0001193125-16-543358.txt : 20160415 0001193125-16-543358.hdr.sgml : 20160415 20160415171705 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-543358 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-3ASR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 9 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160415 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160415 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20160415 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Capital Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626730 IRS NUMBER: 352490863 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-02 FILM NUMBER: 161575183 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Bus Advertising LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626719 IRS NUMBER: 203168797 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-06 FILM NUMBER: 161575187 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Miami Holdings LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626720 IRS NUMBER: 270631866 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-13 FILM NUMBER: 161575194 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Outernet Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626796 IRS NUMBER: 043531204 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-15 FILM NUMBER: 161575196 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Sign Erectors LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626726 IRS NUMBER: 134089506 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-20 FILM NUMBER: 161575201 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Metro Fuel LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626805 IRS NUMBER: 205376145 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-31 FILM NUMBER: 161575212 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVE. STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-297-6484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVE. STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Miami LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626747 IRS NUMBER: 205053402 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-09 FILM NUMBER: 161575190 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVE. STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-297-6484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVE. STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Kiosk Advertising LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626712 IRS NUMBER: 134054284 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-12 FILM NUMBER: 161575193 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media VW Communications LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626728 IRS NUMBER: 133984032 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-18 FILM NUMBER: 161575199 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Rockbridge Sports, Media & Entertainment LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001667387 IRS NUMBER: 452740888 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-21 FILM NUMBER: 161575202 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 297-6484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Motion Picture Promotions, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626734 IRS NUMBER: 452384053 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-23 FILM NUMBER: 161575204 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Motion Pictures Promotions, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20141201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Group LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626731 IRS NUMBER: 132660769 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-28 FILM NUMBER: 161575209 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Century Prince Street, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626716 IRS NUMBER: 203375351 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-01 FILM NUMBER: 161575182 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626794 IRS NUMBER: 464042148 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-10 FILM NUMBER: 161575191 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Wall to Wall LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626798 IRS NUMBER: 223666517 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-17 FILM NUMBER: 161575198 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVE. STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-297-6484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVE. STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Electrical & Maintenance LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626727 IRS NUMBER: 134084174 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-29 FILM NUMBER: 161575210 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Boston LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626721 IRS NUMBER: 270631945 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-05 FILM NUMBER: 161575186 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media L.A. Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626795 IRS NUMBER: 542092523 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-11 FILM NUMBER: 161575192 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Transportation Advertising LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626718 IRS NUMBER: 205694015 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-19 FILM NUMBER: 161575200 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Citylites LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626723 IRS NUMBER: 452447339 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-30 FILM NUMBER: 161575211 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Mizey Realty Co., Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626739 IRS NUMBER: 134042269 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-24 FILM NUMBER: 161575205 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Minnesota LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626722 IRS NUMBER: 273978383 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-08 FILM NUMBER: 161575189 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FUEL OUTDOOR LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001334628 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-04 FILM NUMBER: 161575185 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-297-6484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media San Francisco LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626725 IRS NUMBER: 270631817 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-16 FILM NUMBER: 161575197 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OUTFRONT Media Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001579877 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788 FILM NUMBER: 161575181 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-297-6400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CBS OUTDOOR AMERICAS INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20130621 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Fuel Outdoor San Francisco LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626748 IRS NUMBER: 204463829 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-26 FILM NUMBER: 161575207 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVE. STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-297-6484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVE. STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outdoor Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626742 IRS NUMBER: 860736400 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-07 FILM NUMBER: 161575188 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Chicago LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626724 IRS NUMBER: 270631907 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-27 FILM NUMBER: 161575208 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Capital LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626729 IRS NUMBER: 464221811 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-03 FILM NUMBER: 161575184 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Sports Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626797 IRS NUMBER: 770141025 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-14 FILM NUMBER: 161575195 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FUEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001350495 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-25 FILM NUMBER: 161575206 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVE. STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-297-6484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVE. STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Millennium Billboards L.L.C. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001626733 IRS NUMBER: 134006979 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-32 FILM NUMBER: 161575213 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122976484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Outfront Media Texas Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001667403 IRS NUMBER: 752936281 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3ASR SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-210788-22 FILM NUMBER: 161575203 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 297-6484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 S-3ASR 1 d938840ds3asr.htm FORM S-3ASR Form S-3ASR
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2016

Registration No. 333-                

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

OUTFRONT Media Inc.

Outfront Media Capital LLC

Outfront Media Capital Corporation

Additional Registrants Named in the Table of Additional Registrants

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

OUTFRONT Media Inc.   Outfront Media Capital LLC   Outfront Media Capital Corporation
Maryland   Delaware   Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

46-4494702   46-4221811   35-2490863

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

405 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10174

(212) 297-6400

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants’ principal executive offices)

 

 

Richard H. Sauer

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

OUTFRONT Media Inc.

405 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10174

(212) 297-6400

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

Boris Dolgonos

Rory Hood

Jones Day

222 East 41st Street

New York, New York 10017

Phone: (212) 326-3939

Fax: (212) 755-7306

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective.

 

 

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  ¨

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  x

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨


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If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this Form is a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  x

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of each class of

securities to be registered

  Amount to be
registered (1)
 

Proposed maximum

offering

price per unit (1)

  Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price (1)
  Amount of
registration fee (2)

Debt Securities of OUTFRONT Media Inc.

               

Debt Securities of Outfront Media Capital LLC and
Outfront Media Capital Corporation

               

Guarantee of Debt Securities of OUTFRONT Media Inc. (3)

               

Guarantee of Debt Securities of Outfront Media Capital
LLC and Outfront Media Capital Corporation (3)

               

Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value of OUTFRONT Media Inc.

               

Common Stock, $0.01 par value of OUTFRONT Media Inc.

               

Warrants of OUTFRONT Media Inc.

               

Total

               

 

 

 

(1) An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of the securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices and as may from time to time be issued upon conversion, redemption, exchange, exercise or settlement of other securities registered hereunder, including under any applicable anti-dilution provision. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities.
(2) In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fee.
(3) Pursuant to Rule 457(n), no separate registration fee will be paid in respect of any such guarantees.

 

 

 


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TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

Additional Registrants (as Guarantors of Debt Securities)

 

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter*

   State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization
   I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number
 

Century Prince Street, Inc.

   New York      20-3375351   

Fuel Outdoor LLC

   New York      26-0074879   

Fuel Outdoor Holdings LLC

   Delaware      20-3995011   

Fuel Outdoor San Francisco LLC

   Delaware      20-4663829   

Metro Fuel LLC

   Delaware      20-5376145   

Millennium Billboards L.L.C.

   New York      13-4006979   

Mizey Realty Co., Inc.

   New York      13-4042269   

Motion Picture Promotions, LLC

   New York      45-2384053   

Outdoor Inc.

   Maryland      86-0736400   

Outfront Media Boston LLC

   New York      27-0631945   

Outfront Media Bus Advertising LLC

   New York      20-3168797   

Outfront Media Chicago LLC

   New York      27-0631907   

Outfront Media Citylites LLC

   New York      45-2447339   

Outfront Media Electrical & Maintenance LLC

   New York      13-4084174   

Outfront Media Group LLC

   Delaware      13-2660769   

Outfront Media Kiosk Advertising LLC

   New York      13-4054284   

Outfront Media L.A. Inc.

   Delaware      54-2092523   

Outfront Media LLC

   Delaware      46-4042148   

Outfront Media Miami Holdings LLC

   New York      27-0631866   

Outfront Media Miami LLC

   Delaware      20-5053402   

Outfront Media Minnesota LLC

   New York      27-3978383   

Outfront Media Outernet Inc.

   Delaware      04-3531204   

Outfront Media San Francisco LLC

   New York      27-0631817   

Outfront Media Sign Erectors LLC

   New York      13-4089506   

Outfront Media Sports Inc.

   Delaware      77-0141025   

Outfront Media Texas Inc.

   Texas      75-2936281   

Outfront Media Transportation Advertising LLC

   New York      20-5694015   

Outfront Media VW Communications LLC

   New York      13-3984032   

Outfront Media Wall to Wall LLC

   Delaware      22-3666517   

Rockbridge Sports, Media and Entertainment, LLC

   Virginia      45-2740888   

* Each additional registrant is a wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of OUTFRONT Media Inc. The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each registrant’s principal executive offices is c/o OUTFRONT Media Inc., 405 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10174, telephone (212) 297-6400.


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PROSPECTUS

OUTFRONT Media Inc.

Debt Securities

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Warrants

Guarantees

Outfront Media Capital LLC

Debt Securities

Guarantees

Outfront Media Capital Corporation

Debt Securities

Guarantees

 

 

OUTFRONT Media Inc. may offer and sell from time to time its debt securities, preferred stock, common stock and warrants. OUTFRONT Media Inc. may sell any combination of these securities in one or more offerings with an indeterminate aggregate initial offering price. Additionally, any or all of the direct or indirect subsidiaries of OUTFRONT Media Inc. named herein, including Outfront Media Capital LLC and Outfront Media Capital Corporation, may guarantee any debt securities offered by OUTFRONT Media Inc.

OUTFRONT Media Inc.’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “OUT.”

Outfront Media Capital LLC and Outfront Media Capital Corporation may offer from time to time to sell debt securities consisting of debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, which securities will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by OUTFRONT Media Inc. and any or all of the direct or indirect subsidiaries of OUTFRONT Media Inc. named herein.

We will provide the specific terms of the securities to be offered in one or more supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest in our securities. This prospectus may not be used to offer and sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of those offered securities.

We may sell the securities directly or to or through underwriters or dealers, and also to other purchasers or through agents. The names of any underwriters or agents that are included in a sale of securities to you, and any applicable commissions or discounts, will be stated in an accompanying prospectus supplement. In addition, the underwriters, if any, may over-allot a portion of the securities.

 

 

Our executive offices are located at 405 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10174, and our telephone number is (212) 297-6400.

To assist us in maintaining our qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes, among other purposes, our charter contains certain restrictions on ownership and transfer of our shares of stock, including a provision restricting stockholders from owning more than 9.8%, by value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of our outstanding shares of common stock or more than 9.8% in value of the aggregate outstanding shares of all classes and series of our stock without the prior consent of our board of directors. See “Description of Common Stock — Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.”

Investing in any of our securities involves risks. You should carefully read and consider each of the factors described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of this prospectus, as well as the risks contained or described in the applicable prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated herein or therein by reference before investing in any of the securities.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

The date of this prospectus is April 15, 2016.


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

     1   

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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THE COMPANY

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RISK FACTORS

     5   

USE OF PROCEEDS

     6   

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

     7   

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

     8   

DESCRIPTION OF GUARANTEES

     15   

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK

     16   

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

     18   

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

     23   

CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF MARYLAND LAW AND OF OUR CHARTER AND BYLAWS

     24   

U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

     30   

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     50   

LEGAL MATTERS

     53   

EXPERTS

     53   

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

     53   

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     53   

We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, any applicable supplement to this prospectus or any applicable free writing prospectus. You must not rely upon any information or representation not contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, any applicable supplement to this prospectus or any applicable free writing prospectus as if we had authorized it. This prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate. Nor do this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, the documents incorporated herein and therein by reference and any applicable free writing prospectus is correct on any date after their respective dates, even though this prospectus, an applicable prospectus supplement or an applicable free writing prospectus is delivered or securities are sold on a later date. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may have changed since those dates.

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf process, we may from time to time sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings of an indeterminate number and amount of securities.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. For a more complete understanding of the securities we may offer, you should also refer to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, including the exhibits to the registration statement. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation By Reference.”

Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this prospectus to “the Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” and “our company” mean OUTFRONT Media Inc., a Maryland corporation, and unless the context requires otherwise, its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

We have made statements in this prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “could,” “would,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “likely,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “predicts,” “estimates,” “forecast” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions related to our capital resources, portfolio performance and results of operations.

Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and you should not rely on them as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements depend on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and may not be able to be realized. We do not guarantee that the transactions and events described will happen as described (or that they will happen at all). The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements:

 

    Declines in advertising and general economic conditions;

 

    Competition;

 

    Government regulation;

 

    Our inability to increase the number of digital advertising displays in our portfolio;

 

    Taxes, fees and registration requirements;

 

    Our ability to obtain and renew key municipal contracts on favorable terms;

 

    Decreased government compensation for the removal of lawful billboards;

 

    Content-based restrictions on outdoor advertising;

 

    Environmental, health and safety laws and regulations;

 

    Seasonal variations;

 

    Acquisitions and other strategic transactions that we may pursue could have a negative effect on our results of operations;

 

    Dependence on our management team and advertising executives;

 

    The ability of our board of directors to cause us to issue additional shares of stock without stockholder approval;

 

    Certain provisions of Maryland law may limit the ability of a third party to acquire control of us;

 

    Our rights and the rights of our stockholders to take action against our directors and officers are limited;

 

    Our substantial indebtedness;

 

    Restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness;

 

    Incurrence of additional debt;

 

    Interest rate risk exposure from our variable-rate indebtedness;

 

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    Our ability to generate cash to service our indebtedness;

 

    Cash available for distributions;

 

    Hedging transactions;

 

    Diverse risks in our international business;

 

    A breach of our security measures;

 

    Failure to comply with regulations regarding privacy and data protection;

 

    The financial information included in our filings with the SEC may not be a reliable indicator of our future results;

 

    Asset impairment charges for goodwill;

 

    Our failure to remain qualified to be taxed as a REIT;

 

    REIT distribution requirements;

 

    Availability of external sources of capital;

 

    We may face other tax liabilities even if we remain qualified to be taxed as a REIT;

 

    Complying with REIT requirements may cause us to liquidate investments or forgo otherwise attractive opportunities;

 

    Our ability to contribute certain contracts to a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”);

 

    Our planned use of TRSs may cause us to fail to remain qualified to be taxed as a REIT;

 

    REIT ownership limits;

 

    Complying with REIT requirements may limit our ability to hedge effectively;

 

    Failure to meet the REIT income tests as a result of receiving non-qualifying income;

 

    Even if we remain qualified to be taxed as a REIT, and we sell assets, we could be subject to tax on any unrealized net built-in gains in the assets held before electing to be treated as a REIT;

 

    The IRS may deem the gains from sales of our outdoor advertising assets to be subject to a 100% prohibited transaction tax;

 

    Establishing an operating partnership as part of our REIT structure;

 

    Our limited operating history as a REIT; and

 

    We may not be able to engage in desirable strategic or capital-raising transactions as a result of our separation from CBS Corporation, and we could be liable for adverse tax consequences resulting from engaging in significant strategic or capital-raising transactions.

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date of this report or as of the date they were made and, except as required by applicable law, we disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could impact our future results, performance or transactions, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus and in our filings with the SEC, including, but not limited to, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.

 

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THE COMPANY

We are one of the largest providers of advertising space on out-of-home advertising structures and sites across the United States and Canada. Our inventory consists of billboard displays, which are primarily located on the most heavily traveled highways and roadways in top Nielsen Designated Marketing Areas, and transit advertising displays with exclusive multi-year contracts with municipalities in large cities across the United States. Our top market, high profile location focused portfolio includes sites such as the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, various locations along Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, and various sites in and around both Grand Central Station and Times Square in New York. With TAB Out of Home Ratings, we are able to provide advertisers with the size and demographic composition of the audience that is exposed to individual displays. The combination of location and audience delivery is a selling proposition for the out-of-home industry. The breadth and depth of our portfolio provides our customers with a multitude of options to address a wide range of marketing objectives from national, brand-building campaigns to hyper-local businesses that want to drive customers to their retail location “one mile down the road.”

As of July 17, 2014, we began operating as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Our executive offices are located at 405 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10174, and our telephone number is (212) 297-6400. Our website is located at www.outfrontmedia.com. Information on, or accessible through, our website is not part of, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus other than the documents that we file with the SEC and incorporate by reference into this prospectus.

RISK FACTORS

Our business is subject to uncertainties and risks. You should carefully consider and evaluate all of the information included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including the risk factors incorporated by reference from our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other SEC filings. It is possible that our business, financial condition, future prospects, liquidity or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Except as otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered by this prospectus for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment, refinancing, redemption or repurchase of existing indebtedness or capital stock, working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions of outdoor advertising assets and businesses and other investments. Additional information on the use of net proceeds from the sale of securities offered by this prospectus may be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to that offering.

 

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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

The following table sets forth our ratios of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated. For the purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of income before benefit (provision) for income taxes and equity in earnings of investee companies plus fixed charges and distributions from investee companies. Fixed charges consist of interest expensed, amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount and premium, and estimated interest within rental expense.

We did not have any shares of preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2015, and did not declare and were not otherwise required to pay any dividends on preferred stock during the periods noted in the table below. Accordingly, our ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends for any given period is equivalent to our ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

 

    

 

Year Ended December 31,

     2015     2014    2013    2012    2011

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

     (a   1.6x    3.5x    3.2x    3.1x

 

(a) For the year ended December 31, 2015, earnings from continuing operations were less than total fixed charges by $21.1 million, due primarily to a non-cash loss on real estate assets held for sale.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

This prospectus covers the offer and sale of debt securities of OUTFRONT Media Inc., a Maryland corporation, Outfront Media Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Outfront Media Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. As used in this section, the term “applicable issuer” refers to OUTFRONT Media Inc. in the case of debt securities of OUTFRONT Media Inc., Outfront Media Capital Corporation in the case of debt securities of Outfront Media Capital Corporation or Outfront Media Capital LLC in the case of debt securities of Outfront Media Capital LLC, in each case excluding any of the issuers’ respective subsidiaries, unless expressly stated or the context requires otherwise. The debt securities will have the terms described in this prospectus unless the prospectus supplement describes different terms.

The debt securities will be issued under an indenture between the applicable issuer or issuers, the guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the “trustee”). We have incorporated the form of the indenture (the “indenture”) by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. When debt securities are offered in the future, the prospectus supplement will explain the particular terms of those securities and the extent to which these general provisions may apply.

The indenture provides that the debt securities may be issued in one or more series, with different terms, in each case as authorized from time to time by the applicable issuer. The indenture also gives the applicable issuer the ability to reopen a previous issue of a series of debt securities and issue additional debt securities of that series or establish additional terms for that series of debt securities. The indenture does not limit the amount of debt securities or other unsecured debt which the applicable issuer may issue. The trustee serves two principal roles:

 

    the trustee can enforce your rights against us if an Event of Default (as defined and described below) occurs; and

 

    the trustee performs various administrative duties.

The following description is a summary of selected provisions relating to the debt securities and the indenture. Capitalized terms used in the summary have the meanings specified in the indenture.

General

The debt securities will be either senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities. The indenture does not limit the total principal amount of debt securities that the applicable issuer can issue. The applicable issuer may issue the debt securities in one or more series as the applicable issuer may authorize from time to time. In addition, the applicable issuer may “reopen” a previous issue of debt securities by issuing additional debt securities of that series.

A prospectus supplement and a supplemental indenture (or resolutions of the board of directors or action of the sole member, as applicable, or an officer’s certificate pursuant to authority granted under resolutions of the board of directors, each in lieu of a supplemental indenture) relating to any series of debt securities being offered will include specific terms relating to the offering. These terms will include some or all of the following:

 

    the title of the debt securities;

 

    any limit on the total principal amount of the debt securities;

 

    whether the debt securities are senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities or a combination thereof;

 

    the dates on which the principal and premium, if any, of the debt securities will be payable;

 

    the interest rate (or method of determining the rate) that the debt securities will bear, the interest payment dates for the debt securities and the record dates for determination of the holders to whom interest is payable;

 

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    the place where the principal, premium and interest on the debt securities will be paid;

 

    any optional redemption periods and prices and any specific terms or conditions related to optional redemptions;

 

    whether the debt securities are convertible or exchangeable into other securities;

 

    any sinking fund or other provisions that would obligate the applicable issuer to repurchase or otherwise redeem the debt securities;

 

    the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued, if other than $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof;

 

    the manner in which the amounts of principal, premium or interest payments on the debt securities will be determined if these amounts may be determined by reference to an index;

 

    the currency in which the principal, premium and interest on the debt securities will be paid if other than the United States dollar;

 

    if other than the entire principal amount, the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities (a) payable if the maturity of the debt securities is accelerated or (b) provable in bankruptcy;

 

    any provisions relating to any security provided for the debt securities;

 

    any changes in or additions to the Events of Default;

 

    whether the debt securities may be issued in the form of global securities and the terms and conditions of the global securities;

 

    any changes or additions to the covenants; and

 

    any other terms of the debt securities.

The debt securities may be issued at a discount below their stated principal amount. Even if the applicable issuer does not issue the debt securities below their stated principal amount, for U.S. federal income tax purposes the debt securities may be deemed to have been issued with a discount because of certain interest payment characteristics. The U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to debt securities issued at a discount or deemed to be issued at a discount will be described in a prospectus supplement. Any special U.S. federal income tax considerations or other restrictions or terms applicable to the debt securities being issued, including, as applicable, securities issuable in bearer form, offered exclusively to foreigners or denominated in a foreign currency, will be also be described in a prospectus supplement.

Debt securities may be issued in fully registered form without coupons or in a form registered as to principal only with coupons or in bearer form with coupons. Unless specified in the prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be in fully registered form without coupons. In addition, debt securities may be issued in the form of one or more global securities as described below.

Registration, Transfer and Payment

Principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on securities will be payable on the dates and in the manner the applicable issuer designates as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.

You may present fully registered securities for transfer or exchange at the corporate trust office of the trustee or any other office or agency we maintain for that purpose, without the payment of any service charge except for any tax or governmental charge incidental to the transfer or exchange. Provisions for the transfer or exchange of securities in other forms will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

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Global Securities

The debt securities may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities. A global security is a security, typically held by a depositary, that represents the beneficial interests of a number of purchasers of such security. The global securities will be deposited with the depositary identified in the prospectus supplement. Unless it is exchanged in whole or in part for debt securities in definitive form, a global certificate may generally be transferred only as a whole to certain nominees of the depositary or to a successor depositary or nominee of a successor depositary.

The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to a series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement. We expect that the following provisions will generally apply to depositary arrangements.

Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be limited to “participants” or persons that may hold interests through participants. The term “participants” means institutions that have established accounts with the depositary or its nominee. Upon the issuance of a global security, and the deposit of the global security with or on behalf of the depositary, the depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal amounts of the debt securities represented by the global security to the accounts of participants. The underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of the debt securities will designate the accounts to be credited. If the applicable issuer offers and sells the debt securities directly or through agents, either the applicable issuer or its agent will designate the accounts. Ownership of beneficial interests in the global security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary and its participants. The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of the securities. Such laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a global security.

Principal of, any premium on and any interest payments on debt securities represented by a global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee as the registered owner of the global security. The applicable issuer and the trustee will treat the depositary or its nominee as the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by a global security for all purposes, including for paying principal, premium and interest. Except as set forth below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security will not:

 

    be entitled to have the debt securities represented by the global security registered in their names;

 

    receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the debt securities in definitive form; or

 

    be considered the owners or holders of the debt securities.

Therefore, the applicable issuer and the trustee do not have any direct responsibility or liability for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, on or interest, if any, on any debt securities represented by a global security to owners of beneficial interests in the global security.

We expect that the depositary or its nominee, upon receipt of any payments, will on the same date credit participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of the global security as shown on the depositary’s or its nominee’s records. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in the global security will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers registered in “street names” and will be the responsibility of these participants and will not be the responsibility of the depositary or its nominee, the trustee or the applicable issuer. The applicable issuer or the trustee is responsible only for paying principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, to the depositary or its nominee. The depositary or its nominee and the direct and indirect participants are responsible for disbursing these payments to the owners of beneficial interests in the global securities.

 

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If the depositary is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary and a successor depositary is not appointed by the applicable issuer within ninety days, the applicable issuer will issue individual debt securities in exchange for the global security. In addition, the applicable issuer may at any time in our sole discretion determine not to have any of the debt securities of a series represented by global securities and, in such event, will issue debt securities of such series in exchange for the global security.

Neither the applicable issuer, the trustee nor any paying agent will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the global security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to the beneficial ownership interests. No such person will be liable for any delay by the depositary or any of its participants in identifying the owners of beneficial interests in a global security, and the applicable issuer, the trustee and any paying agent may conclusively rely on instructions from the depositary or its nominee for all purposes.

Subordination

The debt securities may be senior or subordinated. Senior debt securities will rank on an equal basis with all our other unsecured debt obligations except subordinated debt.

Subordinated debt securities will rank subordinated and junior in right of payment, to the extent set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the subordinated debt securities, to all the applicable issuer’s “senior debt” (which will be defined in the applicable prospectus supplement).

If the applicable issuer defaults in the payment of any principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on any senior debt when it becomes due and payable after any applicable grace period, then, unless and until the default is cured or waived or ceases to exist, the applicable issuer cannot make a payment on account of or redeem or otherwise acquire the subordinated debt securities.

If there is any insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or other similar proceeding relating to the applicable issuer, its creditors or its property, then all senior debt must be paid in full before any payment may be made to any holders of subordinated debt securities.

Furthermore, if the applicable issuer defaults on the payment of the principal of and accrued interest on any subordinated debt securities that is declared due and payable upon an event of default under the indenture, holders of all senior debt will first be entitled to receive payment in full in cash before holders of the subordinated debt can receive any payments.

Conversion or Exchange Rights

The terms, if any, on which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or other of our securities will be detailed in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms will include provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder, or at the applicable issuer’s option, and may include provisions pursuant to which the number of shares of our common stock or other of our securities to be received by the holders of the series of debt securities would be subject to adjustment.

Consolidation, Merger or Sale

The indenture provides that, except as otherwise provided in any prospectus supplement, the applicable issuer may consolidate with or merge into or wind up into another person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our properties or assets to another person, if, among other things:

 

    the resulting, surviving or transferee person (if other than the applicable issuer) expressly assumes all the applicable issuer’s obligations under the debt securities and the indenture; and

 

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Upon the assumption of the applicable issuer’s obligations by such a person upon the sale of all or substantially all the assets in compliance with the indenture, the applicable issuer shall be discharged from all obligations under the debt securities and the indenture. Although such transactions are permitted under the indenture, certain of the foregoing transactions could constitute a “change in control,” as described in any prospectus supplement, permitting each holder to require the applicable issuer to purchase the debt securities of such holder as described in any prospectus supplement.

Modification and Waiver

The indenture (including the terms and conditions of the debt securities) may be modified or amended by the applicable issuer and the trustee, with respect to any series of debt securities, without the consent of the holder of such series of debt securities, for the purposes of, among other things:

 

    adding to the applicable issuer’s covenants for the benefit of the holders of the debt securities of such series;

 

    surrendering any right or power conferred upon the applicable issuer in respect of such series;

 

    providing for the assumption of the applicable issuer’s obligations to the holders of the debt securities of such series;

 

    complying with the requirements of the SEC in connection with the registration of the debt securities of such series under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; and

 

    curing any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency.

Modifications and amendments to the indenture or to the terms and conditions of the debt securities of such series may also be made, and past defaults by the applicable issuer may be waived with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of such series at the time outstanding. However, no such modification, amendment or waiver may, without the consent of the holder of each debt security so affected:

 

    change the stated maturity of such debt security;

 

    reduce the principal amount at maturity, redemption price or purchase price on such debt security;

 

    change the currency of payment of such debt security or interest thereon;

 

    reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount at maturity of any debt security outstanding necessary to modify or amend the indenture or to waive any past default;

 

    impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment with respect to such debt security; or

 

    in the case of any debt security that is subject to a guarantee, release the guarantor of such guarantee from any of its obligations under such guarantee, except in accordance with the terms of the indenture and such security.

Events of Default

Unless the applicable issuer provides otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the indenture provides that the following are “Events of Default” with respect to any series of the debt securities issued thereunder:

 

    default in payment when due and payable, upon redemption, acceleration or otherwise, of principal of, or premium, if any, on any debt security of such series;

 

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    default for 30 days or more in the payment when due of interest on or with respect to any debt security of such series;

 

    default in the making or satisfaction of any sinking fund payment when the same shall become due and payable on the terms of any debt securities of such series;

 

    failure for 60 days after receipt of written notice from the trustee or holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series to comply with any of our other obligations, covenants or agreements in respect of the debt securities of such series contained in the indenture or the debt securities;

 

    certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization;

 

    if the debt securities are subject to a guarantee of a guarantor, such guarantee for any reason ceases to be, or for any reason shall be asserted in writing by such guarantor or the applicable issuer, not to be in full force and effect; or

 

    any other event of default described in the prospectus supplement for such series.

An Event of Default with respect to any particular series of debt securities issued under an indenture does not necessarily constitute an Event of Default with respect to any other series of debt securities issued under such indenture. The trustee may withhold notice to the holders of any debt securities of any default (except in the payment of principal or interest) if it considers such withholding is in the interests of such holders.

Unless the applicable issuer provides otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, if an Event of Default with respect to any series of debt securities shall have occurred and be continuing, the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of such series of debt securities may declare the principal of all the debt securities of such series to be due and payable immediately; provided, however, that subject to certain conditions, any such declaration and its consequences may be rescinded and annulled by the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of such series.

The indenture requires the applicable issuer to file annually with the trustee a certificate, signed by a specified officer, stating whether or not such officer has obtained knowledge of any default by the applicable issuer in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any condition or covenant of such indenture, and, if so, specifying each such default and the nature thereof.

Subject to provisions relating to its duties in case of a default, the trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request, order or direction of any holders, unless the holders shall have offered to such trustee reasonable indemnity.

Subject to such provisions for indemnification, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of any series may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding or any remedy available to the appropriate trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon such trustee, with respect to the debt securities of such series.

Satisfaction and Discharge of the Indenture; Defeasance

With certain exceptions, the applicable issuer may satisfy and discharge our obligations under the indenture with respect to any series of debt securities:

 

    by delivering to the trustee for cancellation all outstanding debt securities of such series or by depositing with the trustee cash or securities (as applicable under the terms of the indenture) sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness evidenced by the outstanding debt securities of such series that have not then been delivered to the trustee for cancellation when or after such securities have become due and payable; and

 

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    by paying all other sums payable by the applicable issuer under the indenture with respect to the debt securities of such series.

Under federal income tax law as of the date of this prospectus, such deposit and discharge may be treated as a disposition of the related debt securities. Each holder might be required to recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the holder’s cost or other tax basis in the debt securities and the amount of cash plus the fair market value of any property received upon such disposition. Holders might be required to include as income a different amount than would be includable without the discharge. Prospective investors are urged to consult their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of a discharge, including the applicability and effect of tax laws other than the federal income tax law.

A series of debt securities may have no conditions for defeasance or may have additional or different conditions for defeasance as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Governing Law

The indenture is, and the debt securities will be, governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF GUARANTEES

To the extent provided in the applicable supplement to this prospectus, the debt securities offered and sold pursuant to this prospectus may be guaranteed by one or more guarantors. Each guarantee will be issued under a supplement to the applicable indenture. The prospectus supplement relating to a particular issue of guarantees will describe the terms of those guarantees, including the following, to the extent applicable:

 

    the series of debt securities to which the guarantees apply;

 

    whether the guarantees are secured or unsecured;

 

    whether the guarantees are senior, senior subordinated or subordinated;

 

    the terms under which the guarantees may be amended, modified, waived, released or otherwise terminated, if different from the provisions applicable to the guaranteed debt securities; and

 

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DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK

Pursuant to the Company’s Charter (the “charter”), our board of directors is empowered, without any approval of our stockholders, to cause us to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more classes or series, to establish the number of shares in each class or series, and to set or change, subject to the express terms of any class or series of our stock outstanding at the time, the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers (including any exclusive voting rights), restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption for each such class or series. The prospectus supplement relating to any class or series of preferred stock we may offer will contain the specific terms of that class or series, including some or all of the following:

 

    whether the shares of the class or series are redeemable, and if so, the prices at which, and the terms and conditions on which, the shares may be redeemed, including the date or dates upon or after which the shares will be redeemable and the amount per share payable in case of redemption;

 

    whether shares of the class or series will be entitled to receive dividends or other distributions and, if so, the distribution rate (or the method of calculation thereof) on the shares, any restriction, limitation or condition upon the payment of the dividends or other distributions, whether dividends or other distributions will be cumulative and if cumulative, the date from which dividends will accumulate, the priority as to payment of dividends with respect to other classes or series of stock of the Company, the dividend periods (or the method of calculation thereof) and the dates on which dividends or other distributions are payable;

 

    any preferential amount payable upon shares of the class or series and the priority as to payment of such preferential amount with respect to other classes or series of stock of the Company and any other rights of the shares of such class or series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company;

 

    any limitations on issuance of any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior to or on parity with the class or series of preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company;

 

    whether and the extent to which the class or series will be guaranteed;

 

    whether the shares of the class or series are convertible, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or series of stock, or any other securities of the Company, and if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including price or rates of conversion at which, and the terms and conditions on which, the shares of the class or series may be converted or exchanged into other securities;

 

    whether the shares of the class or series will be listed on a securities exchange or market;

 

    a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the classes or series of preferred stock being offered;

 

    whether and on what terms the shares of such class or series will be subject to redemption or repurchase at the option of the Company;

 

    terms and conditions of the purchase or sinking fund provisions, if any, for the purchase or redemption of shares of the class or series;

 

    terms and conditions for any auction and remarketing, if any;

 

    the distinctive designation of each class or series and the number of shares that will constitute the class or series;

 

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    any other relative rights, preferences or limitations.

