now owned and hereafter existing or acquired inventory, as defined in Article 9 of the UCC, wherever located.
Investment Property means all present and future investment property (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC), including, without limitation, all Capital Stock of Subsidiaries of the Grantors.
Junior Secured Noteholders means the holders of the Junior Secured Notes, solely in their capacities as such and not in any other capacity (except to the extent that such Junior Secured Noteholder is acting in such other capacity for the primary purpose of benefiting its Junior Secured Notes Obligations).
Junior Secured Notes any indebtedness that has been incurred after the date hereof which is designated to each Agent as Junior Secured Notes by the Junior Secured Notes Agent; provided that (a) the Junior Secured Notes Agent under the Junior Secured Notes Agreement under which such indebtedness has been incurred shall have executed a supplement to this Agreement agreeing to bound hereby, (b) the Indebtedness represented by such Junior Secured Notes is not prohibited by the terms of the ABL Loan Documents or the Senior Secured Notes Documents and (c) the Grantors have granted Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral to secure the Obligations in respect of such Indebtedness.
Junior Secured Notes Agent means the Person appointed to act as trustee, agent or representative for the holders of Junior Secured Notes Obligations pursuant to any Junior Secured Notes Agreement.
Junior Secured Notes Agreement means the indenture, credit agreement or other agreement under which any Junior Notes Obligations are incurred pursuant to the issuance and sale of the Junior Secured Notes.
Junior Secured Notes Claimholders means, at any relevant time, the holders of Junior Secured Notes Obligations at that time, including the Junior Secured Noteholders and the Junior Secured Notes Agent, in each case solely in their capacities as such and not in any other capacity (except to the extent that such Junior Secured Notes Claimholder is acting in such other capacity for the primary purpose of benefiting its Junior Secured Notes Obligations).
Junior Secured Notes Collateral means any and all of the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is granted as security for any Junior Secured Notes Obligations.
Junior Secured Notes Default means an Event of Default as defined in the Junior Secured Notes Agreement.
Junior Secured Notes Documents means the Junior Secured Notes Agreement, the Junior Secured Notes, the Junior Secured Notes Security Documents and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments executed pursuant thereto, and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at
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any time in connection with any Junior Secured Notes Obligations, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of Junior Secured Notes Obligations to the extent such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed, extended or Refinanced from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Junior Secured Notes Joinder Agreement means a joinder agreement in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
Junior Secured Notes Obligations means all Obligations outstanding under the Junior Secured Notes and the other Junior Secured Notes Documents. Junior Secured Notes Obligations shall include all interest accrued or accruing (or which would, absent commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, accrue) after commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in accordance with the rate specified in the relevant Junior Secured Notes Document, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
Junior Secured Notes Security Documents means any agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Junior Secured Notes Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed.
Letter of Credit Rights means all present and future letter of credit rights (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
Lien means any mortgage, pledge, hypothec, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any other security agreement (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
Money means all present and future money (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
New Agent has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 5.5.
New Debt Notice has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 5.5.
Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization means any Plan of Reorganization whose provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, including any plan of reorganization that purports to re-order (whether by subordination, invalidation, or otherwise) or otherwise disregard, in whole or part, the provisions of Article II (including the Lien priorities of Section 2.1), the provisions of Article IV, or the provisions of Article VI, unless such Plan of Reorganization has been accepted by the voluntary required vote of each class of Priority Claimholders for such class to have approved such Plan of Reorganization.
Obligations means all present and future loans, advances, liabilities, obligations, covenants, duties, and debts from time to time owing by any Grantor to any agent or trustee (including any Agent), the ABL Claimholders, the Senior Secured Notes Claimholders, the Junior Secured Notes Claimholders or any of them or their respective Affiliates, arising from or in connection with the ABL Loan Documents, the Senior Secured Notes Documents or the Junior Secured Notes Documents, whether for principal, interest or payments for early termination, whether or not evidenced by any note, or other instrument or document, whether arising from an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, acceptance, loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, primary or secondary, as principal or guarantor, and including all principal, interest, charges,
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expenses, fees, attorneys fees, filing fees and any other sums chargeable to the Grantors, including, without limitation, the Obligations as defined in the ABL Loan Agreement and any corresponding term used in the Senior Secured Notes Indenture or the Junior Secured Notes Agreement.
