0001193125-15-095494.txt : 20150317 0001193125-15-095494.hdr.sgml : 20150317 20150317164751 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-095494 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 31 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150317 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150317 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AVH EM, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001636449 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: AZ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-202826-01 FILM NUMBER: 15707365 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 BUSINESS PHONE: 480-214-7388 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AV Homes, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000039677 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531] IRS NUMBER: 231739078 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-202826 FILM NUMBER: 15707366 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 N. SCOTTSDALE RD. STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 BUSINESS PHONE: 4802147400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 N. SCOTTSDALE RD. STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AVATAR HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GAC CORP /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19801023 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL ACCEPTANCE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710208 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Vitalia at Tradition, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001636452 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-202826-02 FILM NUMBER: 15707367 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 BUSINESS PHONE: 480-214-7388 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JCH Group LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001636450 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-202826-04 FILM NUMBER: 15707369 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 BUSINESS PHONE: 480-214-7388 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AVH Bethpage, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001636446 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: AZ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-202826-06 FILM NUMBER: 15707371 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 BUSINESS PHONE: 480-214-7388 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AV Homes of Arizona, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001636437 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: AZ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-202826-07 FILM NUMBER: 15707372 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 BUSINESS PHONE: 480-214-7388 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Royal Oak Homes, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001636451 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-202826-03 FILM NUMBER: 15707368 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 BUSINESS PHONE: 480-214-7388 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Avatar Properties, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001636444 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-202826-08 FILM NUMBER: 15707373 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 BUSINESS PHONE: 480-214-7388 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AVH Carolinas, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001636447 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: AZ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-202826-05 FILM NUMBER: 15707370 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 BUSINESS PHONE: 480-214-7388 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8601 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 225 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 S-4 1 d885162ds4.htm FORM S-4 Form S-4
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2015

Registration No. 333-                

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

AV HOMES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

AND

The Other Registrants Named in the Table of Additional Registrants Below

 

Delaware 1531 23-1739078
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

8601 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 225

Scottsdale, Arizona 85253

(480) 214-7400

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

 

 

S. Gary Shullaw

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

8601 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 225

Scottsdale, Arizona 85253

(480) 214-7400

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

 

 

Copies to:

Michael K. Coddington

Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

2200 Wells Fargo Center

90 South Seventh Street

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

(612) 766-7000

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box.  ¨

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.  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) 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.  ¨

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   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨    Smaller reporting company   ¨

If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issue Tender Offer)  ¨

Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)  ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of each class of

securities to be registered

Amount

to be

registered

Proposed

maximum

offering price
per note(1)

Proposed

maximum

aggregate
offering price(1)

Amount of

registration fee(1)

8.500% Senior Notes due 2019

  $200,000,000   100% of Principal
Amount
  $200,000,000   $23,240

Guarantees of 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019

  —     —     —     —  (2)

 

 

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(f) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). For purposes of this calculation, the offering price per senior note is assumed to be the stated principal amount of each senior note that may be received by the registrants in the exchange transaction in which the senior notes will be offered.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no separate filing fee is required for the guarantees.

 

 

The registrants hereby amend this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8, may determine.

 

 

 


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Schedule A: Additional Registrants

The following direct and indirect subsidiaries of AV Homes, Inc. will guarantee the 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 and are co-registrants with AV Homes, Inc. under this registration statement.

 

Name

   Jurisdiction of
Formation
   Primary Standard
Industrial Classification
Code Number
   I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.

Avatar Properties Inc.

   Florida    1531    23-1693997

AV Homes of Arizona, LLC

   Arizona    1531    26-4815090

AVH Bethpage, LLC

   Arizona    1531    38-3922225

AVH Carolinas, LLC

   Arizona    1531    46-4214803

AVH EM, LLC

   Arizona    1531    23-1693997

JCH Group LLC

   Delaware    1531    26-4814751

Royal Oak Homes, LLC

   Florida    1531    46-5093450

Vitalia at Tradition, LLC

   Florida    1531    27-0960347

Avatar Properties Inc. is a wholly owned, direct subsidiary of AV Homes, Inc. Avatar Properties, Inc. is the sole member of the AVH Carolinas, LLC, JCH Group, LLC, Royal Oak Homes, LLC and Vitalia at Tradition, LLC. AVH Carolinas, LLC is the sole member of AVH Bethpage, LLC. JCH Group, LLC is the sole member of AV Homes of Arizona, LLC and AVH EM, LLC. The name and address of the principal executive office for each of the additional registrants is the same as is set forth for AV Homes, Inc. on the facing page of this registration statement.


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not complete the exchange offer and issue these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion, dated March 17, 2015

PROSPECTUS

$200,000,000

 

LOGO

AV HOMES, INC.

Exchange Offer for

$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 and Related Guarantees

(CUSIP Nos. 00234P AC6 and U0536W AA7)

for

$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 and Related Guarantees

(CUSIP No.                 )

that have been registered under the Securities Act

 

 

We are offering to issue up to $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019, which will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain of our existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries (the “exchange notes”), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in exchange for any and all of our $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of outstanding 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 that were issued on June 30, 2014 (the “outstanding notes”). The term “notes” refers to both the exchange notes and the outstanding notes. We refer to the offer to exchange the exchange notes for the outstanding notes as the “exchange offer” in this prospectus. We are offering to exchange the outstanding notes for the exchange notes to satisfy our obligations in the registration rights agreement that was entered into when the outstanding notes were sold pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act.

The Exchange Notes:

 

    The terms of the registered exchange notes to be issued in the exchange offer are substantially identical to the terms of the outstanding notes, except that the transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional interest provisions relating to the outstanding notes will not apply to the exchange notes.

 

    We are offering the exchange notes pursuant to a registration rights agreement that we entered into in connection with the issuance of the outstanding notes.

 

    The exchange notes will bear interest at the rate of 8.500% per annum, payable semi-annually in cash on January 1 and July 1 each year.

 

    The exchange notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of our subsidiaries that have guaranteed the outstanding notes.

Material Terms of the Exchange Offer:

 

    The exchange offer expires at midnight, New York City time, on                     , 2015, unless extended.

 

    Upon expiration of the exchange offer, all outstanding notes that are validly tendered and not withdrawn will be exchanged for an equal principal amount of the exchange notes.

 

    You may withdraw tendered outstanding notes at any time prior to the expiration of the exchange offer.

 

    The exchange offer is not subject to any minimum tender condition, but is subject to customary conditions.

 

    The exchange of the exchange notes for outstanding notes will not be a taxable exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

    We will not receive any proceeds from the exchange offer.

 

    There is no existing public market for the outstanding notes or the exchange notes. We do not intend to list the exchange notes on any securities exchange or quotation system.

 

 

See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 12 for a discussion of certain risks that you should consider before participating in the exchange offer.

Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. The letter of transmittal accompanying this prospectus states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of exchange notes received in exchange for outstanding notes where such exchange notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that for a period of 180 days after the expiration of the exchange offer, we will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in any such resale. See “Plan of Distribution” on page 89.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or the accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Prospectus dated                 , 2015


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

  ii   

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

  1   

RISK FACTORS

  12   

USE OF PROCEEDS

  19   

CAPITALIZATION

  20   

SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  21   

THE EXCHANGE OFFER

  23   

DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES

  31   

BOOK-ENTRY, DELIVERY AND FORM

  80   

CERTAIN MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

  82   

CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS

  87   

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

  89   

LEGAL MATTERS

  90   

EXPERTS

  90   

You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or presented in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. We are only offering these exchange notes in jurisdictions where the offer is permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of this prospectus.

This prospectus contains summaries of the material terms of certain documents and refers you to certain documents that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). See “Where You Can Find More Information.”


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

We and the subsidiary guarantors listed on Schedule A thereto as co-registrants have filed this registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC to register the exchange offer contemplated in this prospectus. This prospectus is part of that registration statement. You should read this prospectus together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information or represent anything about us, our financial results or this offering that is not contained in this prospectus. If given or made, any such other information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. We are not making an offer to sell these exchange notes in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

The information in this prospectus is applicable only as of the date on its cover, and may change after that date. The information in any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus is applicable only as of the date of any such document. For any time after the cover date of this prospectus, we do not represent our affairs are the same as described or the information in this prospectus is correct, nor do we imply those things by delivering this prospectus or issuing exchange notes to you.

When we refer to “AV Homes,” “our company,” “we,” “our,” or “us” in this prospectus, we mean AV Homes, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. When we refer to “issuer,” we mean AV Homes, Inc., and not its subsidiaries. When we refer to “guarantors,” we mean our direct and indirect subsidiaries that will guarantee the exchange notes.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain parts of this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other important factors include, among others: the cyclical nature of the homebuilding industry and its dependence on broader economic conditions; competition for home buyers, properties, financing, raw materials and skilled labor; overall market supply and demand for new homes; conflicts of interest involving our largest stockholder; contractual restrictions under a stockholders agreement with our largest stockholder; our ability to access sufficient capital; our ability to generate sufficient cash to service our indebtedness and potential need for additional financing; terms of our financing documents that may restrict our operations and corporate actions; fluctuations in interest rates; our ability to purchase outstanding notes upon certain fundamental changes; contingent liabilities that may affect our liquidity; development liabilities that may impose payment obligations on us; the availability of mortgage financing for home buyers; increased regulation of the mortgage industry; changes in federal lending programs and other regulations; cancellations of home sale orders; declines in home prices in our primary regions; inflation affecting homebuilding costs; the prices and supply of building materials and skilled labor; the availability and skill of subcontractors; elimination or reduction of tax benefits associated with home ownership; warrant and construction defect claims; health and safety incidents in homebuilding activities; availability and suitability of undeveloped land and improved lots; ability to develop communities within expected timeframes; the seasonal nature of our business; impacts of weather conditions and natural disasters; resource shortages and rate fluctuations; value and costs related to our land and lot inventory; our ability to recover our costs in the event of reduced home sales; dependence on our senior management; effect of our expansion efforts on our cash flows and profitability; effects of government regulation of development and homebuilding projects; raising healthcare costs; our ability to realize our deferred income tax asset; costs of environmental compliance; impact of environmental changes; dependence on digital technologies and potential

 

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interruptions; and potential dilution related to future financing activities, all as are described in the discussion under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained herein, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date hereof.

For more information about the risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, refer to our reports filed with the SEC, including the discussion under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Many of these factors are macroeconomic in nature and are, therefore, beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from those described in this prospectus as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, planned or projected. Except as required by law, we neither intend nor assume any obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1 (800) SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.

We “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus the information we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus. Some information contained in this prospectus updates the information incorporated by reference, and information that we file subsequently with the SEC will automatically update this prospectus. In other words, in the case of a conflict or inconsistency between information set forth in this prospectus and/or information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, you should rely on the information contained in the document that was filed later.

Any reports filed by us with the SEC after the date of this prospectus will automatically update and, where applicable, supersede any information contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the following documents filed with the SEC (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed furnished and not filed in accordance with the SEC rules, including pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8 K, and no such information shall be deemed specifically incorporated by reference hereby):

 

    our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2015;

 

    our Proxy Statement for our 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on April 28, 2014;

 

    our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 26, 2015 and February 4, 2015; and

 

    all documents filed by us under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), after the initial filing of the registration statement that contains this prospectus and before the completion of the offering of the exchange notes.

 

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You may request a copy of these filings, other than an exhibit to a filing unless that exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference into that filing, at no cost, by writing to or telephoning us at the following address:

S. Gary Shullaw

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

AV Homes, Inc.

8601 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 225

Scottsdale, Arizona 85253

(480) 214-7400

To ensure timely delivery, you must request this information no later than five business days before the expiration of the exchange offer.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

The following summary contains information about our business and the exchange offer. It does not contain all information that may be important to you in making a decision to exchange outstanding notes for exchange notes. For a more complete understanding of our business and the offering of the notes, we urge you to read this entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors,” “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Where You Can Find More Information” sections and our financial statements incorporated by reference into this prospectus. All financial data provided in this prospectus are financial data of AV Homes and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise disclosed.

Overview

We are a homebuilder engaged in the business of homebuilding and community development in Florida, Arizona, and North Carolina. Our business focuses on the development of (i) active adult communities, which are age-restricted or age-targeted to the age 55 and over active adult demographic, and (ii) primary residential communities, which serve first-time and move-up buyers, and the construction and sale of residences within these communities. As of December 31, 2014, we owned 3,505 developed residential lots, 2,853 partially developed residential lots, 9,572 undeveloped residential lots, and 7,220 acres of mixed use, commercial, and industrial land. We utilize our deep experience, strong operating platform, and land inventory to capitalize on the strengthening housing environment and favorable demographic trends within our core markets. We are publicly held and our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol “AVHI.”

Our performance in our core segments of active adult community development and primary residential community development has improved for the year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to prior years. As the homebuilding market continues to recover from the industry downturn, we have expanded our market presence and significantly increased the number of homes we have sold. During the year ended December 31, 2014, we closed on 953 homes at an average sales price of approximately $255,000 per closed home, generating approximately $243 million of revenue, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2013, in which we closed on 481 homes at an average sales price of approximately $238,000 per closed home, generating approximately $114 million of revenue. The number of housing contracts (net of cancellations) signed in 2014 increased 115% compared to 2013, and at December 31, 2014, we had 331 homes in backlog with a sales value of approximately $85.8 million compared to 167 homes in backlog with a sales value of approximately $39.9 million at December 31, 2013.

 

 

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The Issuer and the Guarantors

The chart below illustrates our corporate structure and is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to represent all legal entities owned or controlled by us. Certain of our wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries guarantee the notes. See “Description of the Notes—The Subsidiary Guarantees.”

 

 

LOGO

 

(1) We entered into our revolving credit facility on April 7, 2014. Our revolving credit facility includes revolving credit and letter of credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount of up to $105.0 million, with an “accordion” feature that allows us, with the consent of the lenders, to increase the aggregate amount to $175.0 million. As of December 31, 2014, we had no borrowings outstanding and availability, based on our borrowing base, of $82.4 million.
(2) Each of our existing and future domestic subsidiaries that becomes a borrower under our revolving credit facility or that guarantees obligations under our revolving credit facility or our other indebtedness or indebtedness of the subsidiary guarantors will guarantee the notes offered hereby. As of the issue date, all of our restricted subsidiaries will be subsidiary guarantors under the indenture governing the notes.
(3) For the year ended December 31, 2014, our non-guarantor subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 represented less than 1% of our total revenues. As of December 31, 2014, our non-guarantor subsidiaries represented less than 1% of our total assets and our total liabilities. As of the issue date of the notes offered hereby, all of our non-guarantor subsidiaries will be unrestricted subsidiaries under the indenture governing the notes and will not be subject to the covenants under the indenture.

Corporate Information

AV Homes, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Delaware in 1970. Our principal executive offices are located at 8601 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 225, Scottsdale, Arizona 85253, and our telephone number is (480) 214-7400.

 

 

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The Exchange Notes

The terms of the exchange notes are substantially identical to the outstanding notes, except the transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional interest provisions applicable to the outstanding notes will not apply to the exchange notes. The following is a summary of the principal terms of the exchange notes. A more detailed description is contained in the section “Description of the Notes” in this prospectus.

 

Issuer:

AV Homes, Inc.

 

Notes Offered:

$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019.

 

Maturity Date:

July 1, 2019.

 

Interest Rate:

8.500% per year.

 

Interest Payment Dates:

Interest on the exchange notes is payable semi-annually on January 1 and July 1 of each year. Interest will accrue from and including the most recent date on which interest has been paid on the outstanding notes.

 

Guarantees:

The exchange notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of our existing and future domestic subsidiaries that becomes a borrower under our revolving credit facility or that guarantees obligations under revolving credit facility or our other indebtedness or indebtedness of the subsidiary guarantors. Under certain circumstances, subsidiary guarantors may be released from their note guarantees without the consent of the holders of notes. See “Description of the Notes—The Subsidiary Guarantees.”

 

  For the year ended December 31, 2014, our non-guarantor subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 represented less than 1% of our total revenues.

 

  As of December 31, 2014, our non-guarantor subsidiaries represented less than 1% of our total assets and our total liabilities.

 

  As of the issue date, all of our non-guarantor subsidiaries will be unrestricted subsidiaries under the indenture governing the notes. Our unrestricted subsidiaries will not be subject to the covenants of the indenture and will not be required to guarantee the exchange notes.

 

Optional Redemption:

The exchange notes will be redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at any time on or after July 1, 2016, at the redemption prices set forth in this prospectus, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.

 

  At any time prior to July 1, 2016, we may redeem up to 35% of the original principal amount of the exchange notes with the proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 108.50% of the principal amount of the notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.

 

 

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  At any time prior to July 1, 2016, we may also redeem some or all of the notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the exchange notes, plus a “make-whole premium,” together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.

 

  See “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption.”

 

Change of Control:

Upon the occurrence of specific kinds of changes of control, you will have the right, as holders of the exchange notes, to cause us to repurchase some or all of your notes at 101% of their face amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date. See “Description of the Notes—Certain Covenants—Change of Control.”

 

Asset Disposition Offer:

If we or any of our restricted subsidiaries sell assets, under certain circumstances, we will be required to use the net proceeds to make an offer to purchase exchange notes at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date. See “Description of the Notes—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Asset Sales.”

 

Ranking:

The exchange notes and the note guarantees will be our and the subsidiary guarantors’ senior unsecured obligations and will:

 

    rank senior in right of payment to any of our and the subsidiary guarantors’ future subordinated indebtedness;

 

    rank equally in right of payment with all of our and the subsidiary guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness;

 

    be effectively subordinated to any of our and the subsidiary guarantors’ existing and future secured debt, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt; and

 

    be structurally subordinated to all of the existing and future liabilities (including trade payables) of each of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the exchange notes.

 

  We entered into our revolving credit facility on April 7, 2014. Our revolving credit facility includes revolving credit and letter of credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount of up to $105.0 million, with an “accordion” feature that allows us, with the consent of the lenders, to increase the aggregate amount to $175.0 million. As of December 31, 2014, we had no borrowings outstanding and availability, based on our borrowing base, of $82.4 million. Availability would continue to be subject to the borrowing base.

 

  As of December 31, 2014, we had approximately $300.0 million of total indebtedness (including the notes offered hereby).

 

 

The liabilities of our non-guarantor subsidiaries, which represented less than 1% of our total liabilities as of December 31, 2014, will be structurally senior to the notes offered hereby.

 

 

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Covenants:

The indenture governing the exchange notes contains covenants that, among other things, limits our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to:

 

    incur additional indebtedness and guarantee indebtedness;

 

    pay dividends or make other distributions or repurchase or redeem our capital stock;

 

    prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt;

 

    issue certain preferred stock or similar equity securities;

 

    make loans and investments;

 

    sell assets;

 

    incur liens;

 

    enter into transactions with affiliates;

 

    alter the business we conduct;

 

    enter into agreements restricting our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends; and

 

    consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets.

 

  These covenants will be subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications. See “Description of the Notes.”

 

Use of Proceeds:

We will not receive any cash proceeds from issuance of the exchange notes offered by this prospectus.

 

Risk Factors:

Investment in the exchange notes involves certain risks. You should carefully consider the information under “Risk Factors” and all other information included in this prospectus before investing in the exchange notes.

 

 

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The Exchange Offer

The summary below describes the principal terms and conditions of the exchange offer. Certain of these terms and conditions are subject to important limitations and exceptions. The section of this prospectus entitled “Description of the Notes” contains a more detailed description of the terms and conditions.

 

General:

In connection with a private placement, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the purchasers of the outstanding notes in which we agreed, among other things, to use our reasonable best efforts to cause the exchange offer described in this prospectus to be consummated. You are entitled to exchange in the exchange offer your outstanding notes for exchange notes, which are identical in all material respects to the outstanding notes except:

 

    the offer and sale of the exchange notes will have been registered under the Securities Act;

 

    the exchange notes are not entitled to any registration rights that are applicable to the outstanding notes under the registration rights agreement; and

 

    the provisions of the registration rights agreement that provide for payment of additional amounts upon a registration default are no longer applicable.

 

The Exchange Offer:

We are offering to exchange up to $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 and related guarantees, the offer and sale of which have been registered under the Securities Act, for any and all of our outstanding 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 and the related guarantees.

 

  Outstanding notes may be exchanged only in denominations of $2,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

  Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of specified conditions, we will exchange the exchange notes for all outstanding notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the exchange offer. We will cause the exchange to be effected promptly after the expiration of the exchange offer.

 

Resale:

We believe the exchange notes issued in the exchange offer may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred by you without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, provided that:

 

    you are not an “affiliate” of ours;

 

    the exchange notes you receive pursuant to the exchange offer are being acquired in the ordinary course of your business;

 

    you have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the exchange notes issued to you in the exchange offer;

 

 

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    if you are not a broker-dealer, you are not engaged in, and do not intend to engage in, a distribution of the exchange notes issued in the exchange offer; and

 

    if you are a broker-dealer, you will receive the exchange notes for your own account, the outstanding notes were acquired by you as a result of market-making or other trading activities, and you will deliver a prospectus when you resell or transfer any exchange notes issued in the exchange offer. See “Plan of Distribution” for a description of the prospectus delivery obligations of broker dealers in the exchange offer.

 

  If you do not meet these requirements, your resale of the exchange notes must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

 

  Our belief is based on interpretations by the SEC staff, as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties. The SEC staff has not considered this exchange offer in the context of a no-action letter, and we cannot assure you that the SEC staff would make a similar determination with respect to this exchange offer.

 

  If our belief is not accurate and you transfer an exchange note without delivering a prospectus meeting the requirements of the federal securities laws or without an exemption from these laws, you may incur liability under the federal securities laws. We do not and will not assume, or indemnify you against, this liability.

 

  See “The Exchange Offer—Consequences of Exchanging Outstanding Notes.”

 

Expiration Date:

The exchange offer expires at midnight, New York City time, on             , 2015, unless the exchange offer is extended. See “The Exchange Offer—Terms of the Exchange Offer; Expiration Time.”

 

Withdrawal Rights:

You may withdraw your tender of outstanding notes at any time prior to the expiration time by delivering a notice of withdrawal to the exchange agent in conformity with the procedures discussed under “The Exchange Offer—Withdrawal Rights.” We will return to you any of your outstanding notes that are not accepted for any reason for exchange, without expense to you, promptly after the expiration or termination of the exchange offer.

 

Interest on the Exchange Notes and the Outstanding Notes:

Each exchange note bears interest at the rate of 8.500% per year from the most recent date on which interest has been paid on the notes or, if no interest has been paid, from and including January 1, 2015. The first interest payment date shall be July 1, 2015 The interest on the notes is payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1 each year. No interest will be paid on outstanding notes following their acceptance for exchange.

 

 

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Conditions to the Exchange Offer:

The exchange offer is subject to customary conditions, some of which we may waive in our sole discretion. See “The Exchange Offer—Conditions to the Exchange Offer.” The exchange offer is not conditioned upon any minimum principal amount of outstanding notes being tendered for exchange.

 

Procedures for Tendering Outstanding Notes:

If you wish to participate in the exchange offer, you must complete, sign and date the accompanying letter of transmittal, or a facsimile of the letter of transmittal, according to the instructions contained in this prospectus and the letter of transmittal. You must then mail or otherwise deliver the letter of transmittal, or a facsimile of the letter of transmittal, together with the outstanding notes and any other required documents, to the exchange agent at the address set forth on the cover page of the letter of transmittal.

 

  If you hold outstanding notes through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and wish to participate in the exchange offer, you must comply with the procedures under DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program by which you will agree to be bound by the letter of transmittal. By signing, or agreeing to be bound by, the letter of transmittal, you will represent to us that, among other things:

 

    you do not have an arrangement or understanding with any person or entity to participate in the distribution of the exchange notes;

 

    you are not an “affiliate” of ours or of any guarantor within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act;

 

    you are not engaged in, and do not intend to engage in, a distribution of the exchange notes;

 

    you are acquiring the exchange notes in the ordinary course of your business; and

 

    if you are a broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for your own account in exchange for outstanding notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, that you will deliver a prospectus, as required by law, in connection with any resale of such exchange notes.

 

Special Procedures for Beneficial Owners:

If you are a beneficial owner of outstanding notes that are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, and you wish to tender those outstanding notes in the exchange offer, you should contact the registered holder promptly and instruct the registered holder to tender those outstanding notes on your behalf. If you wish to tender on your own behalf, you must, prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal and delivering your outstanding notes, either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the outstanding notes in your name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder. The transfer of registered ownership may take considerable time and may not be able to be completed prior to the expiration date.

 

 

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Guaranteed Delivery Procedures:

If you wish to tender your outstanding notes and your outstanding notes are not immediately available or you cannot deliver your outstanding notes, the letter of transmittal or any other required documents, or you cannot comply with the procedures under DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program for transfer of book-entry interests, prior to the expiration date, you must tender your outstanding notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures described under “The Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.”

 

Acceptance of Outstanding Notes and Delivery of Exchange Notes:

Upon consummation of the exchange offer, we will accept any and all outstanding notes that are properly tendered in the exchange offer and not withdrawn prior to the expiration time. The exchange notes issued pursuant to the exchange offer will be delivered promptly following the expiration time. See “The Exchange Offer—Terms of the Exchange Offer; Expiration Time.”

 

Consequences of Failure to Exchange Your Outstanding Notes:

All untendered outstanding notes will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the outstanding notes and in the indenture under which the outstanding notes were issued. In general, the outstanding notes may not be offered or sold, except in a transaction that is registered under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Other than in connection with the exchange offer, we do not anticipate that we will register the offer and sale of the outstanding notes under the Securities Act.

 

Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations:

The exchange of your outstanding notes for exchange notes will not be a taxable exchange for United States federal income tax purposes. You should consult your own tax advisor as to the tax consequences to you of the exchange offer, as well as tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the exchange notes. For additional information, see “Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

 

Use of Proceeds:

We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of exchange notes in the exchange offer. See “Use of Proceeds.”

 

Exchange Agent:

The exchange agent for the exchange offer is Wilmington Trust, National Association. For additional information, see “The Exchange Offer—Exchange Agent” and the accompanying letter of transmittal.

 

 

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Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Information

Set forth below is our summary historical consolidated financial and other information. The balance sheet information as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 and the statement of operations information for each of the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for any future periods.

 

     Years ended December 31,  

(Dollars in thousands)

   2012     2013     2014  

Statement of operations data:

    

Revenues:

    

Real estate revenues

    

Homebuilding and amenity

   $ 78,968      $ 124,651      $ 253,258   

Land sales

     26,595        16,303        32,596   

Other real estate

     598        528        59   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total real estate revenues

  106,161      141,482      285,913   

Expenses:

Real estate expenses:

Homebuilding and amenity

  86,261      121,753      243,065   

Land sales

  18,581      8,111      22,003   

Other real estate

  6,279      3,450      1,133   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total real estate expenses

  111,121      133,314      266,201   

Impairment charges, net

  59,043      (248   —     

Loss on extinguishment of debt

  1,144      —        —     

General and administrative expenses

  16,148      15,975      15,941   

Interest income and other

  (1.326   (2.218   (447

Interest expense

  7,973      2,830      5,805   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

  194,103      149,653      287,500   

Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities

  259      (101   (16

Loss before income taxes

  (87,683   (8,272   (1,603

Income tax (expense)

  —        —        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  (87,683   (8,272   (1,603

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

  2,552      1,205      329   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to AV Homes stockholders

$ (90,235 $ (9,477 $ (1,932
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Operating Data

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (coverage deficiency)

$ (88,186 $ (13,488 $ (9,612

Cash flow data:

Net cash used in operating activities

$ (48,313 $ (62,437 $ (81,409

Net cash used in investing activities

  (4,387   (1,134   (68,098

Net cash from financing activities

  8,199      128,483      185,114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash

$ (44,501 $ 64,912    $ 35,607   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance sheet data:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 79,815    $ 144,727    $ 180,334   

Total assets

  337,871      466,728      668,886   

Notes payable

  105,402      105,402      299,956   

Total liabilities

  157,995      164,994      382,146   

Total AV Homes stockholders’ equity(1)

  166,172      286,101      286,740   

 

 

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(1) These figures exclude cumulative non-controlling interests, which are classified in consolidated equity in accordance with authoritative accounting guidance. These non-controlling interests represent our partners’ equity in limited liability companies which we consolidate for financial reporting purposes.
(2) For purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges (coverage deficiency), “earnings” means the sum of (a) pre-tax income from continuing operations and (b) fixed charges. “Fixed charges” means the sum of (a) interest expensed and capitalized, (b) amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness, (c) portion of rent expense considered to be interest, and (d) preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries.

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

In this section, we describe risks relating to our capital structure, the exchange notes and the exchange offer. In addition to the other information in this prospectus, you should carefully consider the following risks before deciding to exchange your outstanding notes for exchange notes. Investors considering investing in the exchange notes should also read the description of risks relating to our business included in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and in our subsequent filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition or operating results could be materially adversely affected, which, in turn, could adversely affect our ability to pay interest or principal on the exchange notes or otherwise fulfill our obligations under the indenture. In addition, please read “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” in this prospectus, where we describe additional uncertainties associated with our business and the forward-looking statements included in this prospectus.

Risk Factors Related to an Investment in the Exchange Notes

Our business is capital-intensive and requires access to sufficient capital.

Our business is capital-intensive and requires significant up-front expenditures to acquire land and begin development. We must make significant capital expenditures to commence development of a community and bear the costs of the development until we sell the homes. Accordingly, our ability to access capital is a key factor in our ability to service our indebtedness, cover our operating expenses and fund our other liquidity needs. We expect to seek additional capital from time to time from a variety of sources, including bank financings and/or securities offerings, to cover our liquidity needs and grow our business. Deterioration in our creditworthiness would require significant management time and effort in addition to management’s primary task of running our homebuilding business and make it difficult and costly for us to access debt capital or engage in other ordinary course financing transactions, including the provision of credit support to community infrastructure financing transactions relating to our new developments. Any difficulty in obtaining sufficient capital for planned development expenditures could cause project delays and any such delay could result in cost increases and may adversely affect our sales and future results of operations and cash flows.

In addition, we use letters of credit and surety bonds to secure our performance under various construction and land development agreements, escrow agreements, financial guarantees and other arrangements. As a result of the deterioration in market conditions, surety providers have become increasingly reluctant to issue new bonds and some providers are requesting credit enhancements in order to maintain existing bonds or to issue new bonds. Should our future performance or economic conditions continue to make such letters of credit and surety bonds costly or difficult to obtain or lead to us being required to collateralize such instruments to a greater extent than previously, our business and financial results could be adversely affected.

Each indenture governing the notes, our 7.50% Notes and our 7.50% Exchange Notes contains, and any future indebtedness may contain, financial and operating restrictions that may affect our ability to operate our business.

Each indenture governing the notes, the 7.50% Senior Convertible Notes due 2016 (the “7.50% Notes”) and the 7.50% Senior Exchange Convertible Notes due 2016 (the “7.50% Exchange Notes” and, together with the 7.50% Notes, the “Existing Notes”), contain various covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to merge or sell assets. In addition, the agreements governing any future indebtedness may contain restrictions on our ability to incur indebtedness, grant certain liens to support indebtedness, enter into certain affiliate transactions and make certain distributions. These covenants could adversely affect our ability to finance our future operations or capital needs, engage in, expand or pursue our business activities and prevent us from engaging in certain transactions that might otherwise be considered beneficial to us. In particular, any future restrictions on our ability to incur additional indebtedness may limit our ability to undertake new large scale master-planned development opportunities, and may thereby adversely affect our future growth and results of operations.

 

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The agreements governing our debt impose significant operating and financial restrictions, which may prevent us from capitalizing on business opportunities and taking some corporate actions.

