Form 10-Q
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended July 2, 2004

 

¨   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                          to                         .

 

Commission File Number 000-30419

 


 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   36-3840979

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

5005 E. McDowell Road

Phoenix, AZ 85008

(602) 244-6600

(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes x    No¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12-b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes x    No¨

 

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the close of business on August 2, 2004:

 

Class


 

Number of Shares


Common Stock; $.01 par value

  253,676,537

 



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INDEX

 

     Page

Part I     

Financial Information

   3

Item 1 Financial Statements

   3

Item 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   32

Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   59

Item 4 Controls and Procedures

   59
Part II     

Other Information

   60

Item 1 Legal Proceedings

   60

Item 2 Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

   61

Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   62

Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   62

Item 5 Other Information

   63

Item 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   64

Signatures

   66

Exhibits

    

 

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.    Financial Statements

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(in millions, except share data)

(unaudited)

 

     July 2,
2004


    December 31,
2003


 

Assets

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 257.7     $ 186.6  

Receivables, net

     161.0       136.1  

Inventories, net

     197.3       171.6  

Other current assets

     26.5       25.7  

Deferred income taxes

     3.5       2.7  
    


 


Total current assets

     646.0       522.7  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     490.1       499.1  

Deferred income taxes

     2.0       1.3  

Goodwill

     77.3       77.3  

Other assets

     46.7       61.0  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 1,262.1     $ 1,161.4  
    


 


Liabilities, Minority Interests, Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit

                

Accounts payable

   $ 125.0     $ 115.7  

Accrued expenses

     108.1       89.9  

Income taxes payable

     3.2       1.7  

Accrued interest

     10.2       25.3  

Deferred income on sales to distributors

     98.7       66.2  

Current portion of long-term debt

     47.0       11.4  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     392.2       310.2  

Long-term debt

     1,127.0       1,291.5  

Other long-term liabilities

     57.9       58.2  
    


 


Total liabilities

     1,577.1       1,659.9  
    


 


Commitments and contingencies (See Note 9)

     —         —    
    


 


Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

     25.7       26.4  
    


 


Series A cumulative, convertible, redeemable preferred stock ($0.01 par value 100,000 shares authorized, 10,000 shares issued and outstanding; 8% annual dividend rate; redemption value—$125.0 and $131.7

     126.2       119.7  
    


 


Common stock ($0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 253,655,587 and 217,299,893 shares issued and outstanding)

     2.5       2.2  

Additional paid-in capital

     1,117.0       891.3  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (1.6 )     (4.4 )

Accumulated deficit

     (1,584.8 )     (1,533.7 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ deficit

     (466.9 )     (644.6 )
    


 


Total liabilities, minority interests, redeemable preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 1,262.1     $ 1,161.4  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(in millions, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Quarter Ended

    Six Months Ended

 
     July 2, 2004

    July 4, 2003

    July 2, 2004

    July 4, 2003

 

Revenues

   $ 333.5     $ 256.2     $ 641.7     $ 525.7  

Cost of revenues

     221.1       182.3       433.4       377.0  
    


 


 


 


Gross profit

     112.4       73.9       208.3       148.7  
    


 


 


 


Operating expenses:

                                

Research and development

     25.0       20.4       48.5       41.5  

Selling and marketing

     19.9       15.6       38.3       31.7  

General and administrative

     18.5       18.7       35.7       38.3  

Amortization of intangible asset

     —         2.9       —         5.9  

Restructuring, asset impairments and other, net

     0.9       34.6       14.0       34.6  
    


 


 


 


Total operating expenses

     64.3       92.2       136.5       152.0  
    


 


 


 


Operating income

     48.1       (18.3 )     71.8       (3.3 )
    


 


 


 


Other income (expenses):

                                

Interest expense

     (23.8 )     (39.0 )     (58.1 )     (78.1 )

Interest income

     0.6       0.5       1.0       1.2  

Realized and unrealized foreign currency gains or losses

     1.0       0.5       (0.7 )     1.8  

Loss on debt prepayment

     (27.4 )     —         (60.4 )     (3.5 )
    


 


 


 


Other income (expenses), net

     (49.6 )     (38.0 )     (118.2 )     (78.6 )
    


 


 


 


Loss before income taxes, minority interests and cumulative effect of accounting change

     (1.5 )     (56.3 )     (46.4 )     (81.9 )

Income tax provision

     (1.6 )     (2.3 )     (3.2 )     (4.5 )

Minority interests

     (0.4 )     1.1       (1.5 )     (0.1 )
    


 


 


 


Loss before cumulative effect of accounting change

     (3.5 )     (57.5 )     (51.1 )     (86.5 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax of $0

     —         —         —         (21.5 )
    


 


 


 


Net loss

     (3.5 )     (57.5 )     (51.1 )     (108.0 )

Less: Accretion to redemption value of convertible redeemable preferred stock

     0.1       —         (1.7 )     —    

Less: Convertible redeemable preferred stock dividends

     (2.4 )     (2.2 )     (4.8 )     (4.4 )
    


 


 


 


Net loss applicable to common stock

   $ (5.8 )   $ (59.7 )   $ (57.6 )   $ (112.4 )
    


 


 


 


Comprehensive loss:

                                

Net loss

   $ (3.5 )   $ (57.5 )   $ (51.1 )   $ (108.0 )

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (0.8 )     (0.4 )     (0.1 )     0.3  

Additional minimum pension liability adjustment

     —         —         —         19.6  

Effects of cash flows hedges

     1.7       1.7       2.9       3.1  
    


 


 


 


Comprehensive loss

   $ (2.6 )   $ (56.2 )   $ (48.3 )   $ (85.0 )
    


 


 


 


Loss per common share:

                                

Basic(1):

                                

Net loss applicable to common stock before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.34 )   $ (0.24 )   $ (0.51 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         —         —         (0.12 )
    


 


 


 


Net loss applicable to common stock

   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.34 )   $ (0.24 )   $ (0.64 )
    


 


 


 


Diluted(1):

                                

Net loss applicable to common stock before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.34 )   $ (0.24 )   $ (0.51 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         —         —         (0.12 )
    


 


 


 


Net loss applicable to common stock

   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.34 )   $ (0.24 )   $ (0.64 )
    


 


 


 


Weighted average common shares outstanding:

                                

Basic

     253.3       176.8       239.6       176.6  
    


 


 


 


Diluted

     253.3       176.8       239.6       176.6  
    


 


 


 



(1)   Certain amounts may not total due to the rounding of individual components.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

(unaudited)

 

    Quarter Ended

    Six Months Ended

 
    July 2, 2004

    July 4, 2003

    July 2, 2004

    July 4, 2003

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                               

Net loss

  $ (3.5 )   $ (57.5 )   $ (51.1 )   $ (108.0 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

                               

Depreciation and amortization

    24.8       36.6       51.1       72.6  

Loss on sale of fixed assets

    —         —         12.1       —    

Loss on debt prepayment

    27.4       —         60.4       3.5  

Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount

    1.8       2.4       3.7       4.6  

Provision for excess inventories

    1.6       2.3       1.6       6.3  

Cumulative effect of accounting change

    —         —         —         21.5  

Non-cash impairment write-down of property, plant and equipment

    —         10.5       —         10.5  

Non-cash interest on junior subordinated note payable to Motorola

    3.5       3.2       7.0       6.5  

Non-cash write down of intangible asset

    —         20.8       —         20.8  

Deferred income taxes

    (0.7 )     —         (1.5 )     (2.5 )

Stock compensation expense

    —         —         —         0.1  

Other

    0.8       1.3       2.0       3.2  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

                               

Receivables

    (7.8 )     (0.7 )     (25.1 )     (12.7 )

Inventories

    (15.1 )     (7.4 )     (27.3 )     (18.4 )

Other assets

    (0.4 )     (3.5 )     5.6       4.1  

Accounts payable

    (1.3 )     5.3       9.4       38.9  

Accrued expenses

    7.6       (0.7 )     19.2       (16.0 )

Income taxes payable

    1.5       2.0       1.5       5.8  

Accrued interest

    (5.9 )     5.1       (15.1 )     (15.7 )

Deferred income on sales to distributors

    17.6       (3.9 )     32.5       (6.5 )

Other long-term liabilities

    1.0       (3.7 )     (0.3 )     (1.9 )
   


 


 


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

    52.9       12.1       85.7       16.7  
   


 


 


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                               

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

    (18.1 )     (18.4 )     (48.7 )     (24.6 )

Acquisition of minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

    —         (1.8 )     —         (1.8 )

Proceeds from collection of receivable from sale of property, plant and equipment

    3.8       —         3.8       —    
   


 


 


 


Net cash used in investing activities

    (14.3 )     (20.2 )     (44.9 )     (26.4 )
   


 


 


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                               

Proceeds from debt issuance, net of discount

    260.0       —         260.0       190.9  

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under the employee stock purchase plan

    0.5       0.2       1.0       0.4  

Proceeds from stock option exercises and warrants

    0.6       0.3       4.5       0.3  

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs

    (0.6 )     —         228.3       —    

Payment of capital lease obligation

    (3.6 )     —         (4.2 )     —    

Payment of debt issuance and amendment costs

    (9.8 )     (1.3 )     (10.1 )     (10.6 )

Dividend to minority shareholder of consolidated subsidiary

    (1.1 )     —         (2.1 )     —    

Redemption fees on repayment of long-term debt

    (20.9 )     —         (41.9 )     —    

Repayment of long-term debt

    (227.0 )     —         (404.9 )     (180.9 )
   


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (1.9 )     (0.8 )     30.6       0.1  
   


 


 


 


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    (0.4 )     0.1       (0.3 )     0.4  
   


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    36.3       (8.8 )     71.1       (9.2 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    221.4       190.0       186.6       190.4  
   


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 257.7     $ 181.2     $ 257.7     $ 181.2  
   


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

 

Note 1:  Background and Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ON Semiconductor Corporation and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). Investments in companies that represent less than 20% of the related voting stock and over which the Company does not exert significant influence are accounted for on the cost basis. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

In the second quarter of 2003, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51, (“FIN No. 46”). FIN No. 46 requires that certain variable interest entities (“VIE’s”) be consolidated by the primary beneficiary, as that term is defined in FIN No. 46. The Company determined that its investment in Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor Company Limited (“Leshan”) meets the definition of a VIE and that the Company is the primary beneficiary; therefore, the investment in Leshan should be consolidated under FIN No. 46. The Company had previously accounted for its investment in Leshan using the equity method.

 

During the second quarter of 2003, the Company changed its method of accounting for net unrecognized actuarial gains or losses relating to its defined benefit pension obligations. Previously, the Company amortized its net unrecognized actuarial gains or losses over the average remaining service lives of active plan participants, to the extent that such net gains or losses exceeded the greater of 10% of the related projected benefit obligation or plan assets. Effective January 1, 2003, the Company no longer defers actuarial gains or losses but recognizes such gains and losses during the fourth quarter of each year, which is the period the Company’s annual pension plan actuarial valuations are prepared. See “Note 3: Accounting Change” for further discussion.

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements as of July 2, 2004 and for the three months and six months ended July 2, 2004 and July 4, 2003, respectively, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for audited financial statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the interim information includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. The footnote disclosures related to the interim financial information included herein are also unaudited. Such financial information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto as of December 31, 2003 and for the year then ended included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K/A, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates have been used by management in conjunction with the measurement of valuation allowances relating to receivables, and deferred tax assets; accruals for customer incentives, warranties, and restructuring charges, inventory write-downs and pension obligations; the fair values of financial instruments (including derivative financial instruments); and future cash flows associated with long-lived assets. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Certain prior period amounts have been revised to conform to the current period presentation. These changes had no impact on previously reported net loss or stockholders’ deficit.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(unaudited)

 

 

Note 2:  Liquidity

 

During the quarter and six months ended July 2, 2004, the Company incurred a net loss of $3.5 million and $51.1 million, respectively, compared to a net loss of $57.5 million and $108.0 million, respectively, for the quarter and six months ended July 4, 2003. The Company’s net loss included net charges from restructuring, asset impairments and other, net of $0.9 million and $14.0 million, respectively for the quarter and six months ended July 2, 2004 as compared to $34.6 million for the quarter and six months ended July 4, 2003. The Company’s net loss for the quarter and six months ended July 2, 2004 also included charges of $27.4 million and $60.4 million, respectively, for loss on debt prepayment as compared to charges of $3.5 million for the six months ended July 4, 2003. The Company’s net loss for the six months ended July 4, 2003 included a charge of $21.5 million relating to a change in accounting principle described in Note 3. Net cash provided by operating activities was $52.9 million and $85.7 million for the quarter and six months ended July 2, 2004, respectively, as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $12.1 million and $16.7 million for the quarter and six months ended July 4, 2003, respectively.

 

At July 2, 2004, the Company had $257.7 million in cash and cash equivalents, net working capital of $253.8 million, term and revolving debt of $1,174.0 million in the aggregate and a stockholders’ deficit of $466.9 million. The Company’s long-term debt includes $320.2 million (net of discount) under its senior bank facilities; $124.9 million (net of discount) of its 12% first-lien senior secured notes due 2010; $190.6 million (net of discount) of its 13% second-lien senior secured notes due 2008; $34.2 million of its 12% senior subordinated notes due 2009; $260.0 million of its zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes due 2024; $146.9 million under its 10% junior subordinated note due 2011; $22.4 million under a note payable to a Japanese bank due 2010; $65.6 million under loan facilities with Chinese banks; and $9.2 million of capital lease obligations. The Company was in compliance with all of the covenants contained in its various debt agreements as of July 2, 2004 and expects to remain in compliance over the next twelve months.

 

In February 2004, the Company completed a public offering of common stock resulting in net proceeds of $226.7 million, after deducting the underwriting discount of $10.8 million ($0.3141 per share) and estimated offering expenses of $2.4 million, which includes $1.3 million that were unpaid as of July 2, 2004 and $0.3 million of bank amendment fees that were paid as of July 2, 2004. The net proceeds were used to redeem $70.0 million principal amount of the Company’s 13% senior secured notes due 2010 and $105.0 million principal amount of the 12% senior secured notes due 2008 at a redemption price of 112% of the principal amount of such notes. The remaining proceeds were used for general corporate purposes.

 

In April 2004, the Company commenced a cash tender offer for all of its outstanding 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009. The Company redeemed $225.8 million as of July 2, 2004, and redeemed the remaining $34.2 million outstanding principal amount of senior subordinated notes on August 2, 2004 at 106% of par value, using cash and cash equivalents. In order to finance the cash tender offer, the Company issued $260.0 million of zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes due 2024 and cash on hand. The notes do not bear cash interest, nor does the principal amount accrete. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior subordinated basis by certain existing and future subsidiaries of the Company.

 

The Company’s ability to service its long-term debt, to remain in compliance with the various covenants and restrictions contained in its financing agreements and to fund working capital, capital expenditures and business development efforts will depend on its ability to generate cash from operating activities which is subject to, among other things, its future operating performance as well as to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other conditions, some of which may be beyond its control.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(unaudited)

 

 

If the Company fails to generate sufficient cash from operations, it may need to raise additional equity or borrow additional funds to achieve its longer term objectives. There can be no assurance that such equity or borrowings will be available or, if available, will be at rates or prices acceptable to the Company. Management believes that cash flow from operating activities coupled with existing cash balances will be adequate to fund the Company’s operating and capital needs as well as to enable it to maintain compliance with its various debt agreements through July 2, 2005. To the extent that results or events differ from the Company’s financial projections or business plans, its liquidity may be adversely affected.

 

Note 3:  Accounting Change

 

During the second quarter of 2003, the Company changed its method of accounting for net unrecognized actuarial gains or losses relating to its defined benefit pension obligations. Historically, the Company amortized its net unrecognized actuarial gains or losses over the average remaining service lives of active plan participants, to the extent that such net gains or losses exceeded the greater of 10% of the related projected benefit obligation or plan assets. Effective January 1, 2003, the Company no longer defers actuarial gains or losses but recognizes such gains and losses during the fourth quarter of each year, which is the period the Company’s annual pension plan actuarial valuations are prepared. Management believes that this change is to a preferable accounting method as actuarial gains or losses will be recognized currently in income rather than being deferred.

 

The impact of this change for periods prior to January 1, 2003 was a charge of $21.5 million or $0.12 per share, both before and after income taxes, and has been reflected as the cumulative effect of accounting change in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the six months ended July 4, 2003. The effect of the change on the quarter ended July 4, 2003 was to decrease the Company’s net loss by $1.6 million or $0.01 per share, both before and after income taxes. The effect of the change on the six months ended July 4, 2003 was to decrease the loss before cumulative effect of accounting change by $3.2 million or $0.02 per share, both before and after income taxes, and to increase the net loss by $18.3 million or $0.10 per share, both before and after income taxes. Absent the accounting change, the $21.5 million of net unrecognized actuarial losses at December 31, 2002 would have been recognized as an operating expense in future periods.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(unaudited)

 

 

Note 4:  Restructuring, Asset Impairments and Other, net

 

The activity related to the Company’s restructuring, asset impairments and other, net is as follows (in millions):

 

    Reserve Balance at
December 31, 2003


  2004
Charges


  2004
Usage


    2004
Adjustments


    Reserve Balance at
July 2, 2004


June 2004

                                 

Cash employee separation charges

  $ —     $ 1.5   $ —       $ —       $ 1.5
   

                       

March 2004

                                 

Cash employee separation charges

    —       0.3     (0.2 )     —         0.1

Cash exit costs

    —       0.1     (0.1 )     —         —  

Loss on sale of fixed assets

    —       12.0     (12.0 )     —         —  
   

                       

      —                             0.1
   

                       

December 2003

                                 

Cash employee separation charges

    5.2     1.3     (1.5 )     —         5.0

Cash exit costs

    0.4     0.2     (0.3 )     —         0.3
   

                       

      5.6                           5.3
   

                       

September 2003

                                 

Cash employee separation charges

    0.5     —       (0.4 )     —         0.1
   

                       

December 2002

                                 

Cash employee separations charges

    3.1     —       (1.3 )     (1.2 )     0.6

Cash exit costs

    0.7     —       (0.1 )     (0.4 )     0.2
   

                       

      3.8                           0.8
   

                       

June 2002

                                 

Cash exit costs

    2.5     —       —         —         2.5
   

                       

March 2002

                                 

Cash employee separations charges

    0.3     —       (0.1 )     —         0.2
   

                       

June 2001

                                 

Cash exit costs

    0.4     —       —         —         0.4
   

 

 


 


 

    $ 13.1   $ 15.4   $ (16.0 )   $ (1.6 )   $ 10.9
   

 

 


 


 

 

As of July 2, 2004, the $10.9 million reserve balance was comprised of $7.5 million of employee severance charges and $3.4 million of exit costs, which consisted of $2.5 million in contract termination charges and $0.9 million of facility closure and lease termination charges. A reconciliation of the activity in the table above to the “Restructuring, asset impairments and other, net” caption on the statement of operations for the quarter and six months ended July 2, 2004, follows (in millions):

 

     Quarter Ended
April 2, 2004


   Quarter Ended
July 2, 2004


    Six Months Ended
July 2, 2004


 

2004 Charges

   $ 13.1    $ 2.3     $ 15.4  

Plus: Charges related to the termination of an executive officer (June 2004)

     —        0.2       0.2  

Less: Adjustments to prior year charges

     —        (1.6 )     (1.6 )
    

  


 


     $ 13.1    $ 0.9     $ 14.0  
    

  


 


 

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June 2004

 

In June 2004, the Company recorded $2.3 million in restructuring, asset impairment and other, net charges, which includes $2.1 million of employee separation charges and $0.2 million of exit costs.

 

The employee separation charges of $2.1 million include $1.5 million for the termination of approximately 190 additional employees at Roznov, Czech Republic due to the previously announced transfer of the Company’s back-end manufacturing lines in Roznov to Malaysia and the Philippines. All terminations and associated severance payments related to these charges are expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2005.

 

The remaining $0.6 million of employee separation charges relates to the previously announced shutdown of the Company’s back-end manufacturing lines in Roznov. This amount represents a portion of the total severance benefits for approximately 460 employees. The Company previously recorded a similar charge of $0.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2003 and $0.7 million in the first quarter of 2004, and management estimates that additional severance charges of approximately $0.3 million related to such shutdown will be recognized ratably throughout the remainder of 2004.

 

Included in the $0.2 million of exit costs is $0.1 million related to certain exit activities that were completed in connection with the previously announced shutdown of manufacturing operations in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The remaining $0.1 million of exit costs relate to the information technology (“IT”) outsourcing agreement announced in March 2004.

 

Also in June 2004, the Company recorded a $0.2 million charge to cover costs associated with the separation of one of the Company’s executive officers. All payments related to this charge have been completed.

 

The Company does not expect any additional charges related to the June 2004 restructuring activity.

 

March 2004

 

In March 2004, the Company recorded $13.1 million in restructuring, asset impairment and other, net charges. These charges included $12.0 million of loss on sale of fixed assets, $1.0 million to cover employee separation costs and $0.1 million of exit costs.

 

At the end of the first quarter of 2004, the Company entered into a five-year agreement with respect to the outsourcing of IT infrastructure, messaging, data center network, help desk and onsite management services. As part of the agreement, the Company sold certain system software modules, licenses and hardware for $3.8 million, which had a net book value of $15.8 million prior to the sale, resulting in a loss on sale of fixed assets of $12.0 million. The Company then leased back such system software modules and associated hardware and leased certain new hardware.

 

As a result of the new IT outsourcing agreement, the Company initiated a plan to reduce its current IT staffing levels. In connection with this reduction, the Company recorded a $0.3 million severance charge related to the termination of 12 employees in the United States. All terminations and associated severance payments related to these charges are expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2004.

 

The remaining $0.7 million of employee separation charges relates to the previously announced shutdown of the Company’s back-end manufacturing lines in Roznov.

 

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The $0.1 million of exit costs relate to certain exit activities that were completed in connection with the previously announced shutdown of manufacturing operations in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

 

The Company does not expect any additional charges related to the March 2004 restructuring activity.

 

December 2003

 

The remaining restructuring reserve of $5.3 million at July 2, 2004 is comprised of $5.0 million of employee separation costs and $0.3 million related to lease termination and other exit costs.

 

The employee separation charges include $3.6 million for approximately 325 employees in connection with the East Greenwhich shutdown and $1.1 million for approximately 460 employees in connection with the shutdown of the Company’s back-end manufacturing lines in Roznov, Czech Republic. The Company expects to incur additional severance charges of approximately $0.3 million related to Roznov that will be recognized ratably throughout the remainder of 2004 as discussed in connection with the June 2004 activity. The remaining $0.3 million of employee separation charges relates to severance benefits for four employees in general and administrative functions in Europe. All terminations and associated severance payments are expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2005.

 

The $0.3 million of lease termination and other exit costs are in connection with the East Greenwhich shutdown. The Company expects to incur additional exit costs of approximately $0.1 million to $0.2 million each quarter through the remainder of 2004.

 

As discussed above, an additional $0.6 million of employee separation charges in the second quarter of 2004 and $0.7 million of employee separation charges in the first quarter of 2004 relate to the shutdown of the Company’s back-end manufacturing lines in Roznov, Czech Republic as well as $0.1 million of exit costs in the second quarter of 2004 and $0.1 million of exit costs in the first quarter of 2004 for certain activities in connection with the shutdown of the East Greenwich facility.

 

September 2003

 

The remaining restructuring reserve of $0.1 million at July 2, 2004 is comprised of separation costs for one terminated employee. The Company expects to settle its remaining obligations related to this restructuring program by September 2004. The Company does not expect any additional charges related to the September 2003 restructuring activity.

 

December 2002

 

In June 2004, the Company reversed $1.2 million of the employee separation charges reserve for employees whose terminations were rescinded due to business improvements and the plan to consolidate accounting systems. In June 2004, the Company also reversed $0.4 million of exit costs, associated with the decommissioning of certain assets that are no longer expected to be incurred.

 

The remaining restructuring reserve of $0.8 million at July 2, 2004 is comprised of $0.6 million of separation costs associated with 10 employees and $0.2 million related to lease termination and other exit costs. All terminations and associated severance payments are expected to be completed by December 2004. The Company expects to settle its remaining obligations related to the other exit costs by December 2005. The Company does not expect any additional charges related to the December 2002 restructuring activity.

 

June 2002

 

The remaining restructuring reserve of $2.5 million at July 2, 2004 relates to estimated charges associated with a manufacturing supply agreement. The Company is currently in discussions to settle the remaining obligations under this agreement.

 

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(unaudited)

 

 

March 2002

 

The remaining restructuring reserve of $0.2 million at July 2, 2004 relates to the unpaid separation costs associated with terminated employees. All employees have been terminated under this program and the remaining liability relating to this restructuring program is expected to be paid by June 2005. The Company does not expect any additional charges related to the March 2002 restructuring activity.

 

June 2001

 

As of July 2, 2004 the remaining liability relating to this restructuring program was $0.4 million of miscellaneous exit costs which are expected to be paid by September 2004. The Company does not expect any additional charges related to the June 2001 restructuring activity.

 

Note 5:  Balance Sheet Information

 

Balance sheet information is as follows (in millions):

 

     July 2,
2004


     December 31,
2003


 

Receivables, net:

                 

Accounts receivable

   $ 163.5      $ 138.5  

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (2.5 )      (2.4 )
    


  


     $ 161.0      $ 136.1  
    


  


Inventories, net:

                 

Raw materials

   $ 15.6      $ 15.2  

Work in process

     124.2        111.7  

Finished goods

     95.2        87.1  
    


  


Total inventory

     235.0        214.0  

Less: Inventory reserves

     (37.7 )      (42.4 )
    


  


     $ 197.3      $ 171.6  
    


  


Property, plant and equipment, net:

                 

Land

   $ 16.0      $ 16.1  

Buildings

     350.2        350.5  

Machinery and equipment

     1,036.1        1,022.2  
    


  


Total property, plant and equipment

     1,402.3        1,388.8  

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     (912.2 )      (889.7 )
    


  


     $ 490.1      $ 499.1  
    


  


Goodwill, net:

                 

Goodwill

   $ 95.7      $ 95.7  

Less: Accumulated amortization

     (18.4 )      (18.4 )
    


  


     $ 77.3      $ 77.3  
    


  


Accrued expenses:

                 

Accrued payroll

   $ 47.9      $ 28.2  

Sales related reserves

     17.7        18.5  

Restructuring reserves

     10.9        13.1  

Other

     31.6        30.1  
    


  


     $ 108.1      $ 89.9  
    


  


Other comprehensive loss:

                 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   $ 1.5      $ 1.7  

Net unrealized losses and adjustments related to cash flow hedges

     (2.3 )      (5.3 )

Unrealized losses on deferred compensation plan investments

     (0.8 )      (0.8 )
    


  


     $ (1.6 )    $ (4.4 )
    


  


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(unaudited)

 

 

The activity related to the Company’s warranty reserves for the six months ended July 2, 2004 is as follows (in millions):

 

Balance as of December 31, 2003

   $ 1.6  

Provision

     1.4  

Usage

     (0.4 )

Reserve released

     (0.2 )
    


Balance as of July 2, 2004

   $ 2.4  
    


 

The activity related to the Company’s warranty reserves for the six months ended July 4, 2003 is as follows (in millions):

 

Balance as of December 31, 2002

   $ 2.7  

Provision

     —    

Usage

     (0.3 )
    


Balance as of July 4, 2003

   $ 2.4  
    


 

The Company maintains defined benefit plans for some of its domestic and foreign subsidiaries. The Company recognizes a minimum liability in its financial statements for its underfunded pension plans. As of July 2, 2004 and December 31, 2003, the total accrued pension liability was $38.0 million and $40.2 million, respectively. The components of our net periodic pension expense for the quarter and six months ended July 2, 2004 and July 4, 2003 are as follows (in millions):

 

    

Quarter Ended

July 2, 2004


   

Quarter Ended

July 4, 2003


 
    

U.S.

Pension

Plan


    Foreign
Pension
Plans


    Total

    U.S.
Pension
Plans


    Foreign
Pension
Plans


    Total

 

Service cost

   0.6     0.2     0.8     0.4     0.3     0.7  

Interest cost

   0.6     0.2     0.8     0.6     0.2     0.8  

Expected return on plan assets

   (0.1 )   (0.1 )   (0.2 )   (0.1 )   (0.1 )   (0.2 )

Amortization of prior service cost

   —       0.1     0.1     0.1     0.1     0.2  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Total net periodic pension cost

   1.1     0.4     1.5     1.0     0.5     1.5  
    

 

 

 

 

 

    

Six Months Ended

July 2, 2004


   

Six Months Ended

July 4, 2003


 
     U.S.
Pension
Plan


    Foreign
Pension
Plans


    Total

    U.S.
Pension
Plans


    Foreign
Pension
Plans


    Total

 

Service cost

   1.2     0.5     1.7     0.8     0.6     1.4  

Interest cost

   1.2     0.4     1.6     1.2     0.4     1.6  

Expected return on plan assets

   (0.2 )   (0.2 )   (0.4 )   (0.2 )   (0.2 )   (0.4 )

Amortization of prior service cost

   —       0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2     0.3  

Cumulative effect of accounting change

   —       —       —       20.0     1.5     21.5  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Total net periodic pension cost

   2.2     0.9     3.1     21.9     2.5     24.4  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(unaudited)

 

 

Note 6:  Long-Term Debt

 

Long-term debt at July 2, 2004 and December 31, 2003 consists of the following (dollars in millions):

 

     July 2,
2004


    December 31,
2003


 

Senior Bank Facilities:

                

Tranche E due 2007, 4.4375% interest payable monthly, net of discount of $0.4

   $ —       $ 320.1  

Tranche F due 2009, 4.4375% interest payable quarterly, net of discount of $0.3

     320.2       —    

First-Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2010, 12% interest payable semi-annually, net of debt discount of $5.1 and $8.4

     124.9       191.6  

Second-Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2008, 13% interest effective February 2003 payable semi-annually, net of debt discount of $4.4 and $7.4

     190.6       292.6  

12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009, interest payable semi-annually

     34.2       260.0  

Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024

     260.0       —    

10% Junior Subordinated Note due 2011, interest compounded semi-annually, payable at maturity

     146.9       139.9  

2.3% Note payable to Japanese bank due 2010, interest payable semi-annually

     22.4       24.3  

Loan with a Chinese bank due 2007, interest payable quarterly at 3.2% and 3.5%, respectively

     20.0       20.0  

Loan with a Chinese bank due 2013, interest payable quarterly at 3.4% and 2.7% respectively

     45.6       48.0  

Capital lease obligations

     9.2       6.4  
    


 


       1,174.0       1,302.9  

Less: Current maturities

     (47.0 )     (11.4 )
    


 


     $ 1,127.0     $ 1,291.5  
    


 


 

Loss on Debt Prepayment

 

During the second quarter of 2004 the Company incurred $20.7 million of costs resulting from consent fees, tender offer fees and dealer manager fees upon redemption of $225.8 million outstanding principal of the 12% senior subordinated notes due 2009, and also wrote off $6.5 million of debt issuance costs and incurred $0.2 million of other fees due to the repayment.

 

During the first quarter of 2004 the Company incurred $21.0 million of costs resulting from the redemption premium upon repayment of $70.0 million and $105.0 million outstanding principal of the first-lien and second-lien senior secured notes, respectively, and also wrote off $12.0 million of debt issuance costs due to the repayment, as discussed in “Note 8: Common Stock”.

 

During the first quarter of 2003 the Company wrote off $3.5 million of debt issuance costs upon prepayment of a portion of the amounts outstanding under the Company’s senior bank facilities and revolving credit facility.

 

April 2004 Offer to Repurchase Senior Subordinated Notes and Issuance of Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes

 

On April 6, 2004, the Company commenced a cash tender offer for all of its outstanding 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009. The total consideration offered for each $1,000 dollars of principal amount of

 

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(unaudited)

 

 

notes tendered was $1,089.06, plus accrued interest, if any, to the repurchase date. As of July 2, 2004, the Company redeemed $225.8 million principal amount and redeemed the remaining $34.2 million outstanding principal amount of senior subordinated notes on August 2, 2004 at 106% of par, using cash and cash equivalents. In order to finance the cash tender offer, the Company issued $260.0 million of Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024. The notes do not bear cash interest, nor does the principal amount accrete. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior subordinated basis by certain existing and future subsidiaries of the Company.

 

Holders may convert the notes into approximately 26.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate of 101.8849 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes before April 15, 2024 under the following circumstances: (1) during any fiscal quarter commencing after June 30, 2004 through maturity if the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock exceeds 120% of the conversion price for at least 20 trading days in the 30 consecutive trading-day period ending on the last trading day of the preceding fiscal quarter; (2) during the five business-day period after any five consecutive trading-day period in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of notes for each day of that period was less than 98% of the product of the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock and the conversion rate; (3) if the notes have been called for redemption; (4) after the date, if ever, on which either Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Rating Services assigns an initial credit rating to the notes, during any period in which the credit rating assigned to the notes by either Moody’s or S&P is three or more rating subcategories below the initial credit rating assigned by Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be, or any period in which the notes are no longer rated by either Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be, if such ratings agency had previously rated the notes; or (5) upon the occurrence of certain corporate events. Beginning April 15, 2010, we may redeem any of the notes at specified redemption prices. Holders may require us to repurchase the notes for cash on April 15 of 2010, 2014 and 2019. Upon the occurrence of certain corporate events, each holder may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of such holder’s notes for cash at a price equal to the principal amount of such notes. The notes are subordinated in right of payment to all of our senior indebtedness. Upon conversion, the Company has the right to deliver cash in lieu of shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

The Company received net proceeds of approximately $251.2 million from the sale of the notes after deducting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

 

April 2004 Amendment to Senior Bank Facilities and Loan Repricing

 

On April 22, 2004 the Company refinanced $320.5 million of loans under its senior bank facilities. The Company replaced its tranche E term loan facility with a new tranche F term loan facility, which bears interest at a base rate plus a margin that is 0.50% per annum lower than the comparable margin borne by the tranche E term loan facility. Principal repayments of the new tranche F term loan facility will be due throughout 2008 and 2009, provided that, if the Company has not redeemed or repurchased its second-lien senior secured notes in full on or prior to November 15, 2007, the tranche F term loan facility will mature on November 15, 2007. Additionally, in connection with this repricing, the senior bank facilities were amended to, among other things:

 

    permit the Company to use for general corporate purposes up to $30 million of the proceeds from the sale of the East Greenwich manufacturing facility;

 

    subject to certain restrictions, permit the Company to apply the net proceeds of certain equity or debt issuances to be used to purchase, redeem or retire any of the first-lien senior secured notes, second-lien senior secured notes or junior subordinated note;

 

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    amend the definition of consolidated EBITDA in the credit agreement relating to the senior credit facilities to permit the add back of premiums associated with the redemption, repayment or repurchase of securities; and

 

    replace the existing revolving credit facility with a new facility that bears interest at a rate that is 0.50% per annum lower than the rate borne by the existing revolving facility.

 

Annual maturities relating to the Company’s long-term debt as of July 2, 2004 are as follows (in millions):

 

Remainder of 2004

   $ 40.8

                       2005

     12.8

                       2006

     45.1

                       2007

     334.6

                       2008

     195.5

              Thereafter

     545.2
    

     $ 1,174.0
    

 

The above table reflects maturities of $320.2 million of the new tranche F term loan facility in 2007 and $190.6 million of the second-lien senior secured notes in 2008. However, as stipulated by the April 2004 amendment to the senior bank facilities and loan repricing, discussed previously, if the Company has redeemed or repurchased its second-lien senior secured notes in full on or prior to November 15, 2007, the new tranche F term loan facility will mature throughout 2008 and 2009.

 

The Company and Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (“SCI LLC”), its primary operating subsidiary, are co-issuers of the first-lien senior secured notes, the second-lien senior secured notes and the senior subordinated notes and the Company is the sole issuer of the the zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes (collectively, “the Notes”). The Company’s other domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”) fully and unconditionally guarantee on a joint and several basis, the Issuers’ obligations under the Notes. The Guarantor Subsidiaries include Semiconductor Components Industries of Rhode Island, Inc, an operating subsidiary, as well as holding companies whose net assets consist primarily of investments in its joint venture in Leshan, China and nominal equity interests in certain of the Company’s other foreign subsidiaries. SCI LLC is a guarantor of the zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes. The Company’s remaining subsidiaries (collectively, the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) are not guarantors of the Notes. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2003, the Guarantor Subsidiaries also owned an investment in the Company’s Czech subsidiaries which was subsequently sold to a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary. Because this transaction was a transfer between entities under common control, the Company has accounted for this transaction in a manner similar to a pooling of interests and has restated all historical Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiary financial information to reflect the current ownership structure.

 

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(unaudited)

 

 

The Company does not believe that separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning the Guarantor Subsidiaries would provide any additional information that would be material to investors in making an investment decision. Condensed consolidating financial information for the Issuers, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries is as follows (in millions):

 

    ON Semiconductor
Corporation(2)


    SCI LLC(1)

    Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


  Eliminations

    Total

 

As of July 2, 2004

                                 

Cash and cash equivalents

  —       153.2     —       104.5   —       257.7  

Receivables, net

  —       38.6     0.3     122.1   —       161.0  

Inventories, net

  —       26.0     3.9     198.8   (31.4 )   197.3  

Deferred income taxes, current

  —       —       —       3.5   —       3.5  

Other current assets

  —       4.2     0.2     22.1   —       26.5  
   

 

 

 
 

 

                                   

Total current assets

  —       222.0     4.4     451.0   (31.4 )   646.0  

Deferred income tax, non current

  —       —       —       2.0   —       2.0  

Property, plant and equipment, net

  —       89.2     15.3     385.6   —       490.1  

Goodwill

  —       8.1     69.2     —     —       77.3  

Investments and other assets

  (288.6 )   131.2     39.4     39.3   125.4     46.7  
   

 

 

 
 

 

                                   

Total assets

  (288.6 )   450.5     128.3     877.9   94.0     1,262.1  
   

 

 

 
 

 

                                   

Accounts payable

  —       31.5     2.8     90.7   —       125.0  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

  —       109.7     6.4     50.7   1.7     168.5  

Deferred income on sales to distributors

  —       25.8     —       72.9   —       98.7  
   

 

 

 
 

 

                                   

Total current liabilities

  —       167.0     9.2     214.3   1.7     392.2  

Long-term debt(1)

  609.7     787.2     —       79.8   (349.7 )   1,127.0  

Other long-term liabilities

  —       43.1     —       14.8   —       57.9  

Intercompany(1)

  (557.6 )   (418.1 )   144.5     276.0   555.2     —    
   

 

 

 
 

 

                                   

Total liabilities

  52.1     579.2     153.7     584.9   207.2     1,577.1  

Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

  —       —       —       —     25.7     25.7  

Redeemable preferred stock

  126.2     —       —       —     —       126.2  

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  (466.9 )   (128.7 )   (25.4 )   293.0   (138.9 )   (466.9 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

                                   

Liabilities, minority interests and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  (288.6 )   450.5     128.3     877.9   94.0     1,262.1  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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(unaudited)

 

 

    ON Semiconductor
Corporation (2)


    SCI LLC

    Guarantor
Subsidiaries


   

Non-

Guarantor
Subsidiaries


  Eliminations

    Total

 

As of December 31, 2003

                                 

Cash and cash equivalents

  —       118.9     —       67.7   —       186.6  

Receivables, net

  —       31.5     —       104.6   —       136.1  

Inventories, net

  —       21.1     2.2     184.3   (36.0 )   171.6  

Other current assets

  —       3.8     0.1     24.5   —       28.4  
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total current assets

  —       175.3     2.3     381.1   (36.0 )   522.7  

Deferred income tax, non current

  —       —       —       1.3   —       1.3  

Property, plant and equipment, net

  —       94.3     15.9     388.9   —       499.1  

Goodwill

  —       8.1     69.2     —     —       77.3  

Investments and other assets

  (732.8 )   91.7     40.5     39.2   622.4     61.0  
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total assets

  (732.8 )   369.4     127.9     810.5   586.4     1,161.4  
   

 

 

 
 

 

Accounts payable

  —       29.8     1.8     84.1   —       115.7  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

  —       86.2     5.2     37.2   (0.3 )   128.3  

Deferred income on sales to distributors

  —       19.2     —       47.0   —       66.2  
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total current liabilities

  —       135.2     7.0     168.3   (0.3 )   310.2  

Long-term debt (1)

  743.2     1,207.1     —       84.4   (743.2 )   1,291.5  

Other long-term liabilities

  —       41.1     —       15.1   2.0     58.2  

Intercompany (1)

  (951.1 )   (448.9 )   143.2     308.1   948.7     —    
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total liabilities

  (207.9 )   934.5     150.2     575.9   207.2     1,659.9  

Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

  —       —       —       —     26.4     26.4  

Redeemable preferred stock

  119.7     —       —       —     —       119.7  

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  (644.6 )   (565.1 )   (22.3 )   234.6   352.8     (644.6 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

Liabilities, minority interests and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  (732.8 )   369.4     127.9     810.5   586.4     1,161.4  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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(unaudited)

 

 

    

ON Semiconductor

Corporation (2)


    SCI LLC (1)

    Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Eliminations

    Total

 

For the quarter ended July 2, 2004

                                    

Revenues

   —       138.6     21.2     423.7     (250.0 )   333.5  

Cost of sales

   —       130.8     10.9     331.2     (251.8 )   221.1  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

   —       7.8     10.3     92.5     1.8     112.4  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

   —       7.3     2.5     15.2     —       25.0  

Selling and marketing

   —       12.4     0.2     7.3     —       19.9  

General and administrative

   —       4.0     0.1     14.4     —       18.5  

Restructuring, asset impairments and other

   —       (1.3 )   0.1     2.1     —       0.9  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   —       22.4     2.9     39.0     —       64.3  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

   —       (14.6 )   7.4     53.5     1.8     48.1  

Interest expense, net

   (0.3 )   (10.1 )   (4.6 )   (8.2 )   —       (23.2 )

Loss on debt prepayment

   —       (27.4 )   —       —       —       (27.4 )

Realized and unrealized foreign currency gains or losses

   —       4.2     —       (3.2 )   —       1.0  

Equity in earnings

   (3.2 )   44.2     1.2     —       (42.2 )   —    
    

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes, minority interests and cumulative effect of accounting change

   (3.5 )   (3.7 )   4.0     42.1     (40.4 )   (1.5 )

Income tax provision

   —       (0.1 )   —       (1.5 )   —       (1.6 )

Minority interests

   —       —       —       —       (0.4 )   (0.4 )
    

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change

   (3.5 )   (3.8 )   4.0     40.6     (40.8 )   (3.5 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change

   —       —       —       —       —       —    
    

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   (3.5 )   (3.8 )   4.0     40.6     (40.8 )   (3.5 )
    

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended July 4, 2003

                                    

Revenues

   —       125.2     36.9     333.4     (239.3 )   256.2  

Cost of sales

   —       126.2     10.8     288.1     (242.8 )   182.3  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

   —       (1.0 )   26.1     45.3     3.5     73.9  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

   —       4.5     3.4     12.5     —       20.4  

Selling and marketing

   —       8.7     0.2     6.7     —       15.6  

General and administrative

   —       9.1     —       9.6     —       18.7  

Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles

   —       —       2.9     —       —       2.9  

Restructuring, asset impairments and other

   —       6.0     20.8     7.8     —       34.6  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   —       28.3     27.3     36.6     —       92.2  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

   —       (29.3 )   (1.2 )   8.7     3.5     (18.3 )

Interest expense, net

   —       (25.9 )   (4.7 )   (7.9 )   —       (38.5 )

Realized and unrealized foreign currency gains or losses

   —       6.7     —       (6.2 )   —       0.5  

Equity in earnings

   (57.5 )   (8.6 )   0.5     —       65.6     —    
    

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes, minority interests and cumulative effect of accounting change

   (57.5 )   (57.1 )   (5.4 )   (5.4 )   69.1     (56.3 )

Income tax provision

   —       (0.9 )   —       (1.4 )   —       (2.3 )

Minority interests

   —       —       —       —       1.1     1.1  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change

   (57.5 )   (58.0 )   (5.4 )   (6.8 )   70.2     (57.5 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change

   —       —       —       —       —       —    
    

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   (57.5 )   (58.0 )   (5.4 )   (6.8 )   70.2     (57.5 )
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(unaudited)

 

 

    ON Semiconductor
Corporation (2)


    SCI LLC (1)

    Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Eliminations

    Total

 

For the six months ended July 2, 2004

                                   

Revenues

  —       277.7     29.2     882.4     (547.6 )   641.7  

Cost of sales

  —       250.8     22.4     712.4     (552.2 )   433.4  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

  —       26.9     6.8     170.0     4.6     208.3  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

  —       12.2     6.6     29.7     —       48.5  

Selling and marketing

  —       22.9     0.4     15.0     —       38.3  

General and administrative

  —       5.5     0.2     30.0     —       35.7  

Restructuring, asset impairments and other

  —       11.0     0.2     2.8     —       14.0  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

  —       51.6     7.4     77.5     —       136.5  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

  —       (24.7 )   (0.6 )   92.5     4.6     71.8  

Interest expense, net

  (0.3 )   (31.5 )   (9.4 )   (15.9 )   —       (57.1 )

Loss on debt prepayment

  —       (60.4 )   —       —       —       (60.4 )

Realized and unrealized foreign currency gains or losses

  —       0.2     —       (0.9 )   —       (0.7 )

Equity in earnings

  (50.8 )   63.4     2.2     —       (14.8 )   —    
   

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes, minority interests and cumulative effect of accounting change

  (51.1 )   (53.0 )   (7.8 )   75.7     (10.2 )   (46.4 )

Income tax provision

  —       0.8     —       (4.0 )   —       (3.2 )

Minority interests

  —       —       —       —       (1.5 )   (1.5 )
   

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change

  (51.1 )   (52.2 )   (7.8 )   71.7     (11.7 )   (51.1 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change

  —       —       —       —       —       —    
   

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  (51.1 )   (52.2 )   (7.8 )   71.7     (11.7 )   (51.1 )
   

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  —       (26.4 )   1.3     110.8     —       85.7  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

                                   

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

  —       (22.8 )   (1.3 )   (24.6 )   —       (48.7 )

Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment

  —       3.8     —       —       —       3.8  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

  —       (19.0 )   (1.3 )   (24.6 )   —       (44.9 )
   

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

                                   

Intercompany loans

  —       (158.7 )   —       158.7     —       —    

Intercompany loan repayments

  —       198.2     —       (198.2 )   —       —    

Proceeds from debt issuance, net of discount

  —       260.0     —       —       —       260.0  

Payment of debt issuance costs and amendment costs

  —       (10.1 )   —       —       —       (10.1 )

Payment of capital lease obligation

  —       (4.1 )   —       (0.1 )   —       (4.2 )

Repayment of long term debt

  —       (400.8 )   —       (4.1 )   —       (404.9 )

Dividends to minority shareholder of consolidated subsidiary

  —       —       —       (2.1 )   —       (2.1 )

Redemption premium on repayment of long-term debt

  —       (41.9 )   —       —       —       (41.9 )

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs

  —       228.3     —       —       —       228.3  

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

  —       —       —       —       —       —    

Equity injections from Parent

  —       3.3     —       —       —       3.3  

Subsidiary declared dividend

  —       —       —       (3.3 )   —       (3.3 )

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under the employee stock purchase plan

  —       1.0     —       —       —       1.0  

Proceeds from stock option exercise

  —       4.5     —       —       —       4.5  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  —       79.7     —       (49.1 )   —       30.6  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

  —       —       —       (0.3 )   —       (0.3 )
   

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

  —       34.3     0.0     36.8     —       71.1  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

  —       118.9     —       67.7     —       186.6  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  —       153.2     0.0     104.5     —       257.7  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(unaudited)

 

 

    ON Semiconductor
Corporation (2)


    SCI LLC

    Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Eliminations

    Total

 

For the six months ended July 4, 2003

                                   

Revenues

  —       261.7     52.4     684.6     (473.0 )   525.7  

Cost of sales

  —       246.8     22.0     580.9     (472.7 )   377.0  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

  —       14.9     30.4     103.7     (0.3 )   148.7  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

  —       13.5     6.9     21.1     —       41.5  

Selling and marketing

  —       17.6     0.3     13.8     —       31.7  

General and administrative

  —       18.2     —       20.1     —       38.3  

Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles

  —       —       5.9     —       —       5.9  

Restructuring, asset impairments and other

  —       6.0     20.8     7.8     —       34.6  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

  —       55.3     33.9     62.8     —       152.0  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

  —       (40.4 )   (3.5 )   40.9     (0.3 )   (3.3 )

Interest expense, net

  —       (50.7 )   (9.6 )   (16.6 )   —       (76.9 )

Loss on debt prepayment

  —       (3.5 )   —       —       —       (3.5 )

Realized and unrealized foreign currency gains or losses

  —       6.3     —       (4.5 )   —       1.8  

Equity in earnings

  (108.0 )   0.1     1.9     —       106.0     —    
   

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes, minority interests and cumulative effect of accounting change

  (108.0 )   (88.2 )   (11.2 )   19.8     105.7     (81.9 )

Income tax provision

  —       (1.8 )   —       (2.7 )   —       (4.5 )

Minority interests

  —       —       —       —       (0.1 )   (0.1 )
   

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change

  (108.0 )   (90.0 )   (11.2 )   17.1     105.6     (86.5 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change

  —       (20.0 )   —       (1.5 )   —       (21.5 )
   

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  (108.0 )   (110.0 )   (11.2 )   15.6     105.6     (108.0 )
   

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  —       (13.8 )   4.7     25.8     —       16.7  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

                                   

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

  —       (7.5 )   (4.6 )   (12.5 )   —       (24.6 )

Acquisition of minority interest

  —       —       (1.8 )   —       —       (1.8 )

Equity injections from Parent

  —       (1.7 )   —       —       1.7     —    
   

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

  —       (9.2 )   (6.4 )   (12.5 )   1.7     (26.4 )
   

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

                                   

Intercompany loans

  —       (166.9 )   —       166.9     —       —    

Intercompany loan repayments

  —       174.0     —       (174.0 )   —       —    

Proceeds from debt issuance, net of discount

  —       190.9     —       —       —       190.9  

Payment of debt issuance costs

  —       (10.6 )   —       —       —       (10.6 )

Repayment of long term debt

  —       (180.9 )   —       —       —       (180.9 )

Equity injections from Parent

  —       —       1.7     —       (1.7 )   —    

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under the employee stock purchase plan

  —       0.4     —       —       —       0.4  

Proceeds from stock option exercise

  —       0.3     —       —       —       0.3  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  —       7.2     1.7     (7.1 )   (1.7 )   0.1  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

  —       —       —       0.4     —       0.4  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

  —       (15.8 )   (0.0 )   6.6     —       (9.2 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

  —       121.5     —       68.9     —       190.4  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  —       105.7     (0.0 )   75.5     —       181.2  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(unaudited)

 

 


(1)   For purposes of this presentation, the Senior Subordinated Notes, Second-Lien Notes and First-Lien Notes have been reflected in the condensed balance sheets of both the Company and SCI LLC with the appropriate offset reflected in the eliminations column. Interest expense and debt discount amortization has been allocated to SCI LLC only. For purposes of the Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes, SCI LLC is a guarantor but not an issuer.

 

(2)   The Company is a holding company and has no operations apart from those of its operating subsidiaries. Additionally, the Company does not maintain a bank account; rather, SCI LLC, its primary operating subsidiary, processes all of its cash receipts and disbursements on its behalf.

 

Note 7:  Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

On September 7, 2001, the Company issued 10,000 shares of its preferred stock (“the preferred stock”) with a stated value of $100.0 million to an affiliate of TPG. Net proceeds from the sale after deducting issuance costs were approximately $99.2 million. As of the issuance date, the preferred stock was convertible into 35,460,993 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $2.82 per share (subject to specified anti-dilution provisions) and is redeemable at the holder’s option any time after September 7, 2009. The preferred stock has a cumulative dividend payable quarterly in cash, at the rate of 8.0% per annum (or, if greater during the relevant quarterly period, in an amount equal to the value of the dividends that would be paid on the common stock then issuable upon conversion of the preferred stock), compounded to the extent not paid, and subject to restrictions under the Company’s senior bank facilities, the 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due in 2009 and other documents relating to the Company’s indebtedness.

 

The per share price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance was $3.19, which was $0.37 higher than the conversion price of $2.82, resulting in a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) of approximately $13.1 million. The BCF was originally recorded as a discount against the preferred shares with an offsetting increase to additional paid-in capital. However, since the preferred shares were convertible immediately and have no stated redemption date, the discount was accreted in full on the date of issuance effectively eliminating the originally recorded discount. The net loss applicable to common shareholders in 2001 was increased by the $13.1 million accretion for purposes of calculating earnings per share.

 

At any time after September 7, 2009, the holders may require that the Company redeem their shares at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) the stated value of the preferred stock plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon or (ii) 20% of the then current market price of the common stock (based upon the average closing price of the common stock over the preceding 30 trading days) and other assets and property, if any, into which one share of preferred stock is then convertible. The percentage in clause (ii) above was 50% until June 15, 2004, when the certificate of designations of the Series A preferred stock was amended to change the percentage from 50% to 20%. Upon a change of control, the holders of the preferred stock may “put” their shares to the Company at 101% of the stated value plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The holders of the preferred stock were also granted registration rights in respect of the common stock underlying the preferred stock.

 

The Company is required to accrete the value of the preferred stock to its redemption value and records such accretion over the remaining period until the earliest available redemption date of September 7, 2009. Such accretion, which is influenced by changes in the market price of the Company’s common stock, adjusts net income applicable to common stock. Based on the market prices of the Company’s common stock, the Company had recorded total accretion charges of $2.3 million through April 2, 2004. Due to a decline in the Company’s stock price and the change in the applicable percentage from 50% to 20% on June 15, 2004, previously

 

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recognized accretion charges of $2.3 million shall be reversed over the remaining period, by the straight-line method, until the earliest available redemption date of September 7, 2009, unless future increases to the Company’s stock price require further accretion. Accordingly, $0.1 million of previously recognized accretion charges were reversed during the second quarter of 2004. The average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the last 30 trading days preceding July 2, 2004 was $5.10, and the redemption value of the Preferred Stock would have been $125.0 million.

 

The holder’s right to require the Company to redeem the preferred stock is subject to, and expressly conditioned upon, limitations under the Company’s various debt agreements. The holders of the preferred stock are entitled to vote with the holders of the Company’s common stock as a single class. As of the issuance date, each share of preferred stock was entitled to approximately 3,135 votes, subject to certain adjustments for accumulated dividends and those made in accordance with anti-dilution provisions contained in the underlying agreements.

 

Note 8:  Common Stock

 

On February 9, 2004, the Company and its principal stockholder, Texas Pacific Group, completed a public offering (the “February 2004 Equity Offering”) of common stock registered pursuant to a shelf registration statement originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 2, 2004. In connection with this offering, the Company issued approximately 34.4 million shares (including approximately 0.4 million shares issued in connection with the underwriters’ exercise of their option to cover over-allotments) at a price of $6.98 per share. The net proceeds from this offering received by the Company were $226.7 million after deducting the underwriting discount of $10.8 million ($0.3141 per share) and estimated offering expenses of $2.4 million, which includes $1.3 million that were unpaid as of July 2, 2004 and $0.3 million of bank amendment fees that were paid as of July 2, 2004. The Company did not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholder. The Company used the net proceeds to redeem $70.0 million outstanding principal amount of the first-lien senior secured notes and $105.0 million outstanding principal amount of the second-lien senior secured notes, in each case on March 10, 2004 at a redemption price of 112.0% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, together with accrued interest to the redemption date. The Company used the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes.

 

In connection with this redemption, the Company wrote off $12.0 million of debt issuance costs, and incurred $21.0 million of redemption premiums. In connection with the February 2004 Equity Offering, the Company obtained an amendment and waiver under the credit agreement relating to its senior bank facilities that permitted the redemption, waived the requirement that 50% of the net proceeds of the offering be used to prepay loans under the senior bank facilities and amended the credit agreement to permit sale and leaseback transactions involving real or personal property with an aggregate fair value of up to $15.0 million (and to permit the asset sales in connection therewith) and to provide that net proceeds from asset sales in connection with such transactions would not be required to be used to prepay loans under the senior bank facilities.

 

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Loss per share calculations for the quarters and six months ended July 2, 2004 and July 4, 2003 are as follows (in millions, except per share data):

 

     Quarter Ended

    Six Months Ended

 
     July 2,
2004


    July 4,
2003


    July 2,
2004


    July 4,
2003


 

Loss before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ (3.5 )   $ (57.5 )   $ (51.1 )   $ (86.5 )

Less: Accretion to redemption value of convertible redeemable preferred stock

     0.1       —         (1.7 )     —    

Less: Convertible redeemable preferred stock dividends

     (2.4 )     (2.2 )     (4.8 )     (4.4 )
    


 


 


 


Net loss applicable to common stock before cumulative effect of accounting change

     (5.8 )     (59.7 )     (57.6 )     (90.9 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         —         —         (21.5 )
    


 


 


 


Net loss applicable to common stock

   $ (5.8 )   $ (59.7 )   $ (57.6 )   $ (112.4 )
    


 


 


 


Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     253.3       176.8       239.6       176.6  

Add: Incremental shares for:

                                

Dilutive effect of stock options

     —         —         —         —    

Convertible redeemable preferred stock

     —         —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     253.3       176.8       239.6       176.6  
    


 


 


 


Loss per common share

                                

Basic(1):

                                

Net loss applicable to common stock before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.34 )   $ (0.24 )   $ (0.51 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         —         —         (0.12 )
    


 


 


 


Net loss applicable to common stock

   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.34 )   $ (0.24 )   $ (0.64 )
    


 


 


 


Diluted(1):

                                

Net loss applicable to common stock before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.34 )   $ (0.24 )   $ (0.51 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         —         —         (0.12 )
    


 


 


 


Net loss applicable to common stock

   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.34 )   $ (0.24 )   $ (0.64 )
    


 


 


 



(1)   Certain amounts may not total due to the rounding of individual components.

 

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss, adjusted for the accretion to redemption value and dividends related to the Company’s redeemable preferred stock, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. In periods in which the Company generates income, the two-class method is used to calculate basic earnings per share whereby net income, adjusted for dividends, is allocated on a pro-rata basis between common and preferred stockholders, as required by Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue 03-6, due to the preferred stockholders’ right to participate in dividends declared on the Company’s common stock. The two-class method has the effect of lowering basic earnings per share of common stock in periods of income when compared to basic earnings per share calculated by the previous method, due to the allocation of undistributed earnings to preferred stockholders.

 

Diluted loss per share generally assumes the conversion of the convertible redeemable preferred stock into common stock if dilutive and also incorporates the incremental impact of shares issuable upon the assumed

 

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exercise of stock options. Since basic earnings per share under the two-class method is lowered due to the allocation of undistributed earnings to preferred stockholders, the impact to diluted earnings per share of the assumed conversion of the convertible redeemable preferred stock into common stock will generally be anti-dilutive.

 

The number of incremental shares from the assumed exercise of stock options is calculated by applying the treasury stock method. For the first six months of 2004 and the first six months of 2003, the effect of stock option shares were not included as the related impact would have been anti-dilutive as the Company generated a net loss in those periods. Had the Company generated net income in the quarter and six months ended July 2, 2004 and the quarter and six months ended July 4, 2003, the assumed exercise of stock options would have resulted in an additional 9.4 million and 11.0 million shares of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding in the quarter and six months ended July 2, 2004 and the assumed exercise of stock options would have resulted in an additional 3.2 million and 1.8 million shares of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding in the quarter and six months ended July 4, 2003, respectively. Common shares relating to the employee stock options where the exercise price exceeded the average market price of the Company’s common shares during these periods were also excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation. The excluded options totaled 10.8 million and 6.6 million in the quarter and six months ended July 2, 2004, respectively, and 11.6 million and 16.3 million in the quarter and six months ended July 4, 2003.

 

In determining diluted earnings per share for the quarter and six months ended July 2, 2004 and July 4, 2003, the assumed conversion of 43.4 million and 43.0 million and 40.1 million and 39.8 million shares, respectively of the redeemable preferred stock were also excluded as the related impacts would have been anti-dilutive.

 

For the quarter ended July 2, 2004, the assumed conversion of the zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes into 26.5 million shares was also excluded in determining diluted earnings per share as the conversion contingencies were not met.

 

The Company accounts for employee stock options related to its common stock in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and related interpretations (“APB 25”) and provides the pro forma disclosures required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation” (“SFAS No. 123”) as amended by SFAS No. 148 “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosure”. The Company measures compensation expense relating to non-employee stock awards in accordance with SFAS No. 123.

 

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Had the Company determined employee stock compensation expense in accordance with SFAS No. 123, the Company’s net loss for the quarters and six months ended July 2, 2004 and July 4, 2003, respectively, would have been increased to the pro forma amounts indicated below (in millions, except per share data):

 

     Quarter Ended

    Six Months Ended

 
     July 2,
2004


    July 4,
2003


    July 2,
2004


    July 4,
2003


 

Net loss, as reported

   $ (3.5 )   $ (57.5 )   $ (51.1 )   $ (108.0 )

Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net loss, net of related tax effects

     —         —         —         0.1  

Less: Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

     (6.2 )     (4.0 )     (12.4 )     (7.5 )
    


 


 


 


Pro forma net loss

     (9.7 )     (61.5 )     (63.5 )     (115.4 )

Less: Accretion to redemption value of convertible redeemable       preferred stock

     0.1       —         (1.7 )     —    

Less: Redeemable preferred stock dividends

     (2.4 )     (2.2 )     (4.8 )     (4.4 )
    


 


 


 


Pro forma net loss applicable to common stock

   $ (12.0 )   $ (63.7 )   $ (70.0 )   $ (119.8 )
    


 


 


 


Loss per share:

                                

Basic—as reported

   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.34 )   $ (0.24 )   $ (0.64 )
    


 


 


 


Basic—pro forma

     (0.05 )     (0.36 )     (0.29 )     (0.68 )
    


 


 


 


Diluted—as reported

   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.34 )   $ (0.24 )   $ (0.64 )
    


 


 


 


Diluted—pro forma

   $ (0.05 )   $ (0.36 )   $ (0.29 )   $ (0.68 )
    


 


 


 


 

The fair value of option grants during the respective periods has been estimated at the date of grant while the fair value of the discount on the shares sold under the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan has been estimated at the beginning of the respective offering periods, both using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

     Quarter Ended

    Six Months Ended

 

Employee Stock Options


   July 2,
2004


    July 4,
2003


    July 2,
2004


    July 4,
2003


 

Expected life (in years)

   5     5     5     5  

Risk-free interest rate

   3.65  %   2.98  %   3.27  %   3.03  %

Volatility

   0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70  

 

     Quarter Ended

    Six Months Ended

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan


   July 2,
2004


    July 4,
2003


    July 2,
2004


    July 4,
2003


 

Expected life (in years)

   0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25  

Risk-free interest rate

   0.93  %   1.12  %   0.94  %   1.17  %

Volatility

   0.65     0.70     0.63     0.70  

 

The weighted-average estimated fair value of employee stock options granted during the second quarters of 2004 and 2003 and the first six months of 2004 and 2003 was $3.54, $0.81, $4.12, and $0.77 per share, respectively. The weighted-average estimated fair value of the discount on the shares sold under the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan during the during the second quarters of 2004 and 2003 and the first six months of 2004 and 2003 was $1.95, $0.28, $1.81 and $0.32 per share, respectively.

 

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Note 9:  Commitments and Contingencies

 

Leases

 

The following is a schedule by year of future minimum lease obligations under non-cancelable operating leases as of July 2, 2004 (in millions):

 

Remainder of 2004

   $ 5.1

2005

     5.8

2006

     2.7

2007

     0.7

2008

     0.3

Thereafter

     0.9
    

Total

   $ 15.5
    

 

The Company also enters into various capital purchase obligations, supply agreements and service agreements with various vendors. The obligations, which are not cancelable without penalty, for these types of agreements are as follows as of July 2, 2004:

 

Contractual obligations


   Total

   Remainder of
2004


   2005

   2006

   2007

   2008

   Thereafter

Capital purchase obligations

   $ 8.1    $ —      $ 8.0    $ 0.1    $ —      $ —      $ —  

Foundry and inventory purchase obligations

     30.6      29.8      0.8      —        —        —        —  

Mainframe support

     12.8      3.7      7.4      1.7      —        —        —  

Various information technology and communication services

     37.1      10.4      8.8      6.1      5.5      4.5      1.8

Other

     3.6      1.7      1.0      0.7      0.1      0.1      —  
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

     $ 92.2    $ 45.6    $ 26.0    $ 8.6    $ 5.6    $ 4.6    $ 1.8
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

The Company obtained a letter of credit to secure obligations of up to $2.6 million under a service agreement with an information technology vendor and $2.2 million under a hardware and software lease with an information technology vendor. A downgrade in the Company’s debt rating could trigger acceleration of remaining amounts due under these agreements, a portion of which could be satisfied upon payment of the letter of credit. The service agreement expires in 2006 and the lease expires in 2009. The letters of credit expire in 2005.

 

Other Contingencies

 

The Company’s manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona is located on property that is a “Superfund” site, a property listed on the National Priorities List and subject to clean-up activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. As part of the Company’s August 4, 1999 recapitalization, Motorola retained responsibility for this contamination, and has agreed to indemnify the Company with respect to remediation and other costs or liabilities related to this matter. Motorola is actively involved in the cleanup of on-site solvent contaminated soil and groundwater and off-site contaminated groundwater pursuant to consent decrees with the State of Arizona.

 

Indemnification Contingencies

 

The Company is a party to a variety of agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business pursuant to which it may be obligated to indemnify the other parties for certain liabilities that arise out of or relate to the

 

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subject matter of the agreements. Some of the agreements entered into by the Company require it to indemnify the other party against losses due to intellectual property infringement, property damage including environmental contamination, personal injury, failure to comply with applicable laws, the Company’s negligence or willful misconduct, or breach of representations and warranties and covenants related to such matters as title to sold assets.

 

The Company is a party to various agreements with Motorola which were entered into in connection with the Company’s separation from Motorola. Pursuant to these agreements, the Company has agreed to indemnify Motorola for losses due to, for example, breach of representations and warranties and covenants, damages arising from assumed liabilities or relating to allocated assets, and for specified environmental matters. The Company’s obligations under these agreements may be limited in terms of time and/or amount and payment by the Company is conditioned on Motorola making a claim pursuant to the procedures specified in the particular contract, which procedures typically allow the Company to challenge Motorola’s claims.

 

The Company and its subsidiaries provide for indemnification of directors, officers and other persons in accordance with limited liability agreements, certificates of incorporation, by-laws, articles of association or similar organizational documents, as the case may be. The Company maintains directors’ and officers’ insurance, which should enable it to recover a portion of any future amounts paid.

 

In addition to the above, from time to time the Company provides standard representations and warranties to counterparties in contracts in connection with sales of its securities and the engagement of financial advisors and also provides indemnities that protect the counterparties to these contracts in the event they suffer damages as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties or in certain other circumstances relating to the sale of securities or their engagement by the Company.

 

While the Company’s future obligations under certain agreements may contain limitations on liability for indemnification, other agreements do not contain such limitations and under such agreements it is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments due to the conditional nature of the Company’s obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by the Company under any of these indemnities have not had a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Additionally, the Company does not believe that any amounts that it may be required to pay under these indemnities in the future will be material to the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Legal Matters

 

The Company is currently involved in a variety of legal matters that arise in the normal course of business. Based on information currently available, management does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters, including the matters described in the next paragraphs, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

During the period July 5, 2001 through July 27, 2001, the Company was named as a defendant in three shareholder class action lawsuits that were filed in federal court in New York City against the Company and certain of its former officers, current and former directors and the underwriters for its initial public offering. The lawsuits allege violations of the federal securities laws and have been docketed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York as: Abrams v. ON Semiconductor Corp., et al., C.A. No. 01-CV-6114; Breuer v. ON Semiconductor Corp., et al., C.A. No. 01-CV-6287; and Cohen v. ON Semiconductor Corp., et al., C.A. No. 01-CV-6942. On April 19, 2002, the plaintiffs filed a single consolidated amended complaint that supersedes the

 

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individual complaints originally filed. The amended complaint alleges, among other things, that the underwriters of the Company’s initial public offering improperly required their customers to pay the underwriters’ excessive commissions and to agree to buy additional shares of the Company’s common stock in the aftermarket as conditions of receiving shares in its initial public offering. The amended complaint further alleges that these supposed practices of the underwriters should have been disclosed in the Company’s initial public offering prospectus and registration statement. The amended complaint alleges violations of both the registration and antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws and seeks unspecified damages. The Company understands that various other plaintiffs have filed substantially similar class action cases against approximately 300 other publicly traded companies and their public offering underwriters in New York City, which have all been transferred, along with the case against us, to a single federal district judge for purposes of coordinated case management. The Company believes that the claims against it are without merit and has defended, and intends to continue to defend, the litigation vigorously. The litigation process is inherently uncertain, however, and the Company cannot guarantee that the outcome of these claims will be favorable.

 

On July 15, 2002, together with the other issuer defendants, the Company filed a collective motion to dismiss the consolidated, amended complaints against the issuers on various legal grounds common to all or most of the issuer defendants. The underwriters also filed separate motions to dismiss the claims against them. In addition, the parties have stipulated to the voluntary dismissal without prejudice of our individual former officers and current and former directors who were named as defendants in our litigation, and they are no longer parties to the litigation. On February 19, 2003, the Court issued its ruling on the motions to dismiss filed by the underwriter and issuer defendants. In that ruling the Court granted in part and denied in part those motions. As to the claims brought against the Company under the antifraud provisions of the securities laws, the Court dismissed all of these claims with prejudice, and refused to allow plaintiffs the opportunity to re-plead these claims. As to the claims brought under the registration provisions of the securities laws, which do not require that intent to defraud be pleaded, the Court denied the motion to dismiss these claims as to the Company and as to substantially all of the other issuer defendants as well. The Court also denied the underwriter defendants’ motion to dismiss in all respects.

 

In June 2003, upon the determination of a special independent committee of our Board of Directors, the Company elected to participate in a proposed settlement with the plaintiffs in this litigation. If ultimately approved by the Court, this proposed settlement would result in a dismissal, with prejudice, of all claims in the litigation against the Company and against any of the other issuer defendants who elect to participate in the proposed settlement, together with the current or former officers and directors of participating issuers who were named as individual defendants. The proposed settlement does not provide for the resolution of any claims against the underwriter defendants, and the litigation against those defendants is continuing. The proposed settlement provides that the class members in the class action cases brought against the participating issuer defendants will be guaranteed a recovery of $1 billion by the participating issuer defendants. If recoveries totaling less than $1 billion are obtained by the class members from the underwriter defendants, the class members will be entitled to recover the difference between $1 billion and the aggregate amount of those recoveries from the participating issuer defendants. If recoveries totaling $1 billion or more are obtained by the class members from the underwriter defendants, however, the monetary obligations to the class members under the proposed settlement will be satisfied. In addition, the Company and any other participating issuer defendants will be required to assign to the class members certain claims that they may have against the underwriters of our initial public offerings.

 

The proposed settlement contemplates that any amounts necessary to fund the settlement or settlement-related expenses would come from participating issuers’ directors and officers’ liability insurance policy

 

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proceeds as opposed to funds of the participating issuer defendants themselves. A participating issuer defendant could be required to contribute to the costs of the settlement if that issuer’s insurance coverage were insufficient to pay that issuer’s allocable share of the settlement costs. The Company expects that its insurance proceeds will be sufficient for these purposes and that the Company will not otherwise be required to contribute to the proposed settlement.

 

The parties to the proposed settlement have drafted formal settlement documents and requested preliminary approval by the Court of the proposed settlement, including the form of the notice of the proposed settlement that will be sent to members of the proposed classes in each settling case. Certain underwriters who were named as defendants in the settling cases, and who are not parties to the proposed settlement, have filed an opposition to preliminary approval of the proposed settlement in those cases. If preliminary Court approval is obtained, notice of the proposed settlement will be sent to the class members, and a motion will then be made for final Court approval of the proposed settlement. Consummation of the proposed settlement remains conditioned on, among other things, receipt of both preliminary and final Court approval. If the proposed settlement described above is not consummated, the Company intends to continue to defend the litigation vigorously. While the Company can make no promises or guarantees as to the outcome of these proceedings, the Company believes that the final result of these actions will have no material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Note 10: Related Party Transactions

 

Immediately prior to our August 4, 1999 recapitalization, the Company was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Motorola, Inc. As a result of the recapitalization, an affiliate of Texas Pacific Group owned approximately 91% and Motorola owned approximately 9% of our outstanding common stock. During 2003, Motorola sold its shares of the Company’s common stock and is no longer a related party. Therefore, related party activities between the Company and Motorola are presented as follows (in millions) only for the quarter and six months ended July 4, 2003, and as of December 31, 2003, when Motorola was a related party:

 

    

Quarter Ended

July 4, 2003


   Six Months Ended
July 4, 2003


Revenues from Motorola

   $ 15.2    $ 36.7
    

  

Cash paid for:

             

Purchases of manufacturing services from Motorola

   $ 2.0    $ 3.9
    

  

Cost of other services, rent and equipment purchased from Motorola

   $ —      $ 0.4
    

  

Cash received for:

             

Freight sharing agreement with Motorola

   $ —      $ —  
    

  

Rental of property and equipment to Motorola

   $ 2.2    $ 4.4
    

  

Product sales to Motorola

   $ 18.7    $ 34.1
    

  

    

As of

December 31, 2003


    

Accounts receivable from Motorola

   $ 7.7       
    

      

Accounts payable to Motorola

   $ 0.4       
    

      

Accrued expenses payable to Motorola

   $ 0.7       
    

      

Long-term debt payable to Motorola

   $ 139.9       
    

      

 

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Note 11:  Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2004, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) reached final consensuses on Issue 03-6 “Participating Securities and the Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No. 128, Earnings per Share” (“Issue 03-6”). Issue 03-6 addresses the computation of earnings per share by companies that have issued securities other than common stock, which securities entitle the holder to participate in dividends and earnings of the company when, and if, it declares dividends on its common stock. The issue also provides further guidance in applying the two-class method of calculating earnings per share. Issue 03-6 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after March 31, 2004, and prior period earnings per share amounts presented for comparative purposes should be restated to conform to the consensus guidance. While this pronouncement impacts the Company’s earnings per share calculation in periods of net income, the Company does not expect the adoption of Issue 03-6 to impact its financial condition or results of operations.

 

In April 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position No. 129-1 “Disclosure Requirements under FASB Statement No. 129, Disclosure of Information about Capital Structure, Relating to Contingently Convertible Securities” (“FSP 129-1”). FSP 129-1 interprets how the disclosure provisions of FASB Statement No. 129 apply to contingently convertible securities and to their potentially dilutive effects on earnings per share. FSP 129-1 requires disclosure of the significant terms of the conversion features of contingently convertible securities to enable users of financial statements to understand the circumstances of the contingency and the potential impact of conversion. Disclosures should indicate whether the shares that would be issued if the contingently convertible securities were converted are included in the calculation of diluted EPS, and the reasons why or why not. See “Note 6: Long-Term Debt” and “Note 8: Common Stock” for the required disclosures. FSP 129-1 also provides guidance on disclosures of information about derivative transactions entered into in connection with the issuance of contingently convertible securities. FSP 129-1 is effective April 9, 2004 and applies to all existing and newly created securities. The Company’s adoption of FSP 129-1 did not impact its financial condition or results of operations.

 

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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our audited historical consolidated financial statements, which are included in our Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on March 22, 2004. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains statements that are forward-looking. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risk, uncertainties and other factors. Actual results could differ materially because of certain factors discussed below and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

 

Executive Overview

 

This section presents summary information regarding our industry, markets and operating trends only. For further information regarding the events summarized herein, you should read “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in its entirety.

 

Industry Overview

 

We participate in unit and revenue surveys and use data summarized by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics group to evaluate overall semiconductor market trends and also to track our progress against the total market in the areas we provide semiconductor components. The most recently published estimates of WSTS project a compound annual growth rate in our total addressable market of approximately 20% in 2004 as compared to 14% for 2003 and approximately 10% for 2003 to 2006. These are projections and may not be indicative of actual results. Other industry data also indicate that the market for our products has begun to expand after the recent and prolonged downturn.

 

Business and Company Overview

 

We classify our products broadly as power and data management semiconductors and standard semiconductor components. We design, manufacture and market an extensive portfolio of semiconductor components that addresses the design needs of sophisticated electronic systems and products. Our power management semiconductor components control, convert, protect and monitor the supply of power to the different elements within a wide variety of electronic devices. Our data management semiconductor components provide high-performance clock management and data flow management for precision computing and communications systems. Our standard semiconductor components serve as “building block” components within virtually all electronic devices. These various products fall into the logic, analog, and discrete categories used by WSTS.

 

We serve a broad base of end-user markets, including computing, automotive electronics, consumer electronics, industrial electronics, wireless communications and networking. Applications for our products in these markets include portable electronics, computers, game stations, servers, automotive and industrial automation control systems, routers, switches, storage-area networks and automated test equipment.

 

We have four main product lines: power management and standard analog devices, metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) power devices, high frequency clock and data management devices and standard components. Our extensive portfolio of devices enables us to offer advanced integrated circuits and the “building block” components that deliver system level functionality and design solutions. Our product portfolio currently comprises approximately 17,000 products and we shipped approximately 25.4 billion units in 2003 and 14.5 billion units through the first six months of 2004. We specialize in micro packages, which offer increased performance characteristics while reducing the critical board space inside today’s ever shrinking electronic devices. We believe that our ability to offer a broad range of products provides our customers with single source purchasing on a cost-effective and timely basis.

 

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We have approximately 185 direct customers worldwide, and we also service approximately 280 significant original equipment manufacturers indirectly through our distributor and electronic manufacturing service provider customers. Our direct and indirect customers include: (1) leading original equipment manufacturers in a broad variety of industries, such as Alcatel, Intel, Motorola, Nokia, Philips, Siemens and Sony; (2) electronic manufacturing service providers, such as Flextronics, Jabil and Solectron; and (3) global distributors, such as Arrow, Avnet, EBV Elektronik, Future, Solomon Enterprise and World Peace.

 

We currently have design operations in Arizona, Rhode Island, Texas, China, the Czech Republic and France, and we currently operate manufacturing facilities in Arizona, Rhode Island, China, the Czech Republic, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Slovakia.

 

Historically, the semiconductor industry has been highly cyclical. During a down cycle, unit demand and pricing have tended to fall in tandem, resulting in revenue declines. In response to such declines, manufacturers have shut down production capacity. When new applications or other factors have eventually caused demand to strengthen, production volumes have eventually stabilized and then grown again. As market unit demand has reached levels above capacity production capabilities, shortages have begun to occur, which typically has caused pricing power to swing back from customers to manufacturers, thus prompting further capacity expansion. Such expansion has typically resulted in overcapacity following a decrease in demand, which has triggered another similar cycle.

 

We believe we have entered into a cycle of rising volume and prices, as our manufacturing capacity utilization for the past two quarters has increased to over 90%, our book-to-bill ratio has exceeded 1 in each quarter of the past six quarters and we have been able to selectively increase prices on some products where there are market shortages. These recent trends are in sharp contrast to the last three years during which we had to consistently reduce our costs in order to generate sufficient cash flow to fund investments in new products and expand production capabilities in lower cost areas of the world.

 

Cost Savings and Restructuring Activities

 

Since the fourth quarter of 2000, we have been implementing profitability enhancement programs to improve our cost structure and as a result, we expect to rank, as compared to our primary competitors, among the lowest in terms of cost structure. In 2004 we expect to realize the full benefit of our 2002 profitability enhancement program and expect to achieve approximately $151 million of annualized cost savings as compared to our cost structure during the third quarter of 2002.

 

Our 2004 profitability enhancement program includes the phase out of our manufacturing operations in East Greenwich, R.I. and our assembly and test operations in the Czech Republic. We expect to begin to realize savings from this program during the fourth quarter of 2004, with the full benefit beginning by the end of the second quarter of 2005. We expect the full cost savings from these activities will produce at least $20 million to $25 million of annual cost savings beginning in the second quarter of 2005.

 

In the first quarter of 2004, we entered into a five-year agreement with respect to the outsourcing of information technology infrastructure. As part of the agreement, we sold certain system software modules, resulting in a loss on disposal of assets of $12.0 million. As a result of these actions, we expect to achieve approximately $1.0 million per quarter of cost savings in future quarters.

 

In the second quarter of 2004, we evaluated our operations in the Czech Republic and determined certain overhead functions were no longer necessary as a result of our previously announced transfer of our back-end manufacturing lines in Roznov to Malaysia and the Philippines. In connection with this evaluation we incurred a cash restructuring charge of $1.5 million and we expect to achieve annual cost savings of $2.9 million beginning in the first quarter of 2005 as a result of these actions.

 

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As part of these programs, we have offset the reduced capacity resulting from the closure of certain facilities with more efficient, lower-cost projects that we expect will increase our overall capacity. Our profitability enhancement programs will continue to focus on:

 

    consolidation of manufacturing sites to improve economies of scale;

 

    transfer of production to lower cost regions;

 

    increase in die manufacturing capacity in a cost-effective manner by moving production from 4” to 6” wafers and increasing the number of die per square inch;

 

    reduction of the number of new product platforms and process flows; and

 

    focusing production on profitable product lines.

 

New Product Innovation

 

As a result of the success of our research and development initiatives, we introduced 260 new products in 2003 and an additional 65 new products in the first six months of 2004. The primary emphasis of our new product development efforts is on power management and high frequency clock and data management solutions, which we expect to be among the highest margin product families within our portfolio.

 

Debt Reduction and Financing Activities

 

Since we became an independent company as a result of our 1999 recapitalization, we have had relatively high levels of long-term debt as compared to our principal competitors. During the second half of 2003, we began undertaking measures to reduce our long-term debt, reduce the related interest costs and, in some cases, extend a portion of our debt maturities to provide additional operating flexibility. These actions included using our September 2003 equity offering proceeds to prepay our senior bank facilities, issuing lower cost debt to prepay our senior bank facilities, and amending our senior bank facilities to extend our maturities and provide a lower interest rate.

 

In the first quarter of 2004 we continued to focus on reducing our long-term debt and associated interest expense by redeeming $70 million principal amount of our first-lien senior secured notes due 2010 and $105 million principal amount of our second-lien senior secured notes due 2008 at a redemption price of 112% of the principal amount of such notes (plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date) with a portion of the proceeds from our February 2004 sale of 34.4 million shares of common stock at a public offering price of $6.98 per share. In connection with the offering we amended our senior bank facilities to permit us to use the proceeds of such offering within 270 days of completion to purchase, redeem or retire a portion of our senior subordinated notes due 2009 and our first-lien senior secured notes and second-lien senior secured notes.

 

In April 2004 we issued $260.0 million principal amount of zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes due 2024. With the proceeds of this debt issuance and cash on hand, we commenced a cash tender offer for all of our outstanding 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009. As of July 2, 2004, we redeemed $225.8 million principal amount and we redeemed the remaining $34.2 million outstanding principal amount of senior subordinated notes on August 2, 2004 at 106% of par. The zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes are convertible under certain circumstances into approximately 26.5 million shares of our common stock at a conversion price of approximately $9.82 per share.

 

On April 22, 2004 we refinanced $320.5 million of loans under our senior bank facilities. We replaced our tranche E term loan facility with a new tranche F term loan facility, which bears interest at base rate plus a margin that is 0.50% per annum lower than the comparable margin borne by the tranche E term loan facility. Principal repayments of the new tranche F term loan facility will be due throughout 2008 and 2009, provided that, if we have not redeemed or repurchased our second-lien senior secured notes in full on or prior to November 15,

 

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2007, the tranche F term loan facility will mature on November 15, 2007. Additionally, in connection with this repricing, the senior bank facilities were amended to, among other things:

 

    permit us to use for general corporate purposes up to $30 million of the proceeds from the sale of East Greenwich manufacturing facility;

 

    subject to certain restrictions, permit us to apply the net proceeds of certain equity or debt issuances to be used to purchase, redeem or retire any of the first-lien senior secured notes, second-lien senior secured notes or junior subordinated note;

 

    amend the definition of consolidated EBITDA in the credit agreement relating to the senior credit facilities to permit the add back of premiums associated with the redemption, repayment or repurchase of securities; and

 

    replace the existing revolving credit facility with a new facility that bears interest at base rate plus a margin that is 0.50% per annum lower than the comparable margin borne by the existing revolving facility.

 

As a result of the partial redemption of the first-lien and the second-lien senior secured notes, the full redemption of our senior subordinated notes due 2009 completed on August 2, 2004, and the refinancing of our senior bank facilities (discussed above), we expect to reduce interest expense by approximately $53 million annually.

 

For further details of these financing activities see “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Key Financing Events” elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

 

Outlook

 

Based upon booking trends, backlog levels and estimated turns levels, we anticipate that revenues for the third quarter of 2004 will increase by 2% to 5% as compared to the second quarter of 2004. We expect average selling prices will be slightly up for the third quarter of 2004 and that gross margins will increase by 50 to 100 basis points.