Permitted Refinancing means any Refinancing the governing documentation of which constitutes Permitted Refinancing Agreements.
Permitted Refinancing Agreements means, with respect to either the ABL Loan Agreement, the Senior Secured Notes, any Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Obligations or the Junior Secured Notes, as applicable, any credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to increase, replace, (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) Refinance or refund in whole or in part the Obligations outstanding under the ABL Loan Agreement, the Senior Secured Notes, any Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Obligations or the Junior Secured Notes, whether or not such increase, replacement, refinancing or refunding occurs (i) with the original parties thereto, (ii) on one or more separate occasions or (iii) simultaneously or not with the termination or repayment of the ABL Loan Agreement, the Senior Secured Notes, any Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Obligations or the Junior Secured Notes or any other agreement or instrument referred to in this clause, unless such agreement or instrument expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not a Permitted Refinancing Agreement, as such financing documentation may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and that, in each case, would not be prohibited by Section 5.3(a).
Person means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Plan of Reorganization means any plan of reorganization, plan of liquidation, agreement for composition, or other type of plan of arrangement proposed in or in connection with any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
Pledged Collateral has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a).
Prior Lien Agent means:
(a) as it relates to the Junior Secured Notes Agent and the Junior Secured Notes Claimholders for all purposes of this Agreement, each of the ABL Agent and the Senior Secured Notes Agent;
(b) as it relates to the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Senior Secured Notes Obligations, the Senior Secured Notes Agent; and
(c) as it relates to the Senior Secured Notes Agent and the Senior Secured Notes Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Agent.
Prior Lien Claimholders mean:
(a) as it relates to the Junior Secured Notes Claimholders for all purposes of this Agreement, the ABL Claimholders and the Senior Secured Notes Claimholders;
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(b) as it relates to the ABL Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Senior Secured Notes Obligations, the Senior Secured Notes Claimholders; and
(c) as it relates to the Senior Secured Notes Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Claimholders.
Prior Lien Collateral means with respect to any Person, all Collateral with respect to which (and only for so long as) such Person is a Prior Lien Claimholder as provided in the definition thereof.
Prior Lien Documents mean:
(a) as it relates to the Junior Secured Notes Claimholders for all purposes of this Agreement, the ABL Loan Documents and the Senior Secured Notes Documents;
(b) as it relates to the ABL Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Senior Secured Notes Obligations, the Senior Secured Notes Documents; and
(c) as it relates to the Senior Secured Notes Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Loan Documents.
Prior Lien Obligations mean:
(a) as it relates to the Junior Secured Notes Obligations for all purposes of this Agreement, the ABL Obligations and the Senior Secured Notes Obligations;
(b) as it relates to the ABL Obligations with respect to all matters relating to the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Senior Secured Notes Obligations, the Senior Secured Notes Obligations; and
(c) as it relates to the Senior Secured Notes Obligations with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Obligations.
Proceeds means all proceeds (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC), including any payment or property received on account of any claim secured by Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
Real Estate Asset means, at any time of determination, any interest (fee, leasehold or otherwise) then owned by the Company or any Grantor in any real property.
Records means all present and future records (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
Recovery has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
Refinance means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, defease, amend, modify, supplement, restructure, replace, refund or repay, or to issue other indebtedness, in exchange or
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replacement for, such Indebtedness, in any case in whole or in part. Refinanced and Refinancing shall have correlative meanings.
Secured Cash Management Agreement means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between the Company or any Company Subsidiary and any Cash Management Bank.
Secured Hedge Agreement means any Swap Contract permitted under the ABL Loan Documents, the Senior Secured Notes Dcouments and the Junior Secured Notes Documents that is entered into by and between the Company or any Company Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank.