The agreements governing our debt impose significant operating and financial restrictions. These restrictions limit our ability, among other things, to:

 

    incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue certain equity interests;

 

    pay dividends or distributions, repurchase equity or prepay subordinated debt;

 

    make certain investments;

 

    sell assets;

 

    incur liens;

 

    create certain restrictions on the ability of restricted subsidiaries to transfer assets;

 

    enter into transactions with affiliates;

 

    create unrestricted subsidiaries; and

 

    consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets.

In addition, the restrictive covenants in the credit agreement governing our revolving credit facility require us to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy other financial condition tests. Our ability to meet those financial ratios and tests can be affected by events beyond our control, and we may be unable to meet them.

A breach of the covenants or restrictions under the indentures governing the Existing Notes or under the credit agreement governing our revolving credit facility could result in an event of default under the applicable indebtedness. Such a default may allow the creditors to accelerate the related debt and may result in the acceleration of any other debt to which a cross-acceleration or cross-default provision applies. In addition, an event of default under the credit agreement governing our revolving credit facility would permit the lenders under our revolving credit facility to terminate all commitments to extend further credit under that facility. Furthermore, if we were unable to repay the amounts due and payable under our revolving credit facility, those lenders could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness. In the event our lenders or noteholders accelerate the repayment of our borrowings, we and our subsidiaries may not have sufficient assets to repay that indebtedness. As a result of these restrictions, we may be:

 

    limited in how we conduct our business;

 

    unable to raise additional debt or equity financing to operate during general economic or business downturns; or

 

    unable to compete effectively or to take advantage of new business opportunities.

These restrictions may affect our ability to grow in accordance with our strategy. In addition, our financial results, our substantial indebtedness and our credit ratings could adversely affect the availability and terms of our financing.

In addition, we may in the future enter into other agreements refinancing or otherwise governing indebtedness which impose yet additional restrictions and covenants, including covenants limiting our ability to incur additional debt, make certain investments, reduce liquidity below certain levels, make distributions to our stockholders and otherwise affect our operating policies. These restrictions may adversely affect our ability to finance future operations or capital needs or to pursue available business opportunities. A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default in respect of the related indebtedness. If a default occurs, the relevant lenders could elect to declare the indebtedness, together with accrued interest and other fees, to be immediately due and payable and proceed against any collateral securing that indebtedness.

 

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A breach of the covenants under the indentures governing our notes or any of the agreements governing our indebtedness could result in an event of default under the indentures governing our notes or other such agreements.

A default under each indenture governing the exchange notes offered hereby, our outstanding notes, 7.50% Notes and 7.50% Exchange Notes, our Revolving Credit Facility or other agreements governing our indebtedness may allow our creditors to accelerate the related debt and may result in the acceleration of any other debt to which a cross-acceleration or cross-default provision applies. In addition, an event of default under the credit agreement governing the Revolving Credit Facility would permit the lenders thereunder to terminate all commitments to extend further credit under the Revolving Credit Facility. Furthermore, if we were unable to repay the amounts due and payable under our Revolving Credit Facility or other future secured credit facilities, those lenders could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness. In the event our lenders or the holders of our notes accelerate the repayment of our borrowings, we cannot assure that we and our subsidiaries would have sufficient assets to repay such indebtedness. As a result of these restrictions, we may be:

 

    limited in how we conduct our business;

 

    unable to raise additional debt or equity financing to operate during general economic or business downturns; or

 

    unable to compete effectively or to take advantage of new business opportunities.

These restrictions may affect our ability to grow in accordance with our plans.

Potential future downgrades of our credit ratings could adversely affect our access to capital and could otherwise have a material adverse effect on us.

Over the past few years, rating agencies have downgraded our corporate credit rating due to the deterioration in our homebuilding operations, credit metrics and other earnings-based metrics, as well as our high leverage and a significant decrease in our tangible net worth. These ratings and our current credit condition affect, among other things, our ability to access new capital, especially debt, and negative changes in these ratings may result in more stringent covenants and higher interest rates under the terms of any new debt. Our credit ratings could be further downgraded or rating agencies could issue adverse commentaries in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity. In particular, a weakening of our financial condition, including a significant increase in our leverage or decrease in our profitability or cash flows, could adversely affect our ability to obtain necessary funds, result in a credit rating downgrade or change in outlook, or otherwise increase our cost of borrowing.

We may not have access to other capital resources to fund our liquidity needs.

There is no assurance that cash generated from our operations, proceeds raised in capital markets transactions, or borrowings incurred under our credit agreements will be sufficient to finance our capital projects or otherwise fund our liquidity needs. If our future cash flows from operations and other capital resources are insufficient to finance our capital projects or otherwise fund our liquidity needs, we may be forced to:

 

    reduce or delay our business activities and capital expenditures;

 

    sell assets;

 

    obtain additional debt or equity capital; or

 

    restructure or refinance all or a portion of our debt, including the notes, on or before maturity.

These alternative measures may not be successful and we may not be able to accomplish any of these alternatives on a timely basis or on satisfactory terms, if at all. In addition, the terms of our debt, including the notes and our credit agreements, will limit our ability to pursue these alternatives.

 

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The exchange notes are not secured by our assets, or the assets of the guarantors, and our secured creditors will be entitled to remedies available to a secured creditor, which give them priority over you to collect amounts due to them.

The exchange notes and the related guarantees will not be secured by any of our assets or any of the assets of the guarantors. Our obligations under our Revolving Credit Facility are secured by a pledge of all equity interests held by the guarantors thereof. We have also entered into various other project-level financing facilities for certain construction projects and land acquisitions, and our obligations thereunder are secured by the underlying projects or land, as applicable and the terms of the indenture governing the exchange notes offered hereby and the indentures governing our 7.50% Notes and 7.50% Exchange Notes permit us to incur additional secured debt.

Because the exchange notes and the related guarantees will be unsecured obligations, your right of repayment may be compromised if any of the following situations occur:

 

    we enter into a bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization or any other winding-up proceeding;

 

    there is a default in payment under our Revolving Credit Facility or our other existing or future secured indebtedness; or

 

    there is an acceleration of any indebtedness under our Revolving Credit Facility or our other existing and future secured indebtedness.

If any of these events occurs, the secured lenders could sell those of our and our guarantors’ assets in which they have been granted a security interest, to your exclusion, even if an event of default exists under the Indenture at such time. Only when our obligations, if any, under the credit agreement governing our Revolving Credit Facility and any agreements governing other existing and future secured debt are satisfied in full will the proceeds of the collateral securing such indebtedness be available, subject to other permitted liens, to satisfy obligations under the notes and guarantees. As a result, upon the occurrence of any of these events, there may not be sufficient funds to pay amounts due on the notes and the note guarantees.

Fraudulent transfer and other laws may permit a court to void the issuance of the exchange notes and the note guarantees, and if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the note guarantees.

The issuance of the exchange notes and the note guarantees may be subject to review under federal and state fraudulent transfer and conveyance statutes if a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization case or a lawsuit, including under circumstances in which bankruptcy is not involved, were commenced at some future date by us, by the guarantors or on behalf of our unpaid creditors or the unpaid creditors of a guarantor. While the relevant laws may vary from state to state, the incurrence of the obligations in respect of the exchange notes and the note guarantees, and the granting of the security interests in respect thereof, will generally be a fraudulent conveyance if (1) the consideration was paid with the intent of hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors or (2) we or any of our guarantors, as applicable, received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration in return for issuing either the notes or a note guarantee, and, in the case of (2) only, one of the following is also true:

 

    we or any of the guarantors were or was insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of issuing the notes or the note guarantees;

 

    payment of the consideration left us or any of the guarantors with an unreasonably small amount of capital to carry on the business; or

 

   

we or any of our guarantors intended to, or believed that we or it would, incur debts beyond our or its ability to pay as they mature. If a court were to find that the issuance of the exchange notes or a note guarantee was a fraudulent conveyance, the court could void the payment obligations under the notes or such note guarantee or further subordinate the notes or such note guarantee to presently existing and future indebtedness of ours or such guarantor, require the holders of the exchange notes to repay any amounts received with respect to the exchange notes or such note guarantee or void or otherwise

 

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decline to enforce the security interests and related security agreements in respect thereof. In the event of a finding that a fraudulent conveyance occurred, you may not receive any repayment on the notes. Further, the voidance of the notes could result in an event of default with respect to our other debt and that of the guarantors that could result in acceleration of such debt.

The measures of insolvency for purposes of fraudulent conveyance laws vary depending upon the law of the jurisdiction that is being applied. Generally, an entity would be considered insolvent if, at the time it incurred indebtedness:

 

    the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, was greater than the fair saleable value of all its assets;

 

    the present fair saleable value of its assets was less than the amount that would be required to pay its probable liability on its existing debts and liabilities, including contingent liabilities, as they become absolute and mature; or

 

    it could not pay its debts as they become due.

We cannot be certain as to the standards a court would use to determine whether or not we or the guarantors were solvent at the relevant time, or regardless of the standard used, that the issuance of the exchange notes and the note guarantees would not be subordinated to our or any guarantor’s other debt. If the note guarantees were legally challenged, any note guarantee could also be subject to the claim that, since the note guarantee was incurred for our benefit, and only indirectly for the benefit of the guarantor, the obligations of the applicable subsidiary guarantor were incurred for less than fair consideration. Therefore, a court could void the obligations under the note guarantees, subordinate them to the applicable guarantor’s other debt or take other action detrimental to the holders of the notes. In addition, a recent bankruptcy court decision in Florida questioned the validity of a customary savings clause in a note guarantee.

The exchange notes are structurally subordinated to all liabilities of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.

The exchange notes are structurally subordinated to indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the exchange notes. In the event of a bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, dissolution or reorganization of any of our non-guarantor subsidiaries, these non-guarantor subsidiaries will pay the holders of their debts, holders of preferred equity interests and their trade creditors before they will be able to distribute any of their assets to us.

The indenture governing the exchange notes offered hereby and the outstanding notes, the indentures governing our 7.50% Notes and 7.50% Exchange Notes and our other debt agreements allow our non-guarantor subsidiaries to incur additional debt, all of which would be structurally senior to the notes and the note guarantees to the extent of the assets of those non-guarantor subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2014, our non-guarantor subsidiaries had approximately $0.9 million of outstanding liabilities, which would rank effectively senior to the exchange notes offered hereby, with respect to the assets of such non-guarantor subsidiaries. The holders of the exchange notes are structurally subordinated to creditors of the non-guarantors and are subject to the foregoing risks concerning the amount of such structural subordination, among others.

Your ability to transfer the exchange notes may be limited by the absence of an active trading market, and there is no assurance that any active trading market will develop for the exchange notes.

The exchange notes are new issues of securities for which there is no established public market. We do not intend to have the exchange notes listed on a national securities exchange or to arrange for quotation on any automated dealer quotation systems. Therefore, we cannot assure you as to the development or liquidity of any

 

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trading market for the exchange notes. The liquidity of any market for the exchange notes will depend on a number of factors, including:

 

    the number of holders of exchange notes;

 

    our operating performance and financial condition;

 

    the market for similar securities;

 

    the interest of securities dealers in making a market in the exchange notes; and

 

    prevailing interest rates.

Historically, the market for non-investment grade debt has been subject to disruptions that have caused substantial volatility in the prices of securities similar to the exchange notes. We cannot assure you that the market, if any, for the exchange notes will be free from similar disruptions or that any such disruptions may not adversely affect the prices at which you may sell your exchange notes. Therefore, we cannot assure you that you will be able to sell your exchange notes at a particular time or the price that you receive when you sell will be favorable.

We may be unable to repurchase the exchange notes upon a change of control as required by the Indenture.

Upon the occurrence of certain specific kinds of change of control events, we must offer to repurchase the exchange notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. In such circumstances, we cannot assure you that we would have sufficient funds available to repay all of our indebtedness that would become payable upon a change of control and to repurchase all of the exchange notes. Our failure to purchase the exchange notes would be a default under the Indenture.

Risks Relating to the Exchange Offer

Your outstanding notes will not be accepted for exchange if you fail to follow the exchange offer procedures and, as a result, your outstanding notes will continue to be subject to existing transfer restrictions and you may not be able to sell them freely.

We will not accept your outstanding notes for exchange if you do not follow the proper exchange offer procedures. We will issue exchange notes as part of the exchange offer only after a timely receipt of your outstanding notes, a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal and all other required documents. Therefore, if you want to tender your outstanding notes, please allow sufficient time to ensure timely delivery. If we do not receive your outstanding notes, letter of transmittal and other required documents (or permitted equivalents thereof) by the expiration date of the exchange offer, we will not accept your outstanding notes for exchange. We are under no duty to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect to the tenders of outstanding notes for exchange. If there are defects or irregularities with respect to your tender of outstanding notes, we may not accept your outstanding notes for exchange. For more information, see “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering Outstanding Notes.”

You must comply with the exchange offers procedures in order to receive new, freely tradable exchange notes.

Delivery of exchange notes in exchange for outstanding notes tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the exchange offers will be made only after timely receipt by the exchange agent of the following:

 

    certificates for outstanding notes or a book-entry confirmation of a book-entry transfer of outstanding notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC, New York, New York, as a depository, including an agent’s message if the tendering holder does not deliver a letter of transmittal;

 

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    a completed and signed letter of transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any required signature guarantees, or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an agent’s message in lieu of the letter of transmittal; and

 

    any other documents required by the letter of transmittal.

Therefore, holders of outstanding notes who would like to tender outstanding notes in exchange for exchange notes should make sure to allow enough time for the outstanding notes to be delivered on time. We are not required to notify you of defects or irregularities in tenders of outstanding notes for exchange. Outstanding notes that are not tendered or that are tendered but we do not accept for exchange will, following consummation of the exchange offer, continue to be subject to the existing transfer restrictions under the Securities Act, and, upon consummation of the exchange offers, certain registration and other rights under the registration rights agreements will terminate. See “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering Outstanding Notes” and “The Exchange Offer—Consequences of Failure to Exchange Outstanding Notes.”

Some holders who exchange their outstanding notes may be deemed to be underwriters.

If you exchange your outstanding notes in the exchange offers for the purpose of participating in a distribution of the exchange notes, you may be deemed to have received restricted securities and, if so, will be required to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the exchange notes. In consideration for issuing the exchange notes, we will receive outstanding notes in like original principal amount at maturity. All outstanding notes received in the exchange offer will be cancelled. Because we are exchanging the exchange notes for the outstanding notes, which have substantially identical terms, the issuance of the exchange notes will not result in any increase in indebtedness. The exchange offer is intended to satisfy our obligations under the registration rights agreement executed in connection with the sale of the outstanding notes.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following sets forth the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and capitalization at December 31, 2014 and 2013. You should read this table in conjunction with “Selected Historical Consolidated Financial and Other Information” included elsewhere in this prospectus, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and our consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

     December 31,  
     2014      2013  
     (In millions)  

Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments

   $ 196.8       $ 148.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Debt:

7.50% Senior Convertible Notes due 2016

$ 55.5    $ 55.5   

7.50% Senior Exchange Convertible Notes due 2016

  44.5      44.5   

8.500% Senior Notes due 2019

  200.0      —     

Senior Secured Credit Facility

  —        —     

Other debt

  —        5.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

  300.0      105.4   

Total equity

  286.7      286.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capitalization

$ 586.7    $ 391.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following table sets forth our selected historical consolidated financial data at and for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010. The selected historical consolidated financial data for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The selected historical consolidated financial data for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes not included herein. The following selected historical consolidated financial and other information should be read in conjunction with “Capitalization” included elsewhere in this prospectus, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and with our consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

     Years ended December 31,  

(Dollars in thousands)

   2010     2011     2012     2013     2014  

Statement of operations data:

          

Revenues:

          

Real estate revenues

   $ 57,259      $ 87,583      $ 106,161      $ 141,482      $ 285,913   

Expenses:

          

Real estate expenses

     68,220        101,500        111,121        133,314        266,201   

Impairment charges, net

     660        129,947        59,043        (248     —     

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —          211        1,144        —          —     

General and administrative expenses

     20,508        17,502        16,148        15,975        15,941   

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

     —          (4,388     —          —          —     

Interest income and other

     (1,879     (1,399     (1,326     (2,218     (447
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

  5,531      9,516      7,973      2,830      5,805   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

  93,040      252,889      194,103      149,653      287,500   

Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities

  (276   (398   259      (101   (16
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

  (36,057   (165,704   (87,683   (8,272   (1,603

Income tax benefit (expense)

  375      (473   —        —        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  (35,682   (166,177   (87,683   (8,272   (1,603
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities

  (574   (296   2,552      1,205      329   

Net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to AV Homes stockholders

$ (35,108 $ (165,881 $ (90,235 $ (9,477 $ (1,932
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Operating Data

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (coverage deficiency)(1)

$ (35,202 $ (165,002 $ (88,186 $ (13,488 $ (9,612

Cash flow data:

Net cash used in operating activities

$ (10,438 $ (17,357 $ (48,313 $ (62,437 $ (81,409

Net cash (used in) from investing activities

  (33,422   3,173      (4,387   (1,134   (68,098

Net cash from (used in) financing activities

  (57,770   23,209      8,199      128,483      185,114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash

$ (101,630 $ 9,025    $ (44,501 $ 64,912    $ 35,607   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance sheet data:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 115,502    $ 124,316    $ 79,815    $ 144,727    $ 180,334   

Total assets

  545,451      409,056      337,871      466,728      668,886   

Notes payable

  77,057      105,402      105,402      105,402      299,956   

Total liabilities

  126,517      154,410      157,995      164,994      382,146   

Total AV Homes stockholders’ equity(2)

  418,490      254,197      166,172      286,101      286,740   

 

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(1) For purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges (coverage deficiency), “earnings” means the sum of (a) pre-tax income from continuing operations and (b) fixed charges. “Fixed charges” means the sum of (a) interest expensed and capitalized, (b) amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness, (c) portion of rent expense considered to be interest, and (d) preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries.
(2) These figures exclude cumulative non-controlling interests, which are classified in consolidated equity in accordance with authoritative accounting guidance. These non-controlling interests represent our partners’ equity in limited liability companies which we consolidate for financial reporting purposes.

 

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER

Purpose of the Exchange Offer

This exchange offer is being made pursuant to the registration rights agreement we entered into with the initial purchasers of the outstanding notes on June 30, 2014. The summary of the registration rights agreement contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the registration rights agreement. A copy of the registration rights agreement is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Each broker-dealer receiving exchange notes for its own account in exchange for outstanding notes, where such exchange notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”

Consequences of Exchanging Outstanding Notes

We have not requested, and do not intend to request, an interpretation by the SEC staff as to whether the exchange notes issued in the exchange offer may be offered for sale, resold or otherwise transferred by any holder without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act. However, based on interpretations of the SEC staff, as set forth in a series of no-action letters issued to third parties, we believe that the exchange notes may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred by holders of those exchange notes without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that:

 

    the holder is not an “affiliate” of ours within the meaning of Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act;

 

    the exchange notes issued in the exchange offer are acquired in the ordinary course of the holder’s business;

 

    neither the holder, nor, to the actual knowledge of such holder, any other person receiving exchange notes from such holder, has any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the exchange notes issued in the exchange offer;

 

    if the holder is not a broker-dealer, the holder is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the exchange notes;

 

    if such a holder is a broker-dealer, such broker-dealer will receive the exchange notes for its own account in exchange for outstanding notes;

 

    such outstanding notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities; and

 

    it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with the resale of exchange notes issued in the exchange offer, and will comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act with respect to resale of any exchange notes. (In no-action letters issued to third parties, the SEC has taken the position that broker-dealers may fulfill their prospectus delivery requirements with respect to exchange notes (other than a resale of an unsold allotment from the original sale of outstanding notes) by delivery of the prospectus relating to the exchange offer). See “Plan of Distribution” for a discussion of the exchange and resale obligations of broker-dealers in connection with the exchange offer.

Each holder participating in the exchange offer will be required to furnish us with a written representation in the letter of transmittal that they meet each of these conditions and agree to these terms.

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exchange offer. If our belief is not accurate and you transfer an exchange note without delivering a prospectus meeting the requirements of the federal securities laws or without an exemption from these laws, you may incur liability under the federal securities laws. We do not and will not assume, or indemnify you against, this liability.

Any holder that is an affiliate of ours or that tenders outstanding notes in the exchange offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution:

 

    may not rely on the applicable interpretation of the SEC staff’s position contained in Exxon Capital Holdings Corp., SEC No-Action Letter (April 13, 1988), Morgan, Stanley & Co., Inc., SEC No-Action Letter (June 5, 1991) and Shearman & Sterling, SEC No-Action Letter (July 2, 1993); and

 

    must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction.

The exchange notes issued in the exchange offer may not be offered or sold in any state unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and complied with by the holders selling the exchange notes. We currently do not intend to register or qualify the sale of the exchange notes in any state where we would not otherwise be required to qualify.

Terms of the Exchange Offer; Expiration Time

This prospectus and the accompanying letter of transmittal together constitute the exchange offer. Subject to the terms and conditions in this prospectus and the letter of transmittal, we will accept for exchange outstanding notes that are validly tendered at or before the expiration time and are not validly withdrawn as permitted below. The expiration time for the exchange offer is midnight, New York City time, on                 , 2015 or such later date and time to which we, in our sole discretion, extend the exchange offer.

We expressly reserve the right, in our sole discretion:

 

    to extend the expiration time;

 

    if any of the conditions set forth below under “—Conditions to the Exchange Offer” has not been satisfied, to terminate the exchange offer and not accept any outstanding notes for exchange; and

 

    to amend the exchange offer in any manner.

We will give written notice of any extension, delay, non-acceptance, termination or amendment as promptly as practicable by a public announcement, and in the case of an extension, no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled expiration time. For a material change in the exchange offer, including the waiver of a material condition, we will extend the offer period if necessary so at least five business days remain in the exchange offer following notice of the material change.

During an extension, all outstanding notes previously tendered will remain subject to the exchange offer and may be accepted for exchange by us, upon expiration of the exchange offer, unless validly withdrawn.

Each broker-dealer receiving exchange notes for its own account in exchange for outstanding notes, where such outstanding notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”

Conditions to the Exchange Offer

The exchange offer is not conditioned upon the tender of any minimum principal amount of outstanding notes. Notwithstanding any other provision of the exchange offer, or any extension of the exchange offer, we will not be required to accept for exchange, or to issue exchange notes in exchange for, any outstanding notes and may terminate or amend the exchange offer, by oral (promptly confirmed in writing) or written notice to the

 

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exchange agent or by a timely press release, if at any time before the expiration of the exchange offer, any of the following conditions exist:

 

    any action or proceeding is instituted or threatened in any court or by or before any governmental agency challenging the exchange offer or that we believe might be expected to prohibit or materially impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer;

 

    any stop order is threatened or in effect with respect to either (1) the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or (2) the qualification of the Indenture governing the notes under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended;

 

    any law, rule or regulation is enacted, adopted, proposed or interpreted that we believe might be expected to prohibit or impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer or to materially impair the ability of holders generally to receive freely tradable exchange notes in the exchange offer. See “—Consequences of Failure to Exchange Outstanding Notes”;

 

    any change or a development involving a prospective change in our business, properties, assets, liabilities, financial condition, operations or results of operations taken as a whole, that is or may be adverse to us;

 

    any declaration of war, armed hostilities or other similar international calamity directly or indirectly involving the United States, or the worsening of any such condition that existed at the time that we commence the exchange offer; or

 

    we become aware of facts that, in our reasonable judgment, have or may have adverse significance with respect to the value of the outstanding notes or the exchange notes to be issued in the exchange offer.

Procedures for Tendering Outstanding Notes

To tender your outstanding notes in the exchange offer, you must comply with either of the following:

 

    complete, sign and date the letter of transmittal or a facsimile of the letter of transmittal, have the signature(s) on the letter of transmittal guaranteed if required by the letter of transmittal and mail or deliver such letter of transmittal or facsimile thereof to the exchange agent at the address set forth below under “—Exchange Agent” prior to the expiration date; or

 

    comply with DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program procedures described below.

In addition, you must comply with either of the following conditions:

 

    the exchange agent must receive certificates for outstanding notes along with the letter of transmittal prior to the expiration date;

 

    the exchange agent must receive a timely confirmation of book-entry transfer of outstanding notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC according to the procedures for book-entry transfer described below or a properly transmitted agent’s message prior to the expiration date; or

 

    you must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.

Your tender, if not withdrawn prior to the expiration date, constitutes an agreement between us and you upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in this prospectus and the letter of transmittal.

The method of delivery of outstanding notes, letters of transmittal and all other required documents to the exchange agent is at your election and risk. We recommend that instead of delivery by mail, you use an overnight or hand delivery service, properly insured. In all cases, you should allow sufficient time to assure timely delivery to the exchange agent before the expiration date. You should not send letters of transmittal or certificates representing outstanding notes to us. You may request that your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or nominee effect the above transactions for you.

 

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If you are a beneficial owner whose outstanding notes are held in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and you wish to tender your outstanding notes, you should promptly instruct the registered holder to tender outstanding notes on your behalf. If you wish to tender the outstanding notes yourself, you must, prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal and delivering your outstanding notes, either:

 

    make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the outstanding notes in your name; or

 

    obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder of outstanding notes.

The transfer of registered ownership may take considerable time and may not be able to be completed prior to the expiration date. We are not responsible for any delays in any such transfer.

Signatures on the letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, must be guaranteed by a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States or another “eligible guarantor institution” within the meaning of Rule 17A(d)-15 under the Exchange Act, unless the outstanding notes surrendered for exchange are tendered:

 

    by a registered holder of the outstanding notes who has not completed the box entitled “Special Registration Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” on the letter of transmittal; or

 

    for the account of an eligible guarantor institution.

If the letter of transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered holder of any outstanding notes listed on the outstanding notes, such outstanding notes must be endorsed or accompanied by a properly completed bond power. The bond power must be signed by the registered holder as the registered holder’s name appears on the outstanding notes and an eligible guarantor institution must guarantee the signature on the bond power.

If the letter of transmittal or any certificates representing outstanding notes or bond powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations, or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, those persons should also so indicate when signing and, unless waived by us, they should also submit evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to so act.

Any financial institution that is a participant in DTC’s system may use DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program to tender. Participants in the program may, instead of physically completing and signing the letter of transmittal and delivering it to the exchange agent, electronically transmit their acceptance of the exchange by causing DTC to transfer the outstanding notes to the exchange agent in accordance with DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program procedures for transfer. DTC will then send an agent’s message to the exchange agent. The term “agent’s message” means a message transmitted by DTC, received by the exchange agent and forming part of the book-entry confirmation, which states that:

 

    DTC has received an express acknowledgment from a participant in its Automated Tender Offer Program that is tendering outstanding notes that are the subject of the book-entry confirmation;

 

    the participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal, or in the case of an agent’s message relating to guaranteed delivery, that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the notice of guaranteed delivery; and

 

    we may enforce that agreement against such participant.

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Acceptance of Exchange Notes

In all cases, we will promptly issue exchange notes for outstanding notes that we have accepted for exchange under the exchange offer only after the exchange agent timely receives:

 

    outstanding notes or a timely book-entry confirmation of such outstanding notes into the exchange agent’s account at the book-entry transfer facility; and

 

    a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal and all other required documents or a properly transmitted agent’s message.

By tendering outstanding notes pursuant to the exchange offer, you will represent to us that, among other things:

 

    you are not our “affiliate” or an “affiliate” of any guarantor of the notes within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act;

 

    you do not have an arrangement or understanding with any person or entity to participate in a distribution of the exchange notes; and

 

    you are acquiring the exchange notes in the ordinary course of your business.

In addition, each broker-dealer that is to receive exchange notes for its own account in exchange for outstanding notes must represent that such outstanding notes were acquired by that broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus that meets the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of the exchange notes. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. See “Plan of Distribution.”

Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the exchange offer, including the letters of transmittal and the instructions to the letters of transmittal, and our resolution of all questions as to the validity, form, eligibility, including time of receipt, and acceptance of outstanding notes tendered for exchange will be final and binding on all parties. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all tenders of any particular outstanding notes not properly tendered or to not accept any particular outstanding notes if the acceptance might, in our or our counsel’s judgment, be unlawful. We also reserve the absolute right to waive any defects or irregularities as to any particular outstanding notes prior to the expiration date.

Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of outstanding notes for exchange must be cured before the expiration date. Neither we, the exchange agent, nor any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity with respect to any tender of outstanding notes for exchange, nor will we or any of them incur any liability for any failure to give notification. Any outstanding notes received by the exchange agent that are not properly tendered and as to which the irregularities have not been cured or waived will be returned by the exchange agent to the tendering holder, unless otherwise provided in the letter of transmittal, promptly after the expiration date.

Book-Entry Delivery Procedures

Promptly after the date of this prospectus, the exchange agent will establish an account with respect to the outstanding notes at DTC and, as the book-entry transfer facility, for purposes of the exchange offer. Any financial institution that is a participant in the book-entry transfer facility’s system may make book-entry delivery of the outstanding notes by causing the book-entry transfer facility to transfer those outstanding notes into the exchange agent’s account at the facility in accordance with the facility’s procedures for such transfer. To be timely, book-entry delivery of outstanding notes requires receipt of a confirmation of a book-entry transfer, which we refer to as a “book-entry confirmation,” prior to the expiration date. In addition, although delivery of outstanding notes may be effected through book-entry transfer into the exchange agent’s account at the book-

 

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entry transfer facility, the letter of transmittal or a manually signed facsimile thereof, together with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, or an “agent’s message,” as defined below, in connection with a book-entry transfer, must, in any case, be delivered or transmitted to and received by the exchange agent at its address set forth on the cover page of the letter of transmittal prior to the expiration date to receive exchange notes for tendered outstanding notes, or the guaranteed delivery procedure described below must be complied with. Tender will not be deemed made until such documents are received by the exchange agent. Delivery of documents to the book-entry transfer facility does not constitute delivery to the exchange agent.

Holders of outstanding notes who are unable to deliver confirmation of the book-entry tender of their outstanding notes into the exchange agent’s account at the book-entry transfer facility or all other documents required by the letter of transmittal to the exchange agent on or prior to the expiration date must tender their outstanding notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.

Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

If you wish to tender your outstanding notes, but your outstanding notes are not immediately available or you cannot deliver your outstanding notes, the letter of transmittal or any other required documents to the exchange agent or comply with the procedures under DTC’s Automatic Tender Offer Program, prior to the expiration date, you may still tender if:

 

    the tender is made through an eligible guarantor institution;

 

    prior to the expiration date, the exchange agent receives from such eligible guarantor institution either a properly completed and duly executed notice of guaranteed delivery, by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery or a properly transmitted agent’s message and notice of guaranteed delivery, that (1) sets forth your name and address, the certificate number(s) of such outstanding notes and the principal amount of outstanding notes tendered; (2) states that the tender is being made thereby; and (3) guarantees that, within three Nasdaq Stock Market trading days after the expiration date, the letter of transmittal, or facsimile thereof, together with the outstanding notes or a book-entry confirmation, and any other documents required by the letter of transmittal, will be deposited by the eligible guarantor institution with the exchange agent; and

 

    the exchange agent receives the properly completed and executed letter of transmittal or facsimile thereof, as well as certificate(s) representing all tendered outstanding notes in proper form for transfer or a book-entry confirmation of transfer of the outstanding notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC and all other documents required by the letter of transmittal, within three business days after the expiration date.

Upon request, the exchange agent will send to you a notice of guaranteed delivery if you wish to tender your outstanding notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures.

Withdrawal Rights

You may withdraw tenders of your outstanding notes at any time prior to the expiration time.

For a withdrawal to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal, by facsimile or by mail, must be received by the exchange agent, at the address set forth below under “—Exchange Agent,” prior to the expiration time. Any such notice of withdrawal must:

 

    specify the name of the person having tendered the outstanding notes to be withdrawn;

 

    identify the outstanding notes to be withdrawn, including the principal amount of such outstanding notes; and

 

    specify the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawn outstanding notes and otherwise comply with the procedures of DTC.