 

For the third quarter of 2004, we expect selling and marketing and general and administrative expenses to range from 11% to 12% of revenues and research and development expenses to range from 7% to 8% of revenues. For the calendar year of 2004 we anticipate capital expenditures will be approximately $85.0 million to $90.0 million.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Quarter Ended July 2, 2004 Compared to Quarter Ended July 4, 2003

 

The following table summarizes certain information relating to our operating results that has been derived from our consolidated financial statements for the quarters ended July 2, 2004 and July 4, 2003. The amounts in the following table are in millions, except for percentage changes:

 

     Quarter Ended

   

Dollar
Change


   

Percent
Change


 
     July 2,
2004


    July 4,
2003


     

Revenues

   $ 333.5     $ 256.2     $ 77.3     30.2 %

Cost of revenues

     221.1       182.3       38.8     21.3  
    


 


 


 

Gross profit

     112.4       73.9       38.5     52.1  
    


 


 


 

Operating expenses:

                              

Research and development

     25.0       20.4       4.6     22.5  

Selling and marketing

     19.9       15.6       4.3     27.6  

General and administrative

     18.5       18.7       (0.2 )   (1.1 )

Amortization of intangible asset

     —         2.9       (2.9 )   (100.0 )

Restructuring, asset impairments and other, net

     0.9       34.6       (33.7 )   (97.4 )
    


 


 


 

Total operating expenses

     64.3       92.2       (27.9 )   (30.3 )
    


 


 


 

Operating income (loss)

     48.1       (18.3 )     66.4     (362.8 )
    


 


 


 

Other income (expenses):

                              

Interest expense

     (23.8 )     (39.0 )     15.2     (39.0 )

Interest income

     0.6       0.5       0.1     20.0  

Realized and unrealized foreign currency gains or losses

     1.0       0.5       0.5     100.0  

Loss on debt prepayment

     (27.4 )     —         (27.4 )   nm  
    


 


 


 

Other income (expenses), net

     (49.6 )     (38.0 )     (11.6 )   30.5  
    


 


 


 

Loss before income taxes and minority interests

     (1.5 )     (56.3 )     54.8     (97.3 )

Income tax provision

     (1.6 )     (2.3 )     0.7     (30.4 )

Minority interests

     (0.4 )     1.1       (1.5 )   nm  
    


 


 


 

Net loss

   $ (3.5 )   $ (57.5 )   $ 54.0     (93.9 )%
    


 


 


 


nm = Not meaningful

 

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Revenues

 

Revenues were $333.5 million in the second quarter of 2004 as compared to $256.2 million in the second quarter of 2003. The 30.2% increase is primarily due to improvements in volume, which have been partially offset by a decrease in average selling prices of approximately 6%. Average selling prices dropped in each quarter of 2003 due to industry competition; however, as capacity utilization began to exceed 85% on an industry-wide basis during the third quarter of 2003, pricing began to stabilize. Our average selling prices in the second quarter of 2004 relative to the first quarter of 2004 increased by approximately 2%. The revenues by product line are as follows (dollars in millions):

 

    Quarter Ended
July 2, 2004


  As a %
Revenue


    Quarter Ended
July 4, 2003


  As a %
Revenue


    Dollar
Change


  % Change

 

Power Management and Standard Analog

  $ 98.2   29.4 %   $ 81.2   31.7 %   $ 17.0   20.9 %

MOS Power Devices

    60.4   18.1 %     32.5   12.7 %     27.9   85.8 %

High Frequency Clock and Data Management

    26.7   8.0 %     21.2   8.3 %     5.5   25.9 %

Standard Components

    148.2   44.4 %     121.3   47.3 %     26.9   22.2 %
   

       

       

     

Total Revenues

  $ 333.5         $ 256.2         $ 77.3      
   

       

       

     

 

Revenues from our power management and standard analog product line increased $17.0 million, or 20.9%, as increases in demand for portable wireless devices and consumer electronics were offset by decreases in automotive electronics product revenue.

 

Revenues from MOS power devices increased $27.9 million, or 85.8%, in the second quarter of 2004 as compared to the second quarter of 2003. The primary growth in revenue can be attributed to increases in the computing and consumer electronics end markets associated with introduction of several new products as well increased unit pricing.

 

Revenues from high frequency clock and data management products increased $5.5 million, or 25.9%, in the second quarter of 2004 as compared to the second quarter of 2003. The growth in this product line is primarily driven by an increase in the industrial end markets, which was attributable to increased revenue from automated test equipment.

 

Revenue from standard components increased $26.9 million, or 22.2%, in the second quarter of 2004 as compared to the second quarter of 2003. The increase in revenue is attributed to increased demand for end products used in wireless and handheld applications and consumer electronics.

 

Revenues by geographic area as a percentage of revenues were as follows:

 

     Quarter Ended
July 2, 2004


   As a %
Revenue


    Quarter Ended
July 4, 2003


   As a %
Revenue


 

Americas

     94.5    28 %   $ 81.8    32 %

Asia Pacific

     183.3    55 %     126.6    49 %

Europe

     55.7    17 %     47.8    19 %
    

  

 

  

Total

   $ 333.5    100 %   $ 256.2    100 %
    

  

 

  

 

A majority of our end customers, served directly or through distribution channels, are manufacturers of electronic devices. In recent years, there has been a trend toward moving such manufacturing activities to lower cost regions, particularly in Asia. Our shift in revenues by geographic area reflects this trend.

 

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Gross Profit

 

Our gross profit was $112.4 million and $73.9 million in the second quarter of 2004 and in the second quarter of 2003, respectively. As a percentage of revenues, our gross margin was 33.7% in the second quarter of 2004 as compared to 28.8% in the second quarter of 2003. Gross margin increased during the second quarter of 2004 as compared to the second quarter of 2003 due to increased sales volume, improved manufacturing capacity utilization and cost savings from our restructuring programs, which were offset by declines in average selling prices and increased employee performance bonuses, as a result of our achievement of certain financial goals.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Research and development expenses were $25.0 million in the second quarter of 2004 compared to $20.4 million in the second quarter of 2003 representing an increase of $4.6 million or 22.5%. Research and development expenses remained relatively consistent representing 7.5% and 8.0% of revenues in the second quarter of 2004 and 2003, respectively. The $4.6 million increase in research and development is attributable to increased performance bonuses as a result of our achievement of certain financial goals and personnel and software application costs associated with new application and platform development initiatives. The primary emphasis of our new product development efforts has been, and continues to be, in the expected high growth market applications of power management and high frequency clock and data management solutions, with approximately 70% of our overall research and development investments focused in these areas.

 

Selling and marketing expenses were $19.9 million in the second quarter of 2004 and $15.6 million in the second quarter of 2003 representing an increase of $4.3 million or 27.6%. Selling and marketing remained relatively flat at 5.9% and 6.1% of revenue in the second quarter of 2004 and 2003, respectively. The $4.3 million increase is attributable to increased employee performance bonuses as a result of our achievement of certain financial goals, an increase in our internal sales and marketing personnel, which include management positions and field application engineers, increased commissions as well as increased costs associated with the implementation of pricing software tools. We plan to make investments in our sales and marketing systems to identify new customers as well as to expand our penetration of existing customers in selected product areas.

 

General and administrative expenses were $18.5 million in the second quarter of 2004 compared to $18.7 million in the second quarter of 2003, representing 5.5% and 7.3% of revenues in those periods. The decrease is attributable to reduced depreciation in the second quarter of 2004 as compared to the second quarter of 2003 as a result of the previously described sale leaseback of certain information technology assets, offset by increased employee performance bonuses as a result of our achievement of certain financial goals.

 

Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles was $2.9 million in the second quarter of 2003. In the third quarter of 2003, we ceased amortization of our developed technology intangible asset when we wrote-off the remaining balance acquired in connection with our acquisition of Cherry Semiconductor in April 2000.

 

Other Operating Expenses — Restructuring, Asset Impairments and Other, Net

 

Restructuring, asset impairments and other, net were $0.9 million in the second quarter of 2004 as compared to $34.6 million in the second quarter of 2003. The $0.9 million includes $2.1 million of employee separation charges, $0.2 million of exit costs, and $0.2 million to cover costs associated with the separation of one of our executive officers, offset by $1.6 million of adjustments to restructuring reserves established in prior periods.

 

The employee separation charges of $2.1 million include $1.5 million for the termination of approximately 190 employees at Roznov, Czech Republic due to the previously announced transfer of our back-end manufacturing lines in Roznov to Malaysia and the Philippines. All terminations and associated severance payments related to these charges are expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2005.

 

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The remaining $0.6 million of employee separation charges relates to the previously announced shutdown of our back-end manufacturing lines in Roznov. This amount represents a portion of the total severance benefits for approximately 460 employees. We previously recorded a similar charge of $0.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2003 and $0.7 million in the first quarter of 2004, and we estimate that additional severance charges of approximately $0.3 million related to such shutdown will be recognized ratably throughout the remainder of 2004.

 

Included in the $0.2 million of exit costs is $0.1 million related to certain exit activities that were completed in connection with the previously announced shutdown of manufacturing operations in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The remaining $0.1 million of exit costs relate to the information technology (“IT”) outsourcing agreement announced in March 2004.

 

Also in June 2004, we recorded a $0.2 million charge to cover costs associated with the separation of one of our executive officers.

 

In June 2004, we reversed $1.2 million of the employee separation charges reserve for employees whose terminations were rescinded due to business improvements and the plan to consolidate accounting systems. We also reversed $0.4 million of exit costs, associated with the decommissioning of certain assets under the December 2002 restructuring plan, which we no longer expect to incur.

 

The $34.6 million of restructuring, asset impairments and other, net during the second quarter of 2003 include charges totaling $13.3 million associated with our worldwide restructuring programs. The charges include $0.4 million to cover employee separation costs relating to the termination of approximately 16 employees, $1.4 million of lease and contract termination exit costs, $10.5 million of asset impairments, and an additional $1.0 million associated with a supply contract that was terminated as part of the June 2002 restructuring program. Also included in restructuring, asset impairments and other, net charges on the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss are charges totaling $21.3 million including $20.8 million relating to the write-off of the developed technology intangible asset associated with the April 2000 purchase of Cherry Semiconductor Corporation and a $0.5 million write-off of a cost basis investment. All impacted employees have been terminated and the related severance costs under this restructuring charge have been paid.

 

As of July 2, 2004, we have $10.9 million accrued in relation to all of our restructuring programs.

 

For more information on our restructuring activity see Note 4 “Restructuring, Asset Impairments and Other, Net” of the notes to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense was $23.8 million in the second quarter of 2004 compared to $39.0 million in the second quarter of 2003. The decrease in interest expense is primarily a result of decreased principal amounts due under our senior bank facilities, our first-lien senior secured notes, our second-lien senior secured notes and our senior subordinated notes and a lower interest rate on our senior bank facilities. Our average month-end long-term debt balance (including current maturities) in the second quarter of 2004 was $1,174.2 million with a weighted average interest rate of 8.1% compared to $1,426.6 million and a weighted average interest rate of 10.9% in the second quarter of 2003. See also “Liquidity and Capital Resources — Key Financing Events” for a description of our current refinancing activities.

 

Loss on Debt Prepayment

 

Loss on debt prepayment totaled $27.4 million in the second quarter of 2004. This represents the write-off of debt issuance costs and certain third-party costs and includes approximately $20.7 million of fees paid in connection with the tender offer and purchase of $225.8 million principal of the 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009.

 

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Provision for Income Taxes

 

Provision for income taxes was $1.6 million and $2.3 million in second quarter of 2004 and 2003, respectively. The provision related to income and withholding taxes of certain of our foreign operations.

 

Six Months Ended July 2, 2004 Compared to Six Months Ended July 4, 2003

 

The following table summarizes certain information relating to our operating results that has been derived from our consolidated financial statements for the six months ended July 2, 2004 and July 4, 2003. The amounts in the following table are in millions, except for percentage changes:

 

     Six Months Ended

   

Dollar
Change


   

Percent

Change


 
     July 2, 2004

    July 4, 2003

     

Revenues

   $ 641.7     $ 525.7     $ 116.0     22.1 %

Cost of revenues

     433.4       377.0       56.4     15.0  
    


 


 


 

Gross profit

     208.3       148.7       59.6     40.1  
    


 


 


 

Operating expenses:

                              

Research and development

     48.5       41.5       7.0     16.9  

Selling and marketing

     38.3       31.7       6.6     20.8  

General and administrative

     35.7       38.3       (2.6 )   (6.8 )

Amortization of intangible asset

     —         5.9       (5.9 )   (100.0 )

Restructuring, asset impairments and other, net

     14.0       34.6       (20.6 )   (59.5 )
    


 


 


 

Total operating expenses

     136.5       152.0       (15.5 )   (10.2 )
    


 


 


 

Operating income (loss)

     71.8       (3.3 )     75.1     nm  
    


 


 


 

Other income (expenses):

                              

Interest expense

     (58.1 )     (78.1 )     20.0     (25.6 )

Interest income

     1.0       1.2       (0.2 )   (16.7 )

Realized and unrealized foreign currency gains or losses

     (0.7 )     1.8       (2.5 )   (138.9 )

Loss on debt prepayment

     (60.4 )     (3.5 )     (56.9 )   nm  
    


 


 


 

Other income (expenses), net

     (118.2 )     (78.6 )     (39.6 )   50.4  
    


 


 


 

Loss before income taxes, minority interests and cumulative effect of accounting change

     (46.4 )     (81.9 )     35.5     (43.3 )

Income tax provision

     (3.2 )     (4.5 )     1.3     (28.9 )

Minority interests

     (1.5 )     (0.1 )     (1.4 )   nm  
    


 


 


 

Loss before cumulative effect of accounting change

     (51.1 )     (86.5 )     35.4     (40.9 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         (21.5 )     21.5     (100.0 )
    


 


 


 

Net loss

   $ (51.1 )   $ (108.0 )   $ 56.9     (52.7 )%
    


 


 


 


nm = Not meaningful

 

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Revenues

 

Revenues were $641.7 million in the first six months of 2004 as compared to $525.7 in the first six months of 2003. The 22.1% increase is primarily due to improvements in volume, which have been partially offset by a decrease in average selling prices of approximately 9%. Average selling prices dropped in each quarter of 2003 due to industry competition; however, as capacity utilization began to exceed 85% on an industry-wide basis during the third quarter of 2003, pricing began to stabilize. The revenues by product line are as follows (dollars in millions):

 

     Six Months Ended
July 2, 2004


   As a %
Revenue


    Six Months Ended
July 4, 2003


   As a %
Revenue


    Dollar
Change


   % Change

 

Power Management and Standard Analog

   $ 189.4    29.5 %   $ 164.8    31.3 %   $ 24.6    14.9 %

MOS Power Devices

     113.6    17.7 %     68.2    13.0 %     45.4    66.6 %

High Frequency Clock and Data Management

     52.7    8.2 %     40.5    7.7 %     12.2    30.1 %

Standard Components

     286.0    44.6 %     252.2    48.0 %     33.8    13.4 %
    

        

        

      

Total Revenues

   $ 641.7          $ 525.7          $ 116.0       
    

        

        

      

 

Revenues from our power management and standard analog product line increased $24.6 million, or 14.9%, as increases in demand for portable wireless devices and consumer electronics were offset by decreases in automotive electronics product revenue.

 

Revenues from MOS power devices increased $45.4 million, or 66.6%, in the first six months of 2004 as compared to the first six months of 2003. The primary growth in revenue can be attributed to increases in the computing and consumer electronics end markets associated with introduction of several new products as well as increased unit pricing.

 

Revenues from high frequency clock and data management products increased $12.2 million, or 30.1%, in the first six months of 2004 as compared to the first six months of 2003. The growth in this sector is primarily driven by an increase in the industrial end markets, which was attributable to increased revenue from automated test equipment.

 

Revenue from standard components increased $33.8 million, or 13.4%, in the first six months of 2004 as compared to the first six months of 2003. The increase in revenue is attributed to to increased demand for end products used in wireless and handheld applications and consumer electronics.

 

Revenues by geographic area as a percentage of revenues were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
July 2, 2004


   As a %
Revenue


   

Six Months Ended

July 4, 2003


   As a %
Revenue


 

Americas

     190.1    30 %   $ 174.0    33 %

Asia Pacific

     342.6    53 %     255.6    49 %

Europe

     109.0    17 %     96.1    18 %
    

  

 

  

Total

   $ 641.7    100 %   $ 525.7    100 %
    

  

 

  

 

A majority of our end customers, served directly or through distribution channels, are manufacturers of electronic devices. In recent years, there has been a trend toward moving such manufacturing activities to lower cost regions, particularly in Asia. Our shift in revenues by geographic area reflects this trend.

 

Gross Profit

 

Our gross profit was $208.3 million and $148.7 million in first six months of 2004 and in the first six months of 2003, respectively. As a percentage of revenues, our gross margin was 32.5% in the first six months of 2004 as compared to 28.3% in the first six months of 2003. Gross margin increased during the first six months of 2004 as compared to the first six months of 2003, due to increased sales volume, improved manufacturing capacity utilization and cost savings from our restructuring programs, which were offset by declines in average selling prices and increased employee performance bonuses, as a result of our achievement of certain financial goals.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

Research and development expenses were $48.5 million in the first six months of 2004 compared to $41.5 million in the first six months of 2003 representing an increase of $7.0 million or 16.9%. Research and development expenses remained relatively consistent representing 7.6% and 7.9% of revenues in the first six months of 2004 and 2003, respectively. The increase in research and development is attributable to an increase in performance bonuses as a result of our achievement of certain financial goals and increased personnel and software application costs associated with new application and platform development initiatives. The primary emphasis of our new product development efforts has been, and continues to be, in the expected high growth market applications of power management and high frequency clock and data management solutions, with approximately 70% of our overall research and development investments focused in these areas.

 

Selling and marketing expenses were $38.3 million in the first six months of 2004 and $31.7 million in the first six months of 2003 representing an increase of $6.6 million or 20.8%. Selling and marketing remained a constant 6.0% of revenues in the first six months of 2004 and 2003, respectively. The increase is attributable to increased employee performance bonuses as a result of our achievement of certain financial goals, an increase in our internal sales and marketing personnel, which include management positions and field application engineers, increased commissions and increased costs associated with the implementation of pricing software tools. We plan to make investments in our sales and marketing systems to identify new customers as well as to expand our penetration of existing customers in selected product areas.

 

General and administrative expenses were $35.7 million in the first six months of 2004 compared to $38.3 million in the first six months of 2003, representing 5.6% and 7.3% of revenues in those periods. The decrease is attributable to the cost savings from the relocation of functions to lower cost regions, lower depreciation as a result of our sale leaseback transaction in the first quarter of 2004, and reduced executive hiring costs, partially offset by an increase in employee performance bonuses associated with our achievement of certain financial results.

 

Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles was $5.9 million in the first six months of 2003. In the third quarter of 2003, we ceased amortization of our developed technology intangible asset when we wrote-off the remaining balance acquired in connection with our acquisition of Cherry Semiconductor in April 2000.

 

Other Operating Expenses—Restructuring, Asset Impairments and Other, Net

 

Restructuring, asset impairments and other, net were $14.0 million in the first six months of 2004 as compared to $34.6 million in the first six months of 2003. The $14.0 million includes $12.0 million of loss on sale of fixed assets, $3.1 million of employee separation charges, $0.3 million of exit costs and $0.2 million to cover costs associated with the separation of one of our executive officers, offset by $1.6 million of adjustments to restructuring reserves established in prior periods.

 

At the end of the first quarter of 2004, we entered into a five-year agreement with respect to the outsourcing of certain IT infrastructure, messaging, data center network, help desk and onsite management services. As part of the agreement, we sold certain system software modules, licenses and hardware for $3.8 million, which had a net book value of $15.8 million prior to the sale, resulting in a loss on sale of fixed assets of $12.0 million. We then leased back such system software modules and associated hardware and leased certain new hardware.

 

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The employee separation charges of $3.1 million include $1.5 million for the termination of approximately 190 employees at Roznov, Czech Republic due to the previously announced transfer of our back-end manufacturing lines in Roznov to Malaysia and the Philippines. All terminations and associated severance payments related to these charges are expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2005.

 

As a result of the new IT outsourcing agreement, we initiated a plan to reduce our current IT staffing levels. In connection with this reduction, we recorded a $0.3 million severance charge related to the termination of 12 employees in the United States. All terminations and associated severance payments related to these charges are expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2004.

 

The remaining $1.3 million of employee separation charges relates to the previously announced shutdown of our back-end manufacturing lines in Roznov. This amount represents a portion of the total severance benefits for approximately 460 employees. We previously recorded a similar charge of $0.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2003, and we estimate that additional severance charges of approximately $0.3 million related to such shutdown will be recognized ratably throughout the remainder of 2004.

 

Included in the $0.3 million of exit costs is $0.2 million related to certain exit activities that were completed in connection with the previously announced shutdown of manufacturing operations in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The remaining $0.1 million of exit costs relate to the information technology (“IT”) outsourcing agreement announced in March 2004.

 

Also, we recorded a $0.2 million charge to cover costs associated with the separation of one of our executive officers.

 

In June 2004, we reversed $1.2 million of the employee separation charges reserve for employees whose terminations were rescinded due to business improvements and implementation of new accounting systems. We also reversed $0.4 million of exit costs, associated with the decommissioning of certain assets under the December 2002 restructuring plan, which we no longer expect to incur.

 

The $34.6 million of restructuring, asset impairments and other, net during the first six months of 2003 include charges totaling $13.3 million associated with our worldwide restructuring programs. The charges include $0.4 million to cover employee separation costs relating to the termination of approximately 16 employees, $1.4 million of lease and contract termination exit costs, $10.5 million of asset impairments, and an additional $1.0 million associated with a supply contract that was terminated as part of the June 2002 restructuring program. Also included in restructuring, asset impairments and other, net charges on the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss are charges totaling $21.3 million including $20.8 million relating to the write-off of the developed technology intangible asset associated with the April 2000 purchase of Cherry Semiconductor Corporation and a $0.5 million write-off of a cost basis investment. All impacted employees have been terminationed and the related severance costs other costs under this restructuring plan have been paid.

 

As of July 2, 2004, we have $10.9 million accrued in relation to all of our restructuring programs.

 

For more information on our restructuring activity see Note 4 “Restructuring, Asset Impairments and Other, Net” of the notes to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense was $58.1 million in the first six months of 2004 compared to $78.1 million in the first six months of 2003. The decrease in interest expense is primarily a result of decreased principal amounts due under our senior bank facilities, our first-lien senior secured notes, our second-lien senior secured notes and our senior subordinated notes and a lower interest rate on our senior bank facilities. Our average month-end long-term debt

 

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balance (including current maturities) in the first six months of 2004 was $1,212.2 million with a weighted average interest rate of 9.6% compared to $1,428.2 million and a weighted average interest rate of 10.9% in the first six months of 2003. In addition, through March 2003 we were charged supplemental interest on our senior bank facilities. See also “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Key Financing Events” for a description of our current refinancing activities.

 

Loss on Debt Prepayment

 

Loss on debt prepayment totaled $60.4 million in the first six months of 2004 as compared to $3.5 in the first six months of 2003. The $60.4 million for the first six months of 2004 represents the write-off of debt issuance costs and certain third-party costs incurred with respect to debt refinancings and prepayments that occurred during those periods. The $3.5 million for the first six months of 2003 represents the write-off of debt issuance costs. Loss on debt prepayment for the first six months of 2004 includes approximately $21.0 million of redemption premiums paid in connection with the partial retirement of our first-lien senior secured notes and second-lien senior secured notes and approximately $20.7 million of fees paid in connection with the tender offer and purchase of $225.8 million principal of the 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

Provision for income taxes was $3.2 million and $4.5 million in first six months of 2004 and 2003, respectively. The provision related to income and withholding taxes of certain of our foreign operations.

 

Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change

 

During 2003 we changed our method of accounting for net unrecognized actuarial gains or losses relating to our defined benefit pension obligations and recorded a charge of $21.5 million, both before and after taxes. For further discussion on this change see Note 3, “Accounting Change” in our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

This section includes a discussion and analysis of our cash requirements, our sources and uses of cash, our debt and debt covenants, and our management of cash.

 

Cash Requirements

 

Commercial Commitment and Contractual Obligations

 

Our principal outstanding contractual obligations relate to our long-term debt, operating leases, pension obligations, redeemable preferred stock, and our purchase obligations. The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at July 2, 2004 and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in the future:

 

     Amount of Commitment by Expiration Period

Commercial commitments


   Total

  

Remainder

of 2004


   2005

   2006

   2007

   2008

   2009 and
Thereafter


Standby letter of credit

   $ 19.0    $ 2.1    $ 14.9      —        —        —      $ 2.0
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

     Payments Due by Period

Contractual obligations


   Total

   Remainder
of 2004


   2005

   2006

   2007

   2008

   2009 and
Thereafter


Long-term debt

   $ 1,174.0    $ 40.8    $ 12.8    $ 45.1    $ 334.6    $ 195.5    $ 545.2

Operating leases

     15.5      5.1      5.8      2.7      0.7      0.3      0.9

Other long-term obligations—pension plans

     38.0      10.3      21.7      1.7      1.5      1.3      1.5

Redeemable preferred stock

     188.6      —        —        —        —        —        188.6

Purchase obligations:

                                                

Capital purchase obligations

     8.1      —        8.0      0.1      —        —        —  

Foundry and inventory purchase obligations

     30.6      29.8      0.8      —        —        —        —  

Mainframe support

     12.8      3.7      7.4      1.7      —        —        —  

Information technology and communication services

     37.1      10.4      8.8      6.1      5.5      4.5      1.8

Other

     3.6      1.7      1.0      0.7      0.1      0.1      —  
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total contractual obligations

   $ 1,508.3    $ 101.8    $ 66.3    $ 58.1    $ 342.4    $ 201.7    $ 738.0
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

The above table reflects long-term debt maturities of $320.2 million of the new tranche F term loan facility in 2007 and $190.6 million of the second-lien senior secured notes in 2008. However, as stipulated by the April 2004 amendment to the senior bank facilities and loan repricing (see Note 6 “Long-Term Debt” elsewhere in this Form 10-Q), if we have redeemed or repurchased the second-lien senior secured notes in full on or prior to November 15, 2007, the new tranche F term loan facility will mature throughout 2008 and 2009.

 

Our long-term debt includes $320.2 million under senior bank facilities, $124.9 million of senior secured notes (net of unamortized discount) due 2010, $190.6 million of senior secured notes (net of unamortized discount) due 2008, $34.2 million of senior subordinated notes due 2009, $260.0 million of zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes due 2024, $146.9 million under the junior subordinated note, $22.4 million under a note payable to a Japanese bank, $20.0 million under a loan facility with a Chinese bank, $45.6 million under a loan facility with another Chinese bank and $9.2 million of capital lease obligations. See Note 6 “Long-Term Debt” of the notes to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

 

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In the normal course of our business, we enter into various operating leases for equipment including our mainframe computer system, desktop computers, communications, foundry equipment and service agreements relating to this equipment.

 

Our Series A Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock is redeemable at the holder’s option anytime after September 7, 2009. The preferred stock has a cumulative dividend payable quarterly in cash, at the rate of 8.0% per annum (or, if greater during the relevant quarterly period, in an amount equal to the value of the dividends that would be paid on the common stock then issuable upon conversion of the preferred stock), compounded to the extent not paid, and subject to restrictions under our senior bank facilities, senior subordinated notes and other documents relating to our indebtedness. The amount shown in the table above assumes no conversion of the preferred stock or redemption until the earliest redemption date of September 7, 2009. We are required to accrete the value of the preferred stock to its redemption value, and any resulting non-cash charge would reduce net income applicable to common stock for purposes of calculating earnings per share. Our balance of cash and cash equivalents was $257.7 million at July 2, 2004. We believe we have sufficient cash to meet our liquidity needs over the next twelve months. Our senior bank facilities include a $25.0 million revolving facility. Letters of credit totaling $14.8 million were outstanding under the revolving facility at July 2, 2004. We amended our primary foreign exchange hedging agreement to provide for termination if at any time the amount available under our revolving credit facility is less than $2.5 million.

 

We are a party to a variety of agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business pursuant to which we may be obligated to indemnify the other parties for certain liabilities that arise out of or relate to the subject matter of the agreements. Some of the agreements entered into by us require us to indemnify the other party against losses due to intellectual property infringement, property damage including environmental contamination, personal injury, failure to comply with applicable laws, our negligence or willful misconduct, or breach of representations and warranties and covenants related to such matters as title to sold assets.

 

We are a party to various agreements with Motorola, a former affiliate, which were entered into in connection with our separation from Motorola. Pursuant to these agreements, we have agreed to indemnify Motorola for losses due to, for example, breach of representations and warranties and covenants, damages arising from assumed liabilities or relating to allocated assets, and for specified environmental matters. Our obligations under these agreements may be limited in terms of time and/or amount and payment by us is conditioned on Motorola making a claim pursuant to the procedures specified in the particular contract, which procedures typically allow us to challenge Motorola’s claims.

 

We provide for indemnification of directors, officers and other persons in accordance with limited liability agreements, certificates of incorporation, by-laws, articles of association or similar organizational documents, as the case may be. We maintain directors’ and officers’ insurance, which should enable us to recover a portion of any future amounts paid.

 

In addition to the above, from time to time we provide standard representations and warranties to counterparties in contracts in connection with sales of our securities and the engagement of financial advisors and also provides indemnities that protect the counterparties to these contracts in the event they suffer damages as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties or in certain other circumstances relating to the sale of securities or their engagement by us.

 

While our future obligations under certain agreements may contain limitations on liability for indemnification, other agreements do not contain such limitations and under such agreements it is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments due to the conditional nature of our obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by us under any of these indemnities have not had a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows and we do not believe that any amounts that we may be required to pay under these indemnities in the future will be material to our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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Sources and Uses of Cash

 

We require cash to fund our operating expenses and working capital requirements, including outlays for research and development, to make capital expenditures, strategic acquisitions and investments, and for debt service, including principal and interest and capital lease payments. Our principal sources of liquidity are cash on hand, cash generated from operations and funds from external borrowings and equity issuances. In the near term, we expect to fund our primary cash requirements through cash generated from operations, cash and cash equivalents on hand, and targeted asset sales. Additionally, as part of our business strategy, we review acquisition and divestiture opportunities and proposals on a regular basis.

 

We believe that the key factors that could affect our internal and external sources of cash include:

 

    factors that affect our results of operations and cash flows, including changes in demand for our products, competitive pricing pressures, effective management of our manufacturing capacity, our ability to achieve further reductions in operating expenses, the impact of our restructuring programs on our productivity, and our ability to make the research and development expenditures required to remain competitive in our business; and

 

    factors that affect our access to bank financing and the debt and equity capital markets that could impair our ability to obtain needed financing on acceptable terms or to respond to business opportunities and developments as they arise, including interest rate fluctuations, our ability to maintain compliance with financial covenants under our existing credit facilities, and other limitations imposed by our credit facilities or arising from our substantial leverage.

 

Our ability to service our long-term debt, to remain in compliance with the various covenants and restrictions contained in our credit agreements and to fund working capital, capital expenditures and business development efforts will depend on our ability to generate cash from operating activities which is subject to, among other things, our future operating performance as well as to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other conditions, some of which may beyond our control.

 

If we fail to generate sufficient cash from operations, we may need to raise additional equity or borrow additional funds to achieve our longer term objectives. There can be no assurance that such equity or borrowings will be available or, if available, will be at rates or prices acceptable to us. We believe that cash flow from operating activities coupled with existing cash balances will be adequate to fund our operating and capital needs as well as enable us to maintain compliance with our various debt agreements through July 2, 2005. To the extent that results or events differ from our financial projections or business plans, our liquidity may be adversely impacted.

 

Operations

 

Our operational cash flows are affected by the ability of our operations to generate cash, and our management of our assets and liabilities, including both working capital and long-term assets and liabilities. Each of these components is discussed herein:

 

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EBITDA

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) is a key indicator that management uses to evaluate our operating performance. While EBITDA is not intended to represent cash flow from operations as defined by generally accepted accounting principles and should not be considered as an indicator of operating performance or an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity, we believe this measure is useful to investors to assess our ability to meet our future debt service, capital expenditure and working capital requirements. This calculation may differ in method of calculation from similarly titled measures used by other companies. The following table sets forth our EBITDA for the three months ended July 2, 2004, April 2, 2004, and July 4, 2003, and the six months ended July 2, 2004 and July 4, 2003, with a reconciliation to net cash provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable financial measure under generally accepted accounting principles:

 

     Quarter Ended

    Six Months Ended

 
     July 2,
2004


    April 2,
2004


    July 4,
2003


    July 2,
2004


    July 4,
2003


 

Net loss

   $ (3.5 )   $ (47.6 )   $ (57.5 )   $ (51.1 )   $ (108.0 )

Plus:

                                        

Depreciation and amortization

     24.8       26.3       36.6       51.1       72.6  

Interest expense

     23.8       34.3       39.0       58.1       78.1  

Interest income

     (0.6 )     (0.4 )     (0.5 )     (1.0 )     (1.2 )

Income tax provision (benefit)

     1.6       1.6       2.3       3.2       4.5  
    


 


 


 


 


EBITDA

     46.1       14.2       19.9       60.3       46.0  

Increase (decrease):

                                        

Interest expense

     (23.8 )     (34.3 )     (39.0 )     (58.1 )     (78.1 )

Interest income

     0.6       0.4       0.5       1.0       1.2  

Income tax provision (benefit)

     (1.6 )     (1.6 )     (2.3 )     (3.2 )     (4.5 )

Loss on sale of fixed assets

     —         12.1       —         12.1       —    

Loss on debt prepayment

     27.4       33.0       —         60.4       3.5  

Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount

     1.8       1.9       2.4       3.7       4.6  

Provision for excess inventories

     1.6       —         2.3       1.6       6.3  

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         —         —         —         21.5  

Non-cash impairment of property, plant and equipment

     —         —         10.5       —         10.5  

Non-cash write down of intangible asset

     —         —         20.8       —         20.8  

Non-cash interest on junior subordinated note payable to Motorola

     3.5       3.5       3.2       7.0       6.5  

Deferred income taxes

     (0.7 )     (0.8 )     —         (1.5 )     (2.5 )

Stock compensation expense

     —         —         —         —         0.1  

Other

     0.8       1.2       1.3       2.0       3.2  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     (2.8 )     3.2       (7.5 )     0.4       (22.4 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 52.9     $ 32.8     $ 12.1     $ 85.7     $ 16.7  
    


 


 


 


 


 

As discussed in “Debt Instruments, Guarantees and Related Covenants” included elsewhere in this report, our debt covenants require us to maintain minimum adjusted EBITDA levels, as defined by our credit agreement. This adjusted EBITDA computation excludes certain restructuring and other charges and contains other differences from the EBITDA as defined above. Therefore, EBITDA in the above table is not representative of the adjusted EBITDA used to determine our debt covenant compliance.

 

Working Capital

 

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may increase as we purchase additional manufacturing raw materials and increase production. Our working capital may also be affected by restructuring programs, which may require us to use cash for severance payments, asset transfers, and contract termination costs. Furthermore, our working capital may also be affected by pension funding requirements. Our working capital, including cash, was $253.8 million at July 2, 2004.

 

The components of our working capital at July 2, 2004 and December 31, 2003 are set forth below, followed by explanations for changes between December 31, 2003 and July 2, 2004 that are greater than $5 million:

 

     July 2,
2004


   December 31,
2003


   Change

 

Current assets

                      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 257.7    $ 186.6    $ 71.1  

Receivables, net

     161.0      136.1      24.9  

Inventories, net

     197.3      171.6      25.7  

Other current assets

     26.5      25.7      0.8  

Deferred income taxes

     3.5      2.7      0.8  
    

  

  


Total current assets

     646.0      522.7      123.3  
    

  

  


Current liabilities

                      

Accounts payable

   $ 125.0    $ 115.7    $ 9.3  

Accrued expenses

     108.1      89.9      18.2  

Income taxes payable

     3.2      1.7      1.5  

Accrued interest

     10.2      25.3      (15.1 )

Deferred income on sales to distributors

     98.7      66.2      32.5  

Current portion of long-term debt

     47.0      11.4      35.6  
    

  

  


Total current liabilities

     392.2      310.2      82.0  
    

  

  


Net working capital

   $ 253.8    $ 212.5    $ 41.3  
    

  

  


 

The increase in cash and cash equivalents of $71.1 million is primarily attributable to cash provided by operating activities of $85.7 million and by net proceeds from the February 2004 equity offering, partially offset by capital expenditures during the period of $48.7 million. We plan to use approximately $36.3 million from the cash and cash equivalents as of July 2, 2004 to complete the redemption of the senior subordinated notes during the third quarter of 2004. See further discussion under “Key Financing Events”.

 

The increase in accounts receivable of $24.9 million is primarily attributable to an increase in sales during the second quarter of 2004 as compared to the last quarter of 2003. Revenue growth could cause further growth in our receivable portfolio, unless such growth can be offset by reduced credit terms or improved collection rates.

 

The increase in inventory of $25.7 million is attributable to an increase in production at the end of the second quarter of 2004 necessitated by increased backlog and an increase in the demand forecast. Improved demand could cause a further increase in inventory if we expand production in response.

 

The increase in accounts payable of $9.3 million at the end of the second quarter of 2004 is mainly a result of inventory build up to meet projected demand increases.

 

The increase in accrued expenses of $18.2 million was attributable to an increase in accrued employee bonuses as a result of our achievement of certain financial goals, as well as value added tax (VAT) liabilities. These increases were partially offset by a net decrease in the restructuring reserve due to net payments.

 

The decrease in accrued interest is primarily attributable to reduced principal balances under our first-lien senior secured notes, second-lien senior secured notes and senior subordinated notes and also to the timing of interest payments.

 

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The increase in deferred income is attributable to increased inventory levels at distributors as compared to December 31, 2003 as a result of increased sales to distributors and increases in the margin on inventory due to increased average selling prices coupled with lower inventory costs.

 

The increase in current portion of long-term debt relates to call of our senior subordinated notes and the effects of our refinancing activities as described in “Key Financing Events” below.

 

Long-Term Assets and Liabilities

 

Our long-term assets consist primarily of property, plant and equipment, and capitalized debt issuance costs.

 

Our manufacturing rationalization plans have included efforts to more efficiently utilize our existing manufacturing assets and supply arrangements. As we have consolidated our operations in few locations, we have not needed to incur large capital expenditures. Accordingly, our capital expenditures during 2003 and 2004 have been at less than historical rates. We do not expect that our capital expenditure reductions will have a negative impact on our ability to service our customers, as we believe that near-term access to additional manufacturing capacity, should it be required, could be readily obtained on reasonable terms through manufacturing agreements with third parties. Capital expenditures were $48.7 million during the first six months of 2004 and $24.6 million during the first six months of 2003. Although our debt covenants contain certain restrictions that limit our amount of future capital expenditures, we do not believe that these restrictions will have a significant impact on our future operating performance.

 

Our long-term liabilities, excluding long-term debt, consist of liabilities under our foreign and domestic defined benefit pension plans and other miscellaneous liabilities. Our annual funding for the pension plan obligations is equal to the minimum legal required amount in each jurisdiction in which the plans operate. This annual amount is dependent upon many actuarial assumptions.

 

Key Financing Events

 

Overview

 

Set forth below is a summary of the recent key financing events affecting our capital structure.

 

Since we became an independent company as a result of our 1999 recapitalization, we have had relatively high levels of long-term debt as compared to our principal competitors. Our long-term debt includes significant amounts under our senior bank facilities, which contained minimum interest coverage ratio and maximum leverage ratio covenants with which we were not in compliance as of June 29, 2001. We obtained a waiver in respect of such non-compliance and any future non-compliance through 2002 and amended our senior bank facilities to make these covenants less restrictive through 2005; however, in connection with such waiver and amendment, we added minimum cash and EBITDA covenants and agreed to pay additional supplemental interest and obtain a $100 million equity investment from our principal stockholder.

 

During the second half of 2003, we began undertaking measures to reduce our long-term debt, reduce related interest costs and, in some cases, extend a portion of our debt maturities to continue to provide us additional operating flexibility. In September 2003, we issued approximately 37.0 million shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $4.50 per share, the net proceeds of which were used to prepay a portion of our senior bank facilities. In connection with this offering, we amended our senior bank facilities to, among other things, extend the average maturity of the term loans through a refinancing of $100 million of such loans and replace our $62.5 million revolving facility with a new $25.0 million revolving facility.

 

In November 2003, we further amended our senior bank facilities to, among other things, reduce the interest rate on our outstanding term loans by 0.75%. In November 2003, we extended the maturity of our $20.0 million loan facility with a Chinese bank for an additional three years under the same terms and conditions. In December 2003, we prepaid approximately $48.0 million of loans under our senior bank facilities with the proceeds from a

 

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new loan facility with a Chinese bank that bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.5%, as compared to LIBOR plus 3.25% then payable under our senior bank facilities.

 

In the first quarter of 2004, we used a portion of the net proceeds of the sale of approximately 34.4 million shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $6.98 per share to redeem $70 million principal amount of our first-lien senior secured notes due 2010 and $105 million principal amount of our second-lien senior secured notes due 2008 at a redemption price of 112% of the principal amount of such notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The remaining proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes including the repayment of indebtedness. In connection with the offering we further amended our senior bank facilities to permit us to use the proceeds of such offering within 270 days of completion to purchase, redeem or retire a portion of our senior subordinated notes due 2009 and our first-lien senior secured notes and second-lien senior secured notes.

 

In April 2004, we issued $260.0 million of zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes and used the proceeds to repurchase $225.8 million of our senior subordinated notes. See “April 2004 Offer to Repurchase Senior Subordinated Notes and Issuance of Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes”

 

In April 2004, we further amended our senior bank facilities. See “April 2004 Amendment to Senior Bank Facilities and Loan Repricing” below.

 

The details of each of these financing events are outlined below. Also, see Note 6 “Long-Term Debt” and Note 8 “Common Stock” of the notes to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

 

September 2003 Public Offering of Common Stock and Amendment to Senior Bank Facilities

 

On September 23, 2003, we issued approximately 37.0 million shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $4.50 per share. The net proceeds of the offering were $156.8 million (after deducting the underwriters’ discount of $8.2 million and offering expenses of $1.4 million, including $0.4 million that were unpaid as of as of July 2, 2004). We used the net proceeds to prepay $152.7 million of our senior bank facilities and to fund $3.8 million of costs associated with our amendment to our senior bank facilities, as described below. In connection with this prepayment, we wrote off $2.5 million of debt issuance costs.

 

In connection with the offering, we amended our senior bank facilities to, among other things:

 

    provide us with additional tranche D term loans under our senior bank facilities aggregating $100.0 million, the entire amount of which was borrowed simultaneously with the completion of offering;

 

    permit us to apply the net proceeds from equity offerings by us or any of our subsidiaries (including the equity offering described above) and borrowings under the additional tranche D term loans to prepay scheduled principal installments of all term loan borrowings outstanding under our senior bank facilities in chronological order;

 

    reduce from 75% to 50% the percentage of net proceeds from future equity offerings by us or any of our subsidiaries that are required to be applied to prepay term loan borrowings outstanding under our senior bank facilities; and

 

    provide us with a new $25.0 million revolving facility that will mature on August 4, 2006, that provides for the issuance of letters of credit in currencies other than U.S. dollars that are to be specified and that, in all other respects, has terms substantially similar to those of our existing revolving facility.

 

The proceeds of the borrowing under the additional tranche D term loans (which were issued at a discount of $0.5 million) were used to prepay senior credit facility borrowings as described above. Excluding this discount, costs incurred in connection with this debt refinancing totaled $3.8 million, of which $0.4 million was attributable to third party costs. Such third-party costs were expensed as incurred and included in loss on debt

 

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prepayment in our consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2003. The remaining $3.4 million of debt refinancing costs were included in other assets in our consolidated balance sheet and are being amortized using the effective interest method.

 

November 2003 Amendment to Senior Bank Facilities and Loan Repricing

 

In November 2003, we refinanced $368.5 million of term loans under our senior bank facilities. We replaced our tranche B, tranche C and tranche D term loan facilities under our senior bank facilities with a single new tranche E term loan facility with terms, other than the interest rate, that are identical to those of the tranche D term loan facility. The tranche E term loan was due throughout 2006 and 2007, ending in 2007. We also reduced the interest rate on our term loans by 0.75% per annum. Costs incurred in connection with this refinancing totaled $1.0 million, of which $0.2 million was attributable to third party costs, which were expensed as incurred and included in loss on debt prepayment in our consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2003. The remaining $0.8 million of debt refinancing costs were included in other assets in our consolidated balance sheet and are being amortized using the effective interest method.

 

December 2003 Chinese Bank Loan

 

In December 2003, we prepaid approximately $48.0 million of the tranche E term loans under our senior bank facilities with the proceeds from a new loan provided to our joint venture in Leshan, China by the China Construction Bank. The loan facility is comprised of two $24 million tranches. The first tranche has a 10-year term with a balloon payment due December 2013; the second tranche has a three-year term with scheduled principal payments through December 2006, which is extendible for an additional three years under certain circumstances. Each tranche bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.5% per annum, payable quarterly as compared to LIBOR plus 3.25% then payable under our senior bank facilities.

 

February 2004 Public Offering of Common Stock and Amendment to Senior Bank Facilities

 

On February 9, 2004, we and our principal stockholder, Texas Pacific Group, completed a public offering of common stock pursuant to which we issued approximately 34.4 million shares at a public offering price of $6.98 per share. The net proceeds to us from the offering were approximately $226.7 million after deducting the underwriters’ discount of $10.8 million ($0.3141 per share) and estimated offering expenses of $2.4 million, which includes $1.3 million that were unpaid as of July 2, 2004 and $0.3 million of bank amendment fees that were paid as of July 2, 2004. We used a portion of the net proceeds received by us to redeem $70.0 million outstanding principal amount of our first-lien senior secured notes and $105.0 million outstanding principal amount of our second-lien senior secured notes, in each case on March 10, 2004 at a redemption price of 112.0% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, together with accrued interest to the redemption date. We used the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes. In connection with this redemption, we wrote off approximately $12.0 million of debt issuance costs. We did not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholder.

 

In connection with the offering, we amended our senior bank facilities to, among other things:

 

    waive the requirement under the credit agreement relating to our senior bank facilities that 50% of the net proceeds of such offering be used to prepay loans under the facilities;

 

    permit sale and leaseback transactions involving real or personal property with an aggregate fair value of up to $15 million (and permit the asset sales in connection therewith) and provide that net proceeds from asset sales in connection with such transaction will not be required to be used to prepay loans under the senior bank facilities; and

 

    permit us to purchase, redeem or retire a portion of our first-lien senior secured notes due 2010, second-lien senior secured notes due 2008 and senior subordinated notes due 2009 with the proceeds of such offering within 270 days after its completion so long as no default or event of default exists under the credit agreement after giving effect to such purchases, redemptions or retirements, such purchases, redemptions or retirements comply with the indentures governing such notes and we immediately cancel any such notes that are purchased, redeemed or retired.

 

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April 2004 Offer to Repurchase Senior Subordinated Notes and Issuance of Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes

 

On April 6, 2004, we commenced a cash tender offer for all of our outstanding 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009. The total consideration offered for each $1,000 dollars of principal amount of notes tendered was $1,089.06, plus accrued interest, if any, to the repurchase date. As of July 2, 2004, we redeemed $225.8 million principal amount and we redeemed the remaining $34.2 million outstanding principal amount of senior subordinated notes on August 2, 2004 at 106% of par. In order to finance the cash tender offer, we issued $260.0 million of Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024. The notes do not bear cash interest, nor does the principal amount accrete. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior subordinated basis by certain existing and future subsidiaries of the Company.

 

Holders may convert the notes into approximately 26.5 million shares of our common stock at a conversion rate of 101.8849 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes before April 15, 2024 under the following circumstances: (1) during any fiscal quarter commencing after June 30, 2004 through maturity if the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock exceeds 120% of the conversion price for at least 20 trading days in the 30 consecutive trading-day period ending on the last trading day of the preceding fiscal quarter; (2) during the five business-day period after any five consecutive trading-day period in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of notes for each day of that period was less than 98% of the product of the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock and the conversion rate; (3) if the notes have been called for redemption; (4) after the date, if ever, on which either Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Rating Services assigns an initial credit rating to the notes, during any period in which the credit rating assigned to the notes by either Moody’s or S&P is three or more rating subcategories below the initial credit rating assigned by Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be, or any period in which the notes are no longer rated by either Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be, if such ratings agency had previously rated the notes; or (5) upon the occurrence of certain corporate events. Beginning April 15, 2010, we may redeem any of the notes at specified redemption prices. Holders may require us to repurchase the notes for cash on April 15 of 2010, 2014 and 2019. Upon the occurrence of certain corporate events, each holder may require us to purchase all or a portion of such holder’s notes for cash at a price equal to the principal amount of such notes. The notes are subordinated in right of payment to all of our senior indebtedness. Upon conversion, the Company has the right to deliver cash in lieu of shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

We received net proceeds of approximately $251.2 million from the sale of the notes after deducting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

 

April 2004 Amendment to Senior Bank Facilities and Loan Repricing

 

On April 22, 2004 we refinanced $320.5 million of loans under our senior bank facilities. We replaced our tranche E term loan facility with a new tranche F term loan facility, which bears interest at a base rate plus a margin that is 0.50% per annum lower than the comparable margin borne by the tranche E term loan facility. Principal repayments of the new tranche F term loan facility will be due throughout 2008 and 2009, provided that, if we have not redeemed or repurchased our second-lien senior secured notes in full on or prior to November 15, 2007, the tranche F term loan facility will mature on November 15, 2007. Additionally, in connection with this repricing, the senior bank facilities were amended to, among other things:

 

    permit us to use for general corporate purposes up to $30 million of the proceeds from the sale of East Greenwich manufacturing facility;

 

    subject to certain restrictions, permit us to apply the net proceeds of certain equity or debt issuances to be used to purchase, redeem or retire any of the first-lien senior secured notes, second-lien senior secured notes or junior subordinated note;

 

    amend the definition of consolidated EBITDA in the credit agreement relating to the senior credit facilities to permit the add back of premiums associated with the redemption, repayment or repurchase of securities; and

 

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    replace the existing revolving credit facility with a new facility that bears interest at a rate that is 0.50% per annum lower than the rate borne by the existing revolving facility.

 

Debt Instruments, Guarantees and Related Covenants

 

The following table presents the components of long-term debt as of July 2, 2004 and December 31, 2003:

 

     July 2, 2004

    December 31, 2003

 

Senior Bank Facilities:

                

Tranche E due 2007, 4.4375% interest payable monthly, net of discount of $0.4

   $ —       $ 320.1  

Tranche F due 2009, 4.4375% interest payable quarterly, net of discount of $0.3

     320.2       —    

First-Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2010, 12% interest payable semi-annually, net of debt discount of $5.1 and $8.4

     124.9       191.6  

Second-Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2008, 13% interest effective February 2003 payable semi-annually, net of debt discount of $4.4 and $7.4

     190.6       292.6  

12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009, interest payable semi-annually

     34.2       260.0  

Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024

     260.0       —    

10% Junior Subordinated Note due 2011, interest compounded semi-annually, payable at maturity

     146.9       139.9  

2.3% Note payable to Japanese bank due 2010, interest payable semi-annually

     22.4       24.3  

Loan with a Chinese bank due 2007, interest payable quarterly at 3.2% and 3.5%, respectively

     20.0       20.0  

Loan with a Chinese bank due 2013, interest payable quarterly at 3.4% and 2.7% respectively

     45.6       48.0  

Capital lease obligations

     9.2       6.4  
    


 


       1,174.0       1,302.9  

Less: Current maturities

     (47.0 )     (11.4 )
    


 


     $ 1,127.0     $ 1,291.5  
    


 


 

We have pledged substantially all of our tangible and intangible assets and similar assets of each of our existing and subsequently acquired or organized domestic subsidiaries (but no more than 65% of the capital stock of foreign subsidiaries held by them) to secure our senior bank facilities, first-lien secured notes and second-lien secured notes.

 

Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, the primary domestic operating subsidiary of ON Semiconductor Corporation, is the borrower under our senior bank facilities. ON Semiconductor Corporation and our other domestic subsidiaries fully and unconditionally guarantee on a joint and several basis the obligations of the borrower under such facilities. ON Semiconductor Corporation and Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC are co-issuers of our first-lien senior secured notes due 2010, our second-lien senior secured notes due 2008 and our senior subordinated notes due 2009. ON Semiconductor Corporation is the issuer, and SCI LLC is a guarantor, of our zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes due 2024. Our other domestic subsidiaries fully and unconditionally guarantee on a joint and several basis the obligations of the issuers of such notes. None of our non-U.S. subsidiaries guarantees the senior bank facilities or the notes.

 

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As of July 2, 2004, we were in compliance with the various covenants and other requirements contained in the credit agreement relating to our senior bank facilities and the indentures relating to our first-lien senior secured notes due 2010, second-lien senior secured notes due 2008 and our senior subordinated notes due 2009. We believe that we will be able to comply with the various covenants and other requirements contained in such credit agreement and indentures through July 2, 2005.

 

Our debt agreements contain, and any future debt agreements may include, a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on among other things, our ability to:

 

    incur additional debt, including guarantees;

 

    incur liens;

 

    sell or otherwise dispose of assets;

 

    make investments, loans or advances;

 

    make some acquisitions;

 

    engage in mergers or consolidations;

 

    make capital expenditures;

 

    pay dividends, redeem capital stock or make certain other restricted payments or investments;

 

    pay dividends from Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC to ON Semiconductor Corporation;

 

    engage in sale and leaseback transactions;

 

    enter into new lines of business;

 

    issue some types of preferred stock; and

 

    enter into transactions with our affiliates.

 

In addition, our senior bank facilities require that we maintain or achieve a minimum consolidated adjusted EBITDA, as defined, and a minimum amount of cash and cash equivalents. Any future debt could contain financial and other covenants more restrictive than those that are currently applicable.

 

Cash Management

 

Our ability to manage cash is limited, as our primary cash inflows and outflows are dictated by the terms of our sales and supply agreements, contractual obligations, debt instruments and legal and regulatory requirements. While we have some flexibility with respect to the timing of capital equipment purchases, we must invest in capital on a timely basis to allow us to maintain our manufacturing efficiency and support our platforms of new products.

 

Accounting Change

 

During the second quarter of 2003, we changed our method of accounting for net unrecognized actuarial gains or losses relating to our defined benefit pension obligations. Historically, we amortized our net unrecognized actuarial gains or losses over the average remaining service lives of active plan participants, to the extent that such net gains or losses exceeded the greater of 10% of the related projected benefit obligation or plan assets. Effective January 1, 2003, we will no longer defer any actuarial gains or losses but will recognize such gains and losses during the fourth quarter of each year, which is the period our annual pension plan actuarial valuations are prepared. We believe that this change is to a preferable accounting method as actuarial gains or losses will be recognized currently in income rather than being deferred.

 

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The impact of this change for periods prior to January 1, 2003 was a charge of $21.5 million or $0.12 per share, both before and after income taxes, and has been reflected as the cumulative effect of accounting change in our consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the six months ended July 4, 2003. The effect of the change on the quarter ended July 4, 2003 was to decrease the net loss by $1.6 million or $0.01 per share, both before and after income taxes. The effect of the change on the six months ended July 4, 2003 was to decrease the net loss before cumulative effect of accounting change by $3.2 million or $0.02 per share, both before and after income taxes, and to increase the net loss by $18.3 million or $0.10 per share, both before and after income taxes. Absent the accounting change, the $21.5 million of net unrecognized actuarial losses at December 31, 2002 would have been recognized as an operating expense in future periods.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The accompanying discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operation is based upon our audited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We believe certain of our accounting policies are critical to understanding our financial position and results of operations. We utilize the following critical accounting policies in the preparation of our financial statements.

 

Revenue.    We generate revenue from sales of our semiconductor products to original equipment manufacturers, electronic manufacturing service providers, and distributors. We recognize revenue on sales to original equipment manufacturers and electronic manufacturing service providers when title passes to the customer net of provisions for related sales returns and allowances.

 

Effective January 1, 2001, we changed our revenue recognition policy for distributor sales so that the related revenues are now deferred until the distributor resells the product to the end user. This change eliminated the need to provide for estimated sales returns from distributors. Title to products sold to distributors typically passes at the time of shipment by us so we record accounts receivable for the amount of the transaction, reduce our inventory for the products shipped and defer the related margin in our consolidated balance sheet. We recognize the related revenue and margin when the distributor sells the products to the end user. Although payment terms vary, most distributor agreements require payment within 30 days.

 

Sales returns and allowances are estimated based on historical experience. Given that our revenues consist of a high volume of relatively similar products, our actual returns and allowances do not fluctuate significantly from period to period, and our returns and allowances provisions have historically been reasonably accurate.

 

Inventories.    We carry our inventories at the lower of standard cost (which approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out basis) or market and record provisions for slow moving inventories based upon a regular analysis of inventory on hand compared to historical and projected end user demand. Projected end user demand is generally based on sales during the prior twelve months. These provisions can influence our results from operations. For example, when demand falls for a given part, all or a portion of the related inventory is reserved, impacting our cost of sales and gross profit. If demand recovers and the parts previously reserved are sold, we will generally recognize a higher than normal margin. However, the vast majority of product inventory that has been previously reserved is ultimately discarded. Although we do sell some products that have previously been written down, such sales have historically been relatively consistent on a quarterly basis and the related impact on our margins has not been material.

 

Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance.    We record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In determining the amount of the valuation allowance, we consider estimated future taxable income as well as feasible tax planning strategies in each taxing jurisdiction in which we operate. If we determine that we will not realize all or a portion of our remaining deferred tax assets, we will increase our valuation allowance with a charge to income tax expense. Conversely, if we determine that we will ultimately be able to utilize all or a portion of the deferred tax assets for which a valuation allowance has

 

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been provided, the related portion of the valuation allowance will be released to income as a credit to income tax expense. In the fourth quarter of 2001, a valuation allowance was established for our domestic deferred tax assets and a portion of our foreign deferred tax assets. Additionally, throughout 2002 and 2003, no incremental domestic deferred tax benefits were recognized. Our ability to utilize our deferred tax assets and the continuing need for a related valuation allowance are monitored on an ongoing basis.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets.    We evaluate the recoverability of the carrying amount of our property, plant and equipment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable. Impairment is assessed when the undiscounted expected cash flows derived for an asset are less than its carrying amount. Impairment losses are measured as the amount by which the carrying value of an asset exceeds its fair value and are recognized in operating results. We continually apply our best judgment when applying these impairment rules to determine the timing of the impairment test, the undiscounted cash flows used to assess impairments and the fair value of an impaired asset. The dynamic economic environment in which we operate and the resulting assumptions used to estimate future cash flows impact the outcome of our impairment tests. In recent years, most of our assets that have been impaired consist of assets that were ultimately abandoned, sold or otherwise disposed of due to cost reduction activities and the consolidation of our manufacturing facilities. In some instances, these assets have subsequently been sold for amounts higher than their impaired value. When material, these gains are recorded in the restructuring, asset impairment and other, net line item in our consolidated statement of operations and disclosed in the footnotes to the financial statements.

 

Goodwill.    We evaluate our goodwill for potential impairment on an annual basis or whenever events or circumstances indicate that an impairment may have occurred in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142 which requires that goodwill be tested for impairment using a two-step process. The first step of the goodwill impairment test, used to identify potential impairment, compares the estimated fair value of the reporting unit containing our goodwill with the related carrying amount. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, the reporting unit’s goodwill is not considered to be impaired and the second step is unnecessary. To date, our goodwill has not been considered to be impaired based on the results of this first step.

 

Defined Benefit Plans.    We maintain pension plans covering certain of our employees. For financial reporting purposes, net periodic pension costs are calculated based upon a number of actuarial assumptions, including a discount rate for plan obligations, assumed rate of return on pension plan assets and assumed rate of compensation increase for plan employees. All of these assumptions are based upon management’s judgment, considering all known trends and uncertainties. Actual results that differ from these assumptions would impact the future expense recognition and cash funding requirements of our pension plans.

 

Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock.    After September 7, 2009, the convertible redeemable preferred stock is convertible into common stock or redeemable for cash at 20% of the fair market value of the stock into which it is convertible. We account for the difference between the carrying amount of our convertible redeemable preferred stock and the redemption value by increasing the carrying amount for periodic accretion so that the carrying amount equals the redemption value at the earliest available redemption date. The periodic accretion amount changes as our stock price changes and as additional dividends accrue. Based on the average closing price of our common stock over the last 30 trading days preceding December 31, 2003 of $6.19, the accretion charge, in respect to the redemption feature, for the fourth quarter of 2003 was $0.5 million. For the first quarter of 2004 the average closing price used in the accretion calculation was $7.955 and resulted in a charge of $1.8 million. For the second quarter of 2004 the average closing price used in the accretion calculation was $5.10, resulting in a redemption value less than the carrying amount of the preferred stock. Therefore, the previously recognized accretion charges of $2.3 million shall be reversed on a straight-line basis through September 7, 2009, unless future increases to the Company’s stock price require further accretion.

 

Contingencies.    We are involved in a variety of legal matters that arise in the normal course of business. Based on the available information, we evaluate the relevant range and likelihood of potential outcomes. In accordance with SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies”, we record the appropriate liability when the amount is deemed probable and estimable.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2004, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) reached final consensuses on Issue 03-6 “Participating Securities and the Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No. 128, Earnings per Share” (Issue 03-6). Issue 03-6 addresses the computation of earnings per share by companies that have issued securities other than common stock that contractually entitle the holder to participate in dividends and earnings of the company when, and if, it declares dividends on its common stock. The issue also provides further guidance in applying the two-class method of calculating earnings per share. Issue 03-6 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after March 31, 2004, and prior period earnings per share amounts presented for comparative purposes should be restated to conform to the consensus guidance. While this pronouncement impacts our earnings per share calculation in periods of net income, we do not expect the adoption of Issue 03-6 to impact the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

In April 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position No. 129-1 “Disclosure Requirements under FASB Statement No. 129, Disclosure of Information about Capital Structure, Relating to Contingently Convertible Securities” (“FSP 129-1”). FSP 129-1 interprets how the disclosure provisions of FASB Statement No. 129 apply to contingently convertible securities and to their potentially dilutive effects on earnings per share. FSP 129-1 requires disclosure of the significant terms of the conversion features of contingently convertible securities to enable users of financial statements to understand the circumstances of the contingency and the potential impact of conversion. Disclosures should indicate whether the shares that would be issued if the contingently convertible securities were converted are included in the calculation of diluted EPS, and the reasons why or why not. See “Note 6: Long-Term Debt” and “Note 8: Common Stock” of the notes to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report on Form 10-Q. FSP 129-1 also provides guidance on disclosures of information about derivative transactions entered into in connection with the issuance of contingently convertible securities. FSP 129-1 is effective April 9, 2004 and applies to all existing and newly created securities. Our adoption of FSP 129-1 did not impact the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

Trends, Risks and Uncertainties

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements,” as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included or incorporated in this Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements, particularly statements about our plans, strategies and prospects under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business.” Forward-looking statements are often characterized by the use of words such as “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “may,” “will,” “intends,” “plans,” or “anticipates,” or by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. In this Form 10-Q, forward-looking information relates to third quarter 2004 revenues, gross margins and average selling prices, research and development expenses as a percentage of revenues, and sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenues, and similar matters. All forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q are made based on our current expectations and estimates, which involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results or events to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Among these factors are changes in overall economic conditions, the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry, changes in demand for our products, changes in inventories at our customers and distributors, technological and product development risks, availability of raw materials, competitors’ actions, pricing and gross margin pressures, loss of key customers, order cancellations or reduced bookings, changes in manufacturing yields, control of costs and expenses, significant litigation, risks associated with acquisitions and dispositions, risks associated with our substantial leverage and restrictive covenants in our debt agreements, risks associated with our international operations, the threat or occurrence of international armed conflict and terrorist activities both in the United States and internationally, and risks involving environmental or other governmental regulation. Additional factors that could affect our future results or events are described from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission reports. See in particular our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended

 

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December 31, 2003 under the caption “Trends, Risks and Uncertainties” and similar disclosures in subsequently filed reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update such information.

 

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. To mitigate these risks, we utilize derivative financial instruments. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

 

At July 2, 2004, our long-term debt (including current maturities) totaled $1,174.0 million. We have no interest rate exposure to rate changes on our fixed rate debt, which totaled $788.2 million. We do have interest rate exposure with respect to the $385.8 million outstanding balance on our variable interest rate debt; however, from time to time, we have entered into interest rate swaps and an interest rate cap to reduce this exposure. As of July 2, 2004, we had one interest rate swap covering $100.0 million of our variable interest rate debt. A 50 basis point change in interest rates would impact our expected interest expense for the next twelve months by approximately $1.5 million.

 

A majority of our revenue, expense and capital purchasing activities are transacted in U.S. dollars. However, as a multinational business, we also conduct certain of these activities through transactions denominated in a variety of other currencies. We use forward foreign currency contracts to hedge firm commitments and reduce our overall exposure to the effects of currency fluctuations on our results of operations and cash flows. Gains and losses on these foreign currency exposures would generally be offset by corresponding losses and gains on the related hedging instruments. This strategy reduces, but does not eliminate, the short-term impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements. For example, changes in exchange rates may affect the foreign currency sales price of our products and can lead to increases or decreases in sales volume to the extent that the sales price of comparable products of our competitors are less or more than the sales price of our products. Our policy prohibits speculation on financial instruments, trading in currencies for which there are no underlying exposures, or entering into trades for any currency to intentionally increase the underlying exposure.

 

Item 4.    Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered in this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

 

We currently are involved in a variety of legal matters that arise in the normal course of business. Based on information currently available, management does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters, including the matters described in the next paragraphs, will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

During the period July 5, 2001 through July 27, 2001, we were named as a defendant in three shareholder class action lawsuits that were filed in federal court in New York City against us and certain of our former officers, current and former directors and the underwriters for our initial public offering. The lawsuits allege violations of the federal securities laws and have been docketed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York as: Abrams v. ON Semiconductor Corp., et al., C.A. No. 01-CV-6114; Breuer v. ON Semiconductor Corp., et al., C.A. No. 01-CV-6287; and Cohen v. ON Semiconductor Corp., et al., C.A. No. 01-CV-6942. On April 19, 2002, the plaintiffs filed a single consolidated amended complaint that supersedes the individual complaints originally filed. The amended complaint alleges, among other things, that the underwriters of our initial public offering improperly required their customers to pay the underwriters’ excessive commissions and to agree to buy additional shares of our common stock in the aftermarket as conditions of receiving shares in our initial public offering. The amended complaint further alleges that these supposed practices of the underwriters should have been disclosed in our initial public offering prospectus and registration statement. The amended complaint alleges violations of both the registration and antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws and seeks unspecified damages. We understand that various other plaintiffs have filed substantially similar class action cases against approximately 300 other publicly traded companies and their public offering underwriters in New York City, which have all been transferred, along with the case against us, to a single federal district judge for purposes of coordinated case management. We believe that the claims against us are without merit and have defended, and intend to continue to defend, the litigation vigorously. The litigation process is inherently uncertain, however, and we cannot guarantee that the outcome of these claims will be favorable for us.

 

On July 15, 2002, together with the other issuer defendants, we filed a collective motion to dismiss the consolidated, amended complaints against the issuers on various legal grounds common to all or most of the issuer defendants. The underwriters also filed separate motions to dismiss the claims against them. In addition, the parties have stipulated to the voluntary dismissal without prejudice of our individual former officers and current and former directors who were named as defendants in our litigation, and they are no longer parties to the litigation. On February 19, 2003, the Court issued its ruling on the motions to dismiss filed by the underwriter and issuer defendants. In that ruling the Court granted in part and denied in part those motions. As to the claims brought against us under the antifraud provisions of the securities laws, the Court dismissed all of these claims with prejudice, and refused to allow plaintiffs the opportunity to re-plead these claims. As to the claims brought under the registration provisions of the securities laws, which do not require that intent to defraud be pleaded, the Court denied the motion to dismiss these claims as to us and as to substantially all of the other issuer defendants as well. The Court also denied the underwriter defendants’ motion to dismiss in all respects.

 

In June 2003, upon the determination of a special independent committee of our Board of Directors, we elected to participate in a proposed settlement with the plaintiffs in this litigation. If ultimately approved by the Court, this proposed settlement would result in a dismissal, with prejudice, of all claims in the litigation against us and against any of the other issuer defendants who elect to participate in the proposed settlement, together with the current or former officers and directors of participating issuers who were named as individual defendants. The proposed settlement does not provide for the resolution of any claims against the underwriter defendants, and the litigation against those defendants is continuing. The proposed settlement provides that the class members in the class action cases brought against the participating issuer defendants will be guaranteed a recovery of $1 billion by the participating issuer defendants. If recoveries totaling less than $1 billion are

 

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obtained by the class members from the underwriter defendants, the class members will be entitled to recover the difference between $1 billion and the aggregate amount of those recoveries from the participating issuer defendants. If recoveries totaling $1 billion or more are obtained by the class members from the underwriter defendants, however, the monetary obligations to the class members under the proposed settlement will be satisfied. In addition, we and any other participating issuer defendants will be required to assign to the class members certain claims that we may have against the underwriters of our initial public offerings.

 

The proposed settlement contemplates that any amounts necessary to fund the settlement or settlement-related expenses would come from participating issuers’ directors and officers’ liability insurance policy proceeds as opposed to funds of the participating issuer defendants themselves. A participating issuer defendant could be required to contribute to the costs of the settlement if that issuer’s insurance coverage were insufficient to pay that issuer’s allocable share of the settlement costs. We expect that our insurance proceeds will be sufficient for these purposes and that we will not otherwise be required to contribute to the proposed settlement.

 

The parties to the proposed settlement have drafted formal settlement documents and requested preliminary approval by the Court of the proposed settlement, including the form of the notice of the proposed settlement that will be sent to members of the proposed classes in each settling case. Certain underwriters who were named as defendants in the settling cases, and who are not parties to the proposed settlement, have filed an opposition to preliminary approval of the proposed settlement of those cases. If preliminary Court approval is obtained, notice of the proposed settlement will be sent to the class members, and a motion will then be made for final Court approval of the proposed settlement. Consummation of the proposed settlement remains conditioned on, among other things, receipt of both preliminary and final court approval. If the proposed settlement described above is not consummated, we intend to continue to defend the litigation vigorously. While we can make no promises or guarantees as to the outcome of these proceedings, we believe that the final result of these actions will have no material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Item 2.    Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities

 

(a) and (b)—On April 6, 2004, we commenced a cash tender offer for our 12% senior subordinated notes due 2009 and a related solicitation of consents for amendment to the indenture governing these notes. Holders of the 12% senior subordinated notes who accepted the offer and executed the consent received $1,089.06, plus accrued interest, if any, thereon for each $1,000.00 principal amount of 12% senior subordinated notes. The requisite consents necessary to amend the indenture were received, and the indenture was amended as of April 19, 2004. The amendment extended the prior notice period for the issuance of a notice of redemption with respect to the 12% senior subordinated notes from 60 days to 120 days. The tender offer was completed on May 3, 2004 with approximately 86.9 percent of the outstanding principal amount of these notes being tendered. A notice of redemption was subsequently sent to holders of the 12% senior subordinated notes who did not tender. These notes were redeemed pursuant to the provisions of the indenture on August 2, 2004 at a price of 106.0 percent of the aggregate principal of the 12% senior subordinate notes, plus unpaid and accrued interest up to August 2, 2004.

 

On May 19, 2004, our stockholders approved an amendment of the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, which amendment became effective June 15, 2004. The Certificate of Designations originally provided that at any time on or after September 7, 2009, the holders may require that we redeem their shares at a redemption price per share equal to the greater of: (i) the stated value of the Series A preferred stock plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon; or (ii) 50% of the then current market price of the common stock (“Redemption Price Formula”) and other assets and property, if any, into which one share of Series A preferred stock is then convertible. Effective June 15, 2004 the Redemption Price Formula was amended such that clause (ii) thereof refers to 20%, rather than 50%, of the then current market price of the common stock. The Series A preferred stock is directly owned by TPG ON Holdings LLC, an affiliate of our principal shareholder, TPG.

 

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(c)—On April 6, 2004, we sold at par $260.0 million principal amount of zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes of ON Semiconductor Corporation due April 15, 2024. The zero coupon notes do not bear cash interest, nor does the principal amount accrete. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior subordinated basis by certain of our existing and future subsidiaries. The notes were offered to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. The initial purchasers of the zero coupon notes were Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. We received net cash proceeds of approximately $251.2 million form the sale of the zero coupon notes, after deducting discounts, commissions and estimated offering expenses. Holders may convert the notes into shares of our common stock at a conversion rate of 101.8849 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes before April 15, 2024 under the following circumstances: (1) during any fiscal quarter commencing after June 30, 2004 through maturity if the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock exceeds 120% of the conversion price for at least 20 trading days in the 30 consecutive trading-day period ending on the last trading day of the preceding fiscal quarter; (2) during the five business-day period after any five consecutive trading-day period in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of notes for each day of that period was less than 98% of the product of the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock and the conversion rate; (3) if the notes have been called for redemption; (4) after the date, if ever, on which either Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Rating Services assigns an initial credit rating to the notes, during any period in which the credit rating assigned to the notes by either Moody’s or S&P is three or more rating subcategories below the initial credit rating assigned by Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be, or any period in which the notes are no longer rated by either Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be, if such ratings agency had previously rated the notes; or (5) upon the occurrence of certain corporate events. Beginning April 15, 2010, we may redeem any of the notes at specified redemption prices. Holders may require us to repurchase the notes for cash on April 15 of 2010, 2014 and 2019. Upon the occurrence of certain corporate events, each holder may require us to purchase all or a portion of such holder’s notes for cash at a price equal to the principal amount of such notes. The notes are subordinated in right of payment to all of our senior indebtedness. We plan to use the net proceeds from the offering of the zero coupon notes for the repurchase and retirement of our then outstanding 12% senior subordinated notes due 2009 and for general corporate purposes. As of July 2, 2004, we redeemed $225.8 million principal amount and we redeemed the remaining $34.2 million outstanding principal amount of our senior subordinated notes on August 2, 2004 at 106% of par.

 

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Set forth below is information concerning each matter submitted to a vote at our 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 19, 2004.

 

Election of Directors.    Each of the following four persons was elected as a Class II Director, to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the 2007 Annual Meeting or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until the earlier of his resignation, removal or disqualification:

 

Nominee


   For

   Withheld

J. Daniel McCranie

   271,746,645    9,786,332

Kevin Burns

   238,711,807    42,821,170

Justin T. Chang

   238,702,129    42,830,848

Emmanuel T. Hernandez

   277,394,641    4,138,336

 

2000 Stock Incentive Plan.    A proposal to approve amendments to the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan to: (A) include a ten-year term limit; (B) cancel previously authorized automatic increases in the number of shares

 

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reserved for issuance thereunder and replace them with a uniform increase in the number of shares of our common stock issuable thereunder by 3% of the total outstanding number of shares of common stock effective automatically on January 1st of each year beginning January 1, 2005 and ending after January 1, 2010; (C) delegate limited authority to our Chief Executive Officer to make final stock option grants on a faster schedule than our current practices; and (D) include an option exchange program was approved by the following votes:

 

For:

   176,346,405

Against:

   80,032,699

Abstain:

   1,432,552

Broker Non-Vote

   23,721,321

 

2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.    A proposal to approve an amendment to the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the total number of shares of our common stock issuable thereunder from 5,500,000 to 8,500,000 was approved by the following votes:

 

For:

   233,137,142

Against:

   23,249,056

Abstain:

   1,425,458

Broker Non-Vote

   23,721,321

 

Certificate of Designations.    A proposal to approve an amendment to the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock relating to mandatory redemption provisions was unanimously approved by the holders of the Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock and was approved by the following votes:

 

For:

   239,982,573

Against:

   3,519,810

Abstain:

   14,309,272

Broker Non-Vote

   23,721,322

 

Independent Accountants.    Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as our independent accountants to audit our consolidated financial statements for 2004 was ratified by the following votes:

 

For:

   278,105,346

Against:

   3,148,748

Abstain:

   278,883

 

Item 5.    Other Information

 

Pre-Approval of Non-Audit Services of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

As summarized below, during the period for which this Form 10-Q is filed through the date of its filing, the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors (“Committee”), pre-approved certain non-audit services to be provided by our independent accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. During a meeting on April 26, 2004, the Committee pre-approved audit related services. During a meeting on May 4, 2004, the Committee pre-approved tax services. During a meeting on May 19, 2004, the Committee pre-approved tax services. During a meeting on July 26, 2004, the Committee pre-approved tax services.

 

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Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

  (a)   Exhibits—

 

Exhibit No.


  

Description


Exhibit 4.1

   Indenture regarding Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 dated as of April 6, 2004, between ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, the Note Guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee

Exhibit 4.2

   Form of Note for Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 (Exhibit A to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto)

Exhibit 4.3

   Registration Rights Agreement dated as of April 6, 2004, between ON Semiconductor Corporation and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

Exhibit 4.4

   Supplemental Indenture regarding 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 dated as of April 19, 2004, between ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, the Note Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association (successor to State Street Bank and Trust Company), as trustee

Exhibit 4.5

   Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Designations of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of ON Semiconductor

Exhibit 10.1

   ON Semiconductor Corporation Offer To Purchase For Cash Any and All 12% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2009 Issued by ON Semiconductor Corporation (formerly known as SCG Holding Corporation) and Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Related Solicitation of Consents, dated April 6, 2004

Exhibit 10.2

   Dealer Manager and Solicitation Agent Agreement dated April 6, 2004, between ON Semiconductor Corporation and Morgan Stanley & Co, Incorporated relating to ON Semiconductor Corporation Offer to Purchase For Cash Any and All 12% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2009 Issued by ON Semiconductor Corporation and Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Related Solicitation of Consents

Exhibit 10.3

   Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2004, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, as borrower, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, under the Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of November 25, 2003, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and the administrative agent

Exhibit 10.4

   Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of April 22, 2004, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, as borrower, the lenders party hereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank as administrative agent, collateral agent and syndication agent (Exhibit A to the Amendment and Restatement Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto)

Exhibit 10.5

   Amendment dated as of April 22, 2004 to (a) the Pledge Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of March 3, 2003, among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (the “Borrower”), ON Semiconductor Corporation (“Holdings”), and the subsidiaries of Holdings party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank (“JPMCB”), as collateral agent for the certain secured parties, and (b) the Security Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of March 3, 2003, among the Borrower, Holdings, the subsidiaries of Holdings party thereto and JPMCB, as collateral agent

Exhibit 10.6

   Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2004, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, the subsidiary guarantors of ON Semiconductor Corporation that are signatories thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, issuing bank and collateral agent for the benefit of the lenders

 

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Exhibit No.


  

Description


Exhibit 10.7

   2000 Stock Incentive Plan as amended and restated on May 19, 2004

Exhibit 10.8

   2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan as amended and restated on May 19, 2004

Exhibit 10.9

   Form of Stock Option Grant Agreement to 1999 Founders Stock Option Plan

Exhibit 10.10

   Form of Stock Option Grant Agreement to 2000 Stock Incentive Plan

Exhibit 31.1

   Certification by CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 31.2

   Certification by CFO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 32

   Certification by CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

  (b)   Reports on Form 8-K—

 

During the second quarter of 2004 we filed or furnished six reports on Form 8-K (1) dated April 6, 2004, and filed April 7, 2004, (2) dated and filed April 20, 2004, (3) dated April 22, 2004 and filed April 26, 2004, (4) dated and furnished April 28, 2004, (5) dated May 4, 2004 and filed May 5, 2004, and (6) dated May 11, 2004 and filed May 12, 2004.

 

The April 6, 2004 report filed pursuant to Items 5 and 7, reported the announcement of the commencement of our tender offer and consent solicitation for our 12% senior subordinated notes due 2009, and included as an exhibit a news release dated April 6, 2004 titled “ON Semiconductor Announces Tender and Consent Solicitation.”

 

The April 20, 2004 report filed pursuant to Items 5 and 7, reported the announcement of receipt of the requisite consents to proceed with our tender offer and consent solicitation for our 12% senior subordinated notes due 2009, and included as an exhibit a news release dated April 20, 2004 titled “ON Semiconductor Announces Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation.”

 

The April 22, 2004 report filed pursuant to Items 5 and 7, reported the announcement of our successful purchase of approximately $226.0 million of our 12% senior subordinated notes due 2009, and included as an exhibit a news release dated April 22, 2004 titled “ON Semiconductor Successfully Purchases $226 Million of its 12 Percent Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2009”; and reported the announcement of our successful refinancing of approximately $320.5 million of our bank debt, and included as an exhibit a news release dated April 23, titled “ON Semiconductor Announces Another Favorable Financing Transaction.”

 

The April 28, 2004 report furnished pursuant to Item 12, provided results for the quarter ended April 2, 2004, and included as an exhibit a news release dated April 28, 2004 titled “ON Semiconductor Reports First Quarter Results.” The discussion under Item 12 of this Form 8-K and the attached exhibit were furnished to, but not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The May 4, 2004 report filed pursuant to Items 5 and 7, reported the announcement of the completion of our tender offer for, and the call for redemption of, the remaining 12% senior subordinated notes due 2009, and included as an exhibit a news release dated May 4, 2004 titled “ON Semiconductor Announces Completion of Tender Offer for, and Call for Redemption of Remaining, 12 Percent Senior Subordinated Notes.”

 

The May 11, 2004 report filed pursuant to Items 5 and 7, reported on and included as exhibits audited and unaudited financial statements (and related notes) of certain of our direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries through April 2, 2004 pursuant to Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X, which requires separate company financial statements for affiliates whose securities collateralize registered securities if certain significance tests are met, and a related consent from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: August 6, 2004

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

    By:  

        /s/    DONALD COLVIN      


        Donald Colvin
        Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
       

(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal

Financial Officer of the Registrant)

         

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.


  

Description


Exhibit 4.1

   Indenture regarding Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 dated as of April 6, 2004, between ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, the Note Guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee

Exhibit 4.2

   Form of Note for Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 (Exhibit A to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto)

Exhibit 4.3

   Registration Rights Agreement dated as of April 6, 2004, between ON Semiconductor Corporation and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

Exhibit 4.4

   Supplemental Indenture regarding 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 dated as of April 19, 2004, between ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, the Note Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association (successor to State Street Bank and Trust Company), as trustee

Exhibit 4.5

   Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Designations of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of ON Semiconductor

Exhibit 10.1

   ON Semiconductor Corporation Offer To Purchase For Cash Any and All 12% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2009 Issued by ON Semiconductor Corporation (formerly known as SCG Holding Corporation) and Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Related Solicitation of Consents, dated April 6, 2004

Exhibit 10.2

   Dealer Manager and Solicitation Agent Agreement dated April 6, 2004, between ON Semiconductor Corporation and Morgan Stanley & Co, Incorporated relating to ON Semiconductor Corporation Offer to Purchase For Cash Any and All 12% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2009 Issued by ON Semiconductor Corporation and Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Related Solicitation of Consents

Exhibit 10.3

   Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2004, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, as borrower, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, under the Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of November 25, 2003, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and the administrative agent

Exhibit 10.4

   Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of April 22, 2004, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, as borrower, the lenders party hereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank as administrative agent, collateral agent and syndication agent (Exhibit A to the Amendment and Restatement Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto)

Exhibit 10.5

   Amendment dated as of April 22, 2004 to (a) the Pledge Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of March 3, 2003, among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (the “Borrower”), ON Semiconductor Corporation (“Holdings”), and the subsidiaries of Holdings party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank (“JPMCB”), as collateral agent for the certain secured parties, and (b) the Security Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of March 3, 2003, among the Borrower, Holdings, the subsidiaries of Holdings party thereto and JPMCB, as collateral agent

Exhibit 10.6

   Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2004, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, the subsidiary guarantors of ON Semiconductor Corporation that are signatories thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, issuing bank and collateral agent for the benefit of the lenders

Exhibit 10.7

   2000 Stock Incentive Plan as amended and restated on May 19, 2004

Exhibit 10.8

   2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan as amended and restated on May 19, 2004


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Exhibit No.


  

Description


Exhibit 10.9

   Form of Stock Option Grant Agreement to 1999 Founders Stock Option Plan

Exhibit 10.10

   Form of Stock Option Grant Agreement to 2000 Stock Incentive Plan

Exhibit 31.1

   Certification by CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 31.2

   Certification by CFO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 32

   Certification by CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Indenture

EXHIBIT 4.1

 

EXECUTION COPY

 


 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION,

 

the Guarantors listed herein

 

and

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,

as Trustee

 

Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024

 


 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of

 

April 6, 2004

 



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ARTICLE 1     
DEFINITIONS     

SECTION 1.01.

 

Definitions

   2
ARTICLE 2     
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES     

SECTION 2.01.

 

Designation Amount And Issue Of Notes

   17

SECTION 2.02.

 

Form of Notes

   17

SECTION 2.03.

 

Date And Denomination Of Notes

   18

SECTION 2.04.

 

Execution of Notes

   18

SECTION 2.05.

 

Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer

   19

SECTION 2.06.

 

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes

   25

SECTION 2.07.

 

Temporary Notes

   27

SECTION 2.08.

 

Cancellation of Notes

   27

SECTION 2.09.

 

CUSIP Numbers

   28
ARTICLE 3     
REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE OF NOTES     

SECTION 3.01.

 

Redemption of Notes

   28

SECTION 3.02.

 

Notice of Optional Redemption; Selection of Notes

   28

SECTION 3.03.

 

Payment of Notes Called For Redemption by the Company

   30

SECTION 3.04.

 

Conversion Arrangement on Call for Redemption

   30

SECTION 3.05.

 

Repurchase at Option of Noteholders Upon a Designated Event

   31

SECTION 3.06.

 

Repurchase of Notes by the Company at Option of the Noteholder

   34

SECTION 3.07.

 

Company Repurchase Notice

   35

SECTION 3.08.

 

Effect of Repurchase Notice

   36

SECTION 3.09.

 

Deposit of Repurchase Price

   37

SECTION 3.10.

 

Notes Repurchased in Part

   37

SECTION 3.11.

 

Repayment to the Company

   37
ARTICLE 4     
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ARTICLE 5     
PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY     

SECTION 5.01.

 

Payments

   38

SECTION 5.02.

 

Maintenance of Office or Agency

   38

 


SECTION 5.03.

 

Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office

   39

SECTION 5.04.

 

Provisions as to Paying Agent

   39

SECTION 5.05.

 

Rule 144A Information Requirement

   40

SECTION 5.06.

 

Compliance Certificate

   40

SECTION 5.07.

 

Further Instruments and Acts

   40

SECTION 5.08.

 

Future Note Guarantors

   41

SECTION 5.09.

 

Senior Subordinated Indebtedness; Limitations on Liens

   41
ARTICLE 6     
NOTEHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE     

SECTION 6.01.

 

Noteholders’ Lists

   41

SECTION 6.02.

 

Preservation And Disclosure Of Lists

   42

SECTION 6.03.

