THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of October 15, 2009, is by and between Level 3 Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation (the “ Trustee ”), as Trustee under the Indenture (defined below).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have, as of December 24, 2008, entered into an indenture (as supplemented, the “ Indenture ”), providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its senior debt securities;

 

WHEREAS, Section 9.01 of the Indenture provides, among other things, that the Company, when authorized by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may, without the consent of the Holders of Securities, enter into one or more indentures supplemental to the Indenture to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series, including the provisions and procedures providing for the adjustment of conversion rights with respect to Securities convertible into Common Stock, or to change or eliminate any of the provisions of the Indenture, provided that any such change or elimination shall become effective only when there is no Security Outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit of such provisions;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue one series of convertible senior debt securities under the Indenture, and has duly authorized the creation and issuance of such debt securities under the Indenture, and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture to modify the Indenture and to provide certain additional provisions as hereinafter described;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee enter into this Second Supplemental Indenture for the purposes of establishing the terms of such convertible senior debt securities and providing for the rights, obligations and duties of the Trustee with respect to such debt securities;

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution hereof, the Company has delivered an Officers’ Certificate and has caused its counsel to deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Sections 3.03 and 9.03 of the Indenture and a reliance letter upon an opinion of counsel; and

 

WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements of the Indenture necessary to make this Second Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal instrument in accordance with its terms have been performed and fulfilled by the parties hereto, and the execution and delivery thereof have been in all respects duly authorized by the parties hereto.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual premises and agreements herein contained, the Company and the Trustee covenant and agree, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities, as follows:

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

CREATION OF THE SECURITIES

 

SECTION 1.1.  Designation of the Series.   Pursuant to the terms hereof and Sections 2.01 and 3.01 of the Indenture, the Company hereby creates a series of its convertible senior debt securities designated as the “7% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015, Series B” (the “ Notes ”), which Notes shall be deemed “Securities” for all purposes under the Indenture.

 

SECTION 1.2.  Form of Securities.   The Notes will be issued in definitive form without coupons and the definitive form of the Notes shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, which is incorporated herein and made part hereof.  The Notes shall bear interest, be payable and have such other terms as are stated in the form of definitive Note or in the Indenture, as supplemented by this Second Supplemental Indenture.  The Stated Maturity of the Notes shall be March 15, 2015.

 

SECTION 1.3.  Limit on Amount of Securities.   The aggregate principal amount of the Notes will not exceed $500 million and may, upon the execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture or from time to time thereafter, 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 Company Order, without further action by the Company.

 

SECTION 1.4.  Ranking.   The Notes will be the Company’s unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and rank equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.

 

SECTION 1.5.  Certificate of Authentication.   The Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne on the Notes shall be substantially as provided in the form of note attached hereto as Exhibit A .

 

SECTION 1.6.  No Sinking Fund.   No sinking fund will be provided with respect to the Notes (notwithstanding any provisions of the Indenture with respect to sinking fund obligations).

 

SECTION 1.7.  No Additional Amounts.   No Additional Amounts will be payable with respect to the Notes (notwithstanding any provisions of the Indenture with respect to Additional Amount obligations).

 

SECTION 1.8.  Repayment at the Option of Holders.  There will be no right of repayment at the option of the Holders pursuant to Article Thirteen of the Indenture.

 

SECTION 1.9.  Redemption of Securities.   There will be no right of redemption pursuant to Article Eleven of the Indenture.

 

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SECTION 1.10.  Definitions.   (a)  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Indenture.

 

(b)  Solely for purposes of this Second Supplemental Indenture and the Notes, the following definitions of Section 1.01 of the Indenture are hereby amended in their entirety to read as follows:

 

“ Material Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Company which at the date of determination is a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

 

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

 

“ Subsidiary ” of any Person means (a) a corporation more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries thereof or (b) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which such Person, or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries thereof, directly or indirectly, has at least a majority ownership and power to direct the policies, management and affairs thereof.