As of the date of this prospectus, we are authorized to issue up to fifty million (50,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, and have no shares of preferred stock outstanding. Some of the provisions described in the section “Description of Common Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer” may also apply to any shares of preferred stock we may issue.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

The following summary of the terms of our common stock does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”), the charter and the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “bylaws”). Copies of our charter and bylaws are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

General

Our charter provides that we may issue up to 450,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share. Under Maryland law, our stockholders generally are not liable for our debts or obligations solely as a result of their status as stockholders.

Shares of Common Stock

Subject to the preferential rights, if any, of holders of any other class or series of our stock and to the provisions of our charter relating to the restrictions on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock, holders of our common stock are entitled to receive distributions when authorized by our board of directors and declared by us out of assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders and are entitled to share ratably in our assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, after payment of or adequate provision for all of our known debts and liabilities.

Subject to the provisions of our charter regarding the restrictions on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock and except as is otherwise specified in the terms of any class or series of our stock, each outstanding share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors, and, except as may be provided with respect to any other class or series of our stock, the holders of shares of our common stock possess the exclusive voting power. Directors are elected by a plurality of all of the votes cast in the election of directors. There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors. Consequently, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock can elect all of the directors then standing for election, and the holders of the remaining shares may cast their votes but will be unable to influence the election of directors.

Holders of shares of our common stock generally have no appraisal, preference, conversion, exchange, sinking fund or redemption rights and have no preemptive rights to subscribe for any of our securities. Subject to the provisions of our charter regarding the restrictions on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock, shares of our common stock have equal distribution, liquidation and other rights.

Power to Increase or Decrease Authorized Shares of Stock, Reclassify Unissued Shares of Stock and Issue Additional Shares of Common Stock

Our charter authorizes our board of directors, with the approval of a majority of the entire board and without stockholder approval, to amend our charter to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of any class or series of stock that we are authorized to issue. Our charter authorizes our board of directors to authorize the issuance from time to time of shares of our common stock.

Our charter authorizes our board of directors to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of our common stock into other classes or series of stock, including one or more classes or series of stock that may have preferences over our common stock with respect to distributions or upon liquidation, and to authorize us to issue the newly classified shares. Prior to the issuance of shares of each new class or series, our board of directors is required by Maryland law and by our charter to set the number of shares in such class or series and, subject to the provisions of our charter regarding the restrictions on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock and subject to the express terms of any class or series of stock then outstanding, the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers (including exclusive voting rights), restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption for each class or series. Therefore, although our board of directors does not currently have any plans to do so, it could authorize the issuance of shares of common stock with terms and conditions that could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control or other transaction that might involve a premium price for shares of our common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders.

 

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We believe that the power of our board of directors to approve amendments to our charter to increase or decrease the number of authorized shares of stock, to authorize us to issue additional authorized but unissued shares of common stock and to classify or reclassify unissued shares of common stock and thereafter to authorize us to issue such classified or reclassified shares of stock will provide us with increased flexibility in structuring possible future financings and acquisitions and in meeting other needs that might arise.

Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer

In order for us to qualify to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), shares of our stock must be owned by 100 or more persons during at least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months or during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year (other than the first year for which an election to qualify to be taxed as a REIT has been made). Also, not more than 50% of the value of the outstanding shares of our stock (after taking into account options to acquire shares of stock) may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Code to include certain entities such as private foundations) during the last half of a taxable year (other than the first year for which an election to be a REIT has been made). To qualify to be taxed as a REIT, we must satisfy other requirements as well. See “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Taxation of OUTFRONT Media Inc.—Requirements for Qualification—General.”

Our charter contains restrictions on the ownership and transfer of shares of our stock that are intended to assist us in complying with these requirements, among other purposes. The relevant sections of our charter provide that, subject to the exceptions described below, no person or entity may own, or be deemed to own, beneficially or by virtue of the applicable constructive ownership provisions of the Code, more than 9.8%, in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of the outstanding shares of our common stock (the “common stock ownership limit”) or 9.8% in value of the aggregate outstanding shares of all classes or series of our stock (the “aggregate stock ownership limit”). We refer to the common stock ownership limit and the aggregate stock ownership limit collectively as the “ownership limits.” We refer to the person or entity that, but for operation of the ownership limits or another restriction on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock as described below, would beneficially own or constructively own shares of our stock in violation of such limits or restrictions and, if appropriate in the context, a person or entity that would have been the record owner of such shares of our stock as a “prohibited owner.”

The constructive ownership rules under the Code are complex and may cause shares of stock owned beneficially or constructively by a group of related individuals and/or entities to be owned beneficially or constructively by one individual or entity. As a result, the acquisition of less than 9.8%, in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of the outstanding shares of our common stock, or less than 9.8% in value of the aggregate outstanding shares of all classes and series of our stock (or the acquisition by an individual or entity of an interest in an entity that owns, beneficially or constructively, shares of our stock), could, nevertheless, cause that individual or entity, or another individual or entity, to own beneficially or constructively shares of our stock in excess of the ownership limits.

Our board of directors, in its sole discretion, may exempt, prospectively or retroactively, a particular stockholder from the ownership limits or establish a different limit on ownership (the “excepted holder limit”) if we obtain such representations and undertakings from such stockholders as are reasonably necessary for the board of directors to determine that:

 

    no individual’s beneficial or constructive ownership of our stock will result in our being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or otherwise failing to qualify to be taxed as a REIT; and

 

    such stockholder does not and will not own, actually or constructively, an interest in a customer (i.e., a lessee of real property for purposes of the REIT requirements) of ours (or a customer of any entity owned or controlled by us) that would cause us to own, actually or constructively, more than a 9.9% interest (as set forth in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) in such customer (or our board of directors determines that revenue derived from such customer will not, individually or in the aggregate with our other revenues, affect our ability to qualify to be taxed as a REIT).

 

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Any violation or attempted violation of any such representations or undertakings will result in such stockholder’s shares of stock being automatically transferred to a charitable trust. As a condition of granting the waiver or establishing an excepted holder limit, our board of directors may require an opinion of counsel or a ruling from the IRS, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to our board of directors, in its sole discretion, in order to determine or ensure our status as a REIT. Notwithstanding any ruling or opinion, our board of directors may impose such conditions or restrictions as it deems appropriate in connection with granting such a waiver or establishing an excepted holder limit.

In connection with granting a waiver of the ownership limits or creating an excepted holder limit or at any other time, our board of directors may from time to time increase or decrease the common stock ownership limit, the aggregate stock ownership limit or both, for all other persons, unless, after giving effect to such increase, five or fewer individuals could beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than 49.9% in value of our outstanding stock or we would otherwise fail to qualify to be taxed as a REIT. A reduced ownership limit will not apply to any person or entity whose percentage ownership of our common stock or our stock of all classes and series, as applicable, is, at the effective time of such reduction, in excess of such decreased ownership limit until such time as such person’s or entity’s percentage ownership of our common stock or our stock of all classes and series, as applicable, equals or falls below the decreased ownership limit, but any further acquisition of shares of our common stock or stock of all other classes or series, as applicable, will violate the decreased ownership limit.

Our charter further prohibits:

 

    any person from beneficially or constructively owning, applying certain attribution rules of the Code, shares of our stock that would result in our being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or otherwise cause us to fail to qualify to be taxed as a REIT;

 

    any person from transferring shares of our stock if the transfer would result in shares of our stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code); and

 

    any person from beneficially or constructively owning shares of our stock to the extent such ownership would result in us failing to qualify as a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity” within the meaning of Section 897(h)(4)(B) of the Code.

Any person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire beneficial or constructive ownership of shares of our stock that will or may violate the ownership limits or any of the other restrictions on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock described above, or who would have owned shares of our stock transferred to the trust as described below, must immediately give written notice to us of such event or, in the case of an attempted or proposed transaction, give us at least 15 days’ prior written notice and provide us with such other information as we may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such transfer on our status as a REIT. The foregoing restrictions on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock will not apply if our board of directors determines that it is no longer in our best interests to attempt to qualify, or to continue to qualify, to be taxed as a REIT or that compliance with the restrictions and limits on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock described above is no longer required.

If any transfer of shares of our stock would result in shares of our stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons, the transfer will be null and void and the intended transferee will acquire no rights in the shares. In addition, if any purported transfer of shares of our stock or any other event would otherwise result in any person violating the ownership limits or an excepted holder limit established by our board of directors, or in us being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or otherwise failing to qualify to be taxed as a REIT or as a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity” within the meaning of Section 897(h)(4)(B) of the Code, then that number of shares (rounded up to the nearest whole share) that would cause the violation will be automatically transferred to, and held by, a trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more charitable organizations selected by us, and the intended transferee or other prohibited owner will acquire no rights in the shares. The automatic transfer will be effective as of the close of

 

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business on the business day prior to the date of the violative transfer or other event that results in a transfer to the trust. If the transfer to the trust as described above is not automatically effective, for any reason, to prevent a violation of the applicable ownership limits or our being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or our otherwise failing to qualify to be taxed as a REIT or as a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity,” then our charter provides that the transfer of the shares will be null and void and the intended transferee will acquire no rights in such shares.

Shares of our stock held in the trust will be issued and outstanding shares. The prohibited owner will not benefit economically from ownership of any shares of our stock held in the trust and will have no rights to dividends or other distributions and no rights to vote or other rights attributable to the shares of our stock held in the trust. The trustee of the trust will exercise all voting rights and receive all dividends or other distributions with respect to shares held in the trust for the exclusive benefit of the charitable beneficiary of the trust. Any distribution made before we discover that the shares have been transferred to a trust as described above must be repaid by the recipient to the trustee upon demand by us. Subject to Maryland law, effective as of the date that the shares have been transferred to the trust, the trustee will have the authority (at the trustee’s sole discretion) to rescind as void any vote cast by a prohibited owner before our discovery that the shares have been transferred to the trust and to recast the vote in accordance with the desires of the trustee acting for the benefit of the charitable beneficiary. However, if we have already taken irreversible corporate action, then the trustee may not rescind and recast the vote.

Shares of our stock transferred to the trustee are deemed offered for sale to us, or our designee, at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) the price paid by the prohibited owner for the shares (or, in the case of a devise or gift, the market price (as such term is defined in our charter) at the time of such devise or gift) and (ii) the market price on the date we, or our designee, accept such offer. We may reduce the amount payable to the prohibited owner by the amount of any dividends or other distributions that we made to the prohibited owner before we discovered that the shares had been automatically transferred to the trust and that are then owed by the prohibited owner to the trustee as described above, and we may pay the amount of any such reduction to the trustee for the benefit of the charitable beneficiary. We have the right to accept such offer until the trustee has sold the shares of our stock held in the trust as discussed below. Upon a sale to us, the interest of the charitable beneficiary in the shares sold terminates, and the trustee must distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the prohibited owner and must distribute any distributions held by the trustee with respect to such shares to the charitable beneficiary.

If we do not buy the shares, the trustee must, within 20 days of receiving notice from us of the transfer of shares to the trust, sell the shares to a person or entity designated by the trustee who could own the shares without violating the ownership limits or the other restrictions on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock. After the sale of the shares, the interest of the charitable beneficiary in the shares sold will terminate and the trustee must distribute to the prohibited owner an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the price paid by the prohibited owner for the shares (or, if the prohibited owner did not give value for the shares in connection with the event causing the shares to be held in the trust (for example, in the case of a gift, devise or other such transaction), the market price of the shares on the day of the event causing the shares to be held in the trust) and (ii) the sales proceeds (net of any commissions and other expenses of sale) received by the trust for the shares. The trustee may reduce the amount payable to the prohibited owner by the amount of any dividends or other distribution that we paid to the prohibited owner before we discovered that the shares had been automatically transferred to the trust and that are then owed by the prohibited owner to the trustee as described above. Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the prohibited owner must be paid immediately to the charitable beneficiary, together with any distributions thereon. In addition, if, prior to the discovery by us that shares of stock have been transferred to a trust, such shares of stock are sold by a prohibited owner, then such shares will be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the trust and, to the extent that the prohibited owner received an amount for or in respect of such shares that exceeds the amount that such prohibited owner was entitled to receive, such excess amount will be paid to the trustee upon demand.

In addition, if our board of directors at any time determines that a transfer or other event has occurred that would violate the restrictions on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock described above or that a person intends to acquire beneficial or constructive ownership of shares that would cause such person to violate the restrictions on ownership and transfer of shares described above (whether or not such violation is intended), our board of directors may take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to or to prevent such transfer or other event, including, but not limited to, causing us to redeem shares of our stock, refusing to give effect to the transfer on our books or instituting proceedings to enjoin the transfer.

 

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Every owner of 5% or more (or such lower percentage as required by the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder) of our stock, within 30 days after the end of each taxable year, must give us written notice stating the stockholder’s name and address, the number of shares of each class and series of our stock that the stockholder beneficially owns and a description of the manner in which the shares are held. Each such owner must provide to us such additional information as we may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of the stockholder’s beneficial ownership on our status as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the ownership limits. In addition, any person or entity that is a beneficial owner or constructive owner of shares of our stock and any person or entity (including the stockholder of record) who is holding shares of our stock for a beneficial owner or constructive owner must, on request, provide to us such information as we may request in order to determine our status as a REIT and to comply with the requirements of any taxing authority or governmental authority or to determine such compliance and to ensure compliance with the ownership limits. These restrictions on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock took effect upon completion of our initial public offering and will not apply if our board of directors determines that it is no longer in our best interests to attempt to qualify, or to continue to qualify, to be taxed as a REIT or that compliance with any restriction or limitation on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock is no longer required.

The restrictions on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock described above could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control, including one that might involve a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

We may issue warrants for the purchase of common stock. We may issue warrants independently or together with any other securities offered by any prospectus supplement. The warrants we issue may be attached to or separate from such offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants of such series and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants. The following sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the warrants that may be offered under this registration statement. Further terms of the warrants and the applicable warrant agreements will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the warrants in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, including, where applicable, the following:

 

    the title of such warrants;

 

    the aggregate number of such warrants;

 

    the price or prices at which such warrants will be issued;

 

    the number of shares of common stock purchasable upon exercise of such warrants;

 

    the provisions for adjustment of the number of shares of common stock receivable upon exercise of the warrants or the exercise price of the warrants;

 

    the designation and terms of the other offered securities with which such warrants are issued and the number of such warrants issued with each such offered security;

 

    the date, if any, on and after which such warrants and the related common stock will be separately transferable;

 

    the price at which each share of common stock purchasable upon exercise of such warrants may be purchased;

 

    the date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire;

 

    the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants which may be exercised at any one time;

 

    whether the warrants represented by the warrant certificates will be issued in registered or bearer form, and, if registered, where they may be transferred and registered;

 

    information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;

 

    the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;

 

    the antidilution provisions of such warrants, if any;

 

    the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to such warrants;

 

    a discussion of certain federal income tax considerations; and

 

    any other terms of such warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of such warrants.

You should also read the section captioned “Description of Common Stock” for a general description of the common stock to be acquired upon the exercise of the warrants, including a description of certain restrictions on the ownership and transfer of common stock. We will treat as outstanding any common stock that may be acquired upon the exercise of warrants, directly or constructively held by an investor, at the following times:

 

    at the time of acquisition of the warrants; and

 

    prior to the exercise of the warrants, for purposes of determining the percentage ownership of common stock held by such investor.

 

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CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF MARYLAND LAW AND OF OUR CHARTER AND BYLAWS

The following summary of certain provisions of Maryland law and of our charter and bylaws does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the MGCL, our charter and our bylaws. Copies of our charter and bylaws are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Our Board of Directors

Our board of directors currently consists of seven directors. In accordance with the terms of our charter, our board of directors is divided into three classes, Class I, Class II and Class III, as nearly equal in number as possible with each class serving staggered three-year terms. Our charter provides that the number of directors on our board of directors is fixed exclusively by our board of directors pursuant to the bylaws, but may not be fewer than the minimum required by the MGCL, which is one. Our bylaws provide that our board of directors must consist of not less than one and not more than 15 directors.

Election of Directors; Removals; Vacancies

Our bylaws provide that directors are elected by a plurality of all of the votes cast in the election of directors.

Our charter provides that, subject to the rights, if any, of holders of any class or series of preferred stock to elect or remove one or more directors, our directors may be removed at any time, but only for cause, as defined in our charter, and then only by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors.

Our charter provides that vacancies on our board of directors may be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum, subject to the rights, if any, of holders of any class or series of preferred stock to fill vacancies. Any director elected to fill a vacancy will serve for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies.

Meetings of Stockholders

Our bylaws provide that a meeting of our stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of any business will be held annually on a date and at the time and place set by our board of directors. Our chairman, our chief executive officer, our president or our board of directors may call a special meeting of our stockholders. Subject to the provisions of our bylaws, a special meeting of our stockholders to act on any matter that may properly be brought before a meeting of our stockholders must also be called by our secretary upon the written request of the stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on such matter at the meeting and containing the information required by our bylaws. Our secretary will inform the requesting stockholders of the reasonably estimated cost of preparing and delivering the notice of meeting (including our proxy materials), and the requesting stockholder must pay such estimated cost before our secretary is required to prepare and deliver the notice of the special meeting.

Stockholder Actions by Written Consent

Under the MGCL, stockholder action may be taken only at an annual or special meeting of stockholders or by unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting unless the charter provides for a lesser percentage. Our charter permits stockholder action by consent in lieu of a meeting to the extent permitted by our bylaws. Our bylaws provide that any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting if a unanimous consent setting forth the action is given in writing or by electronic transmission by each stockholder entitled to vote on the matter and filed with the minutes of proceedings of the stockholders.

Advance Notice of Director Nominations and New Business

Our bylaws provide that, with respect to an annual meeting of our stockholders, nominations of individuals for election to our board of directors and the proposal of other business to be considered by our stockholders may be made only (i) pursuant to our notice of the meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of our board of directors or (iii) by any stockholder who was a stockholder of record at the record date set by the board of directors for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, at the time of giving the notice required by our bylaws and at the time of the meeting (and any postponement or adjournment thereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting on such business or in the election of such nominee and who has provided notice to us within the time period and containing the information and other materials specified in the advance notice provisions of our bylaws.

 

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With respect to special meetings of stockholders, only the business specified in our notice of meeting may be brought before the meeting. Nominations of individuals for election to our board of directors may be made only (i) by or at the direction of our board of directors or (ii) if the meeting has been called for the purpose of electing directors, by any stockholder who was a stockholder of record at the record date set by the board of directors for the purposes of determining stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting at the time of giving the notice required by our bylaws and at the time of the meeting (and any postponement or adjournment thereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each such nominee and who has provided notice to us within the time period and containing the information and other materials specified in the advance notice provisions of our bylaws.

The advance notice procedures of our bylaws provide that, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice with respect to director nominations or other proposals for an annual meeting must be delivered to our corporate secretary at our principal executive office not earlier than the 150th day nor later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the prior year’s annual meeting. In the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered not earlier than the 150th day prior to the date of such annual meeting nor later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting, as originally convened, or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. With respect to a special meeting, stockholders generally must provide notice to our corporate secretary at our principal executive office not earlier than the 120th day before such special meeting nor later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 90th day before the special meeting or the tenth day after the first public announcement of the date of the special meeting and the nominees of our board of directors to be elected at the meeting.

Amendment of Charter and Bylaws

Under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation generally may not amend its charter unless declared advisable by the board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, unless a lesser percentage (but not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter) is specified in the corporation’s charter. Our charter provides that we generally may amend our charter if such action is declared advisable by our board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, except for amendments to certain provisions of our charter related to the removal of directors.

Our bylaws provide that our board of directors has the exclusive power to adopt, alter or repeal any provision of our bylaws and to make new bylaws.

Transactions Outside the Ordinary Course of Business

Under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation generally may not dissolve, merge or consolidate with, or convert into, another entity, sell all or substantially all of its assets or engage in a statutory share exchange unless the action is declared advisable by the board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, unless a lesser percentage (but not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter) is specified in the corporation’s charter. Our charter provides that we generally may not dissolve, merge or consolidate with, or convert into, another entity, sell all or substantially all of our assets or engage in a statutory share exchange unless the action is declared advisable by our board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

Business Combinations

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the corporation) or an affiliate of such an interested stockholder are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Thereafter, any such business combination must generally be recommended by the board of directors of the corporation and approved by the affirmative vote of at least (i) 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation and (ii) two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting stock of the corporation, other than shares held by the interested stockholder with whom (or with whose affiliate) the business combination is to be effected or held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder, unless, among other conditions, the corporation’s common stockholders receive a minimum price (as described in the MGCL) for their shares and the consideration is received in cash or in the same form as previously paid by the interested stockholder for its shares. A person is not an interested stockholder under the statute if the board of directors approved in advance the transaction by which the person otherwise would have become an interested stockholder. A corporation’s board of directors may provide that its approval is subject to compliance, at or after the time of approval, with any terms and conditions determined by the board.

The statute permits various exemptions from its provisions, including business combinations that are exempted by the board of directors prior to the time the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Our board of directors has by resolution exempted from the provisions of the Maryland business combination act all business combinations between us and any other person, provided that such business combination is first approved by our board of directors (including a majority of our directors who are not affiliates or associates of such person). Consequently, the five-year prohibition and the supermajority vote requirements will not apply to a business combination between us and any other person if our board of directors has first approved the combination. As a result, a person may be able to enter into a business combination with us that may not be in the best interests of our stockholders, without compliance with the supermajority vote requirements and other provisions of the statute. We cannot assure you that our board of directors will not amend or repeal this resolution in the future.

Control Share Acquisitions

The MGCL provides that holders of “control shares” of a Maryland corporation (defined as voting shares of stock that, if aggregated with all other shares of stock owned or controlled by the acquirer, would entitle the acquirer to exercise voting power (except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy) in the election of directors within one of three increasing ranges) acquired in a “control share acquisition” (defined as the direct or indirect acquisition of issued and outstanding “control shares,” subject to certain exceptions) have no voting rights with respect to such shares except to the extent approved by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Control shares do not include shares the acquiring person is then entitled to vote as a result of having previously obtained stockholder approval. The control share statute does not apply (a) to shares acquired in a merger, consolidation or share exchange if the corporation is a party to the transaction or (b) to acquisitions approved or exempted by the charter or bylaws of the Maryland corporation. Shares owned by the acquirer, officers of the corporation or employees of the corporation who are also directors of the corporation are excluded from shares entitled to vote on the matter.

Our bylaws contain a provision opting out of the control share acquisition statute. This provision may be amended or eliminated at any time in the future by our board of directors.

Subtitle 8

Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the MGCL permits a Maryland corporation with a class of equity securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and at least three independent directors to elect to be subject, by provision in its charter or bylaws or a resolution of its board of directors and notwithstanding any contrary provision in the charter or bylaws, to any or all of five provisions of the MGCL that provide for:

 

    a classified board;

 

    a two-thirds vote requirement for removing a director;

 

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    a requirement that a vacancy on the board be filled only by a vote of a majority of the remaining directors in office and for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred; and

 

    a majority requirement for the calling of a stockholder-requested special meeting of stockholders.

We have opted into the Subtitle 8 provision relating to director vacancies, and, as a result, vacancies on our board may be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors and directors elected by the board to fill vacancies will serve for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred. Through provisions in our charter and bylaws unrelated to Subtitle 8, we (i) have a classified board, (ii) require the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter for the removal of any director from the board, which removal will be allowed only for cause, (iii) vest in the board the exclusive power to fix the number of directorships and (iv) require, unless called by our chairman, our chief executive officer, our president or our board of directors, the written request of stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast at such a meeting to call a special meeting.

Forum Selection Clause

Our bylaws provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of any duty owed by any of our directors or officers or other employees to us or to our stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim against us or any of our directors or officers or other employees arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL or our charter or bylaws or (d) any action asserting a claim against us or any of our directors or officers or other employees that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be, in each case, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, or, if that Court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division.

REIT Qualification

Our charter provides that our board of directors may authorize us to revoke or otherwise terminate our REIT election without approval of our stockholders, if it determines that it is no longer in our best interests to continue to qualify to be taxed as a REIT.

Effects of Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and of Our Charter and Bylaws

The MGCL contains, and our charter and bylaws contain, provisions that may delay, defer or prevent a change in control or other transaction that might involve a premium price for shares of our common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders, including supermajority vote requirements, a classified board, cause requirements for removal of directors, as applicable, and advance notice requirements for director nominations and other stockholder proposals. Likewise, if the provision in our bylaws opting out of the control share acquisition provisions of the MGCL or the resolution exempting certain business combinations from the business combination provisions of the MGCL were repealed or rescinded, these provisions of the MGCL could have similar antitakeover effects. Further, the restrictions on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock described in the section entitled “Description of Common Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer” could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control, including one that might involve a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders.

Indemnification and Limitation of Directors’ and Officers’ Liability

Maryland law permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision eliminating the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages, except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (b) active and deliberate dishonesty that is established by a final judgment and that is material to the cause of action. Our charter contains a provision that eliminates the liability of our directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law.

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threatened to be made a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The MGCL permits us to indemnify any present or former director or officer, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by him or her in connection with any proceeding to which he or she may be made or threatened to be made a party by reason of his or her service in those or other capacities unless it is established that:

 

    the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty;

 

    the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or

 

    in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.

Under the MGCL, we may not indemnify a director or officer in a suit by us or in our right in which the director or officer was adjudged liable to us or in a suit in which the director or officer was adjudged liable on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received. A court may order indemnification if it determines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, even though the director or officer did not meet the prescribed standard of conduct or was adjudged liable on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received. However, indemnification for an adverse judgment in a suit by us or in our right, or for a judgment of liability on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received, is limited to expenses.

In addition, the MGCL permits us to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon our receipt of:

 

    a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by us; and

 

    a written undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by us if it is ultimately determined that the director or officer did not meet the standard of conduct.

Our charter authorizes us, and our bylaws obligate us, to the fullest extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, to indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to:

 

    any present or former director or officer of the Company who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, a proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity; and

 

    any individual who, while a director or officer of the Company and at our request, serves or has served as a director, officer, trustee or manager of another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity.

Our charter and bylaws also permit us to indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of the Company in any of the capacities described above and to any employee of the Company or a predecessor of the Company.

The indemnification and payment or reimbursement of expenses provided by the indemnification provisions of our charter and bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of or limit in any way other rights to which any person seeking indemnification or payment or reimbursement of expenses may be or may become entitled under any statute, bylaw, resolution, insurance, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

In addition, we have entered into separate indemnification agreements with each of our directors. Each indemnification agreement provides, among other things, for indemnification as provided in the agreement and otherwise to the fullest extent permitted by law and our charter and bylaws against judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees. The indemnification agreements provide for the advancement or payment of expenses to the indemnitee and for reimbursement to us if it is found that such indemnitee is not entitled to such advancement.

 

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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

 

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U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a summary of U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in our common stock or with respect to non-U.S. holders, an investment in debt securities of the applicable issuer. This summary does not discuss the consequences of an investment in shares of our preferred stock, warrants or guarantees of debt securities. The tax consequences of such an investment will be discussed in the applicable prospectus supplement. For purposes of this section, references to “OUTFRONT Media Inc.,” “we,” “our” and “us” generally mean only OUTFRONT Media Inc., and references to the “applicable issuer” mean OUTFRONT Media Inc. in the case of debt securities of OUTFRONT Media Inc., Outfront Media Capital Corporation in the case of debt securities of Outfront Media Capital Corporation or Outfront Media Capital LLC in the case of debt securities of Outfront Media Capital LLC, and not its subsidiaries or other lower-tier entities, except as otherwise indicated. References to “customers” are to persons who are treated as lessees of real property for purposes of the REIT requirements. This summary is based upon the Code, the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”), rulings and other administrative pronouncements issued by the IRS, and judicial decisions, all as currently in effect, and all of which are subject to differing interpretations or to change, possibly with retroactive effect. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax consequences described below. The summary is also based upon the assumption that we and our subsidiaries and affiliated entities will operate in accordance with our and their applicable organizational documents. This summary is for general information only and is not tax advice. It does not discuss any state, local or non-U.S. tax consequences relevant to us or an investment in our common stock or debt securities of the applicable issuer. The Code provisions governing the U.S. federal income tax treatment of REITs and holders of their securities are highly technical and complex, and this summary does not purport to discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be important to a particular investor in light of its investment or tax circumstances or to investors subject to special tax rules, such as:

 

    financial institutions;

 

    insurance companies;

 

    broker-dealers;

 

    regulated investment companies;

 

    partnerships, other pass-through entities and trusts;

 

    persons who hold our stock on behalf of other persons as nominees;

 

    persons who receive our stock as compensation;

 

    persons holding our stock as part of a “straddle,” “hedge,” “conversion transaction,” “synthetic security” or other integrated investment;

 

    U.S. persons that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar.

and, except to the extent discussed below:

 

    tax-exempt organizations (including individual retirement and other tax-deferred accounts); and

 

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This summary assumes that investors will hold their common stock or debt securities as a capital asset, which generally means as property held for investment.

The U.S. federal income tax treatment of holders of our common stock or debt securities of the applicable issuer depends, in some instances, on determinations of fact and interpretations of complex provisions of U.S. federal income tax law for which no clear precedent or authority may be available. In addition, the tax consequences to any particular holder of our common stock or debt securities of the applicable issuer will depend on the holder’s particular tax circumstances. You are urged to consult your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign income and other tax consequences to you in light of your particular investment or tax circumstances of acquiring, holding, exchanging, or otherwise disposing of our common stock or debt securities of the applicable issuer.

Taxation of OUTFRONT Media Inc.

We elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code, commencing with our taxable year beginning July 17, 2014. We believe we have been organized and have operated in a manner that allows us to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code commencing with our taxable year beginning July 17, 2014, and intend to continue to be organized and operate in this manner. However, qualification and taxation as a REIT depend upon our ability to meet the various qualification tests imposed under the Code, including through actual annual operating results, asset composition, distribution levels and diversity of stock ownership. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that we have been organized and have operated, or will continue to be organized and operate, in a manner so as to qualify as a REIT. See “—Failure to Qualify.”

The sections of the Code and the corresponding Treasury regulations that relate to qualification and taxation as a REIT are highly technical and complex. The following sets forth certain aspects of the sections of the Code that govern the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a REIT and its stockholders. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has acted as our REIT Tax Counsel in connection with this prospectus and our election to be taxed as a REIT.

REIT Tax Counsel has rendered an opinion to us to the effect that, commencing with our taxable year beginning July 17, 2014, we have been organized and have operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT, and that our proposed method of operation will enable us to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code. Investors should be aware, however, that opinions of counsel are not binding on the IRS or any court. The opinion of REIT Tax Counsel represents only the view of REIT Tax Counsel, based on its review and analysis of existing law and on certain representations as to factual matters and covenants made by us, including representations relating to the values of our assets and the sources of our income. The opinion was expressed as of the date issued. REIT Tax Counsel will have no obligation to advise us or the holders of our securities of any subsequent change in the matters stated, represented or assumed or of any subsequent change in applicable law. Furthermore, both the validity of the opinion of REIT Tax Counsel and our qualification to be taxed as a REIT depend on our satisfaction of certain asset, income, organizational, distribution, stockholder ownership and other requirements on a continuing basis, the results of which will not be monitored by REIT Tax Counsel. Our ability to satisfy the asset tests depends upon our analysis of the characterization and fair market values of our assets, some of which are not susceptible to a precise determination, and for which we will not obtain independent appraisals.

We have received a private letter ruling from the IRS with respect to certain issues relevant to our qualification to be taxed as a REIT. The ruling provides, subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, that our lease revenues from certain advertising structures and sites and certain services that we, an independent contractor or a TRS may provide, directly or through subsidiaries, to our customers, will enable us to qualify to be taxed as a REIT. Although we may generally rely upon the ruling, no assurance can be given that the IRS will not challenge our qualification to be taxed as a REIT on the basis of other issues or facts outside the scope of the ruling.

 

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Taxation of REITs in General

As indicated above, our qualification and taxation as a REIT depend upon our ability to meet, on a continuing basis, various qualification requirements imposed upon REITs by the Code. The material qualification requirements are summarized below under “—Requirements for Qualification—General.” While we intend to operate so that we continue to qualify to be taxed as a REIT, no assurance can be given that the IRS will not challenge our qualification or that we will be able to operate in accordance with the REIT requirements in the future. See “—Failure to Qualify.”

Provided that we qualify to be taxed as a REIT, we will generally be entitled to a deduction for dividends that we pay and therefore will not be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on our net taxable income that is currently distributed to our stockholders. This treatment substantially eliminates the “double taxation” at the corporate and stockholder levels that generally results from an investment in a C corporation. A C corporation is a corporation that generally is required to pay tax at the corporate level. “Double taxation” means taxation once at the corporate level when income is earned and once again at the stockholder level when the income is distributed. In general, the income that we generate is taxed only at the stockholder level upon a distribution of dividends to our stockholders.

Currently, most U.S. stockholders that are individuals, trusts or estates are taxed on corporate dividends at a maximum U.S. federal income tax rate of 20% (the same as long-term capital gains). With limited exceptions, however, dividends from us or from other entities that are taxed as REITs are generally not eligible for this rate and will continue to be taxed at rates applicable to ordinary income. Under current law, the highest marginal noncorporate U.S. federal income tax rate applicable to ordinary income is 39.6%. See “—Taxation of Stockholders—Taxation of Taxable U.S. Holders—Distributions.”