 

Reports By Trustee

   42

SECTION 6.04.

 

Reports by Company

   42
ARTICLE 7     
REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND NOTEHOLDERS ON AN EVENT OF DEFAULT     

SECTION 7.01.

 

Events Of Default

   43

SECTION 7.02.

 

Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor

   46

SECTION 7.03.

 

Application of Monies Collected By Trustee

   47

SECTION 7.04.

 

Proceedings by Noteholder

   48

SECTION 7.05.

 

Proceedings By Trustee

   49

SECTION 7.06.

 

Remedies Cumulative And Continuing

   49

SECTION 7.07.

 

Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults By Majority of Noteholders

   49

SECTION 7.08.

 

Notice of Defaults

   50

SECTION 7.09.

 

Undertaking To Pay Costs

   50
ARTICLE 8     
THE TRUSTEE     

SECTION 8.01.

 

Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee

   51

SECTION 8.02.

 

Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc.

   52

SECTION 8.03.

 

No Responsibility For Recitals, Etc.

   54

SECTION 8.04.

 

Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Note Registrar May Own Notes

   54

SECTION 8.05.

 

Monies to Be Held in Trust

   54

SECTION 8.06.

 

Compensation and Expenses of Trustee

   54

SECTION 8.07.

 

Officers’ Certificate As Evidence

   55

SECTION 8.08.

 

Conflicting Interests of Trustee

   55

SECTION 8.09.

 

Eligibility of Trustee

   55

SECTION 8.10.

 

Resignation or Removal of Trustee

   56

SECTION 8.11.

 

Acceptance by Successor Trustee

   57

SECTION 8.12.

 

Succession By Merger

   58

SECTION 8.13.

 

Preferential Collection of Claims

   58

SECTION 8.14.

 

Trustee’s Application For Instructions From The Company

   58

 

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ARTICLE 9     
THE NOTEHOLDERS     

SECTION 9.01.

 

Action By Noteholders

   59

SECTION 9.02.

 

Proof of Execution by Noteholders

   59

SECTION 9.03.

 

Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners

   59

SECTION 9.04.

 

Company-Owned Notes Disregarded

   60

SECTION 9.05.

 

Revocation Of Consents, Future Noteholders Bound

   60
ARTICLE 10     
MEETINGS OF NOTEHOLDERS     

SECTION 10.01.

 

Purpose Of Meetings

   61

SECTION 10.02.

 

Call Of Meetings By Trustee

   61

SECTION 10.03.

 

Call Of Meetings By Company Or Noteholders

   61

SECTION 10.04.

 

Qualifications For Voting

   61

SECTION 10.05.

 

Regulations

   62

SECTION 10.06.

 

Voting

   62

SECTION 10.07.

 

No Delay Of Rights By Meeting

   63
ARTICLE 11     
AMENDMENTS; SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES     

SECTION 11.01.

 

Amendment or Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders

   63

SECTION 11.02.

 

Amendment or Supplemental Indenture With Consent Of Noteholders

   65

SECTION 11.03.

 

Effect Of Amendment or Supplemental Indenture

   66

SECTION 11.04.

 

Notation On Notes

   66

SECTION 11.05.

 

Evidence Of Compliance Of Amendment or Supplemental Indenture To Be Furnished To Trustee

   67

SECTION 11.06.

 

Execution of Amendment or Supplemental Indenture for Future Note Guarantors

   67
ARTICLE 12     
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, CONVEYANCE AND LEASE     

SECTION 12.01.

 

When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets

   67

SECTION 12.02.

 

Successor To Be Substituted

   69
ARTICLE 13     
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE     

SECTION 13.01.

 

Discharge Of Indenture

   69

SECTION 13.02.

 

Deposited Monies To Be Held In Trust By Trustee

   70

SECTION 13.03.

 

Paying Agent To Repay Monies Held

   70

SECTION 13.04.

 

Return Of Unclaimed Monies

   70

SECTION 13.05.

 

Reinstatement

   71

 

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ARTICLE 14     
IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS     

SECTION 14.01.

 

Indenture And Notes Solely Corporate Obligations

   71
ARTICLE 15     
CONVERSION OF NOTES     

SECTION 15.01.

 

Right To Convert

   71

SECTION 15.02.

 

Exercise Of Conversion Privilege; Issuance Of Common Stock On Conversion; No Adjustment For Dividends

   74

SECTION 15.03.

 

Cash Payments in Lieu of Fractional Shares

   76

SECTION 15.04.

 

Conversion Rate

   76

SECTION 15.05.

 

Adjustment Of Conversion Rate

   76

SECTION 15.06.

 

Effect Of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale

   85

SECTION 15.07.

 

Taxes On Shares Issued

   86

SECTION 15.08.

 

Reservation of Shares, Shares to Be Fully Paid; Listing of Common Stock

   87

SECTION 15.09.

 

Responsibility Of Trustee

   87

SECTION 15.10.

 

Notice To Noteholders Prior To Certain Actions

   88

SECTION 15.11.

 

Shareholder Rights Plans

   89

SECTION 15.12.

 

Cash Conversion Option

   89
ARTICLE 16     
SUBORDINATION     

SECTION 16.01.

 

Agreement To Subordinate

   90

SECTION 16.02.

 

Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy

   91

SECTION 16.03.

 

Default on Senior Indebtedness

   91

SECTION 16.04.

 

Acceleration of Payment of Notes

   92

SECTION 16.05.

 

When Distribution Must Be Paid Over

   92

SECTION 16.06.

 

Subrogation

   93

SECTION 16.07.

 

Relative Rights

   93

SECTION 16.08.

 

Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company

   93

SECTION 16.09.

 

Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent

   93

SECTION 16.10.

 

Distribution or Notice to Representative

   94

SECTION 16.11.

 

Article 16 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right To Accelerate

   94

SECTION 16.12.

 

Trust Monies Not Subordinated

   94

SECTION 16.13.

 

Trustee Entitled To Rely

   94

SECTION 16.14.

 

Trustee To Effectuate Subordination

   95

SECTION 16.15.

 

Trustee Not Fiduciary for Noteholders of Senior Indebtedness

   95

SECTION 16.16.

 

Reliance by Noteholders of Senior Indebtedness on Subordination Provisions

   95
ARTICLE 17     
NOTE GUARANTEES     

SECTION 17.01.

 

Note Guarantees

   95

SECTION 17.02.

 

Limitation on Liability

   98

 

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SECTION 17.03.

 

Successors and Assigns

   98

SECTION 17.04.

 

No Waiver

   98

SECTION 17.05.

 

Modification

   99

SECTION 17.06.

 

Execution of Amendment or Supplemental Indenture for Future Note Guarantors

   99

SECTION 17.07.

 

Non-Impairment

   99
ARTICLE 18     
SUBORDINATION OF THE NOTE GUARANTEE     

SECTION 18.01.

 

Agreement To Subordinate

   99

SECTION 18.02.

 

Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy

   100

SECTION 18.03.

 

Default on Designated Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor

   100

SECTION 18.04.

 

Demand for Payment

   101

SECTION 18.05.

 

When Distribution Must Be Paid Over

   102

SECTION 18.06.

 

Subrogation

   102

SECTION 18.07.

 

Relative Rights

   102

SECTION 18.08.

 

Subordination May Not Be Impaired by a Note Guarantor

   102

SECTION 18.09.

 

Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent

   102

SECTION 18.10.

 

Distribution or Notice to Representative

   103

SECTION 18.11.

 

Article 18 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right To Accelerate

   103

SECTION 18.12.

 

Trustee Entitled To Rely

   103

SECTION 18.13.

 

Trustee To Effectuate Subordination

   104

SECTION 18.14.

 

Trustee Not Fiduciary for Noteholders of Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor

   104

SECTION 18.15.

 

Reliance by Noteholders of Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor on Subordination Provisions

   104

SECTION 18.16.

 

Defeasance

   104
ARTICLE 19     
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS     

SECTION 19.01.

 

Provisions Binding On Company’s Successors

   104

SECTION 19.02.

 

Official Acts By Successor Corporation

   104

SECTION 19.03.

 

Addresses For Notices, Etc.

   105

SECTION 19.04.

 

Governing Law

   105

SECTION 19.05.

 

Evidence Of Compliance With Conditions Precedent, Certificates To Trustee

   105

SECTION 19.06.

 

Legal Holidays

   106

SECTION 19.07.

 

Trust Indenture Act

   106

SECTION 19.08.

 

No Security Interest Created

   106

SECTION 19.09.

 

Benefits Of Indenture

   106

SECTION 19.10.

 

Table Of Contents, Headings, Etc.

   106

SECTION 19.11.

 

Authenticating Agent

   107

SECTION 19.12.

 

Execution In Counterparts

   108

SECTION 19.13.

 

Severability

   108

 

Exhibit A Form of Note

         

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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

 

TIA

Section


  

Indenture

Section


310(a)(1)

   8.09

      (a)(2)

   8.09

      (a)(3)

   N.A.

      (a)(4)

   N.A.

      (a)(5)

   8.09

      (b)

   8.8

      (c)

   N.A.

311(a)

   8.13

      (b)

   8.13

      (c)

   N.A.

312(a)

   6.01

      (b)

   6.02(b)

      (c)

   6.02(c)

313(a)

   6.03

      (b)(1)

   N.A.

      (b)(2)

   6.03

      (c)

   6.03; 19.03

      (d)

   6.03(b)

314(a)

   5.06; 6.04

      (b)

   N.A.

      (c)(1)

   19.05

      (c)(2)

   19.05

      (c)(3)

   N.A.

      (d)

   N.A.

      (e)

   19.05

      (f)

   N.A.

315(a)

   8.01; 8.02

      (b)

   7.08; 19.03

      (c)

   8.01

      (d)

   8.01

      (e)

   7.09

316(a)(last sentence)

   9.04

      (a)(1)(A)

   7.07

      (a)(1)(B)

   7.07

      (a)(2)

   N.A.

      (b)

   7.04

      (c)

   9.01

317(a)(1)

   7.02; 7.05

      (a)(2)

   7.02

      (b)

   5.04

318(a)

   19.07

 

N.A. means not applicable

Note:    This Cross-Reference table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.

 

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INDENTURE

 

INDENTURE dated as of April 6, 2004, between ON Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “Company”), having its principal office at 5005 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85008, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, SCG (Malaysia SMP) Holding Corporation, SCG (Czech) Holding Corporation, SCG (China) Holding Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries Puerto Rico, Inc., Semiconductor Components Industries of Rhode Island, Inc., SCG International Development LLC and Semiconductor Components Industries International of Rhode Island, Inc., as guarantors (collectively, the “Note Guarantors”) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee hereunder (hereinafter called the “Trustee”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, the Company has duly authorized the issue of its Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 (hereinafter called the “Notes”), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $290,000,000 and, to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, the Notes, the certificate of authentication to be borne by the Notes, a form of assignment, a form of Designated Event repurchase notice, a form of repurchase notice and a form of conversion notice to be borne by the Notes are to be substantially in the forms hereinafter provided for; and

 

WHEREAS, all acts and things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent, as in this Indenture provided, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors, and to constitute this Indenture a valid agreement according to its terms, have been done and performed, and the execution of this Indenture and the issue hereunder of the Notes have in all respects been duly authorized,

 


NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

 

That in order to declare the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the premises and of the purchase and acceptance of the Notes by the holders thereof, each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective holders from time to time of the Notes (except as otherwise provided below), as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

 

SECTION 1.01. Definitions. The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01. All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act or which are by reference therein defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust Indenture Act and in the Securities Act as in force at the date of the execution of this Indenture. The words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other Subdivision. The terms defined in this Article include the plural as well as the singular.

 

Adjustment Event” has the meaning specified in Section 15.05(l).

 

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Agent Members” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b).

 

Attributable Debt” in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP) of the total obligations of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended or may be, at the option of the lessor, extended).

 

Average Life” means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the products of the numbers of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or scheduled redemption or similar payment with respect to such Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment by (b) the then outstanding sum of all such payments.

 

Bank Indebtedness” means any and all amounts payable under or in respect of the Credit Agreement and any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect

 

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thereto, as amended from time to time, including principal, premium (if any), interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company or Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceedings), fees, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations, guarantees and all other amounts payable thereunder or in respect thereof. It is understood and agreed that Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Credit Agreement may be Incurred from time to time after termination of the Credit Agreement.

 

Blockage Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 16.03.

 

Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Business Day” means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.

 

Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, partnership, membership or other interests, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Preferred Stock (but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity) and any rights to purchase, warrants, options or similar interests with respect to the foregoing.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligations” means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be 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 Settlement Averaging Period” has the meaning specified in Section 15.12.

 

Cash Settlement Notice Period” has the meaning specified in Section 15.12.

 

Closing Date” means the date of this Indenture.

 

Closing Sale Price” of the shares of Common Stock on any date means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average closing bid and the average closing ask prices) as reported by the Nasdaq National Market, or if the Company’s common stock is not quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, then as reported on such date in composite transactions for the principal United States national or regional securities exchange on which

 

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shares of Common Stock are traded or, if the shares of Common Stock are not listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, then as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated. In the absence of such quotations, the Company shall be entitled to determine the Closing Sale Price on the basis it considers appropriate, and such determination shall be conclusive. The Closing Sale Price shall be determined without reference to extended or after hours trading.

 

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of this Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time.

 

Common Stock” means any stock of any class of the Company which has no preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company and which is not subject to redemption by the Company. Subject to the provisions of Section 15.06, however, shares issuable on conversion of Notes shall include only shares of the class designated as common stock of the Company at the date of this Indenture (namely, the Common Stock, par value $0.01) or shares of any class or classes resulting from any reclassification or reclassifications thereof and which have no preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company and which are not subject to redemption by the Company; provided that if at any time there shall be more than one such resulting class, the shares of each such class then so issuable on conversion shall be substantially in the proportion which the total number of shares of such class resulting from all such reclassifications bears to the total number of shares of all such classes resulting from all such reclassifications.

 

Company” means the corporation named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Indenture, and, subject to the provisions of Article 12 and Section 15.06, shall include its successors and assigns.

 

Company Repurchase Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07(b).

 

Company Repurchase Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07(b).

 

Conversion Date” has the meaning specified in Section 15.02.

 

Conversion Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 15.02.

 

Conversion Obligation” has the meaning specified in Section 15.12.

 

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Conversion Price” as of any day will equal $1,000 divided by the Conversion Rate as of such date.

 

Conversion Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 15.04.

 

Conversion Rate Increase Amount” has the meaning specified in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Conversion Retraction Period” has the meaning specified in Section 15.12.

 

Corporate Trust Office” or other similar term, means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business as it relates to this Indenture shall be administered, which office is, at the date as of which this Indenture is dated, located at 213 Court Street, Suite 703, Middletown, Connecticut 06457.

 

Credit Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of November 25, 2003, and as further amended on January 16, 2004 and March 30, 2004 among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company named therein, the lenders named therein and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as administrative agent, collateral agent and syndication agent, DLJ Capital Funding, Inc., as co-documentation agent, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as co-documentation agent, and Credit Lyonnais New York Branch, as co-documentation agent, including any collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements or refundings thereof (except to the extent that any such amendment, supplement, modification, extension, renewal, restatement or refunding would be prohibited by the terms of this Indenture, unless otherwise agreed to by the Noteholders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes at the time outstanding) and any indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders that replace, refund or refinance any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount borrowable thereunder or alters the maturity thereof.

 

Currency Agreement” means with respect to any Person any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreements or other similar agreement or arrangement to which such Person is a party.

 

Current Market Price” has the meaning specified in Section 15.05(h).

 

Custodian” means Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.

 

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Default” means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time, or both, would be, an Event of Default.

 

Depositary” means, the clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as the Depositary for the Global Notes. The Depository Trust Company shall be the initial Depositary, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.

 

Designated Event” shall mean any Fundamental Change or a Termination of Trading.

 

Designated Event Expiration Time” has the meaning specified in Section 3.05(b).

 

Designated Event Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 3.05(b).

 

Designated Event Repurchase Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.05(a).

 

Designated Event Repurchase Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 3.05(a).

 

Designated Notes” means any indebtedness of the Company for borrowed money that (i) is in the form of, or represented by, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities (other than promissory notes or similar evidence of indebtedness under bank loans, reimbursement agreements or receivables facilities) or any guarantee thereof and (ii) is, or may be, quoted, listed or purchased and sold on any stock exchange, automated securities trading system or over-the-counter or other securities market (including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the market for securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).

 

Designated Senior Indebtedness” of the Company means (a) the Bank Indebtedness and (b) any other Senior Indebtedness of the Company that, at the date of determination, has an aggregate principal amount outstanding of, or under which, at the date of determination, the holders thereof are committed to lend up to, at least $25 million and is specifically designated by the Company in the instrument evidencing or governing such Senior Indebtedness as “Designated Senior Indebtedness” for purposes of this Indenture. “Designated Senior Indebtedness” of a Note Guarantor has a correlative meaning.

 

Determination Date” has the meaning specified in Section 15.05(l).

 

Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, 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 or exercisable) or upon the happening of any event (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund

 

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obligation or otherwise, (b) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or (c) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, in the case of clauses (a), (b) and (c) on or prior to 90 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes; provided, however, that only the portion of Capital Stock that so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes shall be deemed Disqualified Stock; provided further, however, that Capital Stock issued to any plan for the benefit of employees shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

 

Event of Default” means any event specified in Section 7.01 as an Event of Default.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.

 

Ex-Dividend Time” has the meaning specified in Section 15.01(b).

 

Expiration Time” has the meaning specified in Section 15.05(f).

 

Fair Market Value” means with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s 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. For all purposes of this Indenture, Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination will be conclusive and evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

Final Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 15.12.

 

First Lien Notes” means the senior secured first lien notes co-issued by the Company and Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC pursuant to an indenture dated as of March 3, 2003.

 

First Lien Note Indenture” means the indenture pursuant to which the First Lien Notes are issued.

 

Fiscal Quarter” means, with respect to the Company, the first, second, third and fourth quarter of any fiscal year ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, respectively.

 

Fundamental Change” means the occurrence of any transaction or event (whether by means of an exchange offer, liquidation, tender offer, consolidation, merger, combination, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) in connection with which all or substantially all of the Common Stock shall be exchanged for,

 

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converted into, acquired for or constitutes solely the right to receive, consideration which is not all or substantially all common stock (or comparable equity security of a non-U.S. entity) that is (or, upon consummation of or immediately following such transaction or event, which will be) listed on a United States national securities exchange or approved (or, upon consummation of or immediately following such transaction or event, which will be approved) for quotation on the Nasdaq National Market or any similar United States system of automated dissemination of quotations of securities prices.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, including those set forth in (a) the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, (b) statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, (c) such other statements by such other entities as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession and (d) the rules and regulations of the Commission governing the inclusion of financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in periodic reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting bulletins and similar written statements from the accounting staff of the Commission. All ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in this Indenture shall be computed in conformity with GAAP.

 

Global Note” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.

 

Guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (a) 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 agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (b) 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); provided, however, that 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. The term “Guarantor” shall mean any Person Guaranteeing any Indebtedness.

 

Guarantee Blockage Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 18.03.

 

Guaranteed Payment Blockage Period” has the meaning specified in Section 18.03.

 

Guarantee Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 18.03.

 

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Hedging Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement or Currency Agreement.

 

Incur” means, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any Person, to issue, assume, Guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; provided, however, that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing immediately after the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary. The term “Incurrence” when used as a noun shall have a correlative meaning. The accretion of principal of a non-interest bearing or other discount security shall not be deemed the Incurrence of Indebtedness.

 

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, without duplication, the following items if and to the extent that any of them (other than items specified under clauses (c), (h), (i) and (j) below) would appear as a liability or, in the case of clause (f) only, Preferred Stock on the balance sheet of such Person, prepared in accordance with GAAP, on such date:

 

(a) the principal amount of and premium (if any) in respect of indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money;

 

(b) the principal amount of and premium (if any) in respect of obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

 

(c) all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit or other similar instruments (including reimbursement obligations with respect thereto but excluding obligations in respect of letters of credit issued in respect of Trade Payables);

 

(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property or services (except Trade Payables), which purchase price is due more than twelve months after the date of placing such property in service or taking delivery and title thereto or the completion of such services;

 

(e) all Capitalized Lease Obligations and all Attributable Debt of such Person;

 

(f) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock or, with respect to any Subsidiary of such Person, any Preferred Stock (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends);

 

(g) all Indebtedness of other Persons secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person; provided, however, that the amount of Indebtedness of such

 

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Person shall be the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of such asset at such date of determination and (ii) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Persons;

 

(h) Hedging Obligations of such Person;

 

(i) all obligations of such Person in respect of a Receivables Facility; and

 

(j) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (i) of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons for the payment of which, in either case, such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including by means of any Guarantee.

 

The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability, upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligation, of any contingent obligations described above, at such date; provided, however, that the amount outstanding at any time of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount will be deemed to be the face amount of such Indebtedness less the remaining unaccreted portion of the original issue discount of such Indebtedness at such time, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Indenture” means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Initial Purchasers” means each of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (each an “Initial Purchaser”).

 

Interest Rate Agreement” means with respect to any Person any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future agreement, interest rate option agreement, interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedge agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement as to which such Person is party.

 

Junior Subordinated Note” means the junior subordinated note of Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC due 2011 issued in the original principal amount of $91 million, which is subordinated to the Notes.

 

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof).

 

Measurement Period” has the meaning specified in Section 15.01(a).

 

Non-electing share” has the meaning specified in Section 15.06.

 

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Note Guarantee” means each Guarantee of the obligations with respect to the Notes issued by a Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

 

Note Guarantor” means any Subsidiary that has issued a Note Guarantee.

 

Notes” means the Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

Noteholder” or “holder” as applied to any Note, or other similar terms (but excluding the term “Beneficial Holder”), means any Person in whose name at the time a particular Note is registered on the Note Registrar’s books.

 

Note Register” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05.

 

Note Registrar” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05.

 

Notice Date” means the date of mailing of the notice of redemption pursuant to Section 3.02.

 

Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, President or any Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or word or words added before or after the title “Vice President”), the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company.

 

Officers’ Certificate”, means a certificate signed by two Officers of such Person issuing such certification.

 

Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing (subject to customary assumptions and exclusions) from a legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, the counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company a Note Guarantor or the Trustee.

 

Outstanding”, when used with reference to Notes and subject to the provisions of Section 9.04, means, as of any particular time, all Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except:

 

(a) Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

 

(b) Notes, or portions thereof, (i) for the redemption of which monies in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any paying agent (other than the Company) or (ii) which shall have been otherwise discharged in accordance with Article 13;

 

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(c) Notes in lieu of which, or in substitution for which, other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.06; and

 

(d) Notes converted into Common Stock pursuant to Article 15 and Notes deemed not outstanding pursuant to Article 3.

 

Payment Blockage Period” has the meaning specified in Section 16.03.

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

 

Portal Market” means The Portal Market operated by the NASD, Inc. or any successor thereto.

 

Predecessor Note” of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note, and, for the purposes of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.06 in exchange for a mutilated Note or in lieu of a lost, destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated lost, destroyed or stolen Note that it replaces.

 

Preferred Stock”, as applied to the Capital Stock of any Person, means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.

 

Purchased Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 15.05(f).

 

Receivables Facility” means one or more receivables financing facilities, as amended from time to time, pursuant to which the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries sells its accounts receivable to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to arrangements customary in the industry.

 

Record Date” has the meaning specified in Section 15.05(h).

 

Refinance” means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue other Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.

 

Refinancing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness that is Incurred to refund, refinance, replace, renew, repay or extend (including pursuant to any defeasance or discharge mechanism) any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including Indebtedness of the Company that Refinances

 

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Refinancing Indebtedness); provided, however, that (a) the Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (b) the Refinancing Indebtedness has an Average Life at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being refinanced, (c) such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred in an aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less than the aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding of the Indebtedness being Refinanced and (d) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided further, however, that Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include (i) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances Indebtedness of the Company or (ii) Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2004, between the Company, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, J. P. Morgan Securities Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and the Initial Purchasers, as amended from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

Representative” means the trustee, agent or representative (if any) for an issue of Senior Indebtedness as identified to the Trustee pursuant to a written notice from the Company or any Note Guarantor.

 

Repurchase Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.06.

 

Repurchase Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 3.06.

 

Responsible Officer” shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of any familiarity with the particular subject.

 

Restricted Securities” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).

 

Restricted Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company that is a “Restricted Subsidiary” under the First Lien Note Indenture, the Second Lien Note Indenture, the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture or any Designated Notes.

 

Rule 144A” means Rule 144A as promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or a Restricted

 

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Subsidiary whereby the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person, other than leases between the Company and a Wholly Owned Subsidiary or between wholly Owned Subsidiaries.

 

Second Lien Notes” means the senior secured second lien notes co-issued by the Company and Semiconductor Components LLC pursuant to the Second Lien Note Indenture in an original aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000.

 

Second Lien Note Indenture” means the indenture pursuant to which the Second Lien Notes were issued.

 

Secured Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Company secured by a Lien. “Secured Indebtedness” of a Note Guarantor has a correlative meaning.

 

Securities” has the meaning specified in Section 15.05(d).

 

Senior Indebtedness” of the Company means the principal of, premium (if any) and accrued and unpaid interest on (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization of the Company, or any Note Guarantor, regardless of whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceedings) and fees and other amounts owing in respect of, Bank Indebtedness and all other Indebtedness of the Company whether outstanding on the Closing Date or thereafter Incurred, unless in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding it is provided that such obligations are not superior in right of payment to the Notes or such Note Guarantor’s Note Guarantee; provided, however, that Senior Indebtedness shall not include (a) any obligation of the Company to any Subsidiary of the Company, (b) any liability for Federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by the Company, (c) any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business (including Guarantees thereof or instruments evidencing such liabilities), (d) any Indebtedness or obligation of the Company (and any accrued and unpaid interest in respect thereof) that by its terms is subordinated or junior in right of payment to any other Indebtedness or obligation of the Company, including any Senior Subordinated Indebtedness and any Subordinated Obligations or (e) any obligations with respect to any Capital Stock.

 

Senior Indebtedness” of a Note Guarantor has a correlative meaning.

 

Senior Secured Notes” means the First Lien Notes and the Second Lien Notes.

 

Senior Subordinated Indebtedness” means the Notes, the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 and any other Indebtedness of the Company that specifically provides that such Indebtedness is to rank pari passu with the Notes

 

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in right of payment and is not subordinated by its terms in right of payment to any Indebtedness or other obligation of the Company which is not Senior Indebtedness. “Senior Subordinated Indebtedness” of a Note Guarantor has a correlative meaning.

 

Senior Subordinated Note Indenture” means the indenture dated as of August 4, 1999 among the Company, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, the Note Guarantors named therein and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as trustee pursuant to which the Senior Subordinated were issued.

 

Senior Subordinated Notes” means the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 issued by the Company and Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC as co-issuers on August 4, 1999 in the original aggregate principal amount of $400,000,000 and the Indebtedness represented thereby (including the Note Guarantees, Exchange Notes (each as defined in Senior Subordinated Note Indenture), guarantees of Exchange Notes and any replacement notes).

 

Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the Commission.

 

Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency beyond the control of the issuer unless such contingency has occurred).

 

Subordinated Obligation” means any Indebtedness of the Company (whether outstanding on the Closing Date or thereafter Incurred) that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes pursuant to a written agreement. “Subordinated Obligation” of a Note Guarantor has a correlative meaning.

 

Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (a) such Person, (b) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (c) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Company, the term “Subsidiary” also shall include the following Persons: Tesla Sezam, a.s., Terosil, a.s. and Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor Co. Ltd, so long as the Company directly or indirectly owns more than 50% of the Voting Stock or economic interests of such Person.

 

Successor Company” has the meaning specified in Section 12.01(a).

 

Termination of Trading” will be deemed to have occurred if the Common Stock (or other common stock into which the Notes are then

 

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convertible) is neither listed for trading on a United States national securities exchange nor approved for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

 

Trade Payables” means, with respect to any Person, any accounts payable or any indebtedness or monetary obligation to trade creditors created, assumed or Guaranteed by such Person arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the acquisition of goods or services.

 

Trading Day” has the meaning specified in Section 15.05(h).

 

Trading Price” means, on any date, the average of the secondary market bid quotations per $1,000 principal amount of Notes obtained by the Trustee for $5,000,000 principal amount of Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such date from three independent nationally recognized securities dealers selected by the Company; provided that if at least three such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Trustee, but two bids are obtained, then the average of the two such bids shall be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Trustee, one bid shall be used; provided further that if the Trustee cannot reasonably obtain at least one bid for $5,000,000 principal amount of Notes from a nationally recognized securities dealer, then the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes on such date shall be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of (a) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of $1,000 principal amount of Notes and (b) the Closing Sale Price on such date.

 

Trigger Event” has the meaning specified in Section 15.05(d).

 

Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as it was in force at the date of this Indenture, except as provided in Sections 11.03 and 15.06; provided that if the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after the date hereof, the term “Trust Indenture Act” shall mean, to the extent required by such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.

 

Trustee” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company that is not a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer’s option.

 

Voting Stock” of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) of such Person then outstanding and

 

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normally entitled at the time to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

 

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company all the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) is owned by the Company or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary.

 

ARTICLE 2

ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE

OF NOTES

 

SECTION 2.01. Designation Amount And Issue Of Notes. The Notes shall be designated as “Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024”. Notes not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of $290,000,000 (except pursuant to Sections 2.05, 2.06, 3.03, 3.05, 3.06, 3.10 and 15.02 hereof) upon the execution of this Indenture, or from time to time thereafter, may be executed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver said Notes to or upon the written order of the Company, signed by one of its Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, President or any Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or word or words added before or after the title “Vice President”), the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or Assistant Secretary, without any further action by the Company hereunder.

 

SECTION 2.02. Form of Notes. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A. The terms and provisions contained in the form of Note attached as Exhibit A hereto shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.

 

Any of the Notes may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends, endorsements or changes as the officers executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required by the Custodian, the Depositary or by the NASD, Inc. in order for the Notes to be tradable on The Portal Market or as may be required for the Notes to be tradable on any other market developed for trading of securities pursuant to Rule 144A or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed, or to conform to usage, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.

 

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So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, or unless otherwise required by law, or otherwise contemplated by Section 2.05(a), all of the Notes will be represented by one or more Notes in global form registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary (a “Global Note”). The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in any such Global Note shall be effected through the Depositary in accordance with this Indenture and the applicable procedures of the Depositary. Except as provided in Section 2.05(a), beneficial owners of a Global Note shall not be entitled to have certificates registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificates in definitive form and will not be considered holders of such Global Note.

 

Any Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect redemptions, repurchases, conversions, transfers or exchanges permitted hereby. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in such manner and upon instructions given by the holder of such Notes in accordance with this Indenture. Payment of principal of any Global Note shall be made to the holder of such Note.

 

SECTION 2.03. Date And Denomination Of Notes. The Notes shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.

 

SECTION 2.04. Execution of Notes. The Notes shall be signed in the name and on behalf of the Company by the manual or facsimile signature of one of its Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President or any Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or word or words added before or after the title “Vice President”) and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of its Secretary or any of its Assistant Secretaries or its Treasurer or any of its Assistant Treasurers (which may be printed, engraved or otherwise reproduced thereon, by facsimile or otherwise). Only such Notes as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth on the form of Note attached as Exhibit A hereto, manually executed by the Trustee (or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee as provided by Section 19.11), shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such certificate by the Trustee (or such an authenticating agent) upon any Note executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Note so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

 

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In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Notes shall cease to be such officer before the Notes so signed shall have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, or disposed of by the Company, such Notes nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the person who signed such Notes had not ceased to be such officer of the Company, and any Note may be signed on behalf of the Company by such persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Note, shall be the proper officers of the Company, although at the date of the execution of this Indenture any such person was not such an officer.

 

SECTION 2.05. Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer. (a) The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 5.02 being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the “Note Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers of Notes. The Note Register shall be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonably prompt period of time. The Trustee is hereby appointed “Note Registrar” for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of Notes as herein provided. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars in accordance with Section 5.02.

 

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note to the Note Registrar or any co-registrar, and satisfaction of the requirements for such transfer set forth in this Section 2.05, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture.

 

Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at any such office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 5.02. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Notes which the Noteholder making the exchange is entitled to receive bearing registration numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.

 

All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

All Notes presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange, redemption, repurchase or conversion shall (if so required by the Company or the Note Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a

 

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written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, and the Notes shall be duly executed by the Noteholder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

 

No service charge shall be made to any holder for any registration of, transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Company may require payment by the holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes.

 

Neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Note Registrar shall be required to exchange or register a transfer of (a) any Notes for a period of fifteen (15) days next preceding any selection of Notes to be redeemed, (b) any Notes or portions thereof called for redemption pursuant to Section 3.02, (c) any Notes or portions thereof surrendered for conversion pursuant to Article 15, (d) any Notes or portions thereof tendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) pursuant to Section 3.05 or (e) any Notes or portions thereof tendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) pursuant to Section 3.06.

 

(b) The following provisions shall apply only to Global Notes:

 

(i) Each Global Note authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or Custodian therefor, and each such Global Note shall constitute a single Note for all purposes of this Indenture.

 

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Note may be exchanged in whole or in part for Notes registered, and no transfer of a Global Note in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof unless (A) the Depositary (i) has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note and a successor depositary has not been appointed by the Company within ninety days or (ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary has not been appointed by the Company within ninety days, (B) an Event of Default has occurred and the maturity of the Notes shall have been accelerated in accordance with Section 7.01 and any Noteholder shall have given written notice to the Company requesting the issuance of definitive Notes or (C) the Company, in its sole discretion, notifies the Trustee in writing that it no longer wishes to have all the Notes represented by Global Notes. Any Global Note exchanged pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in part and any Global Note exchanged pursuant to clause (C) above may be exchanged in whole or from time to time in part as directed by the Company. Any Note issued in exchange for a Global Note or any portion thereof shall be a Global Note; provided that any such Note so issued that

 

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is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof shall not be a Global Note.

 

(iii) Securities issued in exchange for a Global Note or any portion thereof pursuant to clause (ii) above shall be issued in definitive, fully registered form, without coupons, shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Note or portion thereof to be so exchanged, shall be registered in such names and be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall bear any legends required hereunder. Any Global Note to be exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, as Note Registrar. With regard to any Global Note to be exchanged in part, either such Global Note shall be so surrendered for exchange or, if the Trustee is acting as Custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Note, the principal amount thereof shall be reduced, by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery the Note issuable on such exchange to or upon the written order of the Depositary or an authorized representative thereof.

 

(iv) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (ii) above, the Company will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of certificated Notes in definitive, fully registered form, without coupons.

 

(v) Neither any members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent Members”) nor any other Persons on whose behalf Agent Members may act shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and holder of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent Members and any other Person on whose behalf an Agent Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Note.

 

(vi) At such time as all interests in a Global Note have been redeemed, repurchased, converted, canceled or exchanged for Notes in certificated form, such Global Note shall, upon receipt thereof, be canceled by the Trustee in accordance with standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Custodian. At any time prior to such

 

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cancellation, if any interest in a Global Note is redeemed, repurchased, converted, canceled or exchanged for Notes in certificated form, the principal amount of such Global Note shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Custodian, be appropriately reduced, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction.

 

(c) Every Note that bears or is required under this Section 2.05(c) to bear the legend set forth in this Section 2.05(c) (together with any Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes and required to bear the legend set forth in Section 2.05(d), collectively, the “Restricted Securities”) shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 2.05(c) (including those set forth in the legend below) unless such restrictions on transfer shall be waived by written consent of the Company, and the holder of each such Restricted Security, by such holder’s acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer. As used in this Section 2.05(c), the term “transfer” encompasses any sale, pledge, loan, transfer or other disposition whatsoever of any Restricted Security or any interest therein.

 

Until the expiration of the holding period applicable to sales thereof under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), any certificate evidencing such Note (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof, other than Common Stock, if any, issued upon conversion thereof, which shall bear the legend set forth in Section 2.05(d)) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form, unless such Note has been sold pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act (and which continues to be effective at the time of such transfer) or pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing, with written notice thereof to the Trustee:

 

THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK “(“COMMON STOCK”) OF ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (THE “COMPANY”) ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY, THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN OR THEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

 

THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH

 

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SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY AND THE WITHIN MENTIONED TRUSTEE PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES WHERE REGISTRATION OR TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IS REQUIRED, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE UPON REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AND THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATES AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY.

 

Any Note (or security issued in exchange or substitution therefor) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms or as to conditions for removal of the foregoing legend set forth therein have been satisfied may, upon surrender of such Note for exchange to the Note Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.05, be exchanged for a new Note or Notes, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this Section 2.05(c). If the Restricted Security surrendered for exchange is represented by a Global Note bearing the legend set forth in this Section 2.05(c), the principal amount of the legended Global Note shall be reduced by the appropriate principal amount and the principal amount of a Global Note without the legend set forth in this Section 2.05(c) shall be increased by an equal principal amount. If a Global Note without the legend set forth in this Section 2.05(c) is not then outstanding, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver an unlegended Global Note to the Depositary.

 

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(d) Until the expiration of the holding period applicable to sales thereof under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), any stock certificate representing Common Stock issued upon conversion of any Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form, unless such Common Stock has been sold pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act (and which continues to be effective at the time of such transfer) or pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force, or such Common Stock has been issued upon conversion of Notes that have been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act or pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing with written notice thereof to the transfer agent:

 

THE COMMON STOCK “(“COMMON STOCK”) OF ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (THE “COMPANY”) EVIDENCED HEREBY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS COMMON STOCK NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

 

THE HOLDER OF THIS COMMON STOCK, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH COMMON STOCK PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE HOLDING PERIOD APPLICABLE TO SALES OF THE COMMON STOCK EVIDENCED HEREBY UNDER RULE 144(k) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION) ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY AND THE WITHIN MENTIONED TRUSTEE PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN EACH OF

 

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THE FOREGOING CASES WHERE REGISTRATION OR TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IS REQUIRED, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE UPON REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AND THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATES AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY.

 

(e) Any Note or Common Stock issued upon the conversion of a Note that, prior to the expiration of the holding period applicable to sales thereof under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), is purchased or owned by the Company or any Affiliate thereof may not be resold by the Company or such Affiliate unless registered under the Securities Act or resold pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in a transaction which results in such Notes or Common Stock, as the case may be, no longer being “Restricted Securities” (as defined under Rule 144).

 

(f) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any Agent Members or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the books or records, or the acts or omissions, of the Depository or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any Agent Member or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Noteholder and all payments to be made to Noteholders under the Notes shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Noteholders (which shall be the Depository or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depository subject to the customary procedures of the Depository. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depository with respect to its Agent Members.

 

The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Agent Members in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

 

SECTION 2.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes. In case any Note shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company in its

 

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discretion may execute, and upon its written request the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, a new Note, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated Note, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Note so destroyed, lost or stolen, if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met, such that the Noteholder (a) satisfies the Company and the Trustee within a reasonable time after he has notice of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking and the Note Registrar does not register a transfer prior to receiving such notification, (b) makes such request to the Company or the Trustee prior to the Note being acquired by a protected purchaser as defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code (a “protected purchaser”) and (c) satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee. In every case, the applicant for a substituted Note shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless for any loss, liability, cost or expense caused by or connected with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof.

 

Following receipt by the Trustee or such authenticating agent, as the case may be, of satisfactory security or indemnity and evidence, as described in the preceding paragraph, the Trustee or such authenticating agent may authenticate any such substituted Note and make available for delivery such Note. Upon the issuance of any substituted Note, the Company may require the payment by the holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses connected therewith. In case any Note which has matured or is about to mature or has been called for redemption or has been tendered for repurchase upon a Designated Event (and not withdrawn) or has been surrendered for repurchase on a Repurchase Date (and not withdrawn) or is to be converted into Common Stock shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, instead of issuing a substitute Note, pay or authorize the payment of or convert or authorize the conversion of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Note), as the case may be, if the applicant for such payment or conversion shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless for any loss, liability, cost or expense caused by or in connection with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company, the Trustee and, if applicable, any paying agent or conversion agent evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof.

 

Every substitute Note issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.06 by virtue of the fact that any Note is destroyed, lost or stolen shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the

 

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destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be found at any time, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of (but shall be subject to all the limitations set forth in) this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder. To the extent permitted by law, all Notes shall be held and owned upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment or conversion or redemption or repurchase of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and shall preclude any and all other rights or remedies notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement or payment or conversion or redemption or repurchase of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.

 

SECTION 2.07. Temporary Notes. Pending the preparation of Notes in certificated form, the Company may execute and the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall, upon the written request of the Company, authenticate and deliver temporary Notes (printed or lithographed). Temporary Notes shall be issuable in any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the Notes in certificated form, but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Notes, all as may be determined by the Company. Every such temporary Note shall be executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee or such authenticating agent upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with the same effect, as the Notes in certificated form. Without unreasonable delay, the Company will execute and deliver to the Trustee or such authenticating agent Notes in certificated form and thereupon any or all temporary Notes may be surrendered in exchange therefor, at each office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 5.02 and the Trustee or such authenticating agent shall authenticate and make available for delivery in exchange for such temporary Notes an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes in certificated form. Such exchange shall be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits and subject to the same limitations under this Indenture as Notes in certificated form authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

SECTION 2.08. Cancellation of Notes. All Notes surrendered for the purpose of payment, redemption, repurchase, conversion, exchange or registration of transfer shall, if surrendered to the Company or any paying agent or any Note Registrar or any conversion agent, be surrendered to the Trustee and promptly canceled by it, or, if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be promptly canceled by it, and no Notes shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of such canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures. If the Company shall acquire any of the Notes, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption, repurchase or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Notes unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

 

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SECTION 2.09. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption or repurchases as a convenience to Noteholders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption or a repurchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or repurchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers.

 

ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE OF NOTES

 

SECTION 3.01. Redemption of Notes. The Company may not redeem any Notes prior to April 15, 2010. At any time on or after April 15, 2010 and prior to maturity, the Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, upon notice as set forth in Section 3.02, at a cash redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed.

 

SECTION 3.02. Notice of Optional Redemption; Selection of Notes. In case the Company shall desire to exercise the right to redeem all or, as the case may be, any part of the Notes pursuant to Section 3.01, it shall fix a date for redemption and it or, at its written request received by the Trustee not fewer than forty-five (45) days prior (or such shorter period of time as may be acceptable to the Trustee) to the date fixed for redemption, the Trustee in the name of and at the expense of the Company, shall mail or cause to be mailed a notice of such redemption not fewer than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the redemption date to each holder of Notes so to be redeemed as a whole or in part at its last address as the same appears on the Note Register; provided that if the Company shall give such notice, it shall also give written notice of the redemption date to the Trustee. Such mailing shall be by first class mail. The notice, if mailed in the manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly 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 Note designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note.

 

Each such notice of redemption shall specify the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, the CUSIP number or numbers of the Notes being redeemed, the date fixed for redemption (which shall be a Business Day), the redemption price at which Notes are to be redeemed, the place or places of payment, and that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Notes. Such notice shall also state the current Conversion Rate and the date on which the right to convert such Notes or portions thereof into Common Stock will expire. If fewer than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the notice of redemption shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including CUSIP numbers, if any). In

 

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case any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and shall state that, on and after the redemption date, upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued.

 

On or prior to the redemption date specified in the notice of redemption given as provided in this Section 3.02, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with one or more paying agents (or, if the Company is acting as its own paying agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 5.04) an amount of money in immediately available funds sufficient to redeem on the redemption date all the Notes (or portions thereof) so called for redemption (other than those theretofore surrendered for conversion into Common Stock) at the appropriate redemption price; provided that if such payment is made on the redemption date it must be received by the Trustee or paying agent, as the case may be, by 10:00 a.m. New York City time on such date. The Company shall be entitled to retain any interest, yield or gain on amounts deposited with the Trustee or any paying agent pursuant to this Section 3.02 in excess of amounts required hereunder to pay the redemption price. If any Note called for redemption is converted pursuant hereto prior to such redemption date, any money deposited with the Trustee or any paying agent or so segregated and held in trust for the redemption of such Note shall be paid to the Company upon its written request, or, if then held by the Company, shall be discharged from such trust. Whenever any Notes are to be redeemed, the Company will give the Trustee written notice in the form of an Officers’ Certificate not fewer than forty-five (45) days (or such shorter period of time as may be acceptable to the Trustee) prior to the redemption date as to the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be redeemed.

 

If less than all of the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Notes or portions thereof of the Global Note or the Notes in certificated form to be redeemed (in principal amounts of $1,000 or multiples thereof) by lot, on a pro rata basis or by another method the Trustee deems fair and appropriate. If any Note selected for partial redemption is submitted for conversion in part after such selection, the portion of such Note submitted for conversion shall be deemed (so far as may be possible) to be the portion to be selected for redemption. The Notes (or portions thereof) so selected shall be deemed duly selected for redemption for all purposes hereof, notwithstanding that any such Note is submitted for conversion in part before the mailing of the notice of redemption.

 

Upon any redemption of less than all of the outstanding Notes, the Company and the Trustee may (but need not), solely for purposes of determining the pro rata allocation among such Notes as are unconverted and outstanding at the time of redemption, treat as outstanding any Notes surrendered for conversion during the period of fifteen (15) days next preceding the mailing of a notice of redemption and may (but need not) treat as outstanding any Note authenticated and delivered during such period in exchange for the unconverted portion of any Note converted in part during such period.

 

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SECTION 3.03. Payment of Notes Called For Redemption by the Company. If notice of redemption has been given as provided in Section 3.02, the Notes or portion of Notes with respect to which such notice has been given shall, unless converted into Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, become due and payable on the date fixed for redemption and at the place or places stated in such notice at the applicable redemption price, after the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the redemption date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of such Notes at the redemption price) such Notes shall cease to be convertible into Common Stock and, except as provided in Section 8.05 and Section 13.04, to be entitled to any benefit or security under this Indenture, and the holders thereof shall have no right in respect of such Notes except the right to receive the redemption price thereof. On presentation and surrender of such Notes at a place of payment in said notice specified, the said Notes or the specified portions thereof shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable redemption price.

 

Upon presentation of any Note redeemed in part only, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Note or Notes, of authorized denominations, in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Notes so presented.

 

If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, such Note shall remain convertible into Common Stock until the principal shall have been paid or duly provided for.

 

SECTION 3.04. Conversion Arrangement on Call for Redemption. In connection with any redemption of Notes, the Company may arrange for the purchase and conversion of any Notes by an agreement with one or more investment banks or other purchasers to purchase such Notes by paying to the Trustee in trust for the Noteholders, on or before the date fixed for redemption, an amount not less than the applicable redemption price of such Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 3, the obligation of the Company to pay the redemption price of such Notes shall be deemed to be satisfied and discharged to the extent such amount is so paid by such purchasers. If such an agreement is entered into, a copy of which will be filed with the Trustee prior to the date fixed for redemption, any Notes not duly surrendered for conversion by the holders thereof may, at the option of the Company, be deemed, to the fullest extent permitted by law, acquired by such purchasers from such holders and (notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article 15) surrendered by such purchasers for conversion, all as of immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for redemption (and the right to convert any such Notes shall be extended through such time), subject to payment of the above amount as aforesaid. At the direction of the Company, the Trustee shall hold and dispose of any such amount paid to it in the same manner as it would monies deposited with it by the Company for the redemption of Notes. Without the Trustee’s prior written consent, no arrangement between

 

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the Company and such purchasers for the purchase and conversion of any Notes shall increase or otherwise affect any of the powers, duties, responsibilities or obligations of the Trustee as set forth in this Indenture.

 

SECTION 3.05. Repurchase at Option of Noteholders Upon a Designated Event. (a) If there shall occur a Designated Event at any time prior to maturity of the Notes, then each Noteholder shall have the right, at such holder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase all of such holder’s Notes, or any portion thereof that is a multiple of $1,000 principal amount, on the date (the “Designated Event Repurchase Date”) specified by the Company that is thirty (30) days after the date of the Designated Event Notice (as defined in Section 3.05(b)) of such Designated Event at a cash repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof. Repurchases of Notes under this Section 3.05 shall be made, at the option of the holder thereof, upon:

 

(i) delivery to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) by a holder of a duly completed notice (the “Designated Event Repurchase Notice”) in the form set forth on the reverse of the Note prior to the close of business on the Designated Event Repurchase Date; and

 

(ii) delivery or book-entry transfer of the Notes to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) at any time after delivery of the Designated Event Repurchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) in the Borough of Manhattan as provided in Section 5.02, such delivery being a condition to receipt by the holder of the repurchase price therefor; provided that such repurchase price shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 3.05 only if the Note so delivered to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) shall conform in all respects to the description thereof in the related Designated Event Repurchase Notice.

 

The Company shall purchase from the holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 3.05, a portion of a Note, if the principal amount of such portion is $1,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the purchase of all of a Note also apply to the purchase of such portion of such Note.

 

Any purchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.05 shall be consummated by the delivery of the consideration to be received by the holder promptly following the later of the Designated Event Repurchase Date and the time of the book-entry transfer or delivery of the Note.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any holder delivering to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) the Designated Event Repurchase Notice contemplated by this Section 3.05 shall have the right to withdraw such Designated Event Repurchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Designated Event Repurchase Date by delivery of a written

 

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notice of withdrawal to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) in accordance with Section 3.05(c) below.

 

The Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Designated Event Repurchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.

 

(b) On or before the 30th day after the occurrence of a Designated Event, the Company or at its written request (which must be received by the Trustee at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date the Trustee is requested to give notice as described below, unless the Trustee shall agree in writing to a shorter period), the Trustee, in the name of and at the expense of the Company, shall mail or cause to be mailed to all holders of record on the date of the Designated Event a notice (the “Designated Event Notice”) of the occurrence of such Designated Event and of the repurchase right at the option of the holders arising as a result thereof. Such notice shall be mailed in the manner and with the effect set forth in the first paragraph of Section 3.02 (without regard for the time limits set forth therein). If the Company shall give such notice, the Company shall also deliver a copy of the Designated Event Notice to the Trustee at such time as it is mailed to Noteholders.

 

Each Designated Event Notice shall specify the circumstances constituting the Designated Event, the Designated Event Repurchase Date, the price at which the Company shall be obligated to repurchase Notes, that the holder must exercise the repurchase right on or prior to the close of business on the Designated Event Repurchase Date (the “Designated Event Expiration Time”), that the holder shall have the right to withdraw any Notes surrendered prior to the Designated Event Expiration Time, a description of the procedure which a Noteholder must follow to exercise such repurchase right and to withdraw any surrendered Notes, the place or places where the holder is to surrender such holder’s Notes and the CUSIP number or numbers of the Notes (if then generally in use) and include a form of Designated Event Repurchase Notice.

 

No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein shall limit the Noteholders’ repurchase rights or affect the validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 3.05.

 

(c) A Designated Event Repurchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the office of the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) in accordance with the Designated Event Repurchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Designated Event Repurchase Date, specifying:

 

(i) the certificate number, if any, of the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, or the appropriate Depositary information if the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted is represented by a Global Note,

 

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(ii) the principal amount of the Note with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and

 

(iii) the principal amount, if any, of such Note which remains subject to the original Designated Event Repurchase Notice and which has been or will be delivered for purchase by the Company.

 

(d) On or prior to the Designated Event Repurchase Date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company or if the Company is acting as its own paying agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 5.04) an amount of money sufficient to repurchase on the Designated Event Repurchase Date all the Notes to be repurchased on such date at the appropriate repurchase price; provided that if such payment is made on the Designated Event Repurchase Date it must be received by the Trustee or paying agent, as the case may be, by 10:00 a.m. New York City time, on such date. Subject to receipt of funds and/or Notes by the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company), payment for Notes surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) prior to the Designated Event Expiration Time will be made promptly (but in no event more than five (5) Business Days) following the later of (x) the Designated Event Repurchase Date with respect to such Note (provided the holder has satisfied the conditions in this Section 3.05) and (y) the time of delivery of such Note to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) by the holder thereof in the manner required by this Section 3.05) by mailing checks for the amount payable to the holders of such Notes entitled thereto as they shall appear in the Note Register.

 

If the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) holds money sufficient to repurchase on the Designated Event Repurchase Date all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be purchased as of the Designated Event Repurchase Date, then on or after the Designated Event Repurchase Date (i) the Notes will cease to be outstanding, and (ii) all other rights of the holders of such Notes will terminate, whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes has been made or the Notes have been delivered to the Trustee or paying agent, other than the right to receive the repurchase price upon delivery of the Notes.

 

(e) In the case of a reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, sale or conveyance to which Section 15.06 applies, in which the Common Stock of the Company is changed or exchanged as a result into the right to receive stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash), which includes shares of Common Stock of the Company or shares of common stock of another Person that are, or upon issuance will be, traded on a United States national securities exchange or approved for trading on an established automated over-the-counter trading market in the United States and such shares constitute at the time such change or exchange becomes effective in excess of 50% of the aggregate Fair Market Value of such stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash), then the Person formed

 

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by such consolidation or resulting from such merger or which acquires such assets, as the case may be, shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture (accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel that such supplemental indenture complies with the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of execution of such supplemental indenture) modifying the provisions of this Indenture relating to the right of holders of the Notes to cause the Company to repurchase the Notes following a Designated Event, including without limitation the applicable provisions of this Section 3.05 and the definitions of Common Stock and Designated Event, as appropriate, as determined in good faith by the Company (which determination shall be conclusive and binding), to make such provisions apply to such other Person if different from the Company and the common stock issued by such Person (in lieu of the Company and the Common Stock of the Company).

 

(f) The Company will comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-4 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act (including, without limitation, filing a Schedule TO or other schedule) to the extent then applicable in connection with the repurchase rights of the holders of Notes in the event of a Designated Event.

 

SECTION 3.06. Repurchase of Notes by the Company at Option of the Noteholder. Unless the Company has elected to redeem all of the Notes in accordance with Section 3.01, Notes shall be purchased by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Notes at the option of the holder on April 15 of 2010, 2014 and 2019 (each, a “Repurchase Date”), for cash, at a repurchase price of 100% of the principal amount, subject to the provisions of Section 3.07(a); provided that no Notes may be repurchased by the Company pursuant to this Section 3.06 if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or prior to the Repurchase Date. Repurchases of Notes under this Section 3.06 shall be made, at the option of the holder thereof, upon:

 

(a) delivery to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) by a holder of a duly completed notice (the “Repurchase Notice”) in the form set forth on the reverse of the Note during the period beginning at any time from the opening of business on the date that is 20 Business Days prior to the Repurchase Date until the close of business on the date that is two Business Days prior to the Repurchase Date; and

 

(b) delivery or book-entry transfer of the Notes to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) at any time after delivery of the Repurchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) in the Borough of Manhattan as provided in Section 5.02, such delivery being a condition to receipt by the holder of the repurchase price therefor; provided that such repurchase price shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 3.06 only if the Note so delivered to the Trustee (or other paying

 

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agent appointed by the Company) shall conform in all respects to the description thereof in the related Repurchase Notice.

 

The Company shall purchase from the holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 3.06, a portion of a Note, if the principal amount of such portion is $1,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the purchase of all of a Note also apply to the purchase of such portion of such Note.

 

Any purchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.06 shall be consummated by the delivery of the consideration to be received by the holder promptly following the later of the Repurchase Date and the time of the book-entry transfer or delivery of the Note.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any holder delivering to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) a Repurchase Notice contemplated by this Section 3.06 shall have the right to withdraw such Repurchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Repurchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) in accordance with Section 3.08.

 

The Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Repurchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.

 

SECTION 3.07. Company Repurchase Notice.

 

(a) The Notes to be repurchased on any Repurchase Date pursuant to Section 3.06 will be paid for in cash.

 

Unless the Company has elected to redeem all of the Notes in accordance with Section 3.01, at least three Business Days before the Company Repurchase Notice Date, the Company shall deliver an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee specifying:

 

(i) the information required by Section 3.07(b) in the Company Repurchase Notice, and

 

(ii) whether the Company desires the Trustee to give the Company Repurchase Notice required by Section 3.07(b).

 

(b) Unless the Company has elected to redeem all of the Notes in accordance with Section 3.01, in connection with any repurchase of Notes, the Company shall, no less than 20 Business Days prior to the Repurchase Date (the “Company Repurchase Notice Date”), give notice to holders at their addresses shown in the Note Register setting forth information specified in this Section 3.07(b) (the “Company Repurchase Notice”). The Company will also give notice to beneficial owners as required by applicable law.

 

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The Company Repurchase Notice shall:

 

(1) state the repurchase price and the Repurchase Date to which the Company Repurchase Notice relates;

 

(2) include a form of Repurchase Notice;

 

(3) state the name and address of the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company);

 

(4) state that Notes must be surrendered to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) to collect the repurchase price;

 

(5) if the Notes are then convertible, state that Notes as to which a Repurchase Notice has been given may be converted only if the Repurchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; and

 

(6) state the CUSIP number of the Notes.

 

The Company Repurchase Notice may be given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give such Company Repurchase Notice in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense.

 

(c) The Company will comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-4 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act (including, without limitation, filing a Schedule TO or other schedule) to the extent then applicable in connection with the repurchase rights of the holders of Notes.

 

SECTION 3.08. Effect of Repurchase Notice. Upon receipt by the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) of the Repurchase Notice specified in Section 3.06, the holder of the Note in respect of which such Repurchase Notice was given shall (unless such Repurchase Notice is validly withdrawn) thereafter be entitled to receive solely the repurchase price with respect to such Note. Such repurchase price shall be paid to such holder, subject to receipt of funds and/or Notes by the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company), promptly following the later of (x) the Repurchase Date with respect to such Note (provided the holder has satisfied the conditions in Section 3.06) and (y) the time of delivery of such Note to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) by the holder thereof in the manner required by Section 3.06. Notes in respect of which a Repurchase Notice has been given by the holder thereof may not be converted pursuant to Article 15 hereof on or after the date of the delivery of such Repurchase Notice unless such Repurchase Notice has first been validly withdrawn.

 

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by the Company) in accordance with the Repurchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Repurchase Date, specifying:

 

(a) the certificate number, if any, of the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, or the appropriate Depositary information if the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted is represented by a Global Note,

 

(b) the principal amount of the Note with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and

 

(c) the principal amount, if any, of such Note which remains subject to the original Repurchase Notice and which has been or will be delivered for repurchase by the Company.

 

SECTION 3.09. Deposit of Repurchase Price. (a) Prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City Time) on the Repurchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company; or, if the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is acting as the paying agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 5.04) an amount of cash (in immediately available funds if deposited on such Business Day), sufficient to pay the aggregate repurchase price of all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be purchased as of the Repurchase Date.

 

(b) If the Trustee or other paying agent appointed by the Company, or the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of either of them, if such entity is acting as the paying agent, holds cash sufficient to pay the aggregate repurchase price of all the Notes, or portions thereof that are to be repurchased as of the Repurchase Date, on or after the Repurchase Date (i) the Notes will cease to be outstanding and (ii) all other rights of the holders of such Notes will terminate, whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes has been made or the Notes have been delivered to the Trustee or paying agent, other than the right to receive the repurchase price upon delivery of the Notes.

 

SECTION 3.10. Notes Repurchased in Part. Upon presentation of any Note repurchased pursuant to Section 3.05 or 3.06, as the case may be, only in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Note or Notes, of any authorized denomination, in aggregate principal amount equal to the unrepurchased portion of the Notes presented.

 

SECTION 3.11. Repayment to the Company. The Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) shall return to the Company any cash or money that remains unclaimed as provided in Section 13.04 held by them for the payment of the repurchase price pursuant to Section 3.05 or 3.06, as the case may be; provided that to the extent that the aggregate amount of cash or money deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 3.05(d) or Section 3.09, as the case

 

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may be, exceeds the aggregate repurchase price of the Notes or portions thereof which the Company is obligated to purchase as of the Designated Event Repurchase Date or the Repurchase Date, as the case may be, then, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Company, promptly after the Business Day following the Designated Event Repurchase Date or the Repurchase Date, as the case may be, the Trustee shall return any such excess to the Company together with interest, if any, thereon.

 

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ARTICLE 5

PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

 

SECTION 5.01. Payments. The Company covenants and agrees that it will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of (including the redemption price upon redemption or the repurchase price upon repurchase, in each case pursuant to Article 3) each of the Notes at the places, at the respective times and in the manner provided herein and in the Notes. The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, pay interest on overdue payments of principal (whether at maturity or in connection with any redemption, repurchase or otherwise) at the rate of 1.00% per annum from the required payment date of such overdue payment.

 

SECTION 5.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, where the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment or for conversion, redemption or repurchase and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency not designated or appointed by the Trustee. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office.

 

The Company may also from time to time designate co-registrars and one or more offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The Company will give prompt written notice of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

 

The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as paying agent, Note Registrar, Custodian and conversion agent and each of the Corporate Trust Office and the office of agency of the Trustee, shall be considered as one such office or agency of the Company for each of the aforesaid purposes.

 

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So long as the Trustee is the Note Registrar, the Trustee agrees to mail, or cause to be mailed, the notices set forth in Section 8.10(a) and the third paragraph of Section 8.11. If co-registrars have been appointed in accordance with this Section, the Trustee shall mail such notices only to the Company and the holders of Notes it can identify from its records.

 

SECTION 5.03. Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office. The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 8.10, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder.

 

SECTION 5.04. Provisions as to Paying Agent. (a) If the Company shall appoint a paying agent other than the Trustee, or if the Trustee shall appoint such a paying agent, the Company will cause such paying agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 5.04:

 

(1) that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of the Notes (whether such sums have been paid to it by the Company or by any other obligor on the Notes) in trust for the benefit of the holders of the Notes;

 

(2) that it will give the Trustee notice of any failure by the Company (or by any other obligor on the Notes) to make any payment of the principal of the Notes when the same shall be due and payable; and

 

(3) that at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon request of the Trustee, it will forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust.

 

The Company shall, on or before each due date of the principal the Notes, deposit with the paying agent a sum (in funds which are immediately available on the due date for such payment) sufficient to pay such principal, and (unless such paying agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action; provided that if such deposit is made on the due date, such deposit shall be received by the paying agent by 10:00 a.m. New York City time, on such date.

 

(b) If the Company shall act as its own paying agent, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of the Notes, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the holders of the Notes a sum sufficient to pay such principal so becoming due and will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action and of any failure by the Company (or any other obligor under the Notes) to make any payment of the principal of the Notes when the same shall become due and payable.

 

(c) Anything in this Section 5.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and

 

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discharge of this Indenture, or for any other reason, pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or any paying agent hereunder as required by this Section 5.04, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained and upon such payment by the Company or any paying agent to the Trustee, the Company or such paying agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such sums.

 

(d) Anything in this Section 5.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the agreement to hold sums in trust as provided in this Section 5.04 is subject to Sections 13.03 and 13.04.

 

(e) The Trustee shall not be responsible for the actions of any other paying agents (including the Company if acting as its own paying agent) and shall have no control of any funds held by such other paying agents.

 

SECTION 5.05. Rule 144A Information Requirement. Within the period prior to the expiration of the holding period applicable to sales thereof under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), the Company covenants and agrees that it shall, during any period in which it is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Exchange Act, make available to any holder or beneficial holder of Notes or any Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof which continue to be Restricted Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of Notes or such Common Stock designated by such holder or beneficial holder, the information required pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act upon the request of any holder or beneficial holder of the Notes or such Common Stock and it will take such further action as any holder or beneficial holder of such Notes or such Common Stock may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such holder or beneficial holder to sell its Notes or Common Stock without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemption provided by Rule 144A, as such Rule may be amended from time to time. Upon the request of any holder or any beneficial holder of the Notes or such Common Stock, the Company will deliver to such holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

SECTION 5.06. Compliance Certificate. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company an Officers’ Certificate stating that in the course of the performance by the signers of their duties as Officers of the Company they would normally have knowledge of any Default and whether or not the signers know of any Default that occurred during such period. If they do, the certificate shall describe the Default, its status and what action the Company is taking or propose to take with respect thereto. The Company also shall comply with Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

SECTION 5.07. Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do

 

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such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 5.08. Future Note Guarantors. So long as any Notes remain outstanding, if any Subsidiary of the Company enters into or has an outstanding Guarantee of any Indebtedness evidenced by the Senior Subordinated Notes or, if no Senior Subordinated Notes remain outstanding, by any of the Senior Secured Notes or, if no Senior Secured Notes remain outstanding, by any outstanding Designated Notes, then the Company shall cause such Subsidiary to become a Note Guarantor, and, if applicable, execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Subsidiary will Guarantee payment of the Notes. Each Note Guarantee shall be limited to an amount not to exceed the maximum amount that can be Guaranteed by that Subsidiary without rendering the Note Guarantee, as it relates to such Subsidiary, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

SECTION 5.09. Senior Subordinated Indebtedness; Limitations on Liens. The Company shall not Incur any Indebtedness if such Indebtedness is subordinated or junior in right of payment to any Senior Indebtedness unless such Indebtedness is Senior Subordinated Indebtedness or is expressly subordinated in right of payment to Senior Subordinated Indebtedness. In addition, the Company shall not Incur any Secured Indebtedness that is not Senior Indebtedness unless contemporaneously therewith effective provision is made to secure the Notes equally and ratably with (or on a senior basis to, in the case of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Notes) such Secured Indebtedness for so long as such Secured Indebtedness is secured by a Lien. A Note Guarantor shall not Incur any Indebtedness if such Indebtedness is by its terms expressly subordinated or junior in right of payment to any Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is Senior Subordinated Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor or is expressly subordinated in right of payment to Senior Subordinated Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor. In addition, a Note Guarantor shall not Incur any Secured Indebtedness that is not Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor unless contemporaneously therewith effective provision is made to secure the Note Guarantee of such Note Guarantor equally and ratably with (or on a senior basis to, in the case of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to such Note Guarantee) such Secured Indebtedness for as long as such Secured Indebtedness is secured by a Lien.

 

ARTICLE 6

NOTEHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS

BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE

 

SECTION 6.01. Noteholders’ Lists. The Company covenants and agrees that it will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee, semiannually, not more than fifteen (15) days after each February 1 and August 1 in each year beginning with August 1, 2004, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in

 

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writing, a list in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the holders of Notes, except that no such list need be furnished by the Company to the Trustee so long as the Trustee is acting as the sole Note Registrar.

 

SECTION 6.02. Preservation And Disclosure Of Lists. (a) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and addresses of the holders of Notes contained in the most recent list furnished to it as provided in Section 6.01 or maintained by the Trustee in its capacity as Note Registrar or co-registrar in respect of the Notes, if so acting. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 6.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

 

(b) The rights of Noteholders to communicate with other holders of Notes with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Notes, and the corresponding rights and duties of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act.

 

(c) Every Noteholder, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of holders of Notes made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act.

 

SECTION 6.03. Reports By Trustee. (a) Within sixty (60) days after May 15 of each year commencing with the year 2005, the Trustee shall transmit to holders of Notes such reports dated as of May 15 of the year in which such reports are made concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. In the event that no events have occurred under the applicable sections of the Trust Indenture Act the Trustee shall be under no duty or obligation to provide such reports.

 

(b) A copy of such report shall, at the time of such transmission to holders of Notes, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange and automated quotation system upon which the Notes are listed (if applicable) and with the Company. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or automated quotation system or delisted therefrom.

 

SECTION 6.04. Reports by Company. If at any time the Company is no longer subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company shall provide the Trustee and Noteholders within 15 days after it files them with the Commission (or would be required to file with the Commission), copies of its annual report and the information, documents and other reports that are specified in Section 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (collectively, the “Required

 

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Information”); provided, however, that if any of the Required Information is filed with the Commission, the Company shall only be required to provide the Trustee copies of such Required Information. In addition, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, promptly upon their becoming available, copies of the annual report to shareholders and any other information provided by the Company to its public shareholders generally. The Company also shall comply with the other provisions of Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

ARTICLE 7

REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND NOTEHOLDERS

ON AN EVENT OF DEFAULT

 

SECTION 7.01. Events Of Default. In case one or more of the following Events of Default (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) shall have occurred and be continuing:

 

(a) default in the payment of the principal of any of the Notes as and when the same shall become due and payable either at maturity or in connection with any redemption, repurchase or otherwise, in each case pursuant to Article 3 whether or not such payment, redemption or purchase shall be prohibited by Article 16; or

 

(b) default in the Company’s obligation to provide a Designated Event Notice upon a Designated Event as provided in Section 3.05 within the time period specified in Section 3.05(b); or

 

(c) the failure by the Company or any Note Guarantor to comply with Section 5.08 or 5.09 and such failure continues for 30 days after the notice specified below; or

 

(d) the failure of the Company or any Note Guarantor to comply with Article 12; or

 

(e) failure on the part of the Company or any Note Guarantor to comply with any of its agreements in the Notes or this Indenture (other than those referred to in (a), (b), (c) or (d) above) and such failure continues for 60 days after the notice specified below; or

 

(f) the failure by the Company to deliver shares of Common Stock (or cash, if the Company exercises its option pursuant to Section 15.12) upon conversion of the Notes within the time period specified in Section 15.02 or 15.12 and such failure continues for a period of 5 days after the notice specified below;

 

(g) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is not paid within any applicable grace period after final maturity or the acceleration

 

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by the holders thereof because of a default and the total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25 million or its foreign currency equivalent at the time and such failure continues for 10 days after the notice specified below;

 

(h) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

 

(1) commences a voluntary case;

 

(2) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case;

 

(3) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property; or

 

(4) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or takes any comparable action under any foreign law relating to insolvency.

 

(i) A court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

 

(1) is for relief against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;

 

(2) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its property;

 

(3) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary;

 

(j) with respect to any judgment or decree for the payment of money in excess of $25 million or its foreign currency equivalent against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) an enforcement proceeding is commenced thereon by any creditor if such judgment or decree is final and nonappealable and the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, fails to stay such proceeding within 10 days thereafter or (ii) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, fails to pay such judgment or decree, which judgment or decree has remained outstanding for a period of 60 days following the entry of such judgment or decree without being paid, discharged, waived or stayed; or

 

(k) any Note Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect (except as contemplated by the terms thereof) or any Significant Subsidiary that is a Note Guarantor or Person acting by or on behalf of such Significant Subsidiary denies or disaffirms such Significant Subsidiary’s obligations under this Indenture or any Note Guarantee and such

 

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Default continues for 10 days after receipt of the notice specified in this Indenture;

 

then, and in each and every such case (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(h) or 7.01(i)), unless the principal of all of the Notes shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than twenty-five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding hereunder determined in accordance with Section 9.04, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Noteholders), may declare the principal of on all the Notes, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall be immediately due and payable, anything in this Indenture or in the Notes contained to the contrary notwithstanding. If an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(h) or 7.01(i) or occurs, the principal of all the Notes shall be immediately and automatically due and payable without necessity of further action. This provision, however, is subject to the conditions that if, at any time after the principal of the Notes shall have been so declared due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the monies due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter provided, the Company shall pay or shall deposit with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay the principal of any and all Notes which shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration and interest on any such amounts that are overdue at the rate of 1.00% per annum from the required payment date and amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.06, and if any and all defaults under this Indenture, other than the nonpayment of principal of which shall have become due by acceleration, shall have been cured or waived pursuant to Section 7.07, then and in every such case the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by written notice to the Company and to the Trustee, may waive all Defaults or Events of Default and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences; but no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default, or shall impair any right consequent thereon. A Default under (c), (e), (f), (g) or (k) above is not an Event of Default until the Trustee notifies the Company or the Noteholders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes notify the Company and the Trustee of the Default and the Company or the relevant Note Guarantor, as applicable, do not cure such Default within the time specified after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”. The Company shall notify in writing a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, promptly upon becoming aware thereof, of any Event of Default. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers’ Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time would become an Event of Default under clauses (c), (d), (e), (g), (j) or (k), its status and what action the Issuers are taking or propose to take with respect thereto.

 

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shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Company, the holders of Notes, and the Trustee shall be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the holders of Notes, and the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had been taken.

 

SECTION 7.02. Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor. The Company and each Note Guarantor covenants that in case default shall be made in the payment of the principal of any of the Notes as and when the same shall have become due and payable, whether at maturity of the Notes or in connection with any redemption or repurchase, by or under this Indenture declaration or otherwise, then, upon demand of the Trustee, the Company or such Note Guarantor, is applicable, will pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, the whole amount that then shall have become due and payable on all such Notes for principal with interest upon the overdue principal at the rate of 1.00% per annum from the required payment date and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.06. Until such demand by the Trustee, the Company may pay the principal of the Notes to the registered holders, whether or not the Notes are overdue.

 

In case the Company or any Note Guarantor shall fail forthwith to pay such amounts upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, shall be entitled and empowered to institute any actions or proceedings at law or in equity for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute any such action or proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Company, any Note Guarantor or any other obligor on the Notes and collect in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company, any Note Guarantor or any other obligor on the Notes wherever situated the monies adjudged or decreed to be payable.

 

In case there shall be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy or for the reorganization of the Company, any Note Guarantor or any other obligor on the Notes under Title 11 of the United States Code, or any other applicable law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Company, such Note Guarantor or such other obligor, the property of the Company, such Note Guarantor or such other obligor, or in the case of any other judicial proceedings relative to the Company, such Note Guarantor or such other obligor upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Company, such Note Guarantor or such other obligor, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7.02, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal owing and unpaid in respect of the

 

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Notes, and, in case of any judicial proceedings, to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and of the Noteholders allowed in such judicial proceedings relative to the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, its or their creditors, or its or their property, and to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute the same after the deduction of any amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.06, and to take any other action with respect to such claims, including participating as a member of any official committee of creditors, as it reasonably deems necessary or advisable, and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, custodian or similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Noteholders 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 Noteholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements, including counsel fees and expenses incurred by it up to the date of such distribution. To the extent that such payment of reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements out of the estate in any such proceedings shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, monies, securities and other property which the holders of the Notes may be entitled to receive in such proceedings, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.

 

All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Notes, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes, or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative thereto, and any such suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes.

 

In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and in any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Trustee shall be a party) the Trustee shall be held to represent all the holders of the Notes, and it shall not be necessary to make any holders of the Notes parties to any such proceedings.

 

SECTION 7.03. Application of Monies Collected By Trustee. Any monies collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 7 shall be applied in the order following, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee for the distribution of such monies, upon presentation of the several Notes, and stamping thereon the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof, if fully paid:

 

FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.06;

 

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SECOND: To holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company to the extent required by Article 16 and the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Note Guarantors to the extent required by Article 18;

 

THIRD: In case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, and be unpaid to the payment of the whole amount then owing and unpaid upon the Notes for principal, with interest on overdue principal at a rate of 1.00% per annum from the required payment date, and in case such monies shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amounts so due and unpaid upon the Notes, then to the payment of such principal and interest, if any, without preference or priority of any Note over any other Note, ratably to the aggregate of such principal; and

 

FOURTH: To the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company.

 

SECTION 7.04. Proceedings by Noteholder. No holder of any Note shall have any right by virtue of or by reference to any provision of this Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator, custodian or other similar official, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and unless also the holders of not less than twenty-five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable security or indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee for sixty (60) days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding and no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the taker and holder of every Note with every other taker and holder and the Trustee, that no one or more holders of Notes shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of or by reference to any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other holder of Notes, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such holder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all holders of Notes (except as otherwise provided herein). For the protection and enforcement of this Section 7.04 each and every Noteholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

 

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event of redemption, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates against the Company shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such holder.

 

Anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, the holder of any Note, without the consent of either the Trustee or the holder of any other Note, in its own behalf and for its own benefit, may enforce, and may institute and maintain any proceeding suitable to enforce, its rights of conversion as provided herein.

 

SECTION 7.05. Proceedings By Trustee. In case of an Event of Default, the Trustee may, in its discretion, proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as are necessary to protect and enforce any of such rights, either by suit in equity or by action at law or by proceeding in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.

 

SECTION 7.06. Remedies Cumulative And Continuing. Except as provided in Section 2.06, all powers and remedies given by this Article 7 to the Trustee or to the Noteholders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any thereof or of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the holders of the Notes, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in this Indenture, and no delay or omission of the Trustee or of any holder of any of the Notes to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default or Event of Default occurring and continuing as aforesaid shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such default or any acquiescence therein, and, subject to the provisions of Section 7.04, every power and remedy given by this Article 7 or by law to the Trustee or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Noteholders.

 

SECTION 7.07. Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults By Majority of Noteholders. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 9.04 shall have the right to 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 the Trustee; provided that (a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, (b) the Trustee may take any other action which is not inconsistent with such direction, (c) the Trustee may decline to take any action that would benefit some Noteholder to the detriment of other Noteholders and (d) the Trustee may decline to take any action that would involve the Trustee in personal liability. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 9.04 may, on behalf of the holders of all of the Notes, waive any past

 

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Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences except (i) a default in the payment of the principal of the Notes, (ii) a default in the payment of the redemption price pursuant to Article 3, (iii) a default in the payment of the repurchase price pursuant to Article 3 or (iv) a default in respect of a covenant or provisions hereof which under Article 11 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holders of each or all Notes then outstanding or affected thereby. Upon any such waiver, the Company, the Trustee and the holders of the Notes shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Whenever any Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have been waived as permitted by this Section 7.07, said Default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Notes and this Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

SECTION 7.08. Notice of Defaults. The Trustee shall, within the earlier of thirty (30) days after a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of the occurrence of a default or ninety (90) days after it occurs, mail to all Noteholders, as the names and addresses of such holders appear upon the Note Register, notice of all defaults known to a Responsible Officer, unless such defaults shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice; provided that except in the case of default in the payment of the principal of any of the Notes, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Noteholders.

 

SECTION 7.09. Undertaking To Pay Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each holder of any Note by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may, in its discretion, require, 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, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; provided that the provisions of this Section 7.09 (to the extent permitted by law) shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Noteholder, or group of Noteholders, holding in the aggregate more than ten percent in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 9.04, or to any suit instituted by any Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest, if any, on any Note on or after the due date expressed in such Note or to any suit for the enforcement of the right to convert any Note in accordance with the provisions of Article 15.

 

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ARTICLE 8

THE TRUSTEE

 

SECTION 8.01. Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee. The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default which may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture. In case an Event of Default has occurred (which has not been cured or waived), the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

 

No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:

 

(a) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default which may have occurred:

 

(i) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act, and the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants, duties or obligations shall be read into this Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act against the Trustee; and

 

(ii) in the absence of bad faith and willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein;

 

(b) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee, unless the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

 

(c) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the written direction of the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined as provided in Section 9.04 relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy

 

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available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture;

 

(d) whether or not therein provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section;

 

(e) the Trustee shall not be liable in respect of any payment (as to the correctness of amount, entitlement to receive or any other matters relating to payment) or notice effected by the Company or any paying agent or any records maintained by any co-registrar with respect to the Notes;

 

(f) if any party fails to deliver a notice relating to an event the fact of which, pursuant to this Indenture, requires notice to be sent to the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely on its failure to receive such notice as reason to act as if no such event occurred; and

 

(g) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Event of Default hereunder unless it shall have been notified in writing of such Event of Default by the Company or the holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes.

 

None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

 

SECTION 8.02. Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:

 

(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, coupon or other paper or document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

 

(b) any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company;

 

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protection in respect of any action taken or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;

 

(d) 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 Noteholders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Noteholders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby;

 

(e) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the expense of the Company and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;

 

(f) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed by it with due care hereunder;

 

(g) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;

 

(h) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;

 

(i) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded; and

 

(j) any permissive right or authority granted to the Trustee shall not be construed as a mandatory duty.

 

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SECTION 8.03. No Responsibility For Recitals, Etc. The recitals contained herein and in the Notes (except in the Trustee’s certificate of authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Notes. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any Notes or the proceeds of any Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 8.04. Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Note Registrar May Own Notes. The Trustee, any paying agent, any conversion agent or Note Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, paying agent, conversion agent or Note Registrar.

 

SECTION 8.05. Monies to Be Held in Trust. Subject to the provisions of Section 13.04, all monies received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received. Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as may be agreed in writing from time to time by the Company and the Trustee.

 

SECTION 8.06. Compensation and Expenses of Trustee. The Company covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, such compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder in any capacity (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) as mutually agreed to from time to time in writing between the Company and the Trustee, and the Company will pay or reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances reasonably incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ) except any such expense, disbursement or advance as shall be determined to have been caused by its own negligence or willful misconduct. The Company and each of the Note Guarantors, jointly and severally, covenants to indemnify the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee (or any officer, director or employee of the Trustee), in any capacity under this Indenture and its agents and any authenticating agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damage, claim or expense including taxes (other than taxes based on the income of the Trustee) incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee or such officers, directors, employees and agent or authenticating agent, as the case may be, and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust or in any other capacity hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, a Note Guarantor, any holder or any other Person) of liability in the premises. The obligations of the

 

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Company and the Note Guarantors under this Section 8.06 to compensate or indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall be secured by a lien prior to that of the Notes upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust for the benefit of the holders of particular Notes. The obligation of the Company and the Note Guarantors under this Section shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

When the Trustee and its agents and any authenticating agent incur expenses or render services after an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(h) or (i) with respect to the Company occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws.

 

SECTION 8.07. Officers’ Certificate As Evidence. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee.

 

SECTION 8.08. Conflicting Interests of Trustee. If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall (i) eliminate such interest within 90 days, (ii) apply to the Commission for permission to continue as trustee or (iii) resign, in each case to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture.

 

SECTION 8.09. Eligibility of Trustee. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $150,000,000 (or if such Person is a member of a bank holding company system, its bank holding company shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $150,000,000). If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of any supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.09, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

 

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SECTION 8.10. Resignation or Removal of Trustee.

 

(a) The Trustee may at any time resign by giving written notice of such resignation to the Company and to the holders of Notes. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment sixty (60) days after the mailing of such notice of resignation to the Noteholders, the resigning Trustee may, upon ten (10) Business Days’ notice to the Company and the Noteholders, petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee, or, if any Noteholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six (6) months may, subject to the provisions of Section 7.09, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.

 

(b) In case at any time any of the following shall occur:

 

(i) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 8.08 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Noteholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six (6) months; or

 

(ii) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.09 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Noteholder; or

 

(iii) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation;

 

then, in any such case, the Company may remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or, subject to the provisions of Section 7.09, any Noteholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six (6) months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee; provided that if no successor Trustee shall have been appointed and have accepted appointment sixty (60) days after either the Company or the Noteholders has removed the Trustee, or the Trustee resigns, the Trustee so removed may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for an appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee.

 

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(c) The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may at any time remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee which shall be deemed appointed as successor trustee unless, within ten (10) days after notice to the Company of such nomination, the Company objects thereto, in which case the Trustee so removed or any Noteholder, or if such Trustee so removed or any Noteholder fails to act, the Company, upon the terms and conditions and otherwise as in Section 8.10(a) provided, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for an appointment of a successor trustee.

 

(d) Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 8.10 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 8.11.

 

(e) Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section, the Company’s obligations under Section 8.06 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

 

SECTION 8.11. Acceptance by Successor Trustee. Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 8.10 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as trustee herein; but, nevertheless, on the written request of the Company or of the successor trustee, the trustee ceasing to act shall, upon payment of any amount then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.06, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all the rights and powers of the trustee so ceasing to act. Upon request of any such successor trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor trustee all such rights and powers. Any trustee ceasing to act shall, nevertheless, retain a lien upon all property and funds held or collected by such trustee as such, except for funds held in trust for the benefit of holders of particular Notes, to secure any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.06.

 

No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.11 unless, at the time of such acceptance, such successor trustee shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 8.08 and be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.09.

 

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section 8.11, the Company (or the former trustee, at the written direction of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder to the holders of Notes at their addresses as they shall appear on the

 

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Note Register. If the Company fails to mail such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Company.

 

SECTION 8.12. Succession By Merger. Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee (including any trust created by this Indenture), shall be the successor to the Trustee hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, provided that in the case of any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, such corporation shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 8.08 and eligible under the provisions of Section 8.09.

 

In case at the time such successor to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture, any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee or authenticating agent appointed by such predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee or any authenticating agent appointed by such successor trustee may authenticate such Notes in the name of the successor trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force that is provided in the Notes or in this Indenture; provided that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Trustee or authenticate Notes in the name of any predecessor Trustee shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation.

 

SECTION 8.13. Preferential Collection of Claims. If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of the claims against the Company (or any such other obligor).

 

SECTION 8.14. Trustee’s Application For Instructions From The Company. Any application by the Trustee for written instructions from the Company (other than with regard to any action proposed to be taken or omitted to be taken by the Trustee that affects the rights of the holders of the Notes under this Indenture) may, at the option of the Trustee, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Trustee under this Indenture and the date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Trustee in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than three (3) Business Days after the date any officer of the Company actually receives

 

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such application, unless any such officer shall have consented in writing to any earlier date) unless prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of an omission), the Trustee shall have received written instructions in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted.

 

ARTICLE 9

THE NOTEHOLDERS

 

SECTION 9.01. Action By Noteholders. Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the holders of a specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), the fact that at the time of taking any such action, the holders of such specified percentage have joined therein may be evidenced (a) by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Noteholders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing, or (b) by the record of the holders of Notes voting in favor thereof at any meeting of Noteholders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article 10, or (c) by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of Noteholders. Whenever the Company or the Trustee solicits the taking of any action by the holders of the Notes, the Company or the Trustee may fix in advance of such solicitation, a date as the record date for determining holders entitled to take such action. The record date shall be not more than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of commencement of solicitation of such action.

 

SECTION 9.02. Proof of Execution by Noteholders. Subject to the provisions of Sections 8.01, 8.02 and 10.05, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Noteholder or its agent or proxy shall be sufficient if made in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. The holding of Notes shall be proved by the registry of such Notes or by a certificate of the Note Registrar.

 

The record of any Noteholders’ meeting shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 10.06.