 

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We will determine all questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of such notices and our determination will be final and binding on all parties. Any tendered outstanding notes validly withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the exchange offer. Properly withdrawn notes may be re-tendered by following one of the procedures described under “—How to Tender Outstanding Notes for Exchange” above at any time at or prior to the expiration time.

Exchange Agent

We have appointed Wilmington Trust, National Association as our exchange agent for the exchange offer. Questions and requests for assistance respecting the procedures for the exchange offer, requests for additional copies of this prospectus or of the letter of transmittal should be directed to the exchange agent at one of its addresses below:

Deliver to:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

By registered, certified or regular mail or overnight courier:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

c/o Wilmington Trust Company

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890-1626

By facsimile transmission

(for eligible institutions only):

(302) 636-4139

Attention: Robert Rago

Fees and Expenses

We will not make any payment to brokers, dealers, or others soliciting acceptance of the exchange offer except for reimbursement of mailing expenses. We will pay the cash expenses to be incurred in connection with the exchange offer, including:

 

    SEC registration fees;

 

    fees and expenses of the exchange agent and trustee;

 

    our accounting and legal fees;

 

    printing fees; and

 

    related fees and expenses.

Accounting Treatment

For accounting purposes, we will not recognize gain or loss upon the issuance of the exchange notes for outstanding notes.

Transfer Taxes

Holders who tender their outstanding notes for exchange will not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in connection with the exchange. If, however, exchange notes issued in the exchange offer are to be delivered to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person other than the holder of the outstanding notes tendered, or if a transfer

 

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tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of outstanding notes in connection with the exchange offer, then the holder must pay these transfer taxes, whether imposed on the registered holder or on any other person. If satisfactory evidence of payment of or exemption from these taxes is not submitted with the letter of transmittal, the amount of these transfer taxes will be billed directly to the tendering holder.

Consequences of Failure to Exchange Outstanding Notes

Outstanding notes that are not tendered or are tendered but not accepted will, following the consummation of the exchange offer, continue to be subject to the provisions in the Indenture and the legend contained on the outstanding notes regarding the transfer restrictions of the outstanding notes. In general, outstanding notes, unless registered under the Securities Act, may not be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. We do not currently anticipate that we will take any action to register under the Securities Act or under any state securities laws the outstanding notes that are not tendered in the exchange offer or that are tendered in the exchange offer but are not accepted for exchange.

Holders of the exchange notes and any outstanding notes that remain outstanding after consummation of the exchange offer will vote together as a single series for purposes of determining whether holders of the requisite percentage of the series have taken certain actions or exercised certain rights under the indenture governing the notes.

Filing of Shelf Registration Statements

Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, we agreed, among other things, that if (1) we are not permitted to consummate the exchange offer because the exchange offer is not permitted by applicable law or applicable interpretations of the SEC staff; (2) the exchange offer is not consummated on or prior to the date that is 360 days after the issue date of the outstanding notes; or (3) the initial purchaser so requests with respect to outstanding notes not eligible to be exchanged for exchange notes in the exchange offer and held by it following consummation of the exchange offer, then we will under certain circumstances be required to file with the SEC a shelf registration statement to cover resales of notes by the holders thereof.

We will, in the event of the filing of the shelf registration statement, provide to each holder of outstanding notes copies of the prospectus that is a part of the shelf registration statement, notify each such holder when the shelf registration statement has become effective and take certain other actions as are required to permit unrestricted resales of the outstanding notes. A holder of outstanding notes that sells its notes pursuant to the shelf registration statement generally (1) will be required to make certain representations to us (as described in the registration rights agreement); (2) will be required to be named as a selling security holder in the related prospectus and to deliver a prospectus to purchasers; (3) will be subject to certain of the civil liability provisions under the Securities Act in connection with such sales; and (4) will be bound by the provisions of the registration rights agreement that are applicable to such a holder (including certain indemnification rights and obligations thereunder). In addition, holders of outstanding notes will be required to deliver information to be used in connection with the shelf registration statement and to provide comments on the shelf registration statement within the time periods set forth in the registration rights agreement to have their outstanding notes included in the shelf registration statement.

Although we intend, if required, to file the shelf registration statement, we cannot assure you that the shelf registration statement will be filed or, if filed, that it will become or remain effective.

The foregoing description is a summary of certain provisions of the registration rights agreement. It does not restate the registration rights agreement in its entirety. We urge you to read the registration rights agreement, which is an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and can also be obtained from us. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES

Definitions for certain defined terms may be found under “—Certain Definitions” appearing at the end of this section below. References in this “Description of the Notes” to the “Company” refer to AV Homes, Inc. only and not to any of its subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires. The terms of the exchange notes are identical in all material respects to the terms of the outstanding notes, except the exchange notes will not contain transfer restrictions and holders of exchange notes will no longer have any registration rights and we will not be obligated to pay Additional Interest as described in the registration rights agreement. We refer to exchange notes and outstanding notes (to the extent not exchanged for exchange notes) in this section as the “Notes.”

The exchange notes will be issued under an indenture (the “Indenture”) dated as of June 30, 2014 by and among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

The terms of the exchange notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The following description is a summary of the material provisions of the Indenture. It does not restate the Indenture in its entirety. We urge you to read the Indenture because it, and not this description, defines your rights as holders of the Notes. Copies of the Indenture are available as set forth under “Where You Can Find More Information.” Certain defined terms used in this description but not defined below under “—Certain Definitions” have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

The registered holder of any Note will be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. Only registered holders will have rights under the Indenture.

General

The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company. The maximum aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be issued in this offering is $200 million. The Company may issue additional Notes (“Additional Notes”) from time to time subject to the limitations set forth under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness.” The Notes offered hereby and any Additional Notes subsequently issued under the Indenture will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture; provided that if any Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Additional Notes will be issued as a separate series under the Indenture and will have a separate CUSIP number and ISIN from the Notes. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “Notes” for all purposes of the Indenture and this “Description of the Notes” include any Additional Notes that are actually issued. The Notes are guaranteed by each of the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the guarantees (the “Subsidiary Guarantees”) described below.

The Indebtedness represented by the Notes will be:

 

    senior unsecured obligations of the Company;

 

    senior in right of payment to all future Indebtedness and other liabilities of the Company that are, by their terms, expressly subordinated to the Notes;

 

    pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future Indebtedness and other liabilities of the Company that are not, by their terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, including the Existing Notes;

 

    effectively subordinated to all existing and future Indebtedness and other liabilities of the Company that are secured by Liens, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such Indebtedness and liabilities, including the Senior Credit Facilities;

 

    structurally subordinated to all existing and future Indebtedness and other liabilities, including preferred stock, of the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness and liabilities owed to the Company or one of the Subsidiary Guarantors); and

 

    unconditionally guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Subsidiary Guarantees.

 

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Each Subsidiary Guarantee will be:

 

    senior unsecured obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

    senior in right of payment to all future Indebtedness and other liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor that are, by their terms, expressly subordinated to such Subsidiary Guarantee;

 

    structurally senior in right of payment to the Company’s obligations with respect to the Existing Notes;

 

    pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future Indebtedness and other liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor that are not, by their terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to such Subsidiary Guarantee, including the Senior Credit Facilities to the extent guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors; and

 

    effectively subordinated to all existing and future Indebtedness and other liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor that are secured by Liens, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such Indebtedness, including the Senior Credit Facilities to the extent secured by Liens on assets of the Subsidiary Guarantors.

The Notes bear interest at the rate of 8.500% per annum from the Issue Date, payable on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing on January 1, 2014, to holders of record (the “Holders”) at the close of business on December 15 or June 15, as the case may be, immediately preceding the respective interest payment date. The Notes will mature on July 1, 2019, and will be issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and $1,000 integral multiples thereof. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

Principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be payable, and the Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange, at the offices of the Trustee. At the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made through the Paying Agent by check mailed to the Holders of the Notes at their respective addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to Notes represented by one or more permanent global notes registered in the name of or held by DTC or its nominee will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder or Holders thereof. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with certain transfers or exchanges of the Notes. Initially, the Trustee will act as the Paying Agent and the Registrar under the Indenture. The Company may subsequently act as the Paying Agent and/or the Registrar and the Company may change any Paying Agent and/or any Registrar without prior notice to the Holders.

Optional Redemption

Except as set forth below, the Company will not be entitled to redeem the Notes at its option.

On or after July 1, 2016, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the following redemption prices (expressed in percentages of the principal amount thereof), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling prior to or on the redemption date), if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on July 1 of each year indicated below:

 

Year

   Percentage  

2016

     106.375

2017

     103.188

2018 and thereafter

     100.000

 

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In addition, prior to July 1, 2016, the Company may, at its option, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) issued under the Indenture with the net proceeds of an Equity Offering at 108.50% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling prior to or on the redemption date); provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) originally issued under the Indenture remain outstanding after such redemption. Notice of any such redemption must be given within 60 days after the date of the closing of the relevant Equity Offering.

Prior to July 1, 2016, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling prior to or on the redemption date).

Applicable Premium” means, with respect to a Note at any redemption date, as calculated by the Company, the greater of (i) 1.00% of the principal amount of such Note and (ii) the excess of (A) the present value at such redemption date of (1) the redemption price of such Note on July 1, 2016 (such redemption price being described in the second paragraph of this “—Optional Redemption” section exclusive of any accrued interest) plus (2) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Note through July 1, 2016 (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 0.50% per annum, over (B) the principal amount of such Note on such redemption date.

Treasury Rate” means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date or, in the case of a satisfaction, discharge or defeasance, at least two Business Days prior to the deposit of funds with the Trustee to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness of the Notes (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to July 1, 2016; provided, however, that if the period from the redemption date to July 1, 2016 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

Selection and Notice of Redemption

In the event that less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time pursuant to an optional redemption, selection of the Notes for redemption will be made by the Trustee as follows:

 

    in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed, so long as the Trustee knows of such listing (it being understood that the Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee of each such listing, if any); or

 

    if the Notes are not then listed on a national security exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.

Notice of redemption will be given at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the date of redemption to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address; provided, however, that notice may be given more than 60 days before the redemption date if given in connection with a defeasance or the satisfaction and discharge of the Notes. If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to that Note will state the portion of the principal amount of the Note to be redeemed. A new Note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Note will be issued in the name of the Holder of the Note upon cancellation of the original Note. On and after the date of redemption, interest will cease to accrue on Notes or

 

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portions thereof called for redemption so long as the Company has deposited with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company is the Paying Agent, has segregated and holds in trust) funds in satisfaction of the redemption price (including accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed) pursuant to the Indenture.

Mandatory Redemption; Open Market Purchases

The Company is not required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. However, under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to offer to purchase the Notes as described under the caption “—Mandatory Offers to Purchase the Notes.”

The Company may acquire Notes by means other than a redemption, whether by tender offer, open market purchases, negotiated transactions or otherwise, in accordance with applicable securities laws, so long as such acquisition does not otherwise violate the terms of the Indenture.

Mandatory Offers to Purchase the Notes

The Indenture requires the Company:

 

(i) to offer to purchase all of the outstanding Notes upon a Change of Control of the Company at a price of 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling prior to or on the date of purchase); or

 

(ii) to offer to purchase a portion of the outstanding Notes using Net Proceeds of Asset Sales, if any, that are not used to repay certain Indebtedness or otherwise used or invested as provided in the Indenture at a price of 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling prior to or on the date of purchase).

See “—Certain Covenants—Change of Control” and “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Asset Sales.”

None of the provisions relating to an offer to purchase is waivable by the Board of Directors of the Company. If an offer to purchase upon a Change of Control or otherwise were to be required, there can be no assurance that the Company would have sufficient funds to pay the purchase price for all Notes that the Company is required to purchase. In addition, the Company’s ability to finance the purchase of Notes may be limited by the terms of its then existing borrowing agreements. Failure by the Company to purchase any Notes when required will result in an Event of Default with respect to such Notes.

If an offer is made to purchase Notes as a result of a Change of Control or otherwise, the Company will comply with applicable law, including, without limitation, Section 14(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 14e-1 thereunder, if applicable. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of the Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Indenture by virtue of any conflict.

The Change of Control feature of the Notes may in certain circumstances make more difficult or discourage certain mergers, tender offers or takeover attempts involving the Company and, thus, the removal of incumbent management. The Change of Control feature, however, is not the result of management’s knowledge of any specific effort to obtain control of the Company by means of a merger, tender offer, solicitation or otherwise, or part of a plan by management to adopt a series of anti-takeover provisions.

 

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The Subsidiary Guarantees

As of the Issue Date, all of the Subsidiaries of the Company will be Restricted Subsidiaries, other than the following Subsidiaries, which will be Unrestricted Subsidiaries:

 

    AV Homes Legacy Developers, Inc.;

 

    Avatar Homes of Arizona, Inc.;

 

    Avatar Retirement Communities, Inc.;

 

    AVH Realty, LLC;

 

    Bella Pointe Community Association, Inc.;*

 

    Bellalago and Isles of Bellalago Community Association, Inc.;*

 

    CantaMia at Estrella Community Association;*

 

    Carefree 60 Community Association;*

 

    Creekside at Bethpage Association, Inc.;*

 

    EM 646, LLC;

 

    Encore at Eastmark Homeowners Association;*

 

    Fieldstone Land, LLC;

 

    Glen River at Canyon Trails 3L Community Association;*

 

    JCH Construction, LLC;

 

    JCH Construction, LLC;

 

    JCH Denali, LLC;

 

    JEN Florida II, LLC;

 

    Joseph Carl Homes, LLC;

 

    Litchfield Park II Community Association;*

 

    Mill’s Run Homeowners Association, Inc.;*

 

    Morgans Branch Community Association, Inc.;*

 

    Poinciana Office/Industrial Park, Inc.;*

 

    Rio Rico Properties Inc.;

 

    Solivita at Poinciana Golf Club, Inc.;

 

    Solivita at Poinciana Recreation, Inc.;

 

    Solivita at Poinciana, Inc.;

 

    Solivita Community Association, Inc.;*

 

    Stonebridge Ranch Homeowners Association;*

 

    Vitalia at Tradition Residents Association, Inc.;* and

 

    Waterview Community Homeowners Association, Inc.*

 

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Subject to the terms of the Indenture, including the requirements set forth under the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiaries,” the Company will be permitted to designate other Subsidiaries as “Unrestricted Subsidiaries.” Our Unrestricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to any of the restrictive covenants in the Indenture and will not guarantee the Notes.

Each Restricted Subsidiary that either is a borrower or that guarantees Obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities will initially guarantee the Notes. The Company will cause each existing and future Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a borrower under the Senior Credit Facilities or that guarantees, on the Issue Date or at any time thereafter, Obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities or any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture to the Indenture pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary will become a Subsidiary Guarantor. As of the Issue Date, all of the Restricted Subsidiaries will be Subsidiary Guarantors.

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors will irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee the full and prompt payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest in respect of the Notes on a senior basis and all other Obligations under the Indenture. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantees will be senior unsecured obligations of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor. The Subsidiary Guarantors will agree to pay, in addition to the amount stated above, any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) Incurred by the Trustee or the Holders in enforcing any rights under the Subsidiary Guarantees.

As of December 31, 2014, the Subsidiaries Guarantors had no outstanding indebtedness other than their guarantees of the Senior Credit Facilities. The Subsidiary Guarantors or other Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur Indebtedness in the future. Although the Indenture limits the amount of Indebtedness that Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur, such Indebtedness may be substantial.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 represented less than 1% of the Company’s consolidated total revenues. As of December 31, 2014, the Unrestricted Subsidiaries represented less than 1% of the Company’s consolidated total assets and total liabilities, including trade payables but excluding intercompany liabilities, all of which would be structurally senior to the Notes.

The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor are joint and several but are limited to the maximum amount which, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under the Indenture, will result in the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law. Each Subsidiary Guarantor that makes a payment or distribution under a Subsidiary Guarantee shall be entitled to a contribution from each other Subsidiary Guarantor in an amount pro rata, based on the net assets of each Subsidiary Guarantor, determined in accordance with GAAP. Except as provided in “—Certain Covenants” below, the Company is not restricted from selling or otherwise disposing of any of the Subsidiary Guarantors.

Release of Subsidiary Guarantees

A Subsidiary Guarantor will be released and discharged from all of its obligations under the Indenture (including its Subsidiary Guarantee) if:

 

(1) all or substantially all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor or all (or a portion sufficient to cause such Subsidiary Guarantor to no longer be a Subsidiary of the Company) of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor is sold (including by consolidation, merger, issuance or otherwise) or disposed of (including by liquidation, dissolution or otherwise) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in compliance with the provisions of the Indenture, including “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Asset Sales” and “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Mergers and Consolidations”;

 

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(2) such Subsidiary Guarantor is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”;

 

(3) such Subsidiary Guarantor is released or discharged from all guarantees of, or Indebtedness under, the Senior Credit Facilities and all other guarantees or Indebtedness that required the creation of the Subsidiary Guarantee under the Indenture, if such Subsidiary Guarantor would not then otherwise be required to provide a Subsidiary Guarantee; provided that if such Subsidiary Guarantor has Incurred any Indebtedness in reliance on its status as a Subsidiary Guarantor under the covenant “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Additional Indebtedness,” such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations under such Indebtedness so Incurred are satisfied in full and discharged or are otherwise permitted to be Incurred by a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Additional Indebtedness”; or

 

(4) the Company exercises its legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option as described under “—Legal and Covenant Defeasance of Indenture” or the Company’s obligations under the Indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

In the event that any released Subsidiary Guarantor (in the case of clause (2) and (3) above) thereafter borrows money or guarantees any Indebtedness of the Company or Subsidiary Guarantors, such former Subsidiary Guarantor will again provide a Subsidiary Guarantee. See “—Certain Covenants—Future Subsidiary Guarantors.”

Certain Covenants

The following is a summary of certain covenants that will be contained in the Indenture. Such covenants are applicable (unless waived or amended as permitted by the Indenture) so long as any of the Notes are outstanding or until the Notes are defeased pursuant to provisions described under “—Legal and Covenant Defeasance of Indenture.”

Under the terms of the Indenture, the Trustee will have no duty to inquire as to, ascertain compliance with, or make any calculations relating to the performance of the covenants summarized below.

Limitations on Asset Sales

The Indenture provides that the Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Asset Sale unless:

 

(i) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary receives consideration at least equal to the Fair Market Value (such Fair Market Value to be determined on the date of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale) of the assets included in such Asset Sale; and

 

(ii) at least 70% of the total consideration received in such Asset Sale or series of related Asset Sales consists of cash or Cash Equivalents.

For purposes of clause (ii) of the preceding paragraph, the following shall be deemed to be cash:

 

(a) the amount (without duplication) of any Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary that is expressly assumed by the transferee in such Asset Sale and with respect to which the Company and all Restricted Subsidiaries are validly and unconditionally released by the holder of such Indebtedness;

 

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(c) the Fair Market Value of any assets received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to be used by it in the Real Estate Business (other than securities, unless such securities represent Capital Stock of an entity engaged in the Real Estate Business, such entity becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary acquires voting and management control of such entity).

If at any time any non-cash consideration received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in connection with any Asset Sale is repaid or converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received with respect to any such non-cash consideration), then the date of such repayment, conversion or disposition shall be deemed to constitute the date of an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance with this covenant.

If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary engages in an Asset Sale, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall, no later than 365 days following the consummation thereof, apply all or any of the Net Proceeds therefrom:

 

(1) to permanently repay, prepay, redeem or repurchase:

 

  (w) Obligations under Indebtedness (other than Disqualified Stock or Subordinated Indebtedness) secured by Permitted Liens pursuant to clauses (ix), (x), (xi), (xii) and (xxiv) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” (whose commitments shall be correspondingly reduced permanently upon such repayment or prepayment), other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

 

  (x) Obligations under the Notes on a pro rata basis (based on the amount so applied to such repayments or prepayments) by, at the Company’s option, (A) redeeming Notes as described under “—Optional Redemption,” (B) making an offer (in accordance with the offer procedures for Excess Proceeds set forth below) to all Holders to purchase all or a portion of their Notes at a price of 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to but excluding the date of purchase or (C) purchasing Notes through privately negotiated transactions or open market purchases, in a manner that complies with the Indenture and applicable securities law, at a price not less than 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to but excluding the date of purchase;

 

  (y) Obligations under any Pari Passu Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall so repay or prepay any such Pari Passu Indebtedness, the Company will reduce Obligations under the Notes on a pro rata basis (based on the amount so applied to such repayments or prepayments) in accordance with (1)(x) above; or

 

  (z) Indebtedness of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary of the Company, other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(2) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, another Person in the Real Estate Business, if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, such Person is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(3) to make a capital expenditure;

 

(4) to acquire additional assets or improve or develop existing assets to be used in the Real Estate Business; or

 

(5) make any combination of the foregoing payments, redemptions, repurchases or investments.

Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, the Company may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by the Indenture.

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When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds equals or exceeds $10.0 million, the Company will be required to make an offer to purchase the maximum amount of Notes from all Holders and, if applicable, redeem (or make an offer to redeem) Pari Passu Indebtedness the terms of which require the Company to redeem (or offer to redeem) such Indebtedness with the proceeds from any Asset Sales that may be purchased or redeemed with such Excess Proceeds. The purchase of Notes shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; provided that if, following repurchase of a portion of a Note, the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase would be less than $2,000, then the portion of such Note so repurchased shall be reduced so that the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase is $2,000. The procedures for such purchase and redemption shall be as follows:

 

(1) the Company will (a) make an offer to all Holders to purchase Notes (a “Net Proceeds Offer”) in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture and (b) redeem (or make an offer to redeem) any such Pari Passu Indebtedness, pro rata in proportion to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes and such other Indebtedness required to be redeemed, the maximum amount of Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness that may be redeemed with such Excess Proceeds;

 

(2) the offer price for the Notes will be payable in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to but excluding the date such Net Proceeds Offer is consummated (the “Offered Price”) (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling prior to or on the date of consummation), in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture, and the redemption price for such Pari Passu Indebtedness (the “Pari Passu Indebtedness Price”), and the redemption procedures for such Pari Passu Indebtedness shall be as set forth in the related documentation governing such Indebtedness; provided that the Offered Price plus the Pari Passu Indebtedness Price (the “Payment Amount”), in the aggregate, will not exceed such Excess Proceeds;

 

(3) the Net Proceeds Offer will remain open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “Net Proceeds Offer Period”). No later than five Business Days after the termination of the Net Proceeds Offer Period (the “Net Proceeds Purchase Date”), the Company will, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer in an amount not to exceed the Payment Amount, or, if less than the Payment Amount has been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn, all Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness so tendered. The Company will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee the Notes so accepted and an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes so accepted and that such Notes were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this covenant. In addition, the Company will deliver all certificates and instruments required, if any, by the agreements governing the Pari Passu Indebtedness. Any Note not so accepted will be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof;

 

(4) on or before the Net Proceeds Purchase Date, the Company will apply all Excess Proceeds to pay the Payment Amount or, if less than the Payment Amount has been so validly tendered, all Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness validly tendered in response to the Net Proceeds Offer. Payment of the Offered Price for any Notes so purchased will be made in the same manner as interest payments are made; and

 

(5) the Company will promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon delivery of an authentication order from the Company, will authenticate and mail (or otherwise deliver in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC) (or cause to be transferred by book entry) such new Note to such Holder (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything in the Indenture to the contrary, no Opinion of Counsel or Officers’ Certificate will be required for the Trustee to authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note) in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered; provided that each such new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. In addition, the Company will take any and all other actions required by the agreements governing the Pari Passu Indebtedness.

 

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To the extent that the sum of the aggregate Offered Price of Notes tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer and the aggregate Pari Passu Indebtedness Price paid to the holders of such Pari Passu Indebtedness is less than the amount of Excess Proceeds available for such Net Proceeds Offer, the Company may use such remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes, subject to the provisions of the Indenture, and such remaining Excess Proceeds shall no longer be deemed Excess Proceeds or be subject to this covenant. If the sum of the aggregate Offered Price of Notes tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer and the aggregate Pari Passu Indebtedness Price to be paid to the holders of such Pari Passu Indebtedness exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Notes and the Company shall select such Pari Passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis on the basis of the aggregate accreted value or principal amount of tendered Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness; provided that the selection of such Pari Passu Indebtedness shall be made pursuant to the terms of such Pari Passu Indebtedness.

The Company may enter into other arrangements or Incur other Indebtedness that may be violated by the payment of the Offered Price or Pari Passu Indebtedness Price, or may otherwise limit the Company from purchasing any Notes pursuant to this covenant. In the event that the Company is contractually prohibited from purchasing the Notes, the Company could attempt to repay all such Indebtedness and/or obtain consents from the holders of such Indebtedness. If the Company does not repay all such Indebtedness or obtain such consents, it will remain contractually prohibited from purchasing the Notes and the Company’s failure to make any required repurchases in accordance with this covenant will create an Event of Default under the Indenture.

The Company will comply with applicable tender offer rules, including the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the covenant described under “—Limitations on Asset Sales” provision, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the covenant described under “—Limitations on Asset Sales” by virtue of this compliance.

Limitations on Restricted Payments

The Indenture provides that the Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Restricted Payment, directly or indirectly, after the date of the Indenture if at the time of such Restricted Payment:

 

(i) the amount of such proposed Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (ii), (iii), (v) and (vi) of the next succeeding paragraph) declared or made after the Issue Date exceeds the sum of:

 

  (u) 50% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Income accrued during the period (taken as a single period) commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the fiscal quarter in which the Restricted Payment is to occur for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such aggregate Consolidated Net Income is a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus

 

  (v) the net cash proceeds received from the issuance and sale of Capital Stock of the Company (or any capital contribution to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) that is not Disqualified Stock after the Issue Date plus (without duplication) the Fair Market Value of any assets used in the Real Estate Business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries purchased with such proceeds concurrently with such issuance and sale or capital contribution, other than:

 

  (i) net cash proceeds received from an issuance or sale of such Capital Stock to a Subsidiary of the Company or to an employee stock ownership plan, option plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination; and

 

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  (ii) net cash proceeds received by the Company from the issue and sale of its Capital Stock or capital contributions to the extent applied to redeem Notes in compliance with the provisions set forth under the third paragraph of “—Optional Redemption”; plus

 

  (w) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which is issued (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) after the Issue Date that is converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock of the Company that is not Disqualified Stock (to the extent reduced on the Company’s balance sheet upon such conversion or exchange), less the amount of any cash or the fair value of assets distributed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange, plus

 

  (x) 100% of the aggregate amounts received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the sale, repayment, disposition or liquidation (including by way of dividends) of, or return on, any Investment (other than any Investment in any Subsidiary of the Company or any Investment to the extent sold, repaid, disposed of or liquidated with recourse to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets) (less the cost of the sale, repayment, disposition or liquidation of such Investment and net of taxes) but only to the extent (A) not included in clause (u) above and (B) that the amount of such Investment constituted a permitted Restricted Investment that was made pursuant to this paragraph, plus

 

  (y) 100% of the principal amount of, or if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any Indebtedness or other obligation that is the subject of a guarantee by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which is released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee) after the Issue Date, but only to the extent that the amount of such guarantee constituted a permitted Restricted Payment that was made pursuant to this paragraph, plus

 

  (z) with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was treated as a Restricted Payment made after the Issue Date, and only to the extent not included in clause (v) above), an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the proportionate interest of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of book value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (B) the amount of the Restricted Payment that had been deemed to be made pursuant to this paragraph (to the extent not previously repaid or otherwise reduced) upon such Subsidiary’s designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; or

 

(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transactions on a pro forma basis, the Company would be unable to Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained in the covenant described under “—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness”; or

 

(iii) a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or occurs as a consequence thereof.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this “Limitation on Restricted Payments” covenant will not prevent:

 

(i) the payment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof if the payment thereof would have complied with the limitations of the Indenture on the date of declaration;

 

(ii) the making by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Restricted Payment by exchange for or out of the net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale (other than a sale to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock), or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Company; provided that the proceeds of any such sale to the extent used as set forth in this clause (ii) will be excluded in any computation made under clause (i)(v) of the first paragraph of this covenant;

 

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(iii) the purchase, repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including premium, if any, with the proceeds of a substantially concurrent Incurrence of Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

(iv) any purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of Capital Stock of the Company or any Subsidiary held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates) not to exceed $2.0 million in any calendar year;

 

(v) repurchases of Capital Stock (i) deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or similar instruments if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such options, warrants or similar instruments or (ii) upon the vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto;

 

(vi) the payment by the Company of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options, warrants or similar instruments, upon the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of the Company or upon the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(vii) the payment of dividends on, or purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of, Disqualified Stock up to an aggregate amount of $5.0 million in any fiscal year; provided that immediately after giving effect to any declaration of such dividend, the Company could incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained in the “Limitations on Additional Indebtedness” covenant set forth in the Indenture;

 

(viii) payments made to purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company pursuant to provisions requiring the Company to offer to purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value such Subordinated Indebtedness upon the occurrence of a “change of control” as defined in the agreements or instruments governing such Subordinated Indebtedness, at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount thereof; provided, however, that the Company has made an offer to purchase the Notes upon a Change of Control pursuant to the Indenture and has purchased all Notes tendered in connection with such offer;

 

(ix) the purchase of any Permitted Bond Hedge;

 

(x) other Restricted Payments made after the Issue Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10.0 million; or

 

(xi) redemptions or repurchases of the Company’s preferred share purchase rights issued under the Rights Agreement in accordance with its terms as in effect on the Issue Date (other than amendments to the Rights Agreement to replace the rights agent and other administrative amendments thereto).

The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

For purposes of determining compliance with the provisions set forth above, in the event that a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments described in the above clauses or the definitions thereof, the Company, in its sole discretion, may order and classify, and later reclassify, such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment if it would have been permitted at the time such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment was made and at the time of any such reclassification.