Any net operating losses, foreign tax credits and other tax attributes generally do not pass through to our stockholders, subject to special rules for certain items such as the capital gains that we recognize. See “—Taxation of Stockholders—Taxation of Taxable U.S. Holders—Distributions.”

In any year in which we qualify to be taxed as a REIT, we will nonetheless be subject to U.S. federal tax in the following circumstances:

 

    We will be taxed at regular corporate rates on any undistributed net taxable income, including undistributed net capital gains.

 

    We may be subject to the “alternative minimum tax” on our items of tax preference, including any deductions of net operating losses.

 

    If we have net income from prohibited transactions, which are, in general, sales or other dispositions of inventory or property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business, other than foreclosure property, such income will be subject to a 100% tax. See “—Prohibited Transactions” and “—Foreclosure Property.”

 

    If we elect to treat property that we acquire in connection with a foreclosure of a mortgage loan or certain leasehold terminations as “foreclosure property,” we may thereby avoid the 100% tax on gain from a resale of that property (if the sale would otherwise constitute a prohibited transaction), but the income from the sale or operation of the property may be subject to corporate income tax at the highest applicable rate (currently 35%).

 

    If we fail to satisfy the 75% gross income test or the 95% gross income test, as discussed below, but nonetheless maintain our qualification to be taxed as a REIT because we satisfy other requirements, we will be subject to a 100% tax on an amount based on the magnitude of the failure, as adjusted to reflect the profit margin associated with our gross income.

 

    If we violate the asset tests (other than certain de minimis violations) or other requirements applicable to REITs, as described below, and yet maintain our qualification to be taxed as a REIT because there is reasonable cause for the failure and other applicable requirements are met, we may be subject to a penalty tax. In that case, the amount of the penalty tax will be at least $50,000 per failure, and, in the case of certain asset test failures, will be determined as the amount of net income generated by the non-qualifying assets in question multiplied by the highest corporate tax rate (currently 35%) if that amount exceeds $50,000 per failure.

 

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    If we fail to distribute during each calendar year at least the sum of (i) 85% of our ordinary income for such year, (ii) 95% of our capital gain net income for such year and (iii) any undistributed net taxable income from prior periods, we will be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax on the excess of the required distribution over the sum of (a) the amounts that we actually distributed and (b) the amounts we retained and upon which we paid income tax at the corporate level.

 

    We may be required to pay monetary penalties to the IRS in certain circumstances, including if we fail to meet recordkeeping requirements intended to monitor our compliance with rules relating to the composition of a REIT’s stockholders, as described below in “—Requirements for Qualification—General.”

 

    A 100% tax may be imposed on transactions between us and a TRS that do not reflect arm’s-length terms.

 

    If we sell any of our existing appreciated assets owned as of July 17, 2014 or if we acquire appreciated assets from a corporation that is not a REIT (i.e., a C corporation) in a transaction in which the adjusted tax basis of the assets in our hands is determined by reference to the adjusted tax basis of the assets in the hands of the C corporation, we may be subject to tax on such appreciation at the highest corporate income tax rate then applicable if we subsequently recognize gain on a disposition of any such assets during the five-year period following July 17, 2014 or the date of acquisition of such assets from the C corporation, as applicable.

 

    The earnings of our domestic TRSs will generally be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax.

In addition, we and our subsidiaries may be subject to a variety of taxes, including payroll taxes and state, local, and foreign income, property, gross receipts and other taxes on our assets and operations. We could also be subject to tax in situations and on transactions not presently contemplated.

Requirements for Qualification—General

The Code defines a REIT as a corporation, trust or association:

 

  (1) that is managed by one or more trustees or directors;

 

  (2) the beneficial ownership of which is evidenced by transferable shares, or by transferable certificates of beneficial interest;

 

  (3) that would be taxable as a domestic corporation but for its election to be subject to tax as a REIT;

 

  (4) that is neither a financial institution nor an insurance company subject to specific provisions of the Code;

 

  (5) the beneficial ownership of which is held by 100 or more persons;

 

  (6) in which, during the last half of each taxable year, not more than 50% in value of the outstanding stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer “individuals” (as defined in the Code to include specified tax-exempt entities); and

 

  (7) that meets other tests described below, including with respect to the nature of its income and assets.

The Code provides that conditions (1) through (4) must be met during the entire taxable year, and that condition (5) must be met during at least 335 days of a taxable year of twelve months, or during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year. Conditions (5) and (6) need not be met during a corporation’s initial tax year as a REIT (which, in our case, was 2014). Our charter provides restrictions regarding the ownership and transfers of shares of our stock, which are intended to assist us in satisfying the stock ownership requirements described in conditions (5) and (6) above, among other purposes. These restrictions, however, may not ensure that we, in all cases, will be able to satisfy the share ownership requirements described in conditions (5) and (6) above. If we fail to satisfy these share ownership requirements, except as provided in the next two sentences, our status as a REIT will terminate. If, however, we comply with the rules contained in applicable Treasury regulations that require us to ascertain the actual ownership of our shares and we do not know, or would not have known through the exercise of reasonable diligence, that we failed to meet the requirements described in condition (6) above, we will be treated as having met this requirement. Moreover, if our failure to satisfy the share ownership requirements is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, we may retain our REIT qualification but will be required to pay a penalty of $50,000 for each such failure.

 

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To monitor compliance with the stock ownership requirements, we generally are required to maintain records regarding the actual ownership of our stock. To do so, we must demand written statements each year from the record holders of significant percentages of our stock pursuant to which the record holders must disclose the actual owners of the stock (i.e., the persons required to include our dividends in their gross income). We must maintain a list of those persons failing or refusing to comply with this demand as part of our records. We could be subject to monetary penalties if we fail to comply with these recordkeeping requirements. If any such record holder fails or refuses to comply with the demands, such record holder will be required by Treasury regulations to submit a statement with such record holder’s tax return disclosing such record holder’s actual ownership of our stock and other information.

In addition, a corporation generally may not elect to become a REIT unless its taxable year is the calendar year. We adopted December 31 as our year-end, and thereby satisfy this requirement.

The Code provides relief from violations of the REIT gross income requirements, as described below under “—Income Tests,” in cases where a violation is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, and other requirements are met, including the payment of a penalty tax that is based upon the magnitude of the violation. In addition, certain provisions of the Code extend similar relief in the case of certain violations of the REIT asset requirements (see “—Asset Tests” below) and other REIT requirements, again provided that the violation is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, and other conditions are met, including the payment of a penalty tax.

If we fail to satisfy any of the various REIT requirements, there can be no assurance that these relief provisions would be available to enable us to maintain our qualification as a REIT, and, if such relief provisions are available, the amount of any resultant penalty tax could be substantial.

Effect of Subsidiary Entities

Ownership of Partnership Interests. If we are a partner in an entity that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Treasury regulations provide that we are deemed to own our proportionate share of the partnership’s assets, and to earn our proportionate share of the partnership’s income, for purposes of the asset and gross income tests applicable to REITs. Our proportionate share of a partnership’s assets and income is based on our capital interest in the partnership (except that for purposes of the 10% value test, described below, our proportionate share of the partnership’s assets is based on our proportionate interest in the equity and certain debt securities issued by the partnership). In addition, the assets and gross income of the partnership are deemed to retain the same character in our hands. Thus, our proportionate share of the assets and items of income of any of our subsidiary partnerships will be treated as our assets and items of income for purposes of applying the REIT requirements.

If we become a limited partner or non-managing member in any partnership or limited liability company and such entity takes or expects to take actions that could jeopardize our status as a REIT or require us to pay tax, we may be forced to dispose of our interest in such entity. In addition, it is possible that a partnership or limited liability company could take an action which could cause us to fail a gross income or asset test, and that we would not become aware of such action in time to dispose of our interest in the partnership or limited liability company or take other corrective action on a timely basis. In that case, we could fail to qualify to be taxed as a REIT unless we were entitled to relief, as described below under “—Income Tests—Failure to Satisfy the Gross Income Tests” and “—Asset Tests.”

Disregarded Subsidiaries. If we own a corporate subsidiary that is a “qualified REIT subsidiary,” that subsidiary is generally disregarded as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and all of the subsidiary’s assets, liabilities and items of income, deduction and credit are treated as our assets, liabilities and items of income, deduction and credit, including for purposes of the gross income and asset tests applicable to REITs. A qualified REIT subsidiary is any corporation, other than a TRS (as described below), that is directly or indirectly wholly owned by a REIT. Other entities that are wholly owned by us, including single-member limited liability companies that have not elected to be taxed as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes, are also generally disregarded as separate entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including for purposes of the REIT income and asset tests. Disregarded subsidiaries, along with any partnerships in which we hold an equity interest, are sometimes referred to herein as “pass-through subsidiaries.”

 

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In the event that a disregarded subsidiary of ours ceases to be wholly owned—for example, if any equity interest in the subsidiary is acquired by a person other than us or another disregarded subsidiary of ours—the subsidiary’s separate existence would no longer be disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Instead, the subsidiary would have multiple owners and would be treated as either a partnership or a taxable corporation. Such an event could, depending on the circumstances, adversely affect our ability to satisfy the various asset and gross income requirements applicable to REITs, including the requirement that REITs generally may not own, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the securities of another corporation. See “—Asset Tests” and “—Income Tests.”

Taxable REIT Subsidiaries. In general, we may jointly elect with a subsidiary corporation, whether or not wholly owned, to treat such subsidiary corporation as a TRS. We generally may not own more than 10% of the securities of a taxable corporation, as measured by voting power or value, unless we and such corporation elect to treat such corporation as a TRS. The separate existence of a TRS or other taxable corporation is not ignored for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, a TRS or other taxable subsidiary corporation generally is subject to corporate income tax on its earnings, which may reduce the cash flow that we and our subsidiaries generate in the aggregate, and may reduce our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

We are not treated as holding the assets of a TRS or other taxable subsidiary corporation or as receiving any income that the subsidiary earns. Rather, the stock issued by a taxable subsidiary corporation to us is an asset in our hands, and we treat the dividends paid to us from such taxable subsidiary corporation, if any, as income. This treatment can affect our income and asset test calculations, as described below. Because we do not include the assets and income of TRSs or other taxable subsidiary corporations on a look-through basis in determining our compliance with the REIT requirements, we may use such entities to undertake indirectly activities that the REIT rules might otherwise preclude us from doing directly or through pass-through subsidiaries. For example, we may use TRSs or other taxable subsidiary corporations to perform services or conduct activities that give rise to certain categories of income or to conduct activities that, if conducted by us directly, would be treated in our hands as prohibited transactions.

The TRS rules limit the deductibility of interest paid or accrued by a TRS to its parent REIT to assure that the TRS is subject to an appropriate level of corporate taxation. Further, the rules impose a 100% excise tax on transactions between a TRS and its parent REIT or the REIT’s customers that are not conducted on an arm’s-length basis. We intend that all of our transactions with our TRSs, if any, will be conducted on an arm’s-length basis.

Income Tests

In order to qualify to be taxed as a REIT, we must satisfy two gross income requirements on an annual basis. First, at least 75% of our gross income for each taxable year, excluding gross income from sales of inventory or dealer property in “prohibited transactions,” discharge of indebtedness and certain hedging transactions, generally must be derived from “rents from real property,” gains from the sale of real property, mortgages on real property, and shares in other REITs, interest income derived from mortgage loans secured by real property (including certain types of mortgage-backed securities), dividends received from other REITs, and specified income from temporary investments. Second, at least 95% of our gross income in each taxable year, excluding gross income from prohibited transactions, discharge of indebtedness and certain hedging transactions, must be derived from some combination of income that qualifies under the 75% gross income test described above, as well as other dividends, interest, and gain from the sale or disposition of stock or securities, which need not have any relation to real property. Income and gain from certain hedging transactions will be excluded from both the numerator and the denominator for purposes of both the 75% and 95% gross income tests.

Rents from Real Property. Rents we receive from a customer will qualify as “rents from real property” for the purpose of satisfying the gross income requirements for a REIT described above only if all of the conditions described below are met.

 

    The amount of rent is not based in whole or in part on the income or profits of any person. However, an amount we receive or accrue generally will not be excluded from the term “rents from real property” solely because it is based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales;

 

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    Neither we nor an actual or constructive owner of 10% or more of our stock actually or constructively owns 10% or more of the interests in the assets or net profits of a noncorporate customer, or, if the customer is a corporation (but excluding any TRS), 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or 10% or more of the total value of all classes of stock of the customer. Rents we receive from such a customer that is a TRS of ours, however, will not be excluded from the definition of “rents from real property” as a result of this condition if at least 90% of the space at the property to which the rents relate is leased to third parties, and the rents paid by the TRS are substantially comparable to rents paid by our other customers for comparable space. Whether rents paid by a TRS are substantially comparable to rents paid by other customers is determined at the time the lease with the TRS is entered into, extended, and modified, if such modification increases the rents due under such lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, if a lease with a “controlled TRS” is modified and such modification results in an increase in the rents payable by such TRS, any such increase will not qualify as “rents from real property.” For purposes of this rule, a “controlled TRS” is a TRS in which the parent REIT owns stock possessing more than 50% of the voting power or more than 50% of the total value of the outstanding stock of such TRS;

 

    Rent attributable to personal property that is leased in connection with a lease of real property is not greater than 15% of the total rent received under the lease. If this condition is not met, then the portion of the rent attributable to personal property will not qualify as “rents from real property”; and

 

    We generally do not operate or manage the property or furnish or render services to our customers, subject to a 1% de minimis allowance. We are permitted, however, to perform directly certain services that are “usually or customarily rendered” in connection with the rental of space for occupancy only and are not otherwise considered “rendered to the occupant” of the property. Examples of these permitted services include the provision of electricity or other utilities, trash removal and general maintenance of common areas. In addition, we are permitted to employ an independent contractor from whom we derive no revenues, or a TRS, which may be wholly or partially owned by us, to provide non-customary services to our customers without causing the rent that we receive from those customers to fail to qualify as “rents from real property.”

We generally do not intend to receive rent which fails to satisfy any of the above conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may have taken and may continue to take actions which fail to satisfy one or more of the above conditions to the extent that we determine, based on the advice of our tax counsel, that those actions will not jeopardize our tax status as a REIT.

The value of our assets is primarily attributable to our outdoor advertising structure and sites. Billboards are generally located on sites leased through agreements with landowners. Billboard displays can be either static or digital and can come in a variety of forms, including freestanding billboard displays and displays on the exterior and roofs of buildings. Advertising displays may also be placed on the interior and exterior of rail and subway cars and buses, as well as on benches, trams, trains, transit shelters, urban panels (i.e., smaller-sized billboards located at transit entrances), street kiosks and transit platforms. We generally own the physical billboard structures on which our customers display advertising copy, hold the legal permits to display advertising thereon and lease the underlying sites. We estimate that approximately 75% of our billboard structures in the United States are “legal nonconforming” billboards, meaning they were legally constructed under laws in effect at the time they were built, but could not be constructed under current laws. These structures are often in areas where it is difficult or not permitted to build additional billboards under current laws, which enhances the value of our portfolio. We also hold exclusive multiyear contracts with municipalities and transit operators in many large cities, including Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and New York City, to operate advertising structures and sites within their transit systems. We will lease and sublease displays on our advertising structures and sites pursuant to advertising agreements. Further, we or our affiliates will provide certain services to customers of our advertising structures and sites. Certain of our outdoor advertising assets described above are treated as real property for purposes of the REIT gross income tests, and therefore the rent payments received pursuant to the advertising agreements with respect to such assets are treated as rents from real property for purposes of the REIT gross income tests. We structure our provision of services to our customers in a manner that does not prevent our rental income from qualifying as “rents from real

 

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property.” We have received a private letter ruling from the IRS with respect to certain issues relevant to our qualification to be taxed as a REIT. The ruling provides, subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, that amounts received by us pursuant to certain of our advertising agreements, including for certain services that we, independent contractors or TRSs may provide, directly or through subsidiaries, to our customers, will enable us to qualify to be taxed as a REIT. Although we may generally rely upon the ruling, no assurance can be given that the IRS will not challenge our qualification to be taxed as a REIT on the basis of other issues or facts outside the scope of the ruling.

We intend to cause any services that are not “usually or customarily rendered,” or that are for the benefit of a particular customer in connection with the rental of real property, to be provided through a TRS or through an “independent contractor.” However, no assurance can be given that the IRS will concur with our determination as to whether a particular service is usual or customary, or otherwise in this regard.

Interest Income. Interest income constitutes qualifying mortgage interest for purposes of the 75% gross income test (as described above) to the extent that the obligation upon which such interest is paid is secured by a mortgage on real property or on an interest in real property. If we receive interest income with respect to a mortgage loan that is secured by both real property and other property, and the highest principal amount of the loan outstanding during a taxable year exceeds the fair market value of the real property on the date that we acquired or originated the mortgage loan, the interest income will generally be apportioned between the real property and the other collateral, and our income from the arrangement will qualify for purposes of the 75% gross income test only to the extent that the interest is allocable to the real property. In certain cases, personal property collateral securing a loan that we hold may be treated as real property for purposes of the foregoing rules. Even if a loan is not secured by real property, or is undersecured, the income that it generates may nonetheless qualify for purposes of the 95% gross income test. For these purposes, the term “interest” generally does not include any amount received or accrued, directly or indirectly, if the determination of all or some of the amount depends in any way on the income or profits of any person. However, an amount received or accrued generally will not be excluded from the term “interest” solely by reason of being based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales.

Dividend Income. We may directly or indirectly receive distributions from TRSs or other corporations that are not REITs or qualified REIT subsidiaries. These distributions generally are treated as dividend income to the extent of the earnings and profits of the distributing corporation. Such distributions will generally constitute qualifying income for purposes of the 95% gross income test, but not for purposes of the 75% gross income test. Any dividends that we receive from another REIT, however, will be qualifying income for purposes of both the 95% and 75% gross income tests.

Fee Income. Any fee income that we earn will generally not be qualifying income for purposes of either gross income test. Any fees earned by a TRS, however, will not be included for purposes of our gross income tests.

Hedging Transactions. Any income or gain that we or our pass-through subsidiaries derive from instruments that hedge certain specified risks, such as the risk of changes in interest rates, will be excluded from gross income for purposes of both the 75% and 95% gross income tests, provided that specified requirements are met, including the requirement that the instrument is entered into during the ordinary course of our business and that the instrument be properly identified as a hedge along with the risk that it hedges within prescribed time periods. Income and gain from all other hedging transactions will not be qualifying income for either the 95% or 75% gross income test.

Failure to Satisfy the Gross Income Tests. If we fail to satisfy one or both of the 75% or 95% gross income tests for any taxable year, we may still qualify to be taxed as a REIT for such year if we are entitled to relief under applicable provisions of the Code. These relief provisions will be generally available if (i) our failure to meet these tests was due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect and (ii) following our identification of the failure to meet the 75% or 95% gross income test for any taxable year, we file a schedule with the IRS setting forth each item of our gross income for purposes of the 75% or 95% gross income test for such taxable year in accordance with Treasury regulations, which have not yet been issued. It is not possible to state whether we would be entitled to the benefit of these relief provisions in all circumstances. If these relief provisions are inapplicable to a particular set of circumstances, we will not qualify to be taxed as a REIT. Even if these relief provisions apply, and we retain our status as a REIT, we will be required to pay a tax equal to (1) the greater of (A) the amount by which we fail to satisfy the 75% gross income test and (B) the amount by which we fail to satisfy the 95% gross income test, multiplied by (2) a fraction intended to reflect our profitability (i.e., generally our REIT taxable income divided by our gross income). We may not always be able to comply with the gross income tests for REIT qualification despite periodic monitoring of our income.

 

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Asset Tests

At the close of each calendar quarter, we must also satisfy five tests relating to the nature of our assets. First, at least 75% of the value of our total assets must be represented by some combination of “real estate assets,” cash, cash items, U.S. government securities, and, under some circumstances, stock or debt instruments purchased with new capital. For this purpose, real estate assets include interests in real property (and certain ancillary personal property), stock of other corporations that qualify as REITs, some kinds of mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans, and debt instruments (whether or not secured by real property) that are issued by a “publicly offered REIT” (i.e., a REIT that is required to file annual and periodic reports with the SEC under the Exchange Act). Assets that do not qualify for purposes of the 75% asset test are subject to the additional asset tests described below.

Second, the value of any one issuer’s securities that we own may not exceed 5% of the value of our total assets.

Third, we may not own more than 10% of any one issuer’s outstanding securities, as measured by either voting power or value. The 5% and 10% asset tests do not apply to securities of TRSs and qualified REIT subsidiaries, and the 10% value test does not apply to “straight debt” having specified characteristics and to certain other securities described below. Solely for purposes of the 10% value test, the determination of our interest in the assets of a partnership or limited liability company in which we own an interest will be based on our proportionate interest in any securities issued by the partnership or limited liability company, excluding for this purpose certain securities described in the Code.

Fourth, the aggregate value of all securities of TRSs that we hold, may not exceed 25% (or for our 2018 and subsequent taxable years, 20%) of the value of our total assets. Fifth, no more than 25% of the total value of our assets may be represented by “nonqualified publicly offered REIT debt instruments” (i.e., real estate assets that would cease to be real estate assets if debt instruments issued by publicly offered REITs were not included in the definition of real estate assets).

Notwithstanding the general rule, as noted above, that for purposes of the REIT income and asset tests we are treated as owning our proportionate share of the underlying assets of a subsidiary partnership, if we hold indebtedness issued by a partnership, the indebtedness will be subject to, and may cause a violation of, the asset tests unless the indebtedness is a qualifying mortgage asset or other conditions are met. Similarly, although stock of a non-publicly offered REIT is a qualifying asset for purposes of the REIT asset tests, any non-mortgage debt that is issued by another REIT may not so qualify (although such debt will not be treated as “securities” for purposes of the 10% value test, as explained below).

Certain securities will not cause a violation of the 10% value test described above. Such securities include instruments that constitute “straight debt,” which term generally excludes, among other things, securities having contingency features. A security does not qualify as “straight debt” where a REIT (or a controlled TRS of the REIT) owns other securities of the same issuer which do not qualify as straight debt, unless the value of those other securities constitute, in the aggregate, 1% or less of the total value of that issuer’s outstanding securities. In addition to straight debt, the Code provides that certain other securities will not violate the 10% value test. Such securities include (i) any loan made to an individual or an estate, (ii) certain rental agreements pursuant to which one or more payments are to be made in subsequent years (other than agreements between a REIT and certain persons related to the REIT under attribution rules), (iii) any obligation to pay rents from real property, (iv) securities issued by governmental entities that are not dependent in whole or in part on the profits of (or payments made by) a nongovernmental entity, (v) any security (including debt securities) issued by another REIT and (vi) any debt instrument issued by a partnership if the partnership’s income is of a nature that it would satisfy the 75% gross income test described above under “—Income Tests.” In applying the 10% value test, a debt security issued by a partnership is not taken into account to the extent, if any, of the REIT’s proportionate interest in the equity and certain debt securities issued by that partnership.

No independent appraisals have been obtained to support our conclusions as to the value of our total assets or the value of any particular security or securities. Moreover, the values of some assets may not be susceptible to a precise determination, and values are subject to change in the future. Furthermore, the proper classification of an instrument as debt or equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes may be uncertain in some circumstances, which could affect the application of the REIT asset requirements. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not contend that our interests in our subsidiaries or in the securities of other issuers will not cause a violation of the REIT asset tests.

 

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However, certain relief provisions are available to allow REITs to satisfy the asset requirements or to maintain REIT qualification notwithstanding certain violations of the asset tests and other requirements. For example, if we should fail to satisfy the asset tests at the end of a calendar quarter such a failure would not cause us to lose our REIT qualification if (i) we satisfied the asset tests at the close of the preceding calendar quarter and (ii) the discrepancy between the value of our assets and the asset requirements was not wholly or partly caused by an acquisition of non-qualifying assets, but instead arose from changes in the relative market values of our assets. If the condition described in (ii) was not satisfied, we still could avoid disqualification by eliminating any discrepancy within 30 days after the close of the calendar quarter in which it arose or by making use of the relief provisions described above.

In the case of de minimis violations of the 10% and 5% asset tests, a REIT may maintain its qualification despite a violation of such requirements if (i) the value of the assets causing the violation does not exceed the lesser of 1% of the REIT’s total assets and $10,000,000 and (ii) the REIT either disposes of the assets causing the failure within six months after the last day of the quarter in which it identifies the failure, or the relevant tests are otherwise satisfied within that time frame.

Even if we did not qualify for the foregoing relief provisions, one additional provision allows a REIT that fails one or more of the asset tests to nevertheless maintain its REIT qualification if (i) the REIT provides the IRS with a description of each asset causing the failure, (ii) the failure is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, (iii) the REIT pays a tax equal to the greater of (a) $50,000 per failure and (b) the product of the net income generated by the assets that caused the failure multiplied by the highest applicable corporate tax rate (currently 35%) and (iv) the REIT either disposes of the assets causing the failure within six months after the last day of the quarter in which it identifies the failure, or otherwise satisfies the relevant asset tests within that time frame.

Annual Distribution Requirements

In order to qualify to be taxed as a REIT, we are required to distribute dividends, other than capital gain dividends, to our stockholders in an amount at least equal to:

 

  (i) the sum of

 

  (a) 90% of our REIT taxable income, computed without regard to our net capital gains and the deduction for dividends paid; and

 

  (b) 90% of our after tax net income, if any, from foreclosure property (as described below); minus

 

  (ii) the excess of the sum of specified items of non-cash income over 5% of our REIT taxable income.

For these purposes, our “REIT taxable income” is computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and our net capital gain. In addition, for purposes of this test, non-cash income means income attributable to leveling of stepped rents, original issue discount on purchase money debt, cancellation of indebtedness, and any like-kind exchanges that are later determined to be taxable.

We generally must make these distributions in the taxable year to which they relate, or in the following taxable year if declared before we timely file our tax return for the year and if paid with or before the first regular dividend payment after such declaration. These distributions will be treated as received by our stockholders in the year in which paid. For distributions prior to our 2015 taxable year, and for any subsequent year in which we do not qualify as a “publicly offered REIT” within the meaning of the Code, in order for such distributions to be counted as satisfying the annual distribution requirements for REITs, and to provide us with a REIT-level tax deduction, the distributions must not be “preferential dividends.” A dividend is not a preferential dividend if the distribution is (i) pro rata among all outstanding shares of stock within a particular class and (ii) in accordance with any preferences among different classes of stock as set forth in our organizational documents.

 

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To the extent that we distribute at least 90%, but less than 100%, of our REIT taxable income, as adjusted, we will be subject to tax at ordinary corporate tax rates on the retained portion. We may elect to retain, rather than distribute, some or all of our net long-term capital gains and pay tax on such gains. In this case, we could elect for our stockholders to include their proportionate shares of such undistributed long-term capital gains in income, and to receive a corresponding credit for their share of the tax that we paid. Our stockholders would then increase the adjusted basis of their stock by the difference between (i) the amounts of capital gain dividends that we designated and that they include in their taxable income, minus (ii) the tax that we paid on their behalf with respect to that income.

To the extent that in the future we may have available net operating losses carried forward from prior tax years, such losses may reduce the amount of distributions that we must make in order to comply with the REIT distribution requirements. Such losses, however, will generally not affect the character, in the hands of our stockholders, of any distributions that are actually made as ordinary dividends or capital gains. See “—Taxation of Stockholders—Taxation of Taxable U.S. Holders—Distributions.”

If we fail to distribute during each calendar year at least the sum of (i) 85% of our ordinary income for such year, (ii) 95% of our capital gain net income for such year and (iii) any undistributed net taxable income from prior periods, we will be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax on the excess of such required distribution over the sum of (a) the amounts actually distributed, plus (b) the amounts of income we retained and on which we have paid corporate income tax.

We expect that our REIT taxable income will be less than our cash flows because of depreciation and other noncash charges included in computing REIT taxable income. Accordingly, we anticipate that we generally will have sufficient cash or liquid assets to enable us to satisfy the distribution requirements described above. However, from time to time, we may not have sufficient cash or other liquid assets to meet these distribution requirements due to timing differences between the actual receipt of income and actual payment of deductible expenses, and the inclusion of income and deduction of expenses in determining our taxable income. In addition, we may decide to retain our cash, rather than distribute it, in order to repay debt, acquire assets, or for other reasons. If these timing differences occur, we may sell assets, borrow funds to pay dividends, or pay dividends through the distribution of other property (including shares of our stock) in order to meet the distribution requirements while preserving our cash. Alternatively, we may declare a taxable dividend payable in cash or stock at the election of each stockholder, where the aggregate amount of cash to be distributed in such dividend may be subject to limitation. In such case, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, taxable stockholders receiving such dividends will be required to include the full amount of the dividend as ordinary income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits.

If our taxable income for a particular year is subsequently determined to have been understated, we may be able to rectify a resultant failure to meet the distribution requirements for a year by paying “deficiency dividends” to stockholders in a later year, which may be included in our deduction for dividends paid for the earlier year. In this case, we may be able to avoid losing REIT qualification or being taxed on amounts distributed as deficiency dividends, subject to the 4% excise tax described above. We will be required to pay interest based on the amount of any deduction taken for deficiency dividends.

For purposes of the 90% distribution requirement and excise tax described above, any dividend that we declare in October, November or December of any year and that is payable to a stockholder of record on a specified date in any such month will be treated as both paid by us and received by the stockholder on December 31 of such year, provided that we actually pay the dividend before January 31 of the following calendar year.

Prohibited Transactions

Net income that we derive from a prohibited transaction is subject to a 100% tax. The term “prohibited transaction” generally includes a sale or other disposition of property (other than foreclosure property, as discussed below) that is held as inventory or primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business. We intend to conduct our operations so that no asset that we own (or are treated as owning) will be treated as, or as having been, held as inventory or for sale to customers, and that a sale of any such asset will not be treated as having been in the ordinary course of our business. Whether property is held as inventory or “primarily for sale to customers in the

 

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ordinary course of a trade or business” depends on the particular facts and circumstances. No assurance can be given that any property that we sell will not be treated as inventory or property held for sale to customers, or that we can comply with certain safe-harbor provisions of the Code that would prevent such treatment. The 100% tax does not apply to gains from the sale of property that is held through a TRS or other taxable corporation, although such income will be subject to tax in the hands of the corporation at regular corporate rates. We intend to structure our activities to avoid prohibited transaction characterization.

Like-Kind Exchanges

We may dispose of properties in transactions intended to qualify as like-kind exchanges under the Code. Such like-kind exchanges are intended to result in the deferral of gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The failure of any such transaction to qualify as a like-kind exchange could require us to pay federal income tax, possibly including the 100% prohibited transaction tax, depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding the particular transaction.

Derivatives and Hedging Transactions

We may enter into hedging transactions, including with respect to foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate exposure on one or more of our assets or liabilities. Any such hedging transactions could take a variety of forms, including the use of derivative instruments such as swap contracts, cap or floor contracts, futures or forward contracts and options. Except to the extent provided by Treasury regulations, any income from a hedging transaction (including gain from the sale, disposition, or termination of a position in such a transaction) will not constitute gross income for purposes of the 75% and 95% gross income tests if we properly identify the transaction as specified in applicable Treasury regulations and we enter into such transaction (i) in the normal course of our business primarily to manage risk of interest rate changes or currency fluctuations with respect to borrowings made or to be made, or ordinary obligations incurred or to be incurred, to acquire or carry real estate assets; (ii) primarily to manage risk of currency fluctuations with respect to any item of income or gain that would be qualifying income under the 75% or 95% income tests; or (iii) in connection with the extinguishment of indebtedness with respect to which we have entered into a qualified hedging position described in clause (i) or the disposition of property with respect to which we have entered into a qualified hedging position described in clause (ii), primarily to manage the risks of such hedging positions. To the extent that we enter into other types of hedging transactions, the income from those transactions is likely to be treated as non-qualifying income for purposes of both the 75% and 95% gross income tests. Moreover, to the extent that a position in a hedging transaction has positive value at any particular point in time, it may be treated as an asset that does not qualify for purposes of the REIT asset tests. We intend to structure any hedging transactions in a manner that does not jeopardize our qualification to be taxed as a REIT. We may conduct some or all of our hedging activities (including hedging activities relating to currency risk) through a TRS or other corporate entity, the income from which may be subject to U.S. federal income tax, rather than by participating in the arrangements directly or through pass-through subsidiaries. No assurance can be given, however, that our hedging activities will not give rise to income or assets that do not qualify for purposes of the REIT tests, or that our hedging activities will not adversely affect our ability to satisfy the REIT qualification requirements.

Foreclosure Property

Foreclosure property is real property and any personal property incident to such real property (i) that we acquire as the result of having bid in the property at foreclosure, or having otherwise reduced the property to ownership or possession by agreement or process of law, after a default (or upon imminent default) on a lease of the property or a mortgage loan held by us and secured by the property, (ii) for which we acquired the related loan or lease at a time when default was not imminent or anticipated and (iii) with respect to which we made a proper election to treat the property as foreclosure property. We generally will be subject to tax at the maximum corporate rate (currently 35%) on any net income from foreclosure property, including any gain from the disposition of the foreclosure property, other than income that would otherwise be qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test. Any gain from the sale of property for which a foreclosure property election has been made will not be subject to the 100% tax on gains from prohibited transactions described above, even if the property would otherwise constitute inventory or dealer property. We do not anticipate receiving any income from foreclosure property that does not qualify for purposes of the 75% gross income test.