 

SECTION 9.03. Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners. The Company, the Trustee, any paying agent, any conversion agent and any Note Registrar may deem the Person in whose name such Note shall be registered upon the Note Register to be, and may treat it as, the absolute owner of such Note (whether or not such Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by any Person other than the Company or any Note Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and interest, if any, on such Note, for conversion of such Note and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any paying agent nor any conversion agent nor any Note Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All such payments so made to any holder for the time being, or upon his

 

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order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for monies payable upon any such Note.

 

SECTION 9.04. Company-Owned Notes Disregarded. In determining whether the holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, consent, waiver or other action under this Indenture, Notes which are owned by the Company or any other obligor on the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or any other obligor on the Notes shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination; provided that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent, waiver or other action, only Notes which a Responsible Officer knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding for the purposes of this Section 9.04 if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to vote such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company, any other obligor on the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or any such other obligor. In the case of a dispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the Trustee. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officers’ Certificate listing and identifying all Notes, if any, known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above described Persons, and, subject to Section 8.01, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officers’ Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Notes not listed therein are outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.

 

SECTION 9.05. Revocation Of Consents, Future Noteholders Bound. At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 9.01, of the taking of any action by the holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Notes specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any holder of a Note which is shown by the evidence to be included in the Notes the holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 9.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as aforesaid, any such action taken by the holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future holders and owners of such Note and of any Notes issued in exchange or substitution therefor, irrespective of whether any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Note or any Note issued in exchange or substitution therefor.

 

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ARTICLE 10

MEETINGS OF NOTEHOLDERS

 

SECTION 10.01. Purpose Of Meetings. A meeting of Noteholders may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Article 10 for any of the following purposes:

 

(1) to give any notice to the Company or to the Trustee or to give any directions to the Trustee permitted under this Indenture, or to consent to the waiving of any Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences, or to take any other action authorized to be taken by Noteholders pursuant to any of the provisions of Article 7;

 

(2) to remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee pursuant to the provisions of Article 8;

 

(3) to consent to the execution of an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.02; or

 

(4) to take any other action authorized to be taken by or on behalf of the holders of any specified aggregate principal amount of the Notes under any other provision of this Indenture or under applicable law.

 

SECTION 10.02. Call Of Meetings By Trustee. The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Noteholders to take any action specified in Section 10.01, to be held at such time and at such place as the Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of the Noteholders, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting and the establishment of any record date pursuant to Section 9.01, shall be mailed to holders of Notes at their addresses as they shall appear on the Note Register. Such notice shall also be mailed to the Company. Such notices shall be mailed not less than twenty (20) nor more than ninety (90) days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.

 

Any meeting of Noteholders shall be valid without notice if the holders of all Notes then outstanding are present in person or by proxy or if notice is waived before or after the meeting by the holders of all Notes outstanding, and if the Company and the Trustee are either present by duly authorized representatives or have, before or after the meeting, waived notice.

 

SECTION 10.03. Call Of Meetings By Company Or Noteholders. In case at any time the Company, pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors, or the holders of at least twenty-five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of Noteholders, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the Trustee shall not have mailed the notice of such meeting within twenty (20) days after receipt of such request, then the Company or such Noteholders may determine the time and the place for such meeting and may call such meeting to take any action authorized in Section 10.01, by mailing notice thereof as provided in Section 10.02.

 

SECTION 10.04. Qualifications For Voting. To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Noteholders a person shall (a) be a holder of one or more Notes on the record date pertaining to such meeting or (b) be a person appointed by an

 

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instrument in writing as proxy by a holder of one or more Notes on the record date pertaining to such meeting. The only persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Noteholders shall be the persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Company and its counsel.

 

SECTION 10.05. Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Noteholders, in regard to proof of the holding of Notes and of the appointment of proxies, and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall think fit.

 

The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Noteholders as provided in Section 10.03, in which case the Company or the Noteholders calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes represented at the meeting and entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 9.04, at any meeting each Noteholder or proxyholder shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held or represented by him; provided that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Note challenged as not outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote other than by virtue of Notes held by him or instruments in writing as aforesaid duly designating him as the proxy to vote on behalf of other Noteholders. Any meeting of Noteholders duly called pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.02 or 10.03 may be adjourned from time to time by the holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented at the meeting, whether or not constituting a quorum, and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.

 

SECTION 10.06. Voting. The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Noteholders shall be by written ballot on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the holders of Notes or of their representatives by proxy and the outstanding principal amount of the Notes held or represented by them. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in duplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of Noteholders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or

 

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more persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was mailed as provided in Section 10.02. The record shall show the principal amount of the Notes voting in favor of or against any resolution. The record shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the duplicates shall be delivered to the Company and the other to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting.

 

Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.

 

SECTION 10.07. No Delay Of Rights By Meeting. Nothing contained in this Article 10 shall be deemed or construed to authorize or permit, by reason of any call of a meeting of Noteholders or any rights expressly or impliedly conferred hereunder to make such call, any hindrance or delay in the exercise of any right or rights conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Noteholders under any of the provisions of this Indenture or of the Notes.

 

ARTICLE 11

AMENDMENTS; SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

 

SECTION 11.01. Amendment or Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders. The Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors, and the Trustee may, from time to time, and at any time amend this Indenture or enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for one or more of the following purposes:

 

(a) make provision with respect to the conversion rights of the holders of Notes pursuant to the requirements of Section 15.06 and the repurchase obligations of the Company pursuant to the requirements of Section 3.05(e);

 

(b) to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge to the Trustee as security for the Notes, any property or assets or to otherwise secure the Notes;

 

(c) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company, or successive successions, and the assumption by the successor Person of the covenants, agreements and obligations of the Company pursuant to Article 12;

 

(d) to add to the covenants of the Company such further covenants, restrictions or conditions as the Board of Directors and the Trustee shall consider to be for the benefit of the holders of Notes, and to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions or conditions a default or an Event of Default permitting the enforcement of all or any of the several remedies provided in this Indenture as herein set forth; provided that in respect of any such additional covenant, restriction or condition, such amendment or supplemental indenture may provide for a particular period of grace after default (which period may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of

 

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other defaults) or may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such default or may limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such default;

 

(e) to add additional Note Guarantees with respect to the Notes;

 

(f) to make any change in Article 16 or Article 18 that would limit or terminate the benefits available to any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company or any Note Guarantor (or any Representatives therefor) under Article 16 or Article 18;

 

(g) to provide for the issuance under this Indenture of Notes and to provide for exchangeability of such Notes with the Notes issued hereunder in fully registered form and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose;

 

(h) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein or in any amendment or supplemental indenture that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained herein or in any amendment or supplemental indenture, or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under this Indenture that shall not adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Notes;

 

(i) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Notes; or

 

(j) to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to effect the qualifications of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, or under any similar federal statute hereafter enacted.

 

An amendment under this Section 11.01 may not make any change that adversely affects the rights under Article 16 or Article 18 of any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company or any Note Guarantor unless the holders of such Senior Indebtedness (or any group or representative thereof authorized to give a consent) consent to such change.

 

Upon the written request of the Company, accompanied by a copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors certified by its Secretary or Assistant Secretary authorizing the execution of any amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company in the execution of any such amendment or supplemental indenture, to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained and to accept the conveyance, transfer and assignment of any property thereunder; provided that the Trustee shall not be obligated to, but may in its discretion, enter into any amendment or supplemental indenture that affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

 

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the consent of the holders of any of the Notes at the time outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 11.02.

 

SECTION 11.02. Amendment or Supplemental Indenture With Consent Of Noteholders. With the consent (evidenced as provided in Article 9) of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, the Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors, and the Trustee may, from time to time and at any time, enter into an amendment to this Indenture or an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or any amendment or supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of the Notes; provided that no such amendment or supplemental indenture shall not without the consent of each Noteholder so affected:

 

(a) extend the fixed maturity of any Note;

 

(b) reduce the principal amount or premium thereof or change the date on which any Note may be redeemed pursuant to Section 3.01(a) thereof;

 

(c) reduce any amount payable on redemption or repurchase thereof;

 

(d) change the obligation of the Company to repurchase any Note at the option of a Noteholder on a Repurchase Date in a manner adverse to the holders of Notes, or change the obligation of the Company to repurchase any Note upon the happening of a Designated Event in a manner adverse to the holders of Notes;

 

(e) impair the right of any Noteholder to receive payment of principal of such holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefore or to institute suit for the payment thereof;

 

(f) make the principal thereof payable in any coin or currency other than that provided in the Notes;

 

(g) impair the right to convert the Notes into Common Stock or reduce the number of shares of Common Stock or any other property receivable by a Noteholder upon conversion subject to the terms set forth herein, including Section 15.06;

 

(h) modify any of the provisions of this Section 11.02 or Section 7.07, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the holder of each Note so affected;

 

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(j) reduce the quorum or voting requirements set forth in Article 10 or modify or change Article 16, 17 or 18 in any manner adverse to the Noteholders’ rights thereunder; or

 

(k) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Notes, the holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or supplemental indenture, without the consent of the holders of all Notes then outstanding.

 

Upon the written request of the Company, accompanied by a copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors certified by its Secretary or Assistant Secretary authorizing the execution of any such amendment or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Noteholders as aforesaid, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such amendment or supplemental indenture unless such amendment or supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amendment or supplemental indenture.

 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Noteholders under this Section 11.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.

 

SECTION 11.03. Effect Of Amendment or Supplemental Indenture. Any amendment or supplemental indenture executed pursuant to the provisions of this Article 11 shall comply with the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect, provided that this Section 11.03 shall not require such amendment or supplemental indenture or the Trustee to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act prior to the time such qualification is in fact required under the terms of the Trust Indenture Act or the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, nor shall it constitute any admission or acknowledgment by any party to such amendment or supplemental indenture that any such qualification is required prior to the time such qualification is in fact required under the terms of the Trust Indenture Act or the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act. Upon the execution of any amendment or supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 11, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company, the Note Guarantors and the holders of Notes shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder, subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments and all the terms and conditions of any such amendment or supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

 

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provisions of this Article 11 may bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such amendment or supplemental indenture. If the Company or the Trustee shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such amendment or supplemental indenture may, at the Company’s expense, be prepared and executed by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee (or an authenticating agent duly appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 19.11) and delivered in exchange for the Notes then outstanding, upon surrender of such Notes then outstanding.

 

SECTION 11.05. Evidence Of Compliance Of Amendment or Supplemental Indenture To Be Furnished To Trustee. Prior to entering into any amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be provided with an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any amendment or supplemental indenture executed pursuant hereto complies with the requirements of this Article 11 and is otherwise authorized or permitted by this Indenture.

 

SECTION 11.06. Execution of Amendment or Supplemental Indenture for Future Note Guarantors. Each Subsidiary which is required to become a Note Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.08 shall promptly execute and deliver to the Trustee an amendment or supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall become a Note Guarantor under this Section 11.06 and shall guarantee the Guaranteed Obligations. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of such amendment or supplemental indenture, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers’ Certificate to the effect that such amendment or supplemental indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary and that, subject to the application of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or transfer and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and to the principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity, the Note Guarantee of such Note Guarantor is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Note Guarantor, enforceable against such Note Guarantor in accordance with its terms and or to such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request.

 

ARTICLE 12

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, CONVEYANCE AND LEASE

 

SECTION 12.01. When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets. (a) The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets to, any Person, unless:

 

(i) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Company”) shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and the Successor Company (if not the Company as the case may be) shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture hereto,

 

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executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture;

 

(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Successor Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

 

(iii) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) company with this Indenture.

 

The Successor Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of the Company under this Indenture.

 

(b) The Company shall not permit any Note Guarantor to consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets to any Person unless:

 

(i) in the case of any Note Guarantor which is a Domestic Subsidiary, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person will be a corporation, partnership or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and such Person (if not such Note Guarantor) shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Note Guarantor under its Note Guarantee;

 

(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the resulting, surviving or transferee Person as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by such Person at the time of such transaction), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

 

(iii) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Note Guarantor which ceases to Guarantee any Indebtedness of the Company evidenced by the Senior Subordinated Notes or, if no Senior Subordinated Notes remain outstanding, by any of the Senior Secured Notes, or if no Senior Secured Notes remain outstanding, by any outstanding Designated Notes.

 

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SECTION 12.02. Successor To Be Substituted. In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the due and punctual payment of the principal of all of the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Company, such successor Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the party of this first part. Such successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of ON Semiconductor Corporation any or all of the Notes, issuable hereunder that theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such successor Person instead of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, any Notes that previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Notes that such successor Person thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All the Notes so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Notes theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Notes had been issued at the date of the execution hereof. In the event of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease, the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Indenture or any successor that shall thereafter have become such in the manner prescribed in this Article 12 may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter and such Person shall be released from its liabilities as obligor and maker of the Notes and from its obligations under this Indenture.

 

In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Notes thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

 

ARTICLE 13

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

 

SECTION 13.01. Discharge Of Indenture. When (a) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all Notes theretofore authenticated (other than any Notes that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and in lieu of or in substitution for which other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered) and not theretofore canceled, or (b) all the Notes not theretofore canceled or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, or are by their terms to become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and the Company shall deposit with the Trustee, in trust, funds or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption of all of the Notes (other than any Notes that shall

 

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have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and in lieu of or in substitution for which other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered) not theretofore canceled or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal due or to become due to such date of maturity or redemption date, as the case may be, accompanied by a verification report, in the case of a deposit of U.S. Government Obligations, as to the sufficiency of the deposited amount, from an independent certified accountant or other financial professional satisfactory to the Trustee, and if the Company shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to (i) remaining rights of registration of transfer, substitution and exchange and conversion of Notes, (ii) rights hereunder of Noteholders to receive payments of principal of and interest, if any, on, the Notes and the other rights, duties and obligations of Noteholders, as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the amounts, if any, so deposited with the Trustee and (iii) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee hereunder), and the Trustee, on written demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as required by Section 19.05 and at the cost and expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture; the Company, however, hereby agrees to reimburse the Trustee for any costs or expenses thereafter reasonably and properly incurred by the Trustee and to compensate the Trustee for any services thereafter reasonably and properly rendered by the Trustee in connection with this Indenture or the Notes.

 

SECTION 13.02. Deposited Monies To Be Held In Trust By Trustee. Subject to Section 13.04, all monies or securities deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 13.01, shall be held in trust for the sole benefit of the Noteholders, and such monies shall be applied by the Trustee to the payment, either directly or through any paying agent (including the Company if acting as its own paying agent), to the holders of the particular Notes for the payment or redemption of which such monies have been deposited with the Trustee, of all sums due and to become due thereon for principal.

 

SECTION 13.03. Paying Agent To Repay Monies Held. Upon the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, all monies then held by any paying agent of the Notes (other than the Trustee) shall, upon written request of the Company, be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee, and thereupon such paying agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such monies.

 

SECTION 13.04. Return Of Unclaimed Monies. Subject to the requirements of applicable law, any monies deposited with or paid to the Trustee for payment of the principal on Notes and not applied but remaining unclaimed by the holders of Notes for two years after the date upon which the principal of such Notes, as the case may be, shall have become due and payable, shall be repaid to the Company by the Trustee on demand and all liability of the Trustee shall thereupon cease with respect to such monies; and the holder of any of the Notes shall thereafter look only to the Company for any payment that such holder may

 

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be entitled to collect unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another Person.

 

SECTION 13.05. Reinstatement. If the Trustee or the paying agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 13.02 by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 13.01 until such time as the Trustee or the paying agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 13.02; provided that if the Company makes any payment of principal of any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or paying agent.

 

ARTICLE 14

IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS,

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

 

SECTION 14.01. Indenture And Notes Solely Corporate Obligations. No recourse for the payment of the principal of or interest, if any, on any Note, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture or in any amendment or supplemental indenture or in any Note, or because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, employee, agent, officer, director or subsidiary, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issue of the Notes.

 

ARTICLE 15

CONVERSION OF NOTES

 

SECTION 15.01. Right To Convert. (a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, on or prior to April 14, 2024, the holder of any Note shall have the right, at such holder’s option, to convert the principal amount of the Note, or any portion of such principal amount which is a multiple of $1,000, into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as such shares shall then be constituted) at the Conversion Rate in effect at such time, by surrender of the Note so to be converted in whole or in part, together with any required funds, under the circumstances described in this Section 15.01 and in the manner provided in Section 15.02. The Notes shall be convertible only upon the occurrence of one of the following events:

 

(i) during any Fiscal Quarter commencing after June 30, 2004, if the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock exceeds 120% of the then-effective Conversion Price for at least 20 Trading Days in the 30 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter (it being understood for purposes of this Section 15.01(a)(i) that the Conversion Price in effect at the close of business on each of the 30 consecutive Trading Days should be used); provided, that if the Notes became convertible under this subclause (i) during any fiscal quarter, then the Notes will remain convertible at all times thereafter until the close of business on April 14, 2024;

 

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(ii) during the five Business Day period immediately following any five consecutive Trading Day period (the “Measurement Period”) in which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes for each day of such Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of $1,000 principal amount of the Notes; provided that no conversion pursuant to this clause (ii) may be made after April 15, 2019, if on any Trading Day during the Measurement Period, the Closing Sale Price is more than 100%, but less than 120% of the Conversion Price on such Trading Day;

 

(iii) if such Note has been called for redemption, at any time on or after the date the notice of redemption has been given until the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the redemption date; or

 

(iv) after the date, if ever, on which either Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) assigns an initial credit rating to the Notes (a) the credit rating assigned to the Notes by either Moody’s or S&P is three or more rating subcategories below the initial credit rating assigned by Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be, or (b) any period in which the Notes are no longer rated by either Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be if such ratings agency had previously rated the Notes.

 

(v) as provided in Section (b) of this Section 15.01.

 

The Company (or other conversion agent appointed by the Company) shall determine on a daily basis during the time period specified in Section 15.01(a)(i) whether the Notes shall be convertible as a result of the occurrence of an event specified in clause (i) above and, if the Notes shall be so convertible, the Company (or other conversion agent appointed by the Company) shall promptly deliver to the Trustee written notice thereof. Whenever the Notes shall become convertible pursuant to this Section 19.03, the Company or, at the Company’s request, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall notify the holders of the event triggering such convertibility in the manner provided in

 

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Section 19.03. Any notice so given shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the holder receives such notice.

 

Neither the conversion agent appointed by the Company nor the Trustee shall have an obligation to determine the Trading Price under this Section 15.01 unless the Company has requested such a determination; and the Company shall have no obligation to make such request unless a holder provides it with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes would be less than 98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of $1,000 principal amount of Notes. If such evidence is provided, the Company shall instruct the Trustee (or conversion agent) to determine the Trading Price of the Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price and the number of shares issuable upon conversion of $1,000 principal amount of the Notes; provided that the Trustee shall be under no duty or obligation to make the calculations described in Section 15.01(a)(ii) hereof or to determine whether the Notes are convertible pursuant to such section. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall make the calculations described in Section 15.01(a)(ii), using the Trading Price provided by the Trustee.

 

The Trustee shall be entitled at its sole discretion to consult with the Company and to request the assistance of the Company in connection with the Trustee’s duties and obligations pursuant to Section 15.01(a)(ii) hereof, and the Company agrees, if requested by the Trustee, to cooperate with, and provide assistance to, the Trustee in carrying out its duties under this Section 15.01; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to relieve the Trustee of its duties pursuant to Section 15.01(a)(ii) hereof.

 

(b) In addition, if:

 

(i) (A) the Company distributes to all holders of its Common Stock rights or warrants entitling them (for a period expiring within 45 days of the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to receive such distribution) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock, at a price per share less than the average of the Closing Sale Price for the ten Trading Days immediately preceding, but not including, the date such distribution is first publicly announced by the Company; (B) the Company distributes to all holders of its Common Stock, cash or other assets, debt securities or rights to purchase its securities, where the Fair Market Value of such distribution per share of Common Stock exceeds 10% of the Closing Sale Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date such distribution is first publicly announced by the Company, then, in either case, the Notes may be surrendered for conversion at any time on and after the date that the Company gives notice to the holders of such distribution, which shall be not less than 20 days prior to the Ex-Dividend Time for such distribution, until the earlier of the close of

 

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business on the second Business Day immediately preceding, but not including, the Ex-Dividend Time or the date the Company publicly announces that such distribution will not take place; provided that no adjustment to the Conversion Rate will be made if the holder will otherwise participate in such distribution without conversion in which case a holder of a Note will not have the ability to convert pursuant to this Section 15.01(b); or

 

(ii) the Company consolidates with or merges with or into another Person or is a party to a binding share exchange or conveys, transfers, sells, leases or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its properties and assets in each case pursuant to which the Company’s Common Stock is converted into cash, securities or other property, then the Notes may be surrendered for conversion at any time from and after the date fifteen (15) days prior to the anticipated effective date of the transaction and ending on and including the date fifteen (15) days after the consummation of the transaction. The Board of Directors shall determine the anticipated effective date of the transaction, and such determination shall be conclusive and binding on the holders. Beginning on the effective date of the transaction, the right to convert the Notes into Common Stock will convert into a right to convert the Notes into the kind and amount of cash, securities and other property that a Noteholder would have received if such holder had converted such holder’s Notes immediately prior to the transaction. If such transaction also constitutes a Designated Event, a Noteholder may require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of such holder’s Notes pursuant to Section 3.05.

 

Ex-Dividend Time” means, with respect to any distribution on shares of Common Stock, the first date on which the shares of Common Stock trade regular way on the principal securities market on which the shares of Common Stock are then traded without the right to receive such distribution.

 

(c) A Note in respect of which a holder is electing to exercise its option to require the Company to repurchase such holder’s Notes upon a Designated Event pursuant to Section 3.05, or at the option of the holder pursuant to Section 3.06, may be converted only if such holder withdraws its election in accordance with Section 3.05(c) or Section 3.08, respectively. A holder of Notes is not entitled to any rights of a holder of Common Stock until such holder has converted his Notes to Common Stock, and only to the extent such Notes are deemed to have been converted to Common Stock under this Article 15.

 

SECTION 15.02. Exercise Of Conversion Privilege; Issuance Of Common Stock On Conversion; No Adjustment For Dividends. In order to exercise the conversion privilege with respect to any Note in certificated form, the Company must receive at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose or, at the option of such holder, the Corporate Trust Office, such Note

 

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with the original or facsimile of the form entitled “Conversion Notice” on the reverse thereof, duly completed and manually signed, together with such Notes duly endorsed for transfer, accompanied by the funds, if any, required by the penultimate paragraph of this Section 15.02. Such notice shall also state the name or names (with address or addresses) in which the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock which shall be issuable on such conversion shall be issued, and shall be accompanied by transfer or similar taxes, if required pursuant to Section 15.07.

 

In order to exercise the conversion privilege with respect to any interest in a Global Note, the beneficial holder must complete, or cause to be completed, the appropriate instruction form for conversion pursuant to the Depositary’s book-entry conversion program, deliver, or cause to be delivered, by book-entry delivery an interest in such Global Note, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents if required by the Company or the Trustee or conversion agent, and pay the funds, if any, required by this Section 15.02 and any transfer taxes if required pursuant to Section 15.07.

 

As promptly as practicable after satisfaction of the requirements for conversion set forth above, subject to compliance with any restrictions on transfer if shares issuable on conversion are to be issued in a name other than that of the Noteholder (as if such transfer were a transfer of the Note or Notes (or portion thereof) so converted), the Company shall issue and shall deliver to such Noteholder at the office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose pursuant to Section 5.02, a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of such Note or portion thereof as determined by the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Article 15 and a check or cash in respect of any fractional interest in respect of a share of Common Stock arising upon such conversion, calculated by the Company as provided in Section 15.03; provided that at the Company’s option the Company may issue one share of its Common Stock in lieu of paying for any fractional interest in respect of a share of Common Stock. In case any Note of a denomination greater than $1,000 shall be surrendered for partial conversion, and subject to Section 2.03, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the holder of the Note so surrendered, without charge to him, a new Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Note.

 

Each conversion shall be deemed to have been effected as to any such Note (or portion thereof) on the date (the “Conversion Date”) on which the requirements set forth above in this Section 15.02 have been satisfied as to such Note (or portion thereof), and the Person in whose name any certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon such conversion shall be deemed to have become on said date the holder of record of the shares represented thereby; provided that any such surrender on any date when the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed shall constitute the Person in whose name the certificates are to be issued as the record holder thereof for all

 

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purposes on the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer books are open, but such conversion shall be at the Conversion Rate in effect on the date upon which such Note shall be surrendered.

 

Upon the conversion of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee (or other conversion agent appointed by the Company), or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee (or other conversion agent appointed by the Company), shall make a notation on such Global Note as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any conversions of Notes effected through any conversion agent other than the Trustee.

 

SECTION 15.03. Cash Payments in Lieu of Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock or scrip certificates representing fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion of Notes. If more than one Note shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same holder, the number of full shares that shall be issuable upon conversion shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted hereby) so surrendered. If any fractional share of stock would be issuable upon the conversion of any Note or Notes, the Company shall make an adjustment and payment therefor in cash at the current market price thereof to the holder of Notes; provided that at the Company’s option, the Company may issue one share of its Common Stock in lieu of paying cash for any fractional interest in respect of a share of Common Stock. The current market price of a share of Common Stock shall be the Closing Sale Price on the last Trading Day immediately preceding the Conversion Date.

 

SECTION 15.04. Conversion Rate. Each $1,000 principal amount of the Notes shall be convertible into the number of shares of Common Stock specified in the form of Note (herein called the “Conversion Rate”) attached as Exhibit A hereto, subject to adjustment as provided in this Article 15.

 

SECTION 15.05. Adjustment Of Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company as follows:

 

(a) In case the Company shall hereafter pay a dividend or make a distribution to all holders of the outstanding Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect at the opening of business on the date following the date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or other distribution by a fraction,

 

(i) the numerator of which shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or

 

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other distribution plus the total number of shares of Common Stock constituting such dividend or other distribution; and

 

(ii) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination,

 

such increase to become effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for such determination. For the purpose of this paragraph (a), the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company. The Company will not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 15.05(a) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

 

(b) In case the Company shall issue rights or warrants to all holders of its outstanding shares of Common Stock entitling them (for a period expiring within forty-five (45) days after the date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 Trading Days immediately preceding the date such distribution is first publicly announced by the Company, the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants by a fraction,

 

(i) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants plus the total number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and

 

(ii) the denominator of which shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants plus the number of shares that the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered would purchase at a price equal to the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 Trading Days immediately preceding the date such distribution is first publicly announced by the Company,

 

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receive such rights or warrants. To the extent that shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustments made upon the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. If such rights or warrants are not so issued, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants had not been fixed. In determining whether any rights or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price less than the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 Trading Days immediately preceding the date such distribution is first publicly announced by the Company, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.

 

(c) In case outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Rate in effect at the opening of business on the day following the day upon which such subdivision becomes effective shall be proportionately increased, and conversely, in case outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be combined into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Rate in effect at the opening of business on the day following the day upon which such combination becomes effective shall be proportionately reduced, such increase or reduction, as the case may be, to become effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following the day upon which such subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

(d) In case the Company shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all holders of its Common Stock shares of any class of capital stock of the Company or evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including securities, but excluding any rights or warrants referred to in Section 15.05(b), and excluding any dividend or distribution (x) paid exclusively in cash or (y) referred to in Section 15.05(a) (any of the foregoing hereinafter in this Section 15.05(d)) called the “Securities”)), then, in each such case (unless the Company elects to reserve such Securities for distribution to the Noteholders upon the conversion of the Notes so that any such holder converting Notes will receive upon such conversion, in addition to the shares of Common Stock to which such holder is entitled, the amount and kind of such Securities which such holder would have received if such holder had converted its Notes into Common Stock immediately prior to the Record Date for such distribution of the Securities) the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall be equal to the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date with respect to such distribution by a fraction,

 

(i) the numerator of which shall be the Current Market Price on such Record Date; and

 

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(ii) the denominator of which shall be the Current Market Price on such Record Date less the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive, and described in a resolution of the Board of Directors) on the Record Date of the portion of the Securities so distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock,

 

such adjustment to become effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following such Record Date; provided that if the then Fair Market Value (as so determined) of the portion of the Securities so distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock is equal to or greater than the Current Market Price on the Record Date, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, adequate provision shall be made so that each Noteholder shall have the right to receive upon conversion the amount of Securities such holder would have received had such holder converted each Note on the Record Date. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. If the Board of Directors determines the Fair Market Value of any distribution for purposes of this Section 15.05(d) by reference to the actual or when issued trading market for any securities, it must in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing the Current Market Price on the applicable Record Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Securities distributed by the Company to all holders of its Common Stock consist of capital stock of, or similar equity interests in, a Subsidiary or other business unit, the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall be equal to the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date with respect to such distribution by a fraction,

 

(i) the numerator of which shall be the sum of (A) the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the ten (10) Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading Day after the Ex-Dividend Time plus (B) the Fair Market Value of the securities distributed in respect of each share of Common Stock for which this Section 15.05(d) applies and shall equal the number of securities distributed in respect of each share of Common Stock multiplied by the average of the closing sale prices of those securities distributed (where such closing sale prices are available) for the ten (10) Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading Day after the Ex-Dividend Time; and

 

(ii) the denominator of which shall be the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the ten (10) Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading Day after the Ex-Dividend Time,

 

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the foregoing adjustment make adequate provision so that each Noteholder shall have the right to receive upon conversion the amount of Securities such holder would have received had such holder converted each Note on the Record Date with respect to such distribution.

 

Rights or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of Common Stock entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s capital stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”): (i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock; (ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 15.05 (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 15.05 will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 15.05(d). If any such right or warrant, including any such existing rights or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Indenture, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and record date with respect to new rights or warrants with such rights (and a termination or expiration of the existing rights or warrants without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 15.05 was made, (1) in the case of any such rights or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase, and (2) in the case of such rights or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights and warrants had not been issued.

 

No adjustment of the Conversion Rate shall be made pursuant to this Section 15.05(d) in respect of rights or warrants distributed or deemed distributed on any Trigger Event to the extent that such rights or warrants are actually distributed, or reserved by the Company for distribution to holders of Notes upon conversion by such holders of Notes to Common Stock.

 

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For purposes of this Section 15.05(d) and Section 15.05(a) and (b), any dividend or distribution to which this Section 15.05(d) is applicable that also includes shares of Common Stock, or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock (or both), shall be deemed instead to be (1) a dividend or distribution of the evidences of indebtedness, assets or shares of capital stock other than such shares of Common Stock or rights or warrants (and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 15.05(d) with respect to such dividend or distribution shall then be made) immediately followed by (2) a dividend or distribution of such shares of Common Stock or such rights or warrants (and any further Conversion Rate adjustment required by Sections 15.05(a) and 15.05(b) with respect to such dividend or distribution shall then be made), except (A) the Record Date of such dividend or distribution shall be substituted as “the date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or other distribution”, “the date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants” and “the date fixed for such determination” within the meaning of Section 15.05(a) and 15.05(b) and (B) any shares of Common Stock included in such dividend or distribution shall not be deemed “outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination” within the meaning of Section 15.05(a).

 

(e) In case the Company shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all holders of its Common Stock cash (excluding any dividend or distribution in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary), then, in such case, the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on such record date by a fraction,

 

(i) the numerator of which shall be the Current Market Price on such record date; and

 

(ii) the denominator of which shall be the Current Market Price on such record date less the amount of cash so distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock,

 

such adjustment to be effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following the record date; provided that if the portion of the cash so distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock is equal to or greater than the Current Market Price on the record date, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, adequate provision shall be made so that each Noteholder shall have the right to receive upon conversion the amount of cash such holder would have received had such holder converted each Note on the record date. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

 

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(f) In case a tender or exchange offer made by the Company or any Subsidiary for all or any portion of the Common Stock shall expire and such tender or exchange offer (as amended upon the expiration thereof) shall require the payment to stockholders of consideration per share of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and described in a resolution of the Board of Directors) that as of the last time (the “Expiration Time”) tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended) exceeds the Closing Sale Price of a share of Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Time, the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Expiration Time by a fraction,

 

(i) the numerator of which shall be the sum of (x) the Fair Market Value (determined as aforesaid) of the aggregate consideration payable to stockholders based on the acceptance (up to any maximum specified in the terms of the tender or exchange offer) of all shares validly tendered or exchanged and not withdrawn as of the Expiration Time (the shares deemed so accepted up to any such maximum, being referred to as the “Purchased Shares”) and (y) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (less any Purchased Shares) at the Expiration Time and the Closing Sale Price of a share of Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Time, and

 

(ii) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (including the Purchased Shares) at the Expiration Time multiplied by the Closing Sale Price of a share of Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Time,

 

such adjustment to become effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following the Expiration Time. If the Company is obligated to purchase shares pursuant to any such tender or exchange offer, but the Company is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases or all such purchases are rescinded, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender or exchange offer had not been made.

 

(g) In addition, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted to the extent required by Section 2(e) of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(h) For purposes of this Section 15.05, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated:

 

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day before the “ex” date with respect to the issuance, distribution, subdivision or combination requiring such computation immediately prior to the date in question. For purpose of this paragraph, the term “ex” date, (1) when used with respect to any issuance or distribution, means the first date on which the Common Stock trades, regular way, on the relevant exchange or in the relevant market from which the Closing Sale Price was obtained without the right to receive such issuance or distribution, and (2) when used with respect to any subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock, means the first date on which the Common Stock trades, regular way, on such exchange or in such market after the time at which such subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

If another issuance, distribution, subdivision or combination to which Section 15.05 applies occurs during the period applicable for calculating “Current Market Price” pursuant to the definition in the preceding paragraph, “Current Market Price” shall be calculated for such period in a manner determined by the Board of Directors to reflect the impact of such issuance, distribution, subdivision or combination on the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock during such period.

 

(ii) “Record Date” shall mean, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Stock have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Common Stock (or other applicable security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors or by statute, contract or otherwise).

 

(iii) “Trading Day” shall mean (x) if the applicable security is quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market, a day on which trades may be made thereon or (y) if the applicable security is listed or admitted for trading on the American Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange, a day on which the American Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange is open for business or (z) if the applicable security is not so listed, admitted for trading or quoted, any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

(i) The Company may make such increases in the Conversion Rate, in addition to those required by Section 15.05(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) as the Board of Directors considers to be advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase Common Stock resulting from any dividend or distribution of stock (or rights to acquire stock) or from any event treated as such for income tax purposes.

 

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To the extent permitted by applicable law and Nasdaq Marketplace rules, the Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for any period of time if the Board of Directors shall have made a determination that such increase would be in the best interests of the Company, which determination shall be conclusive. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company shall mail to holders of record of the Notes a notice of the increase, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.

 

(j) No adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent (1.00%) in such rate; provided that any adjustments that by reason of this Section 15.05(j) are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment; provided that this paragraph (j) shall not apply to any Conversion Rate Increase Amount required to be effected or paid in the Registration Rights Agreement. All calculations under this Article 15 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000) of a share, as the case may be. No adjustment need be made for rights to purchase Common Stock pursuant to a Company plan for reinvestment of dividends or interest or for any issuance of Common Stock or convertible or exchangeable securities or rights to purchase Common Stock or convertible or exchangeable securities. To the extent the Notes become convertible into cash, assets, property or securities (other than capital stock of the Company), no adjustment need be made thereafter as to the cash, assets, property or such securities. Interest will not accrue on any cash into which the Notes are convertible.

 

(k) Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee and any conversion agent other than the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received such Officers’ Certificate, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may assume that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect. Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective and shall mail such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate to the holder of each Note at his last address appearing on the Note Register provided for in Section 2.05 of this Indenture, within twenty (20) days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.

 

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receive a dividend or distribution pursuant to Section 15.05(a), (3) a date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive rights or warrants pursuant to Section 15.05(b), or (4) the Expiration Time for any tender or exchange offer pursuant to Section 15.05(f), (a “Determination Date”), the Company may elect to defer until the occurrence of the applicable Adjustment Event (as hereinafter defined) (x) issuing to the holder of any Note converted after such Determination Date and before the occurrence of such Adjustment Event, the additional shares of Common Stock or other securities issuable upon such conversion by reason of the adjustment required by such Adjustment Event over and above the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion before giving effect to such adjustment and (y) paying to such holder any amount in cash in lieu of any fraction pursuant to Section 15.03. For purposes of this Section 15.05(l), the term “Adjustment Event” shall mean:

 

(i) in any case referred to in clause (1) hereof, the occurrence of such event,

 

(ii) in any case referred to in clause (2) hereof, the date any such dividend or distribution is paid or made,

 

(iii) in any case referred to in clause (3) hereof, the date of expiration of such rights or warrants, and

 

(iv) in any case referred to in clause (4) hereof, the date a sale or exchange of Common Stock pursuant to such tender or exchange offer is consummated and becomes irrevocable.

 

(m) For purposes of this Section 15.05, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company but shall include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock. The Company will not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company.

 

SECTION 15.06. Effect Of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale. If any of the following events occur, namely (i) any reclassification or change of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a subdivision or combination to which Section 15.05(c) applies), (ii) any consolidation, merger or combination of the Company with another Person as a result of which holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash) with respect to or in exchange for such Common Stock, or (iii) any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company to any other Person as a result of which holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash) with respect to or in exchange for such Common Stock, then the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall

 

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execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture (which shall comply with the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of execution of such supplemental indenture) providing that each Note shall be convertible into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, sale or conveyance by a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Notes (assuming, for such purposes, a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock are available to convert all such Notes) immediately prior to such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, sale or conveyance assuming such holder of Common Stock did not exercise his rights of election, if any, as to the kind or amount of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, sale or conveyance (provided that, if the kind or amount of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, sale or conveyance is not the same for each share of Common Stock in respect of which such rights of election shall not have been exercised (“Non-electing share”), then for the purposes of this Section 15.06 the kind and amount of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, sale or conveyance for each non-electing share shall be deemed to be the kind and amount so receivable per share by a plurality of the non-electing shares). Such supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article 15.

 

The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each holder of Notes, at its address appearing on the Note Register provided for in Section 2.05 of this Indenture, within twenty (20) days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.

 

The above provisions of this Section shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, combinations, sales and conveyances.

 

If this Section 15.06 applies to any event or occurrence, Section 15.05 shall not apply.

 

SECTION 15.07. Taxes On Shares Issued. The issue of stock certificates on conversions of Notes shall be made without charge to the converting Noteholder for any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax in respect of the issue thereof. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any such tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of stock in any name other than that of the holder of any Note converted, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any such stock certificate unless and until the Person or Persons requesting the issue thereof shall

 

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have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.

 

SECTION 15.08. Reservation of Shares, Shares to Be Fully Paid; Listing of Common Stock. The Company shall provide, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient shares of Common Stock to provide for the conversion of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for conversion.

 

Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment increasing the Conversion Rate to an amount that would cause the Conversion Price to be reduced below the then par value, if any, of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, the Company will take all corporate action which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally issue shares of such Common Stock at such adjusted Conversion Rate.

 

The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon conversion of Notes will upon issue be fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

 

The Company further covenants that it will, if permitted by the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system, list and keep listed, so long as the Common Stock shall be so listed on all Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes; provided that if the rules of the Nasdaq National Market (or such other national securities exchange or automated quotation system) permit the Company to defer the listing of such Common Stock until the first conversion of the Notes into Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Company covenants to list such Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with the requirements of such exchange or automated quotation system at such time.

 

SECTION 15.09. Responsibility Of Trustee. The Trustee and any other conversion agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any holder of Notes to determine the Conversion Rate or whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment of the Conversion Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, or herein or in any amendment or supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same. The Trustee and any other conversion agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or of any securities or property, which may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Note; and the Trustee and any other conversion agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any conversion agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property

 

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or cash upon the surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article 15. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor any conversion agent shall be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any amendment or supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 15.06 relating either to the kind or amount of shares of stock or securities or property (including cash) receivable by Noteholders upon the conversion of their Notes after any event referred to in such Section 15.06 or to any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but, subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, may accept as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officers’ Certificate (which the Company shall be obligated to file with the Trustee prior to the execution of any such amendment or supplemental indenture) with respect thereto.

 

SECTION 15.10. Notice To Noteholders Prior To Certain Actions. In case:

 

(a) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on its Common Stock that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 15.05; or

 

(b) the Company shall authorize the granting to the holders of all or substantially all of its Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any share of any class or any other rights or warrants; or

 

(c) of any reclassification or reorganization of the Common Stock of the Company (other than a subdivision or combination of its outstanding Common Stock, or a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value), or of any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party and for which approval of any stockholders of the Company is required, or of the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

 

(d) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company;

 

the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and to be mailed to each holder of Notes at his address appearing on the Note Register provided for in Section 2.05 of this Indenture, as promptly as possible but in any event at least ten (10) days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or rights or warrants, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distribution or rights are to be determined, or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is expected that

 

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holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such dividend, distribution, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.

 

SECTION 15.11. Shareholder Rights Plans. Each share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes pursuant to this Article 15 shall be entitled to receive the appropriate number of rights, if any, and the certificates representing the Common Stock issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each case as may be provided by the terms of any shareholder rights plan adopted by the Company, as the same may be amended from time to time. If at the time of conversion, however, the rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable shareholder rights agreement so that the holders of the Notes would not be entitled to receive any rights in respect of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, the conversion rate will be adjusted in accordance with Section 15.05(d) treating all rights previously issued as Securities for purposes of such adjustment, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of the rights.

 

SECTION 15.12. Cash Conversion Option. (a) In the event that, on or prior to the date that is five days prior to the Stated Maturity of a Note (the “Final Notice Date”), a Noteholder elects to convert all or any portion of a Note into shares of Common Stock as set forth in Section 15.01, the Company may choose to satisfy all of its conversion obligation (the “Conversion Obligation”) in cash if the Company notifies such Noteholder through the Trustee at any time on or before the date that is two Business Days following receipt of written notice of conversion as specified in Section 15.02 (such period, the “Cash Settlement Notice Period”). If the Company timely elects to pay cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Noteholder, the Noteholder may retract the Conversion Notice at any time during the two Business Day period beginning on the day after the final day of the Cash Settlement Notice Period (a “Conversion Retraction Period”); no such retraction may be made (and a conversion notice shall be irrevocable) if the Company does not elect to deliver cash in lieu of the shares (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares). If the conversion notice has not been retracted, then cash settlement will occur on the Business Day following the final Trading Day of the five Trading Day period beginning on the first Trading Day after the final day of the Conversion Retraction Period (the “Cash Settlement Averaging Period”). Settlement amounts will be computed as follows:

 

(i) if the Company elects to satisfy the Conversion Obligation in shares of Common Stock, the Company will deliver to such Noteholder a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (1) the aggregate principal

 

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amount of Notes to be converted divided by $1,000, multiplied by (2) the Conversion Rate then in effect;

 

(ii) if the Company elects to satisfy the Conversion Obligation in cash, the Company will deliver to such Noteholder cash in an amount equal to the product of:

 

(A) a number equal to (1) the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be converted divided by $1,000, multiplied by (2) the Conversion Rate then in effect, and

 

(B) the average Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock during the Cash Settlement Averaging Period;

 

(b) If a Noteholder elects to convert all or any portion of a Note into shares of Common Stock after the Final Notice Date, the Company may choose to satisfy all of the Conversion Obligation in cash provided that the Company notifies such Noteholder through the Trustee of the cash settlement at any time on or before the final day of the Cash Settlement Notice Period. Settlement amounts will be computed and settlement dates will be determined in the same manner as set forth in (a) above except that the “Cash Settlement Averaging Period” shall be the 5 Trading Day period beginning on the first Trading Day after the Conversion Retraction Period. If the Company timely elects to pay cash in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Noteholder, the Noteholder may retract the Conversion Notice at any time during the Conversion Retraction Period; no such retraction may be made (and a conversion notice shall be irrevocable) if the Company does not elect to deliver cash in lieu of the shares (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares). If the conversion notice has not been retracted, then cash settlement will occur on the Business Day following the final day of such Cash Settlement Averaging Period, and, with respect to the Notes subject to such conversion, such Business Day shall constitute the final Maturity Date (notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary).

 

ARTICLE 16

SUBORDINATION

 

SECTION 16.01. Agreement To Subordinate. The Company agrees, and each Noteholder by accepting a Note agrees, that the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in this Article 16, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company and that the subordination is for the benefit of and enforceable by the holders of such Senior Indebtedness. The Notes shall in all respects rank pari passu in right of payment with all other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company and shall rank senior to all existing and future Subordinated Obligations of the Company; and only Indebtedness of the Company that is Senior

 

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Indebtedness of the Company shall rank senior to the Notes in accordance with the provisions set forth herein. All provisions of this Article 16 shall be subject to Section 16.12.

 

SECTION 16.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy. Upon any payment or distribution of the assets of the Company to its respective creditors upon a total or partial liquidation or a total or partial dissolution of the Company or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding relating to the Company or its property:

 

(a) holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company shall be entitled to receive payment in full of such Senior Indebtedness before Noteholders shall be entitled to receive any payment of principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes; and

 

(b) until the Senior Indebtedness of the Company is paid in full, any payment or distribution to which Noteholders would be entitled but for this Article 16 shall be made to holders of such Senior Indebtedness as their interests may appear, except that Noteholders may receive shares of stock and any debt securities that are subordinated to such Senior Indebtedness to at least the same extent as the Notes.

 

SECTION 16.03. Default on Senior Indebtedness. The Company may not pay the principal of, or premium (if any), on the Notes, make any deposit pursuant to Section 13.02 or otherwise repurchase, redeem or otherwise retire any Notes (collectively, “pay the Notes”) if (a) any Designated Senior Indebtedness of the Company is not paid when due or (b) any other default on such Designated Senior Indebtedness occurs and the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness is accelerated in accordance with its terms unless, in either case, (i) the default has been cured or waived and any such acceleration has been rescinded or (ii) such Designated Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full; provided, however, that the Company may pay the Notes without regard to the foregoing if the Company and the Trustee receive written notice approving such payment from the Representative of such Designated Senior Indebtedness with respect to which either of the events set forth in clause (a) or (b) of this sentence has occurred and is continuing.

 

During the continuance of any default (other than a default described in clause (a) or (b) of the preceding sentence) with respect to any Designated Senior Indebtedness of the Company pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated immediately without further notice (except such notice as may be required to effect such acceleration) or the expiration of any applicable grace periods, the Company may not pay the Notes for a period (a “Payment Blockage Period”) commencing upon the receipt by the Trustee (with a copy to the Company) of written notice (a “Blockage Notice”) of such default from the Representative of such Designated Senior Indebtedness specifying an election to effect a Payment Blockage Period and ending 179 days thereafter (or earlier if

 

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such Payment Blockage Period is terminated (a) by written notice to the Trustee and the Company from the Person or Persons who gave such Blockage Notice, (b) by repayment in full of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or (c) because no default with respect to any Designated Senior Indebtedness is continuing). Notwithstanding the provisions described in the immediately preceding sentence (but subject to the provisions contained in the first sentence of this Section 16.03), the Company may resume payments on the Notes after the end of such Payment Blockage Period, unless the holders of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or the Representative of such holders shall have accelerated the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness, and such Designated Senior Indebtedness has not been repaid in full.

 

Not more than one Blockage Notice may be given in any period of 360 consecutive days, irrespective of the number of defaults with respect to Designated Senior Indebtedness during such period; provided, however, that if any Blockage Notice within such 360-day period is given by or on behalf of any holders of Designated Senior Indebtedness other than the Bank Indebtedness, the Representative of the Bank Indebtedness may give another Blockage Notice within such period; provided further, however, that in no event may the total number of days during which any Payment Blockage Period or Periods is in effect exceed 179 days in the aggregate during any period of 360 consecutive days. For purposes of this Section 16.03, no default or event of default that existed or was continuing on the date of the commencement of any Payment Blockage Period with respect to the Designated Senior Indebtedness initiating such Payment Blockage Period shall be, or be made, the basis of the commencement of a subsequent Payment Blockage Period by the Representative of such Designated Senior Indebtedness, whether or not within a period of 360 consecutive days, unless such default or event of default shall have been cured or waived for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days.

 

SECTION 16.04. Acceleration of Payment of Notes. If payment of the Notes is accelerated because of an Event of Default, the Trustee (provided, that the Trustee shall have received written notice from the Company or a Representative identifying the Designated Senior Indebtedness for which such Representative is so designated, on which notice the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively) shall promptly notify the holders of each Company’s Designated Senior Indebtedness (or their Representative) of the acceleration. If any such Designated Senior Indebtedness of the Company is outstanding, the Company may not pay the Notes until five Business Days after such holders or the Representative of such Designated Senior Indebtedness receive notice of such acceleration and, thereafter, may pay the Notes only if this Article 10 otherwise permits payment at that time.

 

SECTION 16.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over. If a payment or distribution is made to Noteholders that because of this Article 10 should not have been made to them, the Noteholders who receive the payment or distribution shall

 

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hold it in trust for holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company and pay it over to them as their interests may appear.

 

SECTION 16.06. Subrogation. After all Senior Indebtedness of the Company is paid in full and until the Notes are paid in full, Noteholders shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of such Senior Indebtedness to receive distributions applicable to Senior Indebtedness. A distribution made under this Article 16 to holders of such Senior Indebtedness which otherwise would have been made to Noteholders is not, as between the Company and Noteholders, a payment by the Company on such Senior Indebtedness.

 

SECTION 16.07. Relative Rights. This Article 16 defines the relative rights of Noteholders and holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company. Nothing in this Indenture shall:

 

(a) impair, as between the Company and Noteholders, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal of and interest, if any, on the Notes in accordance with their terms; or

 

(b) prevent the Trustee or any Noteholder from exercising its available remedies upon a Default, subject to the rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company to receive distributions otherwise payable to Noteholders.

 

SECTION 16.08. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company. No right of any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company to enforce the subordination of the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes shall be impaired by any act or failure to act by the Company or by its failure to comply with this Indenture.

 

SECTION 16.09. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent. Notwithstanding Section 16.03, the Trustee or paying agent may continue to make payments on the Notes and shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of facts that would prohibit the making of any such payments unless, not less than two Business Days prior to the date of such payment, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives written notice satisfactory to it that payments may not be made under this Article 16. The Company, the Note Registrar, the paying agent, a Representative or a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company may give the notice; provided, however, that, if an issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Company has a Representative, only the Representative may give the notice.

 

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior Indebtedness of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. The Note Registrar and the paying agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article 16 with respect to any Senior Indebtedness of the Company which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of such Senior Indebtedness;

 

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and nothing in Article 8 shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder. Nothing in this Article 16 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 8.06 or any other Section of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 16.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative. Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company, the distribution may be made and the notice given to their Representative (if any).

 

SECTION 16.11. Article 16 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right To Accelerate. The failure to make a payment pursuant to the Notes by reason of any provision in this Article 16 shall not be construed as preventing the occurrence of a Default. Nothing in this Article 16 shall have any effect on the right of the Noteholders or the Trustee to accelerate the maturity of the Notes.

 

SECTION 16.12. Trust Monies Not Subordinated. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, payments from money or the proceeds of U.S. Government Obligations held in trust under Article 13 by the Trustee for the payment of principal of the Notes shall not be subordinated to the prior payment of any Senior Indebtedness of the Company or subject to the restrictions set forth in this Article 16, and none of the Noteholders shall be obligated to pay over any such amount to the Company or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company or any other creditor of the Company.

 

SECTION 16.13. Trustee Entitled To Rely. Upon any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 16, the Trustee and the Noteholders shall be entitled to rely (a) upon any order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 16.02 are pending, (b) upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such payment or distribution to the Trustee or to the Noteholders or (c) upon the Representatives for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of such Senior Indebtedness and other Indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 16. In the event that the Trustee determines, in good faith, that evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 16, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of such Senior Indebtedness held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article 16, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment. The provisions of Sections 8.01 and 8.02 shall be applicable to all actions or omissions of actions by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 16.

 

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SECTION 16.14. Trustee To Effectuate Subordination. Each Noteholder by accepting a Note authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination between the Noteholders and the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company as provided in this Article 16 and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.

 

SECTION 16.15. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Noteholders of Senior Indebtedness. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall mistakenly pay over or distribute to Noteholders or the Company or any other Person, money or assets to which any holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 16 or otherwise.

 

SECTION 16.16. Reliance by Noteholders of Senior Indebtedness on Subordination Provisions. Each Noteholder by accepting a Note acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration to each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of the Company, whether such Senior Indebtedness was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Notes, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness and such holder of such Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness.

 

ARTICLE 17

NOTE GUARANTEES

 

SECTION 17.01. Note Guarantees. (a) Each Note Guarantor hereby jointly and severally irrevocably and unconditionally Guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, to each Noteholder and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns the full and punctual payment when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of all obligations of the Company under this Indenture (including obligations to the Trustee) and the Notes, whether for payment of principal of the Notes and all other monetary obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes, whether for fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Each Note Guarantor further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from each such Note Guarantor, and that each such Note Guarantor shall remain bound under this Article 17 notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation.

 

(b) Each Note Guarantor waives presentation to, demand of payment from and protest to the Company of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. Each Note Guarantor waives

 

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notice of any default under the Notes or the Guaranteed Obligations. The obligations of each Note Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (i) the failure of any Noteholder or the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Company or any other Person under this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement or otherwise; (ii) any extension or renewal of any thereof; (iii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement; (iv) the release of any security held by any Noteholder or the Trustee for the Guaranteed Obligations or any of them; (v) the failure of any Noteholder or Trustee to exercise any right or remedy against any other Note Guarantor; or (vi) any change in the ownership of such Note Guarantor, except as provided in Section 17.02(b).

 

(c) Each Note Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled to have its obligations hereunder divided among the Note Guarantors, such that such Note Guarantor’s obligations would be less than the full amount claimed. Each Note Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled to have the assets of the Company first be used and depleted as payment of the Company’s or such Note Guarantor’s obligations hereunder prior to any amounts being claimed from or paid by such Note Guarantor hereunder. Each Note Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled to require that the Company be sued prior to an action being initiated against such Note Guarantor.

 

(d) Each Note Guarantor further agrees that its Note Guarantee herein constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Noteholder or the Trustee to any security held for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

(e) The Note Guarantee of each Note Guarantor is, to the extent and in the manner set forth in Article 18, subordinated and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Note Guarantor and is made subject to such provisions of this Indenture.

 

(f) Except as expressly set forth in Sections 17.02 and 17.06, the obligations of each Note Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than payment of the Guaranteed Obligations in full), including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever or by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Note Guarantor herein shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by the failure of any Noteholder or the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under this Indenture, the Notes

 

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or any other agreement, by any waiver or modification of any thereof, by any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Guaranteed Obligations, or by any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Note Guarantor or would otherwise operate as a discharge of any Note Guarantor as a matter of law or equity.

 

(g) Each Note Guarantor agrees that its Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all the Guaranteed Obligations. Each Note Guarantor further agrees that its Note Guarantee herein shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of or interest, if any, on any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Noteholder or the Trustee upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise.

 

(h) In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Noteholder or the Trustee has at law or in equity against any Note Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Company to pay the Guaranteed Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, each Note Guarantor hereby promises to and shall, upon receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Noteholders or the Trustee an amount equal to the unpaid amount of such Guaranteed Obligations and interest, if any, accrued thereon.

 

(i) Each Note Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Noteholders in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations and all obligations to which the Guaranteed Obligations are subordinated as provided in Article 18. Each Note Guarantor further agrees that, as between it, on the one hand, and the Noteholders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 7 for the purposes of any Note Guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Guaranteed Obligations as provided in Article 7, such Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by such Note Guarantor for the purposes of this Section 17.01.

 

(j) Each Note Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee or any Noteholder in enforcing any rights under this Section 17.01.

 

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(k) Upon request of the Trustee, each Note Guarantor shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 17.02. Limitation on Liability. (a) Any term or provision of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum aggregate amount of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereunder by any Note Guarantor shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be hereby guaranteed without rendering this Indenture, as it relates to such Note Guarantor, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

(b) A Note Guarantee as to any Note Guarantor shall terminate and be of no further force or effect and such Note Guarantor shall be deemed to be released from all obligations under this Article 17 upon (i) the merger or consolidation of such Note Guarantor with or into any Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company where such Note Guarantor is not the surviving entity of such consolidation or merger, (ii) the sale by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of the Capital Stock of such Note Guarantor (or by any other Person as a result of a foreclosure of any Lien on such Capital Stock securing Senior Indebtedness), where, after such sale, such Note Guarantor is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) the sale, conveyance or transfer of all or substantially all the assets of such Note Guarantor to another Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that each such merger, consolidation, sale, conveyance or transfer shall comply with Article 12. At the request of the Company, the Trustee shall execute and deliver an appropriate instrument evidencing such release (in the form provided by the Company). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Credit Agreement so requires, any Note Guarantor that has Guaranteed Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and is being released from its Guarantee thereunder will be simultaneously released from its Note Guarantee hereunder unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

SECTION 17.03. Successors and Assigns. This Article 17 shall be binding upon each Note Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Noteholders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Noteholder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges conferred upon that party in this Indenture and in the Notes shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 17.04. No Waiver. Neither a failure nor a delay on the part of either the Trustee or the Noteholders in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Article 17 shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or

 

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privilege. The rights, remedies and benefits of the Trustee and the Noteholders herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which either may have under this Article 17 at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.

 

SECTION 17.05. Modification. No modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Article 17, nor the consent to any departure by any Note Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Trustee, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on any Note Guarantor in any case shall entitle such Note Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

 

SECTION 17.06. Execution of Amendment or Supplemental Indenture for Future Note Guarantors. Each Subsidiary which is required to become a Note Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.08 shall promptly execute and deliver to the Trustee an amendment or supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall become a Note Guarantor under this Article 17 and shall guarantee the Guaranteed Obligations. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of such amendment or supplemental indenture, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers’ Certificate to the effect that such amendment or supplemental indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary and that, subject to the application of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or transfer and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and to the principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity, the Note Guarantee of such Note Guarantor is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Note Guarantor, enforceable against such Note Guarantor in accordance with its terms and or to such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request.

 

SECTION 17.07. Non-Impairment. The failure to endorse a Note Guarantee on any Note shall not affect or impair the validity thereof.

 

ARTICLE 18

SUBORDINATION OF THE NOTE GUARANTEES

 

SECTION 18.01. Agreement To Subordinate. Each Note Guarantor agrees, and each Noteholder by accepting a Note agrees, that the obligations of a Note Guarantor hereunder are subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in this Article 18, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor and that the subordination is for the benefit of and enforceable by the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor. The obligations hereunder with respect to a Note Guarantor shall in all respects rank pari passu in right of payment with all other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor and shall rank senior to all existing and future Subordinated Obligations of such Note Guarantor; and only Indebtedness

 

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of such Note Guarantor that is Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor shall rank senior to the obligations of such Note Guarantor in accordance with the provisions set forth herein.

 

SECTION 18.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy. Upon any payment or distribution of the assets of a Note Guarantor to creditors upon a total or partial liquidation or a total or partial dissolution of such Note Guarantor or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding relating to such Note Guarantor and its property:

 

(a) holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor shall be entitled to receive payment in full of such Senior Indebtedness before Noteholders shall be entitled to receive any payment pursuant to any Guaranteed Obligations from such Note Guarantor; and

 

(b) until the Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor is paid in full, any payment or distribution to which Noteholders would be entitled but for this Article 18 shall be made to holders of such Senior Indebtedness as their respective interests may appear, except that Noteholders may receive shares of stock and any debt securities that are subordinated to such Senior Indebtedness to at least the same extent as the Note Guarantees.

 

SECTION 18.03. Default on Designated Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor. A Note Guarantor may not make any payment pursuant to any of the Guaranteed Obligations or repurchase, redeem or otherwise retire any Notes (collectively, “pay its Guarantee”) if (a) any Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor is not paid when due or (b) any other default on Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor occurs and the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness is accelerated in accordance with its terms unless, in either case, (i) the default has been cured or waived and any such acceleration has been rescinded or (ii) such Designated Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full; provided, however, that such Note Guarantor may pay its Guarantee without regard to the foregoing if such Note Guarantor and the Trustee receive written notice approving such payment from the Representative of the holders of such Designated Senior Indebtedness with respect to which either of the events in clause (a) or (b) of this sentence has occurred and is continuing.

 

During the continuance of any default (other than a default described in clause (a) or (b) of the preceding sentence) with respect to any Designated Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated immediately without further notice (except such notice as may be required to effect such acceleration) or the expiration of any applicable grace periods, such Note Guarantor may not pay its Guarantee for a period (a “Guarantee Payment Blockage Period”) commencing upon the receipt by the Trustee (with a copy to such Note Guarantor and the Company) of written notice (a “Guarantee Blockage Notice”) of such default from the Representative of the holders of the Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor specifying

 

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an election to effect a Guarantee Payment Blockage Period and ending 179 days thereafter (or earlier if such Guarantee Payment Blockage Period is terminated (a) by written notice to the Trustee (with a copy to such Note Guarantor and the Company) from the Person or Persons who gave such Guarantee Blockage Notice, (b) by repayment in full of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or (c) because no default with respect to any Designated Senior Indebtedness is continuing). Notwithstanding the provisions described in the immediately preceding sentence (but subject to the provisions contained in the first sentence of this Section 18.03), such Note Guarantor may resume payments with respect to its Note Guarantee after the end of such Guarantee Payment Blockage Period, unless the holders of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or the Representative of such holders shall have accelerated the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness and such Designated Senior Indebtedness has not been repaid in full.

 

Not more than one Guarantee Blockage Notice may be given with respect to a Note Guarantor in any period of 360 consecutive days, irrespective of the number of defaults with respect to Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor during such period; provided, however, that if any Guarantee Blockage Notice within such 360-day period is given by or on behalf of any holders of Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor other than the Bank Indebtedness, the Representative of the Bank Indebtedness may give another Guarantee Blockage Notice within such period; provided further, however, that in no event may the total number of days during which any Guarantee Payment Blockage Period or Periods is in effect exceed 179 days in the aggregate during any period of 360 consecutive days. For purposes of this Section 18.03, no default or event of default that existed or was continuing on the date of the commencement of any Guarantee Payment Blockage Period with respect to the Designated Senior Indebtedness initiating such Guarantee Payment Blockage Period shall be, or be made, the basis of the commencement of a subsequent Guarantee Payment Blockage Period by the Representative of such Designated Senior Indebtedness, whether or not within a period of 360 consecutive days, unless such default or event of default shall have been cured or waived for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days.

 

SECTION 18.04. Demand for Payment. If payment of the Notes is accelerated because of an Event of Default and a demand for payment is made on a Note Guarantor pursuant to Article 17, the Trustee (provided that the Trustee shall have received written notice from the Company, such Note Guarantor or a Representative identifying such Designated Senior Indebtedness, on which notice the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively) shall promptly notify the holders of the Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor (or the Representative of such holders) of such demand. If any Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor is outstanding, such Note Guarantor may not pay its Guarantee until five Business Days after such holders or the Representative of the holders of the Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor receive notice of such demand and, thereafter, may pay its Guarantee only if this Article 18 otherwise permits payment at that time.

 

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SECTION 18.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over. If a payment or distribution is made to Noteholders that because of this Article 18 should not have been made to them, the Noteholders who receive the payment or distribution shall hold such payment or distribution in trust for holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Note Guarantor and pay it over to them as their respective interests may appear.

 

SECTION 18.06. Subrogation. After all Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor is paid in full and until the Notes are paid in full, Noteholders shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor to receive distributions applicable to Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor. A distribution made under this Article 18 to holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor which otherwise would have been made to Noteholders is not, as between such Note Guarantor and Noteholders, a payment by such Note Guarantor on Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor.

 

SECTION 18.07. Relative Rights. This Article 18 defines the relative rights of Noteholders and holders of Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor. Nothing in this Indenture shall:

 

(a) impair, as between a Note Guarantor and Noteholders, the obligation of a Note Guarantor which is absolute and unconditional, to make payments with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations to the extent set forth in Article 17; or

 

(b) prevent the Trustee or any Noteholder from exercising its available remedies upon a default by a Note Guarantor under its obligations with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations, subject to the rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor to receive distributions otherwise payable to Noteholders.

 

SECTION 18.08. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by a Note Guarantor. No right of any holder of Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor to enforce the subordination of the obligations of such Note Guarantor hereunder shall be impaired by any act or failure to act by such Note Guarantor or by its failure to comply with this Indenture.

 

SECTION 18.09. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent. Notwithstanding Section 18.03, the Trustee or the Paying Agent may continue to make payments on the Notes and shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of facts that would prohibit the making of any such payments unless, not less than two Business Days prior to the date of such payment, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives written notice satisfactory to it that payments may not be made under this Article 18. A Note Guarantor, the Note Registrar or co-registrar, the Paying Agent, a Representative or a holder of Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor may give the notice; provided, however, that if an issue of Senior

 

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Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor has a Representative, only the Representative may give the notice.

 

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. The Note Registrar and co-registrar and the Paying Agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article 18 with respect to any Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor; and nothing in Article 8 shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder. Nothing in this Article 18 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 8.06 or any other Section of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 18.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative. Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor, the distribution may be made and the notice given to their Representative (if any).

 

SECTION 18.11. Article 18 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right To Accelerate. The failure of a Note Guarantor to make a payment on any of the Guaranteed Obligations by reason of any provision in this Article 18 shall not be construed as preventing the occurrence of a default by such Note Guarantor under such obligations. Nothing in this Article 18 shall have any effect on the right of the Noteholders or the Trustee to make a demand for payment on a Note Guarantor pursuant to Article 17.

 

SECTION 18.12. Trustee Entitled To Rely. Upon any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 18, the Trustee and the Noteholders shall be entitled to rely (a) upon any order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 18.02 are pending, (b) upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such payment or distribution to the Trustee or to the Noteholders or (c) upon the Representatives for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor and other Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 18. In the event that the Trustee determines, in good faith, that evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 18, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article 18, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person

 

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pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment. The provisions of Sections 8.01 and 8.02 shall be applicable to all actions or omissions of actions by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 18.

 

SECTION 18.13. Trustee To Effectuate Subordination. Each Noteholder by accepting a Note authorizes and directs the Trustee on his or her behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination between the Noteholders and the holders of Senior Indebtedness of each of the Note Guarantors as provided in this Article 18 and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.

 

SECTION 18.14. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Noteholders of Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall mistakenly pay over or distribute to Noteholders or the relevant Note Guarantor or any other Person, money or assets to which any holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 18 or otherwise.

 

SECTION 18.15. Reliance by Noteholders of Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor on Subordination Provisions. Each Noteholder by accepting a Note acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration to each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor, whether such Senior Indebtedness was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Notes, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness and such holder of Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness.

 

SECTION 18.16. Defeasance. The terms of this Article 18 shall not apply to payments from money or the proceeds of U.S. Government Obligations held in trust by the Trustee for the payment of principal of and interest, if any, on the Notes pursuant to the provisions described in Article 13.

 

ARTICLE 19

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

SECTION 19.01. Provisions Binding On Company’s Successors. All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements by the Company and each Note Guarantor contained in this Indenture shall bind their respective successors and assigns whether so expressed or not.

 

SECTION 19.02. Official Acts By Successor Corporation. Any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like board, committee or

 

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officer of any Person that shall at the time be the lawful sole successor of the Company.

 

SECTION 19.03. Addresses For Notices, Etc. Any notice or demand which by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be given or served by the Trustee or by the holders of Notes on the Company shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or served by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box or sent by telecopier transmission addressed as follows: to ON Semiconductor Corporation, 5005 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85008, Attention: President. Any notice, direction, request or demand hereunder to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or served by being deposited, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box or sent by telecopier transmission addressed as follows: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 213 Court Street, Suite 703, Middletown, Connecticut 06457.

 

The Trustee, by notice to the Company, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

Any notice or communication mailed to a Noteholder shall be mailed to him by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at his address as it appears on the Note Register and shall be sufficiently given to him if so mailed within the time prescribed.

 

Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Noteholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Noteholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

 

SECTION 19.04. Governing Law. This Indenture and each Note shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

 

SECTION 19.05. Evidence Of Compliance With Conditions Precedent, Certificates To Trustee. Upon any application or demand by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with, and an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.

 

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certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statement or opinion contained in such certificate or opinion is based; (3) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and (4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

 

SECTION 19.06. Legal Holidays. In any case in which the date of maturity of principal of the Notes or the redemption date of any Note will not be a Business Day, then payment of such principal of the Notes need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date of maturity or the redemption date.

 

SECTION 19.07. Trust Indenture Act. This Indenture is hereby made subject to, and shall be governed by, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act required to be part of and to govern indentures qualified under the Trust Indenture Act; provided that unless otherwise required by law, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Indenture and the Notes issued hereunder shall not be subject to the provisions of subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) of Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act as now in effect or as hereafter amended or modified; provided further that this Section 19.07 shall not require this Indenture or the Trustee to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act prior to the time such qualification is in fact required under the terms of the Trust Indenture Act, nor shall it constitute any admission or acknowledgment by any party to the Indenture that any such qualification is required prior to the time such qualification is in fact required under the terms of the Trust Indenture Act. If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof which is required to be included in an indenture qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall control.

 

SECTION 19.08. No Security Interest Created. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall be construed to constitute a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar legislation, as now or hereafter enacted and in effect, in any jurisdiction in which property of the Company or its subsidiaries is located.

 

SECTION 19.09. Benefits Of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, any paying agent, any authenticating agent, any Note Registrar and their successors hereunder and the holders of Notes any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

 

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part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

SECTION 19.11. Authenticating Agent. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent that shall be authorized to act on its behalf, and subject to its direction, in the authentication and delivery of Notes in connection with the original issuance thereof and transfers and exchanges of Notes hereunder, including under Sections 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 3.03, 3.05, 3.06, 3.10 and 15.02, as fully to all intents and purposes as though the authenticating agent had been expressly authorized by this Indenture and those Sections to authenticate and deliver Notes. For all purposes of this Indenture, the authentication and delivery of Notes by the authenticating agent shall be deemed to be authentication and delivery of such Notes “by the Trustee” and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an authenticating agent shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement hereunder or in the Notes for the Trustee’s certificate of authentication. Such authenticating agent shall at all times be a Person eligible to serve as trustee hereunder pursuant to Section 8.09.

 

Any corporation into which any authenticating agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, consolidation or conversion to which any authenticating agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate trust business of any authenticating agent, shall be the successor of the authenticating agent hereunder, if such successor corporation is otherwise eligible under this Section 19.11, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto or the authenticating agent or such successor corporation.

 

Any authenticating agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any authenticating agent by giving written notice of termination to such authenticating agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any authenticating agent shall cease to be eligible under this Section, the Trustee shall either promptly appoint a successor authenticating agent or itself assume the duties and obligations of the former authenticating agent under this Indenture and, upon such appointment of a successor authenticating agent, if made, shall give written notice of such appointment of a successor authenticating agent to the Company and shall mail notice of such appointment of a successor authenticating agent to all holders of Notes as the names and addresses of such holders appear on the Note Register.

 

The Company agrees to pay to the authenticating agent from time to time such reasonable compensation for its services as shall be agreed upon in writing between the Company and the authenticating agent.

 

The provisions of Sections 8.02, 8.03, 8.04 and 9.03 and this Section 19.11 shall be applicable to any authenticating agent.

 

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SECTION 19.12. Execution In Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

SECTION 19.13. Severability. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then (to the extent permitted by law) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. hereby accepts the trusts in this Indenture declared and provided, upon the terms and conditions herein above set forth.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed.

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC,

SCG (MALAYSIA SMP) HOLDING CORPORATION,

SCG (CZECH) HOLDING CORPORATION,

SCG (CHINA) HOLDING CORPORATION,

SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES PUERTO RICO, INC., SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES OF RHODE ISLAND, INC,.

SCG INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LLC, and SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL OF RHODE ISLAND, INC.

By:   /s/    DONALD COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee

By:   /s/     JOSEPH P. O’DONNELL        
Name:   Joseph P. O’Donnell
Title:   Assistant Vice President

 


EXHIBIT A

 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (THE “DEPOSITARY”, WHICH TERM INCLUDES ANY SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY FOR THE CERTIFICATES) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREIN IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), 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.

 

THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK (“COMMON STOCK”) OF ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (THE “COMPANY”) ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY, THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN OR THEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

 

THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A,

 


(C) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY AND THE WITHIN MENTIONED TRUSTEE PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES WHERE REGISTRATION OR TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IS REQUIRED, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE UPON REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AND THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATES AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY.

 


ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

 

ZERO COUPON CONVERTIBLE SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES

DUE 2024

 

No. 1

   $ 260,000,000

 

Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024

 

CUSIP No. 682189AA3

ISIN No. US682189AA3

 

ON Semiconductor Corporation, a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or its registered assigns, the principal sum as set forth on Schedule I hereto on April 15, 2024, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, in 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.

 

This Note shall not bear interest (except as provided by the following paragraph) and the principal amount of this Note shall not accrete.

 

To the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, the Company promises to pay interest on overdue payments of principal (whether at maturity or in connection with any redemption, repurchase or otherwise) at the rate of 1.00% per annum.

 

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, including, without limitation, provisions giving the holder of this Note the right to convert this Note into Common Stock of the Company on the terms and subject to the limitations referred to on the reverse hereof and as more fully specified in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

 

This Note shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

 

This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent under the Indenture.

 


Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly executed.

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION,

by    
   

Name:

   

Title:

 

Dated: April 6, 2004

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF

        AUTHENTICATION

 

WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

    as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Note referred to in the Indenture.

by

   
    Authorized Signatory

 


ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

 

    

ZERO COUPON CONVERTIBLE

SENIOR SUBORDINATED          

NOTES DUE 2024                          

 

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company, designated as its Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2024 (herein called the “Notes”), limited in aggregate principal amount to $290,000,000, issued and to be issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of April 6, 2004 (herein called the “Indenture”), between the Company, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, SCG (Malaysia SMP) Holding Corporation, SCG (Czech) Holding Corporation, SCG (China) Holding Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries Puerto Rico, Inc., Semiconductor Components Industries of Rhode Island, Inc., SCG International Development LLC and Semiconductor Components Industries International of Rhode Island, Inc., as guarantors (collectively, the “Note Guarantors”) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (herein called the “Trustee”), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company, the Note Guarantors and the holders of the Notes.

 

To guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal and interest, if any, on the Notes and all other amounts payable by the Company under the Indenture and the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the terms of the Notes and the Indenture, the Note Guarantors have, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed the Guaranteed Obligations on a senior subordinated basis pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

 

The Notes are subordinated in right of payment to Senior Indebtedness, as defined in the Indenture. To the extent provided in the Indenture, Senior Indebtedness must be paid before the Notes may be paid. Each of the Issuers and each Note Guarantor agrees, and each Noteholder by accepting a Note agrees, to the subordination provisions contained in the Indenture and authorizes the Trustee to give it effect and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for such purpose.

 

In case an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of all Notes may be declared by either the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and upon said declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.

 


The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee, with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, to execute supplemental indentures adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of the Notes; provided that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of each Noteholder so affected: (a) extend the fixed maturity of any Note; (b) reduce the principal amount or premium thereof or change the date on which any Note may be redeemed pursuant to Section 3.01(a) of the Indenture; (c) reduce any amount payable on redemption or repurchase of the Notes; (d) change the obligation of the Company to repurchase any Note at the option of a Noteholder on a Repurchase Date in a manner adverse to the holders of Notes, or change the obligation of the Company to repurchase any Note upon the happening of a Designated Event in a manner adverse to the holders of Notes; (e) impair the right of any Noteholder to receive payment of principal of such holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefore or to institute suit for the payment thereof; (f) make the principal thereof payable in any coin or currency other than that provided in the Notes; (g) impair the right to convert the Notes into Common Stock or reduce the number of shares of Common Stock or any other property receivable by a Noteholder upon conversion subject to the terms set forth in the Indenture, including Section 15.06 thereof; (h) modify any of the provisions of Section 11.02 or Section 7.07 of the Indenture, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of the Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the holder of each Note so affected; (i) change any obligation of the Company to maintain an office or agency in the places and for the purposes set forth in Section 5.02 of the Indenture; (j) reduce the quorum or voting requirements set forth in Article 10 or modify or change Article 16, 17 or 18 in any manner adverse to the Noteholders’ rights thereunder; or (k) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Notes, the holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or supplemental indenture, without the consent of the holders of all Notes then outstanding. Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may on behalf of the holders of all of the Notes waive any past Default or Event of Default under the Indenture and its consequences except (A) a default in the payment of the principal of any of the Notes, (B) a default in the payment of the redemption price pursuant to Article 3 of the Indenture, (C) a default in the payment of the repurchase price pursuant to Article 3 of the Indenture, or (D) a default in respect of a covenant or provisions of the Indenture which under Article 11 of the Indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holders of each or all Notes then outstanding or affected thereby. Any such consent or waiver by the holder of this Note (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future holders and owners of this Note and any Notes which may be issued in exchange or substitution hereof, irrespective of whether or not any notation thereof is made upon this Note or such other Notes.

 


No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of this Note at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.

 

The Notes are issuable in fully registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and any multiple of $1,000. At the office or agency of the Company referred to on the face hereof, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, without payment of any service charge but with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration or exchange of Notes, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of any other authorized denominations.

 


At any time on or after April 15, 2010 and prior to maturity, the Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, upon mailing a notice of such redemption not less than 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to the holders of Notes at their last registered addresses, all as provided in the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed.

 

The Notes are not subject to redemption through the operation of any sinking fund.

 

If a Designated Event occurs at any time prior to maturity of the Notes, the Company shall become obligated to purchase, at the option of the holder, all or any portion of the Notes held by such holder, on a date specified by the Company that is thirty (30) days after notice thereof at a price of 100% of the principal amount. The Notes will be subject to repurchase in multiples of $1,000 principal amount. The Company shall mail to all holders of record of the Notes a notice of the occurrence of a Designated Event and of the repurchase right arising as a result thereof on or before the 30th day after the occurrence of such Designated Event. To exercise such right, a holder shall deliver to the Company such Note with the form entitled “Designated Event Repurchase Notice” on the reverse thereof duly completed, together with the Note, duly endorsed for transfer, at any time prior to the close of business on the Designated Event Repurchase Date, and shall deliver the Notes to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) as set forth in the Indenture.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company shall become obligated to purchase, at the option of the holder, all or any portion of the Notes held by such holder on April 15 of 2010, 2014 and 2019 in whole multiples of $1,000 at a repurchase price of 100% of the principal amount. To exercise such right, a holder shall deliver to the Company such Note with the form entitled “Repurchase Notice” on the reverse thereof duly completed, together with the Note, duly endorsed for transfer, at any time from the opening of business on the date that is 20 Business Days prior to such Repurchase Date until the close of business on the date that is two Business Days prior to the Repurchase Date, and shall deliver the Notes to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) as set forth in the Indenture.

 

Holders have the right to withdraw any Designated Event Repurchase Notice or the Repurchase Notice, as the case may be, by delivering to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company) a written notice of withdrawal up to the close of business on the Designated Event Repurchase Date or the Repurchase Date, as the case may be, all as provided in the Indenture.

 

If money or cash, sufficient to pay the repurchase price of all Notes or portions thereof to be purchased as of the Designated Event Repurchase Date or the Repurchase Date, as the case may be, is deposited with the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the Company), on the Designated Event

 


Repurchase Date or the Repurchase Date, as the case may be, the holder thereof shall have no other rights as such other than the right to receive the repurchase price upon surrender of such Note.

 

Subject to the occurrence of certain events and in compliance with the provisions of the Indenture, prior to the final maturity date of the Notes, the holder hereof has the right, at its option, to convert each $1,000 principal amount of the Notes into 101.8849 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (a conversion price of approximately $9.8150 per share), as such shares shall be constituted at the date of conversion and subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in the Indenture, upon surrender of this Note with the form entitled “Conversion Notice” on the reverse thereof duly completed, to the Company at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, or at the option of such holder, the Corporate Trust Office, and, unless the shares issuable on conversion are to be issued in the same name as this Note, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company duly executed by, the holder or by his duly authorized attorney. Upon conversion, the Company may choose to deliver cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock or shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Indenture. The Company will notify the holder thereof of any event triggering the right to convert the Notes as specified above in accordance with the Indenture.

 

No fractional shares will be issued upon any conversion, but an adjustment and payment in cash will be made, as provided in the Indenture, in respect of any fraction of a share which would otherwise be issuable upon the surrender of any Note or Notes for conversion. At the Company’s option, the Company may issue one share of its Common Stock in lieu of paying cash for fractional shares.

 

A Note in respect of which a holder is exercising its right to require repurchase upon a Designated Event or repurchase on a Repurchase Date may be converted only if such holder withdraws its election to exercise either such right in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

Any Notes called for redemption, unless surrendered for conversion by the holders thereof on or before the close of business on the Business Day preceding the redemption date, may be deemed to be redeemed from the holders of such Notes for an amount equal to the applicable redemption price, by one or more investment banks or other purchasers who may agree with the Company (i) to purchase such Notes from the holders thereof and convert them into shares of the Company’s Common Stock and (ii) to make payment for such Notes as aforesaid to the Trustee in trust for the holders.

 

Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, a new Note or Notes of authorized denominations

 


for an equal aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange thereof, subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, without charge except for any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.

 

The Company, the Trustee, any authenticating agent, any paying agent, any conversion agent and any Note Registrar may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner of this Note (whether or not this Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone other than the Company or any Note Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment hereof, or on account hereof, for the conversion hereof and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any other authenticating agent nor any paying agent nor other conversion agent nor any Note Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All payments made to or upon the order of such registered holder shall, to the extent of the sum or sums paid, satisfy and discharge liability for monies payable on this Note.

 

No recourse for the payment of the principal of this Note, or for any claim based hereon or otherwise in respect hereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in the Indenture or any supplemental indenture or in any Note, or because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, employee, agent, officer or director or subsidiary, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released.

 

This Note shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

 

Terms used in this Note and defined in the Indenture are used herein as therein defined.

 


ABBREVIATIONS

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations.

 

TEN COM -    as tenants in common    UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -         Custodian         
TEN ENT -    as tenant by the entireties    (Cust)    (Minor)
JT TEN -    as joint tenants with right of survivorship
and not as tenants in common
  

under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

_____________________________________

         

                (State)

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 


CONVERSION NOTICE

 

TO: ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

 

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby irrevocably exercises the option to convert this Note, or the portion thereof (which is $1,000 or a multiple thereof) below designated, into shares of Common Stock of ON Semiconductor Corporation in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Note, and directs that the shares issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, together with any check in payment for fractional shares and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below; provided that the Company may at its option issue one share of Common Stock in lieu of paying cash for any fractional shares. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture. If shares or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will provide the appropriate information below and pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto.

 

Dated:                                              

 

 
 
Signature(s)
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Note Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
Signature Guarantee

 


Fill in the registration of shares of Common Stock if to be issued, and Notes if to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder:

 

  

(Name)

  

(Street Address)

  

(City, State and Zip Code)

  

Please print name and address

  

Principal amount to be converted

(if less than all):

$___________________________________________

Social Security or Other Taxpayer

Identification Number:

  

 


DESIGNATED EVENT REPURCHASE NOTICE

 

TO:

   ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
     WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

 

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby irrevocably acknowledges receipt of a notice from ON Semiconductor Corporation (the “Company”) regarding the right of holders to elect to require the Company to repurchase the Notes upon the occurrence of a Designated Event with respect to the Company and requests and instructs the Company to repay the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (which is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture at the price of 100% of such entire principal amount or portion thereof, to the registered holder hereof. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture. The Notes shall be repurchased by the Company as of the portion thereof, pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture.

 

$ principal amount of the Notes to which this Designated Event Repurchase Notice relates (if less than entire principal amount)

 

Dated:

 

Signature(s):

 

NOTICE: The above signatures of the holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

Note Certificate Number (if applicable):

 

Principal amount to be repurchased (if less than all):

 

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number:

 


REPURCHASE NOTICE

 

TO:

   ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
     WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

 

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby irrevocably acknowledges receipt of a notice from ON Semiconductor Corporation (the “Company”) regarding the right of holders to elect to require the Company to repurchase the Notes and requests and instructs the Company to repay the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (which is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture at the price of 100% of such entire principal amount or portion thereof, to the registered holder hereof. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture. The Notes shall be repurchased by the Company as of the Repurchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture.

 

$ principal amount of the Notes to which this Repurchase Notice relates (if less than entire principal amount)

 

Dated:

 

Signature(s):

 

NOTICE: The above signatures of the holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

Note Certificate Number (if applicable):

 

Principal amount to be repurchased (if less than all):

 

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number:

 


ASSIGNMENT

 

For value received                                                   hereby sell(s) assign(s) and transfer(s) unto                                                       (Please insert social security or other Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) the within Note, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints                                                       attorney to transfer said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

In connection with any transfer of the Note prior to the expiration of the holding period applicable to sales thereof under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision) (other than any transfer pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act), the undersigned confirms that such Note is being transferred:

 

  ¨ To ON Semiconductor Corporation or a subsidiary thereof; or

 

  ¨ To a “qualified institutional buyer” in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or

 

  ¨ Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or

 

  ¨ Pursuant to a Registration Statement which has been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and which continues to be effective at the time of transfer;

 

and unless the Note has been transferred to ON Semiconductor Corporation or a subsidiary thereof, the undersigned confirms that such Note is not being transferred to an “affiliate” of the Company as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered holder thereof.

 

Dated:                                              

 

 
 

Signature(s)

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Note Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, al in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 

Signature Guarantee

 

NOTICE: The signature on the Conversion Notice, the Designated Event Repurchase Notice, the Repurchase Notice or the Assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 


Schedule I

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2024

 

No. _______

 

The original principal amount of this Note is $260 MILLION DOLLARS ($260,000,000). The principal amount has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Indenture as set forth below:

 

Date

  

Principal Amount


  

Notation Explaining Principal
Amount Recorded


  

Authorized Signature
of Trustee or Custodian


                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

 

Registration Rights Agreement

EXHIBIT 4.3

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

between

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

 

as Issuer,

 

and

 

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON LLC

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.

