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This excerpt taken from the CCO 8-K filed Dec 11, 2009.

Asset Sales

The 2017 B Indenture will provide that the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale, unless:

(1) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of; and

(2) except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided that the amount of:

(a) any liabilities (as shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes (or Guarantees) or that are owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets and for which the Company and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly released by all creditors in writing,

(b) any securities, notes or other obligations or assets received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash received) within 180 days following the closing of such Asset Sale, and

(c) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (c) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed $75.0 million at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value

shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this provision and for no other purpose.

Within 18 months after the receipt of any Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale:

(1) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, then the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, at its option, may apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale to permanently reduce

 

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Obligations under Pari Passu Indebtedness of the Issuer or the Guarantors (other than any Indebtedness under the Senior Credit Facilities) that is secured by a Lien, which Lien is permitted by the 2017 B Indenture, and to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto;

(2) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, then the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, at its option, may apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale to permanently reduce Obligations under (i) the 2017 B Notes (to the extent such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof) or (ii) any other Pari Passu Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor (excluding, in the case of CCO, the CCU Intercompany Note) (and to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto); provided, however, that the Issuer shall equally and ratably reduce Obligations under the 2017 B Notes as provided under “Optional Redemption,” through open-market purchases (to the extent such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof) or by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Asset Sale Offer) to all 2017 B Holders of Notes to purchase a pro rata amount of 2017 B Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued but unpaid interest;

(3) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, then the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, at its option, may apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale to permanently reduce Obligations under the CCU Intercompany Note; provided, however, that on pro forma basis, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio would be less than 6.0 to 1.0 and the Senior Leverage Ratio would be less than 3.0 to 1.0;

(4) if the proviso of clause (3) renders clause (3) inapplicable, by the Issuer, any Guarantor that is a Domestic Subsidiary or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, then the Issuer, such Guarantor that is a Domestic Subsidiary or such Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, at its option, may apply the Net Proceeds of such Asset Sale to permanently reduce Obligations under the CCU Intercompany Note; provided, however, that the Net Proceeds of such Asset Sale being so applied to repay the CCU Intercompany Note pursuant to this clause (4) have been generated solely from (x) a disposition of assets in the United States by the Issuer, any Guarantor that is a Domestic Subsidiary or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor but is a Domestic Subsidiary of the Company or (y) an issuance or sale of Equity Interests issued by any Guarantor that is a Domestic Subsidiary or by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor but is a Domestic Subsidiary; provided further, however, that the Issuer shall make an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Asset Sale Offer) concurrently with the application of any Asset Sale Proceeds under this clause (4) to all Holders of 2017 B Notes to purchase a pro rata amount of 2017 B Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest;

(5) by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, then such Restricted Subsidiary that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, at its option, may apply the Net Proceeds of such Asset Sale to permanently reduce Obligations under Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not the Issuer or not Guarantors, and to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto; or

(6) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, then the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, at its option, may apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale to (a) make an Investment in any one or more businesses, provided, however, that such Investment in any business is in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock and results in the Issuer or Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, owning an amount of the Capital Stock of such business such that it constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary, (b) acquire properties, (c) make capital expenditures or (d) acquire other assets that, in the case of each of clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) either (x) are used or useful in a Similar Business or (y) replace the businesses, properties or assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale;

provided, however, that, in the case of clause (6) above, a binding commitment shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment so long as the Issuer or such other Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation that such

 

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Net Proceeds will be applied to satisfy such commitment within the later of 18 months after receipt of such Net Proceeds and 180 days following such commitment; provided further, however, that if such commitment is cancelled or terminated after the later of such 18 month or 180 day period for any reason before such Net Proceeds are applied, then such Net Proceeds shall constitute Excess Proceeds.

Any Net Proceeds from any Asset Sale described in the preceding paragraph that are not invested or applied as provided and within the time period set forth in the preceding paragraph will be deemed to constitute “Excess Proceeds”, except the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reduced by the sum of the amount of the 2017 B Notes offered to be purchased in an offer pursuant to clauses (2) and (4) above and the amount of 2017 A Notes offered to be purchased in a 2017 A Notes Purchase Offer. When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds with respect to the 2017 B Notes exceeds $50.0 million, the Issuer shall make an offer to all Holders of the 2017 B Notes and, if required by the terms of any Pari Passu Indebtedness, to the holder of such Pari Passu Indebtedness (an “Asset Sale Offer”), to purchase the maximum aggregate principal amount of such 2017 B Notes and the maximum aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, if less) of such Pari Passu Indebtedness that is a minimum of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereof (in aggregate principal amount) that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the 2017 B Indenture. The Issuer will commence an Asset Sale Offer with respect to Excess Proceeds within ten Business Days after the date that Excess Proceeds exceed $50.0 million by mailing the notice required pursuant to the terms of the 2017 B Indenture, with a copy to the Trustee or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC. The Issuer, in its sole discretion, may satisfy the foregoing obligations with respect to any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale by making an Asset Sale Offer with respect to such Net Proceeds prior to the expiration of the relevant 18 month period (or such longer period provided above) or with respect to Excess Proceeds of $50.0 million or less.

To the extent that the aggregate principal amount of 2017 B Notes and the aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Pari Passu Indebtedness tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds with respect to the 2017 B Notes, the Issuer may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes, including to prepay the CCU Intercompany Note, subject to the other covenants contained in the 2017 B Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of 2017 B Notes and the aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Pari Passu Indebtedness surrendered in an Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds with respect to the 2017 B Notes, the Trustee or the Paying Agent shall select the 2017 B Notes and the Issuer or the agent for such Pari Passu Indebtedness will select such other Pari Passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of the 2017 B Notes and the aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Pari Passu Indebtedness tendered. Upon completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.

Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds pursuant to this covenant, the holder of such Net Proceeds may apply such Net Proceeds temporarily to reduce Indebtedness outstanding under a revolving credit facility, including under any Senior Credit Facility or the CCU Intercompany Note, or otherwise invest or apply such Net Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by the 2017 B Indenture.

The Issuer will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of the 2017 B Indenture, the Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in the 2017 B Indenture by virtue thereof.

 

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Except as described in clause (11) of the second paragraph under “Amendment, Supplement and Waiver,” the provisions under the 2017 B Indenture relative to the Issuer’s obligation to make an offer to repurchase the 2017 B Notes as a result of an Asset Sale may be waived or modified with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding 2017 B Notes.

The Issuer will be obligated to make an offer to purchase with respect to the 2017 A Notes at the same time as it makes an Asset Sale Offer as described under “Description of the Series A Notes—Offer to Purchase 2017 A Notes In Certain Circumstances.”

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