 

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Penalty Tax

Any redetermined rents, redetermined deductions, excess interest, or redetermined TRS service income that we or our TRSs generate will be subject to a 100% penalty tax. In general, redetermined rents are rents from real property that are overstated as a result of any services furnished to any of our customers by a TRS, redetermined deductions and excess interest represent any amounts that are deducted by a TRS for amounts paid to us that are in excess of the amounts that would have been deducted based on arm’s-length negotiations, and redetermined TRS service income is income of a TRS attributable to services provided to, or on behalf of, us (other than services furnished or rendered to a customer of ours) to the extent such income is lower than the income the TRS would have earned based on arm’s length negotiations. Rents that we receive will not constitute redetermined rents if they qualify for certain safe harbor provisions contained in the Code.

From time to time, our TRS may provide services to our customers. We intend to set the fees paid to our TRS for such services at arm’s-length rates, although the fees paid may not satisfy the safe-harbor provisions described above. These determinations are inherently factual, and the IRS has broad discretion to assert that amounts paid between related parties should be reallocated to clearly reflect their respective incomes. If the IRS successfully made such an assertion, we would be required to pay a 100% penalty tax on the excess of an arm’s-length fee for customer services over the amount actually paid.

Failure to Qualify

If we fail to satisfy one or more requirements for REIT qualification other than the income or asset tests, we could avoid disqualification as a REIT if our failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect and we pay a penalty of $50,000 for each such failure. Relief provisions are also available for failures of the income tests and asset tests, as described above in “—Income Tests” and “—Asset Tests.”

If we fail to qualify for taxation as a REIT in any taxable year, and the relief provisions described above do not apply, we will be subject to tax, including any applicable alternative minimum tax, on our taxable income at regular corporate rates. We cannot deduct distributions to stockholders in any year in which we are not a REIT, nor would we be required to make distributions in such a year. In this situation, to the extent of current and accumulated earnings and profits, distributions to stockholders will be taxable as regular corporate dividends. Such dividends paid to U.S. stockholders that are individuals, trusts or estates may be taxable at the preferential income tax rates (i.e., the 20% maximum U.S. federal rate) for qualified dividends. In addition, subject to the limitations of the Code, corporate distributees may be eligible for the dividends received deduction. Unless we are entitled to relief under specific statutory provisions, we will also be disqualified from re-electing to be taxed as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which we lose our qualification. It is not possible to state whether, in all circumstances, we will be entitled to this statutory relief.

Taxation of Stockholders

Taxation of Taxable U.S. Holders

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our stock applicable to taxable U.S. Holders. A “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of our common stock or debt securities of the applicable issuer that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

    an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;

 

    a corporation (or entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States, or of any state thereof, or the District of Columbia;

 

    an estate, the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or

 

    a trust if (a) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more U.S. fiduciaries have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (b) that trust has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a domestic trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

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If a partnership, including for this purpose any entity that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holds our common stock or debt securities of the applicable issuer, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. An investor that is a partnership and the partners in such partnership should consult their tax advisors about the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our common stock.

Distributions.

So long as we qualify as a REIT, the distributions that we make to our taxable U.S. Holders out of current or accumulated earnings and profits that we do not designate as capital gain dividends will generally be taken into account by such stockholders as ordinary income and will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporations. With limited exceptions, our dividends are not eligible for taxation at the preferential income tax rates (i.e., the 20% maximum U.S. federal rate) for qualified dividends received by most U.S. Holders that are individuals, trusts or estates from taxable C corporations. Such stockholders, however, are taxed at the preferential rates on dividends designated by and received from us to the extent that the dividends are attributable to:

 

    income retained by us in the prior taxable year on which we were subject to corporate level income tax (less the amount of tax);

 

    dividends received by us from other REITs (if designated by these REITs as qualified dividends), TRSs or other taxable C corporations; or

 

    income in the prior taxable year from sales of “built-in gain” property acquired by us from C corporations in carryover basis transactions (less the amount of corporate tax on such income).

Distributions that we designate as capital gain dividends will generally be taxed to our U.S. Holders as long-term capital gains, to the extent that such distributions do not exceed our actual net capital gain for the taxable year, without regard to the period for which the stockholder that receives such distribution has held its stock. We may elect to retain and pay taxes on some or all of our net long-term capital gains, in which case our U.S. Holders will be treated as having received, solely for tax purposes, our undistributed capital gains, and such stockholders will receive a corresponding credit for their proportionate part of the taxes that we paid on such undistributed capital gains. See “—Taxation of OUTFRONT Media Inc.—Annual Distribution Requirements.” Corporate stockholders may be required to treat up to 20% of some capital gain dividends as ordinary income. Long-term capital gains are generally taxable at maximum U.S. federal rates of 20% in the case of U.S. Holders that are individuals, trusts or estates, and 35% in the case of U.S. Holders that are corporations. Capital gains attributable to the sale of depreciable real property held for more than twelve months are subject to a 25% maximum U.S. federal income tax rate for taxpayers who are taxed as individuals, to the extent of previously claimed depreciation deductions.

Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits will generally represent a return of capital and will not be taxable to a stockholder to the extent that the amount of such distributions does not exceed the adjusted basis of the stockholder’s shares in respect of which the distributions were made. Rather, the distribution will reduce the adjusted basis of the stockholder’s shares. To the extent that such distributions exceed the adjusted basis of a stockholder’s shares, the stockholder generally must include such distributions in income as long-term capital gain if the shares have been held for more than one year, or short-term capital gain if the shares have been held for one year or less. In addition, any dividend that we declare in October, November or December of any year and that is payable to a stockholder of record on a specified date in any such month will be treated as both paid by us and received by the stockholder on December 31 of such year, provided that we actually pay the dividend before January 31 of the following calendar year.

To the extent that we have available net operating losses and capital losses carried forward from prior tax years, such losses may reduce the amount of distributions that we must make in order to comply with the REIT distribution requirements. See “—Taxation of OUTFRONT Media Inc.—Annual Distribution Requirements.” Such losses,

 

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however, are not passed through to stockholders and do not offset income of stockholders from other sources, nor would such losses affect the character of any distributions that we make, which are generally subject to tax in the hands of stockholders to the extent that we have current or accumulated earnings and profits.

Dispositions of Our Stock. If a U.S. Holder sells or disposes of shares of our stock, it will generally recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the difference between the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received on the sale or other disposition and the stockholder’s adjusted tax basis in the shares of stock. In general, capital gains recognized by individuals, trusts or estates upon the sale or disposition of our stock will be subject to a maximum U.S. federal income tax rate of 20% if the stock is held for more than one year, and will be taxed at ordinary income rates (of up to 39.6%) if the stock is held for one year or less. Gains recognized by stockholders that are corporations are subject to U.S. federal income tax at a maximum rate of 35%, whether or not such gains are classified as long-term capital gains. Capital losses recognized by a stockholder upon the disposition of our stock that was held for more than one year at the time of disposition will be considered long-term capital losses, and are generally available only to offset capital gain income of the stockholder but not ordinary income (except in the case of individuals, who may also offset up to $3,000 of ordinary income each year). In addition, any loss upon a sale or exchange of shares of our stock by a stockholder who has held the shares for six months or less, after applying holding period rules, will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of actual or deemed distributions that we make that are required to be treated by the stockholder as long-term capital gain.

If an investor recognizes a loss upon a subsequent disposition of our stock or other securities in an amount that exceeds a prescribed threshold, it is possible that the provisions of Treasury regulations involving “reportable transactions” could apply, with a resulting requirement to separately disclose the loss-generating transaction to the IRS. These regulations, though directed towards “tax shelters,” are broadly written and apply to transactions that would not typically be considered tax shelters. The Code imposes significant penalties for failure to comply with these requirements. You should consult your tax advisor concerning any possible disclosure obligation with respect to the receipt or disposition of our stock or securities or transactions that we might undertake directly or indirectly. Moreover, you should be aware that we and other participants in the transactions in which we are involved (including their advisors) might be subject to disclosure or other requirements pursuant to these regulations.

Passive Activity Losses and Investment Interest Limitations. Distributions that we make and gains arising from the sale or exchange by a U.S. Holder of our stock will not be treated as passive activity income. As a result, stockholders will not be able to apply any “passive losses” against income or gain relating to our stock. To the extent that distributions we make do not constitute a return of capital, they will be treated as investment income for purposes of computing the investment interest limitation.

Taxation of Non-U.S. Holders

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our stock applicable to non-U.S. Holders. A “non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of our common stock or debt securities of the applicable issuer other than a partnership or U.S. Holder.

Ordinary Dividends. The portion of dividends received by non-U.S. Holders that (i) is payable out of our earnings and profits, (ii) is not attributable to capital gains that we recognize and (iii) is not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of the non-U.S. Holder, will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30%, unless reduced or eliminated by treaty.

 

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In general, non-U.S. Holders will not be considered to be engaged in a U.S. trade or business solely as a result of their ownership of our stock. In cases where the dividend income from a non-U.S. Holder’s investment in our stock is, or is treated as, effectively connected with the non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business, the non-U.S. Holder generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at graduated rates, in the same manner as U.S. Holders are taxed with respect to such dividends. Such effectively connected income must generally be reported on a U.S. income tax return filed by or on behalf of the non-U.S. Holder. The income may also be subject to a branch profits tax at the rate of 30% (unless reduced or eliminated by treaty) in the case of a non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation.

Non-Dividend Distributions. Unless our stock constitutes a U.S. real property interest (a “USRPI”), distributions that we make which are not dividends out of our earnings and profits will not be subject to U.S. income tax. If we cannot determine at the time a distribution is made whether or not the distribution will exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits, the distribution will be subject to withholding at the rate applicable to dividends. The non-U.S. Holder may seek a refund from the IRS of any amounts withheld if it is subsequently determined that the distribution was, in fact, in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits. If our stock constitutes a USRPI, as described below, distributions that we make in excess of the sum of (i) the stockholder’s proportionate share of our earnings and profits, plus (ii) the stockholder’s basis in its stock, will be taxed under the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 or FIRPTA, at the rate of tax, including any applicable capital gains rates, that would apply to a U.S. Holder of the same type (e.g., an individual or a corporation, as the case may be), and the collection of the tax may be enforced by a withholding at a rate of 15% of the amount by which the distribution exceeds the stockholder’s share of our earnings and profits.

Capital Gain Dividends. Under FIRPTA, a distribution that we make to a non-U.S. Holder, to the extent attributable to gains from dispositions of USRPIs that we held directly or through pass-through subsidiaries, or USRPI capital gains, will, except as described below, be considered effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of the non-U.S. Holder and will be subject to U.S. income tax at the rates applicable to U.S. individuals or corporations, without regard to whether we designate the distribution as a capital gain dividend. See “—Ordinary Dividends,” for a discussion of the consequences of income that is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. In addition, we will be required to withhold tax equal to 35% of the maximum amount that could have been designated as USRPI capital gain dividends. Distributions subject to FIRPTA may also be subject to a branch profits tax at the rate of 30% (unless reduced or eliminated by treaty) in the hands of a non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation.

A distribution is not attributable to USRPI capital gain if we held an interest in the underlying asset solely as a creditor or if the underlying asset is not a USRPI. Capital gain dividends received by a non-U.S. Holder that are attributable to dispositions of our assets other than USRPIs are not subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax, unless (i) the gain is effectively connected with the non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. trade or business, in which case the non-U.S. Holder would be subject to the same treatment as U.S. Holders with respect to such gain, except that a non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation may also be subject to a branch profits tax at the rate of 30% (unless reduced or eliminated by treaty) or (ii) the non-U.S. Holder is a nonresident alien individual who was present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and has a “tax home” in the United States, in which case the non-U.S. Holder will incur a 30% tax on his capital gains. We expect that a significant portion of our assets will be USRPIs.

A capital gain dividend that would otherwise have been treated as a USRPI capital gain will not be so treated or be subject to FIRPTA, and generally will not be treated as income that is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business, but instead will be treated in the same manner as an ordinary dividend (see “—Ordinary Dividends”), if (i) the capital gain dividend is received with respect to a class of stock that is regularly traded on an established securities market located in the United States and (ii) the recipient non-U.S. Holder does not own more than 10% of that class of stock at any time during the year ending on the date on which the capital gain dividend is received. We anticipate that our common stock will be “regularly traded” on an established securities exchange.

Dispositions of Our Stock. Unless our stock constitutes a USRPI, a sale of our stock by a non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. taxation. Subject to certain exceptions discussed below, our stock will be treated as a USRPI if 50% or more of our assets throughout a prescribed testing period consist of interests in real property located within the United States, excluding, for this purpose, interests in real property solely in a capacity as a creditor. We expect that 50% or more of our assets will consist of USRPIs.

 

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Even if the foregoing 50% test is met, however, our stock will not constitute a USRPI if we are a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity.” A domestically controlled qualified investment entity includes a REIT, less than 50% of the value of which is held, directly or indirectly, by non-U.S. Holders at all times during a specified testing period (after applying certain presumptions regarding the ownership of our stock, as described in the Code). Our charter contains restrictions designed to protect our status as a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity,” and we believe that we will be and will remain a domestically controlled qualified investment entity, and that a sale of our stock should not be subject to taxation under FIRPTA. However, no assurance can be given that we will be or will remain a domestically controlled qualified investment entity.

In the event that we are not a domestically controlled qualified investment entity, but our stock is “regularly traded,” as defined by applicable Treasury regulations, on an established securities market, a non-U.S. Holder’s sale of our common stock nonetheless also would not be subject to tax under FIRPTA as a sale of a USRPI, provided that the selling non-U.S. Holder held 10% or less of our outstanding common stock at any time during a prescribed testing period. We expect that our common stock will be regularly traded on an established securities market.

If gain on the sale of our stock were subject to taxation under FIRPTA, the non-U.S. Holder would be required to file a U.S. federal income tax return and would be subject to the same treatment as a U.S. Holder with respect to such gain, subject to applicable alternative minimum tax and a special alternative minimum tax in the case of nonresident alien individuals. Moreover, in order to enforce the collection of the tax, the purchaser of the stock could be required to withhold 15% of the purchase price and remit such amount to the IRS.

Gain from the sale of our stock that would not otherwise be subject to FIRPTA will nonetheless be taxable in the United States to a non-U.S. Holder in two cases: (i) if the non-U.S. Holder’s investment in our stock is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business conducted by such non-U.S. Holder, the non-U.S. Holder will be subject to the same treatment as a U.S. Holder with respect to such gain, except that a non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation may also be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (unless reduced or eliminated by treaty) or (ii) if the non-U.S. Holder is a nonresident alien individual who was present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and has a “tax home” in the United States, the nonresident alien individual will be subject to a 30% tax on the individual’s capital gain. In addition, even if we are a domestically controlled qualified investment entity, upon disposition of our stock (subject to the 10% exception applicable to “regularly traded” stock described above), a non-U.S. Holder may be treated as having gain from the sale or exchange of a USRPI if the non-U.S. Holder (a) disposes of our common stock within a 30-day period preceding the ex-dividend date of a distribution, any portion of which, but for the disposition, would have been treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a USRPI and (b) acquires, or enters into a contract or option to acquire, other shares of our common stock within 30 days after such ex-dividend date.

Special FIRPTA Rules. Recently enacted amendments to FIRPTA create certain exemptions from FIRPTA and otherwise modify the application of the foregoing FIRPTA rules for particular types of non-U.S. investors, including “qualified foreign pension funds” and their wholly owned foreign subsidiaries and certain widely held, publicly traded “qualified collective investment vehicles.”

Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income and other tax consequences of owning our stock.

Taxation of Tax-Exempt Stockholders

Tax-exempt entities, including qualified employee pension and profit sharing trusts and individual retirement accounts, generally are exempt from U.S. federal income taxation. However, they may be subject to taxation on their unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”). While some investments in real estate may generate UBTI, the IRS has ruled that dividend distributions from a REIT to a tax-exempt entity do not constitute UBTI. Based on that ruling, and provided that (i) a tax-exempt stockholder has not held our stock as “debt financed property” within the meaning of the Code (i.e., where the acquisition or holding of the property is financed through a borrowing by the tax-exempt stockholder) and (ii) our stock is not otherwise used in an unrelated trade or business, distributions that we make and income from the sale of our stock generally should not give rise to UBTI to a tax-exempt stockholder.

Tax-exempt stockholders that are social clubs, voluntary employee benefit associations, supplemental unemployment benefit trusts, and qualified group legal services plans exempt from U.S. federal income taxation under sections 501(c)(7), (c)(9), (c)(17) and (c)(20) of the Code are subject to different UBTI rules, which generally require such stockholders to characterize distributions that we make as UBTI.

 

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In certain circumstances, a pension trust that owns more than 10% of our stock could be required to treat a percentage of any dividends received from us as UBTI if we are a “pension-held REIT.” We will not be a pension-held REIT unless (i) we are required to “look through” one or more of our pension trust stockholders in order to satisfy the REIT “closely held” test and (ii) either (a) one pension trust owns more than 25% of the value of our stock or (b) one or more pension trusts, each individually holding more than 10% of the value of our stock, collectively own more than 50% of the value of our stock. Certain restrictions on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock generally should prevent a tax-exempt entity from owning more than 10% of the value of our stock and generally should prevent us from becoming a pension-held REIT.

Tax-exempt stockholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income and other tax consequences of owning our stock.

Taxation of Non-U.S. Holders of Debt Securities of an Applicable Issuer

This section summarizes the taxation of non-U.S. Holders of debt securities issued by an applicable issuer. This discussion deals only with certain U.S. federal income tax consequences to a non-U.S. Holder that acquires fixed rate debt securities issued without original issue discount in their initial offering and at their issue price.

Taxation of Interest

Subject to the backup withholding and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act rules below, payments of interest on a debt security to any non-U.S. Holder will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax, provided that the applicable issuer or the person otherwise responsible for withholding U.S. federal income tax from payments on debt securities of an applicable issuer receives a certification from the non-U.S. Holder, discussed below, and the holder is not:

 

    an actual or constructive owner of 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all of our voting stock;

 

    a “controlled foreign corporation” related, directly or indirectly, to us through stock ownership; or

 

    earning such interest as income effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business within the United States (and, if an applicable income tax treaty so requires, as attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States).

Regarding certification, the non-U.S. Holder may provide a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN-E or Form W-8BEN (or substitute Form W-8BEN-E, Form W-8BEN or appropriate successor form) signed under penalties of perjury that provides the non-U.S. Holder’s name and address and certifies that the non-U.S. Holder is not a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Alternatively, in a case where a security clearing organization, bank, or other financial institution holds debt securities in the ordinary course of its trade or business on behalf of the non-U.S. Holder, the applicable issuer or the person that otherwise would be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax generally should receive from that financial institution (i) a certification, signed under penalties of perjury, that such financial institution (or another such financial institution) has received from the non-U.S. Holder a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN-E or Form W-BEN (or substitute Form W-8BEN-E, Form W-8BEN or the appropriate successor form), and (ii) a copy of such IRS Form W-8BEN-E or Form W-8BEN (or substitute Form W-8BEN-E, Form W-8BEN or the appropriate successor form). In each case, the certification requirement will not be satisfied if the applicable issuer or the person otherwise responsible for withholding U.S. federal income tax from payments on the debt securities has actual knowledge or reason to know that the beneficial owner of the note is not a non-U.S. Holder.

A non-U.S. Holder that does not qualify for exemption from withholding under the rules described in the preceding paragraphs will generally be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at the rate of 30%, or a lower treaty rate, if applicable, on payments of interest on the debt securities of an applicable issuer unless the interest is effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business in the United States (as described below).

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generally applicable to U.S. persons. If the non-U.S. Holder is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the “dividend equivalent amount” attributable to such income also may be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (unless reduced or eliminated by treaty). If income is subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis in accordance with the rules described above, such income will not be subject to U.S. withholding tax so long as the holder provides the applicable issuer, or the person otherwise required to withhold U.S. federal income tax, with the appropriate certification, generally on IRS Form W-8ECI.

In order to claim a tax treaty benefit, the non-U.S. Holder must provide a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN-E, Form W-8BEN or the appropriate successor form.

Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding any applicable income tax treaties, which may provide for a lower rate of withholding tax, an exemption from or reduction of branch profits tax, or other rules different from those described above.

Sale, Exchange, or Disposition

Subject to the backup withholding and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act rules below, any gain realized by a non-U.S. Holder on the sale, exchange, retirement, or other disposition of a debt security will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless:

 

    such gain is effectively connected with the conduct by such non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business within the United States (and, if an applicable income tax treaty so requires, is attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States); or

 

    the non-U.S. Holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition and certain other conditions are satisfied.

Proceeds from the disposition of a debt security that are attributable to accrued but unpaid interest will generally be subject to, or exempt from, U.S. federal income and withholding tax to the same extent as described above with respect to interest paid on a debt security.

For non-U.S. Holders described in the first bullet point above, the net gain derived from the retirement or disposition of the debt securities generally would be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the rates applicable to United States persons generally (or lower applicable treaty rate). In addition, foreign corporations may be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (unless reduced or eliminated by treaty). Non-U.S. Holders described in the second bullet point above will be subject to a flat 30% U.S. federal income tax on the gain derived from the retirement or disposition of their debt securities, which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses.

Other Tax Considerations

Legislative or Other Actions Affecting REITs

The present U.S. federal income tax treatment of REITs may be modified, possibly with retroactive effect, by legislative, judicial or administrative action at any time. The REIT rules are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the IRS and the Treasury, which review may result in statutory changes as well as revisions to regulations and interpretations. Changes to the U.S. federal tax laws and interpretations thereof could adversely affect an investment in our common stock or debt securities of the applicable issuer.

Medicare 3.8% Tax on Investment Income

Certain U.S. Holders who are individuals, estates or trusts and whose income exceeds certain thresholds will be required to pay a 3.8% Medicare tax on dividends and certain other investment income, including capital gains from the sale or other disposition of our common stock or debt securities of the applicable issuer.

 

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Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

Withholding at a rate of 30% generally will be required on dividends and payments of interest in respect of, and, after December 31, 2018, gross proceeds from the sale of, our common stock and debt securities of the applicable issuer held by or through certain foreign financial institutions (including investment funds), unless such institution (i) enters into and complies with an agreement with the Treasury to report, on an annual basis, information with respect to shares in the institution held by certain U.S. persons and by certain non-U.S. entities that are wholly or partially owned by U.S. persons and to withhold on certain payments, or (ii) if required under an intergovernmental agreement between the U.S. and an applicable foreign country reports such information to its local tax authority, which will exchange such information with the U.S. authorities. Accordingly, the entity through which our common stock or debt securities of the applicable issuer are held will affect the determination of whether such withholding is required. Similarly, dividends and payments of interest in respect of, and, after December 31, 2018, gross proceeds from the sale of, our common stock and debt securities of the applicable issuer held by an investor that is a non-financial non-U.S. entity that does not qualify under certain exemptions will be subject to withholding at a rate of 30%, unless such entity either (i) certifies to us that such entity does not have any “substantial United States owners” or (ii) provides certain information regarding the entity’s “substantial United States owners,” which we or the applicable withholding agent will in turn provide to the Secretary of the Treasury. Compliance with, or an exception from, these rules is typically evidenced by delivery of a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN-E. We will not pay any additional amounts to stockholders or holders of debt securities of the applicable issuer in respect of any amounts withheld. Non-U.S. stockholders are encouraged to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of these withholding taxes on their investment in our common stock or debt securities of the applicable issuer.

State, Local and Foreign Taxes

We and our subsidiaries and stockholders and debtholders of the applicable issuer may be subject to state, local or foreign taxation in various jurisdictions including those in which we or they transact business, own property or reside. Our state, local or foreign tax treatment and that of our stockholders and debtholders of the applicable issuer may not conform to the U.S. federal income tax treatment discussed above. Any foreign taxes that we incur do not pass through to stockholders or debtholders of the applicable issuer as a credit against their U.S. federal income tax liability. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the application and effect of state, local and foreign income and other tax laws on an investment in our stock or debt securities of the applicable issuer.

Backup withholding and information reporting

A non-U.S. Holder not subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax may nonetheless be subject to backup withholding and information reporting with respect to dividends and interest paid, and with respect to amounts realized on the disposition of stock or debt securities, unless the non-U.S. Holder provides the withholding agent with the applicable IRS Form W-8 or otherwise establishes an exemption. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors as to their qualifications for an exemption for backup withholding and the procedure for obtaining such an exemption. In addition, payments to a non-U.S. Holder and proceeds from certain dispositions of stock or debt securities of the applicable issuer may be reported to the IRS and may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which the non-U.S. Holder resides under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty or other agreement. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a non-U.S. Holder may be credited against the non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, or refunded, if the required information is furnished to the IRS in a timely manner. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the information reporting and backup withholding rules to them.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may offer and sell the securities in and outside the United States:

 

    through underwriters, brokers or dealers;

 

    directly to purchasers, including our stockholders or through a specific bidding, auction or other process;

 

    in a rights offering;

 

    in “at the market” offerings, within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market on an exchange or otherwise;

 

    through agents; or

 

    through a combination of any of these methods.

The prospectus supplement will include the following information:

 

    the terms of the offering;

 

    the names of any underwriters or agents;

 

    the name or names of any managing underwriter or underwriters;

 

    the purchase price or initial public offering price of the securities;

 

    the net proceeds from the sale of the securities;

 

    any delayed delivery arrangements;

 

    any underwriting discounts, commissions and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation;

 

    any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers;

 

    any commissions paid to agents; and

 

    any securities exchanges on which the securities may be listed.

Sale through Underwriters or Dealers

If underwriters are used in the sale, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account. The underwriters may resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Underwriters may offer securities to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to certain conditions, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the offered securities if they purchase any of them. The underwriters may change from time to time any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers.

If we offer securities in a subscription rights offering to our existing security holders, we may enter into a standby underwriting agreement with dealers, acting as standby underwriters. We may pay the standby underwriters a commitment fee for the securities they commit to purchase on a standby basis. If we do not enter into a standby underwriting agreement, we may retain a dealer-manager to manage a subscription rights offering for us.

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means that selling concessions allowed to syndicate members or other broker-dealers for the offered securities sold for their account may be reclaimed by the syndicate if the offered securities are repurchased by the syndicate in stabilizing or covering transactions. These activities may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the offered securities, which may be higher than the price that might otherwise prevail in the open market. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue these activities at any time.

Some or all of the securities that we offer though this prospectus may be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom we sell our securities for public offering and sale may make a market in those securities, but they will not be obligated to do so and they may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of the liquidity of, or continued trading markets for, any securities that we offer.

If dealers are used in the sale of securities, we will sell the securities to them as principals. They may then resell those securities to the public at fixed prices or at varying prices determined by the dealers at the time of resale. We will include in the prospectus supplement the names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction.

Direct Sales and Sales through Agents

We may sell the securities directly. In this case, no underwriters or agents would be involved. We may also sell the securities through agents designated from time to time. In the prospectus supplement, we will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the offered securities, and we will describe any commissions payable to the agent. Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement, any agent will agree to use its commercially reasonable efforts to solicit purchases for the period of its appointment.

We may sell the securities directly to institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any sale of those securities. We will describe the terms of any sales of these securities in the prospectus supplement.

Remarketing Arrangements

The securities may also be offered and sold, if so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise, by one or more remarketing firms, acting as principals for their own accounts or as agents for us. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its agreements, if any, with us and its compensation will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Delayed Delivery Contracts

If we so indicate in the prospectus supplement, we may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain types of institutions to purchase securities from us at the public offering price under delayed delivery contracts. These contracts would provide for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts would be subject only to those conditions described in the prospectus supplement. The prospectus supplement will describe the commission payable for solicitation of those contracts.

Derivative Transactions and Hedging

We, the underwriters or other agents may engage in derivative transactions involving the securities. These derivatives may consist of short sale transactions and other hedging activities. The underwriters or agents may acquire a long or short position in the securities, hold or resell securities acquired and purchase options or futures on the securities and other derivative instruments with returns linked to or related to changes in the price of the securities. In order to facilitate these derivative transactions, we may enter into security lending or repurchase agreements with the underwriters or agents. The underwriters or agents may effect the derivative transactions through sales of the securities to the public, including short sales, or by lending the securities in order to facilitate short sale transactions by others. The underwriters or agents may also use the securities purchased or borrowed from us or others (or, in the case of derivatives, securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives) to directly or indirectly settle sales of the securities or close out any related open borrowings of the securities.

 

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General Information

We may have agreements with the agents, dealers, underwriters and remarketing firms to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute with respect to payments that the agents, dealers, underwriters or remarketing firms may be required to make. Agents, dealers, underwriters and remarketing firms may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of their businesses.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the securities being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon by Venable LLP (with respect to certain Maryland and Virginia law matters), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (with respect to certain U.S. federal income tax matters) and Jones Day (with respect to all other matters).

EXPERTS

The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Exchange Act. You may read and copy this information at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the SEC at the above address, at prescribed rates. The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information that we file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is http://www.sec.gov. We also make available on or through our website, www.outfrontmedia.com, without charge, copies of our SEC filings as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file them with the SEC. The reference to our website address is a textual reference only, meaning that is does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on the website, including reports and documents filed by us, and should not be considered part of this prospectus.

Additional copies of this prospectus may be obtained, without charge, by writing to us at OUTFRONT Media Inc., 405 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10174, Attention: General Counsel, or by calling 212-297-6400.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

We hereby incorporate by reference into this prospectus the following documents or information filed with the SEC:

 

    Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016;

 

    Information specifically incorporated by reference in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 from our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 23, 2015;

 

    Our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2016 and April 1, 2016; and

 

    The description of our common stock set forth in our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on March 20, 2014, including any further amendments thereto or reports filed for the purposes of updating this description.

All documents we file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and before the completion of the offering of the securities described in this prospectus will also be incorporated by reference in this prospectus from the date of filing of such documents. We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request and without charge, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus. You can request copies of such documents by writing to us at OUTFRONT Media Inc., 405 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10174, Attention: General Counsel, or by calling us at (212) 297-6400.

 

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Notwithstanding the preceding, unless specifically stated to the contrary, we are not incorporating by reference any documents or portions thereof, whether specifically listed above or filed in the future, that are not deemed “filed” with the SEC under its rules and regulations, including, but not limited to, information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K, and any related exhibits. The information contained in each of the documents incorporated by reference speaks only as of the date of such document. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, or contained in this prospectus, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement herein or in any subsequently filed document or report that also is incorporated by reference or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item  14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following is an estimate of the fees and expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, payable or reimbursable by us in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities covered by this registration statement.

 

SEC registration fee

   $ (1

FINRA fees

     (2

Printing and engraving expenses

     (2

Legal fees and expenses

     (2

Accounting fees and expenses

     (2

Transfer agent fees and expenses

     (2

Fees and expenses of the Trustee

     (2

Miscellaneous

     (2
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ (2

 

(1) In accordance with rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we are deferring payment of all of the registration fee.
(2) An estimate of the aggregate amount of any of these expenses that may be applicable will be reflected in the relevant prospectus supplement.

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Maryland Corporations

Maryland law permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision eliminating the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages, except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (b) active and deliberate dishonesty that is established by a final judgment and that is material to the cause of action. The Company’s Charter (the “charter”) contains a provision that eliminates the liability of our directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law.

The Maryland General Corporation Law, or MGCL, requires us (unless our charter provides otherwise, which our charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made or threatened to be made a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The MGCL permits us to indemnify any present or former director or officer, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by him or her in connection with any proceeding to which he or she may be made or threatened to be made a party by reason of his or her service in those or other capacities unless it is established that:

 

    the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty;

 

    the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or

 

    in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.

Under the MGCL, we may not indemnify a director or officer in a suit by us or in our right in which the director or officer was adjudged liable to us or in a suit in which the director or officer was adjudged liable on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received. A court may order indemnification if it determines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, even though the director or officer did not meet the prescribed standard of conduct or was adjudged liable on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received. However, indemnification for an adverse judgment in a suit by us or in our right, or for a judgment of liability on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received, is limited to expenses.

 

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In addition, the MGCL permits us to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon our receipt of:

 

    a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by us; and

 

    a written undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by us if it is ultimately determined that the director or officer did not meet the standard of conduct.

Our charter authorizes us, and the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “bylaws”) obligate us, to the fullest extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, to indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to:

 

    any present or former director or officer of the Company who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, a proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity; and

 

    any individual who, while a director or officer of the Company and at our request, serves or has served as a director, officer, trustee or manager of another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity.

Our charter and bylaws also permit us to indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of ours in any of the capacities described above and to any employee of ours or a predecessor of ours.

The indemnification and payment or reimbursement of expenses provided by the indemnification provisions of our charter and bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of or limit in any way other rights to which any person seeking indemnification or payment or reimbursement of expenses may be or may become entitled under any statute, bylaw, resolution, insurance, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

In addition, we have entered into separate indemnification agreements with each of our directors. Each indemnification agreement provides, among other things, for indemnification as provided in the agreement and otherwise to the fullest extent permitted by law and our charter and bylaws against judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees. The indemnification agreements provide for the advancement or payment of expenses to the indemnitee and for reimbursement to us if it is found that such indemnitee is not entitled to such advancement.

Outdoor Inc.’s articles of incorporation and bylaws generally provide for indemnification of its officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under Maryland law.

Delaware Corporations

Pursuant to Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL, Delaware corporations may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, agent or employee of a Delaware corporation or is or was serving at a Delaware corporation’s request as a director, officer, agent, or employee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgment fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding.