 

as Representatives of the Initial Purchasers

 

Dated as of April 6, 2004

 


REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated as of April 6, 2004, between ON Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the initial purchasers (the “Initial Purchasers”), pursuant to the Purchase Agreement dated March 31, 2004 (the “Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, the guarantors listed therein (the “Guarantors”) and the Initial Purchasers. In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide (including by causing the Guarantors to take such actions as may be required to provide) the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement.

 

The Company agrees with the Initial Purchasers, (i) for their benefit as Initial Purchasers and (ii) for the benefit of the beneficial owners (including the Initial Purchasers) from time to time of the Notes (as defined herein) and the beneficial owners from time to time of the Underlying Common Stock (as defined herein) issued upon conversion of the Notes (each of the foregoing a “Holder” and together the “Holders”), as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Additional Share Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(e) hereof.

 

Additional Share Amount Payment Date” means each April 15 and October 15.

 

Affiliate” means with respect to any specified person, an “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 144, of such person.

 

Amendment Effectiveness Deadline Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d) hereof.

 

Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

Common Stock” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company and any other shares of common stock as may constitute “Common Stock” for purposes of the Indenture, including the Underlying Common Stock.

 

Conversion Rate” has the meaning assigned such term in the Indenture.

 

Conversion Rate Increase Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(e) hereof.

 

Deferral Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(h) hereof.

 

Deferral Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(h) hereof.

 

Effectiveness Deadline Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof.

 

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Effectiveness Period” means the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the date that all Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities.

 

Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(e) hereof.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Filing Deadline Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof.

 

Holder” has the meaning set forth in the second paragraph of this Agreement.

 

Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of the Issue Date, among the Company, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, pursuant to which the Notes are being issued.

 

Initial Purchasers” means Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

Initial Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof.

 

Issue Date” means April 6, 2004.

 

Liquidated Damages Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(e) hereof.

 

Material Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(h) hereof.

 

Notes” means the Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 of the Company to be purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

Notice and Questionnaire” means a written notice delivered to the Company containing substantially the information called for by the Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire attached as Annex A to the Offering Memorandum of the Company dated March 31, 2004, relating to the Notes.

 

Notice Holder” means, on any date, any Holder that has delivered a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company on or prior to such date.

 

Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

 

Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any amendment or prospectus supplement, including post-effective amendments, and all materials incorporated by reference or explicitly deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

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Record Holder” means with respect to any Additional Share Amount Payment Date relating to any Underlying Common Stock as to which any Additional Share Amount has accrued, the registered holder of such Underlying Common Stock on the April 1 immediately preceding an Additional Share Amount Payment Date occurring on an April 15, and on the October 1 immediately preceding an Additional Share Amount Payment Date occurring on an October 15.

 

Registrable Securities” means (w) the Notes until such Notes have been converted into or exchanged for the Underlying Common Stock, (x) at all times subsequent to any such conversion, the Underlying Common Stock and any securities into or for which such Underlying Common Stock has been converted or exchanged, (y) to the extent provided in Section 2(a) hereof, such Underlying Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes if and to the extent registration of such conversion under the Securities Act is required to permit the issuance of such Underlying Common Stock or other securities to any Holder upon conversion of the Notes on an unrestricted basis under the Securities Act, and (z) any security issued with respect to the Underlying Common Stock referred to in clauses (x) or (y) upon any stock dividend, split or similar event until, in the case of any such security referred to in clauses (w)-(z) above (A) such security may be sold on an unrestricted basis under the Securities Act by reason of the occurrence of one of the following: (i) its effective registration under the Securities Act and resale in accordance with the Registration Statement covering it, (ii) expiration of the holding period that would be applicable thereto under Rule 144(k) (without regard to any Affiliate status of the Holder) or (iii) its sale to the public pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force, but not Rule 144A) under the Securities Act, and (B) as a result of the event or circumstance described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), the legend with respect to transfer restrictions required under the Indenture with respect to such security is removed or removable in accordance with the terms of the Indenture or such legend, as the case may be (without regard to any Affiliate status of the Holder). For the avoidance of doubt, it is agreed that if, upon the conversion of any Note by any Holder, the Underlying Common Stock received by such Holder may not be resold on an unrestricted basis under the Securities Act (other than by reason of such Holder’s Affiliate status), then such Underlying Common Stock shall remain a Registrable Security.

 

Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company that covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all materials incorporated by reference or explicitly deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

Restricted Securities” means “Restricted Securities” as defined in Rule 144.

 

Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.

 

Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

 

Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof.

 

Special Counsel” means Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP or one such other successor counsel as shall be specified by the Holders of a majority of all Registrable Securities, but which may, with the written consent of the Initial Purchasers (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), be another law firm experienced in securities law matters designated by the Company, the reasonable fees and expenses of which will be paid by the Company pursuant to Section 5 hereof. Throughout this Agreement, for purposes of determining the holders of a majority of Registrable Securities in this definition, Holders of Notes shall be deemed to be the Holders of the number of shares of Underlying Common Stock into which such Notes are or would be convertible as of the date the consent is requested.

 

Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.

 

TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

 

Trustee” means Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the Trustee under the Indenture.

 

Underlying Common Stock” means the Common Stock into which the Notes are convertible or issued upon any such conversion.

 

SECTION 2. Shelf Registration.

 

(a) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed with the SEC, as soon as practicable but in any event by the date (the “Filing Deadline Date”) ninety (90) days after the Issue Date, a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act (a “Shelf Registration Statement”) registering (i) the resale from time to time by Holders thereof of all of the Registrable Securities and (ii) if and to the extent required by applicable securities laws to permit the issuance of Underlying Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes on an unrestricted basis under the Securities Act, the issuance by the Company of Underlying Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes by any Holders who acquired the Notes in registered resales pursuant to the Initial Shelf Registration Statement or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement or in resales pursuant to Rule 144; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to register the issuance of Underlying Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes with respect to any Holder if and to the extent the Company is not permitted to effect such registration under the Securities Act after using its reasonable best efforts to do so (the “Initial Shelf Registration Statement”). The Initial Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-1, Form S-3 or another appropriate form permitting registration of such Registrable Securities for (x) resale by such Holders in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by the Holders and set forth in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement and (y) issuance upon conversion of the Notes as provided in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Initial Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is practicable but in any event by

 

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the date (the “Effectiveness Deadline Date”) that is two hundred and ten (210) days after the Issue Date, and to keep the Initial Shelf Registration Statement (or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) continuously effective under the Securities Act until the expiration of the Effectiveness Period. At the time the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, each Holder that became a Notice Holder on or prior to the date ten (10) Business Days prior to such time of effectiveness shall be named as a selling securityholder in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law. None of the Company’s securityholders (other than the Holders of Registrable Securities) shall have the right to include any of the Company’s securities in the Shelf Registration Statement.

 

(b) If the Initial Shelf Registration Statement or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (other than because all Registrable Securities registered thereunder shall have been resold pursuant thereto or shall have otherwise ceased to be Registrable Securities), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within thirty (30) days of such cessation of effectiveness amend the Shelf Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file an additional Shelf Registration Statement covering all of the securities that as of the date of such filing are Registrable Securities (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement”). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as is practicable after such filing and to keep such Registration Statement (or subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) continuously effective until the end of the Effectiveness Period.

 

(c) The Company shall supplement and amend the Shelf Registration Statement or Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement or Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, if required by the Securities Act or as necessary to name a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder pursuant to Section (d) below.

 

(d) Each Holder agrees that if such Holder wishes to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus, it will do so only in accordance with this Section 2(d) and Section 3(h). Each Holder wishing to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus agrees to deliver a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement. Each holder who elects to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement agrees, by submitting a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company, that it will be bound by the terms and conditions of the Notice and Questionnaire and this Agreement. From and after the date the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable after the date a Notice and Questionnaire is delivered pursuant to Section 8(c) hereof, and in any event upon the later of (x) fifteen (15) Business Days after such date or (y) fifteen (15) Business Days after the expiration of any

 

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Deferral Period in effect when the Notice and Questionnaire is delivered or put into effect within fifteen (15) Business Days of such delivery date:

 

(i) if required by applicable law, file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or prepare and, if required by applicable law, file a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire is named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law and, if the Company shall file a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement, use its reasonable best efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is practicable, but in any event by the date (the “Amendment Effectiveness Deadline Date”) that is forty-five (45) days after the date such post-effective amendment is required by this clause to be filed;

 

(ii) provide such Holder copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 2(d)(i); and

 

(iii) notify such Holder as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness under the Securities Act of any post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Section 2(d)(i);

 

provided, that if such Notice and Questionnaire is delivered during a Deferral Period, the Company shall so inform the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire and shall take the actions set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above upon expiration of the Deferral Period in accordance with Section 3(h). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (i) the Company shall be under no obligation to name any Holder that is not a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder in any Registration Statement or related Prospectus and (ii) the Amendment Effectiveness Deadline Date shall be extended by up to ten (10) Business Days from the expiration of a Deferral Period if such Deferral Period shall be in effect on the Amendment Effectiveness Deadline Date.

 

(e) If, other than as permitted hereunder,

 

(i) the Initial Shelf Registration Statement has not been filed on or prior to the Filing Deadline Date, or

 

(ii) the Initial Shelf Registration Statement has not been declared effective under the Securities Act on or prior to the Effectiveness Deadline Date,

 

the parties hereto agree that the Holders of Registrable Securities will be entitled to receive liquidated damages as provided for in this Section 2(e). Each event described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) is individually referred to herein as an “Event”; provided, however, that the Company’s failure after using its reasonable best efforts to register under the Securities Act the issuance of Underlying Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes with respect to any Holder because the Company is not permitted to effect such registration under the Securities Act

 

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shall not constitute an Event for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, each Event set forth above shall begin and end on the dates set forth in the table set forth below:

 

Type of Event by Clause


 

Beginning Date


 

Ending Date


(i)

  Filing Deadline Date   the date the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is filed

(ii)

  Effectiveness Deadline Date   the date the Initial Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act

 

For purposes of this Agreement, Events shall begin on the dates set forth in the table above and shall continue until the ending dates set forth in the table above.

 

Commencing on (and including) any date that an Event has begun and ending on (but excluding) the next date on which there are no Events that have occurred and are continuing (a “Liquidated Damages Period”), the Company shall, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, increase the Conversion Rate for Holders of Notes or issue additional shares of Underlying Common Stock to Holders of Underlying Common Stock as follows: (i) in respect of Holders of Notes that are Registrable Securities, the Company shall increase the Conversion Rate of such Notes by an amount (the “Conversion Rate Increase Amount”), accruing for each day in the Liquidated Damages Period, equal to 0.08125% of the Conversion Rate for the first ninety (90) day period immediately following the occurrence of such Event and 0.1625% of the Conversion Rate for each subsequent ninety (90) day period following the occurrence of such Event (or a pro rata portion of such amounts in the case of Events lasting less than the full relevant ninety (90) day period calculated as described below), and (ii) in respect of Record Holders of shares of Underlying Common Stock that are Registrable Securities, the Company shall issue to such Holders additional shares of Underlying Common Stock in an amount accruing, for each day in the Liquidated Damages Period, that is equal to the additional shares of Common Stock that would be issuable as a result of the relevant Conversion Rate Increase Amount that would apply on each such date if the Holder of such Underlying Common Stock held Notes convertible into the number of shares of Underlying Common Stock held by such Holder at the Conversion Rate effective on the date that the relevant Event began (the “Additional Share Amount”). In calculating the Additional Share Amount on any date on which no Notes are outstanding, the Additional Share Amount shall be calculated as if the Notes were still outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Conversion Rate Increase Amount or Additional Share Amount shall apply as to any Registrable Security from and after the earlier of (x) the date such security is no longer a Registrable Security and (y) expiration of the Effectiveness Period. The Conversion Rate Increase Amount and Additional Share Amount with respect to any period shall not exceed the amount provided for in this paragraph notwithstanding the occurrence of multiple concurrent Events. The pro rata amount of any Conversion Rate

 

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Increase Amount or Additional Share Amount for any portion of a relevant 90 day period referred to above shall be an amount equal to the applicable amount referred to above for a full 90 day period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days in the relevant 90 day period that are included in the Liquidated Damages Period and the denominator of which shall be 90.

 

Conversion Rate Increase Amounts shall accrue daily from the first day of the applicable Liquidated Damages Period and shall be effective immediately. Additional Share Amounts shall accrue from the first day of the applicable Liquidated Damages Period, and shall be payable on each Additional Share Amount Payment Date during the Liquidated Damages Period (and on the Additional Share Amount Payment Date next succeeding the end of the Liquidated Damages Period if the Liquidated Damages Period does not end on an Additional Share Amount Payment Date) to the Record Holders of the Registrable Securities entitled thereto.

 

The Trustee shall be entitled, on behalf of registered holders of Notes or Underlying Common Stock, to seek any available remedy for the enforcement of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, for the enforcement of any required Conversion Rate Increase Amount or Additional Share Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that the sole damages payable for a violation of the terms of this Agreement with respect to which a Conversion Rate Increase Amount or Additional Share Amount is expressly provided shall be such Conversion Rate Increase Amount or Additional Share Amount. Nothing shall preclude any Holder from pursuing or obtaining (i) specific performance or other equitable relief with respect to this Agreement or (ii) any damages or other available remedy with respect to any breach by the Company of its obligations hereunder, other than damages in excess of the liquidated damages for breaches for which liquidated damages are expressly provided above.

 

All of the Company’s obligations set forth in this Section 2(e) that are outstanding with respect to any Registrable Security at the time such security ceases to be a Registrable Security shall survive until such time as all such obligations with respect to such security have been satisfied in full (notwithstanding termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8(k)).

 

The parties hereto agree that the Conversion Rate Increase Amount and Additional Share Amount provided for in this Section 2(e) constitute a reasonable estimate of the damages that may be incurred by Holders of Registrable Securities by reason of the failure of the Shelf Registration Statement to be filed or declared effective in accordance with the provisions hereof.

 

SECTION 3. Registration Procedures. In connection with the registration obligations of the Company under Section 2 hereof, during the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall:

 

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement or Registration Statements referred to in Section 2(a) hereof, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein; provided that before filing any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto with the SEC (but excluding reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act), furnish to the Initial Purchasers and the Special Counsel of such offering, if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed at least three

 

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(3) Business Days prior to the filing of such Registration Statement or amendment thereto or Prospectus or supplement thereto.

 

(b) Subject to Section 3(h), prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective for the applicable period specified in Section 2(a); cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act; and use its reasonable best efforts to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act applicable to it with respect to (i) the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during the Effectiveness Period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof and (ii) the issuance of Underlying Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes, in each case as set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or such Prospectus as so supplemented.

 

(c) As promptly as practicable give notice to the Notice Holders, the Initial Purchasers and the Special Counsel, (i) when any Prospectus, prospectus supplement, Registration Statement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has been declared effective, (ii) of any request, following the effectiveness of the Initial Shelf Registration Statement under the Securities Act, by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information relating to the Shelf Registration Statement, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, and (v) of the determination by the Company that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus will need to be filed with the SEC, which notice may, at the discretion of the Company (or as required pursuant to Section 3(h)), state that it constitutes a Deferral Notice, in which event the provisions of Section 3(h) shall apply.

 

(d) Use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction in which they have been qualified for sale, in either case at the earliest possible moment, and provide immediate notice to each Notice Holder and the Initial Purchasers of the withdrawal of any such order.

 

(e) As promptly as practicable furnish to each Notice Holder, the Special Counsel and the Initial Purchasers, upon request and without charge, at least one (1) conformed copy of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, including

 

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exhibits and if requested, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference.

 

(f) Deliver to each Notice Holder, the Special Counsel, if any, and the Initial Purchasers, in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses relating to such Registrable Securities (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Notice Holder may reasonably request; and the Company hereby consents (except during such periods that a Deferral Notice is outstanding and has not been revoked) to the use of such Prospectus or each amendment or supplement thereto by each Notice Holder in connection with any offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in the manner set forth therein.

 

(g) Prior to any public offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Notice Holders and the Special Counsel in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Notice Holder reasonably requests in writing (which request may be included in the Notice and Questionnaire); prior to any public offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, use its reasonable best efforts to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period in connection with such Notice Holder’s offer and sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities in the manner set forth in the relevant Registration Statement and the related Prospectus; provided that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Agreement or (ii) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in suits or to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

 

(h) Upon (A) the issuance by the SEC of a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, the initiation of proceedings with respect to the Shelf Registration Statement under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act, the filing of a post-effective amendment during any period when the Company is not eligible to use Form S-3 or the initiation of an SEC review of the Company’s filings under the Exchange Act, (B) the occurrence of any event or the existence of any fact (a “Material Event”) as a result of which any Registration Statement shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any Prospectus shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (C) the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development that, in the reasonable discretion of the

 

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Company, makes it appropriate to suspend the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus:

 

(i) in the case of clause (B) above, subject to the next sentence, as promptly as practicable prepare and file, if necessary pursuant to applicable law, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document that would be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement and Prospectus so that such Registration Statement does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and such Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold thereunder, and, in the case of a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement, subject to the next sentence, use its reasonable best efforts to cause it to be declared effective as promptly as is practicable, and

 

(ii) give notice to the Notice Holders, and the Special Counsel, if any, that the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement is suspended (a “Deferral Notice”) and, upon receipt of any Deferral Notice, each Notice Holder agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement until such Notice Holder’s receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for in clause (i) above, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the Prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed (x) in the case of clause (A) above, as promptly as is practicable, (y) in the case of clause (B) above, as soon as, in the sole judgment of the Company, public disclosure of such Material Event would not be prejudicial to or contrary to the interests of the Company or, if necessary to avoid unreasonable burden or expense, as soon as practicable thereafter and (z) in the case of clause (C) above, as soon as in the reasonable discretion of the Company, such suspension is no longer appropriate. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(h) to suspend the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement or any Prospectus (the “Deferral Period”); provided that the aggregate duration of any Deferral Periods shall not exceed thirty (30) days in any three month period (or sixty (60) days in any three month period in the event of a Material Event pursuant to which the Company has delivered a second notice as required below) or ninety (90) days in any twelve month period; provided that in the case of a Material Event relating to an acquisition or a probable acquisition or financing, recapitalization, business combination or other similar transaction, the Company may deliver to Notice Holders a second notice to the effect set forth above, which shall have

 

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the effect of extending the Deferral Period by up to an additional thirty (30) days, or such shorter period of time as is specified in such second notice.

 

(i) If reasonably requested in writing in connection with a disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, make reasonably available for inspection during normal business hours by one representative for the Notice Holders of such Registrable Securities, any broker-dealers, underwriters, attorneys and accountants retained by such representative for the Notice Holders, and any attorneys or other agents retained by a broker-dealer or underwriter engaged by such representative for the Notice Holders, all relevant financial and other records and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the appropriate officers, directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to make reasonably available for inspection during normal business hours on reasonable notice all relevant information reasonably requested by such representative for the Notice Holders, or any such broker-dealers, underwriters, attorneys or accountants in connection with such disposition, in each case as is customary for similar “due diligence” examinations; provided that such persons shall first agree in writing with the Company that any non-public information shall be kept confidential by such persons and shall be used solely for the purposes of exercising rights under this Agreement, unless (i) disclosure of such information is required by court or administrative order or is necessary to respond to inquiries of regulatory authorities, (ii) disclosure of such information is required by law, (iii) such information becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure or failure to safeguard by any such person or (iv) such information becomes available to any such person from a source other than the Company and such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement, and provided further that the foregoing inspection and information gathering shall, to the greatest extent possible, be coordinated on behalf of all the Notice Holders and the other parties entitled thereto by Special Counsel. Any person legally compelled to disclose any such confidential information made available for inspection shall provide the Company with prompt prior written notice of such requirement so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy.

 

(ii) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available to its securityholders earning statements (which need not be audited) satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the Securities Act) for a twelve month period commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company commencing after the effective date of a Registration Statement, which statements shall be made available no later than forty-five (45) days after the end of the twelve month period or ninety (90) days if the twelve month period coincides with the fiscal year of the Company.

 

(i) Cooperate with each Notice Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities sold or to be sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends, and

 

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cause such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations as are permitted by the Indenture and registered in such names as such Notice Holder may request in writing at least two (2) Business Day prior to any sale of such Registrable Securities.

 

(j) Provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement and provide the Trustee and the transfer agent for the Common Stock with printed certificates for the Registrable Securities that are in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company.

 

(k) Cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

 

(l) Upon (i) the filing of the Initial Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) the effectiveness of the Initial Shelf Registration Statement, announce the same, in each case by publicly disseminating such information through its website or by issuing a press release.

 

(m) Take all other reasonable actions as are required to permit unrestricted resales of the Registrable Securities and issuances of Underlying Common Stock on an unrestricted basis upon conversion of Notes in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 4. Holder’s Obligations. Each Holder agrees, by acquisition of the Registrable Securities, that no Holder shall be entitled to sell any of such Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or to receive a Prospectus relating thereto, unless such Holder has furnished the Company with a Notice and Questionnaire as required pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof (including the information required to be included in such Notice and Questionnaire) and the information set forth in the next sentence. Each Notice Holder agrees promptly to furnish to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such Notice Holder not misleading and any other information regarding such Notice Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request. Any sale of any Registrable Securities by any Holder shall constitute a representation and warranty by such Holder that the information relating to such Holder and its plan of distribution is as set forth in the Prospectus delivered by such Holder in connection with such disposition, that such Prospectus does not as of the time of such sale contain any untrue statement of a material fact relating to or provided by such Holder or its plan of distribution and that such Prospectus does not as of the time of such sale omit to state any material fact relating to or provided by such Holder or its plan of distribution necessary to make the statements in such Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

SECTION 5. Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance by the Company of its obligations under Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement whether or not any Registration Statement is declared effective. Such fees and expenses shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (x) with respect to filings required to be made with the

 

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NASD, Inc. and (y) of compliance with federal and state securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of the Special Counsel in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as Notice Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement may designate), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company), (iii) duplication expenses relating to copies of any Registration Statement or Prospectus delivered to any Holders hereunder, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, (v) reasonable fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel and of the registrar and transfer agent for the Common Stock and (vi) any Securities Act liability insurance obtained by the Company in its sole discretion. In addition, the Company shall pay the internal expenses of the Company (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing by the Company of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange on which similar securities of the Company are then listed and the fees and expenses of any person, including special experts, retained by the Company. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, each seller of Registrable Securities shall pay selling expenses, including any underwriting discount and commissions, and all registration expenses to the extent required by applicable law.

 

SECTION 6. Indemnification and Contribution.

 

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Notice Holder, each person, if any, who controls any Notice Holder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or any amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto), caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to any Holder furnished to the Company in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided that the indemnification contained in this paragraph shall not inure to the benefit of any Holder (or to the benefit of any person controlling such Holder) on account of any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any preliminary prospectus provided in each case the Company has performed its obligations under Section 3(f) hereof if either (A) (x) such Holder failed to send or deliver a copy of the Prospectus with or prior to the delivery of written confirmation of the sale by such Holder to the person asserting the claim from which such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise and (y) the Prospectus would have corrected such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or such omission or alleged omission, or (B) (x) such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, omission or alleged omission is corrected in an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus and (y) having previously been furnished by or on

 

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behalf of the Company with copies of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented, such Holder thereafter fails to deliver such Prospectus as so amended or supplemented, with or prior to the delivery of written confirmation of the sale of a Registrable Security to the person asserting the claim from which such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise.

 

(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors, its officers 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, or any other Holder, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to such Holder, but only with reference to information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company in writing by such Holder expressly for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto.

 

(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 6(a) or 6(b) hereof, such person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligation to any indemnified party otherwise than as provided in (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(a), the Holders of a majority (with Holders of Notes deemed to be the Holders, for purposes of determining such majority, of the number of shares of Underlying Common Stock into which such Notes are or would be convertible as of the date on which such designation is made) of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement held by Holders that are indemnified parties pursuant to Section 6(a) and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(b), the Company. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder

 

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by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.

 

(d) Contribution. To the extent that the indemnification provided for in Section 6(a) or 6(b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and of the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the initial placement pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (before deducting expenses) of the Registrable Securities to which such losses, claims, damages or liabilities relate. The relative benefits received by any Holder shall be deemed to be equal to the value of receiving Registrable Securities that are registered under the Securities Act. The relative fault of the Holders on the one hand and the Company on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Holders or by the Company, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Holders’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 6(d) are several in proportion to the respective number of Registrable Securities they have sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, and not joint.

 

The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding this Section 6, no indemnifying party that is a selling Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Registrable Securities sold by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such indemnifying party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

(e) The remedies provided for in this Section 6 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to an indemnified party at law or in equity, hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement or otherwise.

 

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(f) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 6 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder, any person controlling any Holder or any affiliate of any Holder or by or on behalf of the Company, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and (iii) the sale of any Registrable Securities by any Holder.

 

SECTION 7. Information Requirements. The Company covenants that, if at any time before the end of the Effectiveness Period the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it will cooperate with any Holder and take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request in writing (including, without limitation, making such representations as any such Holder may reasonably request), all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 and Rule 144A under the Securities Act and customarily taken in connection with sales pursuant to such exemptions. Upon the written request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such filing requirements, unless such a statement has been included in the Company’s most recent report filed pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 7 shall be deemed to require the Company to register any of its securities (other than the Common Stock) under any section of the Exchange Act.

 

SECTION 8. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) No Conflicting Agreements. The Company is not, as of the date hereof, a party to, nor shall it, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into, any agreement with respect to its securities that conflicts with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement. The Company represents and warrants that the rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s securities under any other agreements.

 

(b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Underlying Common Stock constituting Registrable Securities (with Holders of Notes deemed to be the Holders, for purposes of this Section, of the number of outstanding shares of Underlying Common Stock into which such Notes are or would be convertible as of the date on which such consent is requested). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold by such Holders pursuant to such Registration Statement; provided that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, (i) this Agreement may be amended by written agreement signed by the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the Initial Purchasers, without

 

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the consent of the Holders of Registrable Securities, to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained herein, or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under this Agreement that shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Registrable Securities. Each Holder of Registrable Securities outstanding at the time of any such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent or thereafter shall be bound by any such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 8(b), whether or not any notice, writing or marking indicating such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent appears on the Registrable Securities or is delivered to such Holder.

 

(c) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, by telecopier, by courier guaranteeing overnight delivery or by first-class mail, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed given (i) when made, if made by hand delivery, (ii) upon confirmation, if made by telecopier, (iii) one (1) Business Day after being deposited with such courier, if made by overnight courier, or (iv) on the date indicated on the notice of receipt, if made by first-class mail, to the parties as follows:

 

(i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company in a Notice and Questionnaire or any amendment thereto;

 

(ii) if to the Company, to:

 

ON Semiconductor Corporation

5005 E. McDowell Road

Phoenix, AZ 85008

Attention: General Counsel

Telecopy : (602) 244-5601

 

and

 

Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton

One Liberty Plaza

New York, NY 10006

Attention: Stephen H. Shalen, Esq.

Telecopy: (212) 225-3999

 

(iii) if to the Initial Purchasers, to:

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

1585 Broadway

New York, New York

Attention:

Telecopy:

 

or to such other address as such person may have furnished to the other persons identified in this Section 8(c) in writing in accordance herewith.

 

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(d) Approval of Holders. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities held by the Company or its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (other than the Initial Purchaser or subsequent Holders if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be such affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.

 

(e) Successors and Assigns. Any person who purchases any Registrable Securities from the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, to be an assignee of the Initial Purchasers. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each Holder of any Registrable Securities, provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms of the Indenture. If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities, such person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and such person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof.

 

(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

(g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

(h) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

(i) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, and the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

(j) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and is intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Registrable Securities. Except as provided in the Purchase Agreement, there are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein, with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Registrable Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings among the parties with respect to such

 

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registration rights. No party hereto shall have any rights, duties or obligations other than those specifically set forth in this Agreement.

 

(k) Termination. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate upon the end of the Effectiveness Period, except for any liabilities or obligations under Section 4, 5 or 6 hereof and the obligations to effect Conversion Rate Increase Amounts and pay Additional Share Amounts under Section 2(e) hereof to the extent such damages accrue prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, each of which shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION,

By:   /s/    DONALD COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Confirmed and accepted as of

the date first above written:

 

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED

Acting severally on behalf of itself and
the several Initial Purchasers named in
Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement.

By:   /s/    NATHAN MCMURTY        

Name:

  Nathan McMurty

Title:

  Vice President

 

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON LLC

Acting severally on behalf of itself and
the several Initial Purchasers named in
Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement.

By:   /s/    H. ANDREW FISHER        

Name:

  H. Andrew Fisher

Title:

  Managing Director

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.

Acting severally on behalf of itself and
the several Initial Purchasers named in
Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement.

By:   /s/    KEVIN J. KULAK        

Name:

  Kevin J. Kulak

Title:

  Vice President

 

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Supplemental Indenture

Exhibit 4.4

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

By and Between

 

ON Semiconductor Corporation (formerly known as SCG Holding Corporation)

Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC

 

and

 

The Guarantors (as defined herein)

 

and

 

U.S. Bank National Association (successor to State Street Bank and Trust Company)

as Trustee

 

Dated as of April 19, 2004

 

A SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

REGARDING

12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009

 


SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of April 19, 2004, between ON Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation (formerly known as SCG Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation) (the “Company”), Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“SCI LLC”) (SCI LLC, together with the Company, the “Issuers”), SCG (Malaysia SMP) Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Malaysia Sub”), SCG (Czech) Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Czech Sub”), SCG (China) Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “China Sub”), Semiconductor Components Industries Puerto Rico, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of SCI LLC (the “Puerto Rico Sub”), SCG International Development LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of SCI LLC (“SCGID LLC”), Semiconductor Components Industries of Rhode Island, Inc., a Rhode Island corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of SCI LLC (“SCI RI”) and Semiconductor Components Industries International of Rhode Island, Inc., a Rhode Island corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of SCI LLC (“SCII RI”) (SCII RI, together with the Malaysia Sub, the Czech Sub, the China Sub, the Puerto Rico Sub, SCGID LLC and SCI RI, the “Guarantors”) and U.S. Bank National Association (successor to State Street Bank and Trust Company), as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings provided in the Company’s Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated April 6, 2004 (the “Offer to Purchase”).

 

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Guarantors have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture dated as of August 4, 1999 (hereinafter called the “Original Indenture”) to provide for the issuance of certain 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 (the “Notes”); and

 

WHEREAS, Sections 9.02, 9.04 and 9.06 of the Original Indenture provide, among other things, that, with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee may enter into indentures supplemental to the Original Indenture for the purpose of amending any provision of the Original Indenture or the Notes; and

 

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Guarantors desire to amend and delete certain provisions of the Original Indenture and the Notes; and

 

WHEREAS, all action on the part of the Issuers and the Guarantors necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Original Indenture as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture has been duly taken; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company has solicited the consent of the holders of the Notes to certain amendments to the Indenture (the “Amendments”) pursuant to the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation, as described in greater detail in the Offer to Purchase; and

 

WHEREAS, holders of at least a majority in aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes have consented to the Amendments and instruments evidencing such consent have been delivered to the Trustee; and

 

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Guarantors desire and have requested the Trustee to join in the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of amending the Original Indenture;

 


NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, it is mutually covenanted and agreed for the equal and ratable benefit of all holders of the Notes as follows, effective upon execution hereof by the Trustee:

 

ARTICLE ONE

 

AMENDMENTS TO ORIGINAL INDENTURE

 

Section 1.1 Deleted Definitions. On the Optional Early Settlement Date (or, if the Company does not announce an Optional Early Settlement Date, on any Final Settlement Date), Section 1.01 of the Original Indenture shall be amended by deleting the definition of each term that is used in the Original Indenture only in the Sections or subsections thereof that are deleted pursuant to Section 1.2 hereof.

 

Section 1.2 Deleted Covenants. On the Optional Early Settlement Date (or, if the Company does not announce an Optional Early Settlement Date, on any Final Settlement Date), the text of each of the following Sections or subsections of the Original Indenture shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced, in each case, by the words “Intentionally Omitted.”:

 

“Section 4.03: Limitation on Indebtedness”;

 

“Section 4.04: Limitation on Restricted Payments”;

 

“Section 4.05: Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries”;

 

“Section 4.06: Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock”;

 

“Section 4.07: Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates;” and

 

“Section 4.08: Change of Control”.

 

Section 1.3 Amendments. On the Optional Early Settlement Date (or, if the Company does not announce an Optional Early Settlement Date, on any Final Settlement Date), the text of the first sentence of Section 3.03(a) of the Original Indenture shall be amended to read as follows:

 

“At least 30 days but not more than 120 days before a date for redemption of Notes, the Issuers shall mail a notice of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address.”.

 

ARTICLE TWO

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 2.1 Execution as Supplemental Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture is executed and shall be construed as an indenture supplemental to the Original Indenture and, as provided in the Original Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture forms a part thereof. Except as herein expressly otherwise defined, the use of the terms and expressions herein is in accordance with the definitions, uses and constructions contained in the Original Indenture.

 

Section 2.2 Responsibility for Recitals, etc. The recitals herein shall be taken as the statements of the Issuers and the Guarantors, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness thereof. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 2.3 Provisions Binding on Company’s Successors. All of the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements made in this Supplemental Indenture by the Issuers and the Guarantors shall bind their successors and assigns whether so expressed or not.

 

Section 2.4 Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York and, for all purposes, shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State.

 


Section 2.5 Execution and Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 2.6 Trust Indenture Act to Control. If and to the extent that any provision of this Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with another provision included in the Original Indenture or in this Supplemental Indenture which is required to be included in or is or is deemed to be applicable to this Supplemental Indenture by any of Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, such required or other applicable provision shall control.

 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION,

SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC,

SCG (MALAYSIA SMP) HOLDING CORPORATION,

SCG (CZECH) HOLDING CORPORATION,

SCG (CHINA) HOLDING CORPORATION,

SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES PUERTO RICO, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SCG PUERTO RICO, INC.)

SCG INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LLC,

SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES OF RHODE ISLAND, INC.

SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL OF RHODE ISLAND, INC.

by

  /s/    GEORGE H. CAVE        

Name:

  George H. Cave

Title:

  Secretary

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

by

  /s/    CAUNA M. SILVA        

Name:

  Cauna M. Silva

Title:

  Vice President

 

Certificate of Amendment

EXHIBIT 4.5

 

[Filed with the State of Delaware Secretary of State on June 15, 2004.]

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

TO THE

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF

SERIES A CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

OF

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

 

ON Semiconductor Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify:

 

FIRST: The Certificate of Designations of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (“Preferred Stock”) of ON Semiconductor Corporation (“Certificate of Designations”) is hereby amended to change the formula for the Mandatory Redemption Price to replace “50% of the Current Market Price ....” in Section V.A(ii) with “20% of the Current Market Price ....” so that section V.A reads in its entirety as follows:

 

“A. Mandatory Redemption. The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable except as provided in this Article V. At any time on or after the eighth anniversary of the original issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series A Preferred Stock, shall, to the extend that the Corporation shall have funds legally available therefore, be redeemable in whole or in part at the option of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock at a redemption price per share in cash (the “Mandatory Redemption Price”) equal to the greater of (i) Stated Value plus all unpaid dividends accumulated thereon to the date of actual payment of the Mandatory Redemption Price, whether or not such dividends have been declared and (ii) 20% of the Current Market Price of the Conversion Shares and other assets and property, if any, into which one share of Series A Preferred Stock is then convertible, in each case determined as of the Mandatory Redemption Date.”

 

SECOND: The foregoing amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ON Semiconductor Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by George H. Cave, its Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary on this 15th day of June, 2004.

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
By:   /s/    GEORGE H. CAVE        
    George H. Cave
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

Offer to Purchase

Exhibit 10.1

 

ON Semiconductor Corporation

Offer To Purchase For Cash

Any and All

12% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2009

Issued by

ON Semiconductor Corporation (formerly known as SCG Holding Corporation) and

Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC

(CUSIP No. 783885AC0)

and

Related Solicitation of Consents

 

THE OFFER (AS DEFINED BELOW) WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON MAY 3, 2004, UNLESS EXTENDED OR EARLIER TERMINATED (SUCH DATE AND TIME, AS THEY MAY BE EXTENDED, THE “EXPIRATION TIME”). HOLDERS OF NOTES MUST TENDER THEIR NOTES AT OR PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION TIME TO RECEIVE THE TENDER OFFER CONSIDERATION (AS DEFINED BELOW). THE CONSENT SOLICITATION WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON APRIL 19, 2004, UNLESS EXTENDED (SUCH DATE AND TIME, AS THEY MAY BE EXTENDED, THE “EARLY TENDER DEADLINE”). HOLDERS OF NOTES MUST TENDER THEIR NOTES AT OR PRIOR TO THE EARLY TENDER DEADLINE TO RECEIVE THE TOTAL CONSIDERATION (AS DEFINED BELOW).

 

ON Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, (the “Company”) hereby offers to purchase for cash (the “Tender Offer”) any and all of the outstanding 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 (the “Notes”) previously issued by the Company (formerly known as SCG Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation) and Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (“SCI”), a Delaware limited liability company and subsidiary of the Company (SCI, together with the Company, the “Issuers”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement (this “Offer to Purchase”). The Notes are guaranteed by certain affiliates of the Issuers (the “Guarantors”). Concurrently with the Tender Offer, the Company is soliciting (the “Consent Solicitation” and together with the Tender Offer, the “Offer”) from the holders of the Notes consents (the “Consents”) to proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the Indenture (as defined herein) under which the Notes were issued. Consummation of the Offer is subject to the satisfaction of a number of conditions. See “The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation—Conditions of the Offer.”

 

The total consideration for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to this Offer to Purchase shall be $1,089.06 (the “Total Consideration”), plus Accrued Interest (as defined herein). The Total Consideration includes a consent payment of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (the “Consent Payment”) payable to holders that validly tender their Notes and give their Consents prior to the Early Tender Deadline. Holders that validly tender their Notes after that time and prior to the Expiration Time will receive the Total Consideration less the Consent Payment, or $1,059.06 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (the “Tender Offer Consideration”).

 

Holders may not deliver Consents in the Consent Solicitation without tendering the related Notes in the Offer and may not revoke such Consents without withdrawing the previously tendered Notes to which they relate. The Proposed Amendments are a single proposal. A tendering and consenting holder must consent to the Proposed Amendments as an entirety and may not consent selectively with respect to only some of the Proposed Amendments.

 

At any time after the Early Tender Deadline and prior to the Expiration Time (such time, the “Optional Early Acceptance Date”), the Company may elect to accept for payment all Notes validly tendered prior to the Early Tender Deadline. The Company currently anticipates that the Optional Early Acceptance Date will be April 20,2004. Payment for all Notes validly tendered prior to the Early Tender Deadline will be made promptly following the Optional Early Acceptance Date (the “Optional Early Settlement Date”). By 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the business day following the Expiration Time (the “Final Acceptance Date”), the Company will accept for payment any and all validly tendered Notes not previously purchased, subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer. Such payment will be made promptly following the Final Acceptance Date (the “Final Settlement Date”).

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer, the Total Consideration or the Tender Offer Consideration, as applicable, to which a tendering holder is entitled pursuant to the Offer will be paid on either the Optional Early Settlement Date, if any, or the Final Settlement Date. The holder of each Note tendered and accepted for payment will receive interest, if any, thereon from the most recent payment of semi-annual interest preceding the Optional Early Settlement Date or the Final Settlement Date, as applicable, to, but excluding, such date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions described herein (“Accrued Interest”). Under no circumstances will any interest be payable because of any delay in the transmission of funds to holders by the Depositary.

 

NOTES AND RELATED CONSENTS MAY BE WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO THE EARLY TENDER DEADLINE. NOTES MAY NOT BE WITHDRAWN AFTER THE EARLY TENDER DEADLINE AND DELIVERY OF WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE TRUSTEE THAT THE REQUISITE CONSENTS CONDITION HAS BEEN SATISFIED. IN ADDITION, IN THE EVENT OF A TERMINATION OF THE OFFER WITHOUT ANY NOTES BEING PURCHASED, THE NOTES TENDERED PURSUANT TO THE OFFER TO PURCHASE WILL BE PROMPTLY RETURNED TO THE TENDERING HOLDERS.

 

Questions and requests of assistance or for additional copies of this Offer to Purchase may be directed to Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc. (the “Information Agent”) or Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (the “Dealer Manager”) at their respective addresses and telephone numbers set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase.

 


 

The Dealer Manager for the Offer is:

 

MORGAN STANLEY

 

April 6, 2004

 


If the Early Tender Deadline is extended, the Company intends to extend the Tender Offer, if necessary, so that the Expiration Time occurs no earlier than ten business days following the Early Tender Deadline. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Tender Offer (including, if the Tender Offer is extended or amended, the terms and conditions of any such extension or amendment) and applicable laws, promptly following each of the Optional Early Acceptance Date and Final Acceptance Date the Company will pay for all Notes validly tendered (and not withdrawn) that are accepted for payment pursuant to the Tender Offer on the Optional Early Acceptance Date or Final Acceptance Date, as applicable. Payment for any such Note will be made in immediately available (same-day) funds. Any Accrued Interest payable on the Notes accepted for payment in the Tender Offer will be paid in cash in immediately available (same-day) funds concurrently with the payment of the Tender Offer Consideration therefor.

 

If the Proposed Amendments become operative, they will apply to all Notes issued under the Indenture, including those Notes that Holders do not tender and the Company does not accept for payment hereunder. If the Proposed Amendments become operative, many of the restrictive covenants contained in the Indenture and the Notes will be eliminated and the prior notice period with respect to a redemption date for outstanding Notes will be extended from 60 days to 120 days. In that circumstance, the trading market for the Notes is likely to be significantly more limited. Notes that are not tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the Tender Offer will remain obligations of the Issuers. See “Considerations for Non-Tendering Holders of Notes.”

 

The Proposed Amendments will become effective upon execution by the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee (each as defined herein) of a supplemental indenture implementing the Proposed Amendments (the “Supplemental Indenture”). It is anticipated that the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee will execute the Supplemental Indenture promptly after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Early Tender Deadline. Although the Supplemental Indenture will become effective upon execution, the Proposed Amendments will not become operative until the Optional Early Settlement Date or, if no Optional Early Settlement Date is announced, the Final Settlement Date.

 


 

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THE TENDER OFFER OR THE CONSENT SOLICITATION, THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO ACCEPT FOR PAYMENT AND TO PAY FOR NOTES VALIDLY TENDERED PURSUANT TO THE TENDER OFFER IS CONDITIONED UPON (1) THERE HAVING BEEN VALIDLY TENDERED (AND NOT WITHDRAWN) NOT LESS THAN A MAJORITY IN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE NOTES OUTSTANDING, EXCLUDING NOTES OWNED BY THE ISSUERS, ANY GUARANTOR OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES (AND RELATED CONSENTS SHALL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED) AND THE EXECUTION BY THE ISSUERS, THE GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE IMPLEMENTING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS (THE “REQUISITE CONSENTS CONDITION”) AND (2) SATISFACTION OF THE OTHER CONDITIONS TO THE OFFER SET FORTH HEREIN. THE COMPANY MAY WAIVE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, ANY OF THE FOREGOING CONDITIONS. SEE “THE TENDER OFFER AND THE CONSENT SOLICITATION - CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER.”

 

THE TENDER OFFER AND THE CONSENT SOLICITATION ARE NOT BEING MADE TO (NOR WILL THE SURRENDER OF NOTES FOR PURCHASE BE ACCEPTED FROM OR ON BEHALF OF) HOLDERS OF NOTES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE MAKING OR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TENDER OFFER OR THE CONSENT SOLICITATION WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE SECURITIES, BLUE SKY OR OTHER LAWS REQUIRE THE OFFER TO BE MADE BY A LICENSED BROKER OR DEALER, THE OFFER WILL BE DEEMED TO BE MADE ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY BY THE DEALER MANAGER OR ONE OR MORE REGISTERED BROKERS OR DEALERS LICENSED UNDER THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS DOCUMENT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS NOR ANY PURCHASE OF NOTES BY THE COMPANY WILL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY CURRENT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF SUCH INFORMATION.

 

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NO FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY HAS PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE AND CONSENT SOLICITATION. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL. NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER OTHER THAN THE INFORMATION AND REPRESENTATIONS CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED.

 


 

On the date hereof, the Company expects to receive net proceeds from an offer and sale of $260 million aggregate principal amount of zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes due 2024 pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (the “New Offering”). The Company will use the net proceeds of the New Offering to finance the purchase of the Notes in connection with the Offer and redeem any remaining Notes not tendered in connection with the Offer. The securities offered in the New Offering have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

 

As soon as permissible in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, as amended in connection with the execution of the Supplemental Indenture, the Company intends to call for redemption any Notes that remain outstanding at a price equal to 106% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, as set forth in the Indenture. The Company expects such redemption to occur on or about August 1, 2004. This statement of intent shall not constitute a notice of redemption under the Indenture. Such notice if made will only be made in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture, as amended by the Supplemental Indenture.

 

Holders of Notes should take note of the following dates in connection with the Offer:

 

Date


  

Calendar Date


  

Event


Early Tender Deadline

   5:00 p.m., New York City time, April 19, 2004, unless extended, or unless the Offer is terminated earlier by the Company.    The last day for holders to tender Notes and Consents in order to qualify for the payment of the Total Consideration, which includes the Consent Payment. The last day for holders to validly withdraw tenders of Notes or revoke Consents.

Optional

Early

Acceptance

Date

   In respect of Notes that are validly tendered, and not validly withdrawn, on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline, the Company is not obligated to announce an Optional Early Acceptance Date, but it currently anticipates that the Optional Early Acceptance Date will be April 20, 2004.    Acceptance of all Notes validly tendered on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline and not previously validly withdrawn.

Optional

Early

Settlement

Date

   In respect of Notes that are validly tendered, and not validly withdrawn, on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline, the Company expects that the Optional Early Settlement Date will be promptly following the Optional Early Acceptance Date.    Payment for all Notes validly tendered on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline and not previously validly withdrawn.

Expiration Time

   Midnight, New York City time, May 3, 2004, unless extended, or unless the Offer is earlier terminated by the Company.    The last day for holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Offer.

Final Acceptance Date

   In respect of Notes that are validly tendered after the Early Tender Deadline but prior to the Expiration Time, the Company expects that the Final Acceptance Date will be May 4, 2004.    Acceptance of all Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Deadline and on or prior to the Expiration Time.

Final Settlement Date

   In respect of Notes that are validly tendered after the Early Tender Deadline but prior to the Expiration Time, the Company expects that the Final Settlement Date will be promptly following the Final Acceptance Date.    Payment for all Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Deadline and on or prior to the Expiration Time.

 

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Subject to applicable securities laws and terms of the Offer, the Company reserves the right to: (1) waive any and all conditions to the Offer, (2) extend the Offer or (3) prior to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the Offer, otherwise amend the Offer in any respect or terminate the Offer. In the event that the Offer is withdrawn or otherwise not completed, the Total Consideration or Tender Offer Consideration, as applicable, will not be paid or become payable to holders of the Notes that have tendered their Notes in connection with the Offer and the Notes tendered pursuant to the Offer will be promptly returned to the tendering holders.

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

 

Any holder of Notes in book-entry form who desires to tender Notes must request its broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to effect the transaction or tender through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC” or the “Book-Entry Transfer Facility”) pursuant to DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”). A beneficial owner whose Notes are held by a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee must contact such nominee if such beneficial owner desires to tender its Notes and to deliver its Consent. See “The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation — Procedures for Tendering Notes and Delivering Consents.”

 

Any questions or requests for assistance or for additional copies of this Offer to Purchase or related documents may be directed to the Information Agent at one of its telephone numbers set forth on the last page of this Offer to Purchase. A holder of Notes may also contact the Dealer Manager at its telephone number set forth on the last page of this Offer to Purchase or such holder’s broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offer.

 

Tendering holders will not be obligated to pay brokerage fees or expenses of the Dealer Manager, the Information Agent, the Issuers, the Depositary or DTC.

 

THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ANY DECISION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO EITHER A TENDER OF NOTES OR DELIVERY OF A CONSENT PURSUANT TO THE CONSENT SOLICITATION.

 

NONE OF THE ISSUERS, THE TRUSTEE, THE INFORMATION AGENT, THE DEPOSITARY OR THE DEALER MANAGER MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION AS TO WHETHER A HOLDER SHOULD TENDER NOTES IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER.

 

AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

The Company is required to file reports and other documents and information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. Such reports, documents and other information may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities of the SEC, at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of this material may also be obtained by mail, upon payment of the SEC’s prescribed rates, by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such material may also be obtained from the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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The following documents filed by the Company with the SEC are incorporated herein by reference:

 

  The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 filed with the SEC on March 10, 2004, as amended by its Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on March 22, 2004;

 

  The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2004 regarding its filing with the SEC of a shelf registration statement for its common stock; and

 

  The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K furnished to the SEC on March 31, 2004 regarding the announcement of the New Offering.

 

All documents the Company files pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) after the date hereof and prior to the Expiration Time shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this document and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

 

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this document, or contained in this document, shall be considered to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this document or in any subsequently filed document that is also incorporated by reference into this document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded in this manner does not, except as so modified or superseded, constitute a part of this document. Copies of other documents incorporated into this document by reference, except for exhibits, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated into this document by reference, are available without charge by contacting:

 

ON Semiconductor Corporation,

5005 E. McDowell Road,

Phoenix Arizona, 85008,

(602) 244-3437

investor@onsemi.com

 

Some of the statements contained or incorporated by reference in this document are forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. The Issuers’ actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by any forward-looking statement. There can be no assurance that the future results covered by forward-looking statements will be achieved.

 

No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to make any representations with respect to the matters described in this Offer to Purchase (which includes the materials appended hereto) other than those contained herein or in the documents incorporated by reference herein and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Issuers, the Dealer Manager, the Depositary or the Information Agent. The delivery of this Offer to Purchase shall not, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since the date hereof, or that the information herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date hereof.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

   iii

AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

   iii

SUMMARY

   1

THE TENDER OFFER AND THE CONSENT SOLICITATION

   4

Terms of the Tender Offer

   4

The Consent Solicitation

   5

Acceptance of Notes for Purchase; Payment of the Total Consideration

   6

Procedures for Tendering Notes and Delivering Consents

   7

Withdrawal of Tenders and Revocation of Consents

   8

Conditions of the Offer

   9

Expiration Time; Early Tender Deadline; Extensions; Termination; Amendments

   10

CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-TENDERING HOLDERS OF NOTES

   12

Effect of the Proposed Amendments

   12

Adverse Effects on Trading Market for the Notes

   12

Redemption

   13

OTHER PURCHASES OF THE NOTES

   13

MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

   14

In General

   14

Sale of the Notes

   14

Consent Payment

   14

Adoption of the Proposed Amendments

   15

Backup Withholding

   15

Non-U.S. Holders

   15

DEALER MANAGER

   16

DEPOSITARY

   16

INFORMATION AGENT

   16

FEES AND EXPENSES

   17

MISCELLANEOUS

   17

 


SUMMARY

 

The following summary is provided solely for the convenience of holders of the Notes and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the more detailed information contained elsewhere, or incorporated by reference, in this Offer to Purchase and any amendments or supplements hereto. Holders of Notes are urged to read this Offer to Purchase in its entirety. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this summary have the meanings assigned to them elsewhere in this Offer to Purchase.

 

The Offeror:    ON Semiconductor Corporation
The Issuers:    ON Semiconductor Corporation (formerly known as SCG Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation) and Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company.
The Tender Offer:    Offer to purchase for cash all of the Notes at the purchase price set forth below.
The Notes:    $260,000,000 outstanding principal amount of 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009. The Notes are governed by the indenture, dated as of August 4, 1999 (as supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Issuers, Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association (successor to State Street Bank and Trust Company), as trustee (the “Trustee”).
Total Consideration:    The Total Consideration for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to this Offer to Purchase shall be a price equal to $1,089.06 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, payable to holders that validly tender their Notes and give their Consents prior to the Early Tender Deadline. In addition, each holder will receive accrued and unpaid interest on such $1,000 principal amount of Notes up to, but not including, the Optional Early Settlement Date or the Final Settlement Date, as applicable.
Consent Payment:    The Total Consideration includes a Consent Payment of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, payable to Holders that validly tender their Notes and give their Consents prior to the Early Tender Deadline. The Consent Payment will be paid if, but only if, the Notes to which such Consents relate are accepted for payment pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer.
Tender Offer Consideration:    Holders that validly tender their Notes after the Early Tender Deadline and prior to the Expiration Time will receive only the Tender Offer Consideration, which is the Total Consideration less the Consent Payment, or $1,059.06 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes.
Early Tender Deadline    The Early Tender Deadline shall be April 19, 2004, but may be extended. The Company anticipates extending the Early Tender Deadline only if the Requisite Consents Condition shall not have been met.
Expiration Time:    The Tender Offer will expire at midnight, New York City time, on May 3, 2004, unless extended by the Company. The Company intends to extend the Tender Offer, if necessary, so that the Expiration Time occurs no earlier than ten business days following the Early Tender Deadline.
Optional Early Acceptance Date:    In respect of Notes that are validly tendered, and not validly withdrawn, on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Early Tender Deadline, the Company expects that the Optional Early Acceptance Date will be April 20, 2004.
Final Acceptance Date:    In respect of Notes that are validly tendered after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Early Tender Deadline but at or prior to midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Time, the Company expects that the Final Acceptance Date will be May 4, 2004.

 

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Optional Early Settlement Date:    In respect of Notes that are validly tendered, and not validly withdrawn, on the Early Tender Deadline, the Company expects that the Optional Early Settlement Date will be promptly following the Optional Early Acceptance Date.
Final Settlement Date:    In respect of Notes that are validly tendered after the Early Tender Deadline but prior to the Expiration Time, the Company expects that the Final Settlement Date will be promptly following the Final Acceptance Date.
The Consent Solicitation:    The Company is also soliciting from holders of Notes Consents to the Proposed Amendments to the Indenture.
The Proposed Amendments:    If the Proposed Amendments become operative, the Proposed Amendments would eliminate many of the restrictive covenants, and extend the prior notice period with respect to a redemption date for outstanding Notes from 60 days to 120 days, contained in the Indenture and the Notes. See “The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation - The Consent Solicitation.”
Requisite Consents:    Consents from the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding, other than any Notes owned by the Issuers, any Guarantor or any of their Affiliates (as defined herein). As of the date of this Offer to Purchase, none of the Notes was owned by any Issuer, any Guarantor or, to their knowledge, any Affiliate. As of the date hereof, $260 million aggregate principal amount of Notes were outstanding. See “The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation— Procedures for Tendering Notes and Delivering Consents—Valid Tender.”
Procedures for Tendering Notes and Delivering Consents:    See “The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation — Procedures for Tendering Notes and Delivering Consents.” For further information, call the Information Agent or the Dealer Manager at the phone numbers set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase or consult your broker, dealer, commercial bank or trust company for assistance. A beneficial owner whose Notes are held by a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee must contact such nominee if such beneficial owner desires to tender its Notes and deliver its Consent. DTC participants must transmit their acceptance to DTC through ATOP.
Withdrawal Rights:    Tenders of Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer may be validly withdrawn and Consents delivered pursuant to the Consent Solicitation may be validly revoked at any time on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline by following the procedures described under “The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation—Withdrawal of Tenders and Revocation of Consents,” but not thereafter. A valid withdrawal of tendered Notes on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline shall be deemed a valid revocation of the related Consent. Valid revocation of Consents prior to the Early Tender Deadline will be deemed a withdrawal of the related Notes previously tendered pursuant to the Offer. Notes tendered subsequent to the Early Tender Deadline and on or prior to the Expiration Time may not be withdrawn. In addition, in the event of a termination of the Offer without Notes being purchased, the Notes tendered pursuant to the Offer will be promptly returned to the tendering holders. See “The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation—Withdrawal of Tenders and Revocation of Consents.”
Purpose of the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation:    The purpose of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation is to retire the Notes and reduce the Company’s overall cost of borrowing. The principal purposes of the Consent Solicitation are to eliminate many of the restrictive covenants contained in the Indenture and the Notes and extend the period with respect to a redemption date for outstanding Notes from 60 days to 120 days.
Certain Consequences to Holders of Notes Not Tendering:    Consummation of the Offer and the adoption of the Proposed Amendments may have adverse consequences for holders of Notes who elect not to tender Notes in the Tender Offer. For a discussion of certain factors that should be considered in evaluating the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation, see “Considerations for Non-Tendering Holders of Notes.”

 

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Certain Conditions Precedent to the Offer:   

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation (or any extensions or amendments thereof), the Company will not be required to accept for payment, or pay for, including any Consent Payment, any Notes tendered, may terminate the Tender Offer or Consent Solicitation and may, subject to Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, postpone the acceptance of any Notes tendered or delay payment for Notes accepted for payment, if, among other things:

 

(1) the Requisite Consents Condition shall not have been satisfied; or

 

(2) any other condition to the consummation of the Offer remains unsatisfied.

 

At the time of any Optional Early Acceptance Date, the Company will waive most of the conditions to the Offer and such waiver will remain in effect for the remainder of the Offer. See “The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation — Conditions of the Offer.”

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences:    For a summary of the federal income tax consequences of the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation, see “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.”
Waivers; Extensions; Amendments; Termination:    The Company expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law, at any time or from time to time, to (1) waive any condition to the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation and accept all Notes previously tendered and all Consents previously delivered pursuant to the Offer, (2) extend the Early Tender Deadline or the Expiration Time and retain all Notes tendered and all Consents delivered pursuant to the Offer, subject, however, to the withdrawal rights of holders as described under “The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation — Withdrawal of Tenders and Revocation of Consents,” (3) prior to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the Offer, amend the terms of the Tender Offer or Consent Solicitation in any respect and (4) prior to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the Offer, terminate the Tender Offer and not accept for purchase any Notes upon failure of any of the conditions to the Offer. Any amendment applicable to the Tender Offer will apply to all Notes tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer. See “The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation—Expiration Time; Early Tender Deadline; Extensions; Termination; Amendments.”
Brokerage Commissions:    No brokerage commissions are payable by holders of the Notes to the Dealer Manager, the Information Agent, the Company, the Depositary or DTC.
Dealer Manager:    Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Information Agent:    Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc.
Depositary:    U.S. Bank National Association
Further Information:    Additional copies of this Offer to Purchase may be obtained by contacting the Information Agent at the telephone number and address set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase. Additional copies of the documents incorporated by reference herein may be obtained as described above under “Available Information and Incorporation by Reference.”

 

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THE TENDER OFFER AND THE CONSENT SOLICITATION

 

Terms of the Tender Offer

 

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein (including, if this Offer to Purchase is supplemented or amended, the terms of any such supplement or amendment), the Company is offering to purchase for cash any and all of the outstanding Notes.

 

The Notes were issued under the Indenture, dated as of August 4, 1999 (as supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee.

 

The Total Consideration for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to this Offer to Purchase shall be $1,089.06, plus Accrued Interest. The Total Consideration consists of the Tender Offer Consideration and the Consent Payment of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes payable to Holders that validly tender their Notes and give their Consents prior to the Early Tender Deadline. Holders that validly tender their Notes after that time and prior to the Expiration Time, will receive the Tender Offer Consideration, which is the Total Consideration less the Consent Payment, or $1,059.06 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes.

 

On any Optional Early Acceptance Date, the Company may elect to accept for payment all Notes validly tendered prior to the Early Tender Deadline. Any such payment will be made on the Optional Early Settlement Date. By the Final Acceptance Date, the Company will accept for payment any and all validly tendered Notes not previously purchased, subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer. Such payment will be made on the Final Settlement Date.

 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to extend or delay the Tender Offer and, prior to the satisfaction or waiver of conditions to the Offer, amend or terminate the Tender Offer in any respect. The Company intends to extend the Tender Offer, if necessary, so that the Expiration Time occurs no earlier than ten business days following the Early Tender Deadline. To the extent permitted by applicable law, any or all of the conditions to the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation may be waived by the Company.

 

Holders who validly tender their Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer and in accordance with the procedures described in this Offer to Purchase will be deemed to have delivered their Consent pursuant to the Consent Solicitation. Holders may not deliver Consents without tendering their Notes nor may they tender Notes without delivering Consents. After the Early Tender Deadline but prior to the Expiration Time, Notes may be validly tendered, but any such valid tenders accepted for payment will not be eligible for the Consent Payment.

 

Notes may be tendered and will be accepted for purchase only in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. The Company shall be deemed to have accepted validly tendered Notes in the Tender Offer and validly delivered Consents in the Consent Solicitation when, as and if the Company has given oral or written notice thereof to the Depositary and requisite written notice under the Indenture to the Trustee, and announced such acceptance by issuing a press release no later than 9 a.m., New York City time, on the business day after the Optional Early Acceptance Date or Final Acceptance Date, as the case may be. The Depositary will act as agent for the tendering holders of Notes for the purposes of receiving the cash consideration from the Company. In the event the Company increases the consideration offered for Notes in the Tender Offer, such increased consideration will be paid with regard to all Notes accepted in the Tender Offer, including those accepted before the announcement of any such increase.

 

Upon consummation of the Offer and execution of the Supplemental Indenture the Issuers intend to redeem all remaining outstanding Notes on the then-earliest optional redemption date, August 1,2004, at a redemption price equal to 106% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, as set forth in the Indenture. However, following the consummation of the Offer, if any Notes remain outstanding, the Issuers may, from time to time, acquire Notes through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers, exchange offers, defeasance, redemption or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices as they may determine, which may be more or less than the price paid pursuant to the Tender Offer and may involve cash or other consideration.

 

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Holders of Notes who tender in the Tender Offer will not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or transfer taxes with respect to the tender of Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer. The Company will pay all charges and expenses, other than certain applicable taxes, in connection with the Tender Offer. See “Fees and Expenses.”

 

No appraisal rights are available to holders of Notes in connection with the Tender Offer.

 

Neither the Company nor the Dealer Manager nor the Information Agent make any recommendation as to whether or not holders should tender Notes and deliver Consents in response to the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation. Each holder must make his, her or its own decision as to whether to tender Notes and deliver Consents and, if so, as to how many Notes to tender and Consents to deliver.

 

The Consent Solicitation

 

Concurrently with the Tender Offer, the Company is soliciting Consents from holders of Notes to the Proposed Amendments.

 

If the Proposed Amendments become operative, they would:

 

  (a) delete the covenants contained in the sections of the Indenture entitled: “Section 4.03: Limitation on Indebtedness,” “Section 4.04: Limitation on Restricted Payments,” “Section 4.05: Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries,” “Section 4.06: Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock,” “Section 4.07: Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates” and “Section 4.08: Change of Control”;

 

  (b) amend the first sentence of Section 3.03 of the Indenture, which currently reads as follows:

 

“SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption. (a) At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a date for redemption of Notes, the Issuers shall mail a notice of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address.”,

 

to read as follows:

 

“SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption. (a) At least 30 days but not more than 120 days before a date for redemption of Notes, the Issuers shall mail a notice of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address.”;

 

  (c) delete certain definitions from the Indenture when references to such definitions would be eliminated as a result of the foregoing changes; and

 

  (d) make certain conforming and related changes.

 

This description is qualified by reference to the full provisions of the Notes and the Indenture and the provisions of the proposed Supplemental Indenture, copies of which the Information Agent can provide you. See generally “Considerations for Non-Tendering Holders of Notes—Effects of the Proposed Amendments.”

 

The Proposed Amendments are a single proposal. A tendering and consenting holder must consent to the Proposed Amendments as an entirety and may not consent selectively with respect to only some of the Proposed Amendments.

 

Upon receipt of the Requisite Consents, the Company intends to cause the Depositary to deliver the Requisite Consents and written notice of the satisfaction of the Requisite Consents Condition to the Trustee as soon as practicable after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Early Tender Deadline. Consents will not be counted towards determining

 

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whether such Requisite Consents have been received unless the Company is prepared, subject to the conditions set forth herein, to accept the tender of the Notes to which such Consents relate or waive any defects in such tender. The Company will not be obligated to accept tendered Notes for purchase and pay the Tender Offer Consideration pursuant to the Offer unless, among other things, the Requisite Consents Condition and the other conditions set forth herein shall have been satisfied or waived. In addition, Consents will not be counted if the tender of such holder’s Notes is defective and such defect is not cured by the tendering holder or waived by the Company. As soon as practicable following the receipt by the Trustee of an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel pursuant to the Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture providing for the Proposed Amendments will be executed by the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee. Pursuant to the terms of the Supplemental Indenture, which will be effective upon execution, the provisions to be eliminated or modified by the Proposed Amendments will become operative on the Optional Early Settlement Date or, if no Optional Early Settlement Date is announced, the Final Settlement Date. See “— Conditions of the Offer.”

 

The transfer of Notes on the register will not have the effect of revoking any Consent theretofore given by the holder of such Notes. See “— Withdrawal of Tenders and Revocation of Consents.”

 

If the Proposed Amendments become operative, they will apply to all Notes issued under the Indenture, including those Notes that Holders do not tender and the Company does not accept for payment hereunder. In that circumstance, the trading market for the Notes is likely to be significantly more limited. Notes that are not tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the Tender Offer will remain obligations of the Issuers.

 

Acceptance of Notes for Purchase; Payment of the Total Consideration

 

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Tender Offer, the Company will accept all Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Expiration Time and not validly withdrawn. Subject to rules promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company expressly reserves the right to delay acceptance of any of the Notes or to terminate the Tender Offer and not accept for purchase any Notes not theretofore accepted if any of the conditions set forth under the heading “— Conditions of the Offer” shall not have been satisfied or waived by the Company. The Company will make payment of the Total Consideration or Tender Offer Consideration, as applicable, pursuant to the Tender Offer promptly after the Optional Early Acceptance Date or Final Acceptance Date, as applicable. In all cases, the purchase of Notes accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Depositary of (i) timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Note into the Depositary’s account at DTC pursuant to the procedures set forth under “— Procedures for Tendering Notes and Delivering Consents,” (ii) a properly transmitted Agent’s Message (as defined below) and (iii) any other documents required thereby.

 

For purposes of the Offer, the Company will be deemed to have accepted for payment tendered Notes if, as and when the Company gives written notice to DTC of its acceptance for payment of such Notes. Payment for Notes will be made by the Company in immediately available funds by deposit with DTC on the Optional Early Acceptance Date and Final Acceptance Date, as applicable, of the aggregate purchase price of such Notes accepted for purchase. It is expected that, in accordance with DTC’s standard procedures, DTC will transmit the aggregate purchase price in immediately available funds to each of its participant financial institutions holding the Notes accepted for purchase on behalf of the holders for delivery to the holders. Under no circumstances will any additional interest be payable by the Company because of any delay in the transmission of funds from DTC to the tendering Holders. The Company expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion and subject to Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, to delay acceptance for payment of or payment for the Notes in order to comply, in whole or in part, with any applicable law.

 

All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including the time of receipt), acceptance and withdrawal of tendered Notes and delivered Consents will be resolved by the Company, whose determination will be final and binding. The Company reserves the absolute right to (i) reject any or all tenders and deliveries that are not in proper form or the acceptance of which would, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be unlawful and (ii) waive any irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular Notes or delivery as to particular Consents. The Company’s interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Offer will be final and binding. Unless waived, any irregularities or defects in connection with tenders of Notes and deliveries of Consents must be cured within such time as the Company determines. Neither the Company nor the Depositary shall be under any duty to give notification of irregularities or

 

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defects in such tenders or deliveries or shall incur any liability for failure to give such notification. Tenders of Notes or deliveries of Consents will not be deemed to have been made until such irregularities have been cured to the satisfaction of, or waived by, the Company.

 

If, for any reason whatsoever, acceptance for purchase of any Notes tendered or Consents delivered pursuant to the Offer is delayed, or the Company is unable to accept for purchase Notes tendered or Consents delivered pursuant to the Offer, then, without prejudice to the Company’s rights set forth herein, the Depositary may nevertheless, on behalf of the Company, and subject to rules promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act, retain tendered Notes and delivered Consents, and such Notes may not be withdrawn except to the extent that the tendering holder of such Notes is entitled to withdrawal rights as described herein. See “— Withdrawal of Tenders and Revocation of Consents.”

 

If any tendered Notes are not accepted for purchase because of an invalid tender, the occurrence or non-occurrence of certain other events set forth herein or otherwise, then such unaccepted Notes will be credited to the account maintained at DTC from which such Notes were delivered as promptly as practicable after the Expiration Time or the termination of the Tender Offer and any Consents delivered in connection with such Notes will be deemed defective.

 

No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders of Notes or deliveries of Consents will be accepted. A tendering holder, by electronically transmitting its acceptance through ATOP, waives all rights to receive notice of acceptance of such holder’s Notes for purchase.

 

Procedures for Tendering Notes and Delivering Consents

 

The tender by a holder of Notes pursuant to the procedures set forth below will constitute a binding agreement between such holder and the Company and the delivery of the Consent of the tendering holder to the Proposed Amendments, as applicable, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. Delivery of tendered Notes must be made to the Depositary pursuant to the book-entry delivery procedures set forth below.

 

Valid Tender. The Depositary will establish one or more ATOP accounts on behalf of the Company with respect to the Notes promptly after the date of this Offer to Purchase. ATOP allows a financial institution that is a participant in DTC’s system to make book-entry delivery of Notes and Consents by causing DTC to transfer Notes into the ATOP account and electronically deliver the Consents with respect to such Notes. Tenders of Notes and Consents are affected through the ATOP procedures by delivery of an Agent’s Message by DTC to the Depositary. The term “Agent’s Message” means a message transmitted by DTC and received by the Depositary through the ATOP system and forming part of a book-entry confirmation (“Book-Entry Confirmation”), which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the tendering participant, which acknowledgment states that (i) such participant has received and agrees to be bound by this Offer to Purchase and that the Company may enforce such agreement against such participant, (ii) such participant consents to the Proposed Amendments and to the execution and delivery of the Supplemental Indenture as described in this Offer to Purchase, (iii) such participant has full power and authority to tender, exchange, assign and transfer the Notes, (iv) such participant is not an “Affiliate” of any Issuer or Guarantor (with “Affiliate” defined as any individual or entity directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Guarantor; for these purposes the term “control” means the power to directly or indirectly direct the management and policies of an individual or entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have correlative meanings) and (v) when the tendered Notes are accepted for payment by the Company, the Company will acquire good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claims.

 

Delivery through DTC and any acceptance of an Agent’s Message transmitted through ATOP is at the risk of the holder of Notes, and delivery will be deemed made when actually received by the Depositary. The Agent’s Message must be received prior to the Early Tender Deadline to effectively deliver Consents and to make the holder eligible to receive the Consent Payment. Holders desiring to tender their Notes must allow sufficient time for completion of the ATOP procedures during normal business hours of DTC.

 

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Any holder whose Notes are held in book-entry form through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and who wishes to tender Notes and deliver a Consent to the proposed Amendments should contact such broker, bank, dealer or other nominee promptly and instruct such nominee to submit instructions on such holder’s behalf. Please check with your nominee to determine the procedure for such firm.

 

Payment of Consideration. Tendering holders should indicate to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility the name and address to which payment of the cash consideration and/or Notes not accepted for purchase, each as appropriate, are to be issued or sent, if different from the name and address of the person transmitting such acceptance through ATOP. In the case of issuance in a different name, the employer identification number or Social Security number of the person named must also be indicated and a Substitute Form W-9 for such recipient must be completed. If no such instructions are given, such payment of the cash consideration or Notes not accepted for purchase, as the case may be, will be made or returned, as the case may be, to the holders of Notes tendered. Persons who are beneficial owners of Notes but are not holders of Notes and who seek to tender Notes and deliver Consents should contact the holder of such Notes and instruct such holder to tender and consent on their behalf. Any Notes properly tendered at or prior to the Expiration Time accompanied by a properly transmitted Agent’s Message for such Notes will be transferred of record by the registrar either prior to or as of midnight, New York City time, on May 3,2004 at the discretion of the Company.

 

Backup Federal Income Tax Withholding. For a discussion of federal income tax considerations relating to backup withholding, see “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences—Backup Withholding.”

 

Determination of Validity. All questions as to the form of all documents and the validity (including the time of receipt), eligibility, acceptance and withdrawal of tendered Notes and Consents will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final and binding. The Company expressly reserves the absolute right (i) to reject any and all tenders or Consents not in proper form and to determine whether the acceptance of or payment by it for such tenders or Consents would be unlawful and (ii) subject to applicable law, to waive or amend any of the conditions to the Offer or to waive any defect or irregularity in the tender of any of the Notes or the delivery of any Consents. None of the Issuers, the Dealer Manager, the Depositary, the Information Agent or any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or irregularities in tenders or will incur any liability for failure to give any such notification. No tender of Notes or delivery of Consents will be deemed to have been validly made until all defects and irregularities with respect to such Notes or Consents have been cured or waived. Interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Offer will be made by the Company in its sole discretion and will be final and binding on all parties.

 

Withdrawal of Tenders and Revocation of Consents

 

Tenders of Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer may be validly withdrawn and Consents delivered pursuant to the Consent Solicitation may be validly revoked at any time on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Early Tender Deadline, but not thereafter. Notes tendered subsequent to the Early Tender Deadline and on or prior to the Expiration Time may not be withdrawn. A valid withdrawal of tendered Notes on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Early Tender Deadline shall be deemed a valid revocation of the related Consent. A holder may not validly revoke a Consent unless such holder validly withdraws its previously tendered Notes. Upon delivery of written notice to the Trustee that the Requisite Consents Condition has been satisfied, any Notes tendered on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline that are not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline may not be withdrawn thereafter. In addition, in the event of a termination of the Offer without Notes being purchased, the Notes tendered pursuant to the Offer will be promptly returned to the tendering holders.

 

For a withdrawal of a tender of Notes to be effective, a notice of withdrawal must be received by the Depositary at its address set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase. Any such notice of withdrawal must:

 

  specify the DTC Voluntary Offer Instruction (“V.O.I.”) Number, the name of the participant for whose account such Notes were tendered and such participant’s account number at DTC to be credited with the withdrawn Notes;

 

  contain a description of the Notes to be withdrawn (including the principal amount to be withdrawn); and

 

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  be submitted through the DTC ATOP system by such participant in the same manner as the participant’s name is listed on the applicable Agent’s Message, or be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the Company that the person withdrawing the tender has succeeded to the beneficial ownership of such Notes.

 

The Company reserves the right to contest the validity of any withdrawal and revocation. A purported notice of withdrawal that is not received by the Depositary in a timely fashion will not be effective to withdraw a Note previously tendered.

 

Any permitted withdrawals of tenders of Notes may not be rescinded, and any Notes properly withdrawn will thereafter be deemed not validly tendered for purposes of the Offer; provided, however, that withdrawn Notes may be re-tendered by again following one of the appropriate procedures described herein at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

 

Holders can accomplish withdrawals of Notes and revocation of consents only in accordance with the foregoing procedures.

 

If the Company extends the Tender Offer or is delayed in its acceptance for purchase of Notes or is unable to purchase Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer for any reason, then, without prejudice to the Company’s rights under the Tender Offer, the Depositary may, subject to applicable law, retain tendered Notes on behalf of the Company, and such Notes may not be withdrawn (subject to Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, which requires that the Company deliver the consideration offered or return the Notes deposited by or on behalf of the holders of Notes promptly after the termination or withdrawal of the Tender Offer), except to the extent that tendering holders are entitled to withdrawal rights as described herein. See “— Expiration Time; Early Tender Deadline; Extensions; Termination; Amendments.”

 

All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including the time of receipt) of notices of withdrawal of Notes will be determined in the sole discretion of the Company, whose determination will be final and binding on all parties. None of the Issuers, the Depositary, the Information Agent, the Dealer Manager or any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or irregularities in any notice of withdrawal of Notes or incur any liability for failure to give any such notification.

 

Conditions of the Offer

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offer, the Company shall not be required to accept any Notes for purchase, and may terminate, extend or amend the Offer and may postpone, subject to Rule 14e-l under the Exchange Act, the acceptance of Notes so tendered and Consents so delivered, if, at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Optional Early Acceptance Date (or, if no Optional Early Settlement Date is announced, the Final Settlement Date), any of the following conditions exist and have not been waived:

 

  (i) the Requisite Consents Condition shall not have been satisfied;

 

  (ii) there shall have been any action taken or threatened, or any action pending, by or before any local, state, federal or foreign government or governmental regulatory or administrative agency or authority or by any court or tribunal, domestic or foreign, or any statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, stay, decree or injunction proposed, sought, promulgated, enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation which (a) in the reasonable judgment of the Company, might directly or indirectly prohibit, prevent, restrict or delay consummation of the Tender Offer or Consent Solicitation or otherwise relates in any manner to the Tender Offer or Consent Solicitation, (b) in the reasonable judgment of the Company, could materially adversely affect the business, condition (financial or otherwise), income, operations, properties, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (c) in the reasonable judgment of the Company, would materially impair the contemplated benefits of the Tender Offer or Consent Solicitation to the Company or be material to holders of Notes in deciding whether to accept the Tender Offer or Consent Solicitation;

 

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  (iii) there shall have occurred or be likely to occur any event affecting the business or financial affairs of the Company that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, would or might result in any of the consequences referred to in paragraph (ii) above;

 

  (iv) there shall have occurred: (a) any general suspension of, or limitation on prices for, trading in securities in the United States securities or financial markets or any other significant adverse change in United States securities or financial markets; (b) any significant change in the price of the Notes; (c) a material impairment in the trading market for debt securities generally; (d) a declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of payments in respect of banks by federal or state authorities in the United States (whether or not mandatory); (e) a declaration of a national emergency, acts of terrorism involving the United States or commencement of a war, armed hostilities or other national or international crisis directly or indirectly involving the United States; (f) any limitation (whether or not mandatory) by any governmental or regulatory authority on, or any other event that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, might affect the nature or extension of credit by banks or other financial institutions; (g) any significant change in United States currency exchange rates or a suspension of, or limitation on, the markets therefor (whether or not mandatory); or (h) in the case of any of the foregoing existing at the time of the commencement of the Offer, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, a material acceleration, escalation or worsening thereof;

 

  (v) there shall exist, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, any actual or threatened legal impediment (including a default under an agreement, indenture or other instrument or obligation to which the Company is a party, or by which it is bound) to the acceptance for payment of, or payment for, any of the Notes or to the scope, validity or effectiveness of the Consents solicited hereby; and

 

  (vi) there shall have occurred or be likely to occur any event affecting the business or financial affairs of the Company that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, could prevent, restrict or delay consummation of the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation or materially impair the contemplated benefits of the Offer.

 

If the Optional Early Settlement Date occurs, the Company’s obligation to accept for purchase, and to pay for, any Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Deadline and prior to the Expiration Time shall only be conditioned upon satisfaction or waiver of clause (ii)(a), (ii)(c) or (v) above.

 

The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of the Company and may be asserted by the Company, in its sole discretion, regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition (including any action or inaction by the Company) and may be waived by the Company, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion. If any of the foregoing conditions exist (or, following an Optional Early Settlement Date, a condition described in clause (ii)(a), (ii)(c) or (v) of the second preceding paragraph exists), the Company may, subject to applicable law, (i) terminate the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation and return all Notes tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer to the tendering holders, (ii) extend the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation and retain all tendered Notes until the extended Expiration Time, (iii) amend the terms of the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation in any respect or modify the consideration to be paid pursuant to the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation or (iv) waive the unsatisfied condition or conditions with respect to the Offer and accept all validly tendered Notes. See “— Expiration Time; Early Tender Deadline; Extensions; Termination; Amendments” and “— Procedures for Tendering Notes and Delivering Consents.” The failure by the Company at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right that may be asserted at any time and from time to time. Any determination by the Company concerning the events described in this section shall be final and binding upon all persons.

 

Expiration Time; Early Tender Deadline; Extensions; Termination; Amendments

 

The Tender Offer will expire at midnight, New York City time, on May 3, 2004, unless extended or earlier terminated. The Consent Solicitation will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 19, 2004, unless extended.

 

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The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation may be extended by the Company in its sole discretion. The Company shall notify the Depositary of any extension by oral or written notice and shall make a public announcement thereof, each prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Time or Early Tender Deadline, as applicable. Such announcement may state that the Company is extending the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation, as applicable, for a specified period or on a daily basis.

 

The Company also expressly reserves the right, at any time or from time to time, to extend the period of time during which the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation, as the case may be, are open. There can be no assurance that the Company will exercise its right to extend the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation. During any extension of the Tender Offer, all Notes previously tendered pursuant thereto and not withdrawn will remain subject to the Tender Offer and may be accepted for purchase at the expiration of the Tender Offer subject to the right, if any, of a tendering holder to withdraw its Notes. See “— Withdrawal of Tenders and Revocation of Consents.”

 

The Company also expressly reserves the right, subject to applicable law and the terms of the Offer, (i) to delay the acceptance for purchase of any Notes or, regardless of whether such Notes were theretofore accepted for purchase, to delay the purchase of any Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer and to terminate the Tender Offer and not accept for purchase any Notes, upon the failure of any of the conditions to the Offer specified herein to be satisfied, by giving oral or written notice of such delay or termination to the Depositary and (ii) prior to the satisfaction or waiver of the applicable conditions to the Offer, or from time to time, to amend the Tender Offer or Consent Solicitation in any respect. Except as otherwise provided herein, withdrawal rights with respect to Notes tendered pursuant to the Offer will not be extended or reinstated as a result of an extension or amendment of the Offer. See “— Withdrawal of Tenders and Revocation of Consents.” The reservation by the Company of the right to delay acceptance for purchase of Notes is subject to the provisions of Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, which requires that the Company pay the consideration offered or return the Notes deposited by or on behalf of holders thereof promptly after the termination or withdrawal of the Tender Offer.

 

Any extension, delay, termination or amendment of the Tender Offer or acceptance of tendered Notes will be followed as promptly as practicable by a public announcement thereof. Without limiting the manner in which the Company may choose to make a public announcement of any extension, delay, termination or amendment of the Tender Offer, the Company shall have no obligation to publish, advertise or otherwise communicate any such public announcement, other than by issuing a release to DTC and the Dow Jones News Service, except in the case of an announcement of an extension of the Tender Offer or Consent Solicitation, in which case the Company shall have no obligation to publish, advertise or otherwise communicate such announcement other than by issuing a notice of such extension by press release or other public announcement, which notice shall be issued no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Time.

 

If the Company shall decide to decrease the amount of Notes being sought in the Tender Offer or to increase or decrease the consideration offered to holders of Notes, the Company will, to the extent required by applicable law, cause the Tender Offer to be extended, if necessary, so that the Tender Offer remains open at least until the expiration of ten business days from the date that such notice is first published, sent or given by the Company. See “— Withdrawal of Tenders and Revocation of Consents.”

 

If the Company makes a material change in the terms of the Tender Offer or Consent Solicitation (including any change in the amount of the Consent Payment) or the information concerning the Tender Offer or Consent Solicitation, or waives any condition to the Tender Offer that results in a material change to the circumstances of the Offer, then the Company will disseminate additional tender offer materials to the extent required under the Exchange Act and will extend the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation to the extent required in order to permit holders of Notes adequate time to consider such materials. The minimum period during which the Tender Offer or Consent Solicitation must remain open following material changes in the terms of the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation or information concerning the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation, other than a change in Tender Offer Consideration or percentage of Notes sought, will depend upon the specific facts and circumstances, including the relative materiality of the terms or information.

 

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CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-TENDERING HOLDERS OF NOTES

 

The following considerations, in addition to the other information set forth herein, should be considered carefully prior to determining whether or not to tender Notes and consent to the Proposed Amendments.

 

Effect of the Proposed Amendments

 

If the Offer is consummated and the Proposed Amendments become operative, holders of Notes that are not properly tendered for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer for any reason will no longer be entitled to the benefits of many restrictive covenants contained in the Indenture and the Notes. In addition, the prior notice period with respect to a redemption date for outstanding Notes will be extended from 60 days to 120 days, which will permit the Company to issue call notices 60 days earlier than currently permitted.

 

The Proposed Amendments would amend the Indenture to delete certain covenants that:

 

  restrict the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to incur certain forms and amounts of indebtedness;

 

  restrict the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to (i) declare or pay dividends to certain parties, (ii) purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value capital stock held by certain parties and (iii) make certain investments, interest payments and other distributions;

 

  prohibit the Company and certain of its subsidiaries from causing or permitting to exist restrictions on the ability of such subsidiaries to pay dividends, make distributions or loans or transfer property or assets to the Company or such subsidiaries;

 

  prohibit the Company and certain of its subsidiaries from disposing of assets;

 

  restrict the types of transactions in which the Company and its Affiliates may engage; and

 

  give holders of Notes the ability, in certain circumstances involving a change of control of the Company, to require the Issuers to repurchase their Notes.

 

The elimination or modification of the foregoing provisions would permit the Issuers to take actions that could increase the credit risks faced by the holders of any remaining Notes (although the Company will remain subject to the restrictions and covenants set forth in its other outstanding indebtedness), adversely affect the market price of such Notes or otherwise be adverse to the interests of the holders of such remaining Notes.

 

The Proposed Amendments will not relieve the Issuers from their obligation to make scheduled payments of principal and accrued interest on the Notes not purchased pursuant to the Tender Offer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture as currently in effect. While the Issuers are subject to restrictive covenants contained in other agreements, holders who do not tender their Notes will not be able to enforce those covenants and such covenants will be subject to change without the consent of such holders.

 

Adverse Effects on Trading Market for the Notes

 

There currently is a limited trading market for the Notes. Quotations for securities that are not widely traded, such as the Notes, may differ from actual trading prices and should be viewed as approximations. To the extent that Notes are tendered and accepted for purchase in the Tender Offer, the trading market for the remaining Notes is expected to be substantially reduced, with possible adverse effects on the liquidity of the Notes. A debt note with a smaller outstanding principal amount available for trading (a smaller “float”) may command a lower price than would a comparable debt note with a greater float. Therefore, the market price for the Notes not tendered for purchase may be adversely affected to the extent that the principal amount of the Notes tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer reduces the float. The reduced float may also tend to make the trading price more volatile. Non-tendering holders of Notes may attempt to obtain quotations for the Notes from their brokers; however, there can be no assurance that any trading market will exist for the Notes following consummation of the Tender Offer. The extent of the market for the Notes following consummation of the Tender Offer will depend upon, among other things, the remaining outstanding principal amount of the Notes after the Tender Offer, the number of holders remaining at such time and the interest in maintaining a market in the Notes on the part of securities firms.