Securities means all present and future Securities (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
Securities Accounts means all present and future securities accounts (as defined in Article 8 of the UCC), including all monies, uncertificated securities, and securities entitlements (as defined in Article 8 of the UCC) contained therein.
Security Entitlements means all present and future security entitlements (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
Senior Secured Noteholders means the Holders as defined in the Senior Secured Notes Indenture and any holders of Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Obligations in each case solely in their capacities as such and not in any other capacity (except to the extent that such Senior Secured Noteholder is acting in such other capacity for the primary purpose of benefiting its Senior Secured Notes Obligations).
Senior Secured Notes means, collectively, (a) the Initial Senior Secured Notes and (b) any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation (other than ABL Obligations) that has been incurred to increase, replace, Refinance or refund in whole or in part the Obligations outstanding under the Initial Senior Secured Notes or any other agreement or instrument referred to in this clause which (I) is designated as Senior Secured Notes by (x) so long as the Senior Secured Notes Indenture or any Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Agreement is in effect, the Senior Secured Notes Agent (and, so long as a Senior Secured Notes Default has not occurred and is continuing at the time of such designation, the Company) or (y) otherwise, the Company, and (II) the Senior Secured Notes Agent for such agreement shall have executed a supplement to this Agreement agreeing to be bound hereby on the same terms applicable to the Initial Senior Secured Notes Agent whether or not such increase, replacement, refinancing or refunding occurs (i) with the original parties thereto, (ii) on one or more separate occasions or (iii) simultaneously or not with the termination or repayment of the Initial Senior Secured Notes, unless such agreement or instrument is not a Permitted Refinancing Agreement. Any reference to the Senior Secured Notes hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any Senior Secured Notes then in existence.
Senior Secured Notes Agent means (i) the Senior Secured Notes Trustee, including its successors and assigns from time to time, for so long as any Initial Senior Secured Notes are outstanding and (ii) thereafter, any Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Agent.
Senior Secured Notes Claimholders means, at any relevant time, the holders of Senior Secured Notes Obligations at that time, including the Senior Secured Noteholders, each Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Agent and the Senior Secured Notes Agent in each case solely in their capacities as
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such and not in any other capacity (except to the extent that such Senior Secured Notes Claimholder is acting in such other capacity for the primary purpose of benefiting its Senior Secured Notes Obligations).
Senior Secured Notes Collateral means any and all of the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is granted as security for any Senior Secured Notes Obligations.
Senior Secured Notes Default means an Event of Default as defined in the Senior Secured Notes Indenture or in any Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Agreement.
Senior Secured Notes Documents means the Senior Secured Notes Indenture, the Senior Secured Notes, each Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Agreement, the Senior Secured Notes Security Documents and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments executed pursuant thereto, and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with any Senior Secured Notes Obligations, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of Senior Secured Notes Obligations to the extent such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed, extended or Refinanced from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Senior Secured Notes General Intangibles means all General Intangibles, including Intellectual Property, which are not ABL Priority Collateral.
Senior Secured Notes Indenture has the meaning assigned to that term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
Senior Secured Notes Obligations means all Obligations outstanding under the Senior Secured Notes and the other Senior Secured Notes Documents, and all Additional Pari Passu Senior Secured Notes Obligations. Senior Secured Notes Obligations shall include all interest accrued or accruing (or which would, absent commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, accrue) after commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in accordance with the rate specified in the relevant Senior Secured Notes Document, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
Senior Secured Notes Pledged Collateral means any Collateral consisting of Capital Stock owned by any Grantor that is not Excluded Collateral (as defined in the Indenture).(1)
Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral means all now owned or hereafter acquired Senior Secured Notes Collateral that constitutes:
(a) Real Estate Assets;
(b) Equipment;
(c) Inventory;
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(d) Senior Secured Notes General Intangibles;
(e) Senior Secured Notes Pledged Collateral;
(f) Documents related to Equipment or Inventory;
(g) Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts to the extent containing identifiable proceeds of the foregoing (including all cash, cash equivalents, Money, checks, Instruments, funds, ACH transfers, wired funds, Investment Property, and other funds and property held in or on deposit in any of the foregoing, but excluding any identifiable Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral);
(h) Letter of Credit Rights arising out of, or related to, or derivative of any of the property or interests in property described in this definition;
(i) Supporting Obligations and Commercial Tort Claims, in each case, to the extent arising out of, or related to, or derivative of, the property or interests described in this definition;
(j) all other Collateral other than ABL Priority Collateral and Excluded Collateral (as defined in the Indenture); and
(k) all collateral security and guarantees with respect to any of the foregoing and, subject to Section 3.5, all proceeds, products, substitutions, replacements, accessions, cash, Money, insurance proceeds, Instruments, Securities, Security Entitlements, Financial Assets and Deposit Accounts received as proceeds of any of the foregoing, but excluding proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral.
