Payment of Notes 30 Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency..................................................30 Section 4.03. Reports..........................................................................31 Section 4.04.
Redemption of Notes Section 10.01. Redemption...................................................................53 Section 10.02. Form of Redemption Notice....................................................54 Section 10.03. Notes Payable on Redemption Date.............................................54
Designation Amount and Issue of Notes The Notes shall be designated as “ % Senior Notes due .” Upon the execution of this Indenture, and from time to time thereafter, Notes may be executed by the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver Notes upon a written order of the Issuer (an “Authentication Order”), such order signed on behalf of the Issuer by two Officers of the General Partner or by an Officer of the General Partner and either an Assistant Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary of the General Partner, without any further action by the Issuer hereunder. The aggregate principal amount of Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited; provided, that upon initial issuance, the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding shall not exceed $ , except as provided in Section 2.07 and Section 2.08 hereof. The Issuer may, without the consent of the Holders of Notes, issue Additional Notes from time to time in the future in an unlimited principal amount, subject to compliance with the terms of this Indenture, including Section 2.11 hereof.
Ranking of Notes No Indebtedness of the Company, at the Closing, will be senior to, or pari passu with, the Notes in right of payment, whether with respect to payment or redemptions, interest, damages, upon liquidation or dissolution or otherwise.
Calculation of Principal Amount of Notes The aggregate principal amount of the Notes, at any date of determination, shall be the principal amount of the Notes at such date of determination. With respect to any matter requiring consent, waiver, approval or other action of the holders of a specified percentage of the principal amount of all the Notes, such percentage shall be calculated, on the relevant date of determination, by dividing (a) the principal amount, as of such date of determination, of Notes, the holders of which have so consented, by (b) the aggregate principal amount, as of such date of determination, of the Notes then outstanding, in each case, as determined in accordance with the preceding sentence, and Section 13.06 of this Indenture. Any calculation of the Applicable Premium made pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall be made by the Company and delivered to the Trustee pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate.
Amount of Notes The aggregate principal amount of Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture on the Issue Date is $500,000,000. The Issuer may from time to time after the Issue Date issue Additional Notes under this Indenture in an unlimited principal amount, so long as (i) the Incurrence of the Indebtedness represented by such Additional Notes is at such time permitted by Section 4.03 and the Liens with respect thereto are permitted by Section 4.12 and (ii) such Additional Notes are issued in compliance with the other applicable provisions of this Indenture. With respect to any Additional Notes issued after the Issue Date (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Section 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 3.08, 4.06(e), 4.08(c) or Appendix A), there shall be (a) established in or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and (b) (i) set forth or determined in the manner provided in an Officer’s Certificate or (ii) established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of such Additional Notes: (1) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture; (2) the issue price and issuance date of such Additional Notes, including the date from which interest on such Additional Notes shall accrue; and (3) if applicable, that such Additional Notes shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Notes and, in such case, the respective depositaries for such Global Notes, the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne by such Global Notes in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Exhibit A hereto and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 2.2 of Appendix A in which any such Global Note may be exchanged in whole or in part for Additional Notes registered, or any transfer of such Global Note in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the depositary for such Global Note or a nominee thereof. If any of the terms of any Additional Notes are established by action taken pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officer’s Certificate or an indenture supplemental hereto setting forth the terms of the Additional Notes. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes may, at the Issuer’s option, be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase; provided that if the Additional Notes are not fungible with the Initial Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Additional Notes will have a separate CUSIP number, if applicable.