 

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Redemption

 

Upon consummation of the Offer, and execution of the Supplemental Indenture, the Issuers intend to redeem all remaining outstanding Notes on the then-earliest optional redemption date, August 1, 2004, upon such terms as provided for in the Indenture. As a result, all holders of Notes who have not tendered pursuant to this Offer will receive interest payments through August 1, 2004 and on or about August 1, 2004 will receive repayment of principal at a redemption price equal to 106% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, as set forth in the Indenture. However, following the consummation of the Offer, if any Notes remain outstanding, the Issuers may, from time to time, acquire Notes through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers, exchange offers, defeasance, redemption or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices as it may determine, which may be more or less than the price paid pursuant to the Tender Offer and may involve cash or other consideration.

 

OTHER PURCHASES OF THE NOTES

 

Whether or not the Offer is consummated, the Company and the Issuers or their affiliates may from time to time acquire Notes, otherwise than pursuant to the Offer, through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers, exchange offers or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices as they may determine, which may be more or less than the prices to be paid pursuant to the Offer and could be for cash or other consideration.

 

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

 

In General

 

The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Offer that may be relevant to a beneficial owner of Notes that is a citizen or resident of the United States or a domestic corporation or otherwise subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis in respect of the Notes. Any such person or institution is referred to as a “U.S. holder.”

 

This summary is based on laws, regulations, rulings and decisions now in effect, all of which are subject to change. This summary does not deal with special classes of U.S. holders, such as dealers in securities or currencies, banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, persons holding notes as a position in a “straddle” or conversion transaction, or as part of a “synthetic security” or other integrated financial transaction or persons that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar. This summary assumes the Notes are held as “capital assets” within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

No ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has been sought with respect to the statements made and the conclusions reached in this discussion, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will agree with such statements and conclusions. In addition, the discussion does not describe any tax consequences arising out of the laws of any state or local or foreign jurisdiction. Accordingly, each U.S. holder should consult its own tax advisor with regard to the Offer and the application of U.S. federal income tax laws, as well as the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdictions, to its particular situation.

 

Sale of the Notes

 

Sales of Notes pursuant to the Offer by U.S. holders will be taxable transactions for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Subject to the discussion of the market discount rules set forth below, a U.S. holder selling Notes pursuant to the Offer will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount of cash received (other than amounts received attributable to Accrued Interest, which will be taxed as ordinary income) and the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Notes sold at the time of sale. A U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in Notes generally will equal the amount paid therefor, increased by the amount of any market discount previously taken into account by the U.S. holder and reduced by the amount of any amortizable bond premium previously amortized by the U.S. holder with respect to the Notes. Any such gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. holder’s holding period for the Notes on the date of sale is more than one year.

 

In general, if a U.S. holder acquired the Notes with market discount, any gain realized by a U.S. holder on the sale of the Notes will be treated as ordinary income to the extent of the portion of the market discount that has accrued while such Notes were held by the U.S. holder, unless the U.S. holder has elected to include market discount in income currently as it accrues.

 

Consent Payment

 

Notwithstanding the fact that a tendering U.S. holder is receiving a Consent Payment in addition to the Tender Offer Consideration, the Company believes that, solely for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Consent Payment should be treated by a U.S. holder as part of the cash consideration received by the U.S. holder in exchange for the U.S. holder’s Note pursuant to the Offer. Such amount should therefore be treated as sales proceeds, as discussed above. The IRS may take the position, however, that the Consent Payment is not part of the cash consideration received by a U.S. holder in exchange for the U.S. holder’s Note but rather that the Consent Payment is a separate fee for consenting to the amendments. In that case, the Consent Payment would be taxable as ordinary income to the U.S. holder.

 

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Adoption of the Proposed Amendments

 

Under general principles of U.S. federal income tax law, the modification of a debt instrument creates a deemed exchange upon which gain or loss is realized (a “Deemed Exchange”) if the modified debt instrument differs materially either in kind or in extent from the original debt instrument. A modification of a debt instrument that is not a “significant modification” does not create a Deemed Exchange.

 

Based on discussions with our counsel and our expectations that the modifications will not be economically significant, although the matter is not free from doubt, if we consummate the Offer and the Proposed Amendments become operative, the modification of the Indenture pursuant to the amendments should not cause a Deemed Exchange of the Notes because the amendments do not constitute a significant modification to the terms of the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes as defined in Treasury Regulation section 1.1001-3. Accordingly, a U.S. holder who did not tender its Notes will not recognize any income, gain or loss, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, upon the adoption of the Proposed Amendments and will have the same adjusted tax basis, holding period and accrued market discount, if any, in the Notes after the adoption of the amendments that such U.S. holder had in the Notes immediately before such adoption.

 

Backup Withholding

 

A U.S. holder may be subject to backup withholding on the purchase price for the Notes, including the Consent Payment (and Accrued Interest) unless such U.S. holder (i) is a corporation or comes within certain other exempt categories and demonstrates this fact, or (ii) provides a correct taxpayer identification number, certifies as to no loss of exemption from backup withholding and otherwise complies with applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a U.S. holder will be allowed as a credit against such U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such U.S. holder to a refund, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS.

 

Non-U.S. Holders

 

A beneficial owner of a Note that is not a U.S. holder, which we refer to as “Non-U.S. holder,” generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on the proceeds from the Offer, including amounts treated as Accrued Interest, provided that such Non-U.S. holder (i) does not actually or constructively own 10% or more of the combined voting power of all classes of the Company’s common stock and is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company through stock ownership, and (ii) has provided a properly completed form W-8BEN establishing its status as a Non-U.S. holder (or satisfies certain documentary evidence requirements for establishing that it is a Non-U.S. holder), unless (i) the gain or interest income on such Note is effectively connected with the conduct by the Non-U.S. holder of a trade or business in the U.S. or (ii) in the case of gain realized by an individual holder, the holder is present in the U.S. for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the offer and either (a) such gain is attributable to an office or other fixed place of business maintained in the U.S. by such holder or (b) such holder has a tax home in the United States.

 

The Company, solely for U.S. federal income tax purposes, intends to treat the Consent Payment as part of the cash consideration received by the Non-U.S. holder for the Non-U.S. holder’s Note pursuant to the Offer, in which case the payment will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax except as described in this paragraph. If the IRS were to take the position that the Consent Payment constitutes a separate fee, it is possible that U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or a reduced rate under an applicable income tax treaty) would be imposed on that payment. Non U.S.-Holders should consult their tax advisors with respect to the treatment of the Consent Payment.

 

THE FOREGOING DISCUSSION OF MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. ACCORDINGLY, EACH HOLDER OF NOTES SHOULD CONSULT ITS TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF TENDERING NOTES AND RECEIVING A CONSENT PAYMENT, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS.

 

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DEALER MANAGER

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Dealer Manager Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2004, between the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, as Dealer Manager, the Company has engaged Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated to act as Dealer Manager in connection with the Offer. In such capacity, the Dealer Manager may contact holders of Notes regarding the Offer and may request brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees to forward this Offer to Purchase to beneficial owners of Notes. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated will be paid customary fees for its services and will be reimbursed for reasonable costs and expenses. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Dealer Manager against certain liabilities in connection with the Offer, including liabilities under the federal securities laws, and will contribute to payments the Dealer Manager may be required to make in respect thereof.

 

The Dealer Manager and its affiliates have provided and will continue to provide financial advisory, investment banking and commercial banking services to the Company and its affiliates.

 

At any given time, the Dealer Manager may trade the Notes or other securities of the Company for its respective account or for the accounts of its customers, and accordingly, may hold a long or a short position in the Notes or such other securities. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated has informed the Company that it does not hold any Notes as of April 6,2004.

 

The Dealer Manager has informed the Company that it intends to tender all of the Notes held by it, if any, in the Tender Offer and provide Consents with respect to all such Notes pursuant to the Consent Solicitation.

 

DEPOSITARY

 

U.S. Bank National Association has been appointed as Depositary for the Offer. Questions and requests for assistance, and all correspondence in connection with the Offer may be directed to the Depositary at its address and telephone number set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase.

 

INFORMATION AGENT

 

Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc. is serving as Information Agent in connection with the Offer. The Information Agent will assist with the mailing of this Offer to Purchase and related materials to holders of Notes, respond to inquiries of and provide information to holders of Notes in connection with the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation and provide other similar advisory services as the Company may request from time to time. Requests for additional copies of this Offer to Purchase and any other required documents should be directed to the Information Agent at the address and telephone number set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase.

 

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FEES AND EXPENSES

 

In addition to the fees and out-of-pocket expenses payable to the Dealer Manager, the Company will pay the Depositary and the Information Agent reasonable and customary fees for their services (and will reimburse them for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection therewith) and will pay brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in forwarding copies of this Offer to Purchase to the beneficial owners of the Notes. In addition, the Company will indemnify the Depositary and the Information Agent against certain liabilities in connection with their services, including liabilities under the federal securities laws.

 

The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, with respect to the Notes. If, however, Notes for principal amounts not accepted for tender are to be delivered to, or are to be registered or issued in the name of, any person other than the holder of the Notes, or if tendered Notes are to be registered in the name of any person other than the person electronically transmitting acceptance through ATOP, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the purchase of Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer, then the amount of any such transfer tax (whether imposed on the holder of Notes or any other person) will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such tax or exemption therefrom is not submitted, then the amount of such transfer tax will be deducted from the Total Consideration or Tender Offer Consideration, as applicable, otherwise payable to such tendering holder. Any remaining amount will be billed directly to such tendering holder.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

The Offer is not subject to Section 13(e) of, or Rules 13e-3 or 13e-4, Regulation 14A, Regulation 14D promulgated under, the Exchange Act. The Tender Offer is being made in compliance with Regulation 14E under the Exchange Act.

 

Other than with respect to the Depositary, the Information Agent and the Dealer Manager, neither the Company nor the Issuers nor any of their affiliates has engaged, or made any arrangements for, and have no contract, arrangement or understanding with, any broker, dealer, agent or other person regarding the purchase of Notes hereunder, and no person has been authorized by the Issuers or any of their affiliates to provide any information or to make any representations in connection with the Offer, other than those expressly set forth in this Offer to Purchase, and, if so provided or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Issuers or any of their affiliates. The delivery of this Offer to Purchase shall not, under any circumstances, create any implication that the information set forth herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date hereof.

 

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The Depositary for the Offer is:

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

U.S. Bank National Association

Corporate Trust Services

60 Livingston Avenue

St. Paul, Minnesota 55107

Attention: Specialized Finance

(800) 934-6802 (Toll Free)

(651) 495-8158 (Facsimile)

 

Any questions or requests for assistance or additional copies of this Offer to Purchase may be directed to the Information Agent at the telephone numbers and address listed below. A holder of Notes may also contact such holder’s broker, dealer, commercial bank or trust company or nominee for assistance concerning the Offer.

 

The Information Agent for the Offer is:

 

[GRAPHIC]

 

17 State Street, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10004

(800) 377-9583 (Toll Free)

Banks and Brokerage Firms please call:

(212) 440-9800

 

Any questions regarding the terms of the Offer may be directed to the Dealer Manager.

 

The Dealer Manager for the Tender Offer and for the Consent Solicitation is:

 

MORGAN STANLEY

1585 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

(800) 624-1808 (U.S. Toll Free)

(212) 761-1941 (Collect)

Attention: Francesco Cipollone

 

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Dealer Manager and Solicitation Agent Agreement

EXHIBIT 10.2

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

DEALER MANAGER AND SOLICITATION AGENT AGREEMENT

 

April 6, 2004

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

1585 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

1. Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation. ON Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), plans to make a tender offer (such tender offer, as it may be amended and supplemented, the “Tender Offer”) to purchase all of the outstanding 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 co-issued by the Company and Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (the “Notes”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in an offer to purchase and consent solicitation statement (as the same may be amended or supplemented, the “Offer to Purchase”). Simultaneously with the Tender Offer, the Company will solicit (the “Solicitation”) consents (the “Consents”) from the holders of the Notes to certain amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the indenture (the “Indenture”) pursuant to which such Notes were issued. The Tender Offer and the Solicitation will be on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Offer to Purchase, the related cover letters and any other documents, materials or filings (including press releases or other communications as approved in writing by the Company), relating to the Tender Offer and the Solicitation to be used or made by the Company in connection with the Tender Offer and the Solicitation, including, but not limited to, any materials hereafter incorporated by reference therein, to be distributed to holders of the Notes as contemplated by the Offer to Purchase, and in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time, are referred to herein collectively as the “Tender Offer and Solicitation Material.”

 

2. Engagement as Dealer Manager and Solicitation Agent. (a) The Company hereby engages Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated as Dealer Manager and Solicitation Agent (the “Dealer Manager”) in connection with the Tender Offer and the Solicitation. As Dealer Manager, you agree, in accordance with your customary practice, to perform in connection with the Tender Offer and the Solicitation those services that are customarily performed by investment banking concerns in connection with similar tender offers and consent solicitations, including the solicitation of tenders and Consents pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer and the Solicitation. The performance by you of such services hereunder shall commence on the date of the mailing (the “Commencement Date”) of the Offer to Purchase and related cover letters and documents to each holder of record of the Notes.

 

(b) You have been engaged to act as Dealer Manager in connection with the Tender Offer and the Solicitation and, in such capacity, you shall act as an independent contractor, not as an agent, with duties owed solely to the Company. In connection with the solicitation of tenders and Consents, no broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other

 


nominee is to be deemed to be acting as your agent or as agent of the Company, and you shall not be deemed to be an agent of the Company, any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee or any other person. The Company expressly acknowledges that all opinions and advice (written or oral) given by you to the Company in connection with your engagement are intended solely for the benefit and use of the Company (including its management, directors and attorneys) in considering the transactions to which such opinions or advice relate.

 

3. The Tender Offer and Solicitation Material. (a) The Company agrees to furnish you, at its own expense, with as many copies as you may reasonably request of the Offer to Purchase and any amendments or supplements thereto and any other Tender Offer and Solicitation Material to be used by the Company in connection with the Tender Offer and the Solicitation.

 

(b) The Company agrees that, at a reasonable time prior to using any Tender Offer and Solicitation Material, the Company will furnish to you a reasonable number of copies of such material and will give reasonable consideration to your and your counsel’s comments, if any, thereon.

 

(c) Prior to and during the period of the Tender Offer and the Solicitation, the Company shall inform you promptly after it receives notice or becomes aware of the happening of any event, or the discovery of any fact, that would require the making of any change in any Tender Offer and Solicitation Material then being used so that the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material would not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, or would affect the truth or completeness of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement if such representation or warranty were being made immediately after the happening of such event or the discovery of such fact.

 

(d) The Dealer Manager hereby agrees that, without the prior consent of the Company (which consent the Company agrees will not be unreasonably withheld), the Dealer Manager will not hereafter publicly disseminate any written materials to holders of Notes for or in connection with the solicitation of tenders of Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer or the Solicitation of Consents, other than the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material.

 

4. Withdrawal. In the event that:

 

(a) the Company uses or permits the use the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material or any amendment or supplement thereto and such document (i) has not been submitted to you previously for your and your counsel’s comments or (ii) has been so submitted, and you or your counsel have made comments that have not been reflected in a manner reasonably satisfactory to you and your counsel;

 

(b) the Company shall have breached, in any material respect, any of its representations, warranties, agreements or covenants herein;

 

(c) the Tender Offer and the Solicitation are terminated or withdrawn for any reason or any stop order, restraining order, injunction or denial of an application for approval has

 

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been issued and not thereafter stayed or vacated with respect to, or any proceeding, litigation or investigation has been initiated that is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to carry out the Tender Offer and the Solicitation, the purchase of the Notes pursuant thereto, the performance of this Agreement, or the execution, delivery and performance of the indenture supplement with respect to the Indenture to effect the Proposed Amendments (the “Supplemental Indenture”); or

 

(d) you shall not have received (i) on the Commencement Date the opinion of counsel described in Section 9(a) hereof and (ii) on the Settlement Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), certificates of executive officers of the Company as described in Section 9(b) hereof,

 

then you shall be entitled to withdraw as Dealer Manager in connection with the Tender Offer and the Solicitation without any liability or penalty to you or any other Indemnified Person (as defined in Section 11 below) and without loss of any right to indemnification or contribution provided in Section 11 or right to the payment of all fees and expenses payable pursuant to Sections 5 and 6 that have accrued to the date of such withdrawal, which expenses shall be paid promptly after the date of such withdrawal. In the event of any such withdrawal by you as the Dealer Manager, for purposes of determining the fees payable pursuant to Section 5, the principal amount of Notes tendered (and not subsequently withdrawn) pursuant to the Tender Offer as of the close of business on the date of such withdrawal that are thereafter acquired by the Company pursuant to the Tender Offer shall be deemed to have been acquired as of the date of such withdrawal, and such fees accrued through the date of such withdrawal shall be paid to you promptly after such date.

 

5. Fees. As compensation for your services hereunder, the Company agrees to pay to you a fee of 0.25% for each $1,000 in principal amount of Notes acquired by the Company pursuant to the Tender Offer. Such fee will be payable upon expiration of the Tender Offer, but only with respect to Notes acquired pursuant to such Tender Offer.

 

6. Expenses. In addition to your compensation for your services as Dealer Manager, the Company shall (a) reimburse brokers and dealers (including yourself), commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees for their customary mailing and handling expenses incurred in forwarding the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material to their customers, (b) pay all expenses relating to the preparation, filing (if any), printing, mailing and publishing of the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material, the Supplemental Indenture and any other material prepared in connection with the Tender Offer and the Solicitation, relating to the Tender Offer and the Solicitation, the fees and expenses of the Depositary and the Information Agent (each as defined in Section 7 below) and all other fees and expenses incurred by the Company or any of its affiliates in connection with the Tender Offer and the Solicitation and (c) reimburse you for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by you in connection with your services as Dealer Manger including, but not limited to, the reasonable legal fees and disbursements of your legal counsel incurred in connection with the Tender Offer and the Solicitation and the preparation of this Agreement and the Supplemental Indenture (which fees and expenses will be paid directly to such counsel); provided that such out-of-pocket expenses shall not exceed $50,000 unless otherwise agreed to by the Company and the Dealer Manager. All payments to be made pursuant to this Section 6 shall be made promptly after the expiration or termination of the

 

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Tender Offer and the Solicitation (or when required pursuant to Section 4). The Company shall perform its obligations as set forth in this Section 6 whether or not the Tender Offer and the Solicitation are commenced or the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates acquires any Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer or otherwise or receives any Consents pursuant to the Solicitation or otherwise.

 

7. Securities Lists; Depositary; Information Agent. (a) The Company shall provide you or cause the Trustee under the Indenture and The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to provide you with copies of the records or other lists showing the names and addresses of, and principal amounts of Notes held by, the holders of Notes as of a recent date and shall, from and after such date, use its best efforts to cause you to be advised from day to day during the pendency of the Tender Offer and the Solicitation of all transfers of Notes, such notification consisting of the name and address of the transferor and transferee of any Notes and the date of such transfer.

 

(b) The Company has appointed and authorizes you to communicate with U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as depositary (the “Depositary”), in connection with the Tender Offer and the Solicitation. The Company will instruct the Depositary to advise you at least daily as to such matters relating to the Tender Offer and the Solicitation as you may reasonably request and to furnish you with any written reports concerning any such information as you may reasonably request.

 

(c) The Company will arrange for Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc. to serve as information agent (the “Information Agent”) in connection with the Tender Offer and the Solicitation and, as such, to advise you as to such matters relating to the Tender Offer and the Solicitation as you may reasonably request and to furnish you with any written reports concerning any such information as you may reasonably request.

 

8. Representations and Warranties and Certain Agreements. The Company represents and warrants to you, and agrees with you, as follows:

 

(a) (i) The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Offer to Purchase and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

(ii) Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated or otherwise organized, is validly existing as a corporation, limited liability company or similar entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, as the case may be, has all power and authority necessary to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Offer to Purchase and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires

 

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such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

(b) The Tender Offer and the Solicitation and all other actions by the Company contemplated in the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action by the Company.

 

(c) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

 

(d) A complete and correct copy of the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material has been furnished to you or will be furnished to you no later than the Commencement Date. The Tender Offer and Solicitation Material, as amended and supplemented from time to time, will comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) thereunder. None of the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided, however, that no representation or warranty is made with respect to any statement contained in, or any matter omitted from, the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing by you to the Company expressly for use therein.

 

(e) The Tender Offer and the Solicitation, the purchase of Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer, the execution, delivery and performance of the Supplemental Indenture with respect to the Notes and all other actions by the Company contemplated in the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material, and the execution, delivery and performance of, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated in, this Agreement, comply and, in the case of the Supplemental Indenture, will comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws, and other applicable laws, and all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission or any Other Agency (as defined below) (including, but not limited to, Sections 10 and 14 of the Exchange Act and Rules 10b-5, 14a-9, 14e-1, 14e-2 and 14e-3 thereunder). The commencement and consummation by the Company of the Tender Offer and the Solicitation and the other transactions by the Company contemplated in the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material and this Agreement do not and will not require any consent, authorization, approval, order, exemption or other action of, or filing with or notification to, the Commission or any other Federal or other governmental agency, authority or instrumentality (each an “Other Agency”), including, but not limited to, any filing of the Supplemental Indenture under the TIA, except filings required to be made by the Company after the Settlement Date and except where the failure to obtain such consent, authorization, approval, order, exemption or filing would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

(f) The Tender Offer and the Solicitation, the purchase of Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer and all other actions by the Company contemplated in the Tender Offer and

 

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Solicitation Material, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, do not and will not (i) violate the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, any order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or any of their properties, or, to the extent not included in subclause (iii) of this paragraph, any agreement or instrument to which the Company or any other such subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any other such subsidiary is bound or to which any of the properties of the Company or any subsidiary is subject, except in each case set forth in this clause (ii) for such breaches, violations or defaults that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under any agreement or instrument governing material indebtedness of the Company or subsidiary of the Company.

 

(g) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is an open-end investment company, unit investment trust or face-amount certificate company that is or is required to be registered under Section 8 of the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”); and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is and, upon the consummation of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation as described in the Offer to Purchase, will be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act.

 

(h) Any document filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference in the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material, subsequent to the date of this Agreement and prior to or on the Settlement Date, when so filed or becoming effective, as the case may be, shall comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

(i) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are independent certified public accountants with respect to the Company as required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

(j) The financial statements included in the Offer to Purchase present fairly the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates shown and their results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown and, except as disclosed in the Offer to Purchase, such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis.

 

(k) Except as disclosed in the Offer to Purchase, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the Offer to Purchase, there has been no material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition (financial or otherwise) or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, and, except as disclosed in or contemplated by the Offer to Purchase, there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock.

 

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(l) No stop order, restraining order, injunction or denial of an application for approval has been issued, and no proceedings, litigation or investigations have been initiated or threatened, by or before the Commission or any Other Agency (including any court) of the United States or the State of New York with respect to the commencement or consummation of either the Tender Offer or the Solicitation or the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement.

 

(m) No stop order, restraining order, injunction or denial of an application for approval has been issued, and except as disclosed in the Offer to Purchase, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding against or affecting the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that, individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to perform their obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Offer to Purchase; and, to the Company’s knowledge, there is no such action, suit or proceeding threatened.

 

(n) The Supplemental Indenture may be entered into upon the consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of such Notes (the “Requisite Consents”), pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture under which such Notes were issued. Upon the execution and delivery of such Supplemental Indenture, and on the Settlement Date, such Supplemental Indenture will have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and will be a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity.

 

(o) The Proposed Amendments set forth in the Supplemental Indenture when executed and delivered will conform, in all material respects to the description thereof in the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material.

 

(p) On or prior to the Commencement Date, the Company will have made appropriate arrangements, to the extent applicable, with DTC or any other “qualified” securities depository to allow for the book-entry movement of the tendered Notes between depository participants and the Depositary.

 

(q) Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement dated April 6, 2004, the Company will cause sufficient funds to be available to it and will have sufficient authority to use such funds under applicable law, to enable it to pay for the Notes and Consents in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material.

 

(r) Each of the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement will be true and correct on and as of the Commencement Date, as of the date of any publication and/or distribution of the Tender Offer Material and on and as of the Settlement Date.

 

(s) The Solicitation does not require registration under the Securities Act.

 

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9. Opinions of Counsel; Officers Certificates. (a) On the Commencement Date, the Company will deliver to you an opinion of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, special counsel to the Company, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

(b) As of the date of any publication and/or distribution of the Tender Offer Material after the date hereof and on the Settlement Date, the Company will deliver to you certificates of executive officers of the Company dated as of the date of such publication and/or distribution or the Settlement Date, as applicable, to the effect that all the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein are true and correct as though expressly made at such time and that the Company has performed in all material respects all obligations hereunder theretofore required to be performed.

 

10. Covenants. The Company agrees:

 

(a) to advise you promptly of (i) the occurrence of any event that could cause the Company to withdraw or terminate the Tender Offer or Solicitation or would permit the Company to exercise any right not to purchase the Notes tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer or pay for the Consents, (ii) any proposal or requirement to amend or supplement any Tender Offer and Solicitation Material and (iii) the issuance of any stop order, restraining order, injunction or denial of an application for approval or any other action by the Commission or any Other Agency concerning the Tender Offer or the Solicitation (and, if in writing, to furnish you a copy thereof);

 

(b) to provide to you promptly any other information relating to the Tender Offer or the Solicitation that you may from time to time reasonably request;

 

(c) that, if any event occurs or condition exists as a result of which the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material would include an untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material is distributed to a holder of Notes, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of the Dealer Manager or the Company, it is necessary at any time to amend or supplement the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material to comply with applicable law, the Company shall promptly notify the Dealer Manager, prepare an amendment or supplement to the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance, and supply such amended or supplemented Tender Offer and Solicitation Material to the Dealer Manager; and

 

(d) to pay promptly (i) the full purchase price for the Notes for which the Company makes the Tender Offer and will be required to purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer, and (ii) the full payment for Consents for which it will be required to pay pursuant to the Solicitation, in each case in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material.

 

11. Indemnification and Contribution; Settlement of Litigation; Release. (a) The Company hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless you and your affiliates and your and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, and each other person, if any, controlling you or any of your affiliates (you and each such affiliate, officer, director, employee,

 

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agent and other person being an “Indemnified Person”), from and against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses whatsoever (each a “Loss” and collectively the “Losses”), and will reimburse each Indemnified Person for all expenses reasonably incurred (including fees and expenses of counsel) as they are incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, pursuing or defending any Loss, action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (whether or not pending or threatened and whether or not any Indemnified Person is a party), in each case related to, arising out of or in connection with (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) the Tender Offer and the Solicitation, (iii) the purchase of Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer and the payment for Consents pursuant to the Solicitation, (iv) the execution of the Supplemental Indenture with respect to the Notes, (v) all other actions contemplated in the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material with respect to the Tender Offer and the Solicitation, (vi) any breach by the Company of any representation or warranty or failure to comply with any of the covenants or the agreements contained herein, (vii) any advice or services rendered or to be rendered by an Indemnified Person pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or (viii) any withdrawal or termination by the Company of, or failure by the Company to commence or consummate, the Tender Offer and the Solicitation. The Company shall not, however, be required so to indemnify any Indemnified Person for any Losses (or expenses relating thereto) to the extent that such Losses (or expenses relating thereto) are finally judicially determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. The Company also acknowledges and agrees that no Indemnified Person shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract, tort or otherwise) to the Company or any other person for any act or omission on the part of any broker or dealer in securities or any commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and that no Indemnified Person shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract, tort or otherwise) to the Company or any other person for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses arising from or in connection with any act or omission in performing your obligations hereunder or otherwise in connection with the Tender Offer and the Solicitation, the purchase of Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer and the payment for Consents pursuant to the Solicitation, the execution, delivery and performance of the Supplemental Indenture or any other action contemplated in the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material, except to the extent that any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are finally judicially determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person.

 

(b) If a claim is made against any Indemnified Person as to which such Indemnified Person may seek indemnity under this Section 11, such Indemnified Person shall notify the Company promptly after any written assertion of such claim threatening to institute an action or proceeding with respect thereto and shall notify the Company promptly of any action commenced against such Indemnified Person within a reasonable time after such Indemnified Person shall have been served with a summons or other first legal process giving information as to the nature and basis of the claim. Failure so to notify the Company shall not, however, relieve the Company from any liability which it may have on account of the indemnity under this Section 11 if it has not been prejudiced in any material respect by such failure. The Company, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others the Company may

 

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designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Company and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Company and the Indemnified Person and representation of either party by the same counsel, in the judgment of the Dealer Manager, would be inappropriate because of actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the Company shall not, in connection with any litigation or proceeding or related litigation or proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable under clause (ii) of the preceding sentence for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons that do not have actual or potential differing interests as among themselves, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by the Dealer Manager.

 

(c) The Company shall not, without your prior written consent, settle, compromise, consent to the entry of any judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any action, claim, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party thereto) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination (i) includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person from any liabilities arising out of such action, claim, suit or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to, or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of, an Indemnified Person. No Indemnified Person seeking indemnification, reimbursement or contribution under this Agreement will, without the prior written consent of the Company, settle, compromise, consent to the entry of any judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding referred to in the preceding paragraph.

 

(d) If the indemnification provided for in the foregoing paragraphs of this Section 11 is judicially determined to be unavailable (other than in accordance with the terms hereof) to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any Losses referred to therein, then, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person hereunder, the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such Losses (and expenses relating thereto) (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits to the Company, on the one hand, and to the Dealer Manager, on the other hand, of the Tender Offer and the Solicitation or (ii) if the allocation provided by the preceding clause (i) is not available, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in such clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and of the Dealer Manger, on the other hand, in connection with any matter that has resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, in no event shall your aggregate portion of the amount paid or payable exceed the aggregate amount of fees actually received by you under this Agreement. For the purposes of this Section 11, the relative benefits to the Company, on the one hand, and to the Dealer Manager, on the other hand, of the Tender Offer and the Solicitation shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total value paid or contemplated to be paid or received or contemplated to be received by the Company in the transactions that are the subject of the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material, whether or not any such transaction is consummated, bears to the aggregate fees paid or to be paid to the Dealer Manager under this Agreement. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and of the

 

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Dealer Manager, on the other hand, (x) in the case of any untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue statement or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or by the Dealer Manager, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission and (y) in the case of any other action or omission, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether such action or omission was taken or omitted to be taken by the Company or its affiliates or by the Dealer Manager, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action or omission.

 

(e) The Company and the Dealer Manager agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 11 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the Losses referred to in this Section 11 shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

(f) The remedies provided for in this Agreement are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.

 

(g) The reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of the Company provided for in this Agreement shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Company and the Dealer Manager and any other Indemnified Persons.

 

12. Full Force and Effect. The provisions of Sections 8, 11, 13, 19, 20 and 25 hereof shall apply to the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material and any modification thereof and shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any failure to commence, or the withdrawal, termination, expiration or consummation of, the Tender Offer and the Solicitation or the termination or assignment of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person, (iii) any withdrawal by you pursuant to Section 4 or otherwise and (iv) the completion of your services hereunder.

 

13. Confidentiality. Any advice or opinions provided by you will not be disclosed or referred to publicly or to any third party (other than to attorneys and accountants of the Company who agree to keep such advice or opinions confidential) except in accordance with your prior written consent or as may be required by applicable laws. The Company agrees that any reference to you in the Tender Offer and Solicitation Material, or in any other release or communication relating to the Tender Offer or the Solicitation, is subject to your prior written approval.

 

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14. Trading Activities. The Company acknowledges that you are a full service securities firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities, as well as providing investment banking and financial advisory services. In the ordinary course of your trading and brokerage activities, any of you or your affiliates may at any time hold long or short positions, and may trade or otherwise effect transactions, for your or its own account or the accounts of customers, in debt or equity securities of the Company or any other company that may be involved in the Tender Offer and the Solicitation.

 

15. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated upon the earlier of (a) the expiration, withdrawal or termination of the Tender Offer, (b) the date of the Dealer Manager’s withdrawal pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement or (c) the time and date at which this Agreement is terminated by the mutual consent of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the termination of the Agreement pursuant to this Section 15, the right to compensation and reimbursement pursuant to the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement, accrued prior to the date of such termination, and the indemnity and the other provisions set forth in Sections 11 and 12 hereof will remain operative.

 

16. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic and legal substance of the agreements contained herein is not affected in any manner adverse to any party.

 

17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

18. Binding Effect. This Agreement, including any right to indemnity or contribution hereunder, shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company, you and the other Indemnified Persons, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy.

 

19. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State.

 

20. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. THE COMPANY HEREBY (A) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, (B) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT, (C) WAIVES THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND (D) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.

 

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21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

22. Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or waived except in writing signed by each party to be bound thereby.

 

23. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered personally, (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, (c) sent by next-day or overnight mail or delivery or (d) sent by telecopy or telegram, as follows:

 

  (a) If to you:

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

1585 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

Telecopy No.: (212) 761-0366

Attention: Legal Department

 

with a copy to:

 

Telecopy No.: (212) 507-2407

Attention: Michael Fusco

 

  (b) If to the Company:

 

ON Semiconductor Corporation

5005 E. McDowell Road

Phoenix, AZ 85008

Telecopy No.: (602) 244-5601

Attention: Sonny Cave

 

or, in each case, at such other address as may be specified in writing to the other parties hereto.

 

All such notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications shall be deemed to have been received (w) if by person delivery on the day after such delivery, (x) if by certified or registered mail, on the seventh business day after the mailing thereof, (y) if by next-day or overnight mail or delivery, on the day delivered, (z) if by telecopy, on the next day following the day on which such telecopy was sent, provided that a copy is also sent by certified or registered mail.

 

24. Subheadings. The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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25. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. YOU, ON THE ONE HAND, AND THE COMPANY (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS), ON THE OTHER HAND, WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO YOUR ENGAGEMENT AS DEALER MANAGER OR YOUR ROLE IN CONNECTION HEREWITH.

 

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Please indicate your willingness to act as Dealer Manager on the terms set forth herein and your acceptance of the foregoing provisions by signing in the space provided below for that purpose and returning to us a copy of this Agreement, whereupon this Agreement and your acceptance shall constitute a binding agreement between us.

 

Very truly yours,
ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
By:   /s/    DONALD COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald Colvin

Title:

 

Senior Vice President, Chief

Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Accepted and agreed as of the

date first above written:

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED

By:

  /s/    MICHAEL FUSCO        

Name:

  Michael Fusco

Title:

  Executive Director

 

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Exhibit A

 

Offer to Purchase

 

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Exhibit B

 

Form of Opinion

 

a. Each of the Company, the Malaysia Sub, the Czech Sub, the China Sub and the Puerto Rico Sub is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and each of SCI LLC and SCGID LLC is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

b. The Company has corporate power to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Offer to Purchase and the documents incorporated by reference therein, and the Company has corporate power to commence and consummate the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation in the manner contemplated by the Offer to Purchase, enter into the Dealer Manager Agreement and perform its obligations under the Dealer Manager Agreement.

 

c. The execution and delivery of the Dealer Manager Agreement and the commencement and consummation of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation in the manner contemplated by the Offer to Purchase have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and the Dealer Manager Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.

 

d. The statements set forth under the heading “Certain Material U.S. Income Tax Consequences” in the Offer to Purchase, insofar as such statements purport to summarize certain federal income tax laws of the United States, constitute a fair summary of the principal U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation.

 

e. The commencement and consummation by the Company of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation in the manner contemplated by the Offer to Purchase and the performance by the Company of the obligations contemplated by the Offer to Purchase and the Dealer Manager Agreement do not and will not (a) require any notice to or any filing, consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of or with any governmental authority of the United States of America or the State of New York that in our experience is normally applicable to general business entities with respect to such commencement, consummation, or performance (but we express no opinion relating to the United States federal securities laws or any state securities or Blue Sky laws except as set forth in numbered paragraphs 6 and 7 below), (b) result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, any of the agreements of, or other instruments binding upon, the Issuer or any Guarantor filed as exhibits to the documents incorporated by reference in the Offer to Purchase, the Dealer Manager Agreement or the Indenture, or any of the Certificates of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company, the Malaysia Sub, the Czech Sub, the China Sub or the Puerto Rico Sub or the Certificate of Limited Liability Company or Limited Liability Company Agreement of SCI LLC or SCGID LLC or (c) result in a violation of any United States federal or New York State law or published rule or regulation that in our experience is normally applicable to general business entities with respect to such commencement, consummation, or performance (but we express no opinion relating to the United States federal securities laws or any state securities or Blue Sky laws except as set forth in numbered paragraphs 6 and 7 below).

 

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Exhibit B

 

f. The Company is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and the commencement and consummation by the Company of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation in the manner contemplated by the Offer to Purchase will not require registration of the Company as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.

 

g. Assuming that the Offer to Purchase, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, does not make any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the commencement and consummation by the Company of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation in the manner contemplated by the Offer to Purchase and the performance by the Company of the obligations contemplated by the Offer to Purchase and the Dealer Manager Agreement comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or published rules and regulations thereunder (including, but not limited to, Section 14 of the Exchange Act and Rules 14e-1 and 14e-2 thereunder).

 

h. No registration of the Notes under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is required for the commencement and consummation of the Consent Solicitation pursuant to and in the manner contemplated by the Offer to Purchase and the Dealer Manager Agreement.

 

In addition, we confirm to you that, based solely on inquiry of the General Counsel of the Company and of lawyers currently with this firm who have been actively involved in the Company’s preparation of the Offer to Purchase, we know of no (i) legal or governmental proceedings to which the Company or its subsidiaries is a party that are currently pending before any adjudicative tribunal or that have been threatened by a written communication manifesting an intention to initiate such proceedings received by the management of the Company or by us that are required to be disclosed in the Offer to Purchase and that are not so disclosed or (ii) stop order, restraining order, injunction or denial of an application for approval having been issued, and no proceedings, litigation or investigations for those purposes having been instituted or threatened, by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or any other governmental authority of the United States of America or the State of New York with respect to the commencement and consummation of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation, or the execution, delivery and performance of the Dealer Manager Agreement.

 

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Amendment and Restatement Agreement

EXHIBIT 10.3

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of April 22, 2004 (this “Agreement”), among ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (formerly known as SCG HOLDING CORPORATION) (“Holdings”), SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC (the “Borrower”), the LENDERS party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (formerly known as THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK), as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), under the Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of November 25, 2003 (as amended, supplemented and modified and in effect on the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), among Holdings, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

 

WHEREAS Holdings and the Borrower have requested, and the Restatement Lenders and the Administrative Agent have agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, that (a) the Renewing Tranche E Lenders referred to below and the Additional Tranche F Lenders referred to below extend credit in the form of Tranche F Term Loans on the Restatement Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to $320,517,162.22, (b) the Renewing Revolving Lenders referred to below and the Additional Revolving Lenders referred to below extend credit in the form of Revolving Commitments on the Restatement Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to $25,000,000 and (c) the Existing Credit Agreement be amended and restated as provided herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, Holdings, the Borrower, the Restatement Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Restated Credit Agreement referred to below. As used in this Agreement, “Restatement Lenders” means, at any time, (a) the Required Lenders under (and as defined in) the Existing Credit Agreement, (b) the Renewing Tranche E Lenders referred to below, (c) the Additional Tranche F Lenders referred to below, (d) the Renewing Revolving Lenders referred to below, and (e) the Additional Revolving Lenders referred to below.

 

SECTION 2. Restatement Effective Date. (a) The transactions provided for in Sections 3, 4 and 5 hereof shall be consummated at a closing to be held on the Restatement Effective Date at the offices of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, or at such other time and place as the parties hereto shall agree upon.

 

(b) The “Restatement Effective Date” shall be specified by the Borrower, and shall be a date, not later than April 22, 2004, as of which all the conditions set forth or referred to in Section 6 hereof shall have been satisfied. The Borrower, by giving not less than one Business Day’s written notice, (i) shall propose a date as the Restatement Effective Date to the Administrative Agent and (ii) may change a previously proposed date for the Restatement Effective Date, provided that the Borrower agrees that the

 


provisions of Section 2.16 of the Restated Credit Agreement shall apply in the event of any such change. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Restatement Lenders of the proposed date. This Agreement shall terminate at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 22, 2004, if the Restatement Effective Date shall not have occurred at or prior to such time.

 

SECTION 3. Tranche F Term Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Person identified on Schedule I hereto as a Tranche F Lender (a “Tranche F Lender”) agrees to make Tranche F Term Loans to the Borrower on the Restatement Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding its Tranche F Commitment. A Tranche F Lender’s “Tranche F Commitment” means its commitment to make Tranche F Term Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate principal amount of Tranche F Term Loans to be made by such Tranche F Lender, as set forth in Schedule I hereto. The Tranche F Commitments are several and no Tranche F Lender will be responsible for any other Tranche F Lender’s failure to make Tranche F Term Loans. The Tranche F Term Loans shall be made in the manner contemplated by paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section.

 

(b) Each Person that holds an existing Tranche E Term Loan (an “Existing Tranche E Lender”) that executes this Agreement specifically in the capacity of a “Renewing Tranche E Lender” on a signature page hereto (a “Renewing Tranche E Lender”) will be deemed on the Restatement Effective Date to have agreed to the terms of this Agreement and to have a Tranche F Commitment in its capacity as a Renewing Tranche E Lender equal to the lesser of its Tranche F Commitment set forth on Schedule I hereto and the outstanding principal amount of its Tranche E Term Loans immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date (its “Existing Term Loans”). Each Existing Tranche E Lender that executes this Agreement specifically in the capacity of a Consenting Lender on a signature page hereto and does not have a Tranche F Commitment set forth on Schedule I hereto (such Lender, a “Consenting Tranche E Lender”) shall be deemed on the Restatement Effective Date to have consented to this Agreement but shall not have any commitment to make Tranche F Term Loans. Each Tranche F Lender (other than a Renewing Tranche E Lender in its capacity as such) is referred to herein as an “Additional Tranche F Lender”, it being understood that, if a Tranche F Lender is both a Renewing Tranche E Lender and an Additional Tranche F Lender, then (i) its Tranche F Commitment in its capacity as a Renewing Tranche E Lender shall equal the outstanding principal amount of its Existing Term Loans and (ii) its Tranche F Commitment in its capacity as an Additional Tranche F Lender shall equal the excess of its total Tranche F Commitment over the outstanding principal amount of its Existing Term Loans.

 

(c) The Tranche F Term Loans to be made by each Renewing Tranche E Lender on the Restatement Effective Date shall be made by converting Indebtedness represented by the outstanding principal amount of its Existing Term Loans (not exceeding its Tranche F Commitment) to, and exchanging such Indebtedness for, Tranche F Term Loans in an equal principal amount (on a net basis without requiring any transfer of funds), and such Indebtedness shall remain outstanding under the Restated Credit Agreement as Tranche F Term Loans. The Tranche F Term Loans to be made by

 

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each Additional Tranche F Lender on the Restatement Effective Date shall be made by transferring funds to the Administrative Agent, in the manner contemplated by Section 2.06 of the Restated Credit Agreement, in an amount equal to such Additional Tranche F Lender’s Tranche F Commitment (in its capacity as an Additional Tranche F Lender).

 

(d) Tranche F Term Loans shall be made on the Restatement Effective Date as ABR Borrowings. The provisions of Sections 2.02 and 2.06 of the Restated Credit Agreement shall apply for all purposes of making the Tranche F Term Loans, except as otherwise provided herein.

 

(e) The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to apply the proceeds of the Tranche F Term Loans received by the Administrative Agent on the Restatement Effective Date to prepay, pursuant to Section 2.11(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Tranche E Term Loans outstanding as of such date (other than those converted to and exchanged for Tranche F Term Loans as provided above). On the Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower shall pay, without applying the proceeds of the Tranche F Term Loans, the accrued and unpaid interest on the Tranche E Term Loans (including those converted to and exchanged for Tranche F Term Loans as provided above) and any other amounts (including amounts under Section 2.16 of the Existing Credit Agreement) owing in respect of the Tranche E Term Loans. The conversion and exchange of all or any portion of a Tranche E Term Loan for a Tranche F Term Loan shall be treated as a repayment thereof for purposes of Section 2.16 of the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

(f) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from an Additional Tranche F Lender prior to the Restatement Effective Date that such Additional Tranche F Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Additional Tranche F Lender’s share of such Tranche F Term Loan Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Additional Tranche F Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if any Additional Tranche F Lender has in fact defaulted in making its share of such Tranche F Term Loan Borrowing, then the applicable Additional Tranche F Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such defaulted amount (to the extent so advanced by the Administrative Agent on behalf of such defaulting Additional Tranche F Lender), together with interest on such amount at the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans from the Restatement Effective Date to the date of payment. Upon any such payment by the Borrower, the Borrower shall have the right, at the defaulting Additional Tranche F Lender’s expense, upon notice to the defaulting Additional Tranche F Lender and to the Administrative Agent, to require such defaulting Additional Tranche F Lender to transfer and assign without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04 of the Restated Credit Agreement) all its interests, rights and obligations as an Additional Tranche F Lender under the Restated Credit Agreement to another financial institution which shall assume such interests, rights and obligations, provided that (i) no such assignment shall conflict with any law, rule or regulation or order of any Governmental Authority and (ii) the

 

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assignee shall pay, in immediately available funds on the date of such assignment, (A) to the Administrative Agent, (1) the outstanding principal of, and interest accrued to the date of payment on, the defaulted amount of the Tranche F Term Loans advanced by the Administrative Agent on the defaulting Additional Tranche F Lender’s behalf under the Restated Credit Agreement that was not paid by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the preceding sentence and (2) all other amounts accrued for the Administrative Agent’s account or owed to it under the Restated Credit Agreement in respect of such defaulted amount of Tranche F Term Loans and (B) to the Borrower, the outstanding principal of, and interest accrued to the date of payment on, the defaulted amount of the Tranche F Term Loans that the Borrower paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the preceding sentence.

 

SECTION 4. Revolving Facility. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Person identified on Schedule I hereto as a Revolving Lender agrees that, effective on the Restatement Effective Date, it shall have a Revolving Commitment under the Restated Credit Agreement as set forth on Schedule I.

 

(b) Each Person that has a “Revolving Commitment” under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date and that is identified on Schedule I hereto as a Revolving Lender is referred to herein as a “Renewing Revolving Lender”. Each Person that is identified on Schedule I hereto as a Revolving Lender and is not a Renewing Revolving Lender is referred to herein as an “Additional Revolving Lender”. Each Person that executes this Agreement specifically as a Consenting Revolving Lender on a signature page hereto that has a “Revolving Commitment” under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement, and does not have a Revolving Commitment set forth on Schedule I hereto (such Lender, a “Consenting Revolving Lender”) shall be deemed on the Restatement Effective Date to have consented to this Agreement but shall not have a Revolving Commitment under the Restated Credit Agreement.

 

(c) Effective on the Restatement Effective Date, all “Revolving Commitments” under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be terminated and replaced by the Revolving Commitments under the Restated Credit Agreement as provided in paragraph (a) above. On the Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower shall (i) prepay all outstanding “Revolving Loans” under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement (subject to paragraph (d) below), (ii) pay all accrued and unpaid interest on the “Revolving Loans” under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement and (iii) pay all fees and other amounts (including amounts under Section 2.16 of the Existing Credit Agreement) owing to the “Revolving Lenders” under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement. In addition, effective on the Restatement Effective Date, each “Revolving Lender” under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be released from all its obligations under Sections 2.04 and 2.05 of the Existing Credit Agreement in respect of outstanding Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit, it being understood that such obligations shall be reallocated to the Revolving Lenders under the Restated Credit Agreement ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments.

 

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(d) The Borrower may elect to finance amounts payable by it under paragraph (c) above (or otherwise payable by it hereunder) by borrowing Revolving Loans under the Restated Credit Agreement on the Restatement Effective Date, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Restated Credit Agreement. In such event, the Borrower shall give a Borrowing Notice in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Restated Credit Agreement, and such Revolving Loans shall be made in accordance with the Restated Credit Agreement subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Restated Credit Agreement. In such event, any Revolving Loans required to be made by a Renewing Revolving Lender on the Restatement Effective Date (at the option of such Renewing Revolving Lender) may be made by converting such Renewing Revolving Lender’s outstanding “Revolving Loans” under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement to Revolving Loans under the Restated Credit Agreement, to the extent of such outstanding “Revolving Loans”. Otherwise, the provisions of Sections 2.02 and 2.06 of the Restated Credit Agreement shall apply for all purposes of making such Revolving Loans (regardless of whether the conditions set forth herein are satisfied or the Restated Credit Agreement shall become effective).

 

SECTION 5. Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement; Loans and Letters of Credit; Amendment of Security Documents. (a) Effective on the Restatement Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement (excluding the annexes, schedules and exhibits thereto that are not attached as part of Exhibit A hereto) is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the “Restated Credit Agreement”). From and after the effectiveness of such amendment and restatement, the terms “Agreement”, “this Agreement”, “herein”, “hereinafter”, “hereto”, “hereof” and words of similar import, as used in the Restated Credit Agreement, shall, unless the context otherwise requires, refer to the Existing Credit Agreement as amended and restated in the form of the Restated Credit Agreement, and the term “Credit Agreement”, as used in the other Loan Documents, shall mean the Restated Credit Agreement.

 

(b) All Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement on the Restatement Effective Date shall continue to be outstanding under the Restated Credit Agreement, and on and after the Restatement Effective Date, the terms of the Restated Credit Agreement will govern the rights and obligations of Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders, the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent with respect thereto.

 

(c) Effective on the Restatement Effective Date, (i) each Lender under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement that is not a Tranche F Lender or Revolving Lender as defined herein shall be released from all its obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement and shall not have any obligations under the Restated Credit Agreement, and (ii) each Tranche F Lender and Revolving Lender as defined herein shall be deemed to be a party to the Restated Credit Agreement, together with Holdings, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and the Restated Credit Agreement shall govern the rights and obligations of the parties hereto with respect to the Tranche F Term Loans and Revolving Commitments; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to discharge or release the Borrower from any obligations owed to any Lenders under the

 

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Existing Credit Agreement that cease to be Lenders under the Restated Credit Agreement, including obligations under Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 or 9.03 thereof.

 

(d) The parties thereto that are Lenders under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement hereby waive any requirement under the Existing Credit Agreement of notice of prepayment of Loans or termination of Commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement provided for herein.

 

(e) The Restatement Lenders hereby consent to the amendment of the Security Documents to implement the provisions of the Restated Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 6. Conditions. The consummation of the transactions set forth in Sections 3, 4 and 5 of this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restatement Lenders either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

 

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Restatement Effective Date) of each of (i) Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, counsel for the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1, (ii) Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C., Arizona local counsel for the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2, and (iii) Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Rhode Island local counsel for the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3, and, in the case of each such opinion required by this paragraph, covering such other matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents or the Restatement Transactions as the Restatement Lenders shall reasonably request. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions.

 

(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of each Loan Party, the authorization of the Restatement Transactions and any other customary legal matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents or the Restatement Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

 

(d) Each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 of the Restated Credit Agreement shall be satisfied, and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Restatement Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming satisfaction of

 

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the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 of the Restated Credit Agreement.

 

(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable in connection with this Agreement and the Existing Credit Agreement on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced in writing at least two Business Days prior to the Restatement Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable documented out-of-pocket expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid by any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

 

(f) The Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be satisfied after giving effect to the Restatement Transactions, and in connection therewith the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a completed Perfection Certificate with respect to the Loan Parties (including the Subsidiaries party to the Reaffirmation Agreement) dated the Restatement Effective Date and signed by an executive officer or Financial Officer of the Borrower, together with all attachments contemplated thereby, (ii) the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent) filings made with respect to the Loan Parties (including the Subsidiaries party to the Reaffirmation Agreement) in the jurisdictions contemplated by the Perfection Certificate and the copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such research and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by such financing statements (or similar documents) are expressly permitted by the Restated Credit Agreement, (iii) all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, required by law or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement (including any supplements thereto), after giving effect to the Restatement Transactions, and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement and (iv) (A) amendments to each Mortgage with respect to each Mortgaged Property and each Restatement Mortgaged Property providing that the Tranche F Term Loans (in addition to the other Obligations) shall be secured by a Lien on each such Mortgaged Property and Restatement Mortgaged Property, as the case may be, (B) endorsements to existing policy or policies of title insurance issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company, insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as amended so remains a valid first Lien on the Mortgaged Property or Restatement Mortgaged Property, as the case may be, described therein, free of any other Liens except as expressly permitted by Section 6.02 of the Restated Credit Agreement, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Collateral Agent or the Restatement Lenders may reasonably request and (C) such surveys, abstracts, appraisals, legal opinions and other documents as the Collateral Agent or the Restatement Lenders may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgage or Mortgaged Property or Restatement Mortgaged Property, as the case may be.

 

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(g) A Reaffirmation Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto shall have been executed and delivered by each party thereto.

 

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Restatement Lenders of the Restatement Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the consummation of the transactions set forth in Sections 3, 4 and 5 of this Agreement and the obligations of the Tranche F Lenders to make Tranche F Term Loans and the Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders provided for herein shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 22, 2004 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, this Agreement shall terminate at such time).

 

SECTION 7. Effectiveness; Counterparts; Amendments. This Agreement shall become effective when copies hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Restatement Lenders shall have been received by the Administrative Agent. This Agreement may not be amended nor may any provision hereof be waived except pursuant to a writing signed by Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Restatement Lenders. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 8. No Novation. This Agreement shall not extinguish the Loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement, except to the extent actually prepaid as provided herein. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 of the Existing Credit Agreement will continue to be effective as to all matters arising out of or in any way related to facts or events existing or occurring prior to the Restatement Effective Date. This Agreement shall be a Loan Document for all purposes.

 

SECTION 9. Notices. All notices hereunder shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.01 of the Restated Credit Agreement or, in the case of a notice to any Tranche E Lender, in accordance with Section 9.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 10. Applicable Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. (A) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

(B) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY AGREES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 9.10 OF THE RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AS IF SUCH SECTION WERE SET FORTH IN FULL HEREIN.

 

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SECTION 11. Headings. The Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first written above.

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION,

By

  /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS

INDUSTRIES, LLC,

By

  /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as

Administrative Agent,

By

  /s/    EDMOND DEFOREST        

Name:

  Edmond DeForest

Title:

  Vice President

 


SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE AMENDMENT
AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT AMONG ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, THE LENDERS PARTY THERETO AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Name of Institution *:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

Executing solely as a Consenting Tranche E Lender:

By

   

Name:

   

Title:

   

Executing as a Renewing Tranche E Lender:

By

  /s/    EDMOND DEFOREST        

Name:

  Edmond DeForest

Title:

  Vice President

Executing as an Additional Tranche F Lender:

By

  /s/    EDMOND DEFOREST        

Name:

  Edmond DeForest

Title:

  Vice President

* Each Institution must sign separately in each capacity in which it is agreeing to the terms of this Agreement. Each institution that is a Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement who is not a Renewing Tranche E Lender or a Renewing Revolving Lender, may nevertheless consent to the terms of this Agreement by signing solely in the capacity of a Consenting Tranche E Lender or a Consenting Revolving Lender, as applicable.

 


Executing solely as a Consenting Revolving Lender:

By

   

Name:

   

Title:

   

Executing as a Revolving Lender:

By

   

Name:

   

Title:

   

 

[Not included in this filing are numerous signature pages for the numerous banks that are Lenders under the Credit Agreement.]

 


SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

 

Schedules     
Schedule I    Commitments
Exhibits     
Exhibit A    Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Exhibit B-1    Form of Opinion of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
Exhibit B-2    Form of Opinion of Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C.
Exhibit B-3    Form of Opinion of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP
Exhibit C    Form of Reaffirmation Agreement

 

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

Exhibit 10. 4

 

EXHIBIT A

 


 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of

 

August 4, 1999,

 

as Amended and Restated

 

as of April 22, 2004,

 

among

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION,

 

SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC,

 

The Lenders Party Hereto

 

and

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,

as Administrative Agent

 


 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.,

as Co-Advisor, Joint Bookrunner, Joint Lead Arranger

and Co-Syndication Agent

 

and

 

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON,

as Co-Advisor, Joint Bookrunner, Joint Lead Arranger

and Co-Syndication Agent

 



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

         Page

    ARTICLE I     
    Definitions     

SECTION 1.01.

 

Defined Terms

   1

SECTION 1.02.

 

Classification of Loans and Borrowings

   37

SECTION 1.03.

 

Terms Generally

   37

SECTION 1.04.

 

Accounting Terms; GAAP

   37

SECTION 1.05.

 

Interim Financial Calculations

   37

SECTION 1.06.

 

Exchange Rates

   38
ARTICLE II
The Credits

SECTION 2.01.

 

Commitments

   39

SECTION 2.02.

 

Loans and Borrowings

   39

SECTION 2.03.

 

Requests for Borrowings

   40

SECTION 2.04.

 

Swingline Loans

   40

SECTION 2.05.

 

Letters of Credit

   42

SECTION 2.06.

 

Funding of Borrowings

   47

SECTION 2.07.

 

Interest Elections

   48

SECTION 2.08.

 

Termination and Reduction of Commitments

   49

SECTION 2.09.

 

Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt

   50

SECTION 2.10.

 

Amortization of Tranche F Term Loans

   51

SECTION 2.11.

 

Prepayment of Loans

   51

SECTION 2.12.

 

Fees

   54

SECTION 2.13.

 

Interest

   55

SECTION 2.14.

 

Alternate Rate of Interest

   56

SECTION 2.15.

 

Increased Costs

   56

SECTION 2.16.

 

Break Funding Payments

   57

SECTION 2.17.

 

Taxes

   58

SECTION 2.18.

 

Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-Offs

   59

SECTION 2.19.

 

Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders

   61

SECTION 2.20.

 

Change in Law

   62

 


ARTICLE III

 

Representations and Warranties

 

SECTION 3.01.

 

Organization; Powers

   62

SECTION 3.02.

 

Authorization; Enforceability

   62

SECTION 3.03.

 

Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts

   63

SECTION 3.04.

 

Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change

   63

SECTION 3.05.

 

Properties

   63

SECTION 3.06.

 

Litigation and Environmental Matters

   64

SECTION 3.07.

 

Compliance with Laws and Agreements

   64

SECTION 3.08.

 

Investment and Holding Company Status

   64

SECTION 3.09.

 

Taxes

   65

SECTION 3.10.

 

ERISA

   65

SECTION 3.11.

 

Disclosure

   65

SECTION 3.12.

 

Subsidiaries

   65

SECTION 3.13.

 

Insurance

   65

SECTION 3.14.

 

Labor Matters

   66

SECTION 3.15.

 

Senior Indebtedness

   66

SECTION 3.16.

 

Senior Secured Obligations

   66
ARTICLE IV
Conditions

SECTION 4.01.

 

[Intentionally Omitted]

   66

SECTION 4.02.

 

Each Credit Event

   66
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants

SECTION 5.01.

 

Financial Statements and Other Information

   67

SECTION 5.02.

 

Notices of Material Events

   68

SECTION 5.03.

 

Information Regarding Collateral

   69

SECTION 5.04.

 

Existence; Conduct of Business

   69

SECTION 5.05.

 

Payment of Obligations

   70

SECTION 5.06.

 

Maintenance of Properties

   70

SECTION 5.07.

 

Insurance

   70

SECTION 5.08.

 

Casualty and Condemnation

   70

SECTION 5.09.

 

Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights

   70

SECTION 5.10.

 

Compliance with Laws

   71

SECTION 5.11.

 

Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit

   71

SECTION 5.12.

 

Additional Subsidiaries

   71

SECTION 5.13.

 

Further Assurances

   71

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

Negative Covenants

 

SECTION 6.01.

 

Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities

   72

SECTION 6.02.

 

Liens

   75

SECTION 6.03.

 

Fundamental Changes

   76

SECTION 6.04.

 

Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions

   77

SECTION 6.05.

 

Asset Sales

   80

SECTION 6.06.

 

Sale and Leaseback Transactions

   80

SECTION 6.07.

 

Hedging Agreements

   81

SECTION 6.08.

 

Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness

   81

SECTION 6.09.

 

Transactions with Affiliates

   83

SECTION 6.10.

 

Restrictive Agreements

   84

SECTION 6.11.

 

Amendment of Material Documents

   84

SECTION 6.12.

 

[Intentionally Omitted]

   85

SECTION 6.13.

 

[Intentionally Omitted]

   85

SECTION 6.14.

 

Capital Expenditures

   85

SECTION 6.15.

 

Minimum Consolidated EBITDA

   86

SECTION 6.16.

 

Minimum Cash and Cash Equivalents

   86

SECTION 6.17.

 

OnMOS Joint Venture Interest

   86
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default

SECTION 7.01.

 

Events of Default

   86

SECTION 7.02.

 

Exclusion of Immaterial Subsidiaries

   89
ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous

SECTION 9.01.

 

Notices

   91

SECTION 9.02.

 

Waivers; Amendments

   92

SECTION 9.03.

 

Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver

   93

SECTION 9.04.

 

Successors and Assigns

   94

SECTION 9.05.

 

Survival

   98

 

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SECTION 9.06.

 

Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness

   98

SECTION 9.07.

 

Severability

   98

SECTION 9.08.

 

Right of Set-Off

   98

SECTION 9.09.

 

GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS

   99

SECTION 9.10.

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

   99

SECTION 9.11.

 

Headings

   100

SECTION 9.12.

 

Confidentiality

   100

SECTION 9.13.

 

Interest Rate Limitation

   100

SECTION 9.14.

 

Existing Credit Agreement; Effectiveness of Amendment and Restatement

   101

SECTION 9.15.

 

[Intentionally Omitted]

   101

SECTION 9.16.

 

[Intentionally Omitted]

   101

SECTION 9.17.

 

Conversion of Currencies

   101

 

SCHEDULES:

        

Schedule 1.01

     Mortgaged Properties

Schedule 1.01(b)

     Restatement Mortgaged Properties

Schedule 3.05

     Real Property

Schedule 3.06

     Disclosed Matters

Schedule 3.12

     Subsidiaries

Schedule 3.13

     Insurance

Schedule 6.01

     Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 6.02

     Existing Liens

Schedule 6.04

     Existing Investments

Schedule 6.10

     Existing Restrictions

EXHIBITS:

        

Exhibit A

     Form of Assignment and Assumption

Exhibit C

     Guarantee Agreement

Exhibit D

     Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement

Exhibit E

     Pledge Agreement

Exhibit F

     Security Agreement

Exhibit G

     Collateral Assignment

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of August 4,1999, as amended and restated as of April 22, 2004, among ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (formerly known as SCG Holding Corporation), SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, the LENDERS party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Administrative Agent.

 

WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrower, certain lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of November 25, 2003 (as further amended, supplemented and modified, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), as in effect immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date (as defined herein), which Existing Credit Agreement amended and restated the September 2003 Credit Agreement (as defined herein) which, in turn, amended and restated the February 2003 Credit Agreement (as defined herein) which, in turn, amended and restated the April 2000 Credit Agreement (as defined herein) which, in turn, amended and restated the Original Credit Agreement (as defined herein);

 

WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrower, the Restatement Lenders (as defined therein) and the Administrative Agent are parties to an Amendment and Restatement Agreement dated as of April 22, 2004 (the “Amendment and Restatement Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Amendment and Restatement Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated as provided herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

 

Acquisition” means the acquisition pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement by the Borrower of all the outstanding capital stock of Cherry Semiconductor for a purchase price not to exceed $250,000,000 and the other transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement and the documents related thereto.

 

Acquisition Agreement” means the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of March 8, 2000, between the Borrower, Holdings and the Seller.

 


Acquisition Transactions” means the Acquisition and the Loan Transactions entered into in connection with the borrowing of the Tranche D Term Loans.

 

Actual Alternative Currency LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Alternative Currency Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all LC Disbursements in respect of Alternative Currency Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time.

 

Actual LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit (other than Alternative Currency Letters of Credit) at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements (other than LC Disbursements in respect of Alternative Currency Letters of Credit) that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time plus (c) the Actual Alternative Currency LC Exposure at such time. The Actual LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Actual LC Exposure at such time.

 

Actual Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans, (b) such Lender’s Actual LC Exposure and (c) such Lender’s Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

 

Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders hereunder.

 

Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

 

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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no individual shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of a Person solely by reason of his or her being an officer or director of such Person.

 

Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Base CD Rate in effect on such day plus 1% and (c) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Base CD Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective from and including

 

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the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Base CD Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.

 

Alternative Currency” means any currency that is freely available, freely transferable and freely convertible into dollars and in which dealings in deposits are carried on in the New York, London or Tokyo interbank markets, provided no such currency (other than British pounds, euros and Japanese yen) shall constitute an “Alternative Currency” unless approved by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank.

 

Alternative Currency Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.

 

Amendment and Restatement Agreement” has the meaning given to such term in the recitals hereto.

 

Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender, the percentage of the total Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. If the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

 

Applicable Rate” means, for any day (a) with respect to any Tranche F Term Loan, 1.75% per annum, in the case of an ABR Loan, or 2.75% per annum, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, (b) with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurodollar Loan that is a Revolving Loan, 1.75% per annum, in the case of an ABR Loan, or 2.75% per annum, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, and (c) with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, 0.50% per annum.

 

Approved Fund” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b)(ii).

 

April 2000 Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of April 3, 2000, among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and The Chase Manhattan Bank, a New York banking corporation, as administrative agent, collateral agent and syndication agent.

 

Assessment Rate” means, for any day, the annual assessment rate in effect on such day that is payable by a member of the Bank Insurance Fund classified as “well-capitalized” and within supervisory subgroup “B” (or a comparable successor risk classification) within the meaning of 12 C.F.R. Part 327 (or any successor provision) to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for insurance by such Corporation of time deposits made in dollars at the offices of such member in the United States, provided that if, as a result of any change in any law, rule or regulation, it is no longer possible to determine the Assessment Rate as aforesaid, then the Assessment Rate shall be such annual rate as shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be representative of the cost of such insurance to the Lenders.

 

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Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

Base CD Rate” means the sum of (a) the Three-Month Secondary CD Rate multiplied by the Statutory Reserve Rate plus (b) the Assessment Rate.

 

Bermuda IP Subsidiary” means ON Semiconductor Trading Ltd., a Bermuda corporation that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower (owned directly by the Borrower) formed in connection with the Foreign Reorganization.

 

Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

 

Borrower” means Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Borrowing” means (a) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (b) a Swingline Loan.

 

Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.

 

Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed, provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

 

Calculation Date” means (a) the date of issuance of any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, (b) the last Business Day of each calendar month and (c) if on the last Business Day of any calendar week the total Notional Revolving Exposures exceed 90% of the total Revolving Commitments (giving effect to any reductions in the Revolving Commitments that occur on such day), such Business Day.

 

Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, without duplication, (a) the additions to property, plant and equipment and other capital expenditures of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries that are (or would be) set forth in a consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower for such period prepared in accordance with GAAP and (b) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period, provided that the term “Capital Expenditures” (i) shall be net of landlord construction allowances, (ii) shall not include expenditures made in connection with the repair or restoration of assets with insurance or condemnation proceeds and (iii) shall not include the purchase price of equipment to the extent consideration therefor consists of used or surplus equipment being traded in at such time or the proceeds of a concurrent sale of such used or surplus equipment, in each case in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Certificate of Designation” means the certificate of designations of Holdings with respect to the Cumulative Preferred Stock.

 

Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person other than Holdings of any Equity Interest in Borrower; (b) prior to an IPO, the failure by TPG to own (and retain the right to vote), directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, Equity Interests in Holdings representing greater than 40% of each of the aggregate ordinary voting power and aggregate equity value represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in Holdings; (c) after an IPO, the failure by TPG to own (and retain the right to vote), directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, Equity Interests in Holdings representing at least 15% of each of the aggregate ordinary voting power and the aggregate equity value represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in Holdings; (d) after an IPO, the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the Effective Date), of Equity Interests representing a greater percentage of either the aggregate ordinary voting power or the aggregate equity value of Holdings than owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, by TPG; (e) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of Holdings by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of Holdings nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated; (f) the occurrence of a “Change of Control”, as defined in the Subordinated Debt Documents; (g) the occurrence of a “Change of Control” as defined in the Second Lien Documents; or (h) the occurrence of a “Change of Control” as defined in the First Lien Documents.

 

Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Effective Date, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Effective Date or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority first made or issued after the Effective Date.

 

Cherry Semiconductor” means Cherry Semiconductor Corporation, a Rhode Island corporation.

 

China JV” has the meaning given to such term in Section 6.01(a)(xii).

 

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Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Tranche F Term Loans or Swingline Loans and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment or Tranche F Commitment.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

Collateral” means any and all “Collateral”, as defined in any applicable Security Document.

 

Collateral Agent” means the “Collateral Agent”, as defined in any applicable Security Document.

 

Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means the requirement that:

 

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Loan Party either (i) a counterpart of each of the Guarantee Agreement, the Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Collateral Assignment, the Security Agreement and the Collateral Sharing Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Loan Party or (ii) in the case of any Person that becomes a Loan Party after the Effective Date, a supplement to each of the Guarantee Agreement, the Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement and the Collateral Sharing Agreement, in each case in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Loan Party;

 

(b) all outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and each Subsidiary owned directly by or directly on behalf of any Loan Party, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement (except that the Loan Parties shall not be required to pledge more than 65% of the outstanding voting stock of any Foreign Subsidiary and shall not be required to pledge any Equity Interests in any Foreign Joint Venture Company to the extent that such a pledge is prohibited by the constitutive documents of such Foreign Joint Venture Company or applicable law) and the Collateral Agent shall have received certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

 

(c) all Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary that is owing to any Loan Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note and shall have been pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement and the Collateral Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank; provided that (i) any such promissory note evidencing Indebtedness in an amount less than $500,000 shall not be required to be so pledged (provided that the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness evidenced by promissory notes that are not pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement by reason of this clause shall not exceed

 

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$5,000,000) and (ii) the requirements of this paragraph (c) shall not apply to the extent the Collateral Agent has waived compliance with Section 2(b) of the Pledge Agreement and the Required Lenders have consented to such waiver;

 

(d) all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, required by law or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement (including any supplements thereto), after giving effect to the Restatement Transactions, and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording;

 

(e) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Mortgaged Property and each Restatement Mortgaged Property and amendments to each such Mortgage providing that the Tranche F Term Loans and the Revolving Loans (in addition to the other Obligations) shall be secured by a Lien on such Mortgaged Property, signed on behalf of the record owner of such Mortgaged Property, (ii) a policy or policies of title insurance issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company, insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a valid first Lien on the Mortgaged Property or Restatement Mortgaged Property, as the case may be, described therein, free of any other Liens except as expressly permitted by Section 6.02, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, and (iii) such surveys, abstracts, appraisals, legal opinions and other documents as the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgage or Mortgaged Property or Restatement Mortgaged Property, as the case may be; and

 

(f) each Loan Party shall have obtained all material consents and approvals required to be obtained by it in connection with the execution and delivery of all Security Documents (or supplements thereto) to which it is a party, the performance of its obligations thereunder and the granting by it of the Liens thereunder.

 

Collateral Assignment” means the Collateral Assignment, entered into in connection with the Original Credit Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit G, between the Borrower and the Collateral Agent.

 

Collateral Sharing Agreement” means the agreement entered into among Holdings, the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and the trustee under the First Lien Note Indenture, providing for (a) the sharing of the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents on a pari passu basis with the holders of the First Lien Notes, (b) the exercise of remedies under the Security Documents and (c) related intercreditor matters.

 

Commitment” means a Revolving Commitment, Tranche F Term Loan Commitment or any combination thereof (as the context requires).

 

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Consolidated Cash Interest Expense” means, for any period (subject to Section 1.05), the excess of (a) the sum of (i) the interest expense (including (i) the aggregate amount of accrued letter of credit fees and (ii) imputed interest expense in respect of Capital Lease Obligations) of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (ii) any interest accrued during such period in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is required to be capitalized rather than included in consolidated interest expense for such period in accordance with GAAP, (iii) the amount of cash dividends paid on any preferred stock by Holdings during such period and (iv) any cash payments made during such period in respect of obligations referred to in clause (b)(ii) below that were amortized or accrued in a previous period, minus (b) the sum of (i) to the extent included in such consolidated interest expense for such period, non-cash amounts attributable to amortization of financing costs paid in a previous period, plus (ii) to the extent included in such consolidated interest expense for such period, non-cash amounts attributable to amortization of debt discounts or accrued interest or dividends payable in kind for such period (including with respect to the Junior Subordinated Note or the Cumulative Preferred Stock).

 

Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period (subject to Section 1.05), Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (i) consolidated interest expense for such period, (ii) consolidated income tax expense for such period, (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization for such period, (iv) the aggregate amount of letter of credit fees accrued during such period, (v) all extraordinary charges during such period, (vi) noncash expenses during such period resulting from the grant of stock options to management and employees of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, (vii) the aggregate amount of deferred financing expenses for such period, (viii) any non-recurring fees, expenses or premiums related to the redemption, repayment or repurchase of any securities of Holdings or the Borrower, (ix) all other noncash expenses or losses of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries for such period (excluding any such charge that constitutes an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period, with the exception of the 2003 Pension Plan Charge), (x) any non-recurring fees, expenses or charges realized by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries for such period related to any offering of capital stock or incurrence of Indebtedness, (xi) noncash dividends on the Cumulative Preferred Stock, (xii) cash restructuring charges (A) during the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2001 and the portion of the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2002 (or any fiscal quarter of such portion) not in excess of $131,000,000 in the aggregate (for all such periods), and (B) during any fiscal year (or any fiscal quarter of any such fiscal year) ending on or prior to December 31, 2002 (or any quarter of such fiscal year) not in excess of an additional $10,000,000 in the aggregate (for all such periods), (xiii) the amount of cash fees, service and product payments, dividends and other distributions actually paid to the Borrower or a Subsidiary by the OnMOS Joint Venture during such period and (xiv) fees and expenses of Alvarez & Marsal, Inc., paid by or reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.03 hereof and minus (b) without duplication and to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, (i) any extraordinary gains for such period, (ii) all noncash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding any items that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in

 

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any prior period), (iii) all gains during such period attributable to any sale or disposition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) and (iv) $1.6 million for each fiscal quarter commencing the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2003, and for each subsequent fiscal quarter until the entire 2003 Pension Plan Charge has been recouped, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio as of any date, if the Borrower or any consolidated Subsidiary has made any Permitted Acquisition or sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of assets outside of the ordinary course of business permitted by Section 6.05 during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the date on which the most recent fiscal quarter ended, Consolidated EBITDA for the relevant period for testing compliance shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto, as if such Permitted Acquisition or sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of assets outside of the ordinary course of business (and any related incurrence, repayment or assumption of Indebtedness with any new Indebtedness being deemed to be amortized over the applicable testing period in accordance with its terms) had occurred on the first day of the relevant period for testing compliance.

 

Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income or loss of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, provided that there shall be excluded from such net income or loss (a) the income of any Person (other than a consolidated Subsidiary) in which any other Person (other than Holdings, the Borrower or any consolidated Subsidiary or any director holding qualifying shares in compliance with applicable law) owns an Equity Interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Borrower or any of the consolidated Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, and (b) the income or loss of any Person accrued prior to the date on which it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any consolidated Subsidiary or the date on which such Person’s assets are acquired by the Borrower or any consolidated Subsidiary. For purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA and Excess Cash Flow, Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated excluding all income, expenses, gains, losses and other items of the OnMOS Joint Venture.

 

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. The terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Convertible Subordinated Debt Documents” means the indenture under which the Convertible Subordinated Debt was issued and all other instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing or governing the Convertible Subordinated Debt or providing for any Guarantee or other right in respect thereof.

 

Convertible Subordinated Debt” means the Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 issued by Holdings in the aggregate principal amount of up to $290,000,000 and the Indebtedness represented thereby (including the Note Guarantees (as defined in Convertible Subordinated Debt Documents) and any replacement Notes).

 

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Cumulative Preferred Stock” means the 12% Cumulative Preferred Stock of Holdings with an aggregate liquidation preference on the Effective Date of $209,000,000.

 

Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

 

Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.

 

dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

 

Dollar Equivalent” means, on any date of determination, with respect to any Letter of Credit or LC Disbursement denominated in an Alternative Currency, the equivalent in dollars of such amount, determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 1.06(a) using the applicable Exchange Rate with respect to such Alternative Currency.

 

Effective Date” means August 4, 1999, the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 of the Original Credit Agreement were satisfied.

 

Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or restoration of natural resources, the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.

 

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, administrative oversight costs, fines, penalties or indemnities), of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person.

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under

 

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Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 

ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

 

Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

 

Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.

 

Excess Cash Flow” means, for any fiscal year, the sum (without duplication) of:

 

(a) Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal year, adjusted to exclude any gains or losses attributable to Prepayment Events, plus (without duplication) the amount of cash dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Borrower or a Subsidiary by the OnMos Joint Venture during such period; plus

 

(b) depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges or losses deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal year; plus

 

(c) the sum of (i) the amount, if any, by which Net Working Capital decreased during such fiscal year plus (ii) the net amount, if any, by which the consolidated deferred revenues of Holdings, the Borrower and the consolidated Subsidiaries increased during such fiscal year; minus

 

(d) the sum of (i) any non-cash gains included in determining such Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal year plus (ii) the amount, if any, by which Net Working Capital increased during such fiscal year plus (iii) the net amount, if any, by which the consolidated deferred revenues of Holdings, the

 

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Borrower and the consolidated Subsidiaries decreased during such fiscal year; minus

 

(e) Capital Expenditures for such fiscal year (except (i) to the extent attributable to the incurrence of Capital Lease Obligations or otherwise financed by incurring Long-Term Indebtedness or (ii) Capital Expenditures made pursuant to the first proviso to Section 2.11(c)(ii)); minus

 

(f) the aggregate principal amount of Long-Term Indebtedness repaid or prepaid by the Borrower and the consolidated Subsidiaries during such fiscal year, excluding (i) Indebtedness in respect of Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit, (ii) Tranche F Term Loans prepaid pursuant to Section 2.11 (a), 2.11 (c) or 2.11 (d), (iii) repayments or prepayments of Long-Term Indebtedness financed by incurring other Long-Term Indebtedness and (iv) repayments or prepayments of Long-Term Indebtedness financed with the Net Proceeds of any issuance of Equity Interests by Holdings; minus

 

(g) the aggregate amount of all prepayments of Revolving Loans made during such period to the extent accompanying reductions of the total Revolving Commitments.

 

Exchange Rate” means, on any day, with respect to any Alternative Currency, the rate at which such Alternative Currency may be exchanged into dollars, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day on the applicable Reuters World Spot Page. In the event that any such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Spot Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower for such purpose or, at the discretion of the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such Alternative Currency are then being conducted, at or about 10:00 a.m., local time, on such day for the purchase of the applicable Alternative Currency for delivery two Business Days later, provided that, if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent may in consultation with the Borrower use any other reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be presumed correct absent manifest error.

 

Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) doing business, income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income, capital or any similar alternate basis by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a) above and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other

 

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than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)), any withholding tax that (i) is in effect and would apply to amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to any withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.17(a), or (ii) is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(e).

 

Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning given to such term in the recitals hereto.

 

Existing Letters of Credit” means any letters of credit issued pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and outstanding immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date.

 

Existing Revolving Loan” means a revolving loan made pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement and outstanding immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date.

 

Facilities Transfer” means the transfer by the Borrower and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries of the packaging and testing facilities located in Carmona, Philippines, Seremban, Malaysia and Guadalajara, Mexico, which transfer may involve one or more transactions or series of transactions taking the form of (i) sales, leases or other transfers or dispositions of assets, (ii) sales or other transfers or dispositions of capital stock and/or debt securities of Subsidiaries that directly or indirectly own such facilities, (iii) other types of transfers or dispositions, (iv) facilities closures or (v) any one or combination of the foregoing.

 

February 2003 Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of February 14, 2003, among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), a New York banking corporation, as administrative agent, collateral agent and syndication agent.

 

Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

 

Financial Officer” means a chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller.

 

Financing Transactions” means the transactions undertaken by Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties in connection with the execution and

 

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delivery of the Original Credit Agreement and the Subordinated Debt Documents, the issuance of the Subordinated Debt, the issuance by the Borrower of the Junior Subordinated Note and the borrowing of the initial Loans.

 

First Lien Documents” means the First Lien Note Indenture, the Collateral Sharing Agreement, and all other instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing or governing the First Lien Notes or providing for any Guarantee or other right in respect thereof.

 

First Lien Note Indenture” means the indenture pursuant to which the First Lien Notes are issued.

 

First Lien Notes” means the senior secured first lien notes co-issued by the Borrower and Holdings pursuant to an indenture dated as of March 3, 2003.

 

Foreign Joint Venture Companies” means (a) Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor Co., Ltd., an entity existing under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, (b) Surface Mount Products Malaysia Sendirian Berhad, a private limited liability company existing under the laws of Malaysia, and (c) ON Semiconductor Czech Republic, a.s., a corporation existing under the laws of the Czech Republic.

 

Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is located. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

 

Foreign Reorganization” means the reorganization of the Borrower’s Foreign Subsidiaries and their operations (as described by the Borrower in its communications to the Lenders prior to October 20, 2000), pursuant to which, among other things, (a) certain activities performed by Foreign Subsidiaries, and certain activities performed by the Borrower, with respect to (i) research and development, (ii) sales and distribution and (iii) manufacturing will begin to be performed by separate Foreign Subsidiaries, (b) certain new Foreign Subsidiaries (including the Bermuda IP Subsidiary) will be formed and the ownership structure of certain existing Foreign Subsidiaries will be reorganized (resulting in, among other things, certain existing Foreign Subsidiaries that are owned directly by the Borrower becoming indirectly owned by the Borrower) and (c) the Borrower will enter into the IP License with the Bermuda IP Subsidiary pursuant to which (i) the Borrower will grant to the Bermuda IP Subsidiary a license to use certain intellectual property owned by the Borrower at the time of such reorganization and certain intellectual property acquired by the Borrower in the future and (ii) the Bermuda IP Subsidiary will agree to pay royalties to the Borrower in consideration therefor.

 

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date, (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries outstanding as of such date

 

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(other than any Indebtedness with respect to which the Borrower is not obligated to pay or accrue any cash interest expense as of such date), in the amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and (b) the aggregate amount of any Guarantee by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any such Indebtedness of any other Person.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

 

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

 

Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation, provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

 

Guarantee Agreement” means the Guarantee Agreement, entered into in connection with the Original Credit Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit C, among Holdings, the Subsidiary Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes, and all substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

Hedging Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for

 

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payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Hedging Agreement.

 

Holdings” means ON Semiconductor Corporation (formerly known as SCG Holding Corporation), a Delaware corporation.

 

Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, the term “Indebtedness” shall not include (a) obligations under Hedging Agreements or (b) agreements providing for indemnification, purchase price adjustments or similar obligations incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of assets or stock.

 

Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

 

Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement” means the Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement, entered into in connection with the Original Credit Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit D, among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent.

 

Information Memorandum” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated April 2004, relating to the Borrower and the Restatement Transactions.

 

Intercreditor Agreement” means the intercreditor agreement entered into among Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the trustee under the Second Lien Note Indenture (or any other trustee or agent to which Liens are granted under the Second Lien Security Documents), providing for (a) the priority of the Liens granted pursuant to the Security Documents over the Liens granted pursuant to the

 

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Second Lien Security Documents and (b) restrictions on the exercise of remedies under the Second Lien Security Documents.

 

Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing or Tranche F Term Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07.

 

Interest Expense Coverage Ratio” means, for any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA (plus any Supplemental Interest deducted in calculating Consolidated EBITDA) to (b) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense (excluding any Supplemental Interest otherwise included therein), in each case for such period.

 

Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December, (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three month’s duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three month’s duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.

 

Interest Period” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect, provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

 

Investor” means TPG Semiconductor Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that is wholly owned by TPG.

 

IP License” means the license agreement or agreements between the Borrower and the Bermuda IP Subsidiary providing for the licensing of intellectual property to the Bermuda Subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

IPO” means a bona fide underwritten initial public offering of voting common stock of Holdings as a direct result of which at least 10% of the aggregate voting common stock of Holdings (calculated on a fully diluted basis after giving effect to all options to acquire voting common stock of Holdings then outstanding, regardless of whether such options are then currently exercisable) is beneficially owned by Persons other than TPG, the Investor, Holdings and their respective Affiliates (including, in the

 

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case of Holdings, all directors, officers and employees of Holdings, the Borrower and any Subsidiary).

 

Issuing Bank” means, as the context may require, (a) JPMorgan Chase Bank, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it, and (b) any other Revolving Lender that becomes an Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.05(i), with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it, and, in each case, its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.05(i). An Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.

 

Joint Venture Holding Companies” means SCG (Malaysia SMP) Holding Corporation, SCG (Czech) Holding Corporation and SCG (China) Holding Corporation, each a Delaware corporation.

 

Junior Subordinated Note” means the 10% Junior Subordinated Note due 2011 of the Borrower.

 

LC Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

 

Lenders” means the Persons listed in Schedule I to the Amendment and Restatement Agreement and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender.

 

Leshan JV Agreement” means the Joint Venture Contract dated as of March 1, 1995, by and between Leshan Radio Company, Ltd. and Motorola International Development Corporation.

 

Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit (including any Existing Letter of Credit) issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Leverage Ratio” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA (plus, without duplication, any Supplemental Interest deducted in calculating Consolidated EBITDA) for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings ended on such date (or, if such date is not the last day of a fiscal quarter, ended on the last day of the fiscal quarter of Holdings most recently ended prior to such date).

 

LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Page 3750 of the Dow Jones Market Service (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days

 

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prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the LIBO Rate with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

 

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.