Senior Secured Notes Security Documents means any agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Senior Secured Notes Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed.
Subordinated Lien Agent means:
(a) with respect to all Collateral, the Junior Secured Notes Agent;
(b) with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Senior Secured Notes Agent; and
(c) with respect to all matters relating to the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Senior Secured Notes Obligations, the ABL Agent.
Subordinated Lien Claimholders mean:
(a) with respect to all Collateral, the Junior Secured Notes Claimholders;
(b) with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Senior Secured Notes Claimholders; and
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(c) with respect to all matters relating to the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Senior Secured Notes Obligations, the ABL Claimholders.
Subordinated Lien Collateral means with respect to any Person, all Collateral with respect to which (and only for so long as) such Person is a Subordinated Lien Claimholder as provided in the definition thereof.
Subordinated Lien Documents mean:
(a) the Junior Secured Notes Documents for all purposes of this Agreement;
(b) with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Senior Secured Notes Documents; and
(c) with respect to all matters relating to the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Senior Secured Notes Obligations, the ABL Loan Documents.
Subordinated Lien Obligations mean:
(a) the Junior Secured Notes Obligations for all purposes of this Agreement;
(b) with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Senior Secured Notes Obligations; and
(c) with respect to all matters relating to the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Senior Secured Notes Obligations, the ABL Obligations.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof.
Supporting Obligations mean all present and future supporting obligations (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
Swap Contract means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing),
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whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a Master Agreement), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar equivalent legislation) as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided, however, that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the Agents security interest in any item or portion of the Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other that the State of New York, the term UCC shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, at such time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.
(a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed or extended;
(b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Persons permitted successors and assigns;
(c) the words herein, hereof and hereunder, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof;
(d) all references herein to Sections or Articles shall be construed to refer to Sections or Articles of this Agreement;
(e) all uncapitalized terms have the meanings, if any, given to them in the UCC, as now or hereafter enacted in the State of New York (unless otherwise specifically defined herein);
(f) the words asset and property shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights;
(g) any reference herein to a Person in a particular capacity or capacities excludes such Person in any other capacity or individually;
(h) any reference herein to any law shall be construed to refer to such law as amended, modified, codified, replaced, or re-enacted, in whole or in part, and in effect on the pertinent date; and
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(i) in the compilation of periods of time hereunder from a specified date to a later specified date, the word from means from and including and the words to and until each means to, but not through.
(a) any Lien of the Prior Lien Agent on the ABL Priority Collateral securing Prior Lien Obligations, whether such Lien is now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Prior Lien Agent or any other Prior Lien Claimholder or any other agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how or when acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects and prior to any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any Subordinated Lien Obligations; and
(b) any Lien of the Prior Lien Agent on the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral securing Prior Lien Obligations, whether such Lien is now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Prior Lien Agent, any other Prior Lien Claimholder or any other agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how or when acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects to all Liens on the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral securing any Subordinated Lien Obligations.