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reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit. Pursuant to Section 145(b), no Delaware corporation shall indemnify any person in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to it unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstance of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. The power to indemnify under Sections 145(a) and (b) of the DGCL applies (i) if such person is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interest, or not opposed to the best interest, of the Delaware corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful.

Section 174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director, who willfully or negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or redemption, may be held liable for such actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful actions were approved or dissented at the time, may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to such actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of the board of directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after such absent director receives notice of the unlawful acts.

The articles of incorporation and bylaws of Outfront Media Capital Corporation, Outfront Media L.A. Inc., Outfront Media Outernet Inc. and Outfront Media Sports Inc. generally provide for indemnification of their respective officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.

Delaware Limited Liability Companies

Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act provides that, subject to such standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its limited liability company agreement, a Delaware limited liability company may, and shall have the power to, indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.

The limited liability company agreements of Outfront Media Capital LLC, Fuel Outdoor Holdings LLC, Fuel Outdoor San Francisco LLC, Metro Fuel LLC, Outfront Media Group LLC, Outfront Media LLC, Outfront Media Miami LLC and Outfront Media Wall to Wall LLC generally provide for the indemnification of their respective officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.

New York Corporations

Section 721 of the New York Business Corporation Law, or NYBCL, provides that, in addition to indemnification provided in Article 7 of the NYBCL, a corporation may indemnify a director or officer by a provision contained in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or by a duly authorized resolution of its shareowners or directors or by agreement, provided that no indemnification may be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that his acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and material to the cause of action, or that such director or officer personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he was not legally entitled.

Section 722(a) of the NYBCL provides that a corporation may indemnify a director or officer made, or threatened to be made, a party to any action other than a derivative action, whether civil or criminal, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred as a result of such action or proceeding or any appeal therein, if such director or officer acted in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

Section 722(c) of the NYBCL provides that a corporation may indemnify a director or officer, made or threatened to be made a party in a derivative action, against amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or in connection with an appeal therein if such director or officer acted in good faith, for a purpose which he

 

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reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification will be available under Section 722(c) of the NYBCL in respect of a threatened or pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of, or any claim as to which such director or officer shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action was brought, or, if no action was brought, any court of competent jurisdiction, determines, upon application, that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such portion of the settlement amount and expenses as the court deems proper.

Section 723 of the NYBCL specifies the manner in which payment of indemnification under Section 722 of the NYBCL or indemnification permitted under Section 721 of the NYBCL may be authorized by the corporation. It provides that indemnification may be authorized by the corporation. It provides that indemnification by a corporation is mandatory in any case in which the director or officer has been successful, whether on the merits or otherwise, in defending an action. In the event that the director or officer has not been successful or the action is settled, indemnification must be authorized by the appropriate corporate action as set forth in Section 723.

Section 724 of the NYBCL provides that, upon application by a director or officer, indemnification may be awarded by a court to the extent authorized. Section 722 and Section 723 of the NYBCL contain certain other miscellaneous provisions affecting the indemnification of directors and officers.

Section 726 of the NYBCL authorizes the purchase and maintenance of insurance to indemnify (1) a corporation for any obligation which it incurs as a result of the indemnification of directors and officers under the provisions of Article 7 of the NYBCL, (2) directors and officers in instances in which they may be indemnified by the corporation under the provisions of Article 7 of the NYBCL, and (3) directors and officers in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by the corporation under the provisions of Article 7 of the NYBCL, provided the contract of insurance covering such directors and officers provides, in a manner acceptable to the New York State Superintendent of Insurance, for a retention amount and for co-insurance.

The articles of incorporation and bylaws of Century Prince Street, Inc. and Mizey Realty Co., Inc. generally provide for the indemnification of their respective officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under New York law.

New York Limited Liability Companies

Section 420 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law permits a limited liability company to indemnify and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, any member, manager, or other person, or any testator or intestate of such member, manager or other person, from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever; provided, however, that no indemnification may be made to or on behalf of any member, manager or other person if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to such person establishes (1) that his or her acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the cause of action so adjudicated or (2) that he personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled.

The limited liability company agreements of Fuel Outdoor LLC, Millennium Billboards L.L.C., Motion Picture Promotions, LLC, Outfront Media Boston LLC, Outfront Media Bus Advertising LLC, Outfront Media Chicago LLC, Outfront Media Citylites LLC, Outfront Media Electrical & Maintenance LLC, Outfront Media Kiosk Advertising LLC, Outfront Media Miami Holdings LLC, Outfront Media Minnesota LLC, Outfront Media San Francisco LLC, Outfront Media Sign Erectors LLC, Outfront Media Transportation Advertising LLC and Outfront Media VW Communications LLC generally provide for the indemnification of their respective officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under New York law.

Texas Corporations

Under Section 8.101 of the Texas Business Organizational Code, or TBOC, subject to the procedures and limitations stated therein, we may indemnify a governing person, former governing person or delegate who was, is, or is threatened to be made a respondent in a proceeding against a judgment and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the person:

 

    acted in good faith;

 

    reasonably believed, when acting in his or her official capacity, that his or her conduct was in the best interests of the Company, and, when not acting in such capacity, believed that his or her conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the Company; and

 

    in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

We are required by Section 8.051 of the TBOC to indemnify a governing person, former governing person or delegate against reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with a proceeding in which the person is a respondent because the person is or was a governing person or delegate if the person is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of the proceeding. The TBOC prohibits us from indemnifying a governing person in respect of a proceeding in which the person is found liable to us or on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received by the person, other than reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding; provided, that the TBOC further prohibits us from indemnifying a governing person in respect of any such proceeding in which the person is found liable for willful or intentional misconduct in the performance of the person’s duties, breach of the person’s duty of loyalty to the Company, or an act or omission not committed in good faith that constitutes a breach of duty owed by the person to the Company.

Under Section 8.052 of the TBOC, a court may order us to indemnify a governing person to the extent the court determines that the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances; however, if the person is found liable to us or because a personal benefit was improperly received by the person, the indemnification will be limited to reasonable expenses.

The bylaws of Outfront Media Texas Inc. provides for the indemnification of its officers and directors for any expenses actually and necessarily incurred by that officer in any action, suit or proceeding to which the officer is a made a party by reason of holding that position; provided, however, that no officer or director shall receive such indemnification if finally adjudicated to be liable for negligence or misconduct in office. The indemnification extends to good-faith expenditures incurred in anticipation of threatened or proposed litigation and the board of directors of Outfront Media Texas Inc. may, in proper cases, extend the indemnification to cover good-faith settlement of any such action, suit or proceeding, whether formally instituted or not.

Virginia Limited Liability Companies

Section 13.1-1009(16) of the Virginia Limited Liability Company Act provides that, subject to the standards and restrictions, if any, contained in the articles of organization or operating agreement, a limited liability company has the power to indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever, and to pay for or reimburse any member or manager or other person for reasonable expenses incurred by such a person who is a party to a proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding.

The limited liability company agreement of Rockbridge Sports, Media and Entertainment, LLC generally provides for the indemnification of its officers and members to the fullest extent permitted by Virginia law and its publicly traded direct or indirect parent.

 

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Item 16. Exhibits.

The following documents are exhibits to the registration statement:

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  1.1    Form of Underwriting Agreement.*
  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of January 15, 2014, by and among CBS Corporation, CBS Outdoor Americas Inc. and CBS Radio Media Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-189643), filed on January 31, 2014).
  2.2    Master Separation Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2014, by and between CBS Outdoor Americas Inc. and CBS Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36367), filed on April 2, 2014).+
  2.3    Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2014, by and among CBS Outdoor Americas Inc., CBS Outdoor LLC, Van Wagner Communications, LLC, Van Wagner Twelve Holdings, LLC and Richard M. Schaps (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36367), filed on July 21, 2014).+
  4.1    Articles of Amendment and Restatement of OUTFRONT Media Inc. effective March 28, 2014, as amended by the Articles of Amendment of OUTFRONT Media Inc. effective November 20, 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36367), filed on November 20, 2014).
  4.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of OUTFRONT Media Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36367), filed on February 25, 2016).
  4.3    Form of Indenture.
  4.4    Form of Debt Security.*
  4.5    Form of Warrant Agreement.*
  4.6    Form of Warrant.*
  4.7    Form of Articles Supplementary classifying Preferred Stock.*
  4.8    Form of Preferred Stock Certificate.*
  5.1    Opinion of Jones Day.
  5.2    Opinion of Venable LLP.
  8.1    Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
12.1    Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
23.1    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2    Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.3    Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2).
23.4    Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1).
24.1    Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages of this registration statement on Form S-3 and incorporated herein by reference).
25.1    Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 on Form T-1 of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.

 

+ Schedules, annexes and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally to the SEC a copy of any omitted schedule, annex or exhibit upon request.

* To be filed, as applicable, either as an exhibit to a document to be incorporated herein by reference or by a post-effective amendment to this registration statement in connection with a specific offering of securities.

 

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Item 17. Undertakings.

The undersigned registrants hereby undertake:

 

1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

  (i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrants pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of this registration statement.

 

2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

4. That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

  (i) Each prospectus filed by the registrants pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

  (ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be a part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is a part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

5. That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrants under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities the undersigned registrants undertake that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrants pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrants will be sellers to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

  (i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrants relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

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  (ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants or used or referred to by the undersigned registrants;

 

  (iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrants or their securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants; and

 

  (iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrants to the purchaser.

The undersigned registrants hereby undertake that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants’ annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

The undersigned registrants hereby undertake to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrants in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrants will, unless in the opinion of their counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA INC.
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
 

Title:

 

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

  

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

  April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

  

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  April 15, 2016

/s/ William Apfelbaum

William Apfelbaum

   Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ Nicolas Brien

Nicolas Brien

   Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ Manuel Diaz

Manuel A. Diaz

   Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ Peter Mathes

Peter Mathes

   Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ Susan Tolson

Susan M. Tolson

   Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ Joseph H. Wender

Joseph H. Wender

   Director   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA CAPITAL LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016
OUTDOOR INC.     
Its: Sole Member     

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA CAPITAL CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ Richard H. Sauer

Richard H. Sauer

   Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ George Wood

George Wood

   Director   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

CENTURY PRINCE STREET, INC.
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ Richard H. Sauer

Richard H. Sauer

   Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ George Wood

George Wood

   Director   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

FUEL OUTDOOR LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Manager   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

FUEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Manager   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

FUEL OUTDOOR SAN FRANCISCO LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Manager   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

METRO FUEL LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Manager   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

MILLENNIUM BILLBOARDS L.L.C.
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Manager   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

MIZEY REALTY CO., INC.
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ Richard H. Sauer

Richard H. Sauer

   Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ George Wood

George Wood

   Director   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

MOTION PICTURE PROMOTIONS, LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Manager   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTDOOR INC.
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ Richard H. Sauer

Richard H. Sauer

   Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ George Wood

George Wood

   Director   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA BOSTON LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016
OUTFRONT MEDIA VW COMMUNICATIONS LLC     
Its: Sole Member     

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA BUS ADVERTISING LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016

OUTFRONT MEDIA VW

COMMUNICATIONS LLC

    
Its: Sole Member     

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA CHICAGO LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016
OUTFRONT MEDIA VW COMMUNICATIONS LLC     
Its: Sole Member     

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA CITYLITES LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

  

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016

OUTFRONT MEDIA MINNESOTA LLC

Its: Sole Member

    

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA ELECTRICAL & MAINTENANCE LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ George Wood

George Wood

  

President (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016

OUTFRONT MEDIA VW COMMUNICATIONS LLC

Its: Sole Member

    

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA GROUP LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

  

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016

OUTFRONT MEDIA LLC

Its: Sole Member

    

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA KIOSK ADVERTISING LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

  

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016

OUTFRONT MEDIA VW COMMUNICATIONS LLC

Its: Sole Member

    

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA L.A. INC.
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

  

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ Richard H. Sauer

Richard H. Sauer

  

Director

  April 15, 2016

/s/ George Wood

George Wood

  

Director

  April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

  

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016

OUTFRONT MEDIA

CAPITAL LLC

Its: Sole Member

    

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA MIAMI HOLDINGS LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

  

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016

OUTFRONT MEDIA VW COMMUNICATIONS LLC

Its: Sole Member

    

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA MIAMI LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

  

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016

FUEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS LLC

Its: Sole Member

    

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

  

Manager

  April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA MINNESOTA LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

  

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016

OUTFRONT MEDIA VW COMMUNICATIONS LLC

Its: Sole Member

    

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA OUTERNET INC.
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

  

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ Richard H. Sauer

Richard H. Sauer

  

Director

  April 15, 2016

/s/ George Wood

George Wood

  

Director

  April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA SAN FRANCISCO LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016
OUTFRONT MEDIA VW COMMUNICATIONS LLC     
Its: Sole Member     

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA SIGN ERECTORS LLC
By:   /s/ Richard H. Sauer
  Name:   Richard H. Sauer
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Secretary

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ George Wood

George Wood

   President (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016
OUTFRONT MEDIA VW COMMUNICATIONS LLC     
Its: Sole Member     

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA SPORTS INC.
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Richard H. Sauer

Richard H. Sauer

   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ Richard H. Sauer

Richard H. Sauer

   Director   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA TEXAS INC.
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Richard H. Sauer

Richard H. Sauer

   Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Director   April 15, 2016

/s/ George Wood

George Wood

   Director   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA TRANSPORTATION ADVERTISING LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016
OUTFRONT MEDIA VW COMMUNICATIONS LLC     
Its: Sole Member     

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA VW COMMUNICATIONS LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016
OUTFRONT MEDIA LLC     
Its: Sole Member     

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

OUTFRONT MEDIA WALL TO WALL LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016
OUTFRONT MEDIA VW COMMUNICATIONS LLC     
Its: Sole Member     

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   April 15, 2016


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 15, 2016.

 

ROCKBRIDGE SPORTS, MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
By:   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
  Name:   Donald R. Shassian
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Donald R. Shassian, Richard H. Sauer and Louis Capocasale as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jeremy J. Male

Jeremy J. Male

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)  

April 15, 2016

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   April 15, 2016
OUTFRONT MEDIA SPORTS INC.     
Its: Sole Member     

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   April 15, 2016


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  1.1    Form of Underwriting Agreement.*
  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of January 15, 2014, by and among CBS Corporation, CBS Outdoor Americas Inc. and CBS Radio Media Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-189643), filed on January 31, 2014).
  2.2    Master Separation Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2014, by and between CBS Outdoor Americas Inc. and CBS Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36367), filed on April 2, 2014).+
  2.3    Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2014, by and among CBS Outdoor Americas Inc., CBS Outdoor LLC, Van Wagner Communications, LLC, Van Wagner Twelve Holdings, LLC and Richard M. Schaps (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36367), filed on July 21, 2014).+
  4.1    Articles of Amendment and Restatement of OUTFRONT Media Inc. effective March 28, 2014, as amended by the Articles of Amendment of OUTFRONT Media Inc. effective November 20, 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36367), filed on November 20, 2014).
  4.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of OUTFRONT Media Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36367), filed on February 25, 2016).
  4.3    Form of Indenture.
  4.4    Form of Debt Security.*
  4.5    Form of Warrant Agreement.*
  4.6    Form of Warrant.*
  4.7    Form of Articles Supplementary classifying Preferred Stock.*
  4.8    Form of Preferred Stock Certificate.*
  5.1    Opinion of Jones Day.
  5.2    Opinion of Venable LLP.
  8.1    Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
12.1    Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
23.1    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2    Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.3    Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2).
23.4    Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1).
24.1    Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages of this registration statement on Form S-3 and incorporated herein by reference).
25.1    Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 on Form T-1 of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.

 

+ Schedules, annexes and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally to the SEC a copy of any omitted schedule, annex or exhibit upon request.

* To be filed, as applicable, either as an exhibit to a document to be incorporated herein by reference or by a post-effective amendment to this registration statement in connection with a specific offering of securities.

EX-4.3 2 d938840dex43.htm EX-4.3 EX-4.3

Exhibit 4.3

 

 

[OUTFRONT MEDIA INC.]

[OUTFRONT MEDIA CAPITAL LLC and

OUTFRONT MEDIA CAPITAL CORPORATION]

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Trustee

Form of Indenture

Dated as of                     

 

 


CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

This Cross-Reference Table is not part of the Indenture

 

Trust Indenture Act of 1939 Section                                         

  

Indenture Section

310

   (a)(1)    7.09
   (a)(2)    7.09
   (a)(3)    Not applicable
   (a)(4)    Not applicable
   (a)(5)    7.09
   (b)    7.08, 7.09 and 7.10
   (c)    Not applicable

311

   (a)    *
   (b)    *
   (c)    Not applicable

312

   (a)    5.01
   (b)    *
   (c)    *

313

   (a)    5.03
   (b)(1)    Not applicable
   (b)(2)    *
   (c)    *
   (d)    *

314

   (a)    5.02
   (b)    Not applicable
   (c)(1)    14.03
   (c)(2)    14.03
   (c)(3)    Not applicable
   (d)    Not applicable
   (e)    14.03 and 14.04
   (f)    Not applicable

315

   (a)    7.01
   (b)    6.08
   (c)    7.01
   (d)    7.01
   (e)    6.09

316

   (a)(1)    6.01 and 6.07
   (a)(2)    Not applicable
   (b)    6.04
   (c)    *

317

   (a)    6.02
   (b)    4.04(a)

318

 

  

(a)

 

  

14.16

 

* Automatically included under Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE 1

   DEFINITIONS      1   

Section 1.01.

   Definitions      1   

ARTICLE 2

   DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES      5   

Section 2.01.

   Forms      5   

Section 2.02.

   Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series      5   

Section 2.03.

   Authentication      8   

Section 2.04.

   Date and Denomination of Securities      9   

Section 2.05.

   Execution of Securities      10   

Section 2.06.

   Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Securities      10   

Section 2.07.

   Replacement Securities      12   

Section 2.08.

   Temporary Securities      12   

Section 2.09.

   Cancellation of Securities Paid, etc      13   

Section 2.10.

   Computation of Interest      13   

Section 2.11.

   Form of Legend for Global Securities      13   

ARTICLE 3

   REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES; SINKING FUNDS      14   

Section 3.01.

   Applicability of Article      14   

Section 3.02.

   Notice of Redemption; Selection of Securities      14   

Section 3.03.

   Payment of Securities Called for Redemption      15   

Section 3.04.

   Satisfaction of Mandatory Sinking Fund Payments with Securities      15   

Section 3.05.

   Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund      16   

Section 3.06.

   Repayment at the Option of the Holder      17   

ARTICLE 4

   PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE [COMPANY] [ISSUERS]      18   

Section 4.01.

   Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest      18   

Section 4.02.

   Offices for Notices and Payments, etc      18   

Section 4.03.

   Appointment to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office      18   

Section 4.04.

   Provision as to Paying Agent      19   

Section 4.05.

   Statement as to Compliance      20   

ARTICLE 5

   SECURITYHOLDER LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE [COMPANY] [ISSUERS] AND THE TRUSTEE      20   

Section 5.01.

   Securityholder Lists      20   

Section 5.02.

   Reports by the [Company] [Issuers]      20   

Section 5.03.

   Reports by the Trustee      20   

ARTICLE 6

   REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS ON EVENT OF DEFAULT      21   

Section 6.01.

   Events of Default      21   

 

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Section 6.02.

   Payment of Securities on Default; Suit Therefor      23   

Section 6.03.

   Application of Moneys Collected by Trustee      25   

Section 6.04.

   Proceedings by Securityholders      25   

Section 6.05.

   Proceedings by Trustee      26   

Section 6.06.

   Rights and Remedies Cumulative      26   

Section 6.07.

   Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Securityholders      26   

Section 6.08.

   Notice of Defaults      27   

Section 6.09.

   Undertaking to Pay Costs      27   

ARTICLE 7

   CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE      27   

Section 7.01.

   Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee      27   

Section 7.02.

   Reliance on Documents, Opinions, etc      29   

Section 7.03.

   No Responsibility for Recitals, etc      30   

Section 7.04.

   Ownership of Securities      30   

Section 7.05.

   Moneys to be Held in Trust      30   

Section 7.06.

   Compensation and Expenses of Trustee      30   

Section 7.07.

   Officer’s Certificate as Evidence      31   

Section 7.08.

   Indentures Not Creating Potential Conflicting Interests For The Trustee      31   

Section 7.09.

   Eligibility of Trustee      32   

Section 7.10.

   Resignation or Removal of Trustee      32   

Section 7.11.

   Succession by Merger, etc      33   

Section 7.12.

   Other Matters Concerning the Trustee      33   

Section 7.13.

   Appointment of Authenticating Agent      33   

ARTICLE 8

   CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS      33   

Section 8.01.

   Action of Securityholders      33   

Section 8.02.

   Proof of Execution by Securityholders      34   

Section 8.03.

   Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners      34   

Section 8.04.

   Securities Owned by [Company] [Issuers] Disregarded      34   

Section 8.05.

   Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound      35   

ARTICLE 9

   SECURITYHOLDERS’ MEETINGS      35   

Section 9.01.

   Purposes of Meetings      35   

Section 9.02.

   Call of Meetings by Trustee      36   

Section 9.03.

   Call of Meetings by [Company] [Issuers] or Securityholders      36   

Section 9.04.

   Qualifications for Voting      36   

Section 9.05.

   Quorum; Adjourned Meetings      36   

Section 9.06.

   Regulations      37   

Section 9.07.

   Voting      37   

Section 9.08.

   No Delay of Rights by Meeting      38   

 

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ARTICLE 10

   SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES      38   

Section 10.01.

   Supplemental Indentures without Consent of Securityholders      38   

Section 10.02.

   Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Securityholders      40   

Section 10.03.

   Compliance with Trust Indenture Act; Effect of Supplemental Indentures      41   

Section 10.04.

   Notation on Securities      41   

Section 10.05.

   Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to be Furnished Trustee      41   

ARTICLE 11

   CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE      42   

Section 11.01.

   [Company][Issuers] May Consolidate, Merge Or Sell Assets on Certain Terms      42   

Section 11.02.

   Successor Corporation or Limited Liability Company to be Substituted      42   

Section 11.03.

   Documents to be Given Trustee      43   

ARTICLE 12

   SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE      43   

Section 12.01.

   Discharge of Indenture      43   

Section 12.02.

   Legal Defeasance      44   

Section 12.03.

   Covenant Defeasance      45   

Section 12.04.

   Deposited Moneys to be Held in Trust by Trustee; Miscellaneous Provisions      45   

Section 12.05.

   Paying Agent to Repay Moneys Held      46   

Section 12.06.

   Return of Unclaimed Moneys      46   

Section 12.07.

   Reinstatement      46   

ARTICLE 13

   IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS      46   

Section 13.01.

   Indenture and Securities Solely Corporate Obligations      46   

ARTICLE 14

   MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS      47   

Section 14.01.

   Notices      47   

Section 14.02.

   Communication by Holders of Securities with Other Holders of Securities      48   

Section 14.03.

   Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent      48   

Section 14.04.

   Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion      49   

Section 14.05.

   Rules by Trustee and Agents      49   

 

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Section 14.06.

   No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders      49   

Section 14.07.

   Governing Law      49   

Section 14.08.

   Waiver of Jury Trial      50   

Section 14.09.

   Force Majeure      50   

Section 14.10.

   No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements      50   

Section 14.11.

   Successors      50   

Section 14.12.

   Severability      50   

Section 14.13.

   Counterpart Originals      50   

Section 14.14.

   Table of Contents, Headings, etc      50   

Section 14.15.

   U.S.A. Patriot Act      51   

Section 14.16.

   Trust Indenture Act Controls      51   

ARTICLE 15

   GUARANTEES      51   

 

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THIS INDENTURE, dated as of                          between [OUTFRONT Media Inc., a Maryland corporation] [Outfront Media Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Outfront Media Capital corporation, a Delaware corporation], and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the [Company has] [Issuers have] duly authorized the issue from time to time of [its] [their] notes or other evidences of indebtedness to be issued in one or more series (the “Securities”) up to such principal amount or amounts as may from time to time be authorized in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and to provide, among other things, for the authentication, delivery and administration thereof, the [Company has] [Issuers have] duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE:

In consideration of the premises and the purchases of the Securities by the holders thereof, the [Company] [Issuers] and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective holders from time to time of the Securities 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 shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01. All other terms used in this Indenture which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, or which are by reference therein defined in the Securities Act (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires), shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in said Trust Indenture Act and in said Securities Act as in force at the date of this Indenture as originally executed. The words “herein,” “hereof,” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

Authenticating Agent” means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.13 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities.

Authorized Officer” means any of the [Company’s directors] [the Issuers’ respective directors or members], the [Company’s] [Issuers’] Chief Executive Officer, President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or


Assistant Secretaries (in the case of an Officer’s Certificate to be delivered by a Guarantor, and in the case of a Guarantor Order, such officers of such Guarantor).

Beneficial Owner” means a Person who is the beneficial owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Security as reflected on the books of the Depositary or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depositary (directly as a Depositary participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance with the rules of such Depositary).

Business Day” means each day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York.

[“Company” means OUTFRONT Media Inc., a Maryland corporation, until any successor corporation or limited liability company shall have become such pursuant to the provisions of Article Eleven, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor, except as otherwise provided in Section 11.02.]

Depositary” means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that is designated to act as depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 2.02. The initial Depositary will be DTC.

Dollar” means the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

Global Security” means a Security that evidences all or part of the Securities of any series and bears the legend set forth in Section 2.11 (or such legend as may be specified as contemplated by Section 2.02 for such Securities).

Guarantee” means a guarantee of any Securities by a Guarantor as contemplated by Article Fifteen, provided that the term “Guarantee,” when used with respect to any Security or with respect to any series of Securities means a guarantee of such Security or of such series of Securities, respectively, by a Guarantor of such Security or such series of Securities, respectively, as contemplated by Article Fifteen.

Guarantor” means any person that issues a Guarantee of any Security of any series, either on the date such Security is issued or after such date, in accordance with or pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, provided that, upon the release and discharge of such person from its Guarantee in accordance with or pursuant to this Indenture, such person shall cease to be a Guarantor.

Guarantor Order” means a written order signed in the name of the Guarantor by an Authorized Officer thereof.

Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time as herein provided, and shall include the form and terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated hereunder.

 

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interest” means interest payable after the principal thereof has become due and payable whether at maturity, by declaration of acceleration, by call for redemption, pursuant to a sinking fund, or otherwise, or as otherwise specified in any indenture supplement or an Officer’s Certificate.

[“Issuers” means Outfront Media Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Outfront Media Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation, until any successor corporations or limited liability companies shall have become such pursuant to the provisions of Article Eleven, and thereafter “Issuers” means such successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 11.02.]

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by any one of the Authorized Officers of [the Company] [each of the Issuers] and delivered to the Trustee.

Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel, who may be an employee of or of counsel to the [Company] [Issuers] or any Guarantor, or may be other counsel, in any case, satisfactory to the Trustee.

Original Issue Discount Security” means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01.

Outstanding” when used with reference to Securities, subject to the provisions of Section 8.04, means, as of any particular time, all Securities authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except

(a) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

(b) Securities, or portions thereof, for the payment or redemption of which moneys in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any paying agent (other than the [Company] [Issuers]) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by [the Company] [any Issuer] (if [the Company] [such Issuer] shall act as paying agent on behalf of the [Company] [Issuers]), provided that if such Securities are to be redeemed prior to the maturity thereof, notice of such redemption shall have been delivered as in Article Three provided, or provision satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made for delivering such notice;

(c) Securities as to which defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 12.02; and

(d) Securities in lieu of or in substitution for which other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered, or which shall have been paid, pursuant to the terms of Section 2.07, unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Securities are held by persons in whose hands any of such Securities is a valid, binding obligation of [the Company] [each of the Issuers].

In determining whether the holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder,

 

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the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01.

Overdue Rate” with respect to each series of Securities means the rate of interest designated as such in the resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], the supplemental indenture or the Officers’ Certificate pursuant to authority granted under a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], as the case may be, relating to such series as contemplated by Section 2.02, or if no such rate is specified, the rate at which such Securities shall bear interest.

[“Parent” means OUTFRONT Media Inc. and not any of its subsidiaries.]

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

principal office of the Trustee,” or other similar term, means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered.

Responsible Officer” when used with respect to the Trustee means any managing director, director, any vice president, president, associate, or any other officer or assistant officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Security” or “Securities” means any Security or Securities, as the case may be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

Securityholder,” “holder of Securities,” or other similar terms mean any person in whose name at the time a particular Security is registered on the books of the Registrar (as defined below in Section 4.02) kept for that purpose in accordance with the terms hereof.

Specified Currency” means the currency in which a Security is denominated, which may include Dollars, any foreign currency or any composite of two or more currencies.

Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as it was in force at the date of execution of this Indenture, except as provided in Section 10.03.

Trustee” means the corporation or association named as Trustee in this Indenture and, subject to the provisions of Article Seven hereof, shall also include its successors and assigns as Trustee hereunder. If pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture there shall be at any time more than one Trustee hereunder, the term “Trustee” as used with respect to Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series.

 

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U.S. Government Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 12.02.

ARTICLE 2

DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES

Section 2.01. Forms. (a) The Securities of each series shall be in substantially such form as shall be established by or pursuant to a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], in one or more indentures supplemental hereto or an Officers’ Certificate pursuant to authority granted under a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such legends or endorsements placed thereon 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 to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Securities of such series may be listed, or to conform to usage.

(b) The resolutions adopted by the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], one or more indentures supplemental hereto or the Officers’ Certificate establishing the form and terms of the Securities of any series pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02, respectively, of this Indenture, may provide for issuance of Global Securities. If Securities of a series are so authorized to be issued as Global Securities, any such Global Security may provide that it shall represent that aggregate amount of Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and may also provide that the aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced to reflect exchanges. Any endorsement of a Global Security to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the amount or changes in the rights of holders of Securities represented thereby, shall be made in such manner and by such person or persons as shall be specified therein.

(c) The Trustee’s certificate of authentication on all Securities shall be in substantially the following form:

“This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein described in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee

 

By:    
  Authorized Signatory”

Section 2.02. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series. The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], one or more indentures supplemental hereto or an Officers’ Certificate pursuant to

 

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authority granted under a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], prior to the issuance of Securities of any series:

(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from all other Securities);

(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Sections 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 3.03, 3.06 or 10.04);

(3) the date or dates on which the principal and premium, if any, of the Securities of the series is payable;

(4) the rate or rates, or the method of determination thereof, at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the interest payment dates on which such interest shall be payable and, if other than as set forth in Section 2.04, the record dates for the determination of holders to whom interest is payable;

(5) in addition to the office or agency of the [Company] [Issuers] in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York required to be maintained pursuant to Section 4.02, any other place or places where the principal of, and premium, if any, and any interest on Securities of the series shall be payable;

(6) the Specified Currency of the Securities of the series;

(7) the currency or currencies in which payments on the Securities of the series are payable, if other than the Specified Currency;

(8) the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the [Company] [Issuers], pursuant to any sinking fund or otherwise;

(9) the obligation, if any, of the [Company] [Issuers] to redeem, purchase or repay Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder thereof and the price at which or process by which and the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

(10) if other than denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable;

 

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(11) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01;

(12) if the principal of or interest on the Securities of the series are to be payable, at the election of the [Company] [Issuers] or a holder thereof, in a coin or currency other than the Specified Currency, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made;

(13) if the amount of payments of principal of and interest on the Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index based on a coin or currency other than the Specified Currency, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;

(14) any Events of Default with respect to the Securities of the series, if not set forth herein;

(15) if other than the rate of interest stated in the title of the Securities of the series, the applicable Overdue Rate;

(16) in the case of any series of non-interest bearing Securities, the applicable dates for purposes of clause (a) of Section 5.01;

(17) if other than Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas is to act as Trustee for the Securities of the series, the name and Principal Office of such Trustee;

(18) if either or both of Sections 12.02 and 12.03 do not apply to any Securities of the series;

(19) if applicable, that any Securities of the series shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the name of the respective Depositaries for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne by any such Global Security in addition to or in lieu of that set forth in Section 2.11 and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in clause (2) of Section 2.06 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;

(20) any addition to the covenants set forth in Article Four which applies to Securities of the series and whether any such covenant shall be subject to covenant defeasance under Section 12.03;

(21) any other terms of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture); and

 

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(22) whether Parent and/or any of Parent’s direct or indirect subsidiaries will guarantee the Securities of that series, including the terms of subordination, if any, of such Guarantees.

All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], in any such indenture supplemental hereto or such Officers’ Certificate.

Notwithstanding Section 2.02(2) herein and unless otherwise expressly provided with respect to a series of Securities, the aggregate principal amount of a series of Securities may be increased and additional Securities of such series may be issued up to the maximum aggregate principal amount authorized with respect to such series as increased; provided that no Event of Default with respect to such series has occurred and is continuing.

Section 2.03. Authentication. At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the [Company] [Issuers] may deliver Securities of any series executed by the [Company] [Issuers] to the Trustee for authentication. Except as otherwise provided in this Article Two, the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver said Securities to or upon the written order of the [Company] [Issuers], signed by any Authorized Officer of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], which order shall set forth the number of separate Securities certificates, the principal amount of each of the Securities to be authenticated, the CUSIP numbers, the date on which the original issue of Securities is to be authenticated, the registered holder of each of the said Securities and delivery instructions. In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon:

(1) a copy of any resolution or resolutions of the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers] relating thereto;

(2) an executed supplemental indenture, if any, relating thereto;

(3) an Officer’s Certificate prepared in accordance with Section 14.04; and

(4) an Opinion of Counsel prepared in accordance with Section 14.04 to the effect:

(a) the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], an Officers’ Certificate or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case, in accordance with Sections 2.01 and 2.02 and in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and

(b) that such Securities have been duly and validly executed, and when duly authenticated by the Trustee and issued by the [Company] [Issuers] in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute the valid and binding obligations of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], enforceable against [it] [them] in accordance with their terms, subject to customary assumptions and exceptions.