Terms of Notes The following terms relating to the Notes are hereby established. (1) The Notes shall constitute a series of Securities having the title "7.65% Notes Due December 15, 2010." (2) The aggregate principal amount of the Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Sections 304, 305, 306, 906, 1107 or 1305 of the Indenture) shall be up to $200,000,000. (3) The entire outstanding principal of the Notes shall be payable on December 15, 2010 (the "Stated Maturity Date"). (4) The rate at which the Notes shall bear interest shall be 7.65%; the date from which interest on the Notes shall accrue shall be December 11, 2000; the Interest Payment Dates for the Notes on which interest will be payable shall be June 15 and December 15 in each year, beginning June 15, 2001, the Regular Record Dates for the interest payable on the Notes on any Interest Payment Date shall be the 15th calendar day preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date; and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated shall be that of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. (5) The Place of Payment where the principal of and interest on the Notes shall be payable and Notes may be surrendered for the registration of transfer or exchange shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee in St. Paul, Xxnnesota. The place where notices or demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes and the Indenture may be served shall be the corporate trust office of the Trustee at One Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000. (A) The Notes may be redeemed at any time at the option of the Issuer, in whole, or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the principal amount of the Notes (or portion thereof) being redeemed plus accrued interest thereon to the redemption date and (ii) the Make-Whole Amount (as defined below), if any, with respect to such Notes (or portion thereof) (the "Redemption Price"). If notice has been given as provided in the Indenture and funds for the redemption of any Notes (or any portion thereof) called for redemption shall have been made available on the redemption date referred to in such notice, such Notes (or any portion thereof) will cease to bear interest on the date fixed for such redemption specified in such notice and the only right of the Holders of the Notes will be to receive payment of the Redemption Price, with respect to such Notes or portion thereof so redeemed. Notice of any optional redemption of any Notes (or any portion thereof) will be given to Holders at their addresses, as shown in the security register for the Notes, not more than 60 nor less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. The notice of redemption will specify, among other items, the Redemption Price and the principal amount of the Notes held by such Holder to be redeemed. On the third Business Day preceding the date notice of redemption is given, the Company will notify the Trustee of the Redemption Price and the Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in acting upon the determination of the Company as to such Redemption Price. The Issuer will notify the Trustee in writing at least 45 days prior to giving notice of redemption (or such shorter period as is satisfactory to the Trustee in its sole discretion) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and their redemption date. If less than all the Notes are to be redeemed at the option of the Issuer, the Trustee shall select by lot, the Notes to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the event of redemption of the Notes in part only, a new Note for the amount of the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder thereto, upon cancellation thereof. (B) As used herein:
Fixed Rate Notes If this Note is specified on the face hereof as a “Fixed Rate Note”: (i) This Note will bear interest at the rate per annum specified on the face hereof. Interest on this Note will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. (ii) Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, the Interest Payment Dates for this Note will be as follows:
Issue of Notes A new series of Securities is to be issued under the Indenture as supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture. The series shall be titled the “5.875% Senior Notes due 2034.”
Prepayment of Notes (a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 3.1(a), the Company at its option may, after giving not less than 30 days' prior written notice (the "Company Conversion Notice") to the Purchaser and each Additional Note Purchaser, prepay the unpaid principal balance of the Notes, together with all accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of such prepayment, in whole or in part (in an aggregate amount of not less than $1,000,000 or any greater amount which is an even multiple of $100,000, or in an amount equal to the aggregate principal balance of all of the Notes) as set forth below; provided, however, that no prepayment shall be permitted under this Section 3.1(a) until such time as the Company shall have obtained the Stockholder/AMEX Conversion Approval. It is also expressly understood and agreed by the Company that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Note Document, each holder of a Note shall have the right to convert such Note as provided in this Agreement notwithstanding the giving by the Company of any 30-day notice of prepayment under Section 3.1(a) hereof if such holder of a Note shall give to the Company the Company Conversion Notice or the Default Conversion Notice, as the case may be. (b) Not later than the second Business Day after any time that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries receives Equity Proceeds, the Company shall, unless waived by written notice given by the Requisite Noteholders, prepay the Notes in an amount equal to the Equity Proceeds received; provided, however, the Company shall have no obligation to prepay the Notes under this Section 3.1(b) if, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) the Equity Proceeds are less than $250,000 and (ii) the Equity Proceeds were raised pursuant to the payment of exercise prices of options for shares of Capital Stock of the Company held by any officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company shall give the each holder of a Note not less than 30 days' prior written notice of a proposed receipt of Equity Proceeds by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. (c) The premium to be paid on the principal amount of any prepayment shall be as follows: Payment Date Principal Premiums ------------ ------------------ Closing Date through the one year anniversary of the No Premium-100% of the principal amount of the Note Closing Date 5% Premium-105% of the principal amount of the Note The one year anniversary of the Closing Date through the 15 month anniversary of the Closing Date the 15 month anniversary of the Closing Date through the 2 10% Premium-110% of the principal amount of the Note year anniversary of the Closing Date (d) On the Maturity Date, the unpaid principal balance of the Notes, to the extent not sooner paid or prepaid hereunder, shall be paid in full (such amount to be determined after giving effect to the repayment provisions set forth in clause (a) above), together with accrued interest and fees thereon and all expenses, indemnities and other Obligations payable under the terms of the Notes or this Agreement. (e) The Company shall call Notes for prepayment pursuant to Section 3.1(a) by giving the written notice as called for by Section 3.1(a) to each holder of such Notes, which notice shall specify (i) the date fixed for such prepayment, (ii) the principal amount to be prepaid on such date, and (iii) the amount of accrued interest to be paid or anticipated to be paid on such date. Notice of prepayment having been so given shall be irrevocable, and the aggregate principal amount of the Notes so to be prepaid as specified in such notice, together with interest accrued thereon to such date fixed for prepayment, shall become due and payable on the specified prepayment date.