(a) grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset or property to secure any Senior Secured Notes Obligations unless it has granted or concurrently grants a Lien on such asset or property to secure the ABL Obligations and the Junior Secured Notes Obligations (if any) with the respective priorities required by Section 2.1;
(b) grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset or property to secure any ABL Obligations unless it has granted or concurrently grants a Lien on such asset or property to secure the Senior Secured Notes Obligations and the Junior Secured Notes Obligations (if any) with the respective priorities required by Section 2.1; and
(c) grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset or property to secure any Junior Secured Notes Obligations unless it has granted or concurrently grants a Lien on such asset or property to secure the Senior Secured Notes Obligations and the ABL Obligations with the respective priorities required by Section 2.1;
provided that with respect to the Junior Secured Notes Obligations, clauses (a) and (b) above shall not apply to Pledged Collateral or Securities which are specifically excluded from the Junior Secured Notes Collateral pursuant to the terms of the Junior Secured Notes Security Documents.
To the extent any additional Liens are granted on any asset or property in contravention of this Section 2.3 for any reason, without limiting any other rights and remedies available hereunder, the ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, the Senior Secured Notes Agent, on behalf of the Senior Secured Notes Claimholders and the Junior Secured Notes Agent, on behalf of the Junior Secured Notes Claimholders, agree that any amounts received by or distributed to any of them pursuant to or as a result of Liens granted in contravention of this Section 2.3 shall be subject to Section 4.2.
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provided, however, that, in the case of (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the Liens granted to secure the Subordinated Lien Obligations of the Subordinated Lien Claimholders shall attach to any Proceeds resulting from actions taken by the Prior Lien Agent or any Prior Lien Claimholder with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral in accordance with the respective priorities set forth in Section 2.1 of this Agreement after application of such Proceeds to the extent necessary to meet the requirements of a Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations.
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The Subordinated Lien Agents, on behalf of the Subordinated Lien Claimholders, agrees that no Subordinated Lien Claimholder will take or receive any ABL Priority Collateral (including Proceeds) in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including set-off) in its capacity as a creditor in violation of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless and until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations has occurred, except as expressly provided in Section 6.7, the sole right of the Subordinated Lien Agents and the Subordinated Lien Claimholders with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral is to hold a Lien on such Collateral pursuant to the Subordinated Lien Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the Proceeds thereof, if any, in accordance with Section 4.1.
provided, however, that in the case of (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the Liens granted to secure the Subordinated Lien Obligations of the Subordinated Lien Claimholders shall attach to any Proceeds resulting from actions taken by the Prior Lien Agent or any Prior Lien Claimholder with respect to the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral in accordance with the respective priorities set forth in Section 2.1 of this Agreement after application of such Proceeds to the extent necessary to meet the requirements of a Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations.
Each Subordinated Lien Agent, on behalf of the Subordinated Lien Claimholders, agrees that no Subordinated Lien Claimholder will take or receive any Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral (including Proceeds) in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including set-off) with respect to any Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral in violation of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless and until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations has occurred, except as expressly provided in Section 3.2(c)(vi), the sole right of the Subordinated Lien Agents and the Subordinated Lien Claimholders with respect to the Senior Secured Notes Priority Collateral is to hold a Lien on such Collateral pursuant to the Subordinated Lien Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the Proceeds thereof, if any, in accordance with Section 4.1.
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(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any ABL Loan Documents, any Senior Secured Notes Documents or any Junior Secured Notes Documents;
(b) except, in each case, as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other terms of, all or any of the ABL Obligations, Senior Secured Notes Obligations or Junior Secured Notes Obligations, or any amendment or waiver or other modification, including any increase in the amount thereof, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of the terms of any ABL Loan Document, Senior Secured Notes Document or any Junior Secured Notes Document;
(c) except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non-perfection of any security interest in any Collateral or any other collateral, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of all or any of the ABL Obligations, Senior Secured Notes Obligations or Junior Secured Notes Obligations or any guaranty thereof;
(d) the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of any Grantor; or
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(e) any other circumstances which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor in respect of the any Agent or Claimholder in respect of this Agreement.