 

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The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver or cause to be authenticated and delivered any Securities under this Section 2.03 if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith by its board of directors or trustees, executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or trustees and/or vice presidents shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal liability to existing Securityholders.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2.02 and 2.03, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, including in the event that the aggregate principal amount of a series of Outstanding Securities is increased as contemplated by Section 2.02, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to this Section 2.03 at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued.

Section 2.04. Date and Denomination of Securities. The Securities of each series shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 2.02. In the absence of any such specification with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issuable in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. Securities of each series shall be numbered, lettered or otherwise distinguished in such manner or in accordance with such plan as the officers of the [Company] [Issuers] executing the same may determine upon written notice to the Trustee.

Every Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

The person in whose name any Security of a particular series is registered at the close of business on any record date (as hereinafter defined) with respect to any interest payment date for such series shall be entitled to receive the interest payable on such interest payment date notwithstanding the cancellation of such Security upon any registration of transfer or exchange subsequent to the record date and prior to such interest payment date; provided, however, that if and to the extent that the [Company] [Issuers] shall default in the payment of the interest due on such interest payment date, such defaulted interest shall be paid to the persons in whose names Outstanding Securities of such series are registered on a subsequent record date established by notice given by or on behalf of the [Company] [Issuers] to the holders of such Securities not less than 15 days preceding such subsequent record date, such record date to be not less than five days preceding the date of payment of such defaulted interest. Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.02 for Securities of a particular series, the term “record date” as used in this Section 2.04 with respect to any regular interest payment date, shall mean the last day of the calendar month preceding such interest payment date if such interest payment date is the fifteenth day of such calendar month, and shall mean the fifteenth day of the calendar month preceding such interest payment date if such interest payment date is the first day of a calendar month, whether or not such day shall be a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York or the location of any office of the Trustee charged with responsibility under this Indenture are authorized or required by law or executive order to close or remain closed.

 

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Section 2.05. Execution of Securities. The Securities shall be signed in the name and on behalf of the [Company] [Issuers] by the manual, facsimile or PDF or other electronic signature of any Authorized Officer of [the Company] [each of the Issuers]. Only such Securities as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form herein recited, executed by the Trustee by the manual signature of an authorized signatory, shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such certificate by the Trustee upon any Security executed by the [Company] [Issuers] shall be conclusive evidence that the Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

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

Section 2.06. Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Securities. Securities of any series may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of the same series of other authorized denominations. Securities to be exchanged shall be surrendered, at the option of the holders thereof, either at the office or agency designated and maintained by the [Company] [Issuers] for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02 or at any of such other offices or agencies as may be designated and maintained by the [Company] [Issuers] for such purpose in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02, and the Security registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange if its requirements are met and the Trustee shall authenticate Securities at the Security registrar’s request. Each person designated by the [Company] [Issuers] pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.02 as a person authorized to register and register transfer of the Securities is sometimes herein referred to as a “Security registrar”.

The Security registrar shall maintain, at each such office or agency, a register for each series of Securities issued hereunder (the registers of all Security registrars being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the “Security register” or the “registry books of the [Company] [Issuers]”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Security registrar shall register Securities and shall register the transfer of Securities as in this Article Two provided.

No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Securities, but the [Company] [Issuers] may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith.

 

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The [Company] [Issuers] shall not be required to exchange or register a transfer of (a) any Securities of any series for the period of 15 days next preceding the selection of Securities of that series to be redeemed and thereafter until the date of delivery of a notice of redemption of Securities of that series selected for redemption, or (b) any Securities selected, called or being called for redemption in whole or in part except, in the case of any Security to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not so to be redeemed.

The provisions of clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) below shall apply only to Global Securities:

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

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the [Company] [Issuers] that it is unwilling or unable to continue its services as Depositary for such Global Security and no successor Depositary has been appointed within 90 days after such notice or (ii) ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 when the Depositary is required to be so registered to act as the Depositary and so notifies the [Company] [Issuers], and no successor Depositary has been appointed within 90 days after such notice, (B) the [Company determines] [Issuers determine] at any time that the Securities shall no longer be represented by Global Securities and shall inform such Depositary of such determination and participants in such Depositary elect to withdraw their beneficial interests in the Securities from such Depositary, following notification by the Depositary of their right to do so, or (C) such exchange is made upon request by or on behalf of the Depositary in accordance with customary procedures, following the request of a Beneficial Owner seeking to exercise or enforce its rights under the Securities.

(3) Subject to clause (2) above, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.

(4) Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.

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Members (as defined below in clause (7)) and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Securityholder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities.

(6) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (2) above, the [Company] [Issuers] will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of certificated Securities in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons.

(7) Neither any members of, or participants in, the Depositary (collectively, the “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 Security registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global Security, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the [Company] [Issuers], the Trustee and any agent of the [Company] [Issuers] or the Trustee as the absolute owner and holder of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever (aside from the delivery of any notices). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the [Company] [Issuers] or the Trustee or any agent of the [Company] [Issuers] 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 Security.

Section 2.07. Replacement Securities. If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Registrar or the [Company] [Issuers] and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and destruction, loss or theft of any Security, the [Company] [Issuers] shall issue and the Trustee, upon the written request or authorization of any officer of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], shall authenticate a replacement Security if the Trustee’s requirements are met. An indemnity bond must be supplied by the Securityholder that is satisfactory to the Trustee and the [Company] [Issuers] to protect the [Company] [Issuers], the Trustee, any agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced. The [Company] [Issuers] may charge for their expenses (including the expenses of the Trustee) in replacing a Security. Every replacement Security is a contractual obligation of [the Company] [each of the Issuers] and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Securities of the same series duly issued hereunder.

Section 2.08. Temporary Securities. Pending the preparation of definitive Securities, the [Company] [Issuers] may prepare and the Trustee, upon the written request or authorization of any officer of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], shall authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the [Company] [Issuers] consider appropriate for temporary Securities and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the [Company] [Issuers] shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities.

 

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Securityholders and beneficial holders, as the case may be, of temporary Securities shall be entitled to all of the benefits accorded to Securityholders, or beneficial holders, respectively, of Securities under this Indenture.

Section 2.09. Cancellation of Securities Paid, etc. The [Company] [Issuers] at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and paying agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the paying agent and no one else shall cancel all Securities surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of cancelled Securities (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act) in accordance with its customary procedures. Certification of the disposal of all cancelled Securities shall be delivered to the [Company] [Issuers] upon [its] [their] written request. The [Company] [Issuers] may not issue new Securities to replace Securities that they have paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 2.10. Computation of Interest. Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.02 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

Section 2.11. Form of Legend for Global Securities. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.02 for the Securities evidenced thereby, every Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (or such other form as a securities exchange or Depositary may request or require):

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”) OR A NOMINEE OF DTC. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN DTC OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY DTC TO A NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY A NOMINEE OF DTC TO DTC OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF DTC.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC, 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES; SINKING FUNDS

Section 3.01. Applicability of Article. The provisions of this Article shall be applicable, as the case may be, (i) to the Securities of any series which are redeemable before their maturity and (ii) to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of any series, in either case except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.02 for Securities of such series.

The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment,” and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund payment.”

Section 3.02. Notice of Redemption; Selection of Securities. In case the [Company] [Issuers] shall desire to exercise any right to redeem all, or, as the case may be, any part of, the Securities of any series in accordance with their terms, [it] [they] shall fix a date for redemption and shall deliver or cause to be delivered a notice of such redemption at least 10 and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the holders of Securities of such series so to be redeemed as a whole or in part at their last addresses as the same appear on the registry books of the Registrar, except as the resolutions adopted by the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], one or more indentures supplemental hereto or Officers’ Certificate establishing the terms of any series of Securities may otherwise provide. The notice 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 or any defect in the notice to the holder of any Security of a series designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Security of such series.

The [Company] [Issuers] shall at least 5 Business Days prior to the mailing of any notice of redemption of any Securities, or such shorter period to which the Trustee may agree, furnish to the Trustee a copy of such notice of redemption.

Each such notice of redemption shall specify the date fixed for redemption, the CUSIP number(s), the redemption price at which the Securities of such series are to be redeemed (or if not then ascertainable, the manner of calculation thereof), the place or places of payment, that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Securities, that any interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption will be paid as specified in said notice and that on and after said date any interest thereon or on the portions thereof to be redeemed will cease to accrue. Where the redemption price is not ascertainable at the time the notice of redemption is given as aforesaid, the [Company] [Issuers] shall notify the Trustee of said redemption price promptly after the calculation thereof. If less than all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the notice of redemption shall specify the number or numbers of the Securities of that series to be redeemed. In case any Security of a series 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 date fixed for redemption, in case of definitive securities, upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities of that series in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued.

 

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The notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the option of the [Company][Issuers] shall be given by the [Company][Issuers] or, at the [Company’s][Issuers’] request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the [Company][Issuers’].

Prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the redemption date specified in the notice of redemption given as provided in this Section 3.02, the [Company] [Issuers] will deposit with the Trustee or with one or more paying agents (or, if [the Company] [any Issuer] is acting as the paying agent of [Company] [Issuers], will segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 4.04) an amount of money sufficient to redeem on the redemption date all the Securities or portions thereof so called for redemption, together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. If less than all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, (i) the [Company] [Issuers] will give the Trustee notice not less than 10 days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Trustee) prior to the redemption date as to the aggregate principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and (ii)(x) if such Securities are at the time represented by a Global Security, then the Depositary shall select by lot (or otherwise, as required by the Depositary) the particular interests to be redeemed or (y) if any of such Securities are not represented by a Global Security, then the Trustee shall select or cause to be selected, in such manner as in its sole discretion it shall deem appropriate and fair, the Securities of that series or portions thereof to be redeemed. Securities of a series may be redeemed in part only in multiples of the smallest authorized denomination of that series.

Section 3.03. Payment of Securities Called for Redemption. If notice of redemption has been given as provided in Section 3.02 or Section 3.05, the Securities or portions of Securities of the series with respect to which such notice has been given shall become due and payable on the date and at the place or places stated in such notice at the applicable redemption price, together with any interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption, and on and after said date (unless the [Company] [Issuers] shall default in the payment of such Securities or portions of such Securities, together with any interest accrued to said date) any interest on the Securities of such series or portions of Securities of such series so called for redemption shall cease to accrue. On presentation and surrender of such Securities at a place of payment in said notice specified, the said Securities or the specified portions thereof shall be paid and redeemed by the [Company] [Issuers] at the applicable redemption price, together with any interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that any regularly scheduled installment of interest becoming due on or prior to the date fixed for redemption shall be payable to holders of such Securities registered as such on the relevant record date according to their terms.

In case of definitive securities, upon presentation of any Security redeemed in part only, the [Company] [Issuers] shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the holder thereof, at the expense of the [Company] [Issuers], a new Security or Securities of the same series, of authorized denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security so presented.

Section 3.04. Satisfaction of Mandatory Sinking Fund Payments with Securities. In lieu of making all or any part of any mandatory sinking fund payment with respect to any Securities of a series in cash, the [Company] [Issuers] may at [its] [their] option (a) deliver to the Trustee Securities of that series theretofore purchased or otherwise acquired by the [Company] [Issuers] or (b) receive credit for the principal amount of Securities of that series which have been

 

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redeemed either at the election of the [Company] [Issuers] pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities; provided that such Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the redemption price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such mandatory sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.

Section 3.05. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund. Not less than 10 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of Securities, the [Company] [Issuers] will deliver to the Trustee a certificate signed by any Authorized Officer of [the Company] [each of the Issuers] specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash (which cash may be deposited with the Trustee or with one or more paying agents or, if [the Company] [any Issuers] is acting as the paying agent of the [Company] [Issuers], segregated and held in trust as provided in Section 4.04) and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to Section 3.04 (which Securities, if not theretofore delivered, will accompany such certificate) and whether the [Company intends] [Issuers intend] to exercise its right to make a permitted optional sinking fund payment with respect to such series. Such certificate shall also state that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such series. Such certificate shall be irrevocable and upon its delivery the [Company] [Issuers] shall be obligated to make the cash payment or payments therein referred to, if any, on or before the next succeeding sinking fund payment date. In the case of the failure of the [Company] [Issuers] to deliver such certificate (or to deliver the Securities specified in this paragraph), the sinking fund payment due on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date for that series shall be paid entirely in cash and shall be sufficient to redeem the principal amount of such Securities subject to a mandatory sinking fund payment without the option to deliver or credit Securities as provided in Section 3.04 and without the right to make any optional sinking fund payment, if any, with respect to such series.

Any sinking fund payment or payments (mandatory or optional) made in cash plus any unused balance of any preceding sinking fund payments made in cash which shall equal or exceed $100,000 or the equivalent amount in the Specified Currency (if other than Dollars) (or a lesser sum if the [Company] [Issuers] shall so request or determine) with respect to the Securities of any particular series shall be applied by the Trustee (or by [the Company] [any Issuer] if [the Company] [such Issuer] is acting as the paying agent of the [Company] [Issuers]) on the sinking fund payment date on which such payment is made (or, if such payment is made before a sinking fund payment date, on the next sinking fund payment date following the date of such payment) to the redemption of such Securities at the redemption price specified in such Securities for operation of the sinking fund together with accrued interest, if any, to the date fixed for redemption. Any sinking fund moneys not so applied or allocated by the Trustee (or by [the Company] [any Issuers] if [the Company] [such Issuer] is acting as the paying agent of the [Company] [Issuers]) to the redemption of Securities shall be added to the next cash sinking fund payment received by the Trustee (or if [the Company] [any Issuer] is acting as the paying agent of the [Company] [Issuers], segregated and held in trust as provided in Section 4.04) for such series and, together with such payment (or such amount so segregated), shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.05. Any and all sinking fund moneys with respect to the Securities of any particular series held by the Trustee (or if [the Company] [any

 

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Issuer] is acting as the paying agent of the [Company] [Issuers], segregated and held in trust as provided in Section 4.04) on the last sinking fund payment date with respect to Securities of such series and not held for the payment or redemption of particular Securities of such series shall be applied by the Trustee (or by [the Company] [any Issuer] if [the Company] [such Issuer] is acting as the paying agent of the [Company] [Issuers]), together with other moneys, if necessary, to be deposited (or segregated) sufficient for the purpose, to the payment of the principal of the Securities of that series at maturity.

The Depositary shall select or cause to be selected the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in the last paragraph of Section 3.02, and the [Company] [Issuers] shall cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the manner provided in Section 3.02 except that the notice of redemption shall also state that the Securities are being redeemed by operation of the sinking fund. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Section 3.03.

On or before each sinking fund payment date, the [Company] [Issuers] shall pay to the Trustee in cash (or, if [the Company] [any Issuer] is acting as the paying agent of the [Company] [Issuers], will segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 4.04) a sum equal to any interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption of Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed on such sinking fund payment date pursuant to this Section.

Neither the Trustee nor the [Company] [Issuers] shall redeem any Securities of a series with sinking fund moneys or deliver any notice of redemption of such Securities by operation of the sinking fund for such series during the continuance of a default in payment of interest, if any, on such Securities or of any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default occurring as a consequence of this paragraph) with respect to such Securities, except that if the notice of redemption of any such Securities shall theretofore have been delivered in accordance with the provisions hereof, the Trustee (or [the Company] [any Issuer] if [the Company] [such Issuer] is acting as the paying agent of the [Company] [Issuers]) shall redeem such Securities if cash sufficient for that purpose shall be deposited with the Trustee (or segregated by the [Company] [Issuers]) for that purpose in accordance with the terms of this Article. Except as aforesaid, any moneys in the sinking fund for such series at the time when any such default or Event of Default shall occur and any moneys thereafter paid into such sinking fund shall, during the continuance of such default or Event of Default, be held as security for the payment of such Securities; provided, however, that in case such default or Event of Default shall have been cured or waived as provided herein, such moneys shall thereafter be applied on the next sinking fund payment date for such Securities on which such moneys may be applied pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

Section 3.06. Repayment at the Option of the Holder. Any series of Securities may be made, by provision contained in or established pursuant to a supplemental indenture, a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers] or an Officers’ Certificate pursuant to authority granted under a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers] pursuant to Section 2.02 hereof, subject to repayment, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder on a date or dates specified prior to maturity, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued

 

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interest to the date of repayment, on such notice as may be required, provided, however, that the holder of a Security may only elect partial repayment in an amount that will result in the portion of such Security that will remain Outstanding after such repayment constituting an authorized denomination, or combination thereof, of such Securities.

ARTICLE 4

PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE [COMPANY] [ISSUERS]

Section 4.01. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest. The [Company covenants and agrees] [Issuers covenant and agree] for the benefit of each series of Securities that [it] [they] will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on each of the Securities of that series at the places, at the respective times and in the manner provided in such Securities. Where payments are being made to the Trustee or paying agent, such Trustee or paying agent must receive funds for any payment not later than 10:00 am New York City time.

Section 4.02. Offices for Notices and Payments, etc. As long as any of the Securities of a series remain Outstanding, the [Company] [Issuers] will designate and maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency where the Securities of that series may be presented for payment, an office or agency where the Securities of that series may be presented for registration of transfer and for exchange as in this Indenture provided (the “Registrar”) and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the [Company] [Issuers] in respect of the Securities of that series or of this Indenture may be served. In addition to such office or offices or agency or agencies, the [Company] [Issuers] may from time to time designate and maintain one or more additional offices or agencies within or outside the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, where the Securities of that series may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange, and the [Company] [Issuers] may from time to time rescind such designation, as it may deem desirable or expedient. The [Company] [Issuers] will give to the Trustee written notice of the location of each such office or agency and of any change of location thereof. In case the [Company] [Issuers] shall fail to maintain any such office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or shall fail to give such notice of the location or of any change in the location thereof, presentations and demands may be made and notices may be served at the principal office of the Trustee.

The [Company] [Issuers] hereby initially designate[s] the office of the Trustee at the address specified in Section 14.01 hereof as the office or agency of the [Company] [Issuers] in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, where the Securities of each series may be presented for payment, for registration of transfer and for exchange as in this Indenture provided and where notices and demands to or upon the [Company] [Issuers] in respect of the Securities of each series or of this Indenture may be served. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas is hereby initially designated as the Registrar.

Section 4.03. Appointment to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office. The [Company] [Issuers], whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 7.10, a successor trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee with respect to each series of Securities hereunder.

 

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Section 4.04. Provision as to Paying Agent. (a) If the [Company] [Issuers] shall appoint a paying agent other than the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series, it 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 4.04:

(1) that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Securities of such series (whether such sums have been paid to it by the [Company] [Issuers] or by any other obligor on the Securities of such series) in trust for the benefit of the holders of the Securities of such series;

(2) that it will give the Trustee notice of any failure by the [Company] [Issuers] (or by any other obligor on the Securities of such series) to make any payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Securities of such series when the same shall be due and payable; and

(3) that at any time during the continuance of any failure by the [Company] [Issuers] (or by any other obligor on the Securities of such series) specified in the preceding paragraph (2), such paying agent will, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by it.

(b) If [the Company] [any Issuer] shall act as the paying agent with respect to the Securities of any series, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Securities of such series, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the holders of such Securities a sum sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, so becoming due and will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action and of any failure by the [Company] [Issuers] (or by any other obligor on the Securities of such series) to make any payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Securities of such series when the same shall become due and payable.

(c) Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the [Company] [Issuers] may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, or for any other reason, pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee all sums held in trust by [it] [them], or any paying agent hereunder, as required by this Section, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained.

(d) Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the agreement to hold sums in trust as provided in this Section 4.04 is subject to Sections 12.05 and 12.06.

(e) Whenever the [Company] [Issuers] shall have one or more paying agents with respect to the Securities of any series, [it] [they] will, prior to each due date of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Securities of such series, deposit with a designated paying agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the persons entitled to such principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, and (unless such paying agent is the Trustee) the [Company] [Issuers] will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure so to act.

 

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Section 4.05. Statement as to Compliance. The [Company] [Issuers] will furnish to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year a brief certificate [with respect to each Issuer] (which need not comply with Section 14.03 or 14.04) from the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of [the Company] [each of the Issuers] as required by Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act. Except with respect to the receipt of Securities payments and any default or Event of Default information contained in the certificate delivered to it pursuant to this Section 4.05, the Trustee shall have no duty to review, ascertain or confirm the [Company’s] [Issuers’] compliance with, or breach of, any representation, warranty or covenant made in this Indenture.

ARTICLE 5

SECURITYHOLDER LISTS AND REPORTS

BY THE [COMPANY] [ISSUERS] AND THE TRUSTEE

Section 5.01. Securityholder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all holders of the Securities and shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the [Company] [Issuers] shall furnish to the Trustee at least two Business Days before the date for the payment of interest on such Securities and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the holders of Securities and the [Company] [Issuers] shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a).

Section 5.02. Reports by the [Company] [Issuers]. The [Company] [Issuers] covenant to file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the [Company files] [Issuers file] the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports that the [Company is] [Issuers are] required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or pursuant to Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; provided that, such information, documents, reports and periodic information, as applicable, shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee when publicly filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System filing system (or any successor electronic filing system), provided that the Trustee shall have no responsibility whatsoever to determine whether such filing has occurred.

Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including [Company’s] [Issuers’] compliance with any of [its] [their] covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).

Section 5.03. Reports by the Trustee. Any Trustee’s report required under Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act shall be transmitted as provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, so long as any Securities are Outstanding hereunder, and shall be dated within 60 days after January 15 of each year.

 

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ARTICLE 6

REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS

ON EVENT OF DEFAULT

Section 6.01. Events of Default. The term “Event of Default” whenever used herein with respect to Securities of any series means any one of the following events and such other events as may be established with respect to the Securities of such series as contemplated by Section 2.02 hereof, continued for the period of time, if any, and after the giving of notice, if any, designated in this Indenture or as may be established with respect to such Securities as contemplated by Section 2.02 hereof, as the case may be, unless it is either inapplicable or is specifically deleted or modified in the applicable resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], in the applicable Officers’ Certificate or in the supplemental indenture under which such series of Securities is issued, as the case may be, as contemplated by Section 2.02:

(a) default in payment when due and payable, upon redemption, acceleration or otherwise, of principal of, or premium, if any, on any Security of such series; or

(b) default for 30 days in the payment of any installment of interest on any Security of such series when and as the same shall become due and payable; or

(c) default in the making or satisfaction of any sinking fund payment or analogous obligation as and when the same shall become due and payable by the terms of the Securities of such series; or

(d) failure for 60 days after receipt of written notice given by the Trustee or the Securityholders of not less than 25% in principal amount of Securities of such series then outstanding to comply with any of its other obligations, covenants or agreements (other than a default referred to in clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 6.01) contained in this Indenture or the Securities; or

(e) a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered adjudging [the Company] [any Issuer] bankrupt or insolvent under the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other similar applicable U.S. Federal or State law, and such decree or order shall have continued unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive days; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a receiver or liquidator or trustee or assignee (or other similar official) in bankruptcy or insolvency of [the Company] [any Issuer] or of all or substantially all of the property of [the Company] [any Issuer], or for the liquidation of the affairs of [the Company] [any Issuer], shall have been entered, and such decree or order shall have continued unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

(f) [the Company] [any Issuer] shall institute proceedings to be adjudicated a voluntary bankrupt, or shall consent to the filing of a bankruptcy proceeding against it or shall file a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization under the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other similar applicable U.S. Federal or State law, or shall consent to the filing of any such petition, or shall consent to the appointment of a receiver or liquidator or trustee or assignee (or other similar official) in bankruptcy or insolvency of it or of all or substantially all of its property, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing the inability of [the Company] [any Issuer] to pay its debts generally as they become due

 

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(g) if the Securities of such series are subject to a Guarantee of a Guarantor, such Guarantee shall for any reason cease to be, or shall for any reason be asserted in writing by such Guarantor or the [Company] [Issuers] not to be, in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent contemplated or permitted by this Indenture or the terms of the Securities of such series; or

(h) any other Event of Default provided in the applicable resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], in the applicable Officers’ Certificate or in the supplemental indenture under which such series of Securities is issued, as the case may be, as contemplated by Section 2.02.

If an Event of Default as contemplated by Sections 6.01(e) or 6.01(f) occurs, the principal amount (or, if the Securities of such series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portions of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding will become due and payable immediately. If any other Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then and in each and every such case, unless the principal of all of the Securities of such series shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than twenty-five percent in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding hereunder, by notice in writing to the [Company] [Issuers] (and to the Trustee if given by Securityholders of such series), may declare the principal amount (or, if the Securities of such series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series) of all the Securities of such series to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall be immediately due and payable, anything in this Indenture or in the Securities of such series contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

This provision, however, is subject to the condition that if, holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of each applicable series affected thereby by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the holders of such Securities waive any existing default related to the Securities of such series and its consequences under this Indenture, except a continuing default in the payment of interest on, premium, if any, or the principal of, any Security held by a non-consenting holder; and rescind any acceleration and its consequences with respect to the Securities (except if such recession would conflict with any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.

If the Trustee or any Securityholder 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 Securityholder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the [Company] [Issuers], the Trustee and the Securityholders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Securityholders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted.

 

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Section 6.02. Payment of Securities on Default; Suit Therefor. The [Company covenants] [Issuers covenant] that (a) in case default shall be made in the payment of any installment of interest upon any Security of any series as and when the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall have continued for a period of 30 days, (b) in case default shall be made in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, on any Security of any series as and when the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity of the Securities of that series or upon redemption or by declaration, repayment or otherwise or (c) in case of default in the making or satisfaction of any sinking fund payment or analogous obligation when the same becomes due by the terms of the Securities of any series—then, upon demand of the Trustee, the [Company] [Issuers] will pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the holder of any such Security (or holders of any series of Securities in the case of clause (c) above) the whole amount that then shall have become due and payable on any such Security (or Securities of any such series in the case of clause (c) above) for principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, with interest upon the overdue principal and premium, if any, and (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) upon the overdue installments of interest, if any, at the Overdue Rate applicable to any such Security (or Securities of any such series in the case of clause (c) above); and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover costs and expenses of collection, and any further amounts payable to the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.06.

In case the [Company] [Issuers] shall fail forthwith to pay such amounts upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of any 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] [Issuers] or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect in the manner provided by law out of the property of [the Company] [each of the Issuers] or any other obligor on such Securities wherever situated the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable.

In case there shall be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy, for the insolvency or for the reorganization of [the Company] [any Issuer] or any other obligor on the Securities of any series under the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other similar applicable U.S. Federal or State law, or in case a receiver or trustee (or other similar official) shall have been appointed for the property of [the Company] [any Issuer] or such other obligor, or in the case of any other similar judicial proceedings relative to [the Company] [any Issuer] or other obligor on the Securities of any series, or to the creditors or property of [the [Company] [any Issuer] or such other obligor, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities of any series 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 6.02, 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 (or, if the Securities of any series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be due and payable with respect to such series pursuant to a declaration in accordance with Section 6.01), premium, if any, and interest, if any, owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities of any series and, in case

 

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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 Securityholders of any series allowed in such judicial proceedings relative to the [Company] [such Issuer] or any other obligor on the Securities of any series, its or their creditors, or its or their property, and to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute the same after the deduction of costs and expenses of collection, and any further amounts payable to the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.06 and incurred by it up to the date of such distribution; and any receiver, assignee or trustee (or other similar official) in bankruptcy or reorganization is hereby authorized by each of the Securityholders to make such payments to the Trustee, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee costs and expenses of collection and any further amounts payable to the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.06 and incurred by it up to the date of such distribution.

The Trustee is authorized 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 (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the holders of the Securities allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to [the Company] [any Issuer] (or any other obligor upon the Securities including any Guarantors), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to participate as a member in any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter and to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Securityholder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation and the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.06 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.06 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, 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, money, securities and other properties that the Securityholders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Securityholder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in any such proceeding.

All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under the Securities of any series, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities of such series or the production thereof in 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 be for the ratable benefit of the holders of the Securities in respect of which such action was taken. In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and also any proceedings in which a declaratory judgment of a court may be sought as to the interpretation or construction 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 Securities to which such proceedings relate, and it shall not be necessary to make any holders of such Securities parties to any such proceedings.

 

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Section 6.03. Application of Moneys Collected by Trustee. If the Trustee, any registrar or any paying agent collects any money pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money in the following order:

FIRST: to the Trustee, any registrar, any paying agent, their agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.06 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee or any registrar or any paying agent and the costs and expenses of collection;

SECOND: to holders of Securities for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for principal, premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively; and

THIRD: to the [Company] [Issuers] or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct, including a Guarantor, if applicable.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to holders of Securities pursuant to this Section 6.03.

Section 6.04. Proceedings by Securityholders. No holder of any Security of any series may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or any Security, unless (i) such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, (ii) the holders of not less than twenty-five percent in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding shall have requested the Trustee to institute such remedy and shall have offered to the Trustee such security and indemnity as it may require against loss, the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and (iii) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall not have received from the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding a direction inconsistent with that request, and shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding within 60 days after the receipt of that request. A holder of a Security may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another holder of a Security or to obtain a preference or priority over another holder of a Security (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such holders).

Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Indenture, however, the right of any holder of any Security to receive payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security, or upon redemption, by declaration, repayment or otherwise, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such holder.

 

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Section 6.05. Proceedings by Trustee. In case of an Event of Default hereunder 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 the Trustee shall deem most effectual 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 6.06. Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in Section 2.07 hereof, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Securityholders 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 6.07. Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Securityholders. (a) The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding 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, with respect to the Securities of such series; provided, however, that (subject to the provisions of Section 7.01) the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that the action or proceeding so directed may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith by its board of directors or trustees, executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or trustees and/or Responsible Officers shall determine that the action or proceeding so directed would involve the Trustee in personal liability or expense for which it is not adequately indemnified.

(b) Prior to any acceleration or declaration accelerating the maturity of the Securities of any series, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series at the time Outstanding may, on behalf of the holders of all of the Securities of such series, waive any past default or Event of Default with respect to such series and its consequences except a default in the payment of interest, if any, on, or the principal of or premium, if any, on any Security of such series, or in the payment of any sinking fund installment or analogous obligation with respect to Securities of such series, or in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Section 10.02 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each Security affected. Upon any such waiver the [Company] [Issuers], the Trustee and the holders of the Securities of that series shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively; 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 6.07(b), said default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Securities of such series and this Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing.

 

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Section 6.08. Notice of Defaults. The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of a default with respect to the Securities of any series, deliver to all holders of Securities of such series, as the names and addresses of such holders appear upon the registry books of the [Company] [Issuers], notice of all defaults with respect to such series actually known to the Trustee, unless such defaults shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice (the term “defaults” for the purpose of this Section 6.08 being hereby defined to be the events specified in Section 6.01 or established with respect to such Securities as contemplated by Section 2.02, not including the periods of grace, if any, provided for therein or established with respect to such Securities as contemplated by Section 2.02 and irrespective of the giving of the notices specified in clauses (d) and (e) of Section 6.01 or established with respect to such Securities as contemplated by Section 2.02); provided, however, that except in the case of default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any of the Securities of such series or in the making of any sinking fund installment or analogous obligation with respect to such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the holders of Securities of such series.

Section 6.09. Undertaking to Pay Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each holder of any Security 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, omitted or suffered 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; but the provisions of this Section 6.09 shall not apply (i) to any suit instituted by the Trustee, (ii) to any suit instituted by any holder of Securities of any series or group of such holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10 percent in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series or (iii) to any suit instituted by any Securityholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Security (A) on or after the due date expressed in such Security, (B) on or after the date fixed for redemption or repayment or (C) after such Security shall have become due by declaration.

ARTICLE 7

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

Section 7.01. Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee.

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred (and has not been cured), the Trustee shall, in the exercise of its power, use the degree of care of a prudent person in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(1) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

 

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(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements, notices and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculation or other facts stated therein).

(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(1) this paragraph (c) does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;

(2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

(3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 7.01.

(e) Subject to this Article 7, whether or not an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any Securityholder or Securityholders of the Securities unless such Securityholder or Securityholders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense.

(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the [Company] [Issuers]. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

None of the provisions of this Indenture shall be construed as requiring the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur any personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there shall be reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

 

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The provisions of this Section 7.01 are in furtherance of and subject to Section 315 of the Trust Indenture Act.

Section 7.02. Reliance on Documents, Opinions, etc. In furtherance of and subject to the Trust Indenture Act, and subject to the provisions of Section 7.01:

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the [Company] [Issuers] and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificates or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care.

(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture; provided, however, that the Trustee’s conduct does not constitute willful misconduct or gross negligence.

(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from [the Company] [either of the Issuers] shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of [the Company] [such Issuer].

(f) None of the provisions of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not assured to it.

(g) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the corporate trust office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture.

(h) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

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(i) 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.

(j) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

(k) The Trustee may request that [the Company] [each of the Issuers] deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.

Section 7.03. No Responsibility for Recitals, etc. The recitals contained herein and in the Securities shall be taken as the statements of [the Company] [each of the Issuers] (except in the Trustee’s certificates of authentication), 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 the Securities, provided that the Trustee shall not be relieved of its duty to authenticate Securities only as authorized by this Indenture. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the [Company] [Issuers] or any of the Securities or of the proceeds thereof.