 

Liquidity Amount” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of cash and Permitted Investments owned by the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries at such time, excluding (a) cash or Permitted Investments owned by the OnMOS Joint Venture, (b) cash or Permitted Investments subject to any Lien in favor of any Person other than the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and (c) cash or Permitted Investments escrowed or otherwise segregated to repay, redeem or repurchase Indebtedness other than Loans.

 

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Sharing Agreement.

 

Loan Parties” means Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.

 

Loan Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is to be a party, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

Loans” means the loans made and the loans continued by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or the Amendment and Restatement Agreement.

 

Long-Term Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness that, in accordance with GAAP, constitutes (or, when incurred, constituted) a long-term liability.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations, properties, financial condition or prospects of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties to perform their obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) any material rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under the Loan Documents.

 

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Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $10,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.

 

Measurement Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.14.

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, leasehold mortgage or other security document granting a Lien on any Mortgaged Property or Restatement Mortgaged Property to secure the Obligations. Each Mortgage shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent.

 

Mortgaged Property” means, initially, each parcel of real property and the improvements thereto owned by a Loan Party and identified on Schedule 1.01, and includes each other parcel of real property and improvements thereto with respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section 5.12 or 5.13.

 

Motorola” means Motorola, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001 (a)(3) of ERISA.

 

Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any event (a) the cash proceeds received in respect of such event, including (i) any cash received in respect of any non-cash proceeds, but only as and when received, (ii) in the case of a casualty or other insured damage, insurance proceeds in excess of $1,000,000, and (iii) in the case of a condemnation or similar event, condemnation awards and similar payments, net of (b) the sum of (i) all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses (including underwriting discounts and commissions and collection expenses) paid or payable by Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to third parties in connection with such event, (ii) in the case of a sale, transfer or other disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction or a casualty or a condemnation or similar proceeding), the amount of all payments required to be made by Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness (other than Loans) secured by such asset or otherwise subject to mandatory prepayment as a result of such event, and (iii) the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) by Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, and the amount of any reserves established by Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, in each case during the year that such event occurred or the next succeeding year and that are directly attributable to such event (as determined reasonably and in good faith by the chief financial officer of the Borrower). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set

 

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forth above, the proceeds of any sale, transfer or other disposition of Receivables or Related Property (or any interest therein) pursuant to any Permitted Receivables Financing shall not be deemed to constitute Net Proceeds except to the extent that such sale, transfer or other disposition (a) is the initial sale, transfer or other disposition of Receivables or Related Property (or any interest therein) in connection with the establishment of such Permitted Receivables Financing or (b) occurs in connection with an increase in the aggregate outstanding amount of such Permitted Receivables Financing over the aggregate outstanding amount of such Permitted Receivables Financing at the time of such initial sale, transfer or other disposition.

 

Net Working Capital” means, at any date, (a) the consolidated current assets and non-current deferred income tax assets of Holdings, the Borrower and the consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date (excluding cash and Permitted Investments) minus (b) the consolidated current liabilities and non-current deferred income tax liabilities of Holdings, the Borrower and the consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date (excluding current liabilities that constitute Indebtedness). Net Working Capital at any date may be a positive or negative number. Net Working Capital increases when it becomes more positive or less negative and decreases when it becomes less positive or more negative.

 

Notional Alternative Currency LC Exposure” means, at any time, 110% of the Actual Alternative Currency LC Exposure at such time.

 

Notional LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit (other than Alternative Currency Letters of Credit) at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements (other than LC Disbursements in respect of Alternative Currency Letters of Credit) that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time plus (c) the Notional Alternative Currency LC Exposure at such time. The Notional LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Notional LC Exposure at such time.

 

Notional Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and (b) such Lender’s Notional LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

November 2003 Amendment and Restatement Agreement” means the Amendment and Restatement Agreement dated as of November 25, 2003, among Holdings, the Borrower, the Restatement Lenders (as defined therein) and the Administrative Agent.

 

Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

 

OnMOS Joint Venture” means a Person organized (or to be organized) in a jurisdiction outside the United States to which Subsidiaries of Holdings will contribute the assets and operations of their TMOS business.

 

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Original Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a New York banking corporation, as administrative agent, collateral agent and syndication agent and Credit Lyonnais New York Branch, DLJ Capital Funding, Inc. and Lehman Commercial Paper, as co-documentation agents thereunder.

 

Other Taxes” means any and all current or future recording, stamp, documentary, excise, transfer, sales, property or similar taxes, charges or levies arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.

 

Partial Facilities Transfer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.15.

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

 

Perfection Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Annex 2 to the Security Agreement or any other form approved by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) by the Borrower or any consolidated Subsidiary of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests in, a Person or division or line of business of a Person if, at the time of and immediately after giving effect thereto, (a) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (b) the principal business of such Person shall be reasonably related to a business in which the Borrower and the Subsidiaries were engaged on the Effective Date, (c) each Subsidiary formed for the purpose of or resulting from such acquisition shall be a Subsidiary Loan Party and all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary Loan Party shall be owned directly by the Borrower or a consolidated Subsidiary Loan Party and all actions required to be taken with respect to such acquired or newly formed Subsidiary Loan Party under Sections 5.12 and 5.13 shall have been taken and (d) Holdings has delivered to the Administrative Agent an officers’ certificate to the effect set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above.

 

Permitted Convertible Debt” means Indebtedness of Holdings or of Holdings and the Borrower in respect of subordinated convertible debt securities (i) that is unsecured and subordinated to the Obligations on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than the terms of the Subordinated Debt, (ii) that does not provide for scheduled payments of principal earlier than 91 days after the final scheduled repayment of principal of the Tranche F Term Loans, (iii) that is convertible into common equity of Holdings and (iv) the other terms (excluding the aggregate principal amount and conversion rate thereof) of which are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in all material respects. The Convertible Subordinated Debt constitutes Permitted Convertible Debt.

 

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Permitted Encumbrances” means:

 

(a) Liens imposed by law for taxes or other governmental charges that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.05;

 

(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.05;

 

(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

 

(d) Liens (other than Liens on Collateral) to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(e) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Article VII;

 

(f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business and minor defects or irregularities in title that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

 

(g) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries are located;

 

(h) any interest or title of a lessor under any lease permitted by this Agreement;

 

(i) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods; and

 

(j) leases or subleases granted to other Persons and not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,

 

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness.

 

Permitted Investments” means:

 

(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by

 

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any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America);

 

(b) investments in commercial paper maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, one of the two highest credit ratings obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s;

 

(c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts and overnight bank deposits issued or offered by, any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000 (or the foreign-currency equivalent thereof);

 

(d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) above or clause (e) or (f) below and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above;

 

(e) securities issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest credit ratings obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s;

 

(f) securities issued by any foreign government or any political subdivision of any foreign government or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest credit ratings obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s; and

 

(g) investments in funds that invest solely in one or more types of securities described in clauses (a), (e) and (f) above.

 

Permitted Junior Subordinated Note Refinancing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower or Holdings and the Borrower (including Permitted Convertible Debt that satisfies the criteria set forth in this definition) incurred to refinance all or any portion of the Junior Subordinated Note, provided that:

 

(a) such refinancing Indebtedness matures no earlier than, and does not require any scheduled principal payments prior to, the scheduled maturity date of the Junior Subordinated Note;

 

(b) the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of the Junior Subordinated Note being refinanced plus any fees (other than fees payable to Affiliates) and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of such refinancing Indebtedness;

 

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(c) the portion of the Junior Subordinated Note being refinanced is redeemed, repaid or repurchased with the proceeds of such refinancing Indebtedness within 60 days following the date that such refinancing Indebtedness is incurred and is thereupon canceled and retired;

 

(d) if the Junior Subordinated Note being refinanced is not redeemed, repaid or repurchased on the date that such refinancing Indebtedness is incurred, then the proceeds of such refinancing Indebtedness shall be segregated and held pursuant to an arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to ensure that such proceeds are so applied (or, at the Borrower’s option, used to prepay Tranche F Term Loans) within 60 days following such date;

 

(e) at the time of and after giving effect to the incurrence of such refinancing Indebtedness, no Default has occurred and is continuing, and the incurrence of such refinancing Indebtedness and the refinancing of the Junior Subordinated Note is permitted by the terms of all other Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries then outstanding (including the First Lien Notes, the Second Lien Notes and the Subordinated Debt);

 

(f) the Administrative Agent is reasonably satisfied that the terms of such refinancing Indebtedness are no less favorable, in any material respect, to the Lenders than the terms of the Junior Subordinated Note; and

 

(g) such refinancing Indebtedness is no more senior than the Junior Subordinated Note, it being understood that such refinancing Indebtedness shall be unsecured.

 

Permitted Receivables Financing” means any financing pursuant to which (a) the Borrower or any Subsidiary sells, conveys or otherwise transfers to a Receivables Subsidiary, in “true sale” transactions, and (b) such Receivables Subsidiary sells, conveys or otherwise transfers to any other Person or grants a security interest to any other Person in, any Receivables (whether now existing or hereafter acquired) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any undivided interest therein, and any assets related thereto (including all collateral securing such Receivables), all contracts and all Guarantees or other obligations in respect of such Receivables, proceeds of such Receivables and other assets that are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving Receivables, provided that the board of directors of Holdings shall have determined in good faith that such Permitted Receivables Financing is economically fair and reasonable to Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower or Holdings and the Borrower (including Permitted Convertible Debt that satisfies the criteria set forth in this definition) incurred to refinance all or any portion of the First Lien Notes, the Second Lien Notes or the Subordinated Debt; provided that:

 

(a) such refinancing Indebtedness matures no earlier than, and does not require any scheduled principal payments prior to, the scheduled maturity date of the Indebtedness being refinanced;

 

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(b) such refinancing Indebtedness is issued in a capital markets transaction;

 

(c) the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness being refinanced plus the amount of any applicable redemption premiums and any fees (other than fees payable to Affiliates) and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of such refinancing Indebtedness;

 

(d) the Indebtedness being refinanced is redeemed, repaid or repurchased prior to April 30, 2005, and is thereupon canceled and retired, provided that the proceeds of such refinancing Indebtedness may, at the Borrower’s option, be used to prepay Tranche F Term Loans;

 

(e) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is not redeemed, repaid or repurchased on the date that such refinancing Indebtedness is incurred, then the proceeds of such refinancing Indebtedness shall be segregated and held pursuant to an arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to ensure that such proceeds are so applied (or, at the Borrower’s option, used to prepay Tranche F Term Loans) during the Refinancing Period;

 

(f) at the time of and after giving effect to the incurrence of such refinancing Indebtedness, no Default has occurred and is continuing, and the incurrence of such refinancing Indebtedness and the refinancing of the Indebtedness being refinanced is permitted by the terms of all other Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries then outstanding (including the First Lien Notes, the Second Lien Notes and the Subordinated Debt);

 

(g) the Administrative Agent is reasonably satisfied that the terms of such refinancing Indebtedness are no more restrictive in any material respect, or adverse to the interests of the Lenders in any material respect, than the terms of the Indebtedness being refinanced;

 

(h) such refinancing Indebtedness is no more senior than the Indebtedness being refinanced, it being understood that (i) in the case of a refinancing of First Lien Notes or Second Lien Notes, such refinancing Indebtedness may share in the Collateral securing the Obligations on the same basis as the Second Lien Notes subject to intercreditor arrangements that, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, are no less favorable, in any material respect, to the Lenders than those applicable to the Second Lien Notes, (ii) except as provided in clause (i) above, such refinancing Indebtedness shall be unsecured and (iii) in the case of a refinancing of Subordinated Debt, such refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Obligations on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than the terms of the Subordinated Debt; and

 

(i) if such refinancing Indebtedness is Guaranteed by any Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall have Guaranteed the Obligations and such Subsidiary’s

 

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Guarantee shall comply with the conditions and restrictions applicable to the refinancing Indebtedness Guaranteed thereby as set forth above.

 

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

 

Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement, entered into in connection with the Original Credit Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit E, among the Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as amended in connection with the issuance of the First Lien Notes, and as further amended from time to time.

 

Prepayment Event” means:

 

(a) any sale, transfer or other disposition (including pursuant to a Permitted Receivables Financing or a sale and leaseback transaction (other than a sale and leaseback transaction permitted by Section 6.08(b))) of any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including any Equity Interest owned by it, other than (i) dispositions described in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 6.05, (ii) dispositions described in clause (h) of Section 6.05 (up to $30,000,000 in aggregate Net Proceeds) and (iii) other dispositions resulting in aggregate Net Proceeds not exceeding $1,000,000 during any fiscal year of the Borrower; or

 

(b) any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, but only to the extent that the Net Proceeds therefrom have not been applied to repair, restore or replace such property or asset within 365 days after such event; or

 

(c) the incurrence by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness, excluding any Indebtedness (other than, prior to the Transition Date, Permitted Convertible Debt that does not constitute Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or Permitted Junior Subordinated Note Refinancing Indebtedness) permitted by Section 6.01; or

 

(d) prior to the Transition Date, the issuance by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Equity Interests, other than (i) any such issuance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to Holdings or the Borrower or to another Subsidiary, (ii) the issuance of Equity Interests expressly permitted by Section 6.01(e), (iii) the issuance of common stock or preferred stock of Holdings pursuant to the TPG Equity Purchase, (iv) Equity Interests issued in the form, or upon the exercise of, options to acquire common stock of Holdings issued to members of management and employees of Holdings, the Borrower or any

 

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Subsidiary and options or warrants in respect of the capital stock of Holdings issued as compensation to consultants to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and (v) the issuance of Equity Interests pursuant to (A) a Specified Equity Offering or (B) a Specified Junior Subordinated Note Offering (to the extent the Net Proceeds therefrom are applied for the purpose of purchasing, redeeming and retiring the Junior Subordinated Note).

 

Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

 

Qualified Liquidity Financing” means the issuance by Holdings of preferred stock, common stock or warrants in respect of preferred stock or common stock to TPG, or the incurrence by Holdings or the Borrower of Indebtedness for borrowed money owed to TPG, in each case for cash consideration; provided that (a) any such Indebtedness shall be unsecured, (b) the terms of any such preferred stock or Indebtedness shall not include any covenants, redemption provisions, events of default or other terms that would entitle the holder thereof to make any claim or assert any right or remedy prior to payment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Commitments and (c) prior to any such issuance of preferred stock or incurrence of Indebtedness, TPG and Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, shall have entered into an agreement with the Administrative Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, effectively subordinating any and all obligations in respect of such preferred stock or Indebtedness to the Obligations and providing that, prior to repayment in full of all the Obligations and termination of the Commitments, the holder or holders of such preferred stock or Indebtedness, as applicable, shall not be entitled to receive any cash payments in respect thereof or to exercise any rights or remedies (other than, in the case of clauses (b) and (c) above, rights and remedies the exercise of which would not constitute or result in a Default).

 

Recapitalization” means (a) the recapitalization of Holdings in accordance with the Recapitalization Agreement pursuant to which the Investor will acquire approximately 91% of the common stock of Holdings and (b) the related transactions contemplated by the Recapitalization Agreement.

 

Recapitalization Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Recapitalization and Merger dated as of May 11,1999, among Motorola, Holdings, the Borrower, the Investor and TPG Semiconductor Acquisition Corp., as amended.

 

Recapitalization Documents” means the Recapitalization Agreement, the Reorganization Agreement and the Transition Agreements.

 

Receivable” means the Indebtedness and payment obligations of any Person to the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or acquired by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (including obligations constituting an account or general intangible or evidenced by a note, instrument, contract, security agreement, chattel paper or other evidence of indebtedness or security) arising from a sale of merchandise or the provision

 

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of services by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or the Person from which such Indebtedness and payment obligation were acquired by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, including (a) any right to payment for goods sold or for services rendered and (b) the right to payment of any interest, sales taxes, finance charges, returned check or late charges and other obligations of such Person with respect thereto.

 

Receivables Subsidiary” means a corporation or other entity that is a newly formed, wholly owned, bankruptcy-remote, special purpose subsidiary of Holdings, the Borrower or any wholly owned Subsidiary (a) that engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of Receivables, all proceeds thereof and all rights (contractual or other), collateral and other assets relating thereto, and any business or activities incidental or related to such business (including servicing of Receivables), (b) that is designated by the board of directors of the Borrower (as provided below) as a Receivables Subsidiary, (c) of which no portion of its Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) (i) is Guaranteed by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (ii) is recourse to or obligates Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings and other than any obligation to sell or transfer Receivables or (iii) subjects any property or asset of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, (d) with which none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (except in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing) other than on terms no less favorable to Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of Holdings, other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing Receivables, and (e) to which none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results. Upon any such designation, a Financial Officer of the Borrower shall deliver a certificate to the Administrative Agent certifying (a) the resolution of the board of directors of the Borrower giving effect to such designation, (b) that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge and belief after consulting with counsel, such designation complied with the foregoing conditions and (c) immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

Refinancing Period” means the period from and including the date of issuance of any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness to and including April 30, 2005.

 

Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c).

 

Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

 

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Related Property” shall mean, with respect to each Receivable:

 

(a) all the interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the goods, if any, sold and delivered to an obligor relating to the sale that gave rise to such Receivable,

 

(b) all other security interests or Liens, and the interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the property subject thereto, from time to time purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, together with all financing statements signed by an obligor describing any collateral securing such Receivable and

 

(c) all guarantees, insurance, letters of credit and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of such Receivable,

 

in the case of clauses (b) and (c), whether pursuant to the contract related to such Receivable or otherwise or pursuant to any obligations evidenced by a note, instrument, contract, security agreement, chattel paper or other evidence of Indebtedness or security and the proceeds thereof.

 

Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or within any building, structure, facility or fixture.

 

Reorganization Agreement” means the Reorganization Agreement dated as of May 11,1999, by and among Motorola, Holdings and the Borrower, as amended.

 

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Actual Revolving Exposures, Tranche F Term Loans and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Actual Revolving Exposures, outstanding Tranche F Term Loans and unused Commitments at such time.

 

Restatement Effective Date” has the meaning given to such term in the Amendment and Restatement Agreement.

 

Restatement Mortgaged Property” means each parcel of real property and the improvements thereto owned by a Loan Party as a result of the Acquisition and identified on Schedule 1.01(b).

 

Restatement Transactions” means the execution and delivery of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement by each Person party thereto, the satisfaction of the conditions to the effectiveness thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the borrowing of the Tranche F Term Loans.

 

Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancelation or termination of any Equity Interests in

 

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Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

Restructuring Liquidation Sales” means sales of plant, property and equipment for cash consideration as part of restructuring activities in which Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary is, as of April 17, 2002, currently engaged in or committed to engage in, which activities were disclosed to the Administrative Agent prior to April 17, 2002.

 

Revolving Availability Period” means the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments.

 

Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Actual Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule I to the Amendment and Restatement Agreement or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments is $25,000,000.

 

Revolving Lender” means a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with Actual Revolving Exposure.

 

Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to the first sentence of Section 2.01.

 

Revolving Maturity Date” means August 4, 2008, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day, provided that if the Second Lien Notes have not been repaid, redeemed or repurchased in full on or prior to November 15, 2007, then the “Revolving Maturity Date” will be November 15, 2007. The “Revolving Maturity Date” shall be deemed to be November 15, 2007, unless and until the Second Lien Notes have been repaid, redeemed or repurchased in full.

 

SCG Restructuring” means the restructuring of the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries described in Section 3 of the Information Memorandum.

 

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Service.

 

SMP JV Agreement” means the Joint Venture Agreement dated as of July 31, 1992, and August 17, 1992, by and between Motorola and Philips Semiconductors International B.V.

 

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Second Lien Documents” means the Second Lien Note Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Second Lien Security Documents and all other instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing or governing the Second Lien Notes or providing for any Guarantee or other right in respect thereof.

 

Second Lien Note Indenture” means the indenture pursuant to which the Second Lien Notes were issued.

 

Second Lien Notes” means the senior secured second lien notes co-issued by the Borrower and Holdings pursuant to the Second Lien Note Indenture in an aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000.

 

Second Lien Security Documents” means any and all security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages and other agreements and documents pursuant to which any Liens are granted to secure any Indebtedness or other obligations in respect of the Second Lien Notes.

 

Secured Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

 

Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, entered into in connection with the Original Credit Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit F, among the Borrower, Holdings, the Subsidiary Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as amended in connection with the issuance of the First Lien Notes, and as further amended from time to time.

 

Seller” means The Cherry Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

 

Security Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Collateral Assignment, the Pledge Agreement, the Mortgages and each other security agreement or other instrument or document executed and delivered pursuant to Section 5.12 or 5.13 to secure any of the Obligations.

 

“Senior Leverage Ratio” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Total Senior Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA (plus, without duplication, any Supplemental Interest deducted in calculating Consolidated EBITDA) for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings ended on such date.

 

September 2003 Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated as of August 4,1999, as amended and restated as of September 17, 2003, among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), a New York banking corporation, as administrative agent, collateral agent and syndication agent.

 

Specified Equity Offerings” means one or more offerings and sales by Holdings of (a) its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to a registration statement on the appropriate form to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that (i) such securities are issued prior to April 30, 2005, (ii) all Net Proceeds of such securities must be applied during the Refinancing Period for the

 

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purpose of purchasing, redeeming and retiring a portion of the First Lien Notes, the Second Lien Notes, the Subordinated Debt or a combination thereof (or, at the Borrower’s option, to prepay Tranche F Term Loans), and (iii) any proceeds required to be applied as described in clause (ii) above and not so applied on the date of receipt shall be segregated and held pursuant to an arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to ensure that such proceeds are so applied during the Refinancing Period (or, at the Borrower’s option, to prepay Tranche F Term Loans).

 

Specified Junior Subordinated Note Offering” means one or more offerings and sales by Holdings of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to a registration statement on the appropriate form to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to the extent that the Net Proceeds therefrom are applied within 60 days after the date of receipt for the purpose of purchasing, redeeming and retiring the Junior Subordinated Note, provided that any proceeds not so applied on the date of receipt shall be segregated and held pursuant to an arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to ensure that such proceeds are so applied (or, at the Borrower’s option, used to prepay Tranche F Term Loans) within 60 days following such date.

 

Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into at any time by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that are reasonably customary in an accounts receivable transaction.

 

Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject (a) with respect to the Base CD Rate, for new negotiable nonpersonal time deposits in dollars of over $100,000 with maturities approximately equal to three months and (b) with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

Subordinated Debt” means the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 issued by Holdings and the Borrower as co-issuers on the Effective Date in the aggregate principal amount of $400,000,000 and the Indebtedness represented thereby (including the Note Guarantees, Exchange Notes (each as defined in Subordinated Debt Documents), guarantees of Exchange Notes and any replacement Notes).

 

Subordinated Debt Documents” means the indenture under which the Subordinated Debt was issued and all other instruments, agreements and other documents

 

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evidencing or governing the Subordinated Debt or providing for any Guarantee or other right in respect thereof.

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

 

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of Holdings other than the Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the definition of the term “subsidiary”, it is understood and agreed that each of (a) ON Semiconductor Czech Republic, a.s., a corporation existing under the laws of the Czech Republic (formerly known as Terosil, a.s.), (b) ON Semiconductor Slovakia a.s. (formerly known as Slovakia Electronic Industries, a.s.), a corporation existing under the laws of Slovakia, and (c) Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor Co., Ltd., an entity existing under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, is a subsidiary of Holdings as of the Restatement Effective Date.

 

Subsidiary Loan Party” means any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary or a Receivables Subsidiary.

 

Supplemental Interest” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

Swingline Lender” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.

 

Swingline Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.04.

 

Taxes” means any and all current or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.

 

Three-Month Secondary CD Rate” means, for any day, the secondary market rate for three-month certificates of deposit reported as being in effect on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day) by the Board through the public information telephone line of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (which rate will, under the current practices of the Board, be published in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) during the week following such day) or, if such

 

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rate is not so reported on such day or such next preceding Business Day, the average of the secondary market quotations for three-month certificates of deposit of major money center banks in New York City received at approximately 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day) by the Administrative Agent from three negotiable certificate of deposit dealers of recognized standing selected by it.

 

Total Senior Indebtedness” means, as of any date, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis, excluding the Subordinated Debt, any Permitted Convertible Debt, the Junior Subordinated Note, Qualified Liquidity Financing and any other Indebtedness that is effectively subordinated to the Obligations on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than the terms of the Subordinated Debt.

 

TPG” means TPG Partners II, L.P. and its Affiliates, provided that no such Affiliate shall be deemed a member of TPG to the extent it ceases to be Controlled by, or under common Control with, TPG Partners II, L.P.

 

TPG Equity Purchase” means the purchase by TPG of common stock or preferred stock of Holdings for cash consideration in an amount equal to $100,000,000 and the immediate contribution by Holdings to the Borrower of such cash as common equity; provided that, in the case of any such purchase of preferred stock, (a) the terms of such preferred stock shall not include any covenants, redemption provisions, events of default or other terms that would entitle the holder thereof to make any claim or assert any right or remedy prior to payment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Commitments and (b) prior to any such issuance of preferred stock, TPG and Holdings shall have entered into an agreement with the Administrative Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, effectively subordinating any and all obligations in respect of such preferred stock to the Obligations and providing that, prior to the repayment in full of all the Obligations and termination of the Commitments, the holder or holders of such preferred stock shall not be entitled to receive any cash payments in respect thereof or to exercise any rights (other than in the case of clauses (a) and (b) above, rights and remedies the exercise of which would not constitute or result in a Default).

 

Tranche”, when used in reference to any Borrowing, refers to whether such Borrowing consists of Revolving Loans or Tranche F Term Loans.

 

Tranche A Term Loan” means a Loan made on or after the Effective Date pursuant to clause (a) of Section 2.01 of the Original Credit Agreement.

 

Tranche B Term Loan” means a Loan made on the Effective Date pursuant to clause (b) of Section 2.01 of the Original Credit Agreement.

 

Tranche C Term Loan” means a Loan made on the Effective Date pursuant to clause (c) of Section 2.01 of the Original Credit Agreement.

 

Tranche D Term Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to (a) clause (a) of Section 2.01 of the April 2000 Credit Agreement or (b) Section 3 of the Amendment and

 

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Restatement Agreement dated as of September 17, 2003, among Holdings, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

 

Tranche E Term Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 3 of the November 2003 Amendment and Restatement Agreement.

 

Tranche F Commitment” has the meaning set forth in Section 3 of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement.

 

Tranche F Lender” means a Lender with a Tranche F Commitment or an outstanding Tranche F Term Loan.

 

Tranche F Maturity Date” means August 4, 2009, provided that if the Second Lien Notes have not been repaid, redeemed or repurchased in full on or prior to November 15, 2007, then the “Tranche F Maturity Date” will be November 15, 2007. The “Tranche F Maturity Date” shall be deemed to be November 15, 2007 unless and until the Second Lien Notes have been repaid, redeemed or repurchased in full.

 

Tranche F Term Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 3 of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement.

 

Transactions” means the Restatement Transactions and the Financing Transactions.

 

Transition Agreements” means agreements to be entered into with Motorola or its Affiliates as contemplated by the Recapitalization Agreement and as in effect on the Effective Date and as amended from time to time in accordance with Section 6. 11(b).

 

Transition Date” means the date on which the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent financial statements demonstrating that as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter of Holdings (a) the Leverage Ratio was less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00, (b) the Senior Leverage Ratio was less than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00 and (c) the Interest Expense Coverage Ratio for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the last day of such quarter was greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00.

 

2003 Pension Plan Charge” means the $21.5 million cumulative effect charge recorded as of January 1, 2003 relating to the change in accounting method for defined benefit pension plan actuarial gains or losses.

 

Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.

 

Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

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SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing”).

 

SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (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, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s 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 Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) 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.

 

SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time, provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Effective Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

 

SECTION 1.05. Interim Financial Calculations. For purposes of determining the Leverage Ratio and the Interest Expense Coverage Ratio:

 

(a) for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on or prior to September 30, 2000, Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to be the Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (or their respective predecessor entities) for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (it being understood that Consolidated EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ended

 

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(i) December 31, 1998, was $86,500,000, (ii) March 31, 1999, was $76,300,000 and (iii) June 30, 1999, was $94,100,000); and

 

(b) (i) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on September 30,1999, shall be equal to the product of (A) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for the period of two fiscal months ending on September 30, 1999, and (B) a fraction the numerator of which is 12 and the denominator of which is two, (ii) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on December 31,1999, shall be equal to the product of (A) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for the period of five fiscal months ending on December 31, 1999, and (B) a fraction the numerator of which is 12 and the denominator of which is five, (iii) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on March 31, 2000, shall be equal to the product of (A) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for the period of eight fiscal months ending on March 31, 2000, and (B) a fraction the numerator of which is 12 and the denominator of which is eight and (iv) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on June 30, 2000, shall be equal to the product of (A) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for the period of 11 fiscal months ending on June 30, 2000, and (B) a fraction the numerator of which is 12 and the denominator of which is 11.

 

SECTION 1.06. Exchange Rates. (a) Not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Calculation Date, the Administrative Agent shall (i) determine the Exchange Rate as of such Calculation Date to be used for calculating the Dollar Equivalent amount of each Alternative Currency in which an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit being issued, outstanding Alternative Currency Letter of Credit or unreimbursed LC Disbursement is denominated and (ii) give notice thereof to the Borrower. The Exchange Rates so determined shall become effective on the first Business Day immediately following the relevant Calculation Date (a “Reset Date”), shall remain effective until the next succeeding Reset Date and shall for all purposes of this Agreement (other than converting into dollars under Sections 2.05(d), (e), (h), (j) and (k) and 2.12(b) the obligations of the Borrower and the Revolving Lenders in respect of LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed when due) be the Exchange Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies in connection with Alternative Currency Letters of Credit.

 

(b) Not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Reset Date, the Administrative Agent shall (i) determine the Actual Alternative Currency LC Exposure and Notional Alternative Currency LC Exposure on such date (after giving effect to any Alternative Currency Letters of Credit issued, renewed or terminated or requested to be issued, renewed or terminated on such date) and (ii) notify the Borrower and the Issuing Bank of the results of such determination.

 

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ARTICLE II

 

The Credits

 

SECTION 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in such Lender’s Notional Revolving Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Tranche F Term Loans may not be reborrowed.

 

SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder, provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.

 

(b) Subject to Section 2.14, each Revolving Borrowing and Tranche F Term Loan Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith, provided that all Borrowings made on the Effective Date shall be ABR Borrowings. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan, provided that (i) any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) the Borrower shall not be required to make any greater payment under Section 2.17 to the applicable Lender than such Lender would have been entitled to receive if such Lender had not exercised such option.

 

(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000. At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $10,000,000, provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Revolving Commitments or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(e). Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $500,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time, provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of six Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding with respect to any Tranche of Borrowings.

 

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Tranche F Term Loan if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Revolving Maturity Date or Tranche F Maturity Date, respectively.

 

SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings. To request a Revolving Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

 

(i) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing;

 

(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iii) subject to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.02(b), whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;

 

(iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and

 

(v) the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.06.

 

If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

 

SECTION 2.04. Swingline Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $25,000,000 or (ii) the sum of the total Notional Revolving Exposures exceeding the total Revolving Commitments, provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.

 

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(b) To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (confirmed by telecopy), not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from the Borrower. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit account of the Borrower with the Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(e), by remittance to the Issuing Bank) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.

 

(c) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on any Business Day require the Revolving Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Revolving Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Revolving Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Revolving Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.

 

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SECTION 2.05. Letters of Credit.

 

(a) General. On the Restatement Effective Date, each Existing Letter of Credit will automatically, without any action on the part of any Person, be deemed to be a Letter of Credit issued hereunder for the account of the Borrower for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In addition, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of Credit for its own account, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period and prior to the date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, any Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

 

(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank) to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the currency in which such Letter of Credit is to be denominated (which shall be dollars or, subject to Section 2.20, an Alternative Currency) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension the total Notional Revolving Exposures shall not exceed the total Revolving Commitments.

 

(c) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date.

 

(d) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the applicable Issuing Bank or the Lenders, the applicable Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from such

 

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Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent in dollars, for the account of such Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of (i) each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank in dollars and (ii) the Dollar Equivalent (using the Exchange Rates on the date that the relevant LC Disbursement is made), of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank in an Alternative Currency and, in each case, not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason (or, if such reimbursement payment was refunded in an Alternative Currency, the Dollar Equivalent thereof using the Exchange Rates on the date of such refund). Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

 

(e) Reimbursement. If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement, in dollars or (subject to the two immediately succeeding sentences) the applicable Alternative Currency, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by the Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day of receipt, or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt, provided that, in the case of any LC Disbursement made in dollars, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.04 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan. If the Borrower’s reimbursement of, or obligation to reimburse, any amounts in any Alternative Currency would subject the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Bank or any Lender to any stamp duty, ad valorem charge or similar tax that would not be payable if such reimbursement were made or required to be made in dollars, the Borrower shall reimburse each LC Disbursement made in such Alternative Currency in dollars, in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the applicable Exchange Rate on the date such LC Disbursement is made, of such LC Disbursement. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, then (i) if such payment relates to an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, automatically and with no further action required, the Borrower’s obligation to reimburse the applicable LC Disbursement shall be permanently converted into an obligation to reimburse the Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the applicable Exchange

 

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Rate on the date that such LC Disbursement was made, of such LC Disbursement and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Issuing Bank and each Revolving Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the Dollar Equivalent thereof (if such LC Disbursement relates to an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit), the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and, in the case of a Revolving Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent in dollars its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower (determined as provided in clause (i) above, if such payment relates to an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit), in the same manner as provided in Section 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable Issuing Bank in dollars the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such applicable Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the applicable Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.

 

(f) Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit, any application for the issuance of a Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by an Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, any Issuing Bank or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of any Issuing Bank, provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the applicable Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by

 

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applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by (i) such Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof or (ii) such Issuing Bank’s failure to issue a Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms of this Agreement when requested by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.05(b). The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of an Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination and each issuance of (or failure to issue) a Letter of Credit. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

 

(g) Disbursement Procedures. An Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder, provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.

 

(h) Interim Interest. If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans, provided that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.13(c) shall apply, provided further that, in the case of an LC Disbursement made under an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, the amount of interest due with respect thereto shall (i) in the case of any such LC Disbursement that is permitted to be reimbursed and is reimbursed in the relevant Alternative Currency, (A) be payable in the applicable Alternative Currency and (B) bear interest at a rate equal to the rate reasonably determined by such Issuing Bank to be the cost to such Issuing Bank of funding such LC Disbursement plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Eurodollar Loans at such time and (ii) otherwise (A) be payable in dollars, (B) accrue on the Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the Exchange Rates on the date such LC Disbursement was made, of such LC Disbursement and (C) bear interest at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans, subject to Section 2.13(c). Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse such Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.

 

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(i) Issuing Banks. Any Person serving as an Issuing Bank may be terminated as an Issuing Bank, and any existing Revolving Lender may become an Issuing Bank, in each case at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (which shall not unreasonably disagree as to such termination or such addition) and the terminated Issuing Bank or additional Issuing Bank (as applicable); provided that no such termination shall be effective unless, after giving effect thereto, there will be at least one Issuing Bank remaining to issue Letters of Credit. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such termination or addition. At the time any such termination shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the terminated Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such addition of an Issuing Bank, the additional Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it. After the termination of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the terminated Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such termination, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

 

(j) Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Revolving Lenders with Actual LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total Actual LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in dollars and in cash equal to the Actual LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, provided that (i) the portions of such amount attributable to undrawn Alternative Currency Letters of Credit or LC Disbursements in an Alternative Currency that the Borrower is not late in reimbursing shall be deposited in the applicable Alternative Currencies in the actual amounts of such undrawn Letters of Credit and LC Disbursements and (ii) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 of Article VII the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable in dollars, without demand or other notice of any kind. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Actual Alternative Currency LC Exposure shall be calculated using the Exchange Rates on the date notice demanding cash collateralization is delivered to the Borrower. The Borrower also shall deposit cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph as and to the extent required by Section 2.11(b). Each such deposit pursuant to this paragraph or Section 2.11(b) shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so

 

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applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the Actual LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Revolving Lenders with Actual LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total Actual LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder pursuant to Section 2.11(b), such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower as and to the extent that, after giving effect to such return, the Borrower would remain in compliance with Section 2.11(b) and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(k) Conversion. In the event that the Loans become immediately due and payable on any date pursuant to Section 7.01, all amounts (i) that the Borrower is at the time or thereafter becomes required to reimburse or otherwise pay to the Administrative Agent in respect of LC Disbursements made under any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit (other than amounts in respect of which the Borrower has deposited cash collateral pursuant to Section 2.05(j), if such cash collateral was deposited in the applicable Alternative Currency to the extent so deposited or applied), (ii) that the Revolving Lenders are at the time or thereafter become required to pay to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent is at the time or thereafter becomes required to distribute to the applicable Issuing Bank pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section in respect of unreimbursed LC Disbursements made under any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit and (iii) of each Revolving Lender’s participation in any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit under which an LC Disbursement has been made shall, automatically and with no further action required, be converted into the Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the Exchange Rates on such date (or in the case of any LC Disbursement made after such date, on the date such LC Disbursement is made), of such amounts. On and after such conversion, all amounts accruing and owed to the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or any Lender in respect of the Obligations described in this paragraph shall accrue and be payable in dollars at the rates otherwise applicable hereunder.

 

SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 1:00 p.m., New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders, provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.04. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent in New York City and designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request, provided that ABR Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Bank.

 

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available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

 

(c) Nothing in this Section 2.06 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by any such Lender hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to fulfill its Commitments hereunder).

 

SECTION 2.07. Interest Elections. (a) Each Revolving Borrowing and Tranche F Term Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.

 

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower.

 

(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

 

(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be

 

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specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

 

(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and

 

(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

 

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

 

(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

 

(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

 

SECTION 2.08. Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) Unless previously terminated, (i) the Tranche F Commitments shall terminate at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Restatement Effective Date and (ii) the Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date.

 

(b) The Borrower may at any time, without premium or penalty, terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Revolving Commitments, provided that (i) each reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.11, the sum of the Notional Revolving Exposures would exceed the total Revolving Commitments.

 

(c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any

 

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notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable, provided that a notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments.

 

SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan of such Lender on the Revolving Maturity Date, (ii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Tranche F Term Loan of such Lender as provided in Section 2.10 and (iii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least five Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made, provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans that were outstanding on the date such Borrowing was requested.

 

(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

 

(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof, which accounts the Administrative Agent will make available to the Borrower upon its reasonable request.

 

(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein, provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(e) Any Lender may request that Loans of any Class made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after

 

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assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

 

SECTION 2.10. Amortization of Tranche F Term Loans. (a) Subject to adjustment pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section, the Borrower shall repay Tranche F Term Borrowings on each date set forth below in the aggregate principal amount equal to the product of (i) $320,517,162.22 multiplied by (ii) the percentage set forth opposite such date:

 

Date


   Tranche F Term Loan Payment

 

September 30, 2008

   0.85 %

December 31, 2008

   33.05 %

March 31, 2009

   33.05 %

August 4, 2009

   33.05 %

 

(b) To the extent not previously paid, all Tranche F Term Loans shall be due and payable on the Tranche F Maturity Date.

 

(c) Any prepayment of a Tranche F Term Borrowing shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled repayments of Tranche F Term Borrowings to be made pursuant to this Section ratably, provided that (i) any prepayment made pursuant to Sections 2.11(c)(i) and 2.11(c)(ii) shall be applied to reduce the scheduled repayments of the Tranche F Term Borrowings to be made pursuant to this Section in reverse chronological order and (ii) prepayments shall be applied to reduce the scheduled repayments of Tranche F Term Borrowings in chronological order to the extent required by Section 2.11 (e)(ii).

 

(d) Prior to any repayment of any Tranche F Term Borrowings hereunder, the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings of the applicable Class to be repaid and shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such selection not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the scheduled date of such repayment. Each repayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the repaid Borrowing. Repayments of Tranche F Term Borrowings shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount repaid.

 

SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans. (a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (but subject to Section 2.16), subject to the requirements of this Section.

 

(b) In the event and on each occasion that the sum of the Actual Revolving Exposures exceeds the total Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Borrowings or Swingline Borrowings (or, if no such Borrowings are outstanding, deposit cash collateral in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.05(j)) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.

 

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(c) (i) Prior to the Transition Date, in the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Prepayment Event, the Borrower shall, within ten Business Days after such Net Proceeds are received, prepay Tranche F Term Borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to (A) 100% (or 50%, in the case of Net Proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests in the OnMOS Joint Venture) of such Net Proceeds if such Net Proceeds result from an event described in clause (a) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event”, (B) 100% of such Net Proceeds if such Net Proceeds result from an event (other than the issuance of Permitted Convertible Debt) described in clause (b) or (c) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event” and (C) 50% of such Net Proceeds if such Net Proceeds result from the issuance of Permitted Convertible Debt or an event described in clause (d) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event”.

 

(ii) After the Transition Date, in the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Prepayment Event, the Borrower shall, within ten Business Days after such Net Proceeds are received, prepay Tranche F Term Borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Proceeds, provided that, in the case of any event described in clause (a) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event” (other than the sale, transfer or other disposition of Receivables in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing), if the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of Holdings to the effect that Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries intend to apply the Net Proceeds from such event (or a portion thereof specified in such certificate), within 180 days after receipt of such Net Proceeds, to acquire real property, equipment or other assets to be used in the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, and certifying that no Default has occurred and is continuing, then no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this paragraph in respect of the Net Proceeds in respect of such event (or the portion of such Net Proceeds specified in such certificate, if applicable) except to the extent of any such Net Proceeds therefrom that have not been so applied by the end of such 180-day period, at which time a prepayment shall be required in an amount equal to such Net Proceeds that have not been so applied.

 

(iii) In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of (A) the issuance of the Second Lien Notes, (B) any payment by the China JV of any Indebtedness owing to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary from the Net Proceeds to the China JV of any Indebtedness incurred by the China JV as contemplated by clause (xiv)(A) of Section 6.01 (a) or (C) any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower as contemplated by clause (xiv)(B) of Section 6.01 (a), then, in each such case, the Borrower shall, on the date of receipt of such Net Proceeds (in the case of any such Net Proceeds in respect of the issuance of the Second Lien Notes or the incurrence by the Borrower of Indebtedness referred to in the foregoing clause (C)) or within 10 Business Days after such Net Proceeds are received (in the case of any such Net Proceeds in respect of Indebtedness of the China JV), prepay Tranche F Term Borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Proceeds.

 

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(d) Following the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrower shall prepay Tranche F Term Borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to 75% (or, after the Transition Date, 50%) of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year. Each prepayment pursuant to this paragraph shall be made on or before the date on which financial statements are delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 with respect to the fiscal year for which Excess Cash Flow is being calculated (and in any event within 90 days after the end of such fiscal year).

 

(e) (i) Prior to any optional or mandatory prepayment of Borrowings hereunder, the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid and shall specify such selection in the notice of such prepayment pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Section.

 

(ii) In the event that any optional or mandatory prepayment is to be made by the Borrower from the Net Proceeds received by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of the issuance of any Equity Interests, such prepayment shall be applied to reduce the scheduled repayments of Tranche F Term Borrowings pursuant to the amortization schedule contained in Section 2.10 (as then in effect) in chronological order.

 

(f) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date, the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment, provided that, if a notice of optional prepayment of any Loans is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.08, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.08. Promptly following receipt of any such notice (other than a notice relating solely to Swingline Loans), the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02, except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment or to prepay such Borrowing in full. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13.

 

(g) All voluntary prepayments of the Tranche F Term Loans effected on or prior to the first anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date with the proceeds of a substantially concurrent issuance or incurrence of new term loans under this Agreement, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time (excluding a refinancing of all the Loans and Commitments outstanding

 

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under this Agreement in connection with another transaction not permitted by this Agreement (as determined prior to giving effect to any amendment or waiver of this Agreement being adopted in connection with such transaction)), shall be accompanied by a prepayment fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of Tranche F Term Loans so prepaid, but only if the Applicable Rate (or similar interest rate spread) applicable to such new term loans is or, upon the satisfaction of specified conditions, could be less than the Applicable Rate applicable to the Tranche F Term Loans on the Restatement Effective Date.

 

SECTION 2.12. Fees. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the rate set forth in the definition of the term “Applicable Rate” on the average daily unused amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Revolving Commitment terminates. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Restatement Effective Date. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of computing commitment fees, a Revolving Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and Actual LC Exposure of such Lender (and the Swingline Exposure of such Lender shall be disregarded for such purpose).

 

(b) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Rate as interest on Eurodollar Revolving Loans on the average daily amount of such Lender’s Actual LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Actual LC Exposure, and (ii) to each Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate or rates per annum (but in no event more than 0.25%) separately agreed upon between the Borrower and such Issuing Bank on the average daily amount of the Actual LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any Actual LC Exposure, as well as each Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the third Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Restatement Effective Date, provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to any Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after

 

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demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of calculating the average daily amount of the Actual LC Exposure for any period under this Section 2.12(b), the average daily amount of the Actual Alternative Currency LC Exposure for such period shall be calculated by multiplying (x) the average daily balance of each Alternative Currency Letter of Credit (expressed in the currency in which such Alternative Currency Letter of Credit is denominated) by (y) the Exchange Rate for each such Alternative Currency in effect on the last Business Day of such period or by such other reasonable method that the Administrative Agent deems appropriate.

 

(c) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

(d) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the applicable Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the Lenders entitled thereto. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

 

SECTION 2.13. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

 

(b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.

 

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Revolving Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.

 

(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Revolving Commitments, provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Revolving Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

 

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(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be prima facie evidence thereof.

 

SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:

 

(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be prima facie evidence thereof) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or

 

(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

 

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist (it being understood that the Administrative Agent will use commercially reasonable efforts to give such notice as soon as practicable after such circumstances no longer exist), (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing.

 

SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law (except with respect to Taxes, which shall be governed by Section 2.17) shall:

 

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Base CD Rate) or the Issuing Bank; or

 

(ii) impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or such Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate

 

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such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b) If any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on a Lender’s or an Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

 

(c) A certificate of a Lender or Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be prima facie evidence thereof. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

 

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or an Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 270 days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor, and provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.11(f) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount reasonably determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued

 

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on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate that such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be prima facie evidence thereof. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

 

SECTION 2.17. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that if the Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

 

(b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

 

(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or an Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or an Issuing Bank, shall be prima facie evidence thereof.

 

(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(e) Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that such Foreign Lender has received written notice from the Borrower advising it of the availability of such exemption or reduction and supplying all applicable documentation.

 

(f) If the Administrative Agent or a Lender or an Issuing Bank has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17, which the Administrative Agent or such Lender or such Issuing Bank is able to identify as such, it shall pay such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender or such Issuing Bank and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, however, that the Borrower agrees to pay, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank, the amount paid to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Nothing contained in this Section 2.17(f) shall require the Administrative Agent or any Lender or Issuing Bank to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

 

SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-Offs. (a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York, except payments to be made directly to an Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business

 

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Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments under each Loan Document shall be made in dollars.

 

(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

 

(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans, Tranche F Term Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans, Tranche F Term Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans, Tranche F Term Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans, Tranche F Term Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set- off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

 

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or any Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then

 

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each of the Lenders or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(c), 2.05(d) or (e), 2.06(b), 2.18(d) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

 

SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or if any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Loans hereunder, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that (i) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and, if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned, the Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation

 

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if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Nothing in this Section 2.19 shall be deemed to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by any such Lender in its obligation to fund Loans hereunder.

 

SECTION 2.20. Change in Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if, after the Restatement Effective Date, (a) any Change in Law occurring after the Restatement Effective Date shall make it unlawful for an Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency or (b) there shall have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions (including the imposition of or any change in exchange controls) or currency exchange rates that would make it impracticable for an Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit denominated in such Alternative Currency for the account of the Borrower, then by prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower and to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be withdrawn whenever such circumstances no longer exist), such Issuing Bank may declare that Letters of Credit will not thereafter be issued by it in the affected Alternative Currency or Alternative Currencies, whereupon the affected Alternative Currency or Alternative Currencies shall be deemed (for the duration of such declaration) not to constitute an Alternative Currency for purposes of the issuance of Letters of Credit by such Issuing Bank.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Representations and Warranties

 

Each of Holdings and the Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

 

SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

 

SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Restatement Transactions entered into and to be entered into by each Loan Party are within such Loan Party’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Holdings and the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of Holdings, the Borrower or such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

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SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Restatement Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by or before, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and except filings necessary to perfect Liens created under the Loan Documents and except where the failure to obtain such consent or approval or make such registration or filing, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any material indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, except Liens created under the Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) Holdings has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated audited financial statements as of and for the two years ended December 31, 2003, reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public accountants. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position and results of operations of Holdings, the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and for such period in accordance with GAAP.

 

(b) Except as disclosed in the financial statements referred to in paragraph (a) above or the notes thereto or in the Information Memorandum and except for the Disclosed Matters, none of Holdings, the Borrower or the Subsidiaries has, as of the date hereof, any material contingent liabilities, unusual long-term commitments or unrealized losses.

 

(c) Since December 31, 2003, there has been no material adverse change in the business, assets, operations, properties, financial condition or prospects of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

SECTION 3.05. Properties. (a) Holdings, the Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business (including its Mortgaged Properties and Restatement Mortgaged Properties), except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes and subject to Permitted Encumbrances.

 

(b) Holdings, the Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c) Schedule 3.05 sets forth the address of each real property that is owned or leased by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries as of the Restatement Effective Date.

 

(d) As of the Restatement Effective Date, none of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries has received notice of, or has knowledge of, any material pending or contemplated condemnation proceeding affecting any Mortgaged Property or Restatement Mortgaged Property or any sale or disposition thereof in lieu of condemnation. None of the Mortgaged Property, Restatement Mortgaged Property or any interest therein is subject to any right of first refusal, option or other contractual right to purchase any such Mortgaged Property, Restatement Mortgaged Property or interest therein.

 

SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, threatened against or affecting Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii) that involve any of the Loan Documents or the Transactions.

 

(b) Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, none of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

 

(c) Since the Restatement Effective Date, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

SECTION 3.08. Investment and Holding Company Status. None of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries is (a) an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940 or (b) a “holding company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

 

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SECTION 3.09. Taxes. Holdings, the Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) any Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.10. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans by an amount that, if it were required to be fully paid, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction with respect to any employee benefit plan that would reasonably be expected to result in any material liability to the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Section 4069 of ERISA.

 

SECTION 3.11. Disclosure. Holdings and the Borrower have disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to any of them, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Information Memorandum and the other reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), taken as a whole, do not contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, provided that (a) with respect to projected financial information, Holdings and the Borrower represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time and (b) with respect to information regarding the semiconductor market and other industry data, Holdings and the Borrower represent only that such information was prepared by third-party industry research firms, and although Holdings and the Borrower believe such information is reliable, Holdings and the Borrower cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the information and have not independently verified such information.

 

SECTION 3.12. Subsidiaries. Holdings does not have any subsidiaries other than the Borrower and the Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.12 sets forth the name of, and the ownership interest of Holdings in, each Subsidiary and identifies each Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Loan Party, in each case as of the Restatement Effective Date.

 

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of December 31, 2003. As of the Restatement Effective Date, all premiums in respect of such insurance that are required to have been paid have been paid. Holdings and the Borrower believe that the insurance maintained by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is adequate in all material respects.

 

SECTION 3.14. Labor Matters. As of the Restatement Effective Date, there are no material strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, threatened. Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) the hours worked by and payments made to employees of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law dealing with such matters and (b) the consummation of the Restatement Transactions will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary is bound.

 

SECTION 3.15. Senior Indebtedness. The Obligations constitute “Senior Indebtedness” under and as defined in the Subordinated Debt Documents.

 

SECTION 3.16. Senior Secured Obligations. All the Obligations constitute “Credit Agreement Obligations” under and as defined in each of the First Lien Note Indenture and the Second Lien Note Indenture. The Liens granted pursuant to the Security Documents are prior to the Liens granted pursuant to the Second Lien Security Documents.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Conditions

 

SECTION 4.01. [Intentionally Omitted]

 

SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of an Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to receipt of the request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

(a) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as to such earlier date).

 

(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

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Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by Holdings and the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section. For purposes of the foregoing, the term “Borrowing” shall not include the continuation or conversion of Loans in which the aggregate amount of such Loans is not being increased.

 

ARTICLE V

 

Affirmative Covenants

 

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each of Holdings and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

 

SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. Holdings will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

 

(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of Holdings, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;

 

(b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Holdings, its unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

 

(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of Holdings (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating

 

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compliance with Section 6.15, and, prior to the Transition Date, Section 6.16 and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of Holdings’ audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;

 

(d) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a) above, a certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such financial statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such financial statements of any Default (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines);

 

(e) prior to the commencement of each fiscal year of Holdings, a detailed consolidated budget for such fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet and related statements of projected operations and cash flow as of the end of and for such fiscal year and setting forth any material assumptions used for purposes of preparing such budget) and, promptly when available, any significant revisions of such budget;

 

(f) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or, in the event the Holdings becomes a publicly traded company, distributed by Holdings to its public stockholders generally, as the case may be;

 

(g) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request; and

 

(h) promptly following a request therefor, all documentation and other information that a Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act.

 

SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. Holdings and the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender written notice of the following promptly upon Holdings’ or the Borrower’s obtaining knowledge thereof:

 

(a) the occurrence of any Default;

 

(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting Holdings, the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $10,000,000; and

 

(d) any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of Holdings setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

SECTION 5.03. Information Regarding Collateral. (a) Holdings will furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any change (i) in any Loan Party’s corporate name or in any trade name used to identify it in the conduct of its business or in the ownership of its properties, (ii) in the location of any Loan Party’s chief executive office, its principal place of business, any office in which it maintains books or records relating to Collateral owned by it or any office or facility at which Collateral owned by it is located (including the establishment of any such new office or facility), (iii) in any Loan Party’s jurisdiction of formation, identity or corporate structure or (iv) in any Loan Party’s Federal Taxpayer Identification Number. Holdings agrees not to effect or permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless all filings have been made, or will have been made within any statutory period, under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the Administrative Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Holdings also agrees promptly to notify the Administrative Agent if any material portion of the Collateral is damaged or destroyed.

 

(b) Each year, at the time of delivery of annual financial statements with respect to the preceding fiscal year pursuant to clause (a) of Section 5.01, Holdings shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of Holdings (i) setting forth the information required pursuant to Section 2 of the Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Effective Date or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section and (ii) certifying that all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (including fixture filings, as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations, including all refilings, rerecordings and reregistrations, containing a description of the Collateral have been filed of record in each governmental, municipal or other appropriate office in each jurisdiction identified pursuant to clause (i) above to the extent necessary to protect and perfect the security interests under the Security Agreement for a period of not less than 18 months after the date of such certificate (except as noted therein with respect to any continuation statements to be filed within such period).

 

SECTION 5.04. Existence; Conduct of Business. Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all

 

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things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, contracts, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03 or any sale of assets permitted under Section 6.05.

 

SECTION 5.05. Payment of Obligations. Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, pay its Indebtedness and other obligations, including Tax liabilities, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, (c) such contest effectively suspends collection of the contested obligation and the enforcement of any Lien securing such obligation and (d) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.06. Maintenance of Properties. Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of the business of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

 

SECTION 5.07. Insurance. Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies (a) insurance in such amounts (with no greater risk retention) and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations and (b) all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Security Documents. Holdings will furnish to the Lenders, upon request of the Administrative Agent, information in reasonable detail as to the insurance so maintained.

 

SECTION 5.08. Casualty and Condemnation. Holdings (a) will furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prompt written notice of any casualty or other insured damage to any material portion of any Collateral or the commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking of any Collateral or any part thereof or interest therein under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding and (b) will cause the Net Proceeds of any such event (whether in the form of insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or otherwise) to be applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Security Documents.

 

SECTION 5.09. Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights. Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and

 

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independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and at such reasonable intervals as may be reasonably requested.

 

SECTION 5.10. Compliance with Laws. Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.11. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. The proceeds of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans will be used only for general corporate purposes, including to prepay “Revolving Loans” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X. Letters of Credit will be issued only to support obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business. The proceeds of the Tranche F Term Loans will be used only to prepay all Tranche E Term Loans, outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date.

 

SECTION 5.12. Additional Subsidiaries. If any additional Subsidiary is formed or acquired after the Effective Date, Holdings will, within ten Business Days after such Subsidiary is formed or acquired, notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof and cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such Subsidiary (if it is a Subsidiary Loan Party) and with respect to any Equity Interest in or Indebtedness of such Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party.

 

SECTION 5.13. Further Assurances. (a) Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary Loan Party to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents), that may be required under any applicable law, or which the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied, all at the expense of the Loan Parties. Holdings and the Borrower also agree to provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents.

 

(b) If any material assets (including any real property or improvements thereto or any interest therein) are acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party after the Effective Date (other than assets constituting Collateral under the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement that become subject to the Lien of the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement upon acquisition thereof), the Borrower will notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, the Borrower will cause such assets to be subjected to a Lien securing the Obligations and will take, and cause the Subsidiary Loan Parties to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the

 

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Administrative Agent to grant and perfect such Liens, including actions described in paragraph (a) of this Section, all at the expense of the Loan Parties.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Negative Covenants

 

Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each of Holdings and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

 

SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities. (a) The Borrower will not, and Holdings and the Borrower will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

 

(i) Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents;

 

(ii) the Subordinated Debt;

 

(iii) the Junior Subordinated Note;

 

(iv) Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.01 and extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof or result in an earlier maturity date or decreased weighted average life thereof;

 

(v) Indebtedness of the Borrower to Holdings or any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary to the Borrower, Holdings or any other Subsidiary;

 

(vi) Guarantees by the Borrower and by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, provided that Guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subject to Section 6.04;

 

(vii) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations (provided that such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 180 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement) and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof, provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (vii) shall not exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding;

 

(viii) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, performance bonds, surety,

 

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appeal or similar bonds and completion guarantees provided by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of their business, provided that upon the incurrence of Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence;

 

(ix) Permitted Convertible Debt;

 

(x) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that was Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person was merged with or became a Subsidiary, including Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person’s merging with or becoming a Subsidiary, and extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof or result in an earlier maturity date or decreased weighted average life thereof, provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted under this clause (x) shall not exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding;

 

(xi) other unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $50,000,000 at any time outstanding, provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties permitted by this clause (xi) shall not exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding;

 

(xii) Indebtedness of Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (the “China JV”) in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $25,000,000 at any time outstanding, provided that such Indebtedness is (i) secured only by assets of the China JV and not by the assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary and (ii) not Guaranteed by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;

 

(xiii) the Second Lien Notes, provided that the Second Lien Notes shall not be Guaranteed by any Subsidiary that has not guaranteed the Obligations;

 

(xiv) Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred (A) by the China JV to refinance Indebtedness owed by the China JV to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (B) by the Borrower, which Indebtedness is guaranteed by the China JV in consideration for the cancelation by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, of Indebtedness of the China JV owing to Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, having an aggregate principal amount that is no greater than the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness so canceled; provided that (1) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed $100,000,000, (2) the interest rate payable by the China JV or the Borrower in respect of any such Indebtedness so incurred is less than the interest rate payable by the China JV in respect of the Indebtedness so repaid (in the case of Indebtedness incurred under clause (A) above) or canceled (in the case of Indebtedness incurred under clause (B) above), (3) such Indebtedness (x) shall not be secured by any Lien other than Liens permitted by Section 6.02(a)(xi), (y) shall not be Guaranteed by any Person other than the China JV and (z) shall not (in the case of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (B) above)

 

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mature, and no amortization or principal payment in respect thereof shall be made, prior to the date that is six months after August 4, 2009;

 

(xv) the First Lien Notes, provided that the First Lien Notes shall not be Guaranteed by any Subsidiary that has not guaranteed the Obligations;

 

(xvi) Permitted Junior Subordinated Note Refinancing Indebtedness; and

 

(xvii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred prior to April 30, 2005.

 

(b) Holdings will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness except (i) Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents, (ii) the Subordinated Debt and (iii) Indebtedness permitted under clause (a)(v), (a) (ix), (a)(xiii), (a)(xv), (a)(xvi) and (a) (xvii) of this Section 6.01.

 

(c) Neither Holdings nor the Borrower will, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, issue any preferred stock or other preferred Equity Interests, except that (i) Holdings may issue the Cumulative Preferred Stock, (ii) Holdings may issue preferred stock or other preferred Equity Interests of Holdings that do not require mandatory cash dividends or redemptions and do not provide for any right on the part of the holder to require redemption, repurchase or repayment thereof, in each case prior to the date that is 91 days after August 4, 2009, and (iii) Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary may issue directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

(d) Neither Holdings nor the Borrower will permit the Bermuda IP Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness (regardless of whether permitted under paragraph (a) of this Section) other than Indebtedness of the Bermuda IP Subsidiary owed to the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party that is otherwise permitted by this Agreement.

 

(e) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 6.01 (a), (b) or (c), (i) Holdings may issue preferred stock, or Holdings or the Borrower may incur Indebtedness, in each case pursuant to a Qualified Liquidity Financing, and (ii) Holdings may issue preferred stock pursuant to the TPG Equity Purchase.

 

(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 6.01 (a), the OnMOS Joint Venture may incur Indebtedness that is guaranteed by Mosel in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $10,000,000 at any time outstanding, provided that such Indebtedness shall not be Guaranteed by, or otherwise be recourse to, any of Holdings, the Borrower or the Subsidiaries (other than the OnMOS Joint Venture or any subsidiaries of the OnMOS Joint Venture). Any such Indebtedness of the OnMOS Joint Venture shall be deemed not to be Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for the purpose of calculating Funded Indebtedness and Total Senior Indebtedness and any interest expense with respect to such Indebtedness shall be excluded from consolidated interest expense for the purpose of calculating Consolidated Cash Interest Expense.

 

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SECTION 6.02. Liens. (a) The Borrower will not, and Holdings and the Borrower will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

 

(i) Liens created under the Loan Documents, including those Liens securing the First Lien Notes;

 

(ii) Permitted Encumbrances;

 

(iii) any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on the Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.02, provided that (A) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (B) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the Effective Date and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

 

(iv) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the Effective Date prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary, provided that (A) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (B) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (C) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case may be and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

 

(v) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided that (A) such Liens secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (vii) of Section 6.01 (a), (B) such security interests and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 180 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (C) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (D) such security interests shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

 

(vi) sales of Receivables and Related Property (or undivided interests therein) permitted under Section 6.05(d) and Liens on Receivables of a Receivables Subsidiary granted in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing;

 

(vii) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of setoff or similar rights;

 

(viii) Liens in favor of a landlord on leasehold improvements in leased premises;

 

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(ix) Liens on the assets of the China JV securing Indebtedness incurred by the China JV permitted under clause (xii) of Section 6.01(a);

 

(x) Liens granted under the Second Lien Security Documents (or security documents securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refinance First Lien Notes or Second Lien Notes, provided that such security documents, to the extent they contain terms different from the Second Lien Security Documents, are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent); provided that (A) such Liens secure only obligations in respect of the Second Lien Notes (or any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness), (B) such Liens do not apply to any asset other than Collateral that is subject to a prior Lien granted under a Security Document and (C) all such Liens and Second Lien Security Documents (and any such other security documents) shall be subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement (or an intercreditor agreement that, to the extent it contains terms different from the Intercreditor Agreement, is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent); and

 

(xi) Liens on the assets of the China JV securing Indebtedness permitted under clause (xiv) of Section 6.01(a).

 

(b) Holdings will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect thereof, except Liens created under the Pledge Agreement and the Second Lien Documents and Permitted Encumbrances.

 

SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes. (a) Neither Holdings nor the Borrower will, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Person may merge with Holdings or the Borrower in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Person organized or existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and, if such surviving entity is not Holdings or the Borrower, as the case may be, such Person expressly assumes, in writing, all the obligations of Holdings or the Borrower, as the case may be, under the Loan Documents, (ii) any Person may merge with any Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Subsidiary and, if any party to such merger is a Subsidiary Loan Party, is a Subsidiary Loan Party and (iii) any Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Loan Party) may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders, provided that any such merger involving a Person that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless also permitted by Sections 6.04 and 6.08.

 

(b) The Borrower will not, and Holdings and the Borrower will not permit any of the Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Subsidiary) to, engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on the Effective Date and businesses reasonably related thereto.

 

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(c) Holdings will not engage in any business or activity other than the ownership of all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Borrower and the Joint Venture Holding Companies, incurring Indebtedness permitted hereby and activities incidental thereto. Holdings will not own or acquire any assets (other than shares of capital stock of the Borrower, shares of capital stock of the Joint Venture Holding Companies, cash and Permitted Investments) or incur any liabilities (other than liabilities under the Loan Documents, Guarantees by Holdings of obligations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries under leases of real property, Indebtedness permitted hereby, obligations under any stock option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, liabilities imposed by law, including tax liabilities, and other liabilities incidental to its existence and permitted business and activities).

 

(d) No Receivables Subsidiary will engage in any business other than the purchase and sale or other transfer of Receivables (or participation interests therein) in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing, together with activities directly related thereto.

 

SECTION 6.04. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions. The Borrower will not, and Holdings and the Borrower will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger) any Equity Interests in or evidences of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit, except:

 

(a) to the extent provided for by the terms of the Recapitalization;

 

(b) Permitted Investments;

 

(c) investments existing on the Effective Date hereof and set forth on Schedule 6.04;

 

(d) investments by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties in Equity Interests in their respective Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties and investments by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in Equity Interests in their respective Subsidiaries, provided that any such Equity Interests held by a Loan Party shall be pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement (subject to the limitations applicable to voting stock of a Foreign Subsidiary and Equity Interests in the Foreign Joint Venture Companies referred to in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”);

 

(e) loans or advances made by the Borrower to Holdings or any Subsidiary and made by Holdings or any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, provided that (subject to the proviso to clause (c) of the definition of

 

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“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”) any such loans and advances made by a Loan Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement;

 

(f) Guarantees constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01 (other than with respect to the Junior Subordinated Note or any Permitted Junior Subordinated Note Refinancing Indebtedness) of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, provided that (A) a Subsidiary shall not Guarantee the Subordinated Debt, the First Lien Notes, the Second Lien Notes, any Permitted Convertible Debt or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness unless (i) such Subsidiary also has Guaranteed the Obligations pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement, (ii) in the case of any Guarantee of Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to such Guarantee of the Obligations on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than the subordination provisions of the Guaranteed Indebtedness and (iii) in the case of Guarantees of the Permitted Convertible Debt and the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, such Guarantee provides for the release and termination thereof, in the case of the Permitted Convertible Debt, on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than the terms applicable to the Guarantees of the Convertible Subordinated Debt, and, in the case of the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than the terms applicable to the Guarantees of the Indebtedness being refinanced and (B) Holdings or the Borrower may Guarantee Permitted Junior Subordinated Note Refinancing Indebtedness if such Guarantee is subordinated to the Obligations on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than the subordination provisions of the Guaranteed Permitted Junior Subordinated Note Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

(g) investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h) after the Transition Date, Permitted Acquisitions, provided that the sum of all consideration paid or otherwise delivered in connection with Permitted Acquisitions (including the principal amount of any Indebtedness issued as deferred purchase price and the fair market value of any other non-cash consideration) plus the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness otherwise incurred or assumed in connection with, or resulting from, Permitted Acquisitions (including Indebtedness of any acquired Persons outstanding at the time of the applicable Permitted Acquisition) shall not exceed, on a cumulative basis subsequent to the Effective Date, $50,000,000;

 

(i) any investments in or loans to any other Person received as noncash consideration for sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions permitted by Section 6.05;

 

(j) Guarantees by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of leases entered into by any Subsidiary as lessee;

 

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(k) extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable in the ordinary course of business;

 

(l) investments in payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(m) loans or advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business consistent with prudent business practice and not exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any one time;

 

(n) investments in or acquisitions of stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;

 

(o) investments in the form of Hedging Agreements permitted under Section 6.07;

 

(p) investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in (i) the capital stock of a Receivables Subsidiary and (ii) other interests in a Receivables Subsidiary, in each case to the extent determined by the Borrower in its judgment to be reasonably necessary in connection with or required by the terms of the Permitted Receivables Financing;

 

(q) investments, loans, advances, guarantees and acquisitions resulting from a foreclosure by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary with respect to any secured investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured investment in default;

 

(r) investments, loans, advances, guarantees and acquisitions the consideration for which consists solely of shares of common stock of Holdings;

 

(s) the Acquisition;

 

(t) other investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $40,000,000 (or, after the Transition Date, $100,000,000) at any time outstanding; and

 

(u) the creation by the Borrower of a limited liability company organized under the laws of a jurisdiction in the United States of America and the Borrower’s contribution to the OnMOS Joint Venture through such limited liability company of (i) $51 in exchange for a 51% interest therein and (ii) the assets and operations of the TMOS business of the Subsidiaries and Holdings; provided that promptly following the contribution of such assets and operations to the OnMOS Joint Venture contemplated by this clause (u), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent copies of all definitive documentation regarding such investment, certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower as complete and correct.

 

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SECTION 6.05. Asset Sales. The Borrower will not, and Holdings and the Borrower will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any asset, including any Equity Interest owned by it, nor will the Borrower permit any of the Subsidiaries to issue any additional Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, except:

 

(a) sales of inventory, used or surplus equipment and Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business, Restructuring Liquidation Sales and the periodic clearance of aged inventory;

 

(b) sales, transfers and dispositions to the Borrower or a Subsidiary, provided that any such sales, transfers or dispositions involving a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be made in compliance with Section 6.09;

 

(c) transfers and dispositions in connection with the SCG Restructuring, provided that the aggregate fair market value of all assets sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in reliance on this clause (c) shall not exceed $10,000,000;

 

(d) the Borrower may consummate the Facilities Transfer;

 

(e) sales, transfers and other dispositions of assets (other than Equity Interests in a Subsidiary, except for sales of Equity Interests in the OnMOS Joint Venture to the extent such sales do not result in the failure of the Borrower to comply with Section 6.17) that are not permitted by any other clause of this Section, provided that the aggregate fair market value of all assets sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in reliance upon this clause (e) shall not exceed $30,000,000 (or, after the Transition Date, $50,000,000) during any fiscal year of the Borrower;

 

(f) sales, transfers and other dispositions of assets listed on Schedule 6.05 hereto;

 

(g) sale and leaseback transactions permitted by Section 6.06; and

 

(h) sales of property, plant and equipment located at either of the manufacturing sites listed in Schedule 6.05(h);

 

provided that (i) all sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions permitted hereby shall be made for fair value (other than those permitted by clause (b) above) and for consideration of at least 80% cash or cash equivalents (other than those permitted by clause (b) and (f) above) and (ii) the fair value of all consideration (other than cash and cash equivalents) received in respect of dispositions permitted by clause (f) above does not exceed $15,000,000.

 

SECTION 6.06. Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The Borrower will not, and Holdings and the Borrower will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for

 

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substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred, except for (a) any such sale of any fixed or capital assets that is made for cash consideration in an amount not less than the cost of such fixed or capital asset and is consummated within 180 days after the Borrower or such Subsidiary acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset and (b) any such sales and leasebacks of real or personal property with an aggregate fair value not to exceed $15,000,000 during the term of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 6.07. Hedging Agreements. The Borrower will not, and Holdings and the Borrower will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Agreement, except (a) Hedging Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual exposure (other than those in respect of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), and (b) Hedging Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

SECTION 6.08. Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness. (a) Neither Holdings nor the Borrower will, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except that (i) Holdings may declare and pay dividends with respect to its capital stock payable solely in additional shares of its capital stock, (ii) Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their capital stock, (iii) Holdings may make Restricted Payments, not exceeding $2,000,000 during any fiscal year, pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for directors, management or employees of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, including the redemption or purchase of capital stock of Holdings held by former directors, management or employees of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary following termination of their employment, (iv) the Borrower may pay dividends to Holdings at such times and in such amounts, not exceeding $2,000,000 during any fiscal year, as shall be necessary to permit Holdings to discharge its permitted liabilities and (v) the Borrower and the Joint Venture Holding Companies may make Restricted Payments to Holdings at such times and in such amounts (but not prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance of the Cumulative Preferred Stock) as shall be necessary to enable Holdings, after such fifth anniversary, to pay dividends in cash on such Cumulative Preferred Stock as and when declared and payable, provided that, at the time of each Restricted Payment made in reliance upon this clause (v) and after giving pro forma effect to such payment, the Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 1.50 to 1.00, (vi) Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments as and to the extent contemplated by the Recapitalization Agreement and (vii) Holdings may make Restricted Payments on account of the purchase, redemption or repurchase of the Cumulative Preferred Stock with the net proceeds of a substantially concurrent IPO, provided that, after giving effect to such purchase, redemption or repurchase, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

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distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancelation or termination of any Indebtedness, except:

 

(i) payment of Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents;

 

(ii) payment of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments as and when due in respect of any Indebtedness, other than (A) payments in respect of the Subordinated Debt and the Junior Subordinated Note prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof, (B) principal payments in respect of the Junior Subordinated Note and (C) cash interest payments in respect of the Junior Subordinated Note unless, in the case of any such payment specified in this clause (C), at the time of such payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto the Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 1.50 to 1.00 and such payment is due and payable on or after the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance of the Junior Subordinated Note;

 

(iii) refinancings of Indebtedness to the extent permitted by Section 6.01;

 

(iv) payment of secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;

 

(v) payments on account of the redemption of the First Lien Notes or the Second Lien Notes or a combination thereof with not more than 25% of the aggregate net proceeds of one or more issuances of equity securities of Holdings, provided that (A) after giving effect to such redemption, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) not more than 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of the First Lien Notes or the Second Lien Notes is redeemed and (C) any such redemption shall be made within 90 days of such equity issuance and otherwise in compliance with the provisions of the First Lien Note Indenture or Second Lien Note Indenture, as applicable;

 

(vi) payments in respect of any Permitted Receivables Facility;

 

(vii) payments on account of the purchase, redemption or retirement of any First Lien Notes, Second Lien Notes or Subordinated Debt, provided that (A) after giving effect to such purchase, redemption or retirement, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) any such purchase, redemption or retirement shall be made during the Refinancing Period and otherwise in compliance with the provisions of the First Lien Note Indenture, Second Lien Note Indenture or the Subordinated Debt Documents, as applicable (it being understood and agreed that any First Lien Notes, Second Lien Notes or Subordinated Debt purchased, redeemed or retired pursuant to this clause (vii) shall immediately be canceled) and (C) in the case of any such payment to be made by the Borrower pursuant to this clause (vii) (other than a payment made with the Net Proceeds of a Specified Equity Offering (including the offering consummated on February 9, 2004) or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness) on account of the purchase, redemption or retirement of any First Lien Notes, Second Lien Notes or Subordinated

 

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Debt (including payments in respect of redemption premiums or transaction fees or expenses), such payment shall be permitted only if, on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of cash and Permitted Investments owned by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties (excluding any such cash and Permitted Investments that are subject to any Lien in favor of any Person other than the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (it being understood that any such cash and Permitted Investments subject to a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent to secure the Obligations shall not be excluded by virtue of being subject to Liens under the First Lien Documents and Second Lien Documents) and excluding cash and Permitted Investments escrowed or otherwise segregated to redeem or repurchase Indebtedness) is not less than $150,000,000; and

 

(viii) payments on account of the purchase, redemption or retirement of all or a portion of the Junior Subordinated Note with the Net Proceeds of any Permitted Junior Subordinated Note Refinancing Indebtedness or Specified Junior Subordinated Note Offering, or an exchange of Equity Interests issued by Holdings, in compliance with the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, for all or a portion of the Junior Subordinated Note; provided that the Junior Subordinated Note (or such portion) shall be retired and canceled.

 

SECTION 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates. Neither Holdings nor the Borrower will, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) transactions that are at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties not involving any other Affiliate, (c) to pay management, consulting and advisory fees to TPG or its Affiliates pursuant to any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement agreement or in respect of other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 in any fiscal year, (d) payments of fees and expenses to TPG and its Affiliates in connection with the Transactions, (e) any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the board of directors of Holdings, (f) the grant of stock options or similar rights to officers, employees, consultants and directors of Holdings pursuant to plans approved by the board of directors of Holdings and the payment of amounts or the issuance of securities pursuant thereto, (g) loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with prudent business practice, but in any event not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any one time, (h) the Transition Agreements, (i) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.08 and (j) any ancillary agreements entered into between Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary and the OnMOS Joint Venture at any time that Holdings owns directly and indirectly less than 80% of the economic interest of the OnMOS Joint Venture; provided, however, that, prior to the Transition Date, all management fees payable to TPG or its Affiliates shall accrue and not be payable in cash, it being understood that any such fees may be paid by

 

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the issuance of common stock of or warrants in respect of common stock of Holdings and any other fees may be paid in cash.

 

SECTION 6.10. Restrictive Agreements. Neither Holdings nor the Borrower will, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets, or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document, Subordinated Debt Document, First Lien Document or Second Lien Document (or by any document governing any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, including without limitation any Convertible Subordinated Debt Document), (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions existing on the Effective Date identified on Schedule 6.10 (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification if it expands the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases restricting the assignment thereof and (vi) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed on a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing.

 

SECTION 6.11. Amendment of Material Documents. (a) Neither Holdings nor the Borrower will, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights under (i) any Subordinated Debt Document, (ii) its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents (including the SMP JV Agreement and the Leshan JV Agreement), (iii) the Junior Subordinated Note, (iv) the Certificate of Designations, (v) except for amendments to the Second Lien Security Documents permitted by the Intercreditor Agreement, any Second Lien Document, (vii) any First Lien Document or (viii) any documentation governing the terms of any Permitted Convertible Debt, Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or Permitted Junior Subordinated Note Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that any certificate of incorporation, by-law or other organizational documents described in clause (ii) of this paragraph may be amended or modified (and any rights thereunder may be waived) in any respect that is not materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders.

 

(b) Neither Holdings nor the Borrower will, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights under any Recapitalization Document or terminate any Transition Agreement, in each case to the extent that such amendment, modification, waiver or termination would be adverse to the Lenders.

 

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(c) Holdings and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights under any Permitted Receivables Financing to the extent that such amendment, modification or waiver would be materially adverse to the Lenders.

 

(d) The Borrower will not amend, modify or waive any of its rights under the IP License to the extent that such amendment, modification or waiver would (i) adversely affect the subordination of the rights of the Bermuda IP Subsidiary under the IP License to the Liens granted under the Security Agreement on the intellectual property covered by the IP License or (ii) otherwise be adverse to the Lenders in any material respect.

 

SECTION 6.12. [Intentionally Omitted].

 

SECTION 6.13. [Intentionally Omitted].

 

SECTION 6.14. Capital Expenditures. (a) The Borrower and Subsidiaries shall not incur or make any Capital Expenditures during any period set forth below (a “Measurement Period”) in an amount exceeding the amount set forth opposite such period:

 

Period


   Maximum Capital
Expenditures


April 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003

   $ 87,500,000

January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004

   $ 100,000,000

January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005

   $ 100,000,000

January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006

   $ 100,000,000

January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007

   $ 100,000,000

January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008

   $ 100,000,000

January 1, 2009 to August 4, 2009

   $ 100,000,000

 

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the $100,000,000 permitted amount in respect of any fiscal year ending after December 31, 2003 shall be increased by an amount equal to 50% of the amount (if any) by which Consolidated EBITDA for the immediately preceding fiscal year exceeds $200,000,000.

 

(c) In addition, the amount of Capital Expenditures permitted to be made by the Borrower and Subsidiaries in respect of any fiscal year after December 31, 2003 shall be increased by (i) the unused amount (if any) of Capital Expenditures that were permitted to be made during the immediately preceding Measurement Period pursuant to Section 6.14(a) minus (ii) an amount equal to the unused permitted Capital Expenditures carried forward to such immediately preceding Measurement Period pursuant to this paragraph (c); provided that the increase in any fiscal year pursuant to this clause (c) shall not exceed 50% of the permitted Capital Expenditures amount for the immediately preceding Measurement Period pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b).

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section, Capital Expenditures incurred or made by the OnMOS Joint Venture and its subsidiaries shall be disregarded.

 

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SECTION 6.15. Minimum Consolidated EBITDA. The Borrower will not permit Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on any date after the Restatement Effective Date to be less than $140,000,000.

 

SECTION 6.16. Minimum Cash and Cash Equivalents. Prior to the Transition Date, the Borrower will not permit the Liquidity Amount for any period of five consecutive Business Days ending on or after the date hereof (calculated at the close of business on each Business Day), to be less than $50,000,000.

 

SECTION 6.17. OnMOS Joint Venture Interest. At all times after consummation of its investment in the OnMOS Joint Venture the Borrower shall own (directly or indirectly) at least 51% of the voting power represented by the outstanding Equity Interests of the OnMOS Joint Venture.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

Events of Default

 

SECTION 7.01. Events of Default. If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:

 

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

 

(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five days;

 

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, or in any certificate or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;

 

(d) Holdings or the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02, 5.04 (with respect to the existence of Holdings or the Borrower) or 5.11 or in Article VI;

 

(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such failure shall continue

 

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unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);

 

(f) Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable after giving effect to any applicable grace period with respect thereto;

 

(g) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity, provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;

 

(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of Holdings, the Borrower or, subject to Section 7.02, any Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Holdings, the Borrower or, subject to Section 7.02, any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

 

(i) Holdings, the Borrower or, subject to Section 7.02, any Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Holdings, the Borrower or, subject to Section 7.02, any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

 

(j) Holdings, the Borrower or, subject to Section 7.02, any Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

 

(k) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $10,000,000 (net of amounts covered by insurance as to which the insurer has admitted liability in writing) shall be rendered against

 

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Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;

 

(l) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(m) any Lien purported to be created under any Security Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on Collateral having, in the aggregate, a value in excess of $5,000,000, with the priority required by the applicable Security Document, except (i) as a result of the sale or other disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents, (ii) any action taken by the Collateral Agent to release any such Lien in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or (iii) as a result of the Collateral Agent’s failure to maintain possession of any stock certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it under the Pledge Agreement;

 

(n) any default or other event shall have occurred under any document governing any Permitted Receivables Financing if the effect of such default or other event is to cause the termination of such Permitted Receivables Financing;

 

(o) a Change in Control shall occur; or

 

(p) the TPG Equity Purchase shall not have been consummated on or prior to September 7, 2001;

 

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

 

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SECTION 7.02. Exclusion of Immaterial Subsidiaries. Solely for the purposes of determining whether a Default has occurred under clause (h), (i) or (j) of Section 7.01, any reference in any such clause to any “Subsidiary” shall be deemed not to include any Subsidiary affected by any event or circumstance referred to in any such clause that did not, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended, have assets with a value in excess of 5.0% of the total consolidated assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as of such date, provided that if it is necessary to exclude more than one Subsidiary from clause (h), (i) or (j) of Section 7.01 pursuant to this Section in order to avoid a Default thereunder, all excluded Subsidiaries shall be considered to be a single consolidated Subsidiary for purposes of determining whether the condition specified above is satisfied.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

The Administrative Agent

 

Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

 

The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02), and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02(b)) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or wilful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by Holdings, the Borrower or a

 

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Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

The Administrative Agent may perform any of and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of each Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

 

Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent that shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent,

 

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its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 9.01. Notices. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

 

(a) if to Holdings or the Borrower, to it at 5005 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85018, Attention of President (Telecopy No. 602-244-4830);

 

(b) if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, Loan and Agency Services Group, 1111 Fannin, 10th Floor, Houston, TX 77002, Attention of Maryann T. Bui (Telecopy No. (713) 750-2358), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017, Attention of Edmond DeForest (Telecopy No. (212) 270-4584);

 

(c) if to an Issuing Bank, to its address (or facsimile number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire (unless such Issuing Bank has specified another address or facsimile number by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent);

 

(d) if to the Swingline Lender, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, Loan and Agency Services Group, 1111 Fannin, 10th Floor, Houston, TX 77002, Attention of Maryann T. Bui (Telecopy No. (713) 750-2358); and

 

(e) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

 

Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

 

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SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

 

(b) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Holdings, the Borrower and the Required Lenders or, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto, in each case with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the maturity of any Loan, or the date of any scheduled payment of the principal amount of any Tranche F Term Loan under Section 2.10, or the required date of reimbursement of any LC Disbursement, or any date for the payment of any interest or fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such scheduled payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.18(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the percentage set forth in the definition of the term “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders (or Lenders of any Class) required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (or each Lender of such Class, as the case may be), (vi) release Holdings or any Subsidiary Loan Party from its Guarantee under the Guarantee Agreement (except as expressly provided in the Guarantee Agreement), or limit its liability in respect of such Guarantee, without the written consent of each Lender, (vii) except in strict accordance with the express provisions of the Security Documents, release all or any substantial part of the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents, without the written consent of each Lender, (viii) change any provisions of any Loan Document in a manner that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of payments due to Lenders holding Loans of any Class differently than

 

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those holding Loans of any other Class, without the written consent of Lenders holding a majority in interest of the outstanding Loans and unused Commitments of each affected Class or (ix) change the definition of “Interest Period” to include periods longer than six months; provided further that (A) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, and (B) any waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of the Revolving Lenders (but not the Tranche F Lenders) or the Tranche F Lenders (but not the Revolving Lenders) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Holdings, the Borrower and requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at the time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this Agreement may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by Holdings, the Borrower, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent (and, if their rights or obligations are affected thereby, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender) if (i) by the terms of such agreement the Commitment of each Lender not consenting to the amendment provided for therein shall terminate upon the effectiveness of such amendment and (ii) at the time such amendment becomes effective, each Lender not consenting thereto receives payment in full of the principal of and interest accrued on each Loan made by it and all other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel in each applicable jurisdiction for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

 

(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of any Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument

 

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contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties to the Loan Documents of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by an Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence, Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any Mortgaged Property or Restatement Mortgaged Property or any other property currently or formerly owned or operated by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any Related Person of such Indemnitee.

 

(c) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such. For purposes hereof, a Lender’s “pro rata share” shall be determined based upon its share of the sum of the total Actual Revolving Exposures, outstanding Tranche F Term Loans and unused Commitments at the time.