Limitations on Additional Indebtedness

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Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors may Incur Indebtedness, including Acquired Indebtedness, if, after giving effect thereto and the application of the proceeds therefrom, (A) either (i) the Company’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on the date thereof would be at least 2.0 to 1.0 or (ii) the ratio of consolidated Indebtedness of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries to Consolidated Tangible Net Worth is less than 3.0 to 1.0 (either (i) or (ii) the “Ratio Exception”) and (B) no Default or Event of Default will have occurred or be continuing or would occur as a consequence of Incurring the Indebtedness or entering into the transactions relating to such Incurrence.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of the Indenture do not prevent:

 

(i) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from Incurring (A) Refinancing Indebtedness of Indebtedness initially Incurred under the first paragraph of this covenant or clauses (i)(A), (i)(B) or (ii) of this paragraph and (B) Existing Indebtedness (including, without limitation, the Existing Notes);

 

(ii) the Company from Incurring Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes issued on the Issue Date;

 

(iii) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor from Incurring Indebtedness under Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder) not to exceed the greater of (A) $175.0 million and (B) 25.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets;

 

(iv) any Subsidiary Guarantee;

 

(v) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries from Incurring Indebtedness to secure performance of tenders, bids, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, progress statements, government contracts and other obligations of like nature (exclusive of the obligation for the payment of borrowed money);

 

(vi) any Restricted Subsidiary from guaranteeing Indebtedness of the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness or, in the case of a guarantee by a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to the Ratio Exception), or the Company from guaranteeing Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness), in each case so long as such Indebtedness is permitted to be Incurred under the Indenture; provided that in the event such Indebtedness that is being guaranteed is Subordinated Indebtedness, then the related guarantee shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be;

 

(vii) (a) any Restricted Subsidiary from Incurring Indebtedness owing to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (I) such Indebtedness is subordinated to any Subsidiary Guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary, if any, and (II) such Indebtedness shall only be permitted pursuant to this clause (vii)(a) for so long as the Person to whom such Indebtedness is owing is the Company or a Person that is both a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and a Restricted Subsidiary, and (b) the Company from Incurring Indebtedness owing to any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (I) such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture, and (II) such Indebtedness shall only be permitted pursuant to this clause (vii)(b) for so long as the Person to whom such Indebtedness is owing is both a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(viii) the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary from Incurring Indebtedness under Capitalized Lease Obligations or for purchase money obligations Incurred for the purpose of acquiring or financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property or equipment used in the business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $10.0 million and 2.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets at any one time outstanding;

 

(ix) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from Incurring Obligations for, pledges of assets in respect of, and guaranties of, bond financings of political subdivisions or enterprises thereof in the ordinary course of business;

 

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  Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as obligor, is required to make a payment upon the future sale of such land or lots;

 

(xi) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under Hedging Obligations entered into for bona fide hedging purposes of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not for the purpose of speculation; provided, however, that in the case of Hedging Obligations relating to interest rates, (a) such Hedging Obligations relate to payment obligations on Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred under the Indenture and (b) the notional principal amount of such Hedging Obligations at the time Incurred does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness to which such Hedging Obligations relate;

 

(xii) Non-Recourse Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred for the acquisition, development and/or improvement of real property and secured by Liens only on such real property and Directly Related Assets;

 

(xiii) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of Incurrence;

 

(xiv) Indebtedness arising in connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xv) Guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness incurred by Joint Ventures or joint ventures in the form of Unrestricted Subsidiaries that are not Wholly Owned Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $5.0 million and 1.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets at any time outstanding;

 

(xvi) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, Incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided, however, that (A) the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds, including non-cash proceeds (the Fair Market Value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition and (B) such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote to financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed to be reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (xvi)); and

 

(xvii) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from Incurring Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $25.0 million and 5.25% of Consolidated Tangible Assets.

The Indenture provides that the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Incur Indebtedness the proceeds of which are used, directly or indirectly, to refinance any Subordinated Indebtedness, unless such Indebtedness will also be subordinated to the Notes to at least the same extent as such Subordinated Indebtedness. A Non-Guarantor Subsidiary will not be permitted to Incur Indebtedness if the proceeds are used to refinance Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors will not be permitted to Incur Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, to the same extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness is subordinated to such other Indebtedness.

The Indenture does not treat unsecured Indebtedness as subordinated or junior to secured Indebtedness merely because it is unsecured. The Indenture does not treat senior Indebtedness as subordinated or junior to any other senior Indebtedness merely because it has a junior priority with respect to the same collateral.

 

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In addition, except as permitted by clause (xv) above, the Company will not permit any of its Unrestricted Subsidiaries to Incur any Indebtedness or issue any shares of Disqualified Stock, other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness. If at any time an Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such date (and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be Incurred as of such date under this “—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness” covenant, the Company shall be in Default of this covenant).

For purposes of determining compliance with this “—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness” covenant, in the event an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in the above clauses of this covenant or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to the Ratio Exception, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall classify such item of Indebtedness and may divide and classify such Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described, in any manner that complies with this covenant and may from time to time reclassify such item of Indebtedness in any manner in which such item could be Incurred at the time of such reclassification; provided that all Indebtedness (or the portion thereof) under Credit Facilities Incurred under clause (iii) of the second paragraph of this covenant shall be deemed Incurred under clause (iii) of the second paragraph of this covenant and not the Ratio Exception or clause (i) of the second paragraph of this covenant and may not later be reclassified. For purposes of determining whether Indebtedness can be Incurred pursuant to the Ratio Exception, the Company may elect, pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee, to treat all or a portion of a revolving commitment under any Credit Facility as Incurred and outstanding Indebtedness (along with all associated interest expense) at the time such revolving commitments are established and for so long as such revolving commitments remain outstanding, regardless of whether fully drawn at the time of establishment. As a result of such election, any subsequent Incurrence of Indebtedness under such revolving commitment shall not be deemed an Incurrence of additional Indebtedness.

The accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms and the reclassification of Preferred Stock as Indebtedness due to a change in accounting principles will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this covenant. In addition, for purposes of determining any particular amount of Indebtedness under this covenant, guarantees, Liens or letter of credit obligations supporting Indebtedness otherwise included in the determination of such particular amount shall not be included so long as Incurred by a Person that could have Incurred such Indebtedness. Further, for purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be utilized, calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was Incurred (in the case of term Indebtedness) or committed (in the case of revolving credit Indebtedness); provided that if such Indebtedness is Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced. Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values. The principal amount of any Indebtedness Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if Incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such Refinancing Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.

Change of Control

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Change of Control Offer on the date fixed for the closing of such Change of Control Offer (the “Change of Control Payment Date”) at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the Change of Control Payment Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling prior to or on the Change of Control Payment Date) (the “Change of Control Price”) in accordance with the procedures set forth in the “Change of Control” covenant of the Indenture.

In addition, the Indenture provides that, within 30 days after the date on which a Change of Control occurs, the Company (with notice to the Trustee) or the Trustee at the Company’s request (and at the expense of the Company) will give to all Persons who were Holders on the date of the Change of Control at their respective addresses appearing in the Security Register, a notice of such occurrence and of such Holder’s rights arising as a result thereof. Such notice shall specify, among other items, (1) the Change of Control Payment Date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is given, (2) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of Control and (3) the instructions, consistent with the covenant described hereunder, that a Holder must follow in order to have its Notes purchased.

The Indenture also provides that:

 

(a) In the event of a Change of Control Offer, the Company will only be required to accept Notes in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; provided that if, following repurchase of a portion of a Note, the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase would be less than $2,000, then the portion of such Note so repurchased shall be reduced so that the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase is $2,000.

 

(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date in connection with which the Change of Control Offer is being made, the Company will (i) accept for payment Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent money sufficient, in immediately available funds, to pay the purchase price of all Notes or portions thereof so accepted and (iii) deliver to the Paying Agent an Officers’ Certificate identifying the Notes or portions thereof accepted for payment by the Company. The Paying Agent will promptly mail (or otherwise deliver in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC) to Holders of Notes so accepted payment in an amount equal to the Change of Control Price of the Notes purchased from each such Holder, and the Company will execute and, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate of the Company, the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or otherwise deliver in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC) (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to such Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered; provided that each such new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Any Notes not so accepted will be promptly mailed or delivered by the Paying Agent at the Company’s expense to the Holder thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer promptly after the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

(c) Any Change of Control Offer will be conducted by the Company in compliance with applicable law, including, without limitation, Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14e-1 thereunder.

The Company may enter into other arrangements or Incur other Indebtedness with similar change of control obligations. There can be no assurance that sufficient funds will be available at the time of a Change of Control to make any required repurchases. The Company’s failure to make any required repurchases in the event of a Change of Control Offer will create an Event of Default under the Indenture.

In addition, prior to paying the Change of Control Price, and as a condition to such payment, the Company will be required to repay, or obtain the consent of the requisite lenders or holders of, Indebtedness Incurred or issued under the Senior Credit Facilities and under any indentures or other agreements that are violated by the payment of the Change of Control Price. The Company covenants to effect such repayments or obtain such

 

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consents prior to paying the Change of Control Price, it being a default of the Change of Control provisions of the Indenture if the Company fails to comply with such covenant. A default under the Indenture will cause an event of default under the Senior Credit Facilities and may cause an event of default under other Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

No quantitative or other established meaning has been given to the phrase “all or substantially all” (which appears in the definition of Change of Control) by courts which have interpreted this phrase in various contexts. In interpreting this phrase, courts make a subjective determination as to the portion of assets conveyed, considering such factors as the value of the assets conveyed and the proportion of an entity’s income derived from the assets conveyed. Accordingly, there may be uncertainty as to whether a Holder of Notes can determine whether a Change of Control has occurred and exercise any remedies such Holder may have upon a Change of Control.

Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates

The Indenture provides that the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, make any Investment, loan, advance, guarantee or capital contribution to or for the benefit of, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or for the benefit of, or purchase or lease any property or assets from, or enter into or amend any contract, agreement or understanding with, or otherwise enter into or conduct any transaction with, or for the benefit of, (i) any Affiliate of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) any Person (or any Affiliate of such Person) holding 10% or more of the Common Equity of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each an “Affiliate Transaction”), except on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that could have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate.

The Indenture also provides that with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving or having aggregate value or consideration in excess of $10.0 million, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with the immediately preceding paragraph and either (x) a Secretary’s Certificate which sets forth and authenticates a resolution that has been adopted by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company approving such Affiliate Transaction (and such majority determines that such Affiliate Transaction complies with the immediately preceding paragraph) or (y) a Secretary’s Certificate which sets forth and authenticates a resolution that has been adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company approving such Affiliate Transaction (and determining that such Affiliate Transaction complies with the immediately preceding paragraph), together with the written opinion or appraisal described below.

The Indenture also provides that with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving or having an aggregate value or consideration of $25.0 million or more, the Company will deliver to the Trustee the certificates described in the preceding clause (a) and either (x) a written opinion as to the fairness of such Affiliate Transaction to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary engaging in the Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view or (y) a written appraisal supporting the value of such Affiliate Transaction, in either case, issued by an Independent Financial Advisor.

The Indenture also provides that, notwithstanding the foregoing, an Affiliate Transaction will not include:

 

(i) any contract, agreement or understanding with, or for the benefit of, or plan for the benefit of, employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries (in their capacity as such) that has been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors;

 

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(iii) Capital Stock issuances to members of the Board of Directors, officers and employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to plans approved by the equity holders of the Company;

 

(iv) any Restricted Payment otherwise permitted under and made in accordance with the covenant described under “—Limitations on Restricted Payments”;

 

(v) any Permitted Investment;

 

(vi) any transaction between or among the Company and one or more Restricted Subsidiaries or a Restricted Subsidiary and one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(vii) any sale or issuance of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

 

(viii) any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any extension, amendment or modification thereto (so long as any such extension, amendment or modification satisfies the requirements set forth in the first paragraph of this covenant) or any transaction contemplated by such agreement; or

 

(ix) any transaction in the ordinary course of business with a Joint Venture that would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in such Joint Venture.

Limitations on Liens

The Indenture provides that the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, Incur, assume, permit or suffer to exist any Liens, other than Permitted Liens, on any of its or their assets (including Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary), property, income, proceeds or profits therefrom (whether owned as of the Issue Date or thereafter acquired) to secure any Indebtedness unless contemporaneously therewith or prior thereto all payments due under the Indenture and the Notes (or under a Subsidiary Guarantee in the case of Liens of a Subsidiary Guarantor) are secured on an equal and ratable basis (or on a superior basis, in the event the other Indebtedness is Subordinated Indebtedness) with the obligation or liability so secured until such time as such obligation or liability is no longer secured by a Lien.

Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes pursuant to this covenant shall be deemed automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Liens securing such other Indebtedness.

The expansion of Liens by virtue of accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness, amortization of original issue discount and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuation in the exchange rate of currencies will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Liens for purposes of this covenant.

Limitations on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries

The Indenture provides that the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, assume or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

 

(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Capital Stock or any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, owned by the Company or any of its other Restricted Subsidiaries, or pay interest on or principal of any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its other Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(ii) make loans or advances or pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Company or any of its other Restricted Subsidiaries; or

 

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except for encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

 

(a) applicable law;

 

(b) agreements evidencing Existing Indebtedness or other agreements existing on the date of the Indenture as in effect on the Issue Date;

 

(c) Acquired Indebtedness; provided that any such restrictions and encumbrances apply only to the obligor on such Indebtedness and its Subsidiaries and that such Acquired Indebtedness was not Incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by the Person being acquired in connection with or in anticipation of such acquisition;

 

(d) Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that any such restrictions and encumbrances are not materially more restrictive than those under the agreement creating or evidencing the Indebtedness being exchanged, redeemed, refunded, refinanced, replaced or extended;

 

(e) customary non-assignment provisions in leases, licenses, encumbrances, contracts or similar assets entered into or acquired in the ordinary course of business;

 

(f) agreements entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or disposition;

 

(g) the Indenture, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees;

 

(h) purchase money obligations or Capitalized Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property so acquired of the nature described in clause (iii) of this covenant;

 

(i) Liens permitted under the Indenture securing Indebtedness that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Lien;

 

(j) provisions in leases, partnership agreements, limited liability company, organizational governance documents, joint venture agreements, joint development agreement, assets sale agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Company) that restrict the transfer or Incurrence of a Lien on any ownership interests, assets, property or leasehold interests;

 

(k) customary provisions of any franchise, distribution or similar agreements arising in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Company);

 

(l) agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business imposing restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth;

 

(m) Indebtedness Incurred in compliance with the covenant described under “—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness”; provided that such restrictions, taken as a whole, are, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, (i) not more materially restrictive with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those contained in the Indenture as in effect on the Issue Date or (ii) will not materially affect the Company’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Notes; and

 

(n) amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refinancings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (b), (c), (d) or (m) of this paragraph; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, not materially more restrictive than those contained in such contracts, instruments or obligations prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.

Limitations on Mergers and Consolidations

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substantially all of its assets (including, without limitation, by way of liquidation or dissolution) (as an entirety or substantially in one transaction or series of related transactions), to any Person unless:

 

(1) either:

 

  (a) the Company will be the surviving or continuing Person; or

 

  (b) the Person formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger, or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition or assignment will be made (collectively, the “Successor”) is a solvent corporation or other legal entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and the Successor expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture;

 

(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(3) in the case of any such consolidation, merger, or sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition or assignment involving the Company, immediately after giving effect to such transaction and any related financing transactions, as if such transactions had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Four-Quarter Period, and the use of any net proceeds therefrom, on a pro forma basis, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Successor would be such that the Successor would be entitled to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under such Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test in the first paragraph of the covenant described under “—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness”;

 

(4) each Subsidiary Guarantor (unless it is the other party to the transactions described above) shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its Subsidiary Guarantee shall apply to such Successor’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes; and

 

(5) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, or sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition or assignment, and such supplemental indenture, if any, comply with the Indenture.

No Subsidiary Guarantor may consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell, lease convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (including, without limitation, by way of liquidation or dissolution) (as an entirety or substantially in one transaction or series of related transactions) to any Person (other than to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor) unless:

 

(1) (a) either:

 

  (i) such Subsidiary Guarantor will be the surviving or continuing Person; or

 

  (ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger, or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition or assignment will be made (collectively, the “Successor Guarantor”) is a solvent corporation or other legal entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and the Successor Guarantor expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under such Subsidiary Guarantor’s Subsidiary Guarantee and the Indenture;

 

  (b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and

 

  (c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, or sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition or assignment, and such supplemental indenture, if any, comply with the Indenture; or

 

(2) in the event the transaction results in the release of the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor under clause (1) under “—The Subsidiary Guarantees—Release of Subsidiary Guarantees,” the transaction is made in compliance with the covenant described under “—Limitations on Asset Sales.”

 

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The Indenture provides that, notwithstanding the foregoing:

 

(1) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, merge with or into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor (or a Subsidiary that becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor) so long as no Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary is distributed to any Person other than the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary that merges into the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor, the Company will not be required to deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel pursuant to clause (5) of the second preceding paragraph or clause (1)(c) of the preceding paragraph, as the case may be; and

 

(2) the Company may merge with an Affiliate of the Company solely for the purpose of reincorporating or forming the Company under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby.

For purposes of the foregoing, the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, will be deemed to be the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable.

Upon any consolidation, combination or merger of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor, or any sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with this covenant in which the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor is not the continuing obligor under the Notes or its Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be, the Successor or the Successor Guarantor, as the case may be, will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees with the same effect as if Successor or the Successor Guarantor, as the case may be, had been named therein as the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor and the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, will be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes or in respect of its Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be, and all of the Company’s or such Subsidiary Guarantor’s other obligations and covenants under the Notes, this Indenture and its Subsidiary Guarantee, if applicable; provided that in the case of a lease of all or substantially of the Company’s assets, the Company will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantors will not be released from their obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantees.

No quantitative or other established meaning has been given to the phrase “all or substantially all” by courts which have interpreted this phrase in various contexts. In interpreting this phrase, courts make a subjective determination as to the portion of assets conveyed, considering such factors as the value of the assets conveyed and the proportion of an entity’s income derived from the assets conveyed. Accordingly, there may be uncertainty as to whether a Holder of Notes can determine whether the Company has sold, leased, conveyed or otherwise disposed of all or substantially all of its assets and exercise any remedies such Holder may have upon the occurrence of any such transaction.

Future Subsidiary Guarantors

The Indenture provides that the Company will cause each Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a borrower under the Senior Credit Facilities or that guarantees, on the Issue Date or at any time thereafter, Obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities or any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture to the Indenture pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary will irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis, for so long as such Restricted Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Guarantor, the full and prompt payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest in respect of the Notes on a senior basis and all other Obligations under the Indenture.

 

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Events of Default

The following are Events of Default under the Indenture:

 

(i) the failure by the Company to pay interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable and the continuance of any such failure for a period of 30 days;

 

(ii) the failure by the Company to pay the principal or premium of any Note when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon redemption, upon purchase, upon acceleration or otherwise (including the failure to make payment pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or a Net Proceeds Offer);

 

(iii) the failure by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with any of its agreements or covenants described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Mergers and Consolidations”;

 

(iv) the failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with any of its agreements or covenants in, or provisions of, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Indenture (in each case, other than those listed in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above) and such failure continues for the period and after the notice specified below;

 

(v) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there is issued or by which there is secured or evidenced any Indebtedness (other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness) for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists or is created after the Issue Date, which default:

 

  (a) is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness; or

 

  (b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its maturity,

and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a payment default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $25.0 million or more;

 

(vi) a final judgment or judgments or orders that exceed $25.0 million or more in the aggregate, for the payment of money, having been entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and such judgment or judgments is not satisfied, stayed, annulled or rescinded within 60 days after the later of the date on which the right to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced or the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished;

 

(vii) the Company or any Material Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Material Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

 

  (a) commences a voluntary case;

 

  (b) consents to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking an arrangement of debt, reorganization, dissolution, winding up or relief against it in an involuntary case;

 

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

 

  (d) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

 

  (e) generally is not paying its debts as they become due;

 

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

 

  (a)

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  Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Material Subsidiary as debtor in an involuntary case;

 

  (b) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any Material Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Material Subsidiary or a Custodian for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any Material Subsidiary; or

 

  (c) orders the liquidation of the Company or any Material Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Material Subsidiary;

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days; or

 

(ix) the Subsidiary Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Material Subsidiary (or all of the Subsidiary Guarantees of any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Material Subsidiary) ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of such Subsidiary Guarantee and the Indenture) or is declared null and void and unenforceable or found to be invalid, or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Material Subsidiary (or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Material Subsidiary) denies its liability under its Subsidiary Guarantee(s) (other than by reason of release of a Subsidiary Guarantor from its Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Subsidiary Guarantee).

A Default as described in sub-clause (iv) above will not be deemed an Event of Default until the Trustee notifies the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes notify the Company and the Trustee, of the Default and the Company does not cure the Default within 60 days after receipt of the notice. The notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a “Notice of Default.” If such a Default is cured within such time period, it ceases.

If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in sub-clauses (vii) and (viii) above) shall have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture, the Trustee by written notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Upon such declaration of acceleration, such principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default with respect to the Company specified in sub-clauses (vii) and (viii) above occurs, such an amount will ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration, notice or other act on the part of the Trustee and the Company or any Holder.

In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes because an Event of Default described in clause (v) above has occurred and is continuing, the declaration of acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically annulled if the default triggering such Event of Default is remedied or cured by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or waived by the holders of the relevant Indebtedness within 20 days after the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto and if (1) the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (2) all existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of the Notes, have been cured or waived.

The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Trustee and the Company may waive any Default or Event of Default (other than any Default or Event of Default in payment of principal or interest) on the Notes under the Indenture. Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may waive all past defaults (other than any Default or Event of Default in payment of

 

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principal or interest) or rescind an acceleration and its consequence (except a default or acceleration due to nonpayment of principal, premium or interest on the Notes) if (1) the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (2) all existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of the Notes, have been cured or waived. See “—Amendment, Supplement and Waiver.”

Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest when due, no Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Notes unless:

 

(1) such Holder has previously given the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

 

(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have requested in writing the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

 

(3) such Holders have offered the Trustee an indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

 

(4) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of indemnity or security; and

 

(5) the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a written direction that, in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.

Subject to certain restrictions, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee.

The Indenture provides that if a Default occurs and is continuing and is known to the Trustee, the Trustee will deliver to each Holder a notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default in the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold from the Holders notice of any continuing Default if the Trustee determines in good faith that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders.

The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days of each fiscal year end, an annual statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and include in such statement, if any Officer of the Company is aware of any Default or Event of Default, a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. In addition, the Company is required to deliver to the Trustee, within ten Business Days following the date on which the Company becomes aware of such Default, written notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Reports

Whether or not required by the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Trustee and the Holders of Notes, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations then applicable to the Company (or if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, then the time periods for filing applicable to a filer that is not an “accelerated filer” as defined in such rules and regulations):

 

(1) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file these Forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and, with respect to the annual information only, an audit report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s certified independent accountants; and

 

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(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file these reports (other than Items 1.04 (Mine Safety—Reporting of Shutdowns and Patterns of Violations), 3.01 (Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing), 3.02 (Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities), 3.03 (Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders) (other than as relates to debt securities), 5.03(a) (Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws), 5.04 (Temporary Suspension of Trading under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans), 5.05 (Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics), 5.06 (Change in Shell Company Status), 5.07 (Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders), 5.08 (Shareholder Director Nominations) and all items in Section 6;

in each case in a manner that complies in all material respects with the requirements specified in such form; provided that, the foregoing delivery requirements as to the Holders and the Trustee will be deemed satisfied if the foregoing materials are publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR system (or a successor thereto) within the applicable time periods specified above; provided, further, however, that all such reports (A) will not be required to comply with Section 302 or Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or related Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, or Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K (with respect to any non-GAAP financial measures contained therein), (B) will not be required to contain the separate financial information for Subsidiary Guarantors (other than summary revenue, operating income, assets and liabilities of non-guarantors of the type included in the offering memorandum relating to the Notes) if such information would be required by Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, (C) will not be required to comply with Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act (relating to the Iran Threat Reduction and Syrian Human Rights Act) or Rule 13p-1 under the Exchange Act and Form SD (relating to conflict minerals) and (D) will not be required to contain disclosure regarding executive compensation, a description of employment agreements with officers or a description of any incentive plans; or provide Exhibits, except for financial statements and pro forma financial statements in connection with significant acquisitions or dispositions.

At any time that there shall be one or more Unrestricted Subsidiaries that, in the aggregate, hold more than 15.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the last date of the fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available, the quarterly and annual financial information required by the first paragraph of this covenant shall include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

In addition, the Company agrees that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, to the extent not satisfied by the foregoing, it will furnish to the Holders, securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

The requirements set forth in the preceding paragraph and the first paragraph of this covenant may be satisfied by posting copies of such information on a website (which may be nonpublic and may be maintained by the Company or a third party) to which access will be given to Holders, prospective investors, securities analysts and market making institutions that certify their status as such to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company.

In addition, Company will:

 

(1) hold a quarterly conference call (with opportunities to ask questions of management) to discuss the information contained in the reports not later than ten Business Days from the time Company files or furnishes its quarterly and annual reports pursuant to clause (1) of the first paragraph of this covenant; and

 

(2) no fewer than two Business Days prior to the date of the conference call required to be held in accordance with clause (1) above, issue a press release to the appropriate U.S. wire services announcing the time and date of such conference call and directing the Holders or beneficial owners of, and prospective investors in, the Notes, securities analysts and market making institutions to contact an individual at the Company (for whom contact information shall be provided in such press release) to obtain the reports and information on how to access such conference call.

 

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Limitations on Business Activities

The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, engage in any business other than the Real Estate Business.

Legal and Covenant Defeasance of Indenture

The Indenture permits the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors to terminate all of their respective obligations under the Indenture with respect to the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees other than the obligation to pay interest on and the principal of the Notes and certain other obligations (“legal defeasance”), at any time, subject to meeting certain conditions described below.

The Indenture permits the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors to terminate all of their obligations under the Indenture with respect to certain covenants and Events of Default specified in the Indenture, and the Subsidiary Guarantees will be released (“covenant defeasance”), at any time, subject to the following:

 

(1) the Company depositing in trust with the Trustee, under an irrevocable trust agreement, cash or U.S. government obligations in an amount sufficient to pay principal of, premium and interest on the Notes to their maturity or redemption, as the case may be, and

 

(2) the Company complying with certain other conditions, including delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel or a ruling received from the Internal Revenue Service, stating that Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the Company’s exercise of such right and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case otherwise.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no legal defeasance or covenant defeasance described above will affect the following obligations to, or rights of, the Holders of the Notes:

 

    rights of registration of transfer and exchange of Notes;

 

    rights of substitution of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes;

 

    rights of Holders of the Notes to receive payments of principal thereof, premium, if any, and interest thereon, upon the original due dates therefor, but not upon acceleration;

 

    rights, obligations, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Company’s obligations with respect thereto;

 

    rights of Holders of Notes that are beneficiaries with respect to property so deposited with the Trustee payable to all or any of them; and

 

    obligations of the Company to maintain an office or agency in respect of the Notes.

The Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors may exercise the legal defeasance option with respect to the Notes notwithstanding the prior exercise of the covenant defeasance option with respect to the Notes. If the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors exercise the legal defeasance option with respect to the Notes, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated due to an Event of Default with respect to the Notes. If the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors exercise the covenant defeasance option with respect to the Notes, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated due to an Event of Default with respect to the covenants to which such covenant defeasance is applicable. However, if acceleration were to occur by reason of another Event of Default, the realizable value at the acceleration date of the cash and U.S. Government Obligations in the defeasance trust could be less than the principal of, premium, if any, and interest then due on the Notes, in that the required deposit in the defeasance trust is based upon scheduled cash flow rather than market value, which will vary depending upon interest rates and other factors.

 

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In order to exercise either legal defeasance or covenant defeasance under the Indenture:

 

(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient, as confirmed, certified or attested by an Independent Financial Advisor in writing to the Trustee, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest due on the outstanding Notes on the stated maturity or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;

 

(2) in the case of legal defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, (a) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (b) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law, in either case stating that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel will confirm that, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes 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;

 

(3) in the case of covenant defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant 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 covenant defeasance had not occurred;

 

(4) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit or will occur as a result of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the Senior Credit Facilities or any other material agreement or material instrument (other than the Indenture) to which the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is bound;

 

(5) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or others;

 

(6) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions), each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the legal defeasance or the covenant defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with; and

 

(7) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be (which instructions may be contained in the Officers’ Certificate referred to in clause (6) above).

In the event of a bankruptcy of the Company within 90 days of the defeasance of the Notes issued under a high-yield indenture, creditors of the bankrupt estate may allege that the deposit to defease the Notes constituted a “preference” under U.S. bankruptcy laws.

Satisfaction and Discharge

The Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect (except as to rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, which shall survive until all Notes have been cancelled) as to all outstanding Notes when either:

 

(1)

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  held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from this trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

 

(2) (a) all Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation otherwise (i) have become due and payable or will become due and payable within one year or (ii) have been called for redemption pursuant to the provisions described under “—Optional Redemption” or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee and, in any case, the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee trust funds, in trust, solely for the benefit of the Holders, U.S. legal tender, U.S. government obligations or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient , as confirmed, certified or attested to by an Independent Financial Advisor in writing to the Trustee (without consideration of any reinvestment of interest), to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness (including all principal and accrued interest) on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit or will occur as a result of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the Senior Credit Facilities or any other material agreement or material instrument (other than the Indenture) to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound; (c) the Company has paid all sums payable by it under the Indenture, and (d) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the date of redemption, as the case may be.

In addition, the Company must deliver an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge has been complied with.

Transfer and Exchange

A Holder will be able to transfer or exchange Notes only in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. Without the prior consent of the Company, the Registrar is not required (1) to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption or (2) to register the transfer of or exchange any Note for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed.

The Notes are issued in registered form, and the registered Holder will be treated as the owner of such Note for all purposes.

Amendment, Supplement and Waiver

Except as provided in the next two succeeding paragraphs, the Indenture, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees may be amended or supplemented with the consent (which may include consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for Notes) of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and any existing Default or Event of Default under, or compliance with any provision of, the Indenture may be waived with the consent (which may include consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for Notes) of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

Without the consent of each Holder affected, the Company may not:

 

(i) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

 

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(iii) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or reduce the premium, if any. payable upon the redemption or repurchase of any Note or change the time at which any Note may be redeemed or repurchased as described above under “—Optional Redemption,” “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Asset Sales” or “—Certain Covenants—Change of Control,” whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in the covenants, definitions or otherwise (other than provisions specifying the notice periods for effecting a redemption or repurchase);

 

(iv) make any Note payable in money or currency other than that stated in the Note;

 

(v) make any change in the amendment or waiver provisions which require each Holder’s consent;

 

(vi) modify the ranking or priority of the Notes or any Subsidiary Guarantee;

 

(vii) release any Subsidiary Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee or the Indenture otherwise than in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;

 

(viii) waive a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment or principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to a nonpayment default and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration); or

 

(ix) impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on such Holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of any Holder, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend the Indenture, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees to:

 

(i) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;

 

(ii) provide for the assumption by a successor entity of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees in accordance with “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Mergers and Consolidations”;

 

(iii) provide for or facilitate the issuance of uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; provided that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code or in a manner such that the uncertificated Notes are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code;

 

(iv) to comply with the rules of any applicable depositary;

 

(v) add Subsidiary Guarantors with respect to the Notes or release a Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee or the Indenture, in each case, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture;

 

(vi) secure the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees;

 

(vii) add covenants of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or Events of Default for the benefit of Holders or to make changes that would provide additional rights to the Holders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

(viii) make any change that does not adversely affect the legal rights of any Holder under the Indenture, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees;

 

(ix) evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment under the Indenture of a successor trustee; provided that the successor trustee is otherwise qualified and eligible to act as such under the terms of the Indenture;

 

(x) conform the text of the Indenture, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees to any provision of this “Description of Notes” to the extent that such provision in this “Description of Notes” was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the Indenture, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as certified in an Officers’ Certificate; or

 

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(xi) make any amendment to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the transfer of, adding legends to, or removing legends from the Notes as permitted by the Indenture, including, without limitation, to facilitate the issuance and administration of the Notes or, if Incurred in compliance with the Indenture, Additional Notes; provided, however, that (A) compliance with the Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable securities law and (B) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Holders to transfer Notes.

The consent of the Holders is not necessary under the Indenture to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment or supplement. A consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver under the Indenture by any Holder given in connection with a tender of such Holder’s Notes will not be rendered invalid by such tender. After an amendment, supplement or waiver under the Indenture becomes effective, the Company is required to give to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment, supplement or waiver. However, the failure to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in the notice will not impair or affect the validity of any such amendment, supplement or waiver.

Payments for Consent

The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of the Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to all Holders and is paid to all Holders that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or amendment; provided that if such consents, waivers or amendments are sought in connection with an exchange offer where participation in such exchange offer is limited to Holders who are “qualified institutional buyers,” within the meaning of Rule 144A, or non-U.S. persons, within the meaning of Regulation S then such consideration need only be offered to all Holders to whom the exchange offer is made and to be paid to all such Holders that consent, waive or agree to amend in such time frame.

No Personal Liability of Incorporators, Shareholders, Equity Holders, Officers, Directors or Employees

The Indenture provides that no recourse for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the Notes, 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 or any Subsidiary Guarantor in the Indenture or in any of the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any past, present or future incorporator, shareholder, equity holder, member, partner, officer, director, employee or controlling person of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any successor Person thereof, as such. Each Holder, by accepting such Notes waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities law.