 

(c)  Solely for purposes of this Second Supplemental Indenture and the Notes, the following terms shall have the indicated meanings:

 

“ Acquired Debt ” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such Person merges with or into or consolidates with such specified Person and (b) indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any property acquired by such specified Person, which indebtedness in each case was not incurred in anticipation of, and was outstanding prior to, such merger, consolidation or acquisition.

 

“ Capital Stock ” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock or other equity participations, including partnership interests, whether general or limited, of such Person and any rights (other than debt securities convertible and exchangeable into an equity interest), warrants or options to acquire an equity interest in such Person.

 

“ Change in Control ” after the original issuance of the Notes means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:

 

(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions to either of the foregoing), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, other than any one or more of the Permitted Holders, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, except that

 

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a person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company (other than as a result of any merger, share exchange, transfer of assets or similar transaction solely for the purpose of changing the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation and resulting in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock solely into shares of common stock of the surviving entity); provided , however , that the Permitted Holders are the “beneficial owners” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, except that a person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of a lesser percentage of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company than such other person or group (for purposes of this clause (a), such person or group shall be deemed to beneficially own any Voting Stock of a corporation (the “ specified corporation ”) held by any other corporation (the “ parent corporation ”) so long as such person or group beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent corporation); or

 

(b) (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions to either of the foregoing), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, except that a person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company (other than as a result of any merger, share exchange, transfer of assets or similar transaction solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company and resulting in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock solely into shares of common stock of the surviving entity) and (ii) a Termination of Trading shall have occurred; or

 

(c) the Company’s consolidation or merger with or into any other Person, any merger of another Person into the Company, or any sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, considered as a whole (other than a disposition of such assets as an entirety or virtually as an entirety to a wholly owned Subsidiary or one or more Permitted Holders) shall have occurred, other than (i) any transaction (A) that does not result in any reclassification, conversion, exchange or cancellation of outstanding shares of the Company’s Capital Stock and (B) pursuant to which holders of the Company’s Capital Stock immediately prior to the transaction are entitled to exercise, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total voting power of all shares of Capital Stock entitled to

 

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vote generally in the election of directors of the continuing or surviving person immediately after the transaction; or (ii) any merger, share exchange, transfer of assets or similar transaction solely for the purpose of changing the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation and resulting in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock solely into shares of common stock of the surviving entity; or

 

(d) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors of the Company (together with any new directors whose election or appointment by such board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the board of directors of the Company then in office; or

 

(e) the shareholders of the Company shall have approved any plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

“ Closing Sale Price ” of the shares of Common Stock on any date means the closing per share sale price (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) on such date as reported in composite transactions on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or such principal United States securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock may be traded or, if the shares of Common Stock are not approved for trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, as reported by the Nasdaq system or 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 of such quotations as it considers appropriate.  Closing Sale Price shall be determined without reference to extended or after hours trading.

 

“ Conversion Agent ” means the Trustee or any other Person appointed by the Company to accept Notes presented for conversion.

 

“ Conversion Price ” means $1,000 divided by the applicable Conversion Rate.

 

“ Conversion Rate ” is defined in Section 15.04 of the Indenture as amended by this Second Supplemental Indenture.

 

“ Designated Event ” means the occurrence of a Change in Control or a Termination of Trading.

 

“ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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“ Fair Market Value ” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.05(f)(2) of the Indenture as amended by this Second Supplemental Indenture.

 

“ HSR Act ” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.

 

“ Lien ” means any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, security interest, lien, charge, encumbrance or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever; provided , however , that Liens shall not include defeasance trusts or funds.  For purposes of this definition, the sale, lease, conveyance or other transfer by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of, including the grant of indefeasible rights of use or equivalent arrangements with respect to, dark or lit communications fiber capacity or communications conduit shall not constitute a Lien.