 

(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, neither Holdings nor the Borrower shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

 

(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.

 

(f) Neither Motorola nor any director, officer, employee, stockholder or member, as such, of any Loan Party or Motorola shall have any liability for the Obligations or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of the Obligations or their creation; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to relieve any Loan Party of its Obligations under any Loan Document.

 

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respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)(i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:

 

(A) the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (g), (h), (i), (j), (n) or (o) of Section 7.01 has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee;

 

(B) the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Tranche F Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and

 

(C) the Issuing Banks, provided that no consent of the Issuing Banks shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Tranche F Term Loan.

 

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

 

(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 or, in the case of a Tranche F Term Loan, $1,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (g), (h), (i), (j), (n) or (o) of Section 7.01 has occurred and is continuing;

 

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(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;

 

(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; and

 

(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

 

For the purpose of this Section 9.04(b), the term “Approved Fund” has the following meaning:

 

Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(v) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement (provided that any liability of the Borrower to such assignee under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17 shall be limited to the amount, if any, that would have been payable by the Borrower in the absence of such assignment), and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.

 

(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register

 

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shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

 

(c)(i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender.

 

(ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.17 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.17(e) as though it were a Lender.

 

(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest;

 

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provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall become effective as provided in the Amendment and Restatement Agreement.

 

SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 9.08. Right of Set-Off. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set-off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower then existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement. The

 

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rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including any other rights of set-off) that such Lender may have.

 

SECTION 9.09. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS. (a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

(b) Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against Holdings, the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 

(c) Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (a) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (b) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER

 

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PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, or to any direct or indirect contractual counterparties in swap agreements or such contractual counterparties’ professional advisors, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than Holdings or the Borrower. For the purposes of this Section, the term “Information” means all information received from Holdings or the Borrower relating to Holdings or the Borrower or its business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by Holdings or the Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

 

SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the

 

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Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

 

SECTION 9.14. Existing Credit Agreement; Effectiveness of Amendment and Restatement. Until this Agreement becomes effective in accordance with the terms of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected hereby. After the Restatement Effective Date, all obligations of the Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement shall become obligations of the Borrower hereunder, secured by the Security Documents, and the provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be superseded by the provisions hereof.

 

SECTION 9.15. [Intentionally Omitted]

 

SECTION 9.16. [Intentionally Omitted]

 

SECTION 9.17. Conversion of Currencies. (a) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction the first currency could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.

 

(b) The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any party hereto or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the “Applicable Creditor”) shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Borrower contained in this Section 9.17 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.

 

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Amendment to a) the Pledge Agreement and b) the Security Agreement

Exhibit 10.5

 

AMENDMENT dated as of April 22, 2004 (this “Amendment”) to (a) the Pledge Agreement dated as of August 4,1999, as amended and restated as of March 3, 2003 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and in effect on the date hereof, the “Pledge Agreement”), among SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the subsidiaries of Holdings party thereto (together with the Borrower and Holdings, the “Pledgors”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (formerly known as THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK) (“JPMCB”), as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined therein), and (b) the Security Agreement dated as of August 4,1999, as amended and restated as of March 3, 2003 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and in effect on the date hereof, the “Security Agreement”), among the Borrower, Holdings, the subsidiaries of Holdings party thereto (together with the Borrower and Holdings, the “Grantors”) and JPMCB, as Collateral Agent.

 

A. Reference is made to the Amendment and Restatement Agreement (the “Amendment and Restatement Agreement”) dated April     , 2004 among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, which, among other things, amends and restates the Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of November 25, 2003 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”) among Holdings, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent.

 

B. Pursuant to Section 5(e) of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement, the Restatement Lenders have consented to the amendment of certain provisions of the Pledge Agreement and the Security Agreement to implement the provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement as amended and restated pursuant to the terms of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement (the “Restated Credit Agreement”).

 

C. The parties hereto wish to amend the terms of the Pledge Agreement and the Security Agreement to effect such amendments as authorized by the Amendment and Restatement Agreement.

 


Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Restated Credit Agreement, and if not defined therein, in the Pledge Agreement or the Security Agreement, as applicable, each as amended hereby.

 

SECTION 2. Amendment to the Pledge Agreement. The Pledge Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

  (a) Section 1(b)(iii) of the Pledge Agreement is hereby amended to insert the text “, other than promissory notes evidencing Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary that is owing to any Loan Party in an amount less than $500,000 and not exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate” before the text “(the “Pledged Debt Securities”)”.

 

  (b) Section 2(b) of the Pledge Agreement is hereby amended to insert the text “, provided that no Pledgor shall have any such obligation with respect to any Indebtedness for borrowed money that is owing to any Loan Party in an amount less than $500,000 and not exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate” before the text “.”.

 

SECTION 3. Amendment to the Security Agreement. The Security Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

  (a) The definition of “Collateral” is hereby amended by substituting the text “and (iii)” for the text”, (iii)’.

 

  (b) The definition of “Collateral” is further amended by inserting the text “and (iv) any promissory note evidencing Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary that is owing to any Loan Party in an amount less than $500,000 and not exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate” before the text “.”.

 

  (c) Annex 1 to the Security Agreement is amended by replacing it with Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties. Each of Holdings and the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and to each of the Lenders that:

 

  (a)

This Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of Holdings, the Borrower, the other Pledgors listed in Schedule I to the Pledge Agreement and the other Grantors listed in Schedule I to the Security Agreement and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Holdings, the Borrower, such Pledgors and such Grantors, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium

 

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or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

  (b) After giving effect to this Amendment, each of the representations and warranties of Holdings and the Borrower set forth in the Loan Documents is true and correct on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct as of such earlier date.

 

  (c) Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

SECTION 5. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first above written when (a) Section 5 of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement shall have become effective pursuant to the terms thereof and (b) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment that, when taken together, bear the signatures of Holdings, the Borrower, the other Pledgors listed on Schedule I to the Pledge Agreement, the other Grantors listed on Schedule I to the Security Agreement and the Collateral Agent.

 

SECTION 6. Pledge Agreement and Security Agreement. Except as specifically waived or amended hereby, each of the Pledge Agreement and the Security Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof as in existence on the date hereof. After the date hereof, any reference to the Pledge Agreement or the Security Agreement shall mean the Pledge Agreement or Security Agreement, as applicable, as amended or modified hereby. This Amendment shall be a Loan Document for all purposes.

 

SECTION 7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 

SECTION 8. Applicable Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

SECTION 9. Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Amendment, including the fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Collateral Agent.

 

SECTION 10. Headings. The Section headings used herein are for purposes of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and are not to affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Amendment.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date and year first above written.

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION,

by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC,
by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SCG INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LLC,

by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
SCG (MALAYSIA SMP) HOLDING CORPORATION,
by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SCG (CZECH) HOLDING CORPORATION,

by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCG (CHINA) HOLDING CORPORATION,

by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES PUERTO RICO, INC.,
by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES OF RHODE ISLAND, INC.,
by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL OF RHODE ISLAND, INC.,
by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,

as Collateral Agent,

by   /s/    EDMOND DEFOREST        

Name:

  Edmond DeForest

Title:

  Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT A

Annex 1 to the

Security Agreement

 

[FORM OF]

 

PERFECTION CERTIFICATE

 

Reference is made to (a) the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of April 22, 2004 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (“Holdings”), SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC (the “Borrower”), the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners and co-syndication agents, (b) the Security Agreement, dated as of August 4,1999, as amended and restated as of March 3, 2003, among the Issuers, the Guarantors (as defined therein) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Security Agreement.

 

The undersigned, a Financial Officer of each of Holdings and the Borrower, hereby certify to the Collateral Agent and to each other Secured Party as follows:

 

1. Names. (a) The exact legal name of each Grantor, as such name appears in its respective certificate of incorporation, is as follows:

 

(b) Set forth below is each other legal name each Grantor has had in the past five years, together with the date of the relevant change:

 

(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto, no Grantor has changed its identity or corporate structure in any way within the past five years. Changes in identity or corporate structure would include mergers, consolidations and acquisitions, as well as any change in the form, nature or jurisdiction of corporate organization. If any such change has occurred, include in Schedule 1 the information required by Sections 1 and 2 of this certificate as to each acquiree or constituent party to a merger or consolidation.

 

(d) The following is a list of all other names (including trade names or similar appellations) used by each Grantor or any of its divisions or other business units in connection with the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties at any time during the past five years:

 


(e) Set forth below is the organizational identification number, if any, issued by the jurisdiction of formation of each Grantor that is an organization that is registered in any other state other than the State of Delaware:

 

(f) Set forth below is the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number of each Grantor:

 

Grantor


 

Federal Taxpayer Identification Number


     
     

 

2. Current Locations. (a) The chief executive office of each Grantor is located at the address set forth opposite its name below:

 

Grantor


 

Mailing Address


 

County


   State

 

(b) Set forth below opposite the name of each Grantor are all locations where such Grantor maintains any books or records relating to any Accounts Receivable or General Intangibles (with each location at which chattel paper, if any, is kept being indicated by an “*”):

 

Grantor


 

Mailing Address


 

County


   State

 

(c) The jurisdiction of formation of each Grantor that is a registered organization is set forth opposite its name below:

 

Grantor


 

Mailing Address


 

County


   State

 

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(d) Set forth below opposite the name of each Grantor are all the locations where such Grantor maintains any Inventory for periods in excess of one month or Equipment with a fair market value in excess of $50,000 U.S. dollars or other Collateral with a fair market value in excess of $50,000 U.S. dollars not identified above:

 

Grantor


 

Mailing Address


 

County


   State

 

(e) Set forth below opposite the name of each Grantor are all the places of business of such Grantor not identified in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) above:

 

Grantor


 

Mailing Address


 

County


   State

 

(f) Set forth below opposite the name of each Grantor are the names and addresses of all Persons other than such Grantor that have possession of any of the Collateral of such Grantor for periods in excess of one month:

 

Grantor


 

Mailing Address


 

County


   State

 

3. Unusual Transactions. All Accounts Receivable have been originated by the Grantors and all Inventory has been acquired by the Grantors in the ordinary course of business.

 

4. File Search Reports. File search reports have been obtained from each Uniform Commercial Code filing office identified with respect to such Grantor in Section 2 hereof, and such search reports reflect no Liens against any of the Collateral other than those permitted under the Credit Agreement.

 

5. UCC Filings. UCC financing statements have been filed in the Uniform Commercial Code filing office in the jurisdiction in which each Grantor is located and, to the extent any of the Collateral is comprised of fixtures in the proper local jurisdiction, as set forth with respect to such Grantor in Section 2 hereof.

 

6. Schedule of Filings. Attached hereto as Schedule 6 is a schedule setting forth, with respect to the filings described in Section 5 above, each filing and the filing office in which such filing is to be made.

 

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7. Equity Interests. Attached hereto as Schedule 7 is a true and correct list of all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests (as defined in the Credit Agreement) owned by Holdings and each Subsidiary of Holdings (including the Borrower). Also set forth on Schedule 7 is each equity investment of Holdings and each Subsidiary of Holdings (including the Borrower) that represents 50% or less of the equity of the entity in which such investment was made.

 

8. Debt Instruments. Attached hereto as Schedule 8 is a true and correct list of all instruments, including any promissory notes, and other evidence of indebtedness held by Holdings and each Subsidiary of Holdings (including the Borrower), including all intercompany notes between Holdings and each Subsidiary of Holdings (including the Borrower) and each Subsidiary of Holdings (including the Borrower) and each other such Subsidiary of Holdings (including the Borrower).

 

9. Advances. Attached hereto as Schedule 9 is (a) a true and correct list of all advances made by Holdings to any Subsidiary of Holdings (including the Borrower) or made by any Subsidiary of Holdings (including the Borrower) to Holdings or to any other Subsidiary of Holdings (including the Borrower) (other than those identified on Schedule 8), which advances will be on and after the date hereof evidenced by one or more intercompany notes pledged to the Collateral Agent under the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and (b) a true and correct list of all unpaid intercompany transfers of goods sold and delivered by or to Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings (including the Borrower), except for those expected to be settled/paid in the subsequent month in the normal course of business.

 

10. Mortgage Filings. Attached hereto as Schedule 10 is a schedule setting forth, with respect to each Mortgaged Property and each Restatement Mortgaged Property (as such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement), (a) the exact name of the Person that owns such property as such name appears in its certificate of incorporation or other organizational document, (b) if different from the name identified pursuant to clause (a), the exact name of the current record owner of such property reflected in the records of the filing office for such property identified pursuant to the following clause and (c) the filing office in which a Mortgage (as defined in the Credit Agreement) with respect to such property must be filed or recorded in order for the Collateral Agent to obtain a perfected security interest therein.

 

11. Intellectual Property. Attached hereto as Schedule 11(A) is a schedule setting forth all of each Grantor’s Patents and registered Trademarks and Patent and Trademark applications, including the name of the registered owner or applicant, as applicable, and the registration or application number, as applicable, of each Patent and registered Trademark or Patent or Trademark application owned by any Grantor, in proper form for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and a schedule setting forth all of each Grantor’s material Patent Licenses and material Trademark Licenses. Attached hereto as Schedule 11(B) is a schedule setting forth all of each Grantor’s registered Copyrights, including the name of the registered owner and the registration number of each Copyright owned by any Grantor, in proper form for filing with the United States Copyright Office, and a schedule setting forth all of each Grantor’s material Copyright Licenses that grant right with respect to registered Copyrights.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this certificate on this [    ]th day of [            ].

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION,

By    

Name:

   

Title:

  [Financial Officer]
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC,
By    

Name:

   

Title:

  [Financial Officer]

 

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Reaffirmation Agreement

Exhibit 10.6

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT, dated as of April 22, 2004, among ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (formerly known as SCG HOLDING CORPORATION) (“Holdings”), SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC (the “Borrower”), each subsidiary of Holdings listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, the “Subsidiary Loan Parties” and, together with Holdings and the Borrower, the “Reaffirming Parties”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Administrative Agent, an Issuing Bank and Collateral Agent (in such capacities, “JPMCB”) for the benefit of the Lenders (such term and each other capitalized term used but not defined herein having the meaning assigned to such term in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement referred to below).

 

WHEREAS Holdings, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent have entered into an Amendment and Restatement Agreement dated as of April     , 2004 (the “Amendment and Restatement Agreement”), which amends and restates the Credit Agreement dated as of August 4,1999, as amended and restated as of November 25, 2003 (as amended and restated after giving effect to the Amendment and Restatement Agreement, the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS each Reaffirming Party expects to realize, or has realized, substantial direct and indirect benefits as a result of Holdings and the Borrower entering into the Amendment and Restatement Agreement and as a result of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement becoming effective; and

 

WHEREAS the execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Reaffirmation/Amendment and Restatement

 

SECTION 1.01. Reaffirmation. (a) Each of the Reaffirming Parties hereby consents to the Amendment and Restatement Agreement and hereby confirms its respective guarantees, pledges and grants of security interests, as applicable, under each

 


of the Loan Documents, as amended and restated in accordance with the Amendment and Restatement Agreement, to which it is a party, and agrees that notwithstanding the effectiveness of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement, such guarantees, pledges and grants of security interests shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall accrue to the benefit of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

 

(b) Each of the Reaffirming Parties hereby confirms and agrees that the Tranche F Term Loans and the Revolving Loans constitute Obligations under each of the Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 1.02. Amendment and Restatement. On and after the effectiveness of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement, (i) each reference in each Loan Document to the “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time) and (ii) the definition of any term defined in any Loan Document by reference to the terms defined in the “Credit Agreement” shall be amended to be defined by reference to the defined term in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time.

 

ARTICLE II

 

Representations and Warranties

 

Each Reaffirming Party hereby represents and warrants, which representations and warranties shall survive execution and delivery of this Agreement, as follows:

 

SECTION 2.01. Organization. Such Reaffirming Party is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation.

 

SECTION 2.02. Authority; Enforceability. Such Reaffirming Party has the power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement. Such Reaffirming Party has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

 

SECTION 2.03. Loan Documents. The representations and warranties of such Reaffirming Party contained in each Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Restatement Effective Date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date.

 

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ARTICLE III

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 3.01. Indemnity. Each Reaffirming Party shall indemnify JPMCB, each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto and thereto of their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, or (ii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any Affiliate of such Indemnitee (or any officer, director, employee, advisor or agent of such Indemnitee or any such Indemnitee’s Affiliates).

 

SECTION 3.02. Set-Off, etc. In addition to, and without limitation of, any rights of JPMCB and the Lenders under applicable law, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, JPMCB, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set-off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Reaffirming Party against any of and all the obligations of any Reaffirming Party then existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document held by JPMCB or such Lender, irrespective of whether or not JPMCB or such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document. The rights of JPMCB and each Lender under this Section 3.02 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) which JPMCB or such Lender may have.

 

SECTION 3.03. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be made at the addresses, in the manner and with the effect provided in Article IX of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement; provided that, for this purpose, the address of each Reaffirming Party shall be the one specified for the Borrower under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.04. Limitation of Liability. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Reaffirming Party shall not assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect,

 

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consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

 

SECTION 3.05. CHOICE OF LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH REAFFIRMING PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT JPMCB OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY REAFFIRMING PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

 

SECTION 3.06. Loan Document. This Agreement is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.

 

SECTION 3.07. Section Captions. Section captions used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.08. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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SECTION 3.09. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE REAFFIRMING PARTIES AND JPMCB BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (a) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (b) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

SECTION 3.10. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

SECTION 3.11. Amendment. This Agreement may be waived, modified or amended only be a written agreement executed by each of the parties hereto.

 

SECTION 3.12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.13. No Novation. After the Restatement Effective Date, all the obligations of the Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement shall become obligations under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, secured by the Loan Documents as reaffirmed hereby. Neither this Agreement nor the execution, delivery or effectiveness of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement shall extinguish the obligations for the payment of money outstanding under the Amendment and Restatement Agreement or the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or discharge or release the Lien or priority of any Security Document or any other security therefor. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the obligations outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement or the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or instruments securing the same, which shall remain in full force and effect, except to any extent modified hereby or by instruments executed concurrently herewith. Nothing express or implied in this Agreement, the Amendment and Restatement Agreement, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or in any other document contemplated hereby or thereby shall be construed as a release or other

 

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discharge of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party under any Loan Document from any of its obligations and liabilities as “Holdings”, a “Borrower”, a “Subsidiary Loan Party”, a “Guarantor”, a “Grantor”, a “Pledgor”, a “party to the Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement” or a “party to the Collateral Assignment” under the Existing Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents. Each of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect, until and except to any extent modified hereby or in connection herewith and therewith.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Reaffirming Party and JPMCB have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION,

by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC,
by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SCG INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LLC,

by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
SCG (MALAYSIA SMP) HOLDING CORPORATION,
by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SCG (CZECH) HOLDING CORPORATION,

by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCG (CHINA) HOLDING CORPORATION,

by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES PUERTO RICO, INC.,
by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES OF RHODE ISLAND, INC.,
by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL OF RHODE ISLAND, INC,
by   /s/    DONALD A. COLVIN        

Name:

  Donald A. Colvin

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Collateral Agent,
by   /s/    EDMOND DEFOREST         

Name:

  Edmond DeForest

Title:

  Vice President

 

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2000 Stock Incentive Plan

EXHIBIT 10.7

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

 

2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(As Amended and Restated May 19, 2004)

 

ARTICLE 1

PURPOSE

 

1.1 GENERAL. The purpose of the ON Semiconductor 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to promote the success and enhance the value of ON Semiconductor Corporation (formerly known as SCG Holding Corporation) (the “Company”) by linking the personal interests of its members of the Board, employees, officers, and executives of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company to those of Company stockholders and by providing such individuals with an incentive for outstanding performance in order to generate superior returns to shareholders of the Company. The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract, and retain the services of members of the Board, employees, officers, and executives of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company upon whose judgment, interest, and special effort the successful conduct of the Company’s operation is largely dependent.

 

ARTICLE 2

EFFECTIVE DATE

 

2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan is effective as of the date the Plan is approved by the Board (the “Effective Date”). Within 12 months of the Effective Date, the Plan must be approved by the Company’s shareholders. The Plan will be deemed to be approved by the shareholders if it receives the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of stock of the Company present or represented and entitled to vote at a meeting duly held in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Company’s Bylaws or by written consent of a majority of the Company’s shareholders in lieu of a meeting. Any awards granted under the Plan prior to shareholder approval are effective when made (unless the Committee specifies otherwise at the time of grant), but no Award may be exercised or settled and no restrictions relating to any Award may lapse before the Plan is approved by the shareholders as provided above. If the shareholders fail to approve the Plan, any Award previously made shall be automatically canceled without any further act.

 

2.2 EXPIRATION DATE. The Plan will expire on, and no Award may be granted pursuant to the Plan after, the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. Any Awards that are outstanding on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date shall remain in force according to the terms of the Plan and the Award Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 3

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

 

3.1 DEFINITIONS. When a word or phrase appears in this Plan with the initial letter capitalized, and the word or phrase does not commence a sentence, the word or phrase shall generally be given the meaning ascribed to it in this Section or in Sections 1.1 or 2.1 unless a

 


clearly different meaning is required by the context. The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) “Award” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Performance Share Award, Performance-Based Award, or Take Ownership Grant granted to a Participant under the Plan.

 

(b) “Award Agreement” means any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing an Award.

 

(c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(d) “Cause” means (except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement) if the Committee, in its reasonable and good faith discretion, determines that the Participant (i) fails to substantially perform his duties (other than as a result of Disability), after the Board or the executive to which the Participant reports delivers to the Participant a written demand for substantial performance that specifically identifies the manner in which the Participant has not substantially performed his duties; (ii) engages in willful misconduct or gross negligence that is materially injurious to the Company or a Subsidiary; (iii) breaches his duty of loyalty to the Company or a Subsidiary; (iv) unauthorized removal from the premises of the Company or a Subsidiary of a document (of any media or form) relating to the Company or a Subsidiary or the customers of the Company or a Subsidiary; or (v) has committed a felony or a serious crime involving moral turpitude. Any rights the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may have hereunder in respect of the events giving rise to Cause shall be in addition to the rights the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may have under any other agreement with the Participant or at law or in equity. If, subsequent to a Participant’s termination of employment or services, it is discovered that such Participant’s employment or services could have been terminated for Cause, the Participant’s employment or services shall, at the election of the Board, in its sole discretion, be deemed to have been terminated for Cause retroactively to the date the events giving rise to Cause occurred.

 

(e) “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Operating Subsidiary to any Person or group of related persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (a “Group”), together with any affiliates thereof other than TPG Semiconductor Holdings LLC, TPG Partners II, L.P., or any of their affiliates (hereafter collectively referred to as “TPG”); (ii) the approval by the holders of Stock and the consummation of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (iii) (A) any Person or Group (other than TPG) shall become the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of shares representing more than 25% of the aggregate voting power of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote in the election of directors (the “Voting Stock”) of the Company and such Person or Group has the power and authority to vote such shares and (B) TPG beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a lesser percentage of the Voting Stock of the Company than such other Person or Group; (iv) the actual replacement of a majority of the Board over a two-year period from the individual directors who constituted the Board at the beginning of such period, and such replacement shall not have been approved by a

 

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vote of at least a majority of the Board then still in office who either were members of such Board at the beginning of such period or whose election as a member of such Board was previously so approved or who were nominated by, or designees of, TPG; (v) any Person or Group other than TPG shall have acquired shares of Voting Stock of the Company such that such Person or Group has the power and authority to elect a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company; or (vi) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with another entity in which holders of the Stock immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction hold, directly or indirectly, immediately following the consummation of the transaction, 50% or less of the common equity interest in the surviving corporation in such transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Change of Control be deemed to have occurred as a result of an initial public offering of the Stock.

 

(f) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(g) “Committee” means the committee of the Board described in Article 4.

 

(h) “Covered Employee” means an Employee who is a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(i) “Disability” shall mean (unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the Participant or in the Participant’s Award Agreement) any illness or other physical or mental condition of a Participant which renders the Participant incapable of performing his customary and usual duties for the Company, or any medically determinable illness or other physical or mental condition resulting from a bodily injury, disease or mental disorder which in the judgment of the Committee is permanent and continuous in nature. The Committee may require such medical or other evidence as it deems necessary to judge the nature and permanency of the Participant’s condition.

 

(j) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(k) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any given date, the fair market value of Stock on a particular date determined by such methods or procedures as may be established from time to time by the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of Stock as of any date shall be the closing price for the Stock as reported on the NASDAQ National Market System (or on any national securities exchange on which the Stock is then listed) for that date or, if no closing price is reported for that date, the closing price on the next preceding date for which a closing price was reported.

 

(l) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

 

(m) “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who qualifies as a “Non-Employee Director” as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) of the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Board.

 

(n) “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.

 

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(o) “Operating Subsidiary” means Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC.

 

(p) “Option” means a right granted to a Participant under Article 7 or Article 12 of the Plan to purchase Stock at a specified price during specified time periods. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

(q) “Participant” means a person who, as a member of the Board, employee, officer, or executive of, or consultant or advisor providing services to, the Company or any Subsidiary, has been granted an Award under the Plan.

 

(r) “Performance-Based Awards” means the Performance Share Awards and Restricted Stock Awards granted to selected Covered Employees pursuant to Articles 9 and 10, but which are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Article 11. All Performance-Based Awards are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(s) “Performance Criteria” means the criteria that the Committee selects for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal or Performance Goals for a Participant for a Performance Period. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish Performance Goals are limited to the following: pre- or after-tax net earnings, sales growth, operating earnings, operating cash flow, return on net assets, return on stockholders’ equity, return on assets, return on capital, Stock price growth, stockholder returns, gross or net profit margin, earnings per share, price per share of Stock, and market share, any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or as compared to results of a peer group. The Committee shall, within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code, define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period for such Participant.

 

(t) “Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period, the goals established in writing by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to establish such Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of overall Company performance or the performance of a division, business unit, or an individual. The Committee, in its discretion, may, within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code, adjust or modify the calculation of Performance Goals for such Performance Period in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants (i) in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event, or development, or (ii) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, or business conditions.

 

(u) “Performance Period” means the one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to, and the payment of, a Performance-Based Award.

 

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(v) “Performance Share” means a right granted to a Participant under Article 9, to receive cash, Stock, or other Awards, the payment of which is contingent upon achieving certain performance goals established by the Committee.

 

(w) “Plan” means the SCG Holding Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.

 

(x) “Restricted Stock Award” means Stock granted to a Participant under Article 10 that is subject to certain restrictions and to risk of forfeiture.

 

(y) “Stock” means the common stock of the Company and such other securities of the Company that may be substituted for Stock pursuant to Article 14.

 

(z) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right granted to a Participant under Article 8 to receive a payment equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as of the date of exercise of the SAR over the grant price of the SAR, all as determined pursuant to Article 8.

 

(aa) “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity of which a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

 

(bb) “Take Ownership Grant” means the Option granted to each eligible Participant pursuant to Article 12.

 

ARTICLE 4

ADMINISTRATION

 

4.1 COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a Committee appointed by, and which serves at the discretion of, the Board. If the Board appoints a Committee, the Committee shall consist of at least two individuals, each of whom qualifies as (i) a Non-Employee Director, and (ii) an “outside director” under Code Section 162(m) and the regulations issued thereunder. Reference to the Committee shall refer to the Board if the Board does not appoint a Committee. Notwithstanding the above, pursuant to specific written delegation promulgated from time to time by the Committee and containing a number of restrictions and limitations, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall have the authority to grant Awards, subject to terms and conditions set forth in the Award Agreement, to individuals to expedite the hiring process and retain talented employees; provided, however, that such individuals will not upon hire be or as existing employees be (a) Covered Employees, or (b) subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. When the Chief Executive Officer is acting to grant Awards under this Plan, solely for purposes of this Plan, the Chief Executive Officer shall be deemed to be acting as the Committee.

 

4.2 ACTION BY THE COMMITTEE. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, and acts approved in writing by a majority of the Committee in lieu of a meeting, shall be deemed the acts of the Committee. Each member of the Committee is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to that member by

 

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any officer or other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, the Company’s independent certified public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the Plan.

 

4.3 AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE. Subject to any specific designation in the Plan, the Committee has the exclusive power, authority and discretion to:

 

(a) Designate Participants to receive Awards;

 

(b) Determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant;

 

(c) Determine the number of Awards to be granted and the number of shares of Stock to which an Award will relate;

 

(d) Determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan including but not limited to, the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price, any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any schedule for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability of an Award, and accelerations or waivers thereof, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines; provided, however, that the Committee shall not have the authority to accelerate the vesting or waive the forfeiture of any Performance-Based Awards;

 

(e) Amend, modify, or terminate any outstanding Award, with the Participant’s consent unless the Committee has the authority to amend, modify, or terminate an Award without the Participant’s consent under any other provision of the Plan.

 

(f) Determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid in, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered;

 

(g) Prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need not be identical for each Participant;

 

(h) Decide all other matters that must be determined in connection with an Award;

 

(i) Establish, adopt, or revise any rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan;

 

(j) Interpret the terms of, and any matter arising under, the Plan or any Award Agreement;

 

(k) Make all other decisions and determinations that may be required under the Plan or as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan; and

 

(l) Decrease the exercise price of an existing Award previously granted under the Plan or cancel existing Awards and issue replacement Awards with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price set forth in the cancelled Award in a transaction that is considered a

 

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“repricing” under rules established by NASDAQ (or as established by another rulemaking body for any other national securities exchange on which the Stock is then listed).

 

4.4 DECISIONS BINDING. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan, any Awards granted under the Plan, any Award Agreement and all decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are final, binding, and conclusive on all parties.

 

ARTICLE 5

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

 

5.1 NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to adjustment as provided in section 14.1, the aggregate number of shares of Stock reserved and available for grant shall be 30,516,469, plus an additional number of shares of Stock equal to 3% of the total number of outstanding shares of common stock effective as of each January 1, commencing January 1, 2005 and ending January 1, 2010. In determining these increases of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, relevant calculations shall be made on a non-diluted basis, i.e., excluding all shares previously reserved for issuance under the Plan and any other equity incentive plan of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the total number of shares available for grant under the Plan as Incentive Stock Options shall be 3,000,000.

 

5.2 LAPSED AWARDS. To the extent that an Award terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, any shares of Stock subject to the Award will again be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan.

 

5.3 STOCK DISTRIBUTED. Any Stock distributed pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Stock, treasury Stock or Stock purchased on the open market.

 

5.4 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SHARES SUBJECT TO AWARDS. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, and subject to the adjustment in Section 14.1, the maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to one or more Awards that may be granted to any one Participant during the Company’s fiscal year shall be 2,500,000.

 

ARTICLE 6

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

 

6.1 ELIGIBILITY.

 

(a) GENERAL. Persons eligible to participate in this Plan include all members of the Board, employees, officers, and executives of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company or a Subsidiary, as determined by the Committee.

 

(b) FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS. Subject to the provisions of Article 16 of the Plan, in order to assure the viability of Awards granted to Participants employed in foreign countries, the Committee may provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy, or custom. Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements, or alternative versions of the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes without

 

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thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose; provided, however, that no such supplements, amendments, restatements, or alternative versions shall increase the share limitations contained in Section 5.1 of the Plan.

 

6.2 ACTUAL PARTICIPATION. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from among all eligible individuals, those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award. No individual shall have any right to be granted an Award under this Plan.

 

ARTICLE 7

STOCK OPTIONS

 

7.1 GENERAL. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

 

(a) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of Stock under an Option shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement. It is the intention under the Plan that the exercise price for any Option shall not be less than the Fair Market Value as of the date of grant; provided, however that the Committee may, in its discretion, grant Options (other than Options that are intended to be Incentive Stock Options or Options that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m)) with an exercise price of less than Fair Market Value on the date of grant.

 

(b) TIME AND CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE. The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part. The Committee shall also determine the performance or other conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all or part of an Option may be exercised. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, an Option will lapse immediately if a Participant’s employment or services are terminated for Cause.

 

(c) PAYMENT. The Committee shall determine the methods by which the exercise price of an Option may be paid, the form of payment, including, without limitation, cash, promissory note, shares of Stock (through actual tender or by attestation), or other property (including broker-assisted “cashless exercise” arrangements), and the methods by which shares of Stock shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants.

 

(d) EVIDENCE OF GRANT. All Options shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant. The Award Agreement shall include such additional provisions as may be specified by the Committee.

 

7.2 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. Incentive Stock Options shall be granted only to employees and the terms of any Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan must comply with the following additional rules:

 

(a) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of Stock shall be set by the Committee, provided that the exercise price for any Incentive Stock Option may not be less than the Fair Market Value as of the date of the grant.

 

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(b) EXERCISE. In no event, may any Incentive Stock Option be exercisable for more than ten years from the date of its grant.

 

(c) LAPSE OF OPTION. An Incentive Stock Option shall lapse under the following circumstances.

 

(1) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse ten years from the date it is granted, unless an earlier time is set in the Award Agreement.

 

(2) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse upon termination of employment for Cause or for any other reason, other than the Participant’s death or Disability, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement.

 

(3) If the Participant terminates employment on account of Disability or death before the Option lapses pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) above, the Incentive Stock Option shall lapse, unless it is previously exercised, on the earlier of (i) the date on which the Option would have lapsed had the Participant not become Disabled or lived and had his employment status (i.e., whether the Participant was employed by the Company on the date of his Disability or death or had previously terminated employment) remained unchanged; or (ii) 12 months after the date of the Participant’s termination of employment on account of Disability or death. Upon the Participant’s Disability or death, any Incentive Stock Options exercisable at the Participant’s Disability or death may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or representatives, by the person or persons entitled to do so under the Participant’s last will and testament, or, if the Participant fails to make testamentary disposition of such Incentive Stock Option or dies intestate, by the person or persons entitled to receive the Incentive Stock Option under the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

 

(d) INDIVIDUAL DOLLAR LIMITATION. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time an Award is made) of all shares of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in any calendar year may not exceed $100,000.00 or such other limitation as imposed by Section 422(d) of the Code, or any successor provision. To the extent that Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in excess of such limitation, the excess shall be considered Non-Qualified Stock Options.

 

(e) TEN PERCENT OWNERS. An Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any individual who, at the date of grant, owns stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of Stock of the Company only if such Option is granted at a price that is not less than 110% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant and the Option is exercisable for no more than five years from the date of grant.

 

(f) EXPIRATION OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. No Award of an Incentive Stock Option may be made pursuant to this Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.

 

(g) RIGHT TO EXERCISE. During a Participant’s lifetime, an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised only by the Participant.

 

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ARTICLE 8

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

8.1 GRANT OF SARS. The Committee is authorized to grant SARs to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

 

(a) RIGHT TO PAYMENT. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant to whom it is granted has the right to receive the excess, if any, of:

 

(1) The Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise; over

 

(2) The grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right as determined by the Committee, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant in the case of any SAR related to any Incentive Stock Option.

 

(b) OTHER TERMS. All awards of Stock Appreciation Rights shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. The terms, methods of exercise, methods of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, and any other terms and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award and shall be reflected in the Award Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 9

PERFORMANCE SHARES

 

9.1 GRANT OF PERFORMANCE SHARES. The Committee is authorized to grant Performance Shares to Participants on such terms and conditions as may be selected by the Committee. The Committee shall have the complete discretion to determine the number of Performance Shares granted to each Participant. All Awards of Performance Shares shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.

 

9.2 RIGHT TO PAYMENT. A grant of Performance Shares gives the Participant rights, valued as determined by the Committee, and payable to, or exercisable by, the Participant to whom the Performance Shares are granted, in whole or in part, as the Committee shall establish at grant or thereafter. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall set performance goals and other terms or conditions to payment of the Performance Shares in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number and value of Performance Shares that will be paid to the Participant.

 

9.3 OTHER TERMS. Performance Shares may be payable in cash, Stock, or other property, and have such other terms and conditions as determined by the Committee and reflected in the Award Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 10

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

 

10.1 GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. The Committee is authorized to make Awards of Restricted Stock to Participants in such amounts and subject to such terms and

 

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conditions as determined by the Committee. All Awards of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

 

10.2 ISSUANCE AND RESTRICTIONS. Restricted Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to vote Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends on the Restricted Stock). These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Committee determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter.

 

10.3 FORFEITURE. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon termination of employment during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Stock that is at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited, provided, however, that the Committee may provide in any Restricted Stock Award Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock will be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock.

 

10.4 CERTIFICATES FOR RESTRICTED STOCK. Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, and the Company may, at its discretion, retain physical possession of the certificate until such time as all applicable restrictions lapse.

 

ARTICLE 11

PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS

 

11.1 PURPOSE. The purpose of this Article 11 is to provide the Committee the ability to qualify the Performance Share Awards under Article 9 and the Restricted Stock Awards under Article 10 as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. If the Committee, in its discretion, decides to grant a Performance-Based Award to a Covered Employee, the provisions of this Article 11 shall control over any contrary provision contained in Articles 9 or 10.

 

11.2 APPLICABILITY. This Article 11 shall apply only to those Covered Employees selected by the Committee to receive Performance-Based Awards. The Committee may, in its discretion, grant Restricted Stock Awards or Performance Share Awards to Covered Employees that do not satisfy the requirements of this Article 11. The designation of a Covered Employee as a Participant for a Performance Period shall not in any manner entitle the Participant to receive an Award for the period. Moreover, designation of a Covered Employee as a Participant for a particular Performance Period shall not require designation of such Covered Employee as a Participant in any subsequent Performance Period and designation of one Covered Employee as a Participant shall not require designation of any other Covered Employees as a Participant in such period or in any other period.

 

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11.3 DISCRETION OF COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO PERFORMANCE AWARDS. With regard to a particular Performance Period, the Committee shall have full discretion to select the length of such Performance Period, the type of Performance-Based Awards to be issued, the kind and/or level of the Performance Goal, and whether the Performance Goal is to apply to the Company, a Subsidiary or any division or business unit thereof.

 

11.4 PAYMENT OF PERFORMANCE AWARDS. Unless otherwise provided in the relevant Award Agreement, a Participant must be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on the last day of the Performance Period to be eligible for a Performance Award for such Performance Period. Furthermore, a Participant shall be eligible to receive payment under a Performance-Based Award for a Performance Period only if the Performance Goals for such period are achieved. In determining the actual size of an individual Performance-Based Award, the Committee may reduce or eliminate the amount of the Performance-Based Award earned for the Performance Period, if in its sole and absolute discretion, such reduction or elimination is appropriate.

 

11.5 MAXIMUM AWARD PAYABLE. The maximum Performance-Based Award payable to any one Participant under the Plan for a Performance Period is 2,500,000 shares of Stock, or in the event the Performance-Based Award is paid in cash, such maximum Performance-Based Award shall be determined by multiplying 2,500,000 by the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock as of the date of grant of the Performance-Based Award.

 

ARTICLE 12

TAKE OWNERSHIP GRANTS

 

12.1 TAKE OWNERSHIP GRANTS. The Take Ownership Grants shall be awarded to Participants selected by the Committee and shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

(a) EFFECTIVE DATE OF GRANTS. The effective date of the Take Ownership Grants shall be on the day on which the Company’s initial public offering of Stock is consummated; provided, however, that Take Ownership Grants shall not be made to those persons who are not United States residents if the jurisdiction in which any such person resides prohibits such Grants or makes it impractical for the Company to make such Grants.

 

(b) EXERCISE PRICE FOR GRANTS. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the exercise price per share of Stock under the Take Ownership Grants shall be the price at which the Company’s Stock is offered under its initial public offering of Stock (“IPO Price”), provided, however, that, with respect to Participants who do not reside in the United States, if the day on which the Company receives approval by the applicable foreign jurisdiction to offer Stock to Participants residing in that jurisdiction is later than the day on which the Company’s initial public offering becomes effective, the exercise price per share of Stock under the Take Ownership Grants shall be the Fair Market Value on the day on which the Company receives approval by the applicable foreign jurisdiction to offer Stock to such Participants.

 

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(c) AMOUNT OF THE TAKE OWNERSHIP GRANTS. Each Participant selected to receive a Take Ownership Grant shall be entitled to receive an Option to purchase 50 shares of Stock. Such Option shall be designated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

(d) TIME AND CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE. The Take Ownership Grants shall become fully exercisable on the second anniversary of the date of grant.

 

(e) PAYMENT. The Committee shall determine the methods by which the exercise price of the Take Ownership Grants may be paid, the form of payment, including, without limitation, cash, promissory note, shares of Stock (through actual tender or by attestation), or other property (including broker-assisted “cashless exercise” arrangements), and the methods by which shares of Stock shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants.

 

(f) EVIDENCE OF GRANT. All Take Ownership Grants shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant. The Award Agreement shall provide that upon a Participant’s termination of employment or service with the Company or a Subsidiary for any reason, the Participant may, at any time within 90 days after the effective date of the Participant’s termination, exercise the Take Ownership Grant to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise the Take Ownership Grant at the date of termination, provided that in no event shall the Take Ownership Grant be exercisable after its expiration date, as provided in the Award Agreement. The Award Agreement shall also include such other provisions as determined by the Committee.

 

ARTICLE 13

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS

 

13.1 STAND-ALONE AND TANDEM AWARDS. Awards granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with, any other Award granted under the Plan. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards.

 

13.2 EXCHANGE PROVISIONS. The Committee may at any time offer to exchange or buy out any previously granted Award for a payment in cash, Stock, or another Award, based on the terms and conditions the Committee determines and communicates to the Participant at the time the offer is made.

 

13.3 TERM OF AWARD. The term of each Award shall be for the period as determined by the Committee, provided that in no event shall the term of any Incentive Stock Option or a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with the Incentive Stock Option exceed a period of ten years from the date of its grant.

 

13.4 FORM OF PAYMENT FOR AWARDS. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable law or Award Agreement, payments or transfers to be made by the Company or a Subsidiary on the grant or exercise of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee determines at or after the time of grant, including without limitation, cash, promissory note, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or any combination, and may be made in a single

 

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payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis, in each case determined in accordance with rules adopted by, and at the discretion of, the Committee.

 

13.5 LIMITS ON TRANSFER. No right or interest of a Participant in any Award may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in favor of any party other than the Company or a Subsidiary, or shall be subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to any other party other than the Company or a Subsidiary. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, no Award shall be assignable or transferable by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

 

13.6 BENEFICIARIES. Notwithstanding Section 13.5, a Participant may, in the manner determined by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Participant and to receive any distribution with respect to any Award upon the Participant’s death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to the Participant, except to the extent the Plan and Award Agreement otherwise provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee. If the Participant is married, a designation of a person other than the Participant’s spouse as his beneficiary with respect to more than 50 % of the Participant’s interest in the Award shall not be effective without the written consent of the Participant’s spouse. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the Participant, payment shall be made to the person entitled thereto under the Participant’s will or the laws of descent and distribution. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Participant at any time provided the change or revocation is filed with the Committee.

 

13.7 STOCK CERTIFICATES. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates evidencing shares of Stock pursuant to the exercise of any Awards, unless and until the Board has determined, with advice of counsel, that the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authorities and, if applicable, the requirements of any exchange on which the shares of Stock are listed or traded. All Stock certificates delivered under the Plan are subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with Federal, state, or foreign jurisdiction, securities or other laws, rules and regulations and the rules of any national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock is listed, quoted, or traded. The Committee may place legends on any Stock certificate to reference restrictions applicable to the Stock. In addition to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Board may require that a Participant make such reasonable covenants, agreements, and representations as the Board, in its discretion, deems advisable in order to comply with any such laws, regulations, or requirements.

 

13.8 ACCELERATION UPON A CHANGE OF CONTROL. At the time of the grant of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right or other Award or any time thereafter, the Board shall have the authority and discretion, but shall not have any obligation, to provide for the acceleration of the vesting and exercisability of any outstanding Option, Stock Appreciation Right or other Award upon a Change in Control.

 

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ARTICLE 14

CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

14.1 GENERAL.

 

(a) SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANT. In the event of any change in the number of shares of Stock outstanding by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares or similar corporate change, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Committee may grant Awards shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee. In the event of any change in the number of shares of Stock outstanding by reason of any other event or transaction, the Committee may, but need not, make such adjustments in the number and class of shares of Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted as the Committee may deem appropriate.

 

(b) OUTSTANDING AWARDS – INCREASE OR DECREASE IN ISSUED SHARES WITHOUT CONSIDERATION. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, in the event of any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Stock resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares of Stock or the payment of a stock dividend (but only on the shares of Stock), or any other increase or decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt or payment of consideration by the Company, the Committee shall proportionally adjust the number of shares of Stock subject to each outstanding Award and the exercise price per share of Stock of each such Award.

 

(c) OUTSTANDING AWARDS – CERTAIN MERGERS. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, in the event that the Company shall be the surviving corporation in any merger or consolidation (except a merger or consolidation as a result of which the holders of shares of Stock receive securities of another corporation), each Award outstanding on the date of such merger or consolidation shall pertain to and apply to the securities which a holder of the number of shares of Stock subject to such Award would have received in such merger or consolidation.

 

(d) OUTSTANDING AWARDS – CERTAIN OTHER TRANSACTIONS. In the event of (i) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, (iii) a merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or (iv) a merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the holders of shares of Stock receive securities of another corporation and/or other property, including cash, the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion, have the power to:

 

(1) cancel, effective immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, each Award outstanding immediately prior to such event (whether or not then exercisable), and, in full consideration of such cancellation, pay to the Participant to whom such Award was granted an amount in cash, for each share of Stock subject to such Award, respectively, equal to the excess of (A) the value, as determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion, of the property (including cash) received by the holder of a share of Stock as a result of such event over (B) the exercise of such Award; or

 

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(2) provide for the exchange of each Award outstanding immediately prior to such event (whether or not then exercisable) for an option, a stock appreciation right, restricted stock award, performance share award or performance-based award with respect to, as appropriate, some or all of the property for which such Award is exchanged and, incident thereto, make an equitable adjustment as determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion in the exercise price or value of the option, stock appreciate right, restricted stock award, performance share award or performance-based award or the number of shares or amount of property subject to the option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock award, performance share award or performance-based award or, if appropriate, provide for a cash payment to the Participant to whom such Award was granted in partial consideration for the exchange of the Award.

 

(e) OUTSTANDING AWARDS – OTHER CHANGES. In the event of any other change in the capitalization of the Company or corporate change other than those specifically referred to in Article 14, the Committee may, in its absolute discretion, make such adjustments in the number and class of shares subject to Awards outstanding on the date on which such change occurs and in the per share exercise price of each Award as the Committee may consider appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights.

 

(f) NO OTHER RIGHTS. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation of the Company or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares of Stock subject to an Award or the exercise price of any Award.

 

ARTICLE 15

AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION

 

15.1 AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION. With the approval of the Board, at any time and from time to time, the Committee may terminate, amend or modify the Plan; provided, however, that to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with any applicable law, regulation, or stock exchange rule, the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

 

15.2 AWARDS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, including without limitation, the provisions of Article 14, no termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the Participant.

 

ARTICLE 16

PROVISIONS RELATING TO FRENCH EMPLOYEES

 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply to Awards granted to any employee who is a French citizen or who works primarily in France as of the grant date (referred to herein as “French Employee”).

 

16.1 CONSULTANTS. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no French Employee who would otherwise be considered a consultant under French law may be granted an Award under the Plan.

 

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16.2 TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. The last sentence of Section 3.1(d) (definition of Cause) shall not apply to French Employees.

 

16.3 TEN PERCENT OWNERS. Notwithstanding Section 6.1(a) above, no Award shall be granted to any French Employee who holds more than ten percent of the Stock on the grant date.

 

16.4 EXERCISE PRICE. Notwithstanding Section 7.1(a) above, all Awards granted to French Employees shall be granted at an exercise price per share equal to Fair Market Value per share as of the grant date.

 

16.5 TIME LIMITATIONS. No Options shall be granted to any French Employee five years after the later of (a) the date the Company’s stockholders initially approved the Plan, or (b) the date the Plan has been subsequently re-authorized, in its original form or as amended from time to time by the Board, by the Company’s stockholders.

 

16.6 VESTING OF OPTIONS. Notwithstanding Section 7.1(b) above, no portion of any Award granted to a French Employee shall become exercisable before the five-year anniversary of the grant date.

 

16.7 EFFECT OF PARTICIPANT’S DEATH. Notwithstanding Section 7.1(b) or any other provision hereof, upon a French Employee’s death, the vested portion of such Participant’s Award shall remain exercisable for a period of six months after the date of his death and shall be exercisable by his heirs.

 

16.8 EXCHANGE OF OPTIONS. Notwithstanding Section 13.2 above, the Company shall not terminate any portion of an Award granted to any French Employee.

 

16.9 ADJUSTMENT OF OPTIONS. Notwithstanding Section 14.1 herein, any adjustment made to any Award granted to a French Employee shall comply with applicable French law.

 

ARTICLE 17

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

17.1 NO RIGHTS TO AWARDS. No Participant, employee, or other person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and neither the Company nor the Committee is obligated to treat Participants, employees, and other persons uniformly.

 

17.2 NO STOCKHOLDERS RIGHTS. No Award gives the Participant any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until shares of Stock are in fact issued to such person in connection with such Award.

 

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17.3 WITHHOLDING. The Company or any Subsidiary shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy Federal, state, and local taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan. With the Committee’s consent, a Participant may elect to have the Company withhold from those Stock that would otherwise be received upon the exercise of any Option, a number of shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s applicable federal, state, local and foreign income and employment tax withholding obligations.

 

17.4 NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES. Nothing in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate any Participant’s employment or services at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

17.5 UNFUNDED STATUS OF AWARDS. The Plan is intended to be an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give the Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

17.6 INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent allowable under applicable law, each member of the Committee or of the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her provided he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

 

17.7 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER BENEFITS. No payment under the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

17.8 EXPENSES. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

17.9 TITLES AND HEADINGS. The titles and headings of the Sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.

 

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17.10 FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares of stock shall be issued and the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, whether cash shall be given in lieu of fractional shares or whether such fractional shares shall be eliminated by rounding up or down as appropriate.

 

17.11 SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. With respect to any person who is, on the relevant date, obligated to file reports under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, transactions under this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under the Exchange Act. To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee fails to so comply, it shall be void to the extent permitted by law and voidable as deemed advisable by the Committee.

 

17.12 GOVERNMENT AND OTHER REGULATIONS. The obligation of the Company to make payment of awards in Stock or otherwise shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by government agencies as may be required. The Company shall be under no obligation to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any of the shares of Stock paid under the Plan. If the shares paid under the Plan may in certain circumstances be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company may restrict the transfer of such shares in such manner as it deems advisable to ensure the availability of any such exemption.

 

17.13 GOVERNING LAW. The Plan and all Award Agreements shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

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2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

EXHIBIT 10.8

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

 

2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

(As Amended and Restated May 19, 2004)

 

1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ON Semiconductor Corporation 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) is to encourage stock ownership by eligible employees of ON Semiconductor Corporation (formerly known as SCG Holding Corporation) (the “Company”) and its Subsidiaries and thereby provide employees with an incentive to contribute to the profitability and success of the Company. The Plan is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code and will be maintained for the exclusive benefit of eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

2. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of the Plan, in addition to the terms defined in Section 1, the following terms are defined:

 

(a) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(b) “Cash Account” means the account maintained on behalf of a Participant by the Company for the purpose of holding cash contributions withheld from payroll pending investment in Stock.

 

(c) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(d) “Custodian” means Solomon Smith Barney or any successor or replacement appointed by the Board or its delagatee under Section 3(a).

 

(e) “Earnings” means a Participant’s salary or wages, including bonuses, for services performed for the Company and its Subsidiaries and received by a Participant for services rendered during an Offering Period.

 

(f) “Fair Market Value” means the closing price of the Stock on the relevant date as reported on NASDAQ (or any national securities exchange or quotation system on which the Stock is then listed), or if there were no sales on that date the closing price on the next preceding date for which a closing price was reported; provided, however, that for any Offering Period beginning on the IPO Date, the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the first day of such Offering Period shall be deemed to be the price at which the Company’s Stock is offered under its initial public offering of Stock.

 

(g) “IPO Date” means the date on which the Company’s initial public offering of Stock is consummated.

 

(h) “Offering Period” means the period beginning on the IPO Date and ending on the last day of the next calendar quarter, and every three-month period thereafter. For Participants who do not reside in the United States, if the day on which the Company receives approval by the applicable foreign jurisdiction to offer common stock to Participants residing in that jurisdiction is later than the day on which the Company’s initial public offering becomes

 


effective, the Offering Period means the period beginning on the day on which the Company receives approval by the applicable foreign jurisdiction to offer common stock to such Participants and ending on the last day of the next calendar quarter, and every three-month period thereafter.

 

(i) “Participant” means an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary who is participating in the Plan.

 

(j) “Purchase Right” means a Participant’s option to purchase Stock that is deemed to be outstanding during an Offering Period. A Purchase Right represents an “option” under Section 423 of the Code.

 

(k) “Stock” means the common stock of the Company.

 

(l) “Stock Account” means the account maintained on behalf of the Participant by the Custodian for the purpose of holding Stock acquired under the Plan.

 

(m) “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the corporations (other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain) owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain as set forth in Code Section 424(f).

 

3. ADMINISTRATION.

 

(a) Board Administration. The Plan will be administered by the Board. The Board may delegate its administrative duties and authority (other than its authority to amend the Plan) to any Board committee or to any officers or employees or committee thereof as the Board may designate (in which case references to the Board will be deemed to refer to the administrator to which such duties and authority have been delegated). The Board will have full authority to adopt, amend, suspend, waive, and rescind rules and regulations and appoint agents as it deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan, to correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan and to construe and interpret the Plan and rules and regulations thereunder, to furnish to the Custodian such information as the Custodian may require, and to make all other decisions and determinations under the Plan (including determinations relating to eligibility). No person acting in connection with the administration of the Plan will, in that capacity, participate in deciding any matter relating to his or her participation in the Plan.

 

(b) The Custodian. The Custodian will act as custodian under the Plan, and will perform duties under the Plan and in any agreement between the Company and the Custodian. The Custodian will establish and maintain Participants Stock Accounts and any subaccounts as may be necessary or desirable to administer the Plan.

 

(c) Waivers. The Board may waive or modify any requirement that a notice or election be made or filed under the Plan a specified period in advance on an individual case or by adopting a rule or regulation under the Plan, without amending the Plan.

 

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(d) Other Administrative Provisions. The Company will furnish information from its records as directed by the Board, and such records, including a Participant’s Earnings, will be conclusive on all persons unless determined by the Board to be incorrect. Each Participant and other person claiming benefits under the Plan must furnish to the Company in writing an up-to-date mailing address and any other information as the Board or Custodian may reasonably request. Any communication, statement, or notice mailed with postage prepaid to any such Participant or other person at the last mailing address filed with the Company will be deemed sufficiently given when mailed and will be binding upon the named recipient. The Plan will be administered on a reasonable and nondiscriminatory basis and uniform rules will apply to all persons similarly situated. All Participants will have equal rights and privileges (subject to the terms of the Plan) with respect to Purchase Right outstanding during any given Offering Period in accordance with Code Section 423(b)(5).

 

4. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN. Subject to adjustment as provided below, the total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance or which may be otherwise acquired upon exercise of Purchase Rights under the Plan will be 8,500,000. If, at the end of any Offering Period, the number of shares of Stock with respect to which Purchase Rights are to be exercised exceeds the number of shares of Stock then available under the Plan, the Board shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares of Stock remaining available for purchase in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable. Any shares of Stock delivered by the Company under the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares or shares of Stock purchased on the open market. The number and kind of such shares of Stock subject to the Plan will be proportionately adjusted, as determined by the Board, in the event of any extraordinary dividend or other distribution, recapitalization, forward or reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or share exchange, or other similar corporate transaction or event affecting the Stock.

 

5. ENROLLMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS.

 

(a) Eligibility. An employee of the Company or any Subsidiary designated by the Board may be enrolled in the Plan for any Offering Period if such employee is employed by the Company or a Subsidiary authorized to participate in the Plan on the first day of the Offering Period, unless one of the following applies to the employee:

 

(i) such person has been employed by the Company or a Subsidiary less than 90 days; or

 

(ii) such person is customarily employed by the Company or a Subsidiary for 20 hours or less a week; or

 

(iii) such person is customarily employed by the Company or a Subsidiary for not more than five months in any calendar year;

 

(iv) such person would, immediately upon enrollment, be deemed to own, for purposes of Section 423(b)(3) of the Code, an aggregate of five percent or more of the total combined voting power or value of all outstanding shares of all classes of the Stock of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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Notwithstanding the above, solely for purposes of the first Offering Period under the Plan, an employee who is employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on the first day of such Offering Period and who is otherwise eligible to participate in the Plan shall not be required to satisfy the 90 day employment period specified in 5(a)(i) above.

 

The Company will notify an employee of the date as of which he or she is eligible to enroll in the Plan, and will make available to each eligible employee the necessary enrollment forms. Notwithstanding the above, any individual who is employed by the Company or a Subsidiary designated by the Board and who is working outside of the United States shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan if the laws of the country in which the employee is working makes the offer of the Purchase Right or the delivery of Stock under the Plan impractical. Additionally, the offer of the Purchase Right and the delivery of Stock under the Plan shall be effective for any individual who is employed by the Company or a Subsidiary and who is working outside of the United States only after the Company has complied with the applicable laws of the country in which the employee is working.

 

(b) Initial Enrollment. An employee who is eligible under Section 5(a) (or who will become eligible on or before a given Offering Period) may, after receiving current information about the Plan, initially enroll in the Plan by executing and filing with the Company a properly completed enrollment form, including the employee’s election as to the rate of payroll contributions for the Offering Period. To be effective for any Offering Period, such enrollment form must be filed at least two weeks (or such other period determined by the Board) preceding such Offering Period.

 

(c) Automatic Re-enrollment for Subsequent Offering Periods. A Participant whose enrollment in, and payroll contributions under, the Plan continues throughout a Offering Period will automatically be re-enrolled in the Plan for the next Offering Period unless (i) the Participant terminates enrollment before the next Offering Period in accordance with Section 7(a), or (ii) the Participant is ineligible to participate under Section 5(a). The initial rate of payroll contributions for a Participant who is automatically re-enrolled for a Offering Period will be the same as the rate of payroll contribution in effect at the end of the preceding Offering Period, unless the Participant files a new enrollment form designating a different rate of payroll contributions and such new enrollment form is received no later than two weeks (or such other period determined by the Board) prior to the beginning of the next Offering Period.

 

(d) Payroll Contributions. A Participant will make contributions under the Plan by means of payroll deductions from each payroll period which ends during the Offering Period, at the rate elected by the Participant in his or her enrollment form in effect for that Offering Period (except that such rate may be changed during the Offering Period to the extent permitted below). The rate of payroll contributions elected by a Participant may not be less than one percent (1%) nor more than ten percent (10%) of the Participant’s Earnings for each payroll period, and only whole percentages may be elected; provided, however, that the Board may specify a lower minimum rate and higher maximum rate, subject to Section 8(c). Notwithstanding the above, a Participant’s payroll contributions will be adjusted downward by the Company as necessary to ensure that the limit on the amount of Stock purchased for an Offering Period set forth in Section 6(a)(iii) is not exceeded. A Participant may elect to increase, decrease, or discontinue payroll contributions for a future Offering Period by filing a new enrollment form designating a different rate of payroll contributions, which form must be

 

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received at least two weeks (or such other period determined by the Board) prior to the beginning of an Offering Period to be effective for that Offering Period. In addition, a Participant may elect to discontinue payroll contributions during an Offering Period by filing a new enrollment form, such change to be effective for the next payroll after the Participant’s new enrollment form is received.

 

(e) Crediting Payroll Contributions to Cash Accounts. All payroll contributions by a Participant under the Plan will be credited to a Cash Account maintained by the Company on behalf of the Participant. The Company will credit payroll contributions to each Participant’s Cash Account as soon as practicable after the contributions are withheld from the Participant’s Earnings.

 

(f) No Interest on Cash Accounts. No interest will be credited or paid on cash balances in Participant’s Cash Accounts pending investment in Stock.

 

6. PURCHASES OF STOCK.

 

(a) Purchase Rights. Enrollment in the Plan for any Offering Period by a Participant will constitute a grant by the Company of a Purchase Right to such Participant for such Offering Period. Each Purchase Right will be subject to the following terms:

 

(i) The purchase price of each share of Stock purchased for each Offering Period will equal 85% of the lesser of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the first day of an Offering Period, or the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the last day of an Offering Period.

 

(ii) Except as limited in (iii) below, the number of shares of Stock that may be purchased upon exercise of the Purchase Right for a Offering Period will equal the number of shares (including fractional shares) that can be purchased at the purchase price specified in Section 6(a)(i) with the aggregate amount credited to the Participant’s Cash Account as of the last day of an Offering Period.

 

(iii) The number of shares of Stock subject to a Participant’s Purchase Right for any Offering Period will not exceed the lesser of: (1) 500 shares of Stock, or (2) the number derived by dividing $6,250 by 100% of the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the first day of the Offering Period for the Offering Period.

 

(iv) The Purchase Right will be automatically exercised on the last day of the Offering Period.

 

(v) Payments by a Participant for Stock purchased under a Purchase Right will be made only through payroll deduction in accordance with Section 5(d) and (e).

 

(vi) The Purchase Right will expire on the earlier of the last day of the Offering Period or the date on which the Participant’s enrollment in the Plan terminates.

 

(b) Purchase of Stock. At or as promptly as practicable after the last day of an Offering Period, amounts credited to each Participant’s Cash Account will be applied by the

 

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Company to purchase Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Shares of Stock will be purchased from the Company or in the open market, as the Board determines. The Company will aggregate the amounts in all Cash Accounts when purchasing Stock, and shares purchased will be allocated to each Participant’s Stock Account in proportion to the cash amounts withdrawn from such Participant’s Cash Account. After completing purchases for each Offering Period (which will be completed in not more than 15 calendar days after the last day of an Offering Period), all shares of Stock so purchased for a Participant will be credited to the Participant’s Stock Account.

 

(c) Dividend Reinvestment; Other Distributions. Cash dividends on any Stock credited to a Participant’s Stock Account will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of Stock; such amounts will not be available in the form of cash to Participants. The Company will aggregate all purchases of Stock in connection with dividend reinvestment for a given dividend payment date. Purchases of Stock for purposes of dividend reinvestment will be made as promptly as practicable (but not more than 15 calendar days) after a dividend payment date. The purchases will be made directly from the Company at 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the dividend payment date or on the open market. Any shares of Stock distributed as a dividend or distribution in respect of shares of Stock or in connection with a split of the Stock credited to a Participant’s Stock Account will be credited to such Account.

 

(d) Withdrawals and Transfers. Shares of Stock may be withdrawn from a Participant’s Stock Account, in which case one or more certificates for whole shares may be issued in the name of, and delivered to, the Participant, with such Participant receiving cash in lieu of fractional shares based on the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the day preceding the date of withdrawal. Alternatively, whole shares of Stock may be withdrawn from a Participant’s Stock Account by means of a transfer to a broker-dealer or financial institution that maintains an account for the Participant, together with the transfer of cash in lieu of fractional shares based on the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the day preceding the date of withdrawal. Participants may not designate any other person to receive shares of Stock withdrawn or transferred under the Plan. A Participant seeking to withdraw or transfer shares of Stock must give instructions to the Custodian in such manner and form as may be prescribed by the Custodian, which instructions will be acted upon as promptly as practicable. Withdrawals and transfers will be subject to any fees imposed in accordance with Section 8(a).

 

(e) Excess Account Balances. If any amounts remain in a Cash Account following the date on which the Company purchases Stock for an Offering Period as a result of the limitation set forth in Section 6(a)(iii) or for any other reason, such amounts will be returned to the Participant as promptly as practicable.

 

7. TERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTIONS.

 

(a) Termination of Enrollment. A Participant’s enrollment in the Plan will terminate upon (i) the beginning of any payroll period or Offering Period that begins after he or she files a written notice of termination of enrollment with the Company, provided that such Participant will continue to be deemed to be enrolled with respect to any completed Offering Period for which purchases have not been completed, (ii) such time as the Participant becomes ineligible to participate under Section 5(a) of the Plan, or (iii) the termination of the Participant’s employment by the Company and its Subsidiaries. An employee whose enrollment in the Plan

 

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terminates may again enroll in the Plan as of any subsequent Offering Period that is at least 90 days after such termination of enrollment if he or she satisfies the eligibility requirements of Section 5(a) as of such Offering Period. A Participant’s election to discontinue payroll contributions will not constitute a termination of enrollment.

 

(b) Distribution. As soon as practicable after a Participant’s enrollment in the Plan terminates, amounts in the Participant’s Cash Account which resulted from payroll contributions will be repaid to the Participant. The Custodian will continue to maintain the Participant’s Stock Account for the Participant until the earlier of such time as the Participant directs the sale of all Stock in the Account, withdraws, or transfers all Stock in the Account, or one year after the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company and its Subsidiaries. If a Participant’s termination of enrollment results from his or her death, all amounts payable will be paid to his or her estate.

 

8. GENERAL.

 

(a) Costs. Costs and expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan and maintenance of Accounts will be paid by the Company, to the extent provided in this Section 8(a). Any brokerage fees and commissions for the purchase of Stock under the Plan (including Stock purchased upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions) will be paid by the Company, but any brokerage fees and commissions for the sale of Stock under the Plan by a Participant will be borne by such Participant. The rate at which such fees and commissions will be charged to Participants will be determined by the Custodian or any broker-dealer used by the Custodian (including an affiliate of the Custodian), and communicated from time to time to Participants. In addition, the Custodian may impose or pass through a reasonable fee for the withdrawal of Stock in the form of stock certificates (as permitted under Section 6(d)), and reasonable fees for other services unrelated to the purchase of Stock under the Plan, to the extent approved in writing by the Company and communicated to Participants.

 

(b) Statements to Participants. The Participant’s statement will reflect payroll contributions, purchases, sales, and withdrawals and transfers of shares of Stock and other Plan transactions by appropriate adjustments to the Participant’s Accounts. The Custodian will, not less frequently than quarterly, provide or cause to be provided a written statement to the Participant showing the transactions in his or her Stock Account and the date thereof, the number of shares of Stock credited or sold, the aggregate purchase price paid or sales price received, the purchase or sales price per share, the brokerage fees and commissions paid (if any), the total shares held for the Participant’s Stock Account (computed to at least three decimal places), and such other information as agreed to by the Custodian and the Company.

 

(c) Compliance with Section 423. It is the intent of the Company that this Plan complies in all respects with applicable requirements of Section 423 of the Code and regulations thereunder. Accordingly, if any provision of this Plan does not comply with such requirements, such provision will be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements.

 

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9. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

 

(a) Compliance With Legal and Other Requirements. The Plan, the granting and exercising of Purchase Rights hereunder, and the other obligations of the Company and the Custodian under the Plan will be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency as may be required. The Company may, in its discretion, postpone the issuance or delivery of Stock upon exercise of Purchase Rights until completion of such registration or qualification of such Stock or other required action under any federal or state law, rule, or regulation, or the laws of any country in which employees of the Company and a Subsidiary who are nonresident aliens and who are eligible to participate reside, or other required action with respect to any automated quotation system or stock exchange upon which the Stock or other Company securities are designated or listed, or compliance with any other contractual obligation of the Company, as the Company may consider appropriate. In addition, the Company may require any Participant to make such representations and furnish such information as it may consider appropriate in connection with the issuance or delivery of Stock in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, designation or listing requirements, or other contractual obligations.

 

(b) Limits on Encumbering Rights. No right or interest of a Participant under the Plan, including any Purchase Right, may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in favor of any party, subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant, or otherwise assigned, transferred, or disposed of except pursuant to the laws of descent or distribution, and any right of a Participant under the Plan will be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant.

 

(c) No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder, including the grant of a Purchase Right, will be construed as giving any employee the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor will it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate any employee’s employment at any time.

 

(d) Taxes. The Company or any Subsidiary is authorized to withhold from any payment to be made to a Participant, including any payroll and other payments not related to the Plan, amounts of withholding and other taxes due in connection with any transaction under the Plan, and a Participant’s enrollment in the Plan will be deemed to constitute his or her consent to such withholding. In addition, Participants may be required to advise the Company of sales and other dispositions of Stock acquired under the plan in order to permit the Company to comply with tax laws and to claim any tax deductions to which the Company may be entitled with respect to the Plan. This provision and other Plan provisions do not set forth an explanation of the tax consequences to Participants under the Plan. A brief summary of the tax consequences will be included in disclosure documents to be separately furnished to Participants.

 

(e) Changes to the Plan. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan without the consent of shareholders or Participants, except that any such action will be subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders within one year after such Board action if such shareholder approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation or the rules of any automated quotation system or stock exchange on which the Stock may then be quoted or listed, or if such shareholder approval is necessary in order for the Plan to continue to meet the requirements of Section 423 of the Code, and the Board may otherwise, in its discretion, determine to submit other such actions to shareholders for approval. However,

 

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without the consent of an affected Participant, no amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation, or termination of the Plan may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant with respect to outstanding Purchase Rights relating to any Offering Period that has been completed prior to such Board action. The foregoing notwithstanding, upon termination of the Plan the Board may (i) elect to terminate all outstanding Purchase Rights at such time as the Board may designate, and all amounts contributed to the Plan which remain in a Participant’s Cash Account will be returned to the Participant (without interest) as promptly as practicable, or (ii) shorten the Offering Period to such period determined by the Board and use amounts credited to a Participant Cash Account to purchase Stock.

 

(f) No Rights to Participate; No Shareholder Rights. No Participant or employee will have any claim to participate in the Plan with respect to Offering Periods that have not commenced, and the Company will have no obligation to continue the Plan. No Purchase Right will confer on any Participant any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until Stock is duly issued or transferred and delivered to the Participant (or credited to the Participant’s Stock Account).

 

(g) Fractional Shares. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, purchases of Stock under the Plan executed by the Custodian may result in the crediting of fractional shares of Stock to the Participant’s Stock Account. Such fractional shares will be computed to at least three decimal places. Fractional shares will not, however, be issued by the Company, and certificates representing fractional shares will not be delivered to Participants under any circumstances.

 

(h) Plan Year. The Plan will operate on a plan year that begins on January 1 and ends December 31 in each year.

 

(i) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan will be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws, and applicable federal law.

 

(j) Effective Date. The Plan will become effective on the IPO Date, subject to the Plan being approved by shareholders of the Company, at a meeting by a vote sufficient to meet the requirements of Section 423(b)(2) of the Code. If the Plan is not approved in accordance with Section 423(b)(2) of the Code, each Participant’s Purchase Right shall be void and amounts credited to the Participant’s Cash Account shall be promptly returned to the Participant.

 

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Form of Stock Option Grant to 1999 Founders Stock Option Plan

EXHIBIT 10.9

 

[FORM OF STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT TO

1999 FOUNDERS STOCK OPTION PLAN]

 

STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT

(Non-Qualified Stock Options)

 

THIS AGREEMENT, made as of this          th/rd day of                                                                    between ON Semiconductor Corporation (formerly known as SCG Holding Corporation) (the “Company”) and                                                       (the “Participant”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has adopted and maintains the ON Semiconductor 1999 Founders Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) to promote the interests of the Company and its Affiliates and stockholders by providing the Company’s key employees and others with an appropriate incentive to encourage them to continue in the employ of the Company or its affiliates and to improve the growth and profitability of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, the Plan provides for the Grant to Participants in the Plan of Non-Qualified Stock Options to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Grant of Options. Pursuant to, and subject to, the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Participant a NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION (the “Option”) with respect to              shares of Common Stock of the Company.

 

2. Grant Date. The Grant Date of the Option hereby granted is                     ,             .

 

3. Incorporation of Plan. All terms, conditions and restrictions of the Plan are incorporated herein and made part hereof as if stated herein. If there is any conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as interpreted by the Board, shall govern. All capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Plan.

 

4. Exercise Price. The exercise price of each share underlying the Option hereby granted is $                     .

 

5. Vesting Date. The Option shall become exercisable as follows: [INSERT VESTING SCHEDULE HERE]; provided that, the number of shares to become exercisable on any Vesting Date shall be rounded up to the nearest share, but in no event shall more than              percent of the shares underlying the Option become exercisable in any              period, nor shall more than the total number of shares

 


underlying the Option become exercisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), any portion of the Option which has not expired pursuant to Section 6 below, shall become immediately vested and exercisable on the date of such Change in Control.

 

6. Expiration Date. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, with respect to the Option or any portion thereof which has not become exercisable, the Option shall expire on the date the Participant’s Employment is terminated for any reason, and with respect to any Option or any portion thereof which has become exercisable, the Option shall expire on the earlier of: (i) 90 days after the Participant’s termination of Employment other than for Cause, death or Disability; (ii) one year after termination of the Participant’s Employment by reason of death or Disability; (iii) the commencement of business on the date the Participant’s Employment is, or is deemed to have been, terminated for Cause; or (iv) the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

7. Company Call Rights. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Employment for any reason prior to the existence of a Public Market, the Company shall have the right, in its sole discretion, during the ninety-day period immediately following the date of termination (the “Option Call Period”), to purchase for cash any portion of the Option that has become exercisable on or before the date of such termination of Employment for a purchase price equal to the Option Spread, if any, determined as of the Valuation Date immediately preceding the date that the Company exercises its right to purchase such Option multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such portion of the Option. Upon written notice that the Company is exercising its right to purchase such portion of the Option, such Option shall no longer be exercisable by the Participant (unless otherwise agreed by the Company) and, upon payment by the Company, such Option shall immediately become void and cancelled, without any further action by the Participant or the Company or otherwise. Such payment shall be made within ten days after the date that the Company notifies the Participant in writing that it is exercising its right to purchase the Option hereunder, provided that the Company may delay any such payment in the event such payment will result in the violation of the terms or provisions of, or result in a default or event of default under, any guarantee, financing or security agreement or document entered into by the Company or any of its Affiliates and in effect on such date (hereinafter a “Financing Agreement”). In the event the payment of the purchase price is delayed as a result of a restriction imposed by a Financing Agreement as provided above, such payment shall be made without the application of further conditions or impediments as soon as practicable after the payment of such purchase price would no longer result in the violation of the terms or provisions of, or result in a default or event of default under, any Financing Agreement, and such payment shall equal the amount that would have been paid to the Participant if no delay had occurred plus interest for the period from the date on which the purchase price would have been paid but for the delay in payment provided herein to the date on which such payment is made (the “Delay Period”), calculated at an annual rate equal to the average annual prime rate charged during the Delay Period by a nationally recognized bank designated by the Board. The Company may deduct from any payment provided hereunder an amount equal to the applicable federal, state and local withholding taxes.

 

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8. Construction of Agreement. Any provision of this Agreement (or portion thereof) which is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction and subject to this section, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions thereof in such jurisdiction or rendering that or any other provisions of this Agreement invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any other jurisdiction. If any covenant should be deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable because its scope is considered excessive, such covenant shall be modified so that the scope of the covenant is reduced only to the minimum extent necessary to render the modified covenant valid, legal and enforceable. No waiver of any provision or violation of this Agreement by the Company shall be implied by the Company’s forbearance or failure to take action.

 

9. Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party hereto upon any breach or default of any party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party or any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, shall be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.

 

10. Limitation on Transfer. During the lifetime of the Participant, the Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant. The Option shall not be assignable or transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. All shares of Common Stock obtained pursuant to the Option granted herein shall not be transferred except as provided in the Plan and, where applicable, the Management Stockholders’ Agreement.

 

11. Integration. This Agreement, and the other documents referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto which form a part hereof contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those expressly set forth herein and in the Plan. This Agreement, including without limitation the Plan, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to its subject matter.

 

12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

13. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (United States of America) without regard to the provisions governing conflict of laws.

 

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14. Participant Acknowledgment. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan. The Participant hereby acknowledges that all decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Board in respect of the Plan, this Agreement and the Option shall be final and conclusive. The Participant further acknowledges that, prior to the existence of a Public Market, no exercise of the Option or any portion thereof shall be effective unless and until the Participant has executed the Management Stockholders’ Agreement and the Participant hereby agrees to be bound thereby.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer and said Participant has hereunto signed this Agreement on his own behalf, thereby representing that he has carefully read and understands this Agreement, the Plan and the Management Stockholders’ Agreement as of the day and year first written above.

 

ON Semiconductor Corporation (formerly known as SCG Holding Corporation)
     

By:

   

Title:

   
     

[Participant’s name]

 

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Form of Stock Option Grant Agreement to 2000 Stock Incentive Plan

EXHIBIT 10.10

 

[FORM OF STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT TO

2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN]

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

This Option Agreement is made and entered into by and between ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (“Company”) and                                                   (“Optionee”) as of the          day of                 , 20     (“Date of Grant”).

 

RECITALS

 

A. The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted the ON Semiconductor Corporation (formerly known as SCG Holding Corporation) 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended on                          (the “Plan”), as an incentive to retain key employees, officers, and consultants of the Company and to enhance the ability of the Company to attract new employees, officers and consultants whose services are considered unusually valuable by providing an opportunity for them to have a proprietary interest in the success of the Company.

 

B. The Board has approved the granting of options to the Optionee pursuant to the Plan to provide an incentive to the Optionee to focus on the long-term growth of the Company.

 

C. All defined terms used herein that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan.

 

In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Optionee agree as follows:

 

1. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to the Optionee the right and option (hereinafter referred to as the “Option”) to purchase an aggregate of                                  shares (such number being subject to adjustment as provided in paragraph 11 hereof and Section 14 of the Plan) of the Common Stock of the Company (the “Stock”) on the terms and conditions herein set forth. This Option may be exercised in whole or in part and from time to time as hereinafter provided. The Option granted under this Agreement is not intended to be an “incentive stock option” as set forth in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

2. Vesting of Option. The Option shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the schedule below:

 

[INSERT VESTING SCHEDULE HERE]

 


3. Purchase Price. The price at which the Optionee shall be entitled to purchase the Stock covered by the Option shall be $    .     per share, which equals the closing price of the Company’s Stock as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market on                         , 20    .

 

4. Term of Option. The Option granted under this Agreement shall expire, unless otherwise exercised, ten (10) years from the Date of Grant, through and including the normal close of business of the Company on             , 20     (“Expiration Date”), subject to earlier termination as provided in paragraph 8 hereof.

 

5. Exercise of Option. The Option may be exercised by the Optionee as to all or any part of the Stock then vested by delivery to the Company of written notice of exercise and payment of the purchase price as provided in paragraphs 6 and 7 hereof.

 

6. Method of Exercising Option. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Option Agreement, the Option may be exercised by timely delivery to the Company of written notice, which notice shall be effective on the date received by the Company (“Effective Date”). The notice shall state the Optionee’s election to exercise the Option, the number of shares in respect of which an election to exercise has been made, the method of payment elected (see paragraph 7 hereof), the exact name or names in which the shares will be registered and the Social Security number of the Optionee. Such notice shall be signed by the Optionee and shall be accompanied by payment of the purchase price of such shares. In the event the Option shall be exercised by a person or persons other than Optionee pursuant to paragraph 8 hereof, such notice shall be signed by such other person or persons and shall be accompanied by proof acceptable to the Company of the legal right of such person or persons to exercise the Option. All shares delivered by the Company upon exercise of the Option shall be fully paid and nonassessable upon delivery.

 

7. Method of Payment for Options. Payment for shares purchased upon the exercise of the Option shall be made by the Optionee in cash, previously-acquired Stock held for more than six (6) months (through actual tender or by attestation), broker-assisted cashless exercise arrangement, or such other method permitted by the Board and communicated to the Optionee in writing prior to the date the Optionee exercises all or any portion of the Option.

 

8. Termination of Employment or Services.

 

8.1 General. If the Optionee terminates employment or otherwise ceases to perform services for the Company for any reason other than death or Disability, then the Optionee may at any time within ninety (90) days after the effective date of termination of employment or services exercise the Option to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, provided that the Option shall lapse immediately upon a termination for Cause. In no event shall the Option be exercisable after the Expiration Date.

 

8.2 Death or Disability of Optionee. In the event of the death or Disability (as that term is defined in the Plan) of the Optionee within a period during which the Option, or any part thereof, could have been exercised by the Optionee, including ninety (90) days after termination of employment or services (the “Option Period”), the Option shall lapse unless it is exercised within the Option Period and in no event later than twelve (12) months after the date of

 

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the Optionee’s death or Disability by the Optionee or the Optionee’s legal representative or representatives in the case of a Disability or, in the case of death, by the person or persons entitled to do so under the Optionee’s last will and testament or if the Optionee fails to make a testamentary disposition of such Option or shall die intestate, by the person or persons entitled to receive such Option under the applicable laws of descent and distribution. An Option may be exercised following the death or Disability of the Optionee only if the Option was exercisable by the Optionee immediately prior to his death or Disability. In no event shall the Option be exercisable after the Expiration Date. The Board shall have the right to require evidence satisfactory to it of the rights of any person or persons seeking to exercise the Option under this paragraph 8 to exercise the Option.

 

9. Nontransferability. The Option granted by this Option Agreement shall be exercisable only during the term of the Option provided in paragraph 4 hereof and, except as provided in paragraph 8 above, only by the Optionee during his lifetime and while an Optionee of the Company. Except as otherwise permitted by the Committee, this Option shall not be transferable by the Optionee or any other person claiming through the Optionee, either voluntarily or involuntarily, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

 

10. Market Stand-off Agreement. The Optionee, if requested by the Company and an underwriter of Stock (or other securities) of the Company, agrees not to sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by the Optionee during the period not to exceed one-hundred eighty (180) days as requested by the managing underwriter following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act. Such agreement shall be in writing in a form satisfactory to the Company and such underwriter. The Company may impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the Stock (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of such project.

 

11. Adjustments in Number of Shares and Option Price. In the event of a stock dividend or in the event the Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for a different number or class of shares of stock of the Company or of another corporation, whether through reorganization, recapitalization, stock split-up, combination of shares, merger or consolidation, there shall be substituted for each such remaining share of Stock then subject to this Option the number and class of shares of stock into which each outstanding share of Stock shall be so exchanged, all without any change in the aggregate purchase price for the shares then subject to the Option, all as set forth in Section 14 of the Plan.

 

12. Delivery of Shares. No shares of Stock shall be delivered upon exercise of the Option until (i) the purchase price shall have been paid in full in the manner herein provided; (ii) applicable taxes required to be withheld have been paid or withheld in full; (iii) approval of any governmental authority required in connection with the Option, or the issuance of shares thereunder, has been received by the Company; and (iv) if required by the Board, the Optionee has delivered to the Board an Investment Letter in form and content satisfactory to the Company as provided in paragraph 13 hereof.

 

13. Securities Act. The Company shall not be required to deliver any shares of Stock pursuant to the exercise of all or any part of the Option if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such issuance would violate the Securities Act of 1933 or any other applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations. The Board may require that the Optionee, prior to the

 

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issuance of any such shares pursuant to exercise of the Option, sign and deliver to the Company a written statement (“Investment Letter”) stating (i) that the Optionee is purchasing the shares for investment and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof; (ii) that the Optionee will not sell any shares received upon exercise of the Option or any other shares of the Company that the Optionee may then own or thereafter acquire except either (a) through a broker on a national securities exchange or (b) with the prior written approval of the Company; and (iii) containing such other terms and conditions as counsel for the Company may reasonably require to assure compliance with the Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable federal or state securities laws and regulations. Such Investment Letter shall be in form and content acceptable to the Board in its sole discretion.

 

14. Definitions; Copy of Plan. To the extent not specifically provided herein, all capitalized terms used in this Option Agreement shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. By the execution of this Agreement, the Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan.

 

15. Administration. This Option Agreement shall at all times be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Plan shall in all respects be administered by the Board in accordance with the terms of and as provided in the Plan. The Board shall have the sole and complete discretion with respect to all matters reserved to it by the Plan and decisions of the majority of the Board with respect thereto and to this Option Agreement shall be final and binding upon the Optionee and the Company. In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of this Option Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

 

16. Continuation of Employment or Services. This Option Agreement shall not be construed to confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in the employ of, or providing services to, the Company and shall not limit the right of the Company, in its sole discretion, to terminate the employment or services of the Optionee at any time.

 

17. Obligation to Exercise. The Optionee shall have no obligation to exercise any option granted by this Agreement.

 

18. Governing Law. This Option Agreement shall be interpreted and administered under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

19. Amendments. This Option Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement executed by the Company and the Optionee. The Company and the Optionee acknowledge that changes in federal tax laws enacted subsequent to the Date of Grant, and applicable to stock options, may provide for tax benefits to the Company or the Optionee. In any such event, the Company and the Optionee agree that this Option Agreement may be amended as necessary to secure for the Company and the Optionee any benefits that may result from such legislation. Any such amendment shall be made only upon the mutual consent of the parties, which consent (of either party) may be withheld for any reason.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Option Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representative and the Optionee has signed this Option Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

By:    

Its:

   

 

                                                      (OPTIONEE)

By:    

 

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Certification by CEO

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

I, Keith D. Jackson, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ON Semiconductor Corporation;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:

 

  a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

  b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

 

  c) disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data; and

 

  b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 6, 2004

      /s/    KEITH D. JACKSON        
        Keith D. Jackson
        Chief Executive Officer

 

Certification by CFO

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

I, Donald Colvin, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ON Semiconductor Corporation;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:

 

  a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

  b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

 

  c) disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data; and

 

  b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 6, 2004

      /s/    DONALD COLVIN        
        Donald Colvin
        Chief Financial Officer

 

Certification by CEO and CFO

Exhibit 32

 

Certification

 

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

 

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of ON Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

 

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 2, 2004 (“Form 10-Q”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Dated: August 6, 2004

      /s/    KEITH D. JACKSON        
        Keith D. Jackson
        President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: August 6, 2004

      /s/    DONALD COLVIN        
        Donald Colvin
        Senior Vice President and
        Chief Financial Officer

 

(A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to ON Semiconductor Corporation and will be retained by ON Semiconductor Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.)