Concerning the Trustee

Wilmington Trust, National Association is the Trustee under the Indenture and has been appointed by the Company as Registrar and Paying Agent with regard to the Notes. The Indenture contains certain limitations on the rights of the Trustee, should it become a creditor of the Company, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The Trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions; however, if it acquires any conflicting interest (as defined in the Trust Indenture Act), it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as Trustee (if the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act) or resign.

 

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The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee, subject to certain exceptions. The Indenture provides that in case an Event of Default occurs and is not cured, the Trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use the degree of care of a prudent person in similar circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law, the Indenture, the Notes or any Subsidiary Guarantee, or that the Trustee determines in good faith is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the Indenture, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee an indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

Governing Law

The Indenture, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

Certain Definitions

Set forth below is a summary of certain of the defined terms as they will be used in the Indenture. Reference is made to the Indenture for the full definition of all terms used in the Indenture.

Acquired Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of any Person and its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary (or such Person is merged with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) or assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from any such Person, including, without limitation, Indebtedness Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of (i) such Person being merged with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary (but excluding Indebtedness of such Person which is extinguished, retired or repaid in connection with such Person being merged with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary) or (ii) such acquisition of assets from any such Person.

Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. For purposes of the Indenture, each executive officer and director of the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company will be an Affiliate of the Company. In addition, for purposes of the Indenture, control of a Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Asset Sale” means any direct or indirect sale, transfer, lease, issuance, conveyance or other disposition (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation or sale and leaseback transaction, and whether by operation of law or otherwise) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any of their respective properties and assets (including, without limitation, the sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of any Subsidiary except for Disqualified Stock to the extent permitted by the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness” and Capital Stock of any Dormant Subsidiary), whether owned on the date of the Indenture or subsequently acquired, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary receives cash or other consideration (including, without limitation, the unconditional assumption of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) having an aggregate Fair Market Value of $5.0 million or more as to each such transaction or series of related transactions; provided, however, that none of the following shall constitute an Asset Sale:

 

(i) a transaction or series of related transactions that is governed by, and made in accordance with, the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Mergers and Consolidations”;

 

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(ii) sales, leases and sale/leasebacks of raw land, entitled land, lots under development, finished lots or other real property in the ordinary course of business or operation of the Real Estate Business;

 

(iii) sales and partial repurchases of raw land, entitled land, lots under development, finished lots or other real property in the ordinary course of business or operation of the Real Estate Business;

 

(iv) sales, leases, conveyances or other dispositions, including, without limitation, exchanges or swaps, of real estate or other assets and dedication or other donations to governmental authorities, in each case in the ordinary course of business or operation of the Real Estate Business, for development or disposition of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ projects;

 

(v) sales, leases and sale/leasebacks or other dispositions of amenities, model homes and other improvements at the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ projects in the ordinary course of business or operation of the Real Estate Business;

 

(vi) transactions between the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or among such Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company;

 

(vii) issuances of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary;

 

(viii) any disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents or obsolete or worn out equipment, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or operation of the Real Estate Business;

 

(ix) the sale or other disposition of assets no longer used or useful in the conduct of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(x) the creation of any Permitted Lien and the transfer of real or personal property pursuant to the realization on any Permitted Lien;

 

(xi) the making of any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under the covenant described under the heading “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Restricted Payments” (other than a Permitted Investment to the extent such transaction results in the receipt of cash or Cash Equivalents by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary); and

 

(xii) the surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other litigation claims of any kind, in each case in the ordinary course of business.

Attributable Indebtedness” in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate implicit in the transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended), determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that if such Sale/Leaseback Transaction results in a Capitalized Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capitalized Lease Obligations.”

Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

Business Day” means any day other than a Legal Holiday.

Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, rights to purchase, warrants or options (whether or not currently exercisable), participations, or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) the equity (which includes, but is not limited to, common stock, preferred stock and partnership and joint venture interests) of such Person (excluding any debt securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable for, such equity).

 

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Capitalized Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of such obligation will be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Equivalents” mean any (i) securities, certificates and notes with maturities of 364 days or less from the date of acquisition that are within one of the following classifications: (A) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency thereof, (B) mortgage-backed securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association or a similar government-sponsored enterprise or mortgage agency, (C) securities issued by States, territories and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions (municipalities), with ratings of at least “A” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or Moody’s, (D) time deposits, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, or similar short-term notes issued by a commercial bank domiciled and registered in the United States which has (or the holding company of which has) a commercial paper rating of at least A-l or the equivalent thereof by S&P or P-l or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s or (E) commercial paper of a domestic issuer rated at least A-l or the equivalent thereof by S&P or P-l or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s; and (ii) money market mutual funds which invest in securities listed in (A) through (E) above with a weighted average maturity of less than one year.

Change of Control” means any of the following:

 

(i) the sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to a Permitted Holder;

 

(ii) the adoption by the stockholders of the Company of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

 

(iii) any transaction or a series of related transactions (as a result of a tender offer, merger, consolidation or otherwise) that results in, or that is in connection with, any Person other than a Permitted Holder, including a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, except that such person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) acquiring “beneficial ownership” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of all classes of Common Equity of the Company or any Person other than a Permitted Holder acquiring the power to direct the voting of 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of all classes of Common Equity of the Company;

 

(iv) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company or the merger of any Person with or into a Subsidiary of the Company, unless the holders of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Common Equity of the Company, immediately prior to such transaction, hold securities of the surviving or transferee Person that represent, immediately after such transaction, at least a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Common Equity of the surviving or transferee Person; or

 

(v) a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company not being comprised of Continuing Directors.

Common Equity” of any Person means all Capital Stock of such Person that is generally entitled to (i) vote in the election of directors of such Person, or (ii) if such Person is not a corporation, vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management and policies of such Person.

Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges” of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries means for any period, the sum (without duplication) of the amounts for such period of:

 

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(ii) Consolidated Tax Expense, plus

 

(iii) Consolidated Interest Expense, plus

 

(iv) all depreciation, and, without duplication, amortization (including, without limitation, capitalized interest and other charges amortized to cost of home and land sales), plus

 

(v) all other non-cash items reducing Consolidated Net Income during such period (excluding any non-cash item that results in an accrual of a reserve for a future cash charge or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was capitalized at the time of payment),

minus all other non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income during such period (excluding any such items which represent the recognition of deferred revenue, the reversal of any accrual of a reserve for a future cash charge that reduced Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges in any prior period, and any such items for which cash was received in a prior period that did not increase Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges in any prior period) and if Consolidated Tax Expense is a benefit, by the amount of such benefit, all as determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” of the Company means, with respect to any determination date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of the Company for the prior four consecutive full fiscal quarters immediately preceding the determination date for which consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP are available (the “Four-Quarter Period”), to (ii) the aggregate Consolidated Interest Incurred of the Company for such Four-Quarter Period; provided that:

 

(1) with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) Incurred during, and remaining outstanding at the end of, such Four-Quarter Period, such Indebtedness will be assumed to have been Incurred as of the first day of such Four-Quarter Period;

 

(2) with respect to Indebtedness repaid (other than a repayment of revolving credit obligations unless the corresponding commitments have been terminated) during such Four-Quarter Period, such Indebtedness will be assumed to have been repaid on the first day of such Four-Quarter Period;

 

(3) the results of operations of any Person and any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or is acquired or merged with or into the Company or one of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries or whose assets are acquired, will be included, on a pro forma basis, in the calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as if such transaction had occurred on the first day of such Four-Quarter Period; and

 

(4) the results of operations of any Person and any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that is sold, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of or whose assets are sold, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of (including pursuant to any Asset Sale), will be excluded, on a pro forma basis, in the calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as if such transaction had occurred on the first day of such Four-Quarter Period.

In calculating Consolidated Interest Incurred for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:

 

(a) interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the date of determination and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on the date of determination;

 

(b) if interest on any Indebtedness actually Incurred on the date of determination may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate chosen by the Company will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four-Quarter Period; and

 

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(c) notwithstanding clause (a) or (b) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements with a term of at least one year after the date of determination relating to Hedging Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of these agreements.

Consolidated Interest Expense” of the Company for any period means the Interest Expense of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there will be excluded therefrom such Interest Expense (to the extent otherwise included therein) of Joint Ventures (but only to the extent that any corresponding Indebtedness does not have recourse to, and is not guaranteed by, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor) that otherwise is consolidated under GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Incurred” of the Company for any period means the Interest Incurred of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there will be excluded therefrom such Interest Incurred (to the extent otherwise included therein) of Joint Ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries (but (i) only to the extent that any corresponding Indebtedness does not have recourse to, and is not guaranteed by, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) Consolidated Interest Incurred of Joint Ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall be included to the extent any such interest is paid by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor) that otherwise is consolidated under GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income” attributable to the Company for any period means the aggregate net income (or loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there will be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise included therein), without duplication:

 

(i) the net income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) in which any Person (including, without limitation, an Unrestricted Subsidiary) other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has an ownership interest, except (a) to the extent that any such income has actually been received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the form of cash dividends or similar cash distributions during such period, or in any other form but converted to cash during such period or (b) to the extent the Company’s equity in any such loss for such period has been funded with cash from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(ii) except to the extent includable in Consolidated Net Income pursuant to the foregoing clause (i) or the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” for purposes of the calculation thereof, the net income (or loss) of any Person that accrued prior to the date that (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (b) the assets of such Person are acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(iii) the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that (but only so long as) the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of that income is subject to prior governmental approval or is not permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary during such period;

 

(iv) for the purposes of calculating the Restricted Payments Basket only (but without duplication of any pro forma effect given), in the case of a successor to the Company by consolidation, merger or transfer of its assets, any earnings of the successor prior to such merger, consolidation or transfer of assets; and

 

(v) the gains (but not losses) realized during such period by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries resulting from (a) the acquisition of securities issued by the Company or extinguishment of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) Asset Sales by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (c) other extraordinary items realized by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

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but only to the extent such tax benefits are actually recognized by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period.

Consolidated Tangible Assets” of the Company as of any date means the total amount of assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (less applicable reserves) on a consolidated basis at the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such date for which consolidated financial statements are available, as determined in accordance with GAAP, less: (i) Intangible Assets and (ii) assets securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness up to the amount of such Non-Recourse Indebtedness.

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” of the Company as of any date means the stockholders’ equity (including any Preferred Stock that is classified as equity under GAAP, other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such date for which consolidated financial statements are available, as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus any amount of unvested deferred compensation included, in accordance with GAAP, as an offset to stockholders’ equity, less the amount of Intangible Assets at the end of such fiscal quarter.

Consolidated Tax Expense” of the Company for any period means the expense for income taxes or other taxes of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Continuing Director” means at any date a member of the Board of Directors of the Company who:

 

(i) was a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on the Issue Date; or

 

(ii) was nominated for election or elected to the Board of Directors of the Company with the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election.

Credit Facilities” means, with respect to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, one or more debt facilities or other financing arrangements (including, without limitation, the Senior Credit Facilities and any commercial paper or letter of credit facilities or indentures) providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, letters of credit or other Indebtedness, including any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements, replacements or refundings thereof and any indentures, credit facilities, letter of credit facilities or commercial paper facilities that replace, refund, refinance or otherwise restructure any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding, refinancing or restructuring facility or indenture that increases the amount permitted to be borrowed thereunder or alters the maturity thereof (provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted by the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Additional Indebtedness”) or adds Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder and whether by the same or any other agent, creditor, lender or group of creditors or lenders.

Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

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

Directly Related Assets” means, with respect to any particular property, assets directly related thereto or derived therefrom, such as proceeds (including insurance proceeds), products, rents and profits thereof and improvements and accessions thereto.

Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (i) matures or is mandatorily

 

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redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (excluding Capital Stock which is convertible or exchangeable solely at the option of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that upon such conversion or exchange it shall be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock)) or (iii) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the earlier of the final maturity date of the Notes or the date the Notes are no longer outstanding; provided that any Capital Stock which would not constitute Disqualified Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right to require the Company to repurchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control occurring prior to the final maturity of the Notes will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the change of control provisions applicable to such Capital Stock are no more favorable to the holders of such Capital Stock than the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Change of Control” and such Capital Stock specifically provides that the Company will not repurchase or redeem (or be required to repurchase or redeem) any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions prior to the Company’s repurchase of Notes pursuant to the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Change of Control.”

Disqualified Stock Dividend” of any Person means, for any dividend payable with regard to Disqualified Stock issued by such Person, the amount of such dividend multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the maximum statutory combined federal, state and local income tax rate (expressed as a decimal number between 1 and 0) then applicable to such Person.

Dormant Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary (i) with no active trade or business, (ii) owning assets with a value of $50,000 or less and (iii) that is dissolved or merged with another Subsidiary on or before the first anniversary of the Issue Date.

DTC” means The Depository Trust Company.

Equity Offering” means a public or private equity offering or sale after the Issue Date by the Company for cash of Capital Stock, other than (i) any offering or sale of Disqualified Stock, (ii) public offerings registered on Form S-4 or S-8 and (iii) any offering of Capital Stock issued in connection with a transaction that constitutes a Change of Control.

Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in “Events of Default.”

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

Existing Indebtedness” means all of the Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries that is outstanding on the date of the Indenture.

Existing Notes” means the Company’s 7.50% Senior Convertible Notes due 2016 and 7.50% Senior Exchange Convertible Notes due 2016.

Fair Market Value,” with respect to any asset or property, means the sale value (after taking into account any liabilities being transferred with such assets or property) that would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction between an informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing buyer under no compulsion to buy. Fair Market Value of any asset or property with a Fair Market Value of $10.0 million or more shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company acting in good faith and shall be evidenced by a board resolution (certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company) delivered to the Trustee. The Board of Directors’ determination must be based upon an opinion or appraisal issued by an Independent Financial Advisor if the Fair Market Value of such asset or property exceeds $25.0 million.

 

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GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and interpretations of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and interpretations of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, as in effect on the Issue Date. At any time after the Issue Date, the Company may elect to apply International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) accounting principles in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such election, references herein to GAAP shall thereafter be construed to mean IFRS (except as otherwise provided in the Indenture); provided that any such election, once made, shall be irrevocable; provided, further, any calculation or determination in the Indenture that requires the application of GAAP for periods that include fiscal quarters ended prior to the Company’s election to apply IFRS shall remain as previously calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company shall give notice of any such election made in accordance with this definition to the Trustee and the Holders of Notes.

Hedging Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any interest rate swap agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, interest rate collar agreement, option or futures contract or other similar agreement or arrangement relating to interest rates or foreign exchange rates.

Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Security Register.

Incur” (and derivatives thereof) means to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume, guarantee, extend the maturity of, or otherwise become liable with respect to any Indebtedness; provided, however, that neither the accrual of interest (whether such interest is payable in cash or kind) nor the accretion of original issue discount shall be considered an Incurrence of Indebtedness.

Indebtedness” of any Person at any date means, without duplication,

 

(i) all indebtedness (including premium, if any) of such Person for borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion thereof);

 

(ii) all obligations (including premium, if any) of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments (including a purchase money obligation);

 

(iii) all fixed obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit or other similar instruments or reimbursement obligations with respect thereto (other than standby letters of credit or similar instruments issued for the benefit of, or surety, performance, completion or payment bonds, earnest money notes or similar purpose undertakings or indemnifications issued by, such Person in the ordinary course of business);

 

(iv) all obligations of such Person with respect to Hedging Obligations (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such Obligation that would be payable by such Person at such time);

 

(v) all Capitalized Lease Obligations and Attributable Indebtedness of such Person (whether or not such items would appear on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP);

 

(vi) all principal component of Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person (the amount of such Indebtedness, if such Indebtedness is not assumed by such Person, being the lesser of the (A) Fair Market Value of all assets subject to a Lien securing the Indebtedness of others at such date and (B) principal component of the Indebtedness secured);

 

(vii) all principal component of Indebtedness of others guaranteed by, or otherwise the liability of, such Person to the extent of such guarantee or liability; provided, however, that Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries that is guaranteed by the Company or its Subsidiaries shall be counted only once in the calculation of the amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (whether or not such items would appear on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP);

 

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(viii) all Disqualified Stock and, with respect to any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, Preferred Stock issued by such Person (the amount of Indebtedness represented by any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock will equal the greater of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference, the maximum mandatory redemption or repurchase price (not including, in either case, any redemption or repurchase premium) or the principal component); and

 

(ix) the principal component of all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property (including earn-out obligations), which purchase price is due after the date of placing such property in service or taking delivery and title thereto, to the extent such items would be indebtedness on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP;

provided that Indebtedness shall not include (a) earn-out obligations or similar profit sharing arrangements until such obligation or arrangement becomes a liability on a balance sheet of such Person; (b) accrued expenses, trade payables, liabilities related to inventory not owned, customer deposits or deferred income taxes arising in the ordinary course of business; (c) completion guarantees entered into in the ordinary course of business; and (d) other than for purposes of clause (v) of the definition of “Events of Default,” any payment obligation under any warrants or call options in respect of the Company’s Common Equity sold by the Company concurrently with any Permitted Bond Hedge, except to the extent that any such payment obligation, if and when any such payment obligation may arise, is greater than the amount of any concurrent payment or payments received by the Company in connection with the termination, cancellation or early unwind of any Permitted Bond Hedge.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall (i) be the accreted value thereof in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount or the aggregate principal amount outstanding in the case of Indebtedness issued with interest payable in kind and (ii) include any interest (or in the case of Preferred Stock, dividends) thereon that is more than 30 days past due. Except to the extent provided in the preceding sentence, the amount of any Indebtedness that is convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Company outstanding as of any date shall be deemed to be equal to the principal and premium, if any, in respect of such Indebtedness, notwithstanding the provisions of GAAP (including Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470-20, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options).

Independent Financial Advisor” means (a) an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing that is, in the reasonable judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors, (i) qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged, and (ii) disinterested and independent, in a direct and indirect manner, of the parties to the Affiliate Transaction with respect to which such firm has been engaged, or, (b) in the case of an Affiliate Transaction involving the sale, transfer or other disposition or purchase of real property by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, an appraisal firm reasonably satisfactory to the independent financial institution that provided the financing for the initial acquisition of such real property by the Affiliate, the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary.

Intangible Assets” of the Company means all unamortized debt discount and expense, unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and all other items which would be treated as intangibles on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Interest Expense” of any Person for any period means, without duplication, the aggregate amount of interest expense and capitalized interest and other interest charges amortized to cost of sales of such Person determined in accordance with GAAP.

Interest Incurred” of any Person for any period means, without duplication, the aggregate amount of interest (excluding interest among the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries) incurred, whether such interest was expensed or capitalized, paid, accrued, or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period, including (i) the interest portion of all deferred payment obligations, and (ii) all commissions, discounts, and other fees and

 

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charges (excluding premiums) owed with respect to bankers’ acceptances and letter of credit financings (including, without limitation, letter of credit fees) and Hedging Obligations, in each case to the extent attributable to such period; provided, however, that Interest Incurred shall not include the amortization of deferred financing costs or expenses. For purposes of this definition, interest on Capital Lease Obligations shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligations in accordance with GAAP.

Investments” of any Person means all (i) direct or indirect investments by such Person in any other Person in the form of loans, advances or capital contributions or other credit extensions constituting Indebtedness of such other Person, (ii) guarantees of Indebtedness or other obligations of any other Person by such Person, (iii) purchases (or other acquisitions for consideration) by such Person of Indebtedness, Capital Stock or other securities of any other Person, (iv) other items that would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such Person determined in accordance with GAAP and (v) the designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary. For all purposes of the Indenture, the amount of any such Investment shall be the Fair Market Value thereof (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value). The making of any payment in accordance with the terms of a guarantee or other contingent obligation permitted under the Indenture shall not be considered an Investment.

Issue Date” means June 30, 2014, the initial date of issuance of the Notes under the Indenture.

Joint Venture” means any Person, other than a Subsidiary, in which the Company or a Subsidiary holds any stock, partnership interest, joint venture interest, limited liability company interest or other equity interest.

Legal Holiday” means Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or at a place of payment are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment shall be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday.

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other similar encumbrance of any kind upon or in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement).

Material Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company which accounted for 5.0% or more of the Consolidated Tangible Assets or Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of the Company on a consolidated basis for the fiscal year ending immediately prior to any Default or Event of Default.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to its debt rating business.

Net Proceeds” means:

 

(i) cash (in U.S. dollars or freely convertible into U.S. dollars) received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from an Asset Sale net of:

 

  (a) all brokerage commissions, investment banking fees and all other fees and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of counsel, financial advisors, accountants and investment bankers) related to such Asset Sale;

 

  (b) provisions for all income and other taxes measured by or resulting from such Asset Sale of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

  (c) payments made to retire Indebtedness that was Incurred in accordance with the Indenture and that, by its terms, is required to be made in connection with such Asset Sale, in each case to the extent actually repaid in cash;

 

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  (d) amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) owning a beneficial interest in the assets subject to the Asset Sale;

 

  (e) payments of unassumed liabilities (not constituting Indebtedness) relating to the assets sold at the time of or within 30 days after the date of such Asset Sale; and

 

  (f) appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations or post-closing purchase price adjustments associated with such Asset Sale, all as reflected in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee; and

 

(ii) all non-cash consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale upon the liquidation or conversion of such consideration into cash, without duplication, net of all items enumerated in subclauses (a) through (f) of clause (i) hereof.

Non-Guarantor Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor.

Non-Recourse Indebtedness” with respect to any Person means Indebtedness of such Person for which (i) the sole legal recourse for collection of principal and interest on such Indebtedness is against the specific property identified in the instruments evidencing or securing such Indebtedness and such property was acquired (directly or indirectly, including through the purchase of Capital Stock of the Person owning such property) with the proceeds of such Indebtedness or such Indebtedness was Incurred within 90 days after the acquisition (directly or indirectly, including through the purchase of Capital Stock of the Person owning such property) of such property and (ii) no other assets of such Person may be realized upon in collection of principal or interest on such Indebtedness. Indebtedness which is otherwise Non-Recourse Indebtedness will not lose its character as Non-Recourse Indebtedness because there is recourse to the borrower, any guarantor or any other Person for (a) environmental warranties and indemnities, (b) indemnities for and liabilities arising from fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication or non-payment of rents, profits, insurance and condemnation proceeds and other sums actually received by the borrower from secured assets to be paid to the lender, waste and mechanics’ liens or (c) similar customary “bad boy” guarantees.

Obligations” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, all obligations (whether in existence on the Issue Date or arising afterwards, absolute or contingent, direct or indirect) for or in respect of principal (when due, upon acceleration, upon redemption, upon mandatory repayment or repurchase pursuant to a mandatory offer to purchase, or otherwise), premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnification, reimbursement and other amounts payable and liabilities with respect to such Indebtedness, including all interest accrued or accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or similar case or proceeding at the contract rate (including, without limitation, any contract rate applicable upon default) specified in the relevant documentation, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such case or proceeding.

Officer” means the chairman, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the chief operating officer, the chief accounting officer, the treasurer, or any assistant treasurer, the controller, the secretary, any assistant secretary or any vice president of a Person.

Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. Such counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the Trustee.

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Pari Passu Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor that ranks pari passu in right of payment with the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as applicable.

Permitted Bond Hedge” means any net-settled call options or capped call options referencing the Company’s Common Equity purchased by the Company in connection with the issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt securities by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to hedge the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s obligations to deliver Common Equity under such Indebtedness, which call options are either “capped” or are purchased concurrently with the sale by the Company of a call option or options in respect of its Common Equity, in either case on terms that are customary for “call spread” transactions entered in connection with the issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt securities.

Permitted Holder” means TPG Aviator, L.P. (the “Investor”) and each of its Affiliates that are collective investment vehicles for which the Investor acts directly or indirectly as general partner, investment manager, managing member or in a similar capacity, but not including, however, any portfolio companies of any of the foregoing. Any Person or group whose acquisition of beneficial ownership constitutes a Change of Control in respect of which a Change of Control Offer is made in accordance with the requirements of the Indenture (or would result in a Change of Control Offer in the absence of the waiver of such requirement by Holders in accordance with the Indenture) will thereafter constitute additional Permitted Holders.

Permitted Investments” of any Person means Investments of such Person in:

 

(i) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in (a) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (b) in any Person that is, or will become immediately after such Investment, a Restricted Subsidiary or that will merge or consolidate into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(ii) loans and advances to directors, employees and officers of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries for bona fide business purposes or to purchase Capital Stock of the Company in an aggregate amount not in excess of $2.0 million with respect to all loans or advances made since the Issue Date (without giving effect to the forgiveness of any such loans or advances);

 

(iii) Hedging Obligations permitted to be Incurred pursuant to the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness”;

 

(iv) cash and Cash Equivalents;

 

(v) receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided, however, that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;

 

(vi) Investments received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement, including foreclosure, perfection or enforcement of any Lien, upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of trade creditors or customers;

 

(vii) Investments made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale made in compliance with the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Asset Sales”;

 

(viii) lease, utility and other similar deposits in the ordinary course of business;

 

(ix) Investments made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for consideration consisting only of Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock;

 

(x) stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;

 

(xi)

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  extent not involving additional advances, contributions or other Investments of cash or other assets or other increases thereof (other than as a result of the appreciation, accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities, in each case, pursuant to the terms of such Investment as in effect on the Issue Date);

 

(xii) completion guarantees entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xiii) Investments consisting of Permitted Bond Hedges; and

 

(xiv) (a) Investments in Joint Ventures or (b) other Investments, in each case having an aggregate Fair Market Value (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) that, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (xiv), are in an aggregate amount not in excess of the greater of (A) $20.0 million and (B) 4.25% of Consolidated Tangible Assets at any one time outstanding.

Permitted Liens” means:

 

(i) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that either (a) are not yet delinquent or (b) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves have been established or other provisions have been made if any shall be required in accordance with GAAP;

 

(ii) statutory Liens of landlords and carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, suppliers’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other Liens imposed by law and arising in the ordinary course of business and with respect to amounts that, to the extent applicable, either (a) are not yet delinquent or (b) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves have been established or other provisions have been made if any shall be required in accordance with GAAP;

 

(iii) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) Incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security;

 

(iv) Liens Incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, progress payments, government contracts, utility services, developer’s or other obligations to make on-site or off-site improvements and other obligations of like nature (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money but including the items referred to in the parenthetical in clause (iii) of the definition of “Indebtedness”), in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(v) attachment or judgment Liens not giving rise to a Default or an Event of Default and which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

 

(vi) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar charges or encumbrances not materially interfering with the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

(vii) zoning restrictions, licenses, restrictions on the use of real property or minor irregularities in title thereto that do not materially impair the use of such real property in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or the value of such real property for the purpose of such business;

 

(viii) leases or subleases (or any Liens related thereto) granted to others not materially interfering with the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

(ix) purchase money mortgages (including, without limitation, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money security interests); provided that: (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens is otherwise permitted to be Incurred under the Indenture and does not exceed the cost of the assets or property so acquired, constructed or improved; and (b) such Liens are created within 90 days of construction, acquisition or improvement of such assets or property and do not encumber any other assets or property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than such assets or property, assets affixed or appurtenant thereto and other Directly Related Assets;

 

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(x) Liens to secure Attributable Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under the Indenture; provided that any such Lien shall not extend to or cover any assets or property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than (a) the assets which are the subject of the Sale/Leaseback Transaction in which the Attributable Indebtedness is incurred and (b) Directly Related Assets;

 

(xi) Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred under the Indenture; provided that such Liens only extend to assets which are similar to the type of assets securing the Indebtedness being refinanced and Directly Related Assets, and such refinanced Indebtedness was previously secured by such similar assets in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;

 

(xii) any interest in or title of a lessor or sublessor to property subject to any (a) Capitalized Lease Obligations Incurred in compliance with the provisions of the Indenture or (b) any lease or sublease;

 

(xiii) Liens existing on the date of the Indenture;

 

(xiv) any right of first refusal, right of first offer, option, contract or other agreement to sell an asset; provided such sale is not otherwise prohibited under the Indenture;

 

(xv) Liens securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof; provided that such Liens apply only to (a) the property financed out of the net proceeds of such Non-Recourse Indebtedness within 90 days after Incurrence thereof and (b) Directly Related Assets;

 

(xvi) Liens on property or assets of any Restricted Subsidiary securing Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(xvii) Liens on Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary securing Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(xviii) any right of a lender or lenders to which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary may be indebted to offset against, or appropriate and apply to the payment of, such Indebtedness any and all balances, credits, deposits, accounts or monies of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary with or held by such lender or lenders;

 

(xix) any pledge or deposit of cash or property in conjunction with obtaining surety and performance bonds and letters of credit required to engage in constructing on-site and off-site improvements required by municipalities or other governmental authorities in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(xx) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

 

(xxi) Liens encumbering customary initial deposits and margin deposits, and other Liens that are customary in the industry and Incurred in the ordinary course of business securing Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations and forward contracts, options, futures contracts, futures options or similar agreements or arrangements designed to protect the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from fluctuations in the price of commodities;

 

(xxii) Liens on property acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that in each case such Liens (a) were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation and (b) do not extend to any asset other than those of the Person merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary or the property acquired by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(xxiii)

Liens replacing any of the Liens described in clauses (xiii) and (xxii) above; provided that (a) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not be increased (except to the extent of reasonable premiums or other payments required to be paid in connection with the repayment of the previously secured Indebtedness or Incurrence of related Refinancing Indebtedness and expenses Incurred in connection therewith) and (b) the new Liens shall be limited to the property or part thereof

 

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  which secured the Lien so replaced or property substituted therefor as a result of the destruction, condemnation or damage of such property;

 

(xxiv) Liens securing Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to clause (iii) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness”;

 

(xxv) Liens on Capital Stock of a Joint Venture securing Indebtedness of such Joint Venture;

 

(xxvi) Liens encumbering deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure obligations arising from contractual or warranty requirements of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including rights of offset and setoff;

 

(xxvii) bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to such bank with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements, including those involving pooled accounts and netting arrangements; provided, however, that in no case shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly) the repayment of any Indebtedness;

 

(xxviii) Liens arising from filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding leases;

 

(xxix) Liens securing all of the Notes and Liens securing any Subsidiary Guarantee;

 

(xxx) Liens securing Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to clause (x) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness”; provided that such Liens shall be limited to the subject land or lots;

 

(xxxi) leases of model homes;

 

(xxxii) Liens in favor of homeowner and property owner association developments for unpaid assessments;

 

(xxxiii) Liens, encumbrances or other restrictions not securing Indebtedness contained in any joint venture agreement entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to the Capital Stock in the Joint Venture or the assets of such Joint Venture; and

 

(xxxiv) Liens Incurred in the ordinary course of business as security for the obligations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to indemnification in respect of title insurance providers.

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

Preferred Stock” of any Person means all Capital Stock of such Person which has a preference in liquidation or with respect to the payment of dividends.

Real Estate Business” means the business of owning, developing and selling single-family residential real estate, acquiring real estate for such purposes and, in connection therewith, providing the required services, credit and other facilities related thereto.