 

“ Permitted Holders ” means the members of the Company’s Board of Directors on April 28, 1998, and their respective estates, spouses, ancestors, and lineal descendants, the legal representatives of any of the foregoing and the trustees of any bona fide trusts of which the foregoing are the sole beneficiaries or the grantors, or any Person of which the foregoing “beneficially owns” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) at least 66-2/3% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such Person.

 

“ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“ Specified Indebtedness ” means (a) the Company’s 6.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2010, 2.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2010, 10.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2011, 5.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2011, 3.5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012, 9% Convertible Senior Discount Notes due 2013, 15% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013, 7% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 issued under the indenture dated as of June 26, 2009 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon and (b) any indebtedness of the Company for borrowed money that (i) is in the form of, or represented by, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or any guarantee thereof (other than promissory notes or similar evidences of indebtedness under bank loans, reimbursement agreements, receivables facilities or other bank, insurance or other institutional financing agreements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act 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). For the avoidance of doubt, “Specified Indebtedness” shall not include indebtedness among the Company or its Subsidiaries or among Subsidiaries of the Company.

 

“ Termination of Trading ” will be deemed to have occurred if the Common Stock (or other common stock into which the Notes are then convertible) is not listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange.

 

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“ Trading Day ” means (a) if the applicable security is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, a day on which trades may be made thereon, (b) if the applicable security is listed or admitted for trading on the New York Stock Exchange or another national or regional securities exchange, a day on which the New York Stock Exchange or such other national or regional securities exchange is open for business or (c) 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.

 

“ Voting Stock ” of any Person means the Capital Stock of such Person which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, whether at all times or only for so long as no senior class of securities has such voting power by reason of any contingency.

 

ARTICLE II

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

SECTION 2.1.  Amendments to Article Five.   Article Five of the Indenture is amended in its entirety with respect to the Notes as follows:

 

“SECTION 5.01.  Events of Default.   An “ Event of Default ” with respect to any Notes occurs if:

 

(a)  the Company defaults in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes when due at maturity, upon repurchase, upon acceleration or otherwise; or

 

(b)  the Company defaults in the payment of any installment of interest on the Notes when due (including any interest payable in connection with a repurchase pursuant to Section 10.06) and continuance of such default for 30 days or more; or

 

(c)  (i) the Company defaults in the payment of the Designated Event Payment in respect of the Notes on the date therefor; or (ii) the Company fails to provide timely notice of any Designated Event in accordance with Sections 10.06 and 10.07; or

 

(d)  the Company defaults (other than a default set forth in clause (a), (b) or (c) above) in the performance of, or breaches, any other covenant or warranty of the Company set forth in this Indenture or the Notes and fails to remedy such default or breach within a period of 60 days after the receipt of written notice (specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes; or

 

(e)  a default under any credit agreement, mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any Material Subsidiary (or the payment of which is guaranteed or secured by the Company or any of

 

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its Material Subsidiaries), whether such indebtedness or guarantee exists on the date of this Indenture or is created thereafter, which default (i) is caused by a failure to pay when due any principal of such indebtedness within the grace period provided for in such indebtedness, which failure continues beyond any applicable grace period (a “ Payment Default ”), or (ii) results in the acceleration of such indebtedness prior to its express maturity (without such acceleration being rescinded or annulled) and, in each case, the principal amount of such indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such indebtedness under which there is a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $25,000,000 or its foreign currency equivalent or more and such Payment Default is not cured or such acceleration is not annulled within 10 days after receipt of written notice (specifying such default and requiring the Company to cause such Payment Default to be cured or cause such acceleration to be rescinded or annulled and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder) by the Company from the Trustee or by the Company and the Trustee from any Holder of Notes; or

 

(f)  failure to pay a final, nonappealable judgment or final, nonappealable judgments (other than any judgment as to which a reputable insurance company has accepted full liability) for the payment of money entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the Company or any Material Subsidiaries of the Company, which judgments remain unstayed, unbonded or undischarged for a period of 60 days, provided that the aggregate amount of all such judgments exceeds $25,000,000 or its foreign currency equivalent; or