Section 7.04. Ownership of Securities. The Trustee and any agent of the [Company] [Issuers] or of the Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or such agent.

Section 7.05. Moneys to be Held in Trust. Subject to the provisions of Sections 12.05 and 12.06 hereof, all moneys received by the Trustee or any paying agent shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. Neither the Trustee nor any paying agent shall be under any liability for interest on any moneys received by it hereunder except such as it may agree with the [Company] [Issuers] to pay thereon.

Section 7.06. Compensation and Expenses of Trustee. The [Company] [Issuers] shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The [Company] [Issuers] shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

The [Company] [Issuers] and the Guarantors, if any, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee for, and hold the Trustee harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and expenses)

 

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incurred by it (as evidenced in an invoice from the Trustee) in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder (including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the [Company] [Issuers] or any of the Guarantors, if applicable (including this Section 7.06), or defending itself against any claim whether asserted by any Securityholder, the [Company] [Issuers] or any Guarantor, if applicable, or liability in connection with the acceptance, exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder). The Trustee shall notify the [Company] [Issuers] promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the [Company] [Issuers] shall not relieve the [Company] [Issuers] of its obligations hereunder. The [Company] [Issuers] shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall provide reasonable cooperation at the [Company’s] [Issuers’] expense in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the [Company] [Issuers] shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel; provided, however, that the [Company] [Issuers] shall not be required to pay such fees and expenses if its assumes such the Trustee’s defense and, in the Trustee’s reasonable judgment, there is no conflict of interest between the [Company] [Issuers] and the Trustee in connection with such defense. The [Company] [Issuers] need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct or negligence.

The obligations of the [Company] [Issuers] under this Section 7.06 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee.

To secure the payment obligations of the [Company] [Issuers] and the Guarantors, if any, in this Section 7.06, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Securities. Such lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(e) or (f) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy law.

The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of Trust Indenture Act Section 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.

Section 7.07. Officer’s Certificate as Evidence. Subject to the provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02, 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, omitting or suffering any action to be taken hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, and such certificate, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, omitted or suffered by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.

Section 7.08. Indentures Not Creating Potential Conflicting Interests For The Trustee. The following indenture is hereby specifically described for the purposes of Section 310(b)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act: this Indenture with respect to the Securities of any other series.

 

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Section 7.09. Eligibility of Trustee. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of Trust Indenture Act Sections 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 310(b).

Section 7.10. Resignation or Removal of Trustee.

A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.10. The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the [Company] [Issuers]. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the [Company] [Issuers] in writing. The [Company] [Issuers] may remove the Trustee if:

(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.09 hereof;

(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any bankruptcy law;

(c) a receiver, custodian or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the [Company] [Issuers] shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the [Company] [Issuers].

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee (at the [Company’s] [Issuers’] expense), the [Company] [Issuers] or the holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

If the Trustee, after written request by any Securityholder who has been a Securityholder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.09 hereof, such Securityholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the [Company] [Issuers]. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of

 

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the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall transmit a notice of its succession to Securityholders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.06 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.10, the [Company’s] [Issuers’] obligations under Section 7.06 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

Section 7.11. Succession by Merger, etc. If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.

In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Securities shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Securities so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Securities either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Securities or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have.

Section 7.12. Other Matters Concerning the Trustee. The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee at the date of this Indenture is located at the address specified in Section 14.01 hereof.

Section 7.13. Appointment of Authenticating Agent. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the [Company] [Issuers] to authenticate Securities. An authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as any registrar or paying agent to deal with Securityholders or Affiliate of the [Company] [Issuers].

ARTICLE 8

CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS

Section 8.01. Action of Securityholders. Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the holders of a specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any or all series 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 such Securityholders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing, (b) by the record of such holders of Securities voting in favor thereof at any meeting of such Securityholders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article Nine or (c) by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of such Securityholders.

 

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Section 8.02. Proof of Execution by Securityholders. Subject to the provisions of Sections 7.01, 7.02 and 9.06, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Securityholder or his 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 reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee. The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the registry books of the Registrar.

The record of any Securityholders’ meeting shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 9.07.

The [Company] [Issuers] may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of holders of Securities of any series entitled to vote or consent to or revoke any action referred to in Section 8.01, which record date may be set at any time or from time to time by notice to the Trustee, for any date or dates (in the case of any adjournment or reconsideration) not more than 90 days prior to the proposed date of such vote or consent, and thereafter, notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, with respect to Securities of any series, only holders of Securities of such series of record on such record date shall be entitled to so vote or give such consent or revoke such vote or consent.

Section 8.03. Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners. The [Company] [Issuers], the Trustee and any agent of the [Company] [Issuers] or of the Trustee may deem the person in whose name any Security shall be registered upon the books of the [Company] [the Issuers] to be, and may treat him as, the owner of such Security (whether or not such Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of, premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.04) interest, if any, on such Security and for all other purposes; and neither the [Company] [Issuers] nor the Trustee nor any agent of the [Company] [Issuers] or of the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All such payments so made to any holder for the time being, or upon his order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for moneys payable upon any such Security.

No Beneficial Owner of a beneficial interest in any Global Security held on its behalf by a Depositary shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and such Depositary may be treated by the [Company] [Issuers], the Trustee, and any agent of the [Company] [Issuers] or the Trustee as the owner of such Security for all purposes whatsoever. None of the [Company] [Issuers], the Trustee or any agent of the [Company] [Issuers] or the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Security or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

Section 8.04. Securities Owned by [Company] [Issuers] Disregarded. In determining whether the holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Securities have concurred in any demand, request, notice, direction, consent or waiver under this Indenture, Securities which are owned by [the Company] [any Issuer], any Guarantor of Securities of such series or any other obligor on the Securities with respect to which such determination is being made or by any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with [the Company] [any Issuer], any Guarantor of Securities of such series or any other

 

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obligor on the Securities with respect to which such determination is being made 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 conclusively relying on any such demand, request, notice, direction, consent or waiver only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding for the purposes of this Section 8.04 if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to vote such Securities and that the pledgee is not a person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with [the Company] [such Issuer], such Guarantor 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.

Section 8.05. Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound. At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 8.01, of the taking of any action by the holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any or all series, as the case may be, specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any holder of a Security which is shown by the evidence to be included in the Securities the holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee at its principal office and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 8.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Security. Except as aforesaid, any such action taken by the holder of any Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future holders of such Security, irrespective of whether or not any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Security or any Security issued in exchange or substitution therefor.

ARTICLE 9

SECURITYHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

Section 9.01. Purposes of Meetings. A meeting of holders of Securities of any or all series may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Article Nine for any of the following purposes:

(1) to give any notice to the [Company] [Issuers] or to the Trustee, to give any directions to the Trustee, to consent to the waiving of any default hereunder and its consequences or to take any other action authorized to be taken by Securityholders pursuant to any of the provisions of Article Six;

(2) to remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee pursuant to the provisions of Article Seven;

(3) to consent to the execution of an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.02; 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 Securities of any or all series, as the case may be, under any other provision of this Indenture or under applicable law.

 

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Section 9.02. Call of Meetings by Trustee. The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of holders of Securities of any or all series to take any action specified in Section 9.01, to be held at such time and at such place in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, as the Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of the holders of Securities of any or all series, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting, shall be mailed or delivered to holders of Securities of each series affected at their addresses as they shall appear on the registry books of the Company. Such notice shall be mailed or delivered not less than 10 nor more than 90 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.

Section 9.03. Call of Meetings by [Company] [Issuers] or Securityholders. In case at any time the [Company] [Issuers], pursuant to a resolution of [its board of directors] [each of their boards of directors or other governing bodies], or the holders of at least 10 percent in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding of any series that may be affected by the action proposed to be taken at the meeting shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of the holders of Securities of all series that may be so affected, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, the [Company] [Issuers] or such Securityholders, in the amount specified above, may determine the time and the place in said Borough of Manhattan for such meeting and may call such meeting to take any action authorized in Section 9.01, by mailing or delivering notice (or, in the case of securities held in book-entry form, by electronic transmission) thereof as provided in Section 9.02.

Section 9.04. Qualifications for Voting. To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Securityholders a person shall (a) be a holder of one or more Securities with respect to which such meeting is being held or (b) be a person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy by a holder of one or more such Securities. The only persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Securityholders shall be the persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel, any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the [Company] [Issuers] and [its] [their] counsel.

Section 9.05. Quorum; Adjourned Meetings. The Persons entitled to vote a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the relevant series at the time Outstanding shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business specified in Section 9.01. No business shall be transacted in the absence of a quorum (determined as provided in this Section 9.05). In the absence of a quorum within 30 minutes after the time appointed for any such meeting, the meeting shall, if convened at the request of the holders of Securities (as provided in Section 9.03), be dissolved. In any other case the meeting shall be adjourned for a period of not less than 10 days as determined by the chairman of the meeting. In the absence of a quorum at any such adjourned meeting, such adjourned meeting shall be further adjourned for a period of not less than 10 days as determined by the chairman of the meeting. Notice of the reconvening of any adjourned meeting shall be given as provided in Section 9.02, except that such notice must be mailed or delivered not less than five days prior to the date on which the meeting is scheduled to be reconvened.

Subject to the foregoing, at the second reconvening of any meeting adjourned for lack of a quorum, the Persons entitled to vote 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the relevant series then Outstanding shall constitute a quorum for the taking of any action set forth in

 

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the notice of the original meeting. Notice of the reconvening of an adjourned meeting shall state expressly the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the relevant series then Outstanding which shall constitute a quorum.

At a meeting or any adjourned meeting duly convened and at which a quorum is present as aforesaid, any resolution and all matters (except as limited by the proviso in Section 10.02) shall be effectively passed and decided if passed or decided by the Persons entitled to vote the lesser of (a) a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the relevant series then Outstanding and (b) 75% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities represented and voting at the meeting.

Any holder of a Security who has executed in person or by proxy and delivered to the Trustee or respective agent an instrument in writing complying with the provisions of Article Eight shall be deemed to be present for the purposes of determining a quorum and be deemed to have voted; provided that such holder of a Security shall be considered as present or voting only with respect to the matters covered by such instrument in writing.

Section 9.06. Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Securityholders, in regard to proof of the holder of Securities 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] [Issuers] or by Securityholders as provided in Section 9.03, in which case the [Company] [Issuers] or the Securityholders 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 majority vote of the meeting.

Subject to the provisions of Section 8.04, at any meeting each holder of Securities with respect to which such meeting is being held or proxy shall be entitled to vote the principal amount (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities, such principal amount to be determined as provided in the definition of “Security or Securities; Outstanding” in Section 1.01) of such Securities held or represented by him; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any such Security 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 such Securities held by him or instruments in writing as aforesaid duly designating him as the person to vote on behalf of other such Securityholders. Any meeting of holders of Securities with respect to which a meeting was duly called pursuant to the provisions of Sections 9.02 or 9.03 may be adjourned from time to time by a majority of those present, whether or not constituting a quorum, and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.

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which shall be subscribed the signatures of such holders of Securities or of their representatives by proxy and the principal amount (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities, such principal amount to be determined as provided in the definition of “Security or Securities; Outstanding” in Section 1.01) and number or numbers of such Securities 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 Securityholders 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 more persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was mailed or delivered as provided in Section 9.02. The record shall show the principal amount of the Securities (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities, such principal amount to be determined as provided in the definition of “Security or Securities; Outstanding” in Section 1.01) 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] [Issuers] 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 9.08. No Delay of Rights by Meeting. Nothing in this Article Nine contained shall be deemed or construed to authorize or permit, by reason of any call of a meeting of Securityholders of any or all series 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 Securityholders of any or all such series under any of the provisions of this Indenture or of the Securities.

ARTICLE 10

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 10.01. Supplemental Indentures without Consent of Securityholders. The [Company] [Issuers], the applicable Guarantor(s), if any, when authorized by resolution of [the board of directors] [each of their boards of directors or other governing bodies], and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for one or more of the following purposes:

(a) to evidence the succession of another Person to [the Company] [any Issuer], or successive successions, and the assumption by the successor Person of the covenants, agreements and obligations of [the Company] [such Issuer] pursuant to Article Eleven hereof;

(b) to add to the covenants of the [Company] [Issuers] such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the protection of the holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included for the benefit of such series) as the [board of directors] [boards of directors or other governing bodies] of the [Company] [Issuers] shall consider to be for the protection of the holders of such Securities, and to make the

 

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occurrence, or the occurrence and continuance, of a default in any of such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions 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, however, that in respect of any such additional covenant, restriction, condition or provision, such 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 other defaults) or may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such default or may limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such default;

(c) to add any additional Events of Default (and, if such Events of Default are to be applicable to less than all series of Securities, stating that such Events of Default are applicable only to specified series);

(d) to provide for the issuance under this Indenture of Securities in coupon form (including Securities registrable as to principal only) and to provide for exchangeability of such Securities with the Securities of the same series issued hereunder in fully registered form and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose;

(e) to establish the forms or terms of Securities of any series or of the coupons appertaining to such Securities as permitted by Sections 2.01 and 2.02;

(f) to provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or in place of certificated debt securities;

(g) to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency contained herein or in any supplemental indenture;

(h) to modify or amend this Indenture to permit the qualification of this Indenture or any indentures supplemental hereto under the Trust Indenture Act, as amended;

(i) to add to or change any provision of this Indenture to provide that bearer Securities may be registrable as to principal, to change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of principal or premium with respect to registered Securities or of principal, premium or interest with respect to bearer Securities, or to permit registered Securities to be exchanged for bearer Securities; provided, however, that any such addition, change or elimination may not materially adversely affect the interests of any holders of Securities at the time Outstanding nor permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities of any series in uncertificated form;

(j) to add Guarantees with respect to the Securities of any series or to secure the Securities of any series;

(k) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor or separate trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series or to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 7.9 or pursuant to Section 2.02(17); and

 

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(l) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture; provided, however, that no such addition, change or elimination shall materially adversely affect the legal rights of the holders of any Securities of the applicable series.

The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the [Company] [Issuers] and the applicable Guarantor(s), if any, in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained and to accept the conveyance, transfer and assignment of any property thereunder, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to, but may enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 10.01 may be executed by the [Company] [Issuers], the Guarantor(s), if applicable, and the Trustee without the consent of the holders of any of the Securities at the time Outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 10.02.

Section 10.02. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Securityholders. With the consent (evidenced as provided in Sections 8.01 and 8.02) of the holders of a majority in the principal amount of the Securities of each series (each series voting as a class) affected by such supplemental indenture at the time Outstanding, the [Company] [Issuers], the applicable Guarantor(s), if any, and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time enter into 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 supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of the Securities or each such series; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall (i) change the stated maturity of principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security, (ii) reduce the rate of or extend the time of payment of interest, if any, on any Security or alter the manner of calculation of interest payable on any Security (except as part of any remarketing of the Securities of any series, or any interest rate reset with respect thereto in each case in accordance with the terms thereof), (iii) reduce the principal amount or premium, if any, on any Security, (iv) make the principal amount or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Security payable in any coin or currency other than that provided in any Security, (v) reduce the percentage in principal amount of Securities of any series the holders of which are required to consent to any such supplemental indenture or any waiver of any past default or Event of Default pursuant to Section 6.07(b), (vi) change any place of payment where the Securities of any series or interest thereon is payable, (vii) impair the right of any holder of a Security to institute suit for any such payment, reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon an acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01, adversely affect the right of repayment, if any, at the option of the holder or extend the time or reduce the amount of any payment to any sinking fund or analogous obligation relating to any Security, (viii) in the case of any Security that is subject to a Guarantee, release the Guarantor of such Guarantee from any of its obligations under such Guarantee, except in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such Security or (ix) modify any provision of Section 6.07(b) or 10.02 (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 Security so affected), without, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (i) through (ix), the consent of the holder of each Security so affected. A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any

 

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covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the holders of Securities of any other series.

Upon the request of the [Company] [Issuers], accompanied by a copy of the resolutions of the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers] and the Guarantor(s), if applicable, authorizing the execution and delivery of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Securityholders as aforesaid, the Trustee shall join with the [Company] [Issuers] and the Guarantor(s), if applicable, in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.

For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any series of Securities, the consent of holders of Securities of such series required by this Section 10.02, if the Company so determines, may also be obtained from the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of that series.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Securityholders under this Section 10.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.

Section 10.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act; Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to the provisions of this Article 10 shall comply with the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as then in effect. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 10, this Indenture shall be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the [Company] [Issuers] and the holders of the Securities 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 supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

Section 10.04. Notation on Securities. Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 10 may bear a notation in form provided to the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the [Company] [Issuers] or the Trustee shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the board of directors or other governing body of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the [Company] [Issuers], authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for the Securities of such series then Outstanding.

Section 10.05. Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to be Furnished Trustee. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02, shall receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant hereto complies with the requirements of this Article 10 and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of [the Company] [each of the Issuers], enforceable against [it] [them] in accordance with its terms, subject to customary assumptions and exceptions.

 

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ARTICLE 11

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE

Section 11.01. [Company][Issuers] May Consolidate, Merge Or Sell Assets on Certain Terms. [The Company] [Any Issuer] may consolidate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not such Person is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets in one or more related transactions, to any Person; provided, however, that (a) in case of any such consolidation or merger the corporation resulting from such consolidation or any corporation other than [the Company] [such Issuer] into which such merger shall be made shall succeed to and be substituted for [the Company] [such Issuer] with the same effect as if it has been named herein as a party hereto and shall become liable and be bound for, and shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on all the Securities of each series and the coupons, if any, appertaining thereto and the performance and observance of each and every covenant and condition of this Indenture on the part of [the Company] [such Issuer] to be performed or observed, (b) as a condition of any such sale of the assets of [the Company] [such Issuer] as, or substantially as, an entirety, the corporation to which such assets shall be sold shall (i) expressly assume the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on all the Securities of each series and the coupons, if any, appertaining thereto and the performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of this Indenture on the part of [the Company] [such Issuer] to be performed or observed and (ii) simultaneously with the delivery to it of the conveyances or instruments of transfer of such assets, execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture thereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, whereby such purchasing corporation shall so assume the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on all the Securities of each series and the coupons, if any, appertaining thereto and the performance and observance of each and every covenant and condition of this Indenture on the part of [the Company] [such Issuer] to be performed or observed, to the same extent that [the Company] [such Issuer] is bound and liable, (c) [the Company] [such Issuer] is not, or such successor corporation is not, immediately after such merger, consolidation or sale, in default in the performance of any obligations under this Indenture and (d) deliver an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel that such transaction is permitted by this Indenture and all conditions precedent have been complied with.

Section 11.02. Successor Corporation or Limited Liability Company to be Substituted. In case of any such merger, consolidation or sale, and upon any such assumption by the successor corporation or limited liability company, such successor corporation or limited liability company shall succeed to and be substituted for [the Company] [such Issuer], and may exercise every right and power of [the Company] [such Issuer] under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor corporation or limited liability company had been named herein as [the Company] [such Issuer], and [the Company] [such Issuer] shall be relieved of any further obligation under this Indenture and under the Securities. Such successor corporation or limited liability company thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in

 

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the name of [OUTFRONT Media Inc.] [Outfront Media Capital LLC or Outfront Media Capital Corporation, as applicable], any or all of the Securities issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by [the Company] [such Issuer] and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such successor corporation or limited liability company, instead of [the Company] [such Issuer], and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver any Securities which previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of [the Company] [such Issuer] to the Trustee for authentication, and any Securities which such successor corporation or limited liability company thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All the Securities so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Securities theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Securities had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.

In case of any such merger, consolidation or sale, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

Section 11.03. Documents to be Given Trustee. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02, may receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger or sale, and any such assumption, comply with the provisions of this Article Eleven.

ARTICLE 12

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

Section 12.01. Discharge of Indenture. When (a) the [Company] [Issuers] shall deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all Securities theretofore authenticated (other than any Securities which shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen or in lieu of or in substitution for which other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered, or which shall have been paid, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.07 or Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the [Company] [Issuers] as provided in Section 12.06) and not theretofore cancelled, or (b) all the Securities not theretofore cancelled 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] [Issuers] or any Guarantor(s) shall deposit with the Trustee, in trust, funds sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all of the Securities (other than any (i) Securities which shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and in lieu of or in substitution for which other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered, or which shall have been paid, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.07 or (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the [Company] [Issuers] as provided in Section 12.06) not theretofore cancelled or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, due or to become due to such date of maturity or date fixed for redemption, as the case may be, and if in either case the [Company] [Issuers] or any Guarantor(s) shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the [Company] [Issuers], then this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to (i) rights of registration of transfer and exchange of Securities, (ii) substitution of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities, (iii) rights of holders to receive payments of principal thereof

 

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and interest thereon, and remaining rights of the holders to receive mandatory sinking fund payments, if any, (iv) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (v) the rights of the Securityholders as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the property so deposited with the Trustee payable to all or any of them), and the Trustee, on demand of the [Company] [Issuers] or any Guarantor(s) accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel and at the cost and expense of the [Company] [Issuers], shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture, the [Company] [Issuers], however, hereby agreeing to reimburse the Trustee for any costs or expenses thereafter reasonably and properly incurred by the Trustee in connection with this Indenture or the Securities.

Section 12.02. Legal Defeasance. Following the deposit referred to in clause (a), the [Company] [Issuers] will be deemed to have paid and will be discharged from its obligations in respect of the Securities of the series with respect to which such deposit shall have been made and the Indenture with respect to such Securities (“Legal Defeasance”), other than (i) the rights of the Securityholders of Outstanding Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in clause (a), payments in respect of the principal of and interest on such securities when such payments are due and (ii) its obligations in Article Two and Sections 4.02, 7.06, 7.10, 12.06; and 12.07 provided the following conditions have been satisfied:

(a) The [Company] [Issuers] or, if applicable, any Guarantor(s) irrevocably deposited in trust with the Trustee, as trust funds solely for the benefit of the Securityholders of such series, money sufficient, or U.S. Government Obligations, the principal of and interest on which shall be sufficient, or a combination thereof sufficient, in the opinion of in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Securities of such series to maturity or redemption, as the case may be, provided that any redemption before maturity has been irrevocably provided for under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee.

(b) The deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the Indenture or any other agreement or instrument to which [the Company] [any Issuer] or any Guarantor is a party or by which it is bound.

(c) The [Company] [Issuers] or, if applicable, the Guarantor(s) have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the holders of Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, as applicable, as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred.

(d) The [Company] [Issuers] or, if applicable, the Guarantor(s) have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the [Company] [Issuers] or such Guarantor(s), if applicable, with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Issuers or any Guarantor or others.

(e) The [Company] [Issuers] or, if applicable, the Guarantor(s) have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, in each case stating that all conditions precedent provided for herein relating to the defeasance have been complied with.

 

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As used herein, “U.S. Government Obligation” means (x) any security which is (i) a direct obligation of the United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) an obligation of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in either case (i) or (ii), is not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and (y) any depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933) as custodian with respect to any U.S. Government Obligation which is specified in clause (x) above and held by such bank for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt, or with respect to any specific payment of principal of or interest on any U.S. Government Obligation which is so specified and held, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of principal or interest evidenced by such depositary receipt.

Section 12.03. Covenant Defeasance. Following the deposit referred to in clause (a) with respect to the Securities of a series, the [Company’s] [Issuers’] obligations set forth in the covenant or covenants for such series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 2.02(20) will terminate, and clauses (d) (to the extent relating to such covenant or covenants), (e) and (h) of Section 6.01 will no longer constitute Events of Default with respect to the Securities of a series, provided the following conditions have been satisfied:

(a) the [Company] [Issuers] or, if applicable, any Guarantor(s) have complied with clauses (a), (b), (d) and (e) of Section 12.02; and

(b) the [Company] [Issuers] or, if applicable, the Guarantor(s) have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the holders of the Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the defeasance and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would otherwise have been the case.

Except as specifically stated above, none of the [Company’s] [Issuers’] obligations under the Indenture will be discharged.

Section 12.04. Deposited Moneys to be Held in Trust by Trustee; Miscellaneous Provisions. All moneys and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.02 or 12.03 shall be held in trust and applied by it to the payment, either directly or through any paying agent (including [the Company] [any Issuer] if acting as the paying agent), to the holders of the particular Securities for payment or redemption of which such moneys or U.S. Government Obligations have been deposited with the Trustee, of all sums due and to become due thereon for principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any.

The [Company] [Issuers] shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 12.01 or 12.03 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the holders of the Securities.

 

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Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the [Company] [Issuers] from time to time upon request of the [Company] [Issuers] any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 12.02 or 12.03 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the legal defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.

Section 12.05. Paying Agent to Repay Moneys Held. Upon the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture all moneys then held by any paying agent of the Securities (other than the Trustee) shall, upon demand of the [Company] [Issuers], be repaid to the [Company] [Issuers] or paid to the Trustee, and thereupon such paying agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such moneys.

Section 12.06. Return of Unclaimed Moneys. Any moneys deposited with or paid to the Trustee for payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on Securities of any series and not applied but remaining unclaimed by the holders of Securities of that series for two years after the date upon which the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on such Securities, as the case may be, shall have become due and payable, shall be repaid to the [Company] [Issuers] by the Trustee on written demand; and the holder of any such Securities shall thereafter look only to the [Company] [Issuers] for any payment which such holder may be entitled to collect and all liability of the Trustee with respect to such money shall thereupon cease.

Section 12.07. Reinstatement. If and for so long as the Trustee is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations held in trust pursuant to Section 12.01, 12.02 or 12.03 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the [Company’s] [Issuers’] obligations under the Indenture and the Securities will be reinstated as though no such deposit in trust had been made. If the [Company makes] [Issuers make] any payment of principal of or interest on any Securities because of the reinstatement of [its] [their] obligations, [it] [they] will be subrogated to the rights of the Securityholders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held in trust.

ARTICLE 13

IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS,

STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Section 13.01. Indenture and Securities Solely Corporate Obligations. No recourse for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Security, 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] [Issuers] in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture, or in any Security, or because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of [the Company] [any Issuer] or of any successor corporation, either directly or through [the Company] [any Issuer] 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 Securities.

 

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ARTICLE 14

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 14.01. Notices.

Any notice or communication by the [Company] [Issuers], any Guarantor, the Trustee or any paying agent to the others is duly given in English, in writing and delivered in person or via facsimile, PDF attachment to electronic transmission or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested) or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:

If to the [Company] [Issuers] and/or any Guarantor:

OUTFRONT Media Inc.

405 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor

New York, NY 10174

Attention: General Counsel

If to the Trustee:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Trust and Agency Services

60 Wall Street, 16th Floor

Mail Stop: NYC60-1630

New York, New York 10005

Attention: Corporates Team Deal Manager - Outfront Media Capital

Facsimile: (732) 578-4635

With a copy to:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

c/o Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

Trust and Agency Services

100 Plaza One, 6th Floor

Mail Stop: JCY03-0699

Jersey City, NJ 07311-3901

Attention: Corporates Team Deal Manager - Outfront Media Capital

Facsimile: (732) 578-4635

 

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The [Company] [Issuers], any Guarantor, the Trustee or any paying agent, by notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

All notices and communications (other than those sent to Securityholders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five calendar days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed by first-class mail (or in the case of securities in global form, on the date the notice is sent pursuant to the applicable procedures of the Depositary); when receipt acknowledged, if faxed or otherwise delivered electronically; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery; and, subject to compliance with the Trust Indenture Act, on the first date of which publication is made, if given by publication; provided that any notice or communication delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon actual receipt thereof.

Any notice or communication to a Securityholder shall be transmitted in accordance with the procedures of DTC, be mailed by first-class mail (certified or registered, return receipt requested) or sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall also be so transmitted to any Person described in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c), to the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act. Failure to transmit a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders.

If the [Company transmits] [Issuers transmit] a notice or communication to Securityholders, they shall transmit a copy to the Trustee and each registrar or paying agent at the same time.

Section 14.02. Communication by Holders of Securities with Other Holders of Securities.

Securityholders may communicate pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 312(b) with other Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The [Company] [Issuers], the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of Trust Indenture Act Section 312(c).

Section 14.03. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

Upon any request or application by the [Company] [Issuers][, the Parent] or any of the Guarantor(s), if applicable, to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the [Company] [Issuers][, the Parent] or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Trustee:

(a) an Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 14.04 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and

(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 14.04 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.

 

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Section 14.04. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to Section 4.05 hereof or Trust Indenture Act Section 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of Trust Indenture Act Section 314(e) and shall include:

(a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she 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 (which examination or investigation, in the case of an Opinion of Counsel, may be limited to reliance on an Officer’s Certificate as to matters of fact); and

(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; providedhowever, that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officer’s Certificate or certificates of public officials.

Section 14.05. Rules by Trustee and Agents.

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Securityholders. The Registrar or paying agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 14.06. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.

No director, officer, employee, incorporator, member or stockholder of [the Company] [any Issuer] or any Guarantor shall have any liability for any obligations of [the Company] [any Issuer] or such Guarantor under the Securities, the Guarantees or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each holder by accepting Securities waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities.

Section 14.07. Governing Law.

THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES AND ANY GUARANTEE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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Section 14.08. Waiver of Jury Trial.

EACH OF THE [COMPANY] [ISSUERS], THE GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 14.09. Force Majeure.

In no event shall the Trustee incur any liability for not performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility hereunder by reason of any occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the Trustee (including but not limited to any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, any act of God or war, civil unrest, local or national disturbance or disaster, any act of terrorism, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility).

Section 14.10. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the [Company] [Issuers], any Guarantor[, the Parent] or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

Section 14.11. Successors.

All agreements of [the Company] [each of the Issuers] in, or of any Guarantor pursuant to, this Indenture and the Securities or Guarantee, as applicable, shall bind their successors. All agreements of the Trustee or any Agent in this Indenture shall bind its successors.

Section 14.12. Severability.

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 14.13. Counterpart Originals.

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture and signature pages for all purposes.

Section 14.14. Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

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Section 14.15. U.S.A. Patriot Act.

In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (“Applicable Law”), the Trustee and agents are required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee and agents. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee and agents, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee and agents to comply with Applicable Law.

Section 14.16. Trust Indenture Act Controls.

If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by, or with another provision (an “incorporated provision”) included in this Indenture by operation of, Sections 310 to 318 of the Trust Indenture Act, inclusive, such imposed duties or incorporated provision shall control.

ARTICLE 15

GUARANTEES

Any series of Securities and all other obligations due under the Indenture may be guaranteed by one or more Guarantors. The terms and the form of any such Guarantee shall be established in the manner contemplated by Section 2.02 hereof for such series of Securities; provided, however, that, prior to the authentication and delivery upon original issuance of any series of Securities that are to be so guaranteed, the Company and the Trustee and each person that shall be an initial Guarantor of such series of Securities shall execute and deliver a supplemental indenture hereto pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof, whereby such person shall become a Guarantor under this Indenture with respect to such series of Securities.

 

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Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, expressed or implied, shall give to any person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, and the holders of the Securities, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of .

 

[OUTFRONT MEDIA INC.]

[OUTFRONT MEDIA CAPITAL LLC]

[OUTFRONT MEDIA CAPITAL CORPORATION]

By:    
 

Name:

Title:

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY

AMERICAS, as Trustee

By:    
 

Name:

Title:

By:    
 

Name:

Title:

EX-5.1 3 d938840dex51.htm EX-5.1 EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

[LETTERHEAD OF JONES DAY]

April 15, 2016

OUTFRONT Media Inc.

Outfront Media Capital LLC

Outfront Media Capital Corporation

c/o OUTFRONT Media Inc.

405 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10174

 

  Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for OUTFRONT Media Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Parent”), Outfront Media Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Capital LLC”), Outfront Media Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation (together with Capital LLC, the “Companies,” and each, a “Company”), and the Covered Guarantors (as defined below), in connection with the authorization of the possible issuance and sale from time to time, on a delayed basis, of an indeterminate amount of: (i) shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent (the “Common Stock”); (ii) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent (the “Preferred Stock”), in one or more series, certain of which may be convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock; (iii) debt securities of the Companies or Parent (the “Debt Securities”), in one or more series, certain of which may be convertible into other securities of Parent and/or exchangeable for other securities of Parent or any other person; and (iv) warrants to purchase Common Stock of Parent (the “Warrants”), in each case, as contemplated by the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this opinion is an exhibit (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Registration Statement”). The Common Stock, the Preferred Stock, the Debt Securities and the Warrants are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities” and each, a “Security.” The Securities are to be issued from time to time pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). The Companies’ obligations under the Debt Securities may be guaranteed (the “Co-Issuer Debt Guarantees”) by Parent, the guarantors listed on Annex A hereto (each, a “Covered Guarantor” and, collectively, the “Covered Guarantors”), Outdoor Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Outdoor”) and ROCKBRIDGE SPORTS, MEDIA and ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“Rockbridge”). The Companies, the Covered Guarantors, Outdoor and Rockbridge may also guarantee (the “Parent Debt Guarantees”) Debt Securities issued by the Parent. The Covered Guarantors, Parent, Outdoor and Rockbridge are collectively referred to herein as the “Guarantors,” and the Co-Issuer Debt Guarantees and Parent Debt Guarantees are collectively referred to herein as the “Guarantees.”