(a) with respect to the ABL Agent, the ABL Claimholders and the ABL Obligations, the date on which the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(b) with respect to the Senior Secured Notes Agent, the Senior Secured Notes Claimholders and the Senior Secured Notes Obligations, the date on which the Discharge of Senior Secured Notes Obligations has occurred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and
(c) with respect to the Junior Secured Notes Agent, the Junior Secured Notes Claimholders and the Junior Secured Notes Obligations, the date on which the Discharge of Junior Secured Notes Obligations has occurred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Intercreditor Agreement as of the date first written above.
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as Trustee and Collateral Agent under the Senior Secured Notes Indenture and Collateral Agent under the Senior Secured Notes Documents, as Senior Secured Notes Agent |
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Company Subsidiaries:
ALTAIR DISPOSAL SERVICES, LLC
BATON ROUGE DISPOSAL, LLC
BRIDGEPORT DISPOSAL, LLC
CH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS (MEXICO), INC.
CLEAN HARBORS ANDOVER, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS ANTIOCH, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS ARIZONA, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS BATON ROUGE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS BDT, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS CHATTANOOGA, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS CLIVE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS COFFEYVILLE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS COLFAX, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS DEER TRAIL, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS DEVELOPMENT, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS FLORIDA, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS GRASSY MOUNTAIN, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS KANSAS, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS KINGSTON FACILITY CORPORATION
CLEAN HARBORS LAUREL, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS LONE MOUNTAIN, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS LONE STAR CORP.
CLEAN HARBORS LOS ANGELES, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS OF BALTIMORE, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS OF BRAINTREE, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS OF CONNECTICUT, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS OF NATICK, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS OF TEXAS, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS PECATONICA, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS PPM, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF CHICAGO, LLC
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CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF OHIO, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS REIDSVILLE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS SAN JOSE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS SERVICES, INC.
CLEAN HARBORS TENNESSEE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS WESTMORLAND, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS WHITE CASTLE, LLC
CLEAN HARBORS WILMINGTON, LLC
CROWLEY DISPOSAL, LLC
DISPOSAL PROPERTIES, LLC
GSX DISPOSAL, LLC
HARBOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC.
HILLIARD DISPOSAL, LLC
MURPHYS WASTE OIL SERVICE, INC.
ROEBUCK DISPOSAL, LLC
SAWYER DISPOSAL SERVICES, LLC
SERVICE CHEMICAL, LLC
SPRING GROVE RESOURCE RECOVERY, INC.
TULSA DISPOSAL, LLC
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CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK, L.P.
CLEAN HARBORS LAPORTE, L.P.
HARBOR INDUSTRIAL SERVICES TEXAS, L.P.
By: Clean Harbors of Texas, LLC, its General Partner
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EXHIBIT A TO THE
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
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JUNIOR SECURED NOTES JOINDER AGREEMENT
[Name of Junior Secured Notes Agent]
[Address of Junior Secured Notes Agent]
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[Names of ABL Agent and Senior Secured Notes Agent]
[Addresses of ABL Agent and Senior Secured Notes Agent]
The undersigned, together with its successors and assigns under the Junior Secured Notes Agreement, is the Junior Secured Notes Trustee for Persons (the Junior Secured Noteholders) wishing to become Junior Secured Notes Claimholders under and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of August 14, 2009 (as heretofore amended and/or supplemented, the Intercreditor Agreement (terms used without definition herein have the meanings assigned to such terms by the Intercreditor Agreement)) among Clean Harbors, Inc., the Grantors party thereto, the ABL Agent thereunder and the Senior Secured Notes Agent thereunder.