Refinancing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness issued in exchange for or that redeems, refunds, refinances or extends, in whole or in part (“Refinances”), any Existing Indebtedness or other Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, but only to the extent that:

 

(i) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, then such Refinancing Indebtedness is also subordinated in right of payment to the Notes to the same extent as, and on terms at least as favorable to the Holders as those contained in, the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

 

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(ii) the Refinancing Indebtedness is scheduled to mature either (a) no earlier than the Indebtedness being Refinanced (if such Indebtedness being Refinanced is scheduled to mature earlier than the Notes), or (b) at least 91 days after the maturity date of the Notes (if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is scheduled to mature after the Notes);

 

(iii) the portion, if any, of the Refinancing Indebtedness that is scheduled to mature on or prior to the maturity date of the Notes has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the portion of the Indebtedness being Refinanced that is scheduled to mature on or prior to the maturity date of the Notes;

 

(iv) such Refinancing Indebtedness is in an aggregate amount that is equal to or less than the aggregate amount then outstanding (including accrued interest) under the Indebtedness being Refinanced plus an amount necessary to pay any reasonable fees and expenses, including premiums and defeasance costs, related to such Refinancing;

 

(v) such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred by the same Person that initially Incurred the Indebtedness being Refinanced, except that the Company may Incur Refinancing Indebtedness to Refinance Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary; and

 

(vi) such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred within 180 days before or after the Indebtedness being Refinanced.

Registrar” means an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange.

Restricted Investment” means any Investment other than any Permitted Investment.

Restricted Payment” means any of the following:

 

(i) the declaration of any dividend or the making of any other payment or distribution of cash, securities or other property or assets in respect of the Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than (a) dividends, payments or distributions payable solely in Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company and (b) in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary, dividends, payments or distributions payable to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary and pro rata dividends, payments or distributions payable to minority equity holders of such Restricted Subsidiary);

 

(ii) the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of any Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Capital Stock held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the redemption price or repurchase price paid in cash in connection with any redemption or repurchase of any convertible or exchangeable debt securities (other than Subordinated Obligations) shall not constitute a Restricted Payment;

 

(iii) any Restricted Investment; and

 

(iv) any principal payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value, prior to any scheduled repayment, scheduled sinking fund payment or scheduled maturity, of any Subordinated Indebtedness (other than (a) Indebtedness permitted under clause (vii) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness” or (b) the payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of such Indebtedness in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement);

provided, however, that Restricted Payments will not include any purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of Indebtedness or Capital Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary if the consideration therefor consists solely of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company.

 

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Restricted Subsidiary” means each of the Subsidiaries of the Company which is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Rights Agreement” means the Rights Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2013, by and between the Company and Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, as rights agent.

S&P” means Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services or any successor to its debt rating business.

Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person (other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) and the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Security Register” is a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange kept by the Registrar.

Senior Credit Facilities” means, with respect to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, that certain $65,000,000 Credit Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2014, as amended from time to time, among the Company, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, which may be increased to $175.0 million in accordance with the terms thereof, as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed, restated, replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to time including increasing the amount permitted to be borrowed thereunder (provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted by the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Additional Indebtedness”) or adds Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder and whether by the same or any other agent, creditor, lender or group of creditors or lenders; provided, further, that a Senior Credit Facility shall not (1) include Indebtedness issued, created or Incurred pursuant to a registered offering of securities under the Securities Act or a private placement of securities (including under Rule 144A or Regulation S) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (2) relate to Indebtedness that does not consist exclusively of Pari Passu Indebtedness.

Subordinated Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness which is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be.

Subsidiary” of any Person means any (i) corporation of which at least a majority of the aggregate voting power of all classes of the Common Equity is directly or indirectly beneficially owned by such Person and (ii) any entity other than a corporation of which such Person, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns at least a majority of the Common Equity; provided that in each of case (i) and (ii), such Person does or is required to consolidate such entity in accordance with GAAP.

Subsidiary Guarantee” means the guarantee of the Notes by each Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture.

Subsidiary Guarantors” means each of the Company’s Subsidiaries that guarantees the Notes pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture.

Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

Trustee” means the party named as such until a successor replaces such party in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and thereafter means the successor trustee serving under the Indenture.

 

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Unrestricted Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly formed or acquired Subsidiary) so designated by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company as provided below and provided that:

 

(i) except as permitted by clause (xv) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness,” neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides any guarantee or direct or indirect credit support for any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument evidencing such Indebtedness) or (b) is directly or indirectly liable for any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary, except, in the case of Non-Recourse Indebtedness, to the extent such liability is for the matters discussed in the last sentence of the definition of “Non-Recourse Indebtedness”; and

 

(ii) no default with respect to any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary (including any right which the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against such Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity.

The Board of Directors of the Company may designate an Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that:

 

(i) any such redesignation will be deemed to be an Incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Indebtedness (if any) of such redesignated Subsidiary for purposes of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness” as of the date of such redesignation;

 

(ii) immediately after giving effect to such redesignation and the Incurrence of any such additional Indebtedness, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained in the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness”;

 

(iii) the Liens on the property and assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary could then be Incurred in accordance with the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Liens” as of the date of such redesignation; and

 

(iv) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing after giving effect to such redesignation.

Subject to the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company also may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that:

 

(i) the Subsidiary to be so designated and its Subsidiaries do not at the time of designation own any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or own or hold any Lien with respect to, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(ii) such Subsidiary is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Capital Stock of such Subsidiary or (b) to maintain or preserve such Subsidiary’s financial condition or to cause such Subsidiary to achieve any specified levels of operating results;

 

(iii) on the date such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with terms substantially less favorable to the Company than those that might have been obtained from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company;

 

(iv) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be permitted to make, at the time of the designation, an Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Company’s and any Restricted Subsidiary’s proportionate interests in such Subsidiary at the time of such designation either as a Permitted Investment or pursuant to the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Restricted Payments”;

 

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(v) immediately after giving effect to such designation and reduction of amounts available for Restricted Payments under the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Restricted Payments,” the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained in the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Additional Indebtedness”; and

 

(vi) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing after giving effect to such designation.

Any such designation or redesignation by the Board of Directors of the Company will be evidenced to the Trustee by the filing with the Trustee of a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect to such designation or redesignation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation or redesignation complied with the foregoing conditions and setting forth the underlying calculations.

U.S. Government Obligations” means securities which are (i) direct obligations of the United States of America, for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations 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, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt; 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 depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest on or principal of the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness or portion thereof, at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including, without limitation, payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (ii) the sum of all such payments described in clause (a) above.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means (i) a Subsidiary of which 100% of the Capital Stock (except for directors’ qualifying shares or certain minority interests owned by other Persons solely due to local law requirements that there be more than one stockholder, but which interest is not in excess of what is required for such purpose) is owned directly by such Person or through one or more other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or (ii) any entity other than a corporation in which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns all of the Capital Stock of such entity.

 

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BOOK-ENTRY, DELIVERY AND FORM

Exchange notes will be represented by permanent global notes in fully registered form without interest coupons (each a “global note”) and will be deposited with the Trustee as a custodian for DTC and registered in the name of a nominee of such depositary.

The Global Notes

We expect that pursuant to procedures established by DTC (i) upon the issuance of the global notes, DTC or its custodian will credit, on its internal system, the principal amount at maturity of the individual beneficial interests represented by such global notes to the respective accounts of persons who have accounts with such depositary and (ii) ownership of beneficial interests in the global notes will be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC or its nominee (with respect to interests of participants (as defined below)) and the records of participants (with respect to interests of persons other than participants). Such accounts initially will be designated by or on behalf of the Exchange Agent and ownership of beneficial interests in the global notes will be limited to persons who have accounts with DTC (“participants”) or persons who hold interests through participants. Holders may hold their interests in the global notes directly through DTC if they are participants in such system, or indirectly through organizations which are participants in such system.

So long as DTC, or its nominee, is the registered owner or holder of the Notes, DTC or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Notes represented by such global notes for all purposes under the Indenture. No beneficial owner of an interest in the global notes will be able to transfer that interest except in accordance with DTC’s procedures, in addition to those provided for under the Indenture with respect to the Notes.

Payments of the principal of, premium (if any) and interest on, the global notes will be made to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner thereof. None of us, the Trustee, or 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 notes or for maintaining, supervising, or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interest.

We expect that DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment of principal of, premium (if any) and interest on the global notes, will credit participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of the global notes as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in the global notes held through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practice, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers registered in the names of nominees for such customers. Such payments will be the responsibility of such participants.

Transfers between participants in DTC will be effected in the ordinary way through DTC’s same-day funds system in accordance with DTC rules and will be settled in same day funds. If a holder requires physical delivery of a certificated security for any reason, including to sell Notes to persons in states which require physical delivery of the Notes, or to pledge such securities, such holder must transfer its interest in a global note in accordance with the normal procedures of DTC and with the procedures set forth in the Indenture.

DTC has advised us that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a Holder of Notes (including the presentation of Notes for exchange as described below) only at the direction of one or more participants to whose account the DTC interests in the global notes are credited and only in respect of such portion of the aggregate principal amount of Notes as to which such participant or participants has or have given such direction. However, if there is an Event of Default under the Indenture, DTC will exchange the global notes for certificated securities, which it will distribute to its participants and which will be legended.

 

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DTC has advised us as follows: DTC is a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code and a “Clearing Agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC was created to hold securities for its participants and facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Indirect access to the DTC system is available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a participant, either directly or indirectly (“indirect participants”).

Although DTC has agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of interests in the global note among participants of DTC, it is under no obligation to perform such procedures, and such procedures may be discontinued at any time. Neither we nor the Trustee will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, its participants, or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.

Certificated Securities

Certificated securities shall be issued in exchange for beneficial interests in the global notes (i) after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default, or (ii) if DTC is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as a depositary for the global notes or has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and in either case, a successor depositary is not appointed by us within 120 days.

 

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CERTAIN MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a summary of certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences of an exchange of the outstanding notes for the exchange of notes in the exchange offer, and the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the exchange notes (also referred to as the “notes”). It is based on provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), existing and proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Treasury Regulations”) and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, all as of the date hereof and all of which are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. No ruling from the IRS has been or is expected to be sought with respect to any aspect of the transactions described herein. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the IRS will agree with the views expressed in this summary, or that a court will not sustain any challenge by the IRS in the event of litigation. The following relates only to notes acquired in this offering for an amount of cash equal to their offering price and that are held as capital assets (generally, property held for investment).

This summary does not address all of the U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to particular holders in light of their personal circumstances, or to certain types of holders that may be subject to special tax treatment (such as banks and other financial institutions, employee stock ownership plans, partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, former citizens or residents of the United States, controlled foreign corporations, foreign personal holding companies, corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax, insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, dealers in securities, brokers, “U.S. holders” (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax or persons who hold the notes as a hedge or who hedge the interest rate on the notes). In addition, this summary does not include any description of the tax laws of any state, local or non-U.S. government that may be applicable to a particular holder and does not consider any aspects of U.S. federal tax law other than income taxation.

For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. holder” is a beneficial owner of the notes that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

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

 

    a corporation (or other business entity treated as a corporation) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

    an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

    a trust if a court within the United States can exercise primary supervision over its administration, and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of the substantial decisions of that trust (or the trust was in existence on August 20, 1996, and validly elected to continue to be treated as a U.S. trust).

A “non-U.S. holder” is a beneficial owner of the notes that is an individual, corporation, estate, or trust and is not a U.S. holder.

The U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner in a partnership (or other entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that holds the notes generally will depend on such partner’s particular circumstances and on the activities of the partnership. Partners in such partnerships should consult their own tax advisors.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Exchange Offer to U.S. Holders and Non-U.S. Holders

The exchange of outstanding notes for exchange notes pursuant to the exchange offer will not be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. U.S. holders and non-U.S. holders will not recognize any gain or loss as a result of such exchange and will have the same adjusted issue price, tax basis, and holding period in the exchange notes as they had in the outstanding notes immediately before the exchange.

 

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U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders

Classification of the Notes

In certain circumstances (see “Description of the Notes–Certain Covenants–Change of Control”), the notes provide for the payment of certain amounts in excess of the stated interest and principal. These contingencies could subject the notes to the provisions of the Treasury Regulations relating to “contingent payment debt instruments.” Under these regulations, however, one or more contingencies will not cause a debt instrument to be treated as a contingent payment debt instrument if, as of the issue date, each such contingency is “remote” or is considered to be “incidental.” We believe and intend to take the position that the foregoing contingencies should be treated as remote and/or incidental. Our position is binding on a holder, unless the holder discloses in the proper manner to the IRS that it is taking a different position. However, this determination is inherently factual and we can give no assurance that our position would be sustained if challenged by the IRS. A successful challenge of this position by the IRS could affect the timing and amount of a holder’s income and could cause the gain from the sale or other disposition of a note to be treated as ordinary income, rather than capital gain. This disclosure assumes that the notes will not be considered contingent payment debt instruments. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the potential application to the notes of the contingent payment debt regulations and the consequences thereof.

Treatment of Interest

Since the outstanding notes were not issued with original issue discount, the exchange notes will not have any original issue discount. Stated interest on the notes will be treated as “qualified stated interest” (i.e., stated interest that is unconditionally payable at least annually at a single fixed rate over the entire term of the note) and will be taxable to U.S. holders as ordinary interest income as the interest accrues or is paid in accordance with the holder’s regular method of tax accounting.

Market Discount

A note that is acquired for an amount that is less than its principal amount by more than a de minimis amount (generally 0.25% of the principal amount multiplied by the number of remaining whole years to maturity), will be treated as having “market discount” equal to such difference. Unless the U.S. holder elects to include such market discount in income as it accrues, a U.S. holder will be required to treat any principal payment on, and any gain on the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition (including a gift) of, a note as ordinary income to the extent of any accrued market discount that has not previously been included in income. In general, market discount on the notes will accrue ratably over the remaining term of the notes or, at the election of the U.S. holder, under a constant yield method. In addition, a U.S. holder could be required to defer the deduction of all or a portion of the interest paid on any indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry a note unless the U.S. holder elects to include market discount in income currently. Such an election applies to all debt instruments held by a taxpayer and may not be revoked without the consent of the IRS.

Amortizable Premium

A U.S. holder who purchases a note for an amount in excess of stated principal amount will be considered to have purchased the note with “amortizable bond premium” equal to the excess. A U.S. holder may elect to amortize that premium under a constant yield method over the remaining term of the note (which will result in a corresponding decrease in the adjusted tax basis of the note) and may offset interest otherwise required to be included in respect of the note during any taxable year by the amortized amount of such premium for the taxable year. However, if the note may be redeemed at a price that is greater than its stated principal amount, special rules would apply that could result in a deferral of the amortization of a portion of the bond premium until later in the term of the note. Any election to amortize bond premium applies to all taxable debt obligations then owned and thereafter acquired by the U.S. holder and may be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. Holders that acquire a note with bond premium should consult their tax advisors regarding the manner in which such premium is calculated and the election to amortize bond premium over the life of the instrument.

 

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Sale, Exchange or Other Disposition of the Notes

In general, upon the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of a note, a U.S. holder will recognize taxable gain or loss equal to the difference between (1) the amount of the cash and the fair market value of any property received on the sale or other taxable disposition (less an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid stated interest, which will be taxable as interest income as discussed above) and (2) the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the note. Gain or loss realized on the sale or other taxable disposition of a note will generally be capital gain or loss (except as provided under the market discount rule described above) and will be a long-term capital gain or loss if at the time of the disposition the U.S. holder has held the note for more than one year. For non-corporate U.S. holders, long-term capital gains are generally eligible for reduced rates of taxation. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

Medicare Tax

For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, a U.S. holder that is an individual or estate, or a trust that does not fall into a special class of trusts that is exempt from such tax, will be subject to a 3.8% tax on the lesser of (1) the U.S. holder’s “net investment income” for the relevant taxable year and (2) the excess of the U.S. holder’s modified adjusted gross income for the taxable year over a certain threshold (which in the case of individuals will be between $125,000 and $250,000 depending on the individual’s circumstances). Net investment income generally includes interest income and net gains from the disposition of the notes, unless such interest income or net gains are derived in the ordinary course of the conduct of a trade or business (other than a trade or business that consists of certain passive or trading activities). A U.S. holder that is an individual, estate or trust should consult its own tax advisor regarding the applicability of the Medicare tax to its income and gains in respect of its investment in the notes.

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

In general, a U.S. holder of the notes will be subject to backup withholding with respect to interest on the notes and the proceeds of a sale or other disposition (including a retirement or redemption) of the notes at the applicable tax rate (currently 28%), unless such holder (a) is an entity that is exempt from backup withholding and, when required, demonstrates this fact, or (b) provides the payor with its taxpayer identification number (“TIN”), certifies that the TIN provided to the payor is correct and that the holder has not been notified by the IRS that such holder is subject to backup withholding due to underreporting of interest or dividends, and otherwise complies with applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. In addition, such payments to U.S. holders that are not exempt entities will generally be subject to information reporting requirements. A U.S. holder that does not provide the payor with its correct TIN may be subject to penalties imposed by the IRS. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a U.S. holder will be allowed as a credit against such holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders

Treatment of Interest

Subject to the discussion of backup withholding below, under the “portfolio interest exemption,” a non-U.S. holder will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax (or any withholding tax) on payments of stated interest on the notes that is not effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s trade or business, provided that:

 

    the non-U.S. holder does not actually or constructively own 10% or more of the capital or profits interest in the Company;

 

    the non-U.S. holder is not, and is not treated as, a bank receiving interest on an extension of credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;

 

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    the non-U.S. holder is not a “controlled foreign corporation” that is related (actually or constructively) to us; and

 

    certain certification requirements are met.

Under current law, the certification requirement will be satisfied in any of the following circumstances:

 

    If a non-U.S. holder provides to us or our paying agent a statement on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or suitable successor form), together with all appropriate attachments, signed under penalties of perjury, identifying the non-U.S. holder by name and address and stating, among other things, that the non-U.S. holder is not a U.S. person.

 

    If a note is held through a securities clearing organization, bank or another financial institution that holds customers’ securities in the ordinary course of its trade or business, (i) the non-U.S. holder provides such a form to such organization or institution, and (ii) such organization or institution, under penalty of perjury, certifies to us that it has received such statement from the beneficial owner or another intermediary and furnishes us or our paying agent with a copy thereof.

 

    If a financial institution or other intermediary that holds the note on behalf of the non-U.S. holder has entered into a withholding agreement with the IRS and submits an IRS Form W-8IMY (or suitable successor form) and certain other required documentation to us or our paying agent.

If the requirements of the portfolio interest exemption described above are not satisfied, a 30% withholding tax will apply to the gross amount of interest on the notes that is paid to a non-U.S. holder, unless either: (a) an applicable income tax treaty reduces or eliminates such tax, and the non-U.S. holder claims the benefit of that treaty by providing a properly completed and duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or suitable successor form) establishing qualification for benefits under the treaty, or (b) the interest is effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States and the non-U.S. holder provides an appropriate statement to that effect on a properly completed and duly executed IRS Form W-8ECI (or suitable successor form).

If a non-U.S. holder is engaged in a trade or business in the United States and interest on a note is effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or business, the non-U.S. holder will be required to pay U.S. federal income tax on that interest on a net income basis generally in the same manner as a U.S. holder. If a non-U.S. holder is eligible for the benefits of an income tax treaty between the United States and its country of residence, any interest income that is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in the manner specified by the treaty and generally only will be subject to tax if such income is attributable to a permanent establishment (or a fixed base in the case of an individual) maintained by the non-U.S. holder in the United States, provided that the non-U.S. holder claims the benefit of the treaty by properly submitting an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. In addition, a non-U.S. holder that is treated as a foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes may be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) of its earnings and profits for the taxable year, subject to adjustments, that are effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the United States.

Sale, Exchange or Other Disposition of the Notes

Subject to the discussion of backup withholding below, a non-U.S. holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax (or any withholding thereof) on any gain realized by such holder upon a sale, exchange, redemption, retirement at maturity or other disposition of a note (except amounts received with respect to accrued and unpaid stated interest, which would be taxable as described above), unless:

 

    the non-U.S. holder is an individual who is present in the U.S. for 183 days or more during the taxable year and who has a “tax home” in the United States and certain other conditions are met; or

 

    the gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business of the non-U.S. holder.

 

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If the first exception applies, the non-U.S. holder generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% on the amount by which its U.S.-source capital gains exceed its U.S.-source capital losses. If the second exception applies, the non-U.S. holder will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the net gain derived from the sale or other disposition of the notes in the same manner as a U.S. holder. In addition, corporate non-U.S. holders may be subject to a 30% branch profits tax on any effectively connected earnings and profits. If a non-U.S. holder is eligible for the benefits of an income tax treaty between the United States and its country of residence, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of any such gain may be modified in the manner specified by the treaty.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

When required, we or our paying agent will report to the IRS and to each non-U.S. holder the amount of any interest paid on the notes in each calendar year, and the amount of U.S. federal income tax withheld, if any, with respect to these payments.

Non-U.S. holders that have provided certification as to their non-U.S. status or that have otherwise established an exemption will generally not be subject to backup withholding tax if neither we nor our agent has actual knowledge or reason to know that such certification is unreliable or that the conditions of the exemption are in fact not satisfied. However, certain information reporting may still apply with respect to interest payments even if certification is provided.

Payments of the proceeds from the sale or other disposition (including a retirement or redemption) of a note to or through a foreign office of a broker generally will not be subject to information reporting or backup withholding. However, additional information reporting, but generally not backup withholding, may apply to those payments if the broker is one of the following: (a) a U.S. person (as defined in the Code), (b) a controlled foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (c) a foreign person 50% or more of whose gross income from all sources for the three-year period ending with the close of its taxable year preceding the payment was effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business, or (d) a foreign partnership with specified connections to the United States.

Payment of the proceeds from a sale or other disposition (including a retirement or redemption) of a note to or through the U.S. office of a broker will be subject to information reporting and backup withholding unless the non-U.S. holder certifies as to its non-U.S. status or otherwise establishes an exemption from information reporting and backup withholding, provided that neither we nor our agent have actual knowledge or reason to know that such certification is unreliable or that the conditions of the exemption are in fact not satisfied.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a non-U.S. holder will be allowed as a credit against such holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle the holder to a refund, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

 

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CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a summary of certain considerations associated with the purchase of the notes by employee benefit plans that are subject to Title I of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), plans, individual retirement accounts and other arrangements that are subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or provisions under any Federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of the Code or ERISA (collectively, “Similar Laws”), and entities whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of such plans, accounts and arrangements (each, a “Plan”).

General Fiduciary Matters

ERISA and the Code impose certain duties on persons who are fiduciaries of a Plan subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (an “ERISA Plan”) and prohibit certain transactions involving the assets of an ERISA Plan and its fiduciaries or other interested parties. Under ERISA and the Code, any person who exercises any discretionary authority or control over the administration of such an ERISA Plan or the management or disposition of the assets of such an ERISA Plan, or who renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation to such an ERISA Plan, is generally considered to be a fiduciary of the ERISA Plan.

In considering an investment in the notes of a portion of the assets of any Plan, a fiduciary should determine whether the investment is in accordance with the documents and instruments governing the Plan and the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code or any Similar Law relating to the fiduciary’s duties to the Plan including, without limitation, the prudence, diversification, delegation of control and prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable Similar Laws.

Prohibited Transaction Laws

Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code prohibit ERISA Plans from engaging in specified transactions involving plan assets with persons or entities who are “parties in interest,” within the meaning of Section 3(14) of ERISA, or “disqualified persons,” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code, unless an exemption is available. A party in interest or disqualified person who engages in a non-exempt prohibited transaction may be subject to excise taxes and other penalties and liabilities under ERISA and the Code. In addition, the fiduciary of the ERISA Plan that engages in such a non-exempt prohibited transaction may be subject to penalties and liabilities under ERISA and the Code.

The acquisition and/or holding of the notes by an ERISA Plan with respect to which we or the initial purchaser is considered a party in interest or a disqualified person may constitute or result in a direct or indirect prohibited transaction under Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code, unless the investment is acquired and is held in accordance with an applicable statutory, class or individual prohibited transaction exemption. In this regard, the U.S. Department of Labor has issued prohibited transaction class exemptions (“PTCEs”) that may apply to the acquisition and holding of the notes. These class exemptions include, without limitation, PTCE 84-14 respecting transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers, PTCE 90-1 respecting insurance company pooled separate accounts, PTCE 91-38 respecting bank collective investment funds, PTCE 95-60 respecting life insurance company general accounts and PTCE 96-23 respecting transactions determined by in-house asset managers. Though there can be no assurance that any of the foregoing exemptions or any other exemption will be available with respect to the acquisition or holding of the notes or that all of the conditions of any such exemptions will be satisfied.

Because of the foregoing, the notes should not be purchased or held by any person investing “plan assets” of any Plan, unless such purchase and holding will not constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any applicable Similar Laws.

 

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Representation

Accordingly, by acceptance of a note each purchaser and holder will be deemed to have represented and warranted that either (1) it is not a Plan and no portion of the assets used to acquire or hold the notes constitutes assets of any Plan or (2) the purchase and holding of the notes will not constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation under any applicable Similar Laws.

The foregoing discussion is general in nature and is not intended to be all-inclusive. Due to the complexity of these rules and the penalties that may be imposed upon persons involved in non-exempt prohibited transactions, it is particularly important that fiduciaries, or other persons considering purchasing the notes on behalf of, or with the assets of, any Plan, consult with their counsel regarding the potential applicability of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code and any Similar Laws to such investment and whether an exemption would be applicable to the purchase and holding of the notes.

The sale of notes to a Plan is in no respect a representation by us or any other person that such investment or holding satisfies all relevant legal requirements with respect to such investment by such Plan.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of exchange notes received in exchange for outstanding notes where such outstanding notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that for a period of 180 days after the expiration of the exchange offer, we will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In addition, until                 , 2015 all dealers effecting transactions in the exchange notes may be required to deliver a prospectus.

We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of exchange notes by brokers-dealers. Exchange notes received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the exchange offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the exchange notes or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer and/or the purchasers of any such exchange notes. Any broker-dealer that resells exchange notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such exchange notes may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit on any such resale of exchange notes and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The letter of transmittal states that by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

For a period of 180 days after the expiration of the exchange offer, we will promptly send additional copies of this prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests such documents in the letter of transmittal. We have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the exchange offer, (including the expenses of one counsel for the holders of the notes), other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the notes (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters with respect to the exchange notes being offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Melisa Boross Konderik, who is our Associate General Counsel, will issue an opinion related to certain matters related to the exchange notes. Ms. Konderik owns, or has the right to acquire, a number of shares of our common stock which represents less than 0.1% of our total outstanding common stock.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of AV Homes, Inc. appearing in AV Homes, Inc.’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2014, and the effectiveness of AV Homes, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

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$200,000,000

 

LOGO

AV HOMES, INC.

Exchange Offer for $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 and Related Guarantees

(CUSIP Nos. 00234P AC6 and U0536W AA7)

for

$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 and Related Guarantees

(CUSIP No.                 )

that have been registered under the Securities Act

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 20. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Generally, Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), permits a corporation to indemnify certain persons made a party to an action by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. To the extent that person has been successful in any such matter, that person shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him. In the case of an action by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification may be made in respect of any matter as to which that person was adjudged liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which the action was brought determines that, despite the adjudication of liability, that person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for proper expenses.

Our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws provide for indemnification of our officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL enables a Delaware corporation to include a provision in its certificate of incorporation limiting a director’s liability to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty as a director. We have adopted provisions in our certificate of incorporation that provide for such limitation to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.

Our directors and officers are covered by insurance policies indemnifying against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, which might be incurred by them in such capacities and against which they may not be indemnified by us.

The underwriting agreements that we may enter into may provide for indemnification by any underwriters of us, our directors, our officers who sign this registration statement and our controlling persons for certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Item 21. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

Reference is made to the information contained in the Exhibit Index filed as part of this Registration Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Rule 411 under the Securities Act.

 

Item 22. Undertakings.

(A) Each of 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;

(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 SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum

 

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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.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. 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 part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, 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 date of first use.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant 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 registrant will be a seller 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 registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

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

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

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

(6) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 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.

(7) To respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.

 

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(8) To supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant 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 registrant will, unless in the opinion of its 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 has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Scottsdale, State of Arizona, on March 17, 2015.

 

AV HOMES, INC.
By: /s/ Roger A. Cregg
Roger A. Cregg
President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed on March 17, 2015 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

Roger A. Cregg

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Michael S. Burnett

Michael S. Burnett

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
PAUL D. BARNETT

)

A majority of the Board of Directors*
ROGER W. EINIGER

)

PAUL HACKWELL

)

JOSHUA NASH

)

JONATHAN M. PERTCHIK

)

MICHAEL F. PROFENIUS

)

AARON RATNER

)

JOEL M. SIMON

)

 

* Roger A. Cregg, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this document on behalf of each of the directors named above pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by the directors named and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of such directors.

 

By: /s/ Roger A. Cregg
Roger A. Cregg
Attorney-in-Fact

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Scottsdale, State of Arizona, on March 17, 2015.

 

AVATAR PROPERTIES INC.

By:

/s/ Roger A. Cregg
Roger A. Cregg
Chairman of the Board

 

AVH CAROLINAS, LLC

JCH GROUP LLC

ROYAL OAK HOMES, LLC

VITALIA AT TRADITION, LLC

By: AVATAR PROPERTIES INC.,

 

By: /s/ Roger A. Cregg
Roger A. Cregg
Chairman of the Board

 

AVH BETHPAGE, LLC
By: AVH CAROLINAS, LLC,
its sole member
By: AVATAR PROPERTIES INC.,
its sole member

 

By: /s/ Roger A. Cregg
Roger A. Cregg
Chairman of the Board

 

AV HOMES OF ARIZONA, LLC

AVH EM, LLC

By: JCH GROUP LLC,
its sole member

 

By: AVATAR PROPERTIES INC.,
its sole member

 

By: /s/ Roger A. Cregg
Roger A. Cregg
Chairman of the Board

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed on March 17, 2015 by the following persons in the capacities indicated for each of Avatar Properties Inc.; AV Homes of Arizona, LLC; AVH Bethpage, LLC; AVH Carolinas, LLC; AVH EM, LLC; JCH Group LLC; Royal Oak Homes, LLC; and Vitalia at Tradition, LLC:

 

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

Roger A. Cregg

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Michael S. Burnett

Michael S. Burnett

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

Roger A. Cregg

Director

/s/ Michael S. Burnett

Michael S. Burnett

Director

/s/ S. Gary Shullaw

S. Gary Shullaw

Director

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Form of Filing

3.1    Certificate of Incorporation of AV Homes, Inc., as amended and restated May 28, 1998.    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998.
3.2    Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AV Homes, Inc., dated May 26, 2000.    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000.
3.3    Amended and Restated By-laws of AV Homes, Inc., dated March 31, 2014.    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 1, 2014.
3.4    Restated Articles of Incorporation of Avatar Properties Inc., as amended through December 15, 1980.    Electronic Transmission.
3.5    By-laws of Avatar Properties Inc., as amended July 9, 2007    Electronic Transmission.
3.6    Articles of Organization of AV Homes of Arizona, LLC, as amended through March 21, 2013.    Electronic Transmission.
3.7    Third Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of AV Homes of Arizona, LLC, as adopted February 14, 2011.    Electronic Transmission.
3.8    Articles of Organization of AVH Bethpage, LLC, as amended through January 31, 2014.    Electronic Transmission.
3.9    Operating Agreement of AVH Bethpage, LLC, effective January 9, 2014.    Electronic Transmission.
3.10    Articles of Organization of AVH Carolinas, LLC, dated November 22, 2013.    Electronic Transmission.
3.11    Operating Agreement of AVH Carolinas, LLC, effective November 25, 2013.    Electronic Transmission.
3.12    Articles of Organization of AVH EM, LLC, dated April 23, 2012.    Electronic Transmission.
3.13    Operating Agreement of AVH EM, LLC, as adopted April 23, 2012.    Electronic Transmission.
3.14    Certificate of Formation of JCH Group, LLC, as amended through November 24, 2010.    Electronic Transmission.
3.15    Second Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of JCH Group, LLC, effective January 14, 2011.    Electronic Transmission.