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Outfront Media Capital LLC

Outfront Media Capital Corporation

April 15, 2016

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In connection with the opinions expressed herein, we have examined such documents, records and matters of law as we have deemed relevant or necessary for purposes of such opinions. Based on the foregoing, and subject to the further limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

 

  1. The Debt Securities, when duly executed by each Company or Parent, as applicable, and authenticated by the trustee in accordance with the Indenture (as defined below), issued and sold in accordance with the Registration Statement and delivered to the purchaser or purchasers thereof against receipt by the Companies or Parent, as applicable, of such lawful consideration therefor as the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) or other governing body of each Company or Parent, as applicable, may determine, will constitute valid and binding obligations of each Company or Parent, as applicable.

 

  2. Upon the execution, authentication, issuance, sale and delivery of the Debt Securities of the Companies as described above, the Co-Issuer Debt Guarantee of each Guarantor thereof will constitute valid and binding obligations of that Guarantor.

 

  3. Upon the execution, authentication, issuance, sale and delivery of the Debt Securities of Parent as described above, the Parent Debt Guarantee of each Covered Guarantor thereof, the Companies, Outdoor and Rockbridge will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Covered Guarantors, the Companies, Outdoor and Rockbridge.

 

  4. The Warrants, upon receipt by Parent of such lawful consideration therefor as Parent’s Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) may determine, will constitute valid and binding obligations of Parent.

In rendering the foregoing opinions, we have assumed that: (i) the Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto, will have become effective (and will remain effective at the time of issuance of any Securities thereunder); (ii) a prospectus supplement describing each class and/or series of Securities offered pursuant to the Registration Statement, to the extent required by applicable law and relevant rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), will be timely filed with the Commission; (iii) the definitive terms of each class and/or series of Securities will have been established in accordance with the authorizing resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) or other governing body of each Company, Parent and the Guarantors, as applicable, and applicable law; (iv) the Companies, Parent or the Guarantors, as applicable, will issue and deliver the Securities in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement; (v) the resolutions authorizing the Companies, Parent or the Guarantors, as applicable, to issue, offer and sell the Securities will have been adopted by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) or other governing body of each Company, Parent and the Guarantors, as applicable, and will be in full force and effect at all times at which the Securities are offered or sold by the Companies, Parent and the Guarantors, as applicable; (vi) all Securities will be issued in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws; and (vii) any Indenture or Warrant Agreement (each as defined below) will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and will constitute a valid and binding obligation of each party thereto other than the Companies and the Covered Guarantors.


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Outfront Media Capital LLC

Outfront Media Capital Corporation

April 15, 2016

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With respect to any Securities consisting of any series of Debt Securities and the Guarantees, we have assumed that: (i) such Debt Securities and Guarantees will have been issued pursuant to an indenture that has been executed and delivered by the Companies, Parent and the Guarantors, as applicable, and the applicable trustee in a form approved by us (the “Indenture”), and the Indenture will have been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; (ii) all terms of such Debt Securities or Guarantees not provided for in the Indenture will have been established in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and reflected in appropriate documentation approved by us and, if applicable, duly executed and delivered by the Companies, Parent and the Guarantors, as applicable, and the Trustee; and (iii) the Debt Securities will be executed, authenticated, issued and delivered, and the Guarantees will be issued and delivered, in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

With respect to any Securities consisting of Warrants, we have further assumed that (i) the warrant agreement, approved by us, relating to the Warrants (the “Warrant Agreement”) to be entered into between Parent and an entity selected by Parent to act as the warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”) will have been authorized, executed and delivered by Parent and the Warrant Agent, and (ii) the Warrants will be authorized, executed and delivered by Parent and the Warrant Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Warrant Agreement.

For the purposes of our opinions set forth above, we have further assumed that (i)(a) each of Parent and Outdoor is a corporation existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland and (b) Rockbridge is a limited liability company existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, (ii) the Indenture, the Warrant Agreement and the applicable Guarantee (a) will have been authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company power of each of Parent, Outdoor and Rockbridge, as applicable, and (b) will have been executed and delivered by (1) each of Parent and Outdoor, as applicable, under the laws of the State of Maryland and (2) Rockbridge under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and (iii) the execution, delivery, performance and compliance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture, the Warrant Agreement and the applicable Guarantee by each of Parent, Outdoor and Rockbridge, as applicable, do not and will not violate or conflict with the laws of the State of Maryland or the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as applicable, the provisions of their articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation or operating agreement, as applicable, or any rule, regulation, order, decree, judgment, instrument or agreement binding upon or applicable to each of Parent, Outdoor and Rockbridge, as applicable, or their properties.

The opinions expressed herein are limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer and fraudulent conveyance, voidable preference, moratorium or other similar laws and related regulations and judicial doctrines from time to time in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by general equitable principles and public policy considerations, whether such principles and considerations are considered in a proceeding at law or equity.

For purposes of our opinions insofar as they relate to the Guarantors, we have assumed that the obligations of each Guarantor under the Guarantees are, and would be deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be, in furtherance of its corporate or other entity purposes, or necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business of the respective Guarantor and will benefit the respective Guarantor, directly or indirectly.


OUTFRONT Media Inc.

Outfront Media Capital LLC

Outfront Media Capital Corporation

April 15, 2016

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As to facts material to the opinions and assumptions expressed herein, we have relied upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Companies, Parent, the Guarantors and others.

The opinions expressed herein are limited to the laws of the State of New York, as currently in effect, and we express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to Jones Day under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus constituting a part of such Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Jones Day


Annex A

 

Name of Covered Guarantor

  

State of Incorporation or
Organization

Century Prince Street, Inc.

   New York

Fuel Outdoor LLC

   New York

Fuel Outdoor Holdings LLC

   Delaware

Fuel Outdoor San Francisco LLC

   Delaware

Metro Fuel LLC

   Delaware

Millennium Billboards L.L.C.

   New York

Mizey Realty Co., Inc.

   New York

Motion Picture Promotions, LLC

   New York

Outfront Media Boston LLC

   New York

Outfront Media Bus Advertising LLC

   New York

Outfront Media Chicago LLC

   New York

Outfront Media Citylites LLC

   New York

Outfront Media Electrical & Maintenance LLC

   New York

Outfront Media Group LLC

   Delaware

Outfront Media Kiosk Advertising LLC

   New York

Outfront Media L.A. Inc.

   Delaware

Outfront Media LLC

   Delaware

Outfront Media Miami Holdings LLC

   New York

Outfront Media Miami LLC

   Delaware

Outfront Media Minnesota LLC

   New York

Outfront Media Outernet Inc.

   Delaware

Outfront Media San Francisco LLC

   New York

Outfront Media Sign Erectors LLC

   New York

Outfront Media Sports Inc.

   Delaware

Outfront Media Texas Inc.

   Texas

Outfront Media Transportation Advertising LLC

   New York

Outfront Media VW Communications LLC

   New York

Outfront Media Wall to Wall LLC

   Delaware
EX-5.2 4 d938840dex52.htm EX-5.2 EX-5.2

Exhibit 5.2

[LETTERHEAD OF VENABLE LLP]

April 15, 2016

OUTFRONT Media Inc.

405 Lexington Avenue

17th Floor

New York, NY 10174

 

  Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have served as Maryland counsel to OUTFRONT Media Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and Outdoor Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Outdoor”), and Virginia counsel to ROCKBRIDGE SPORTS, MEDIA and ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“Rockbridge”), in connection with certain matters of Maryland and Virginia law relating to the registration (a) by the Company of an indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of: (i) debt securities of the Company, which may be issued in one or more series (“Company Debt Securities”); (ii) shares (the “Preferred Shares”) of preferred stock of the Company, $0.01 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”); (iii) shares (the “Common Shares”) of common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”); (iv) warrants to purchase Common Stock (“Warrants”); and (v) guarantees (the “Company Guarantees” and, together with the Debt Securities (as defined below), the Preferred Shares, the Common Shares and the Warrants, the “Securities”) by the Company relating to (I) debt securities of Outfront Medial Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which may be issued in one or more series (“Outfront LLC Debt Securities”), and (II) debt securities of Outfront Media Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation, which may be issued in one or more series (the “Outfront Corporation Debt Securities” and, together with the Company Debt Securities and the Outfront LLC Debt Securities, the “Debt Securities”), (b) by Outdoor of an unspecified number of guarantees by Outdoor relating to one or more series of Debt Securities (the “Outdoor Guarantees”), and (c) by Rockbridge of an unspecified number of guarantees by Rockbridge relating to one or more series of Debt Securities (the “Rockbridge Guarantees”), each covered by the above-referenced Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto (collectively, the “Registration Statement”), filed by the Company, Outdoor and Rockbridge with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).

In connection with our representation of the Company, Outdoor and Rockbridge, and as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Documents”):

1. The Registration Statement and the related form of prospectus included therein in the form in which they were transmitted to the Commission under the 1933 Act;


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2. The charter of the Company (the “Company Charter”), certified by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the “SDAT”);

3. The Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Company Bylaws”), certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company;

4. A certificate of the SDAT as to the good standing of the Company, dated as of a recent date;

5. The charter of Outdoor (the “Outdoor Charter”), certified by the SDAT;

6. The Bylaws of Outdoor (the “Outdoor Bylaws”), certified as of the date hereof by an officer of Outdoor;

7. A certificate of the SDAT as to the good standing of Outdoor, dated as of a recent date;

8. The Articles of Organization of Rockbridge, as amended (the “VA Articles”), certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “Commission”);

9. The Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Rockbridge, dated as of January 19, 2016 (the “Rockbridge Operating Agreement”), made by OUTFRONT Media Sports Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Member”), as sole member;

10. A certificate from the Commission indicating that Rockbridge is validly existing in the Commonwealth of Virginia, dated as of a recent date (the “Certificate of Fact”);

11. Resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Company Board”), relating to, among other matters, the registration of the Securities, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company;

12. Resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of Outdoor (the “Outdoor Board”), relating to, among other matters, the registration of the Outdoor Guarantees, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of Outdoor;


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13. Resolutions adopted by the Member, relating to, among other matters, the registration of the Rockbridge Guarantees, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Member;

14. A certificate executed by an officer of the Company, Outdoor and the Member, dated as of the date hereof; and

15. Such other documents and matters as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to express the opinion set forth below, subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein.

In expressing the opinion set forth below, we have assumed the following:

1. Each individual executing any of the Documents, whether on behalf of such individual or another person, is legally competent to do so.

2. Each individual executing any of the Documents on behalf of a party (other than the Company, Outdoor and Rockbridge) is duly authorized to do so.

3. Each of the parties (other than the Company, Outdoor and Rockbridge) executing any of the Documents has duly and validly executed and delivered each of the Documents to which such party is a signatory, and such party’s obligations set forth therein are legal, valid and binding and are enforceable in accordance with all stated terms.

4. All Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic. The form and content of all Documents submitted to us as unexecuted drafts do not differ in any respect relevant to this opinion from the form and content of such Documents as executed and delivered. All Documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies conform to the original documents. All signatures on all Documents are genuine. All public records reviewed or relied upon by us or on our behalf are true and complete. All representations, warranties, statements and information contained in the Documents are true and complete. There has been no oral or written modification of or amendment to any of the Documents, and there has been no waiver of any provision of any of the Documents, by action or omission of the parties or otherwise.

5. The issuance, and certain terms, of the Securities to be issued by the Company from time to time will be authorized and approved by the Company Board, or a duly authorized committee thereof, in accordance with the Maryland General Corporation Law, the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws and the Registration Statement and, with respect to any Preferred Shares, articles supplementary setting forth the number of shares and the terms of any class or series of Preferred Shares (the “Articles Supplementary”) to be issued by the Company will be filed with and accepted for record by the SDAT prior to their issuance (such approvals and, if applicable, acceptance for record, referred to herein as the “Corporate Proceedings”).


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6. The issuance, and certain terms, of the Outdoor Guarantees to be issued by Outdoor from time to time will be authorized and approved by the Outdoor Board, or a duly authorized committee thereof, in accordance with the Maryland General Corporation Law, the Outdoor Charter, the Outdoor Bylaws and the Registration Statement (the “Outdoor Proceedings”).

7. The issuance, and certain terms, of the Rockbridge Guarantees to be issued by Rockbridge from time to time will be authorized and approved by the Member in accordance with the Virginia Limited Liability Company Act, the VA Articles, the Rockbridge Operating Agreement and the Registration Statement (the “Rockbridge Proceedings”).

8. Upon the issuance of any Common Shares, including any Common Shares which may be issued upon conversion or exercise of any Securities that are convertible into or exercisable for Common Shares (collectively, the “Common Securities”), the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding will not exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock that the Company is then authorized to issue under the Company Charter.

9. Upon the issuance of any Preferred Shares, including Preferred Shares which may be issued upon conversion of any Company Debt Securities that are convertible into Preferred Stock (collectively, the “Preferred Securities”), the total number of shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, and the total number of issued and outstanding shares of the applicable class or series of Preferred Stock designated pursuant to the Company Charter, will not exceed, respectively, the total number of shares of Preferred Stock or the number of shares of such class or series of Preferred Stock that the Company is then authorized to issue under the Company Charter.

10. None of the Securities will be issued, and none of the Securities will be sold or transferred, in violation of the restrictions on ownership and transfer set forth in Article VII of the Company Charter or any comparable provision in the Articles Supplementary.

11. Any Securities convertible into or exercisable for any other Securities will be duly converted or exercised in accordance with their terms.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein, it is our opinion that:

1. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with the SDAT.


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2. Outdoor is a corporation duly incorporated and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with the SDAT.

3. Based solely on the Certificate of Fact, Rockbridge is a limited liability company duly organized and in existence under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

4. Upon the completion of all Corporate Proceedings relating to Common Securities, the issuance of the Common Securities will be duly authorized and, when and if issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the Registration Statement and the Corporate Proceedings, the Common Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

5. Upon the completion of all Corporate Proceedings relating to Preferred Securities, the issuance of the Preferred Securities will be duly authorized and, when and if issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the Registration Statement and the Corporate Proceedings, the Preferred Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

6. Upon the completion of all Corporate Proceedings relating to the Company Debt Securities, the issuance of the Company Debt Securities will be duly authorized.

7. Upon the completion of all Corporate Proceedings relating to the Warrants, the issuance of the Warrants will be duly authorized.

8. Upon the completion of all Corporate Proceedings relating to the Company Guarantees, the issuance of the Company Guarantees will be duly authorized.

9. Upon the completion of all Outdoor Proceedings relating to the Outdoor Guarantees, the issuance of the Outdoor Guarantees will be duly authorized.

10. Upon the completion of all Rockbridge Proceedings relating to the Rockbridge Guarantees, the issuance of the Rockbridge Guarantees will be duly authorized.

The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law. We express no opinion as to the applicability or effect of federal or state securities laws, including the securities laws of the State of Maryland or the Commonwealth of Virginia, or as to federal or state laws regarding fraudulent transfers or the laws, codes or regulations of any municipality or other local jurisdiction. To the extent that any matter as to which our opinion is expressed herein would be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland or the Commonwealth of Virginia, we do not express any opinion on such matter. The opinion expressed herein is subject to the effect of any judicial decision which may permit the introduction of parol evidence to modify the terms or the interpretation of agreements.


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April 15, 2016

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The opinion expressed herein is limited to the matters specifically set forth herein and no other opinion shall be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion if any applicable law changes after the date hereof or if we become aware of any fact that might change the opinion expressed herein after the date hereof.

This opinion is being furnished to you for submission to the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of the name of our firm therein. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the 1933 Act.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Venable LLP
EX-8.1 5 d938840dex81.htm EX-8.1 EX-8.1

Exhibit 8.1

[LETTERHEAD OF SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP]

April 15, 2016

OUTFRONT Media Inc.

405 Lexington Ave., 17th Floor

New York, NY 10174

 

  Re: Certain United States Federal Income Tax Matters

Ladies and Gentlemen:

You have requested our opinion concerning certain U.S. federal income tax considerations in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by OUTFRONT Media Inc. (“Outfront”), Outfront Media Capital LLC and Outfront Media Capital Corporation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), on April 15, 2016 (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement relates to, among other things, the issuance and sale from time to time pursuant to Rule 415 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Act, of the following securities: (i) shares of common stock of Outfront, par value $0.01 per share; (ii) shares of preferred stock of Outfront, par value $0.01 per share, which may be issued in one or more classes or series; (iii) warrants to purchase shares of Outfront common stock; (iv) debt securities of Outfront, Outfront Media Capital LLC and Outfront Media Capital Corporation; and (v) guarantees of the debt securities of Outfront, Outfront Media Capital LLC and Outfront Media Capital Corporation.

We have acted as REIT tax counsel to Outfront in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement and certain other documents.

In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Registration Statement and such other documentation and information provided to us by Outfront as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion set forth herein. In addition, Outfront has provided us with, and we are relying upon, a certificate containing certain factual statements, factual representations and covenants of officers of Outfront (the “Officers’ Certificate”) relating to, among other things, the actual and proposed operations of Outfront and the entities in which it holds, or has held, a direct or indirect interest (collectively, the “Company”). For purposes of our opinion, we have not independently verified all of the facts, statements, representations and


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covenants set forth in the Officers’ Certificate, the Registration Statement, or in any other document. In particular, we note that the Company may engage in transactions in connection with which we have not provided legal advice, and have not reviewed, and of which we may be unaware. Consequently, we have relied on Outfront’s representation that the facts, statements, representations and covenants presented in the Officers’ Certificate, the Registration Statement, and other documents, or otherwise furnished to us, accurately and completely describe all material facts with respect to the matters addressed in the Officers’ Certificate. We have assumed that all such facts, statements, representations and covenants are true without regard to any qualification as to knowledge, belief, intent or materiality. Our opinion is conditioned on the continuing accuracy and completeness of such facts, statements, representations and covenants. We are not aware of any facts inconsistent with the statements in the Officers’ Certificate. Any material change or inaccuracy in the facts, statements, representations, and covenants referred to, set forth, or assumed herein or in the Officers’ Certificate may affect our conclusions set forth herein.

In our review of certain documents in connection with our opinion as expressed below, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed, photostatic, or electronic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. Where documents have been provided to us in draft form, we have assumed that the final executed versions of such documents will not differ materially from such drafts.

Our opinion is also based on the correctness of the following assumptions: (i) Outfront and each of the entities comprising the Company has been and will continue to be operated in accordance with the laws of the jurisdictions in which each was formed and in the manner described in the relevant organizational documents, (ii) there will be no changes in the applicable laws of the State of Maryland or of any other jurisdiction under the laws of which any of the entities comprising the Company have been formed, and (iii) each of the written agreements to which the Company is a party has been and will be implemented, construed and enforced in accordance with its terms.

In rendering our opinion, we have considered and relied upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the regulations promulgated thereunder (“Regulations”), administrative rulings and other Treasury interpretations of the Code and the Regulations by the courts and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), all as they exist at the date hereof. It should be noted that the Code, Regulations, judicial decisions, and administrative interpretations are subject to change at any time and, in some circumstances, with retroactive effect. A material change that is made after the date hereof in any of the foregoing bases for our opinion could affect our conclusions set forth herein. There can be no assurance, moreover, that our opinion will be accepted by the IRS or, if challenged, by a court.


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Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, commencing with Outfront’s first taxable year beginning July 17, 2014, Outfront has been organized and operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Code, and its proposed method of operation will enable it to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT. As noted in the Registration Statement, Outfront’s qualification and taxation as a REIT depend upon its ability to meet, through actual operating results, certain requirements relating to the sources of its income, the nature of its assets, its distribution levels and the diversity of its stock ownership, and various other qualification tests imposed under the Code, the results of which are not reviewed by us. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the actual results of Outfront’s operations for any one taxable year will satisfy the requirements for taxation as a REIT under the Code.

This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the Registration Statement. We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP under the heading “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

Except as set forth above, we express no other opinion. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we are under no obligation to supplement or revise our opinion to reflect any legal developments or factual matters arising subsequent to the date hereof, or the impact of any information, document, certificate, record, statement, representation, covenant, or assumption relied upon herein that becomes incorrect or untrue.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

EX-12.1 6 d938840dex121.htm EX-12.1 EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

OUTFRONT MEDIA INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

    

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

(in millions, except ratios)

   2015     2014      2013      2012      2011  

Income before benefit (provision) for income taxes and equity in earnings of investee companies

   $ (28.8   $ 98.0       $ 237.6       $ 200.2       $ 193.2   

Add:

             

Fixed charges

     240.3        191.0         97.5         94.5         93.8   

Distributions from investee companies

     7.7        7.4         4.4         6.4         6.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total earnings from continuing operations

   $ 219.2      $ 296.4       $ 339.5       $ 301.1       $ 293.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

             

Interest expensed

   $ 108.5      $ 73.1       $ 0.2       $ 0.1       $ 0.7   

Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount and premium

     6.3        12.1         —           —           —     

Estimated interest within rental expense

     125.5        105.8         97.3         94.4         93.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 240.3      $ 191.0       $ 97.5       $ 94.5       $ 93.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     (a     1.6x         3.5x         3.2x         3.1x   

 

(a) For the year ended December 31, 2015, earnings from continuing operations were less than total fixed charges by $21.1 million, due primarily to a non-cash loss on real estate assets held for sale.
EX-23.1 7 d938840dex231.htm EX-23.1 EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 29, 2016 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in OUTFRONT Media Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

April 15, 2016

EX-25.1 8 d938840dex251.htm EX-25.1 EX-25.1

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939

OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

¨ CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

NEW YORK   13-4941247

(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or

organization if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification no.)

 

60 WALL STREET

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

  10005
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Attention: Catherine Wang

Legal Department

60 Wall Street, 36th Floor

New York, New York 10005

(212) 250 – 7544

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

OUTFRONT Media Inc.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   46-4494702
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)

 

 

Outfront Media Capital LLC

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   46-4221811
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)

 

 

Outfront Media Capital Corporation

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

Additional Registrants Named in the Table of Additional Registrants

 

Delaware   35-2490863
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)

405 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor

New York, New York

  10174
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

Debt Securities

(Title of the Indenture securities)

 

 

 


TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

Additional Registrants (as Guarantors of Debt Securities)

 

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter*

   State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization
     I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number
 

Century Prince Street, Inc.

     New York         20-3375351   

Fuel Outdoor LLC

     New York         26-0074879   

Fuel Outdoor Holdings LLC

     Delaware         20-3995011   

Fuel Outdoor San Francisco LLC

     Delaware         20-4663829   

Metro Fuel LLC

     Delaware         20-5376145   

Millennium Billboards L.L.C.

     New York         13-4006979   

Mizey Realty Co., Inc.

     New York         13-4042269   

Motion Picture Promotions, LLC

     New York         45-2384053   

Outdoor Inc.

     Maryland         86-0736400   

Outfront Media Boston LLC

     New York         27-0631945   

Outfront Media Bus Advertising LLC

     New York         20-3168797   

Outfront Media Chicago LLC

     New York         27-0631907   

Outfront Media Citylites LLC

     New York         45-2447339   

Outfront Media Electrical & Maintenance LLC

     New York         13-4084174   

Outfront Media Group LLC

     Delaware         13-2660769   

Outfront Media Kiosk Advertising LLC

     New York         13-4054284   

Outfront Media L.A. Inc.

     Delaware         54-2092523   

Outfront Media LLC

     Delaware         46-4042148   

Outfront Media Miami Holdings LLC

     New York         27-0631866   

Outfront Media Miami LLC

     Delaware         20-5053402   

Outfront Media Minnesota LLC

     New York         27-3978383   

Outfront Media Outernet Inc.

     Delaware         04-3531204   

Outfront Media San Francisco LLC

     New York         27-0631817   

Outfront Media Sign Erectors LLC

     New York         13-4089506   

Outfront Media Sports Inc.

     Delaware         77-0141025   

Outfront Media Texas Inc.

     Texas         75-2936281   

Outfront Media Transportation Advertising LLC

     New York         20-5694015   

Outfront Media VW Communications LLC

     New York         13-3984032   

Outfront Media Wall to Wall LLC

     Delaware         22-3666517   

Rockbridge Sports, Media and Entertainment, LLC

     Virginia         45-2740888   

 

* Each additional registrant is a wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of OUTFRONT Media Inc. The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each registrant’s principal executive offices is c/o OUTFRONT Media Inc., 405 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10174, telephone (212) 297-6400.


Item 1. General Information.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee.

 

  (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

 

Name

   Address

Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District)

   New York, NY

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

   Washington, D.C.

New York State Banking Department

   Albany, NY

 

  (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes.

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.

If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None.

Item 3. -15. Not Applicable

Item 16. List of Exhibits.

 

 

Exhibit 1 -

   Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.
 

Exhibit 2 -

   Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.
 

Exhibit 3 -

   Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.
 

Exhibit 4 -

   Existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, dated July 24, 2014, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.


 

Exhibit 5 -

   Not applicable.
 

Exhibit 6 -

   Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.
 

Exhibit 7 -

   A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
 

Exhibit 8 -

   Not Applicable.
 

Exhibit 9 -

   Not Applicable.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 11th day of April, 2016.

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
  By:  

/s/ Carol Ng

         Name: Carol Ng
    Title:   Vice President


  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System    OMB Number 7100-0036
  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation    OMB Number 3064-0052
  Office of the Comptroller of the Currency    OMB Number 1557-0081
     Approval expires March 31, 2018
     Page 1 of 84

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

 

 

 

LOGO   Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for a Bank with Domestic and Foreign Offices—FFIEC 031

 

 

 

Report at the close of business December 31, 2015            20151231    
       (RCON 9999)

 

This report is required by law: 12 U.S.C. § 324 (State member banks); 12 U.S.C. §1817 (State nonmember banks); 12 U.S.C. §161 (National banks); and 12 U.S.C. §1464 (Savings associations).

Unless the context indicates otherwise, the term “bank” in this report form refers to both banks and savings associations.

This report form is to be filed by banks with branches and consolidated subsidiaries in U.S. territories and possessions, Edge or Agreement subsidiaries, foreign branches, consolidated foreign subsidiaries, or International Banking Facilities.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Each bank’s board of directors and senior management are responsible for establishing and maintaining an effective system of internal control, including controls over the Reports of Condition and Income. The Reports of Condition and Income are to be prepared in accordance with federal regulatory authority instructions. The Reports of Condition and Income must be signed by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the reporting bank (or by the individual performing an equivalent function) and attested to by not less than two directors (trustees) for state nonmember banks and three directors for state member banks, national banks, and savings associations.

I, the undersigned CFO (or equivalent) of the named bank, attest that the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting

schedules) for this report date have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date and declare that the Reports of Condition and Income have been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true and correct.

 

 

   

 

Director (Trustee)

 

   

 

Signature of Chief Financial Officer (or Equivalent)     Director (Trustee)

 

   

 

Date of Signature     Director (Trustee)
         

Submission of Reports

 

Each bank must file its Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report) data by either:

 

(a) Using computer software to prepare its Call Report and then submitting the report data directly to the FFIEC’s Central Data Repository (CDR), an Internet-based system for data collection (https://cdr.ffiec.gov/cdr/), or

 

(b) Completing its Call Report in paper form and arranging with a software vendor or another party to convert the data into the electronic format that can be processed by the CDR. The software vendor or other party then must electronically submit the bank’s data file to the CDR.

For technical assistance with submissions to the CDR, please contact the CDR Help Desk by telephone at (888) CDR-3111, by fax at (703) 774-3946, or by e-mail at CDR.Help@ffiec.gov.

 

FDIC Certificate Number        623       
     (RSSD 9050)       

To fulfill the signature and attestation requirement for the Reports of Condition and Income for this report date, attach your bank’s completed signature page (or a photocopy or a computer generated version of this page) to the hard-copy record of the data file submitted to the CDR that your bank must place in its files.

The appearance of your bank’s hard-copy record of the submitted data file need not match exactly the appearance of the FFIEC’s sample report forms, but should show at least the caption of each Call Report item and the reported amount.

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

Legal Title of Bank (RSSD 9017)  

New York

City (RSSD 9130)  

NY

 

10005

State Abbreviation (RSSD 9200)   ZIP Code (RSSD 9220)
 

 

 

 

The estimated average burden associated with this information collection is 50.4 hours per respondent and is estimated to vary from 20 to 775 hours per response, depending on circumstances. Burden estimates include the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data in the required form, and completing the information collection, but exclude the time for compiling and maintaining business records in the normal course of a respondent’s activities. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and an organization (or a person) is not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503, and to one of the following: Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20551; Legislative and Regulatory Analysis Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Washington, DC 20219; Assistant Executive Secretary, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, DC 20429.

12/2015


   FFIEC 031
   Page 16 of 84
   RC-1

Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Banks

and Savings Associations for December 31, 2015

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the quarter.

Schedule RC—Balance Sheet

 

         Dollar Amounts in
Thousands
     RCFD      Tril | Bil | Mil | Thou      

Assets

                

  1.    

  Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A):                 
  a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin (1)               0081         111,000      1.a.
  b. Interest-bearing balances (2)               0071         10,980,000      1.b.

  2.    

  Securities:                 
  a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A)               1754         0      2.a.
  b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)               1773         0      2.b.

  3.    

  Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:                 
  a. Federal funds sold in domestic offices            RCON         B987         0      3.a.
  b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell (3)            RCFD         B989         21,696,000      3.b.

  4.    

  Loans and lease financing receivables (from Schedule RC-C):               RCFD        
  a. Loans and leases held for sale               5369         0      4.a.
  b. Loans and leases, net of unearned income         B528         18,721,000            4.b.
  c. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses         3123         39,000            4.c.
  d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance (item 4.b minus 4.c)               B529         18,682,000      4.d.

  5.    

  Trading assets (from Schedule RC-D)               3545         6,000      5.

  6.    

  Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)               2145         16,000      6.

  7.    

  Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M)               2150         0      7.

  8.    

  Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies               2130         0      8.

  9.    

  Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures               3656         0      9.

10.    

  Intangible assets:                 
  a. Goodwill               3163         0      10.a.
  b. Other intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M)               0426         29,000      10.b.

11.    

  Other assets (from Schedule RC-F)               2160         604,000      11.

12.    

  Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11)               2170         52,124,000      12.

Liabilities

                

13.    

  Deposits:               RCON        
  a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E, Part I)               2200         40,526,000      13.a.
  (1) Noninterest-bearing (4)    RCON      6631        26,888,000            13.a.(1)
  (2) Interest-bearing    RCON      6636        13,638,000            13.a.(2)
  b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E, Part II)              

 

RCFN

2200

  

  

     0      13.b.
  (1) Noninterest-bearing    RCFN      6631        0            13.b.(1)
  (2) Interest-bearing    RCFN      6636        0            13.b.(2)

14.    

  Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:                 
  a. Federal funds purchased in domestic offices (5)            RCON         B993         1,336,000      14.a.
  b. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (6)            RCFD         B995         0      14.b.

15.    

  Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D)            RCFD         3548         29,000      15.

16.    

  Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases) (from Schedule RC-M)              
 
RCFD
3190
  
  
     5,000      16.

17.    

  and 18. Not applicable                 

 

1. Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.
2. Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.
3. Includes all securities resale agreements in domestic and foreign offices, regardless of maturity.
4. Includes noninterest-bearing demand, time, and savings deposits.
5. Report overnight Federal Home Loan Bank advances in Schedule RC, item 16, “Other borrowed money.”
6. Includes all securities repurchase agreements in domestic and foreign offices, regardless of maturity.

12/2015


   FFIEC 031
   Page 17 of 84
   RC-2

Schedule RC—Continued

 

          Dollar Amounts in
Thousands
   RCFD      Tril | Bil | Mil | Thou      

Liabilities—Continued

             

19.

   Subordinated notes and debentures (1)            3200         0      19.

20.

   Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G)            2930         1,438,000      20.

21.

   Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20)            2948         43,334,000      21.

22.

   Not applicable              

Equity Capital

             
   Bank Equity Capital              

23.

   Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus            3838         0      23.

24.

   Common stock            3230         2,127,000      24.

25.

   Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)            3839         599,000      25.

26.

   a. Retained earnings            3632         6,071,000      26.a.
   b. Accumulated other comprehensive income (2)            B530         (7,000   26.b.
   c. Other equity capital components (3)            A130         0      26.c.

27.

   a. Total bank equity capital (sum of items 23 through 26.c)            3210         8,790,000      27.a.
   b. Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries            3000         0      27.b.

28.

   Total equity capital (sum of items 27.a and 27.b)            G105         8,790,000      28.

29.

   Total liabilities and equity capital (sum of items 21 and 28)            3300         52,124,000      29.

 

Memoranda   

 

To be reported with the March Report of Condition.

  

1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external auditors as of any date during 2014

        
     RCFD       Number   
     6724       NA      M.1.   

 

1 =

  Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank   4 =   Directors’ examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state-chartering authority)   

2 =

  Independent audit of the bank’s parent holding company conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the bank separately)   5 =   Directors’ examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may be required by state-chartering authority)   
    6 =   Review of the bank’s financial statements by external auditors   
    7 =   Compilation of the bank’s financial statements by external auditors   

3 =

  Attestation on bank management’s assertion on the effectiveness of the bank’s internal control over financial reporting by a certified public accounting firm   8 =   Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)   
    9 =   No external audit work   

 

To be reported with the March Report of Condition.

    RCON   MM/DD  
2. Bank’s fiscal year-end date     8678   NA   M.2.

 

1. Includes limited-life preferred stock and related surplus.
2. Includes, but is not limited to, net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments, and accumulated defined benefit pension and other postretirement plan adjustments.
3. Includes treasury stock and unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares.

03/2015

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