In consideration of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby:
(i) represents that Junior Secured Noteholders have authorized the Junior Secured Notes Trustee to become a party to the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of such Junior Secured Notes Claimholders and to act as the Junior Secured Notes Agent thereunder;
(ii) acknowledges that the Junior Secured Notes Agent has received a copy of the Intercreditor Agreement;
(iii) acknowledges on behalf of itself and the Junior Secured Noteholders that the Obligations under the Junior Secured Notes Agreement constitute Junior Secured Notes Obligations for all purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement; and
(iv) accepts and acknowledges, on behalf of itself and the Junior Secured Noteholders, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement applicable to the Junior Secured Notes Agent and the other Junior Secured Notes Claimholders and agrees on its own behalf and on behalf of the Junior Secured Noteholders to be bound by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement applicable to holders of Junior Secured Notes Obligations, with all the rights, duties and obligations of the Junior Secured Notes Claimholders thereunder and bound by all the provisions thereof as fully as if they had been named as Junior Secured Notes Claimholders on the effective date of the Intercreditor Agreement and agrees that its address for receiving notices pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement shall be as follows:
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THIS JUNIOR SECURED NOTES JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES
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THEREOF (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
[ ] is entering into the Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to this joinder agreement in its capacity as trustee and collateral agent under the Junior Secured Notes Agreement and the rights, powers, privileges and protections afforded to the trustee and collateral agent under the Junior Secured Notes Agreement shall also apply to [ ] as the Junior Secured Notes Agent hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Junior Secured Notes Joinder Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the day of 20 .
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EXHIBIT B TO THE
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
[Form of]
ADDITIONAL JOINDER AGREEMENT
[Name of Additional [Pari Passu] [Junior][Senior] Secured Notes Agent]
[Address of [Junior][Senior] Secured Notes Agent]
[Date]
[Names of ABL Agent, Senior Secured Notes Agent and Junior Secured Notes Agent]
[Addresses of ABL Agent, Senior Secured Notes Agent and Junior Secured Notes Agent]
The undersigned, together with its successors and assigns (the New Secured Agent) under [identify [Additional Pari Passu] [Junior][Senior] Secured Notes Agreement] (the New Secured Agreement), is the [Additional Pari Passu] [Junior][Senior] Secured Notes Agent for Persons (the New Secured Claimholders) wishing to become [Junior][Senior] Secured Notes Claimholders under and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of August 14, 2009 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Intercreditor Agreement (terms used without definition herein have the meanings assigned to such terms by the Intercreditor Agreement)) among Clean Harbors, Inc., the Grantors party thereto, the ABL Agent thereunder, each Senior Secured Notes Agent thereunder and each Junior Secured Notes Agent thereunder.
In consideration of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby:
(i) represents that the New Secured Claimholders have authorized the New Secured Agent to become a party to the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of such New Secured Claimholders and to act as the Additional Pari Passu [Junior][Senior] Secured Notes Agent on behalf of such New Secured Claimholders under the Indenture;
(ii) acknowledges that the New Secured Agent has received a copy of the Intercreditor Agreement;
(iii) acknowledges on behalf of itself and the other New Secured Claimholders that the Obligations under the New Secured Agreement constitute [Junior][Senior] Secured Notes Obligations for all purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement; and
(iv) accepts and acknowledges the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement applicable to the [Additional Pari Passu] [Junior] [Senior] Secured Notes Agent and the other [Junior][Senior] Secured Notes Claimholders and agrees on its own behalf and on behalf of the New Secured Claimholders to be bound by the terms thereof applicable to holders of [Junior][Senior] Secured Notes Obligations, with all the rights, duties and obligations of the [Junior][Senior] Secured Notes Claimholders under the Intercreditor Agreement and to be bound by all the provisions thereof as fully as if they had been named as [Junior][Senior] Secured Notes Claimholders on the effective date of the Intercreditor Agreement and agrees that the New Secured Agents address for receiving notices pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement shall be as follows:
[Address]
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THIS ADDITIONAL JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
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Exhibit 99.1
Press Release
Clean Harbors Successfully Completes $300 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering
Norwell, MA August 14, 2009 Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE: CLH), the leading provider of environmental and hazardous waste management services throughout North America, announced that it has closed today on an offering of $300.0 million Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the Notes). The offering size was increased from $250.0 million in response to strong demand.