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Form of Filing

3.16    Articles of Organization of Royal Oak Homes,
LLC, as amended through March 24, 2014.
   Electronic Transmission.
3.17    Operating Agreement of Royal Oak Homes,
LLC, effective February 12, 2014.
   Electronic Transmission.
3.18    Articles of Organization of Vitalia at Tradition,
LLC, as amended through October 10, 2012.
   Electronic Transmission.
3.19    Operating Agreement of Vitalia at Tradition, as
adopted September 21, 2009.
   Electronic Transmission.
4.1    Senior Notes Indenture dated as of June 30, 2014
among AV Homes, Inc., the Subsidiary
Guarantors named therein, and Wilmington
Trust, National Association, as trustee, relating
to the 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019.
   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 1, 2014.
4.2    Form of Rule 144A Global Note for the
Outstanding Notes (included as part of
Exhibit 4.1).
  
4.3    Form of Regulation S Global Note for the
Outstanding Notes (included as part of
Exhibit 4.1).
  
4.4    Form of IAI Global Note for the Outstanding
Notes (included as part of Exhibit 4.1).
  
4.5    Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June
30, 2014 among AV Homes, Inc., the guarantors
named therein, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,
as representative of the several initial purchasers
named therein.
   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to
Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 1, 2014.
4.6    Form of Unrestricted Global Note for the
Exchange Notes.
   Electronic Transmission.
5.1    Opinion of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP.    Electronic Transmission.
5.2    Opinion of Melisa Boross Konderik, Assistant General
Counsel of AV Homes, Inc.
   Electronic Transmission
12.1    Computations of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges.
   Electronic Transmission.
23.1    Consent of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP (included
in Exhibit 5.1).
   Electronic Transmission.
23.2    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.    Electronic Transmission.
24.1    Powers of Attorney.    Electronic Transmission.

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Form of Filing

25.1    Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee under the Indenture.    Electronic Transmission.
99.1    Form of Letter of Transmittal.    Electronic Transmission.
99.2    Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.    Electronic Transmission.
99.3    Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and other Nominees.    Electronic Transmission.
99.4    Form of Letter to Clients.    Electronic Transmission.

 

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EX-3.4 2 d885162dex34.htm EX-3.4 EX-3.4

Exhibit 3.4

RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

(giving effect to all amendments through December 15, 1980)

1. The name of the Corporation is: AVATAR PROPERTIES INC.

2. The location and post office address of the principal office of the Corporation in Florida shall be 201 Alhambra Circle, in the City of Coral Gables, County of Dade.

3. The general nature of the business or businesses to be transacted is as follows: The Corporation is hereby empowered to engage in any or all of the following business operations and to perform all necessary and proper lawful acts in connection therewith as are or may be authorized by law:

To do and perform all of the acts and things and to exercise all of the powers set out and enumerated in Florida Statutes, Section 608.13 (1955), and to exercise all other powers by law to be exercised by corporations.

To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire, hold, develop, improve, mortgage, sell, exchange, let or in any manner encumber or dispose of real property, wherever situated.

To construct, buy, own, sell and operate such building and other structures and facilities as may be deemed necessary and proper in connection with the conduct of the business of the said corporation.

To make advances or loans with or without security, including the lending of money secured by mortgages on personal or real property, for the improvement and development thereof, or for the erection of buildings or any real estate or on the security of leases.

All of the objects and purposes above set forth may be exercised by this corporation, not only in the State of Florida, but also in any and every state, territory and possession of the United States and in any and every foreign country or possession thereof.

4. The amount of capital stock authorized is twenty thousand (20,000) shares of Common Stock, without par value, which is the maximum number of shares that the Corporation is authorized to issue. Such stock may be issued by the Corporation from time to time for such consideration as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors thereof.

5. The amount of capital with which the Corporation will begin business is not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).

6. The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

7. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be five.

 

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8. The names and post office addresses of the directors are:

 

DIRECTORS

    

POST OFFICE ADDRESSES

S. H. Wills

    

1105 Hamilton Street

Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

W. R. Strothman

    

1105 Hamilton Street

Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

James M. Browne

    

7880 Biscayne Boulevard

Miami, Florida 33138

Charles K. Hepner

    

7880 Biscayne Boulevard

Miami, Florida 33138

Gordon W. Mallatratt

    

7880 Biscayne Boulevard

Miami, Florida 33138

9. The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provisions contained in the Restated Articles of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the Statutes of Florida, and all rights conferred upon shareholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

10. Henceforth, the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation shall not include any prior documents.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, a majority of the Directors of the Corporation have this 27th day of May, 1969 signed these Articles of Amendment under the corporate seal of said Corporation.

 

  

/s/ James M. Browne

   James M. Browne        
  

/s/ Charles K. Hepner

(Corporate Seal)    Charles K. Hepner        
  

/s/ Gordon W. Mallatratt

   Gordon W. Mallatratt        

 

Signed, sealed and delivered

in the presence of:

/s/ Gretchen Mielke

 

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EX-3.5 3 d885162dex35.htm EX-3.5 EX-3.5

Exhibit 3.5

AVATAR PROPERTIES INC.

Formerly

GAC PROPERTIES INC.

BY-LAWS

* * * * *

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1. The principal office shall be located at 7880 Biscayne Boulevard, in the City of Miami, County of Date, State of Florida.

Section 2. The Corporation may have offices at such other places as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1. All meetings of stockholders shall be held at the principal office of the Company in Miami, Florida.

Section 2. An annual meeting of stockholders, commencing with the year 1969 shall be held on the 4th Wednesday in October in each year if not a legal holiday, and if a legal holiday, then on the first day following which is not a legal holiday, at 3:00 p.m., at which the stockholders shall elect a Board of Directors and may transact any business within the powers of the Corporation. Any business of the Corporation may be transacted at the annual meeting without being specially designated in the notice, except such business as is specifically required by the stature to be stated in the notice.

Section 3. The President or a Vice President or the Treasurer shall prepare or cause to be prepared, a full and correct statement of the affairs of the Corporation, including a balance sheet and a financial statement of operations for the preceding fiscal year which shall be submitted at the annual meeting and shall be filed within twenty days thereafter at the principal office of the Corporation.

Section 4. At any time in the interval between annual meetings, special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the Board of Directors or by the President, a Vice President, the Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary.

Section 5. Special meetings of stockholders shall be called by the Secretary upon the written request of the holders of shares entitled to not less than twenty-five per cent of all the votes entitled to be case at such meeting. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of such meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on thereat. No special meeting need be called upon the request of the holders of shares entitled to case less than a majority of all votes entitled


to be case at such meeting, to consider any matter which is substantially the same as a matter voted upon at any special meeting of the stockholders held during the preceding twelve months.

Section 6. Not less than ten or more than ninety days before the date of every stockholders’ meeting, the Secretary shall give to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, and to each stockholder not entitled to vote who is entitled by the statute to notice, written or printed notice stating the time and place of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, either by mail or by presenting it to him personally or by leaving it at his residence or usual place of business. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the stockholder at his post office address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.

Section 7. At any meeting of stockholders, the presence in person or by proxy of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes thereat shall constitute a quorum; but this section shall not affect any requirement under the statute or under the charter for the vote necessary for the adoption of any measure. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting at as originally notified.

Section 8. A majority of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders, duly called and at which a quorum is present, shall be sufficient to take or authorize action upon any matter which may properly come before the meeting, unless more than a majority of the votes cast is required by statute or by the charter.

Section 9. Each outstanding share of stock having voting power shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders; but no share shall be entitled to vote if any installment payment thereon is overdue and unpaid. A stockholder may vote the shares owned of record by him either in person or by proxy executed in writing by the stockholder of by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after eleven months from its date, unless otherwise provided in the proxy. At all meetings of stockholders, unless the voting is conducted by inspectors, all questions relating to the qualifications of votes and the validity of proxies and the acceptance or rejection of votes shall be decided by the Chairman of the meeting.

Section 10. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, if a consent in writing, setting forth such action, is signed by all the stockholders entitled to vote on the subject matter thereof and such consent is filed with the records of the Corporation.

 

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ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1. The number of Directors of the Corporation shall be three. By vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, the number of directors fixed by the charter or by these By-Laws may be increased or decreased from time to time to not exceeding nine or less than three, but the tenure of office of a Director shall not be affected by any decrease in the number of Directors so made by the Board. Until the first annual meeting of stockholders or until successors are duly elected and qualify, the Board shall consist of the persons named as such in the charter. At the first annual meeting of stockholders, and at each annual meeting thereafter, the stockholders shall elect directors to hold office until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected and qualify. Directors need not be stockholders.

Section 2. Meetings of the Board of Directors, regular or special, may be held at any place in or out of the State of Florida as the Board may from time to time determine.

Section 3. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors for any cause other than by reason of an increase in the number of Directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, although such majority is less than a quorum. Any vacancy occurring by reason of an increase in the number of Directors may be filled by action of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. A director elected by the board of Directors to fill a vacancy shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualifies.

Section 4. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors, which may exercise all of the powers of the Corporation, except such as are by law or by the charter, or by these By-Laws conferred upon or reserved to the stockholders.

Section 5. At any meeting of stockholders, duly called and at which a quorum is present, the stockholders may, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be case thereon, remove any Director or Directors from office and may elect a successor or successors to fill any resulting vacancies for the unexpired terms of removed directors.

Section 6. Meetings of the Board of Directors: The first meeting of each newly elected Board of Directors shall be held at such time and place as shall be fixed by the vote of the stockholders at the annual meeting, and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly elected Directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided a quorum shall be present or they may meet at such time and place as shall be fixed by the consent, in writing, of all the Directors.

Section 7. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and place as shall from time to time be designated by the Board of Directors.

Section 8. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, by the President or by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee, if one be constituted, by vote at a meeting, or by a majority of the

 

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Directors or a majority of the members of the Executive Committee in writing with or without a meeting. Special meetings may be held at such place or places within or without Florida as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors; in the absence of such designation, such meetings shall be held at such places as may be designated in the call.

Section 9. Notice of the place and time of every special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be served on each Director or sent to him by telegraph or by mail, or by leaving the same at his residence or usual place of business at least two days before the date of the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the Director at his post office address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepared.

Section 10. At all meetings of the Board, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the action of a majority of the Directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the Board of Directors unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by the Statute, the charter or by these By-Laws. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of directors, the Directors present thereat may by a majority vote adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

Section 11. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if a written consent to such action is signed by all members of the Board or of such committee, as the case may be, and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.

Section 12. Committees: The Board of Directors may appoint from among its members an Executive Committee and other committees composed of two or more Directors, and may delegate to such committees, in the intervals between meetings of the Board of Directors, any or all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business affairs of the Corporation, except he power to declare dividends, to issue stock or to recommend to stockholders any action requiring stockholders’ approval. In the absence of any member of any such committee, the members thereof present at any meeting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may appoint a member of the Board of Directors to act in the place of such absent member. The committees shall keep minutes of their proceedings shall report the same to the Board of Directors at the meeting next succeeding, and any action by the committees shall be subject to revision and alteration by the Board of Directors, provided that no rights of third persons shall be affected by any such revision or alteration.

Section 13. Compensation of Directors: Directors, as such, shall not receive any stated salary for their services but, by resolution of the Board, a fixed sum, and expenses of attendance, if any, may be allowed to Directors for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

 

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ARTICLE IV

WAIVER OF NOTICE

Section 1. Whenever any notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting of stockholders, Directors or committee is required to be given under the provisions of the statute or under the provisions of the charter of these By-Laws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice and filed with the records of the meeting, whether before or after the holding thereof, or actual attendance at the meeting of stockholders in person or by proxy, or at the meeting of Directors or committee in person, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice to such persons.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 1. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors, and shall be a Chairman of the Board, a Present, a Vice President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The President shall be selected from among the Directors. The Board of Directors may also elect additional Vice-Presidents, and one or more Assistant Secretaries and one or more Assistant Treasurers. Any two or more offices, except those of President and Vice President, may be held by the same person but no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument in more than one capacity, if such instrument is required by law, the charter of these By-Laws to be executed, acknowledged or verified by two or more officers.

Section 2. The officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors at its first meeting after each annual meeting of stockholders.

Section 3. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary, who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall have such authority and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any committee or any officer to appoint subordinate officers and prescribe the duties thereof.

Section 4. The salaries of all officers and agents of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. It may authorize any committee, or any officer on whom the power of appointing subordinate officers may have been conferred, to fix the compensation of such subordinate officers.

Section 5. The officers of the Corporation shall serve for one year and until their successors are chosen and qualify. Any officer or agent may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever, in its judgment, the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights, if any, of the person so removed. If the office of any officer becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

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Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. Except where by law the signature of the President is required, the Chairman of the Board shall have power to sign all certificates, contracts, obligations and other instruments of the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board shall do and perform all such other duties and may exercise such other powers as from time to time as may be assigned to him by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee.

Section 7. The President: The President, subject to the control of the Board of Directors or of the Chairman of the Board, shall have general supervision and direction over the business, affairs, and policies of the Corporation and over all other officers of the Corporation. In the event of the death, absence, unavailability or disability of the Chairman of the Board, the President shall exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties of the Chairman of the Board. The President shall have power to sign all certificates, contracts, obligations, and other instruments of the Corporation. The President shall perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as from time to time may be assigned to him by the By-Laws or by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee.

Section 8. Vice-Presidents: The Vice Presidents in the order of their seniority shall, in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors shall prescribe.

Section 9. The Secretary: The Secretary shall attend all sessions of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall perform like duties for the executive committee or any other committee which may be constituted. He shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or President, under whose supervision he shall be. He shall keep in safe custody the seal of the Corporation and, when authorized by the Board, affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed, it shall be attested by his signature or by the signature of the Treasurer, or an Assistant Secretary.

Section 10. The Treasurer: The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors.

Section 11. He shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and Directors, at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer, and of the financial condition of the Corporation.

Section 12. If required by the Board of Directors, he shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money, and

 

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other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

ARTICLE VI

CERTIFICATES OF STOCK

Section 1. Each stockholder shall be entitled to a certificate or certificates which shall represent and certify the number and kind and class of shares owned by him in the Corporation. Each certificate shall be signed by the President or a Vice President and, countersigned by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, and shall be sealed with the corporate seal. The signatures may be either manual or facsimile signatures and the seal may be either facsimile or any other form of seal. In case any officer who has signed any certificate ceases to be an officer of the Corporation before the certificate is issued, the certificate may nevertheless be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if the officer had not cased to be such officer as of the date of its issue. All certificates representing stock which is restricted or limited as to its transferability or voting powers or which is preferred or limited as to its dividends, or is redeemable, shall have a statement of such restriction, limitation, preference or redemption, or summary thereof, plainly stated on the certificate. A summary of such information included in a registration statement permitted to become effective under the Federal Securities Act of 1933, as now or hereafter amended, shall be an acceptable summary for the purposes thereof. No certificate shall be issued for any share of stock until such share is fully paid.

Section 2. Transfers of Stock: Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate of stock duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate, and record the transaction upon its books.

Section 3. The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares of stock as the holder in fact thereof, and accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Florida.

Section 4. Lost Certificate: The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate thretofore [sic] issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost or destroyed certificate or his legal representative to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require and/or to give bond, with sufficient surety, to the Corporation to indemnify it against any loss or claim which may arise by reason of the issuance of a new certificate.

 

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ARTICLE VII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Closing of Transfer Books or Fixing of Record Date: The Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a date as the record date for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of stockholders, or stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or the allotment of any rights, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other proper purpose. Such date, in any case, shall be not more than forty days, and in case of a meeting of stockholders not less than ten days, prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of stockholders is to be taken.

Section 2. In lieu of fixing a record date, the Board of Directors may provide that the stock transfer books shall be closed for a stated period but not to exceed, in any case, twenty days. If the stock transfer books are closed for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders, such books shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding such meeting.

Section 3. Dividends: Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the charter, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in its own shares, subject to the provisions of the statute and of the charter.

Section 4. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve fund to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such other purpose as the Directors shall think conducive to the interests of the Corporation, and the Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.

Section 5. Checks: All checks, drafts and orders for the payment of money, notes and other evidences of indebtedness, issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

Section 6. Fiscal Year: The fiscal year shall begin the first day of January in each year.

Section 7. Seal: The corporate seal of the Corporation shall be in such form as the Board of Directors may prescribe. The Board of Directors may authorize one or more duplicate seals and provide for the custody thereof.

Section 8. Stock Ledger: The Corporation shall maintain at the office of General Acceptance Corporation, in the City of Allentown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, an original stock ledge containing the names and addresses of all stockholders and the number of shares of each class held by each stockholder.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENTS

Section 1. The Board of Directors shall have the power, at any regular meeting or at any special meeting, if notice thereof be included in the notice of such special meeting, to alter or repeal any By-Laws of the Corporation, and to make new By-Laws, except that the Board of Directors shall not alter or repeal any By-Laws made by the stockholders.

Section 2. The stockholders shall have the power, at any annual meeting or at any special meeting, if notice thereof be included in the notice of such special meeting, to alter or repeal any By-Laws of the Corporation and to make new By-Laws.

 

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EX-3.6 4 d885162dex36.htm EX-3.6 EX-3.6

Exhibit 3.6

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

AV HOMES OF ARIZONA, LLC

(giving effect to amendments through March 21, 2013)

1. Name. The name of the limited liability company is AV Homes of Arizona, LLC (the “Company”).

2. Known Place of Business. The address of the Company’s known place of business is 8601 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 220, Scottsdale, Arizona 85253.

3. Agent for Service of Process. The name and address of the agent for service of process is National Registered Agents, Inc., 638 North Fifth Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003.

4. Management. The management and operation of the Company is vested in its Managers in accordance with the Company’s Operating Agreement. The name and address of the Company’s Manager is:

Lynn Palmer

8601 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 220

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

(as manager and the Company’s Designated Broker)

DATED: May 5, 2009

 

/s/ Barbara A. Ditchey

Barbara A. Ditchey
EX-3.7 5 d885162dex37.htm EX-3.7 EX-3.7

Exhibit 3.7

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

AVATAR PROPERTIES OF ARIZONA, LLC

(formerly known as JOSEPH CARL HOMES, LLC)

THIS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is dated the 14th day of February, 2011, by JCH GROUP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“JCH”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, JOSEPH CARL HOMES, LLC (the “Company”) was formed on the 5th day of May, 2009, upon the filing of Articles of Organization in accordance with, and pursuant to, applicable provisions of the Arizona Revised Statutes; and

WHEREAS, Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization of the Company dated were filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission on February 14, 2011; and

WHEREAS, the ownership and management of the Company are governed by that certain Second Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of JOSEPH CARL HOMES, LLC dated the 14th day of January, 2011 (the “Amended Operating Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, on October 25, 2010, Avatar Properties Inc. (“Avatar”) became the sole owner of JCH, the sole member of the Company (the “Member); and

WHEREAS, Avatar, in its capacity as the owner of the Member, desires to replace and supersede, by amendment and restatement of, the Amended Operating Agreement, as set forth herein, and to define formally and express the terms of ownership and management of the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Member hereby adopts this Agreement as the Operating Agreement of the Company:

1. Operation of the Company. The Company shall operate as provided in this Agreement and pursuant to Arizona law, as the law may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that if there is any inconsistency between any provision of the law and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern to the extent permitted by law.

2. Name of Company and Ownership of Assets. The name of the Company is “AVATAR PROPERTIES OF ARIZONA, LLC” and title to all assets of the Company shall be held in such name. The business of the Company shall be conducted under such name.

3. Purpose of the Company. The purpose of the Company shall be to engage in any and all such activities as may be permitted by law.


4. Company Filings. The Member shall execute and file all documents required by Arizona law to be filed in connection with the continued existence of the Company, any amendments to its articles of organization, and, at such time as the same may be required, any documents evidencing termination of the Company’s existence.

5. Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Company shall be located at 201 Alhambra Circle, 12th Floor, Coral Gables, Florida 33134 and, as required by Arizona law, the known place of business in Arizona shall be located at 17700 W. Star Point Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85338, or at such other locations as may be selected by the Member from time to time.

6. Term. The Company shall continue until dissolved and liquidated pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 hereof.

7. Interest of Member. JCH owns a one hundred percent (100%) interest in the Company.

8. Capital Contribution. No member is required to make capital contributions to the Company but any member may, at its option, make capital contributions to the Company.

9. Management. The management, operation, and control of the Company shall vest in the Managers, as designated in the Articles of Organization, as amended, and the officers appointed from time to time by written consent of the Member as follows:

(a) The Member has appointed, and will from time to time appoint, officers and, to the extent necessary or appropriate, authorize others to carry out the purposes of the Company, including, without limitation, the power to execute, acknowledge, and deliver on behalf of the Company any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary or appropriate to effect the intent of the provisions set forth herein. The officers designated by the Member include a President, Executive Vice President, Vice President and Secretary, and Treasurer and Controller; however, such designations may be modified from time to time at the sole discretion of the Member.

(b) A Manager, as identified in the Articles, shall be appointed for the sole purpose of acting as the Designated Broker of the Company.

(c) A Manager, as identified in the Articles, shall be appointed for the sole purpose of supervising the activities of the Designated Broker and the activities of the Company related to its operation as a licensed brokerage entity in the State of Arizona.

10. Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved upon the first to occur of the date approved by the Member, or if there is more than one member, on the date approved by all of the members.

[Signature page follows]

 

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SOLE MEMBER:

JCH GROUP, LLC, a Delaware limited

liability company

By:

AVATAR PROPERTIES INC., a

Florida corporation

Its: Sole Member
By:

/s/ Juanita I. Kerrigan

Juanita I. Kerrigan
Vice President

 

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EX-3.8 6 d885162dex38.htm EX-3.8 EX-3.8

Exhibit 3.8

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

AVH BETHPAGE, LLC

(giving effect to amendments through January 31, 2014)

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 29-632, the undersigned states as follows:

 

  1. Name. The name of this limited liability company is:

AVH BETHPAGE, LLC (the “Company”).

 

  2. Known Place of Business. The address of the Company’s known place of business located in Maricopa County, Arizona is:

8601 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 225

Scottsdale, Arizona 85253

 

  3. Statutory Agent. The name and street address of the Company’s statutory agent for service of process are:

National Registered Agents, Inc.

2390 East Camelback Road

Phoenix, Arizona 85016

 

  4. Term. The period of duration of the Company is perpetual unless the Company is earlier dissolved in accordance with the provisions of its Operating Agreement and/or Arizona Revised Statutes.

 

  5. Management. Management of the Company shall be reserved to the Members.

 

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  6. Members. The name and address of each Member of the Company are:

AVH Carolinas, LLC

8601 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 225

Scottsdale, Arizona 85253

Dated: January 9, 2014.

 

ORGANIZER:

/s/ Dave Gomez

DAVE GOMEZ

 

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ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT

BY STATUTORY AGENT

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 29-604, Arizona Revised Statutes, the undersigned hereby acknowledges and accepts the appointment as statutory agent of AVH BETHPAGE, LLC, effective this 10th day of January, 2014.

 

NATIONAL REGISTERED AGENTS, INC.
By

/s/ Katie Wonsch

Name:

Katie Wonsch

Title:

Assistant Secretary

 

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EX-3.9 7 d885162dex39.htm EX-3.9 EX-3.9

Exhibit 3.9

OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

AVH BETHPAGE, LLC

This Operating Agreement (together with the schedules attached hereto, this “Agreement”) of AVH BETHPAGE, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (the “Company”), is entered into by AVH Carolinas, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, as the sole member (the “Member”) effective as of January 9, 2014. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth on Schedule A hereto.

Pursuant to the Act, the Member hereby forms this Arizona limited liability company effective upon the filing of the Articles of Organization of this Company with the Arizona Corporation Commission. The Member shall execute any required amendments to the Company’s Articles of Organization and do all filings, recordings and other acts as may be appropriate to comply with the Act. The affairs of the Company shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona and this Agreement.

1. Name. The name of the Company is “AVH BETHPAGE, LLC.”

2. Known Business Office. The Company’s known place of business in Arizona shall be located at 8601 N. Scottsdale Rd. Suite 225, Scottsdale, AZ 85253, or such other location as may hereafter be determined by the Member.

3. Statutory Agent. The name and address of the Company’s statutory agent for service of process on the Company is National Registered Agents, Inc., 2390 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85016.

4. Member Address. The mailing address of the Member is set forth on Schedule B attached hereto.

5. Term. The term of this Company commenced upon the filing of its Articles of Organization with the Arizona Corporation Commission and shall continue until such time as it shall be terminated under the provisions of Section 20 below.

6. Purposes.

(a) The business purpose of the Company shall be to acquire real property and to engage in any and all other lawful acts or activities for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act.

(b) The Company, and the Member, or any Officer on behalf of the Company, may enter into and perform all documents, agreements, certificates, or financing statements contemplated thereby or related thereto, all without any further act, vote or approval of any Member, Officer or other Person notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Act or applicable law, rule or regulation. The foregoing authorization shall not be deemed a restriction on the powers of the Member or any Officer to enter into other agreements on behalf of the Company.

 

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7. Powers. The Company and the Officers of the Company on behalf of the Company shall have (a) all rights, powers, and privileges necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to, or convenient for, the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes of the Company as set forth in Section 7 and (b) all rights, powers, and privileges conferred upon limited liability companies formed pursuant to the Act.

8. Management.

(a) Member. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all matters relating to the business or affairs of the Company shall be determined by the Member and voting power shall be vested solely in the Member, and all matters requiring a vote pursuant to this Agreement or the Act shall be determined by the vote of the Member. The Member may act by written consent.

(b) Bank Accounts. The Member and each Officer of the Company are authorized to open commercial banking accounts for and in the name of the Company throughout the United States, at any time and from time to time, and to deposit to the credit of the Company in such banking accounts any monies, checks, drafts, orders or other commercial paper payable to the Company, and from time to time to withdraw all or any part of the funds on deposit in the name of the Company by check drawn in the name of the Company and signed by the authorized signatory as designated by the Member.

9. Officers.

(a) Officers. All Officers of the Company shall be designated by the Member. The Officers shall consist of at least a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Member may also appoint one or more Executive Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, General Counsel & Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. The Member may appoint such other Officers and agents as it shall deem necessary or advisable who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Member. The salaries of all Officers and agents of the Company shall be fixed by or in the manner prescribed by the Member. The Officers of the Company shall hold office at the pleasure of the Member. Any Officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Member. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Company shall be filled by the Member. The initial Officers of the Company designated by the Member are listed on Schedule C hereto.

(b) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and shall be responsible for the general and active management of the business of the Company.

(c) Executive Vice President, Vice President. In the absence of the President or in the event of the President’s inability to act, the Vice President, if any or in the event there be more than one Vice President, the Vice Presidents in the order designated by the Member as listed on Schedule C hereto (or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election), shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The Vice Presidents, if any, shall

 

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perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Member may from time to time prescribe.

(d) General Counsel & Secretary and Assistant Secretary. The General Counsel & Secretary shall be responsible for filing legal documents and maintaining records for the Company. The General Counsel & Secretary shall record all the proceedings of the meetings of the Company in a book to be kept for that purpose. The General Counsel & Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Member. The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Member (or if there be no such determination, then in order of their election), shall, in the absence of the General Counsel & Secretary or in the event of the General Counsel & Secretary’s inability to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the General Counsel & Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Member may from time to time prescribe.

(e) Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Company funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Company and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Company in such depositories as may be designated or approved by the Member. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Company as may be ordered by the Member, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Member, at its regular meetings or when the Member so requires, an account of all of the Treasurer’s transactions and of the financial condition of the Company. The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Member (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of the Treasurer’s inability to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Member may from time to time prescribe.

(f) Officers as Agents. The Officers, to the extent of their powers set forth in this Agreement, are agents of the Company for the purpose of the Company’s business and the actions of the Officers taken in accordance with such powers shall bind the Company.

(g) Duties of Officers. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, each Officer shall have a fiduciary duty of loyalty and care similar to that of officers of business corporations organized under the law of the State of Arizona.

10. Limited Liability. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Act, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be the debts, obligations and liabilities solely of the Company, and neither the Member nor any Officer shall be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company solely by reason of being a Member or Officer of the Company. The Member shall have no liability of any nature for the obligations or liabilities of the Company except to the extent expressly required by the Act.

11. Capital Contributions. The Member is not required to make any capital contribution to the Company. However, the Member may make capital contributions to the

 

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Company at any time as the Member may determine. The provisions of this Agreement, including this Section 11, are intended to benefit only the Member and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall not be construed as conferring any benefit upon any creditor of the Company (and no such creditor of the Company shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement) and the Member shall not have any duty or obligation to any creditor of the Company to make any contribution to the Company or to issue any call for capital pursuant to this Agreement.

12. Allocation of Profits and Losses. The Company’s profits and losses shall be allocated to the Member.

13. Distributions. Distributions shall be made to the Member at the times and in the aggregate amounts determined by the Member.

14. Books and Records; Tax Matters.

(a) The Company’s books of account shall be kept using the method of accounting determined by the Member. The Company’s independent auditor, if any, shall be an independent public accounting firm selected by the Member.

(b) For federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes, the Company shall be disregarded as an entity separate from the Member.

15. Reports. The Company shall produce such reports as the Member may request from time to time.

16. Other Business. The Member and any Affiliate of the Member may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures (unconnected with the Company) of every kind and description, independently or with others. The Company shall not have any rights in or to such independent ventures or the income or profits therefrom by virtue of this Agreement.

17. Exculpation and Indemnification.

(a) Neither the Member nor any Officer, employee or agent of the Company nor any employee, representative, agent or Affiliate of the Member (collectively, the “Covered Persons”) shall be liable to the Company or any other Person who has an interest in or claim against the Company for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Covered Person in good faith on behalf of the Company and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Covered Person by this Agreement.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a Covered Person shall be entitled to indemnification from the Company for any loss, damage or claim incurred by such Covered Person by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Covered Person in good faith on behalf of the Company and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Covered Person by this Agreement; provided, however, that any indemnity under this Section 17 by the Company shall be provided out of and to the

 

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extent of Company assets only, and the Member shall not have personal liability on account thereof.

(c) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, expenses (including legal fees) incurred by a Covered Person defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Company prior to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding upon receipt by the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Covered Person to repay such amount if it shall be determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in this Section 17.

(d) A Covered Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Company and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Company by any Person as to matters the Covered Person reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which distributions to the Member might properly be paid.

(e) To the extent that, at law or in equity, a Covered Person has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company or to any other Covered Person, a Covered Person acting under this Agreement shall not be liable to the Company or to any other Covered Person for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement or any approval or authorization granted by the Company or any other Covered Person. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of a Covered Person otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Member to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Covered Person.

(f) The foregoing provisions of this Section 17 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

18. Assignments. The Member may assign in whole or in part its limited liability company interest in the Company to any Person in its sole and absolute discretion.

19. Admission of Additional Members. One or more additional members of the Company may be admitted to the Company with the written consent of the Member.

20. Dissolution and Termination.

(a) The Company shall dissolve and commence winding up its affairs upon the first to occur of any of the following events (individually, a “Terminating Event”):

(a) At the written direction of the Member, at any time; or

(b) Upon the entry of a decree of dissolution under Section 29-785 of the Act or an administrative dissolution under Section 29-786 of the Act.

(b)Winding Up. Upon a Terminating Event, the Company shall cease to carry on its affairs, except insofar as may be necessary for the winding up of such affairs in an

 

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orderly manner, liquidate its assets, and satisfy the claims of its creditors. The separate existence of the Company shall continue until Articles of Termination have been filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission or until a decree dissolving the Company has been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) Liquidation and Distribution of Assets. The Member shall be responsible for overseeing the winding up and liquidation of the Company and shall take full account of the Company’s liabilities and assets upon a Terminating Event. Any assets not required to discharge any liabilities of the Company shall be distributed to the Member. Upon the completion of the winding up, liquidation and distribution of the assets, the Company shall be deemed terminated. The Company shall comply with any applicable requirements of the Act pertaining to the winding up of the affairs of the Company and the final distribution of its assets.