 

(g)  the Company or any Material Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

 

(i)  commences a voluntary case,

 

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

 

(iii)  consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,

 

(iv)  makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or

 

(v)  makes the admission in writing that it generally is unable to pay its debts as the same become due; or

 

(h)  a court of competent jurisdiction enters a judgment, order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

 

(i)  is for relief against the Company or any Material Subsidiary in an involuntary case, and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 days,

 

(ii)  appoints a Custodian of the Company or any Material Subsidiary, and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 days, or

 

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(iii)  orders the liquidation of the Company or any Material Subsidiary, and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 days.

 

The term “ Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal or state law for the relief of debtors.  The term “ Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

(i) The Company defaults with respect to its obligation to deliver when due all shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of the Notes which default continues for 5 Business Days.

 

SECTION 5.02.  Acceleration.   If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with respect to the Company specified in clauses (g) and (h) of Section 5.01) occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case, the Trustee, by written notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the Notes to be due and payable.  Upon such declaration, such principal amount, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest shall become immediately due and payable, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary.  If any Event of Default with respect to the Company specified in clause (g) or (h) of Section 5.01 occurs, all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes then outstanding shall become automatically due and payable, without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of Notes.

 

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration of the Notes and its consequences if all existing Events of Default (other than nonpayment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes which has become due solely by virtue of such acceleration) have been cured or waived and if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction.  No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

 

SECTION 5.03.  Other Remedies.   If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.  The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding.  A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy occurring upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default.  All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

 

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SECTION 5.04.  Waiver of Past Defaults.   The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences, except a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on the Notes (other than the non-payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes which has become due solely by virtue of an acceleration which has been duly rescinded as provided above), or in respect of a covenant or provision of this Indenture which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of all Holders of Notes.  When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is cured and stops continuing.  No waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

SECTION 5.05.  Control by Majority.   The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it.  However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability; provided , however , that the Trustee shall have no duty or obligation (subject to Section 6.02) to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holders; provided further , however that the Trustee may take any other action the Trustee deems proper that is not inconsistent with such directions.

 

SECTION 5.06.  Limitation on Suits.   A Holder of a Note may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:

 

(a)  the Holder gives to the Trustee notice of a continuing Event of Default;

 

(b)  the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

 

(c)  such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

 

(d)  the Trustee does not comply with the request within 30 days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of indemnity; and

 

(e)  during such 30-day period the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.

 

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder.

 

SECTION 5.07.  Rights of Holders To Receive Payment.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the

 

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respective due dates expressed in the Note, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, or to bring suit for the enforcement of the right to convert the Note shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder of a Note.

 

SECTION 5.08.  Collection Suit by Trustee.   If an Event of Default specified in Section 5.01(a), (b) or (c)(i) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal, premium, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal, premium, if any, and interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and, to the extent lawful, expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

 

SECTION 5.09.  Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.   The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the Holders of Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, its creditors or its property.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder of a Note any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

 

SECTION 5.10.  Priorities.   Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal (or premium, if any) or interest, upon presentation of the Notes or coupons, or both, as the case may be, and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

 

FIRST:  To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 6.07;

 

SECOND:  To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Notes for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the aggregate amounts due and payable on such Notes for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, respectively; and

 

THIRD:  To the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company.

 

SECTION 5.11.  Undertaking for Costs.   In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit, other than the Trustee, of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including

 

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reasonable attorneys fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.  This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 5.07 or a suit by Holders of more than 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

 

SECTION 5.12. Restoration of Rights and Remedies .  If the Trustee or any Holder of a Note has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of Notes shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

 

SECTION 5.13. Rights and Remedies Cumulative .  Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities or coupons in the last paragraph of Section 3.06, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders of Notes is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

 

SECTION 5.14. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws .  The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.”

 

ARTICLE III

 

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SA