The Notes have an interest rate of 7.625% and were sold at 97.369% of the aggregate principal amount, for net proceeds of approximately $292.1 million, excluding offering expenses, representing a yield to maturity of 8.125%. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes to repay certain indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
The Notes were issued and sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements of the Securities Act. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, the notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Clean Harbors, Inc.
Clean Harbors is North Americas leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services serving over 50,000 customers, including a majority of the Fortune 500 companies, thousands of smaller private entities and numerous federal, state, provincial and local governmental agencies.
Within Clean Harbors Environmental Services, the company offers Technical Services and Field Services. Technical Services provide a broad range of hazardous material management and disposal services including the collection, packaging, recycling, treatment and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Field Services provide a wide variety of environmental cleanup services on customer sites or other locations on a scheduled or emergency response basis.
Within Clean Harbors Energy and Industrial Services, the company offers Industrial Services and Exploration Services. Industrial Services provide industrial and specialty services, such as high-pressure and chemical cleaning, catalyst handling, decoking, material processing and industrial lodging services to refineries, chemical plants, pulp and paper mills, and other industrial facilities. Exploration Services provide exploration and directional boring services to the energy sector serving oil and gas exploration, production, and power generation.
42 Longwater Drive · PO Box 9149 · Norwell, Massachusetts 02061-9149 · 800.282.0058 · www.cleanharbors.com
Headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts, Clean Harbors has more than 175 locations, including over 50 waste management facilities, throughout North America in 37 U.S. states, seven Canadian provinces, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The Company also operates international locations in Bulgaria, China, Sweden, Singapore, Thailand and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.cleanharbors.com.
Any statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of the words believes, expects, intends, anticipates, plans to, estimates, projects, or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect managements opinions only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements other than through its various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A variety of factors may affect the Companys performance, including, but not limited to:
· The Companys ability to successfully integrate Evereadys operations and assets into the Companys existing operations and assets;
· The Companys ability to manage the significant environmental liabilities that it assumed in connection with prior acquisitions;
· The availability and costs of liability insurance and financial assurance required by governmental entities relating to the Companys facilities;
· General conditions in the oil and gas industries, particularly in the Alberta oil sands and other parts of Western Canada;
· The possibility that the expected synergies from the acquisition of Eveready will not be realized at the time they are projected to or at all;
· The extent to which the Companys and Evereadys major customers commit to and schedule major projects;
· The Companys future cash flow and earnings;
· The Companys ability to meet its debt obligations;
· The Companys ability to increase its and Evereadys market shares;
· The Companys ability to retain its and Evereadys significant customers;
· The effects of general economic conditions in the United States, Canada and other territories and countries where the Company does business;
· The effect of economic forces and competition in specific marketplaces where the Company competes;
· The possible impact of new regulations or laws pertaining to all activities of the Companys operations;
· The outcome of litigation or threatened litigation or regulatory actions;
· The effect of commodity pricing on overall revenues and profitability;
· Possible fluctuations in quarterly or annual results or adverse impacts on the Companys results caused by the adoption of new accounting standards or interpretations or regulatory rules and regulations;
· The effect of weather conditions or other aspects of the forces of nature on field or facility operations;
· The effects of industry trends in the environmental services, waste handling and industrial services marketplaces; and
· The effects of conditions in the financial services industry on the availability of capital and financing.
Any of the above factors and numerous others not listed nor foreseen may adversely impact the Companys financial performance. Additional information on the potential factors that could affect the Companys actual results of operations is included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which may be viewed on www.cleanharbors.com/investor_relations.
Contact:
James M. Rutledge |
Bill Geary |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Corporate Counsel for Public Affairs |
Clean Harbors, Inc. |
Clean Harbors, Inc. |
781.792.5100 |
781.792.5130 |
InvestorRelations@cleanharbors.com |
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Jim Buckley
Executive Vice President
Sharon Merrill Associates, Inc.
617.542.5300
clh@investorrelations.com