(d) Articles of Termination. When all debts, liabilities and obligations have been paid and discharged or adequate provisions have been made therefor and all of the remaining property of the Company has been distributed to the Member, then Articles of Termination shall be executed and filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission in the manner provided in the Act.

21. Nature of Interest. The interest of the Member in the Company is personal property.

22. Benefits of Agreement; Third-Party Rights. None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditor of the Company or by any creditor of the Member. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create any right in any Person (other than Covered Persons) not a party hereto, and this Agreement shall not be construed in any respect to be a contract in whole or in part for the benefit of any third Person.

23. Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be considered severable and if for any reason any provision or provisions herein are determined to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal under any existing or future law, such invalidity, unenforceability or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Agreement which are valid, enforceable and legal.

24. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

25. Binding Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Member agrees that this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Member.

26. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Arizona (without regard to conflict of laws principles), all rights and remedies being governed by such laws.

27. Amendments. This Agreement may be modified, altered, supplemented or amended pursuant to a written agreement executed and delivered by the Member.

 

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28. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original of this Agreement and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound hereby, has duly executed this Operating Agreement effective as of the Effective Date.

 

MEMBER:
AVH CAROLINAS, LLC
By:

/s/ Dave M. Gomez

Name:

Dave M. Gomez

Title:

EVP, General Counsel & Secretary

 

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SCHEDULE A

Definitions

 

A. Definitions

When used in this Agreement, the following terms not otherwise defined herein have the following meanings:

Act” means the Arizona Limited Liability Company Act, as set forth in Arizona Revised Statutes Section 29-601, et seq., as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling or Controlled by or under direct or indirect common Control with such Person.

Agreement” means this Operating Agreement of the Company, together with the schedules attached hereto, as amended, restated or supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Articles of Organization” means the Articles of Organization of the Company filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission on May     , 2013, as amended or amended and restated from time to time.

Company” means AVH BETHPAGE, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company.

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management, policies or activities of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or general partnership or managing member interests, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have correlative meanings. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Person shall be deemed to Control any other Person in which it owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the ownership interests.

Covered Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 17(a).

Member” means AVH CAROLINAS, LLC, as the initial member of the Company, and includes any Person admitted as an additional member of the Company or a substitute member of the Company pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, each in its capacity as a member of the Company.

Officer” means an officer of the Company described in Section 9.

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, and any governmental authority.

 

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B. Rules of Construction

Definitions in this Agreement apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the defined terms. The words “include” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or subdivision. The section titles appear as a matter of convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. All section, paragraph, clause, exhibit or schedule references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such parts of this Agreement.

 

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SCHEDULE B

Member

 

Name

  

Mailing Address

  

Membership Interest

AVH Carolinas, LLC

  

8601 N. Scottsdale Rd.

Suite 225

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

   100%

 

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SCHEDULE C

Officers

 

OFFICERS

  

TITLE

Roger A. Cregg    President
Joseph Carl Mulac III    Executive Vice President
Michael Burnett    Executive Vice President & Treasurer
Dave M. Gomez    Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Bill Kiselick    Vice President
Anthony Iorio    Vice President

 

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EX-3.10 8 d885162dex310.htm EX-3.10 EX-3.10

Exhibit 3.10

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

AVH CAROLINAS, LLC

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 29-632, the undersigned states as follows:

 

  1. Name. The name of this limited liability company is:

AVH CAROLINAS, LLC (the “Company”).

 

  2. Known Place of Business. The address of the Company’s known place of business located in Maricopa County, Arizona is:

8601 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 225

Scottsdale, Arizona 85253

 

  3. Statutory Agent. The name and street address of the Company’s statutory agent for service of process are:

National Registered Agents, Inc.

2390 East Camelback Road

Phoenix, Arizona 85016

 

  4. Term. The period of duration of the Company is perpetual unless the Company is earlier dissolved in accordance with the provisions of its Operating Agreement and/or Arizona Revised Statutes.

 

  5. Management. Management of the Company shall be reserved to the Members.

 

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  6. Members. The name and address of each Member of the Company are:

Avatar Properties Inc.

8601 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 225

Scottsdale, Arizona 85253

Dated: November 22, 2013.

 

ORGANIZER:

/s/ Dave Gomez

DAVE GOMEZ

 

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ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT

BY STATUTORY AGENT

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 29-604, Arizona Revised Statutes, the undersigned hereby acknowledges and accepts the appointment as statutory agent of AVH CAROLINAS, LLC, effective this 22nd day of November, 2013.

 

NATIONAL REGISTERED AGENTS, INC.
By

/s/ Norine Nagel

Name:

Norine Nagel

Title:

Assistant Secretary

 

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EX-3.11 9 d885162dex311.htm EX-3.11 EX-3.11

Exhibit 3.11

OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

AVH CAROLINAS, LLC

This Operating Agreement (together with the schedules attached hereto, this “Agreement”) of AVH CAROLINAS, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (the “Company”), is entered into by Avatar Properties Inc., a Florida corporation, as the sole member (the “Member”) effective as of November 25, 2013. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth on Schedule A hereto.

Pursuant to the Act, the Member hereby forms this Arizona limited liability company effective upon the filing of the Articles of Organization of this Company with the Arizona Corporation Commission. The Member shall execute any required amendments to the Company’s Articles of Organization and do all filings, recordings and other acts as may be appropriate to comply with the Act. The affairs of the Company shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona and this Agreement.

1. Name. The name of the Company is “AVH CAROLINAS, LLC.”

2. Known Business Office. The Company’s known place of business in Arizona shall be located at 8601 N. Scottsdale Rd. Suite 225, Scottsdale, AZ 85253, or such other location as may hereafter be determined by the Member.

3. Statutory Agent. The name and address of the Company’s statutory agent for service of process on the Company is National Registered Agents, Inc., 2390 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85016.

4. Member Address. The mailing address of the Member is set forth on Schedule B attached hereto.

5. Term. The term of this Company commenced upon the filing of its Articles of Organization with the Arizona Corporation Commission and shall continue until such time as it shall be terminated under the provisions of Section 20 below.

6. Purposes.

(a) The business purpose of the Company shall be to acquire real property and to engage in any and all other lawful acts or activities for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act.

(b) The Company, and the Member, or any Officer on behalf of the Company, may enter into and perform all documents, agreements, certificates, or financing statements contemplated thereby or related thereto, all without any further act, vote or approval of any Member, Officer or other Person notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Act or applicable law, rule or regulation. The foregoing authorization shall not be deemed a restriction on the powers of the Member or any Officer to enter into other agreements on behalf of the Company.

 

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7. Powers. The Company and the Officers of the Company on behalf of the Company shall have (a) all rights, powers, and privileges necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to, or convenient for, the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes of the Company as set forth in Section 7 and (b) all rights, powers, and privileges conferred upon limited liability companies formed pursuant to the Act.

8. Management.

(a) Member. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all matters relating to the business or affairs of the Company shall be determined by the Member and voting power shall be vested solely in the Member, and all matters requiring a vote pursuant to this Agreement or the Act shall be determined by the vote of the Member. The Member may act by written consent.

(b) Bank Accounts. The Member and each Officer of the Company are authorized to open commercial banking accounts for and in the name of the Company throughout the United States, at any time and from time to time, and to deposit to the credit of the Company in such banking accounts any monies, checks, drafts, orders or other commercial paper payable to the Company, and from time to time to withdraw all or any part of the funds on deposit in the name of the Company by check drawn in the name of the Company and signed by the authorized signatory as designated by the Member.

9. Officers.

(a) Officers. All Officers of the Company shall be designated by the Member. The Officers shall consist of at least a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Member may also appoint one or more Executive Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, General Counsel & Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. The Member may appoint such other Officers and agents as it shall deem necessary or advisable who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Member. The salaries of all Officers and agents of the Company shall be fixed by or in the manner prescribed by the Member. The Officers of the Company shall hold office at the pleasure of the Member. Any Officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Member. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Company shall be filled by the Member. The initial Officers of the Company designated by the Member are listed on Schedule C hereto.

(b) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and shall be responsible for the general and active management of the business of the Company.

(c) Executive Vice President, Vice President. In the absence of the President or in the event of the President’s inability to act, the Vice President, if any or in the event there be more than one Vice President, the Vice Presidents in the order designated by the Member as listed on Schedule C hereto (or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election), shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The Vice Presidents, if any, shall

 

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perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Member may from time to time prescribe.

(d) General Counsel & Secretary and Assistant Secretary. The General Counsel & Secretary shall be responsible for filing legal documents and maintaining records for the Company. The General Counsel & Secretary shall record all the proceedings of the meetings of the Company in a book to be kept for that purpose. The General Counsel & Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Member. The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Member (or if there be no such determination, then in order of their election), shall, in the absence of the General Counsel & Secretary or in the event of the General Counsel & Secretary’s inability to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the General Counsel & Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Member may from time to time prescribe.

(e) Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Company funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Company and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Company in such depositories as may be designated or approved by the Member. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Company as may be ordered by the Member, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Member, at its regular meetings or when the Member so requires, an account of all of the Treasurer’s transactions and of the financial condition of the Company. The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Member (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of the Treasurer’s inability to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Member may from time to time prescribe.

(f) Officers as Agents. The Officers, to the extent of their powers set forth in this Agreement, are agents of the Company for the purpose of the Company’s business and the actions of the Officers taken in accordance with such powers shall bind the Company.

(g) Duties of Officers. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, each Officer shall have a fiduciary duty of loyalty and care similar to that of officers of business corporations organized under the law of the State of Arizona.

10. Limited Liability. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Act, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be the debts, obligations and liabilities solely of the Company, and neither the Member nor any Officer shall be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company solely by reason of being a Member or Officer of the Company. The Member shall have no liability of any nature for the obligations or liabilities of the Company except to the extent expressly required by the Act.

11. Capital Contributions. The Member is not required to make any capital contribution to the Company. However, the Member may make capital contributions to the

 

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Company at any time as the Member may determine. The provisions of this Agreement, including this Section 11, are intended to benefit only the Member and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall not be construed as conferring any benefit upon any creditor of the Company (and no such creditor of the Company shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement) and the Member shall not have any duty or obligation to any creditor of the Company to make any contribution to the Company or to issue any call for capital pursuant to this Agreement.

12. Allocation of Profits and Losses. The Company’s profits and losses shall be allocated to the Member.

13. Distributions. Distributions shall be made to the Member at the times and in the aggregate amounts determined by the Member.

14. Books and Records; Tax Matters.

(a) The Company’s books of account shall be kept using the method of accounting determined by the Member. The Company’s independent auditor, if any, shall be an independent public accounting firm selected by the Member.

(b) For federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes, the Company shall be disregarded as an entity separate from the Member.

15. Reports. The Company shall produce such reports as the Member may request from time to time.

16. Other Business. The Member and any Affiliate of the Member may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures (unconnected with the Company) of every kind and description, independently or with others. The Company shall not have any rights in or to such independent ventures or the income or profits therefrom by virtue of this Agreement.

17. Exculpation and Indemnification.

(a) Neither the Member nor any Officer, employee or agent of the Company nor any employee, representative, agent or Affiliate of the Member (collectively, the “Covered Persons”) shall be liable to the Company or any other Person who has an interest in or claim against the Company for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Covered Person in good faith on behalf of the Company and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Covered Person by this Agreement.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a Covered Person shall be entitled to indemnification from the Company for any loss, damage or claim incurred by such Covered Person by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Covered Person in good faith on behalf of the Company and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Covered Person by this Agreement; provided, however, that any indemnity under this Section 17 by the Company shall be provided out of and to the

 

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extent of Company assets only, and the Member shall not have personal liability on account thereof.

(c) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, expenses (including legal fees) incurred by a Covered Person defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Company prior to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding upon receipt by the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Covered Person to repay such amount if it shall be determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in this Section 17.

(d) A Covered Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Company and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Company by any Person as to matters the Covered Person reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which distributions to the Member might properly be paid.

(e) To the extent that, at law or in equity, a Covered Person has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company or to any other Covered Person, a Covered Person acting under this Agreement shall not be liable to the Company or to any other Covered Person for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement or any approval or authorization granted by the Company or any other Covered Person. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of a Covered Person otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Member to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Covered Person.

(f) The foregoing provisions of this Section 17 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

18. Assignments. The Member may assign in whole or in part its limited liability company interest in the Company to any Person in its sole and absolute discretion.

19. Admission of Additional Members. One or more additional members of the Company may be admitted to the Company with the written consent of the Member.

20. Dissolution and Termination.

(a) The Company shall dissolve and commence winding up its affairs upon the first to occur of any of the following events (individually, a “Terminating Event”):

(a) At the written direction of the Member, at any time; or

(b) Upon the entry of a decree of dissolution under Section 29-785 of the Act or an administrative dissolution under Section 29-786 of the Act.

(b) Winding Up. Upon a Terminating Event, the Company shall cease to carry on its affairs, except insofar as may be necessary for the winding up of such affairs in an

 

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orderly manner, liquidate its assets, and satisfy the claims of its creditors. The separate existence of the Company shall continue until Articles of Termination have been filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission or until a decree dissolving the Company has been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) Liquidation and Distribution of Assets. The Member shall be responsible for overseeing the winding up and liquidation of the Company and shall take full account of the Company’s liabilities and assets upon a Terminating Event. Any assets not required to discharge any liabilities of the Company shall be distributed to the Member. Upon the completion of the winding up, liquidation and distribution of the assets, the Company shall be deemed terminated. The Company shall comply with any applicable requirements of the Act pertaining to the winding up of the affairs of the Company and the final distribution of its assets.

(d) Articles of Termination. When all debts, liabilities and obligations have been paid and discharged or adequate provisions have been made therefor and all of the remaining property of the Company has been distributed to the Member, then Articles of Termination shall be executed and filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission in the manner provided in the Act.

21. Nature of Interest. The interest of the Member in the Company is personal property.

22. Benefits of Agreement; Third-Party Rights. None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditor of the Company or by any creditor of the Member. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create any right in any Person (other than Covered Persons) not a party hereto, and this Agreement shall not be construed in any respect to be a contract in whole or in part for the benefit of any third Person.

23. Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be considered severable and if for any reason any provision or provisions herein are determined to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal under any existing or future law, such invalidity, unenforceability or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Agreement which are valid, enforceable and legal.

24. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

25. Binding Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Member agrees that this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Member.

26. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Arizona (without regard to conflict of laws principles), all rights and remedies being governed by such laws.

27. Amendments. This Agreement may be modified, altered, supplemented or amended pursuant to a written agreement executed and delivered by the Member.

 

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28. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original of this Agreement and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound hereby, has duly executed this Operating Agreement effective as of the Effective Date.

 

MEMBER:
Avatar Properties Inc., a Florida corporation
By:

/s/ Dave M. Gomez

Name:

Dave M. Gomez

Title:

EVP & General Counsel

 

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SCHEDULE A

Definitions

 

A. Definitions

When used in this Agreement, the following terms not otherwise defined herein have the following meanings:

Act” means the Arizona Limited Liability Company Act, as set forth in Arizona Revised Statutes Section 29-601, et seq., as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling or Controlled by or under direct or indirect common Control with such Person.

Agreement” means this Operating Agreement of the Company, together with the schedules attached hereto, as amended, restated or supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Articles of Organization” means the Articles of Organization of the Company filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission on November 25, 2013, as amended or amended and restated from time to time.

Company” means AVH CAROLINAS, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company.

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management, policies or activities of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or general partnership or managing member interests, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have correlative meanings. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Person shall be deemed to Control any other Person in which it owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the ownership interests.

Covered Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 17(a).

Member” means Avatar Properties Inc., as the initial member of the Company, and includes any Person admitted as an additional member of the Company or a substitute member of the Company pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, each in its capacity as a member of the Company.

Officer” means an officer of the Company described in Section 9.

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, and any governmental authority.

 

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B. Rules of Construction

Definitions in this Agreement apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the defined terms. The words “include” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or subdivision. The section titles appear as a matter of convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. All section, paragraph, clause, exhibit or schedule references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such parts of this Agreement.

 

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SCHEDULE B

Member

 

Name

  

Mailing Address

  

Membership Interest

Avatar Properties Inc.

  

8601 N. Scottsdale Rd.

Suite 225

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

  

100%

 

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SCHEDULE C

Officers

 

OFFICERS

  

TITLE

Roger A. Cregg    President
Joseph Carl Mulac III    Executive Vice President
Michael Burnett    Executive Vice President & Treasurer
Dave Gomez    Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Bill Kiselick    Vice President

 

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EX-3.12 10 d885162dex312.htm EX-3.12 EX-3.12

Exhibit 3.12

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

AVH EM, LLC

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 29-632, the undersigned states as follows:

1. Name. The name of the limited liability company formed by this instrument is “AVH EM, LLC” (the “Company”).

2. Office. The address of the Company’s known place of business in Arizona is 4900 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 1400, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251.

3. Statutory Agent. The name and business address of the Company’s statutory agent for service of process are: National Registered Agents, Inc., 300 West Clarendon Avenue, #230, Phoenix, Arizona 85013.

4. Management and Member.

(a) Management of the Company is reserved to the sole member.

(b) The name and address of the sole member are: JCH Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Drive, #101, Dover, Delaware 19904.

(c) The sole member may appoint officers and, to the extent necessary or appropriate, may authorize individuals to act on its behalf in order to conduct the business activities for which it was organized and exists.

Dated this 23rd day of April, 2012.

 

AVH EM, LLC
By: JCH GROUP, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, Sole Member
By: AVATAR PROPERTIES INC., a
Florida corporation, Sole Member
By:

/s/ Melisa R. Boross

Name:

Melisa R. Boross

Title:

Vice President


ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT BY STATUTORY AGENT

The undersigned hereby acknowledges and accepts the appointment by AVH EM, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, effective the 23rd day of April, 2012.

 

NATIONAL REGISTERED AGENTS, INC.
By:

/s/ Jessica Metzger

Name:

Jessica Metzger

Title:

Assistant Secretary

EX-3.13 11 d885162dex313.htm EX-3.13 EX-3.13

Exhibit 3.13

Operating Agreement

of

AVH EM, LLC

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made this 23rd day of April, 2012, by JCH Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“JCH Group”).

1. Formation. AVH EM, LLC (the “Company”) was formed on the 23rd day of April, 2012, upon the filing of Articles of Organization in accordance with, and pursuant to, applicable provisions of the Arizona Revised Statutes.

2. Operation of the Company. The Company shall operate as provided in this Agreement and pursuant to Arizona law, as the law may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that if there is any inconsistency between any provision of the law and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern to the extent permitted by law.

3. Name of Company and Ownership of Assets. The name of the Company is “AVH EM, LLC” and title to all assets of the Company shall be held in such name. The business of the Company shall be conducted under such name.

4. Purpose of the Company. The purpose of the Company shall be to engage in and all such activities as may be permitted by law.

5. Company Filings. The Member shall execute and file all documents required by Arizona law to be filed in connection with the continued existence of the Company, any amendments to its articles of organization, and, at such time as the same may be required, any documents evidencing termination of the Company’s existence.

6. Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Company shall be at such location as selected by the Member and, as required by Arizona law, the known place of business in Arizona shall be located at 4900 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 1400, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251, or at such other locations as may be selected by the Member from time to time.

7. Term. The Company shall continue until dissolved and liquidated pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 hereof.

8. Interest of Member. JCH Group shall own a one hundred percent (100%) interest in the Company.

9. Capital Contribution. No member is required to make capital contributions to the Company but any member may, at its option, make capital contributions to the Company.

10. Tax Status. So long as the Company has a single Member, the Company shall be disregarded as a separate legal entity for federal (and applicable state) income tax purposes.

11. Management Powers of the Member. The management, operation, and control of the Company shall vest solely in the Member. Accordingly, the Member shall have all


necessary and appropriate powers to carry out the purposes of the Company, including, without limitation, the power to execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all documents and instruments deemed appropriate to carry out any of the foregoing or the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

12. Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved upon the first to occur of the date approved by the Member, or if there is more than one member, on the date approved by all of the members.

 

MEMBER:
By:

JCH GROUP, LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company,

Sole Member
By:

AVATAR PROPERTIES INC.,

a Florida corporation, Sole Member

By:

/s/ Melisa R. Boross

Name:

Melisa R. Boross

Title:

Vice President

 

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EX-3.14 12 d885162dex314.htm EX-3.14 EX-3.14

Exhibit 3.14

CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION

OF

JCH GROUP LLC

Under Section 18-201 of the Delaware

Limited Liability Company Act

(giving effect to all amendments through November 24, 2010)

The undersigned, being an authorized person under Section 18-201 of the Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLCA”) of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies:

FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is JCH Group LLC (the “Company”).

SECOND: The address of the registered office and the name and address of the registered agent for service of process required to be maintained by Section 18-104 of the LLCA is National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, Delaware 19904.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Formation of the Company this 29th day of April, 2009.

 

/s/ Reuben S. Leibowitz

Reuben S. Leibowitz
Authorized Person

 

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EX-3.15 13 d885162dex315.htm EX-3.15 EX-3.15

Exhibit 3.15

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

JCH GROUP, LLC

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made to be effective the 14th day of January, 2011, by AVATAR PROPERTIES INC., a Florida corporation (“Avatar”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, JCH GROUP, LLC (the “Company”) was formed on the 29th day of April, 2009, upon the filing of a Certificate of Formation in accordance with, and pursuant to, applicable provisions of the Laws of the State of Delaware; and

WHEREAS, the ownership and management of the Company are governed by that certain Organization and Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of JCH GROUP, LLC dated effective as of January 1, 2009, as amended and restated pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Organization and Limited Liability Company Agreement dated February 23, 2010, and as superseded in its entirety by that certain Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of JCH GROUP, LLC dated to be effective the 26th day of October, 2010 (collectively, the “Operating Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, on October 25, 2010, Avatar became the sole member of the Company and in that capacity is referred to herein as the Member; and

WHEREAS, Avatar, as sole member of the Company, desires to replace and supersede, by amendment and restatement of, the Operating Agreement, as set forth herein, and to define formally and express the terms of ownership and management of the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Member hereby adopts this Agreement as the Operating Agreement of the Company:

1. Operation of the Company. The Company shall operate as provided in this Agreement and pursuant to Delaware law, as the law may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that if there is any inconsistency between any provision of the law and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern to the extent permitted by law.

2. Name of Company and Ownership of Assets. The name of the Company is “JCH GROUP, LLC” and title to all assets of the Company shall be held in such name. The business of the Company shall be conducted under such name.

3. Purpose of the Company. The purpose of the Company shall be to engage in any and all such activities as may be permitted by law.

4. Company Filings. The Member shall execute and file all documents required by Delaware law to be filed in connection with the continued existence of the Company, any


amendments to its certificate of organization, and, at such time as the same may be required, any documents evidencing termination of the Company’s existence.

5. Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Company shall be located at 201 Alhambra Circle, 12th Floor, Coral Gables, Florida 33134, or at such other locations as may be selected by the Member from time to time.

6. Term. The Company shall continue until dissolved and liquidated pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 hereof.

7. Interest of Member. Avatar owns a one hundred percent (100%) interest in the Company.

8. Capital Contribution. No member is required to make capital contributions to the Company but any member may, at its option, make capital contributions to the Company.

9. Management Powers of the Member. The management, operation, and control of the Company shall vest in the Member, as designated in the Certificate of Organization, and the officers appointed by written consent of the Member as follows:

(a) The Member has appointed, and will from time to time appoint, officers and, to the extent necessary or appropriate, authorize others to carry out the purposes of the Company, including, without limitation, the power to execute, acknowledge, and deliver on behalf of the Company any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary or appropriate to effect the intent of the provisions set forth herein. The officers designated by the Member include a President, Executive Vice President, Vice President and Secretary, and Treasurer and Controller; however, such designations may be modified from time to time at the sole discretion of the Member.

(b) A Manager shall be appointed for the sole purpose of registering a natural person on behalf of the Company in order to comply with the licensure requirements of Arizona law and the Arizona Department of Real Estate.

10. Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved upon the first to occur of the date approved by the Member, or if there is more than one member, on the date approved by all of the members.

 

SOLE MEMBER:

AVATAR PROPERTIES INC.,

a Florida corporation

By:

/s/ Juanita I. Kerrigan

Juanita I. Kerrigan
Vice President

 

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EX-3.16 14 d885162dex316.htm EX-3.16 EX-3.16

Exhibit 3.16

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

ROYAL OAK HOMES, LLC

(giving effect to all amendments through March 24, 2014)

ARTICLE I: - Name

The name of the Limited Liability Company is: Royal Oak Homes, LLC

ARTICLE II: - Address

The mailing address and street address of the principal office of the Limited Liability Company is:

5323 Millenia Lakes Boulevard

Suite 200

Orlando, Florida 32839

ARTICLE III: - Registered Agent, Registered Office, & Registered Agent’s Signature

The name and the Florida street address of the registered agent are:

NRAI Services, Inc.

1200 South Pine Island Road

Plantation, Florida 33324

Having been named as registered agent and to accept service of process for the above stated limited liability company at the place designated in this certificate, I hereby accept the appointment as registered agent and agree to act in this capacity. I further agree to comply with the provisions of all statutes relating to the proper and complete performance of my duties, and I am familiar with and accept the obligations of my position as registered agent as provided for in Chapter 605, F.S.

 

NRAI Services, Inc., Registered Agent
By:

/s/ Katie Wonsch

Name: Katie Wonsch
Title: Assistant Secretary


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of Organization on February 12, 2014.

 

/s/ Melisa Boross

Melisa Boross, Authorized Signer

(In accordance with section 605.0203(1)(b), Florida Statutes, the execution of this document constitutes an affirmation under the penalties of perjury that the facts stated herein are true. I am aware that any false information submitted in a document to the Department of State constitutes a third degree felony as provided for in Section 817.155, Florida Statutes.)

 

Melisa Boross

Typed or printed name of signee

 

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EX-3.17 15 d885162dex317.htm EX-3.17 EX-3.17

Exhibit 3.17

OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

AVH ACQUISITION, LLC

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made effective as of the day of February 12, 2014, by AVATAR PROPERTIES INC., a Florida corporation (“Avatar Properties”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Avatar Properties has formed AVH ACQUISITION, LLC (the “Company”) upon the filing of the Articles of Organization in accordance with and pursuant to the Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”).

WHEREAS, Avatar Properties is the sole member of the Company and in that capacity is sometimes referred to herein as the “Member.”

WHEREAS, the Member desires to adopt a written operating agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Member hereby adopts the following agreement as the operating agreement of the Company:

1. Operation of the Company. The Company shall operate as provided in this Agreement and pursuant to the Act, as the Act may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that in the event of any inconsistency between any provision of the Act and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern to the extent permitted by the Act.

2. Name. The name of the Company is AVH ACQUISITION, LLC. The business of the Company shall be conducted solely under such name, and title to all assets of the Company shall be held in such name.

3. Purpose of the Company. The purpose of the Company shall be to engage in such activities as may be permitted by law.

4. Company Filings. The Member shall execute and file all documents required by the Act to be filed in connection with the continuation of the Company.

5. Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Company shall be such


location as may be selected by the Member from time to time.

6. Term. The Company shall continue until dissolved and liquidated pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 hereof.

7. Interest of Member. Avatar Properties shall own a one hundred percent (100%) interest in the Company.

8. Capital Contribution. No member is required to make capital contributions to the Company, but any member may, at its option, make capital contributions to the Company.

9. Management Powers of the Member. The management, operation and control of the Company shall vest solely in the Member. The Member shall have all necessary and appropriate powers to carry out the purposes of the Company. including, without limitation, the power to execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all documents and instruments deemed appropriate to carry out any of the foregoing or the purposes and intent of this Agreement. All contracts, documents, agreements, instruments or writings binding the Company shall bind the Company and be effective for all uses and purposes if signed on behalf of the Company by the Member, acting alone, or by an officer of the company or other individual or agent duly authorized by the Member to sign on behalf of the Company.

10. Executive Officers. The Member may elect a Chief Executive Officer, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, a Secretary, one or more Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer, one or more Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers and “authorized persons” as the Member deems necessary. Each such officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor is appointed and qualified or until such officer’s earlier resignation or removal. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Company. The Member may remove any officer with or without cause at any time. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Company by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Member.

The officers of the Company shall have such powers and duties in the management of the

 

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Company as may be prescribed by the Member.

11. Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved upon the first to occur of the date approved by the Member, or if there is more than one member, on the date approved by all of the members.

12. Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Member may be taken without a meeting if the Member, or a majority of the members if more than one member, consents thereto in writing.

[Signature on following page.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member, intending to be legally bound, has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

MEMBER:

AVATAR PROPERTIES INC.,

a Florida corporation

/s/ Melisa R. Boross

Melisa R. Boross, Vice President

 

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EX-3.18 16 d885162dex318.htm EX-3.18 EX-3.18

Exhibit 3.18

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION FOR FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

(giving effect to all amendments through October 10, 2012)

ARTICLE I - Name:

The name of the Company is: VITALIA AT TRADITION, LLC

ARTICLE II - Address:

The mailing address and street address of the principal office of the Limited Liability Company is:

 

Principal Office Address:

          

Mailing Address:

201 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE 12 FL

      

201 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, 12 FL

CORAL GABLES, FL 33134

      

CORAL GABLES, FL 33134

 

      

 

ARTICLE III - Registered Agent, Registered Office, & Registered Agent’s Signature:

(The Limited Liability Company cannot serve as its own Registered Agent. You must designate an individual or another business entity with an active Florida registration.)

The name and the Florida street address of the registered agent are:

JUANITA I. KERRIGAN, SECRETARY

201 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, 12 FL

Florida street address (P.O. Box NOT acceptable)

CORAL GABLES, FL 33134

City, State, and Zip

Having been named as registered agent and to accept service of process for the above stated limited liability company at the place designated in this certificate, I hereby accept the appointment as registered agent and agree to act in this capacity. I, further agree to comply with the provisions of all statutes relating to the proper and complete performance of my duties, and lam familiar with and accept the obligations of my position as registered agent as provided for in Chapter 608, F.S..

 

/s/ Juanita I. Kerrigan

     Registered Agent’s Signature (REQUIRED)

(CONTINUED)


ARTICLE IV- Manager(s) or Managing Member(s):

The name and address of each Manager or Managing Member is as follows:

 

Title:

      

Name and Address:

“MGR” = Manager     
“MGRM” = Managing Member     
MGRM     

AVATAR PROPERTIES INC.

    

201 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, 12 FL

    

CORAL GABLES, FL 33134

                         

Officers named in Schedule A

    

 

    

 

                    

    

 

    

 

    

 

                    

    

 

    

 

    

 

(Use attachment if necessary)

ARTICLE V: Effective date, if other than the date of filing: 9/21/09. (OPTIONAL) (If an effective date is listed, the date must be specific and cannot be more than five business days prior to or 90 days after the date of filing.)

REQUIRED SIGNATURE:

 

/s/ Juanita I. Kerrigan

Signature of a member or an authorized representative of a member.
(In accordance with section 608.408(3), Florida Statutes, the execution of this document constitutes an affirmation under the penalties of perjury that the facts stated herein are true.)

Juanita I. Kerrigan, VP & SECY.

Typed or printed name of signee

Filling Fees:

$ 125.00 Filing Fee for Articles of Organization and Designation

      of Registered Agent

$ 30.00 Certified Copy (Optional)

$ 5.00 Certificate of Status (Optional)

 

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SCHEDULE A

Avatar Properties Inc., the Sole Member of the Company, appointed the individuals listed below to serve as officers of the Company:

 

Jonathan Fels President
Michael Levy Executive Vice President
P.K. Fletcher Executive Vice President
Randy L. Kotler Executive Vice President & Treasurer
Juanita 1. Kerrigan Vice President & Secretary
Melisa R. Boross Vice President
John R. Corners Vice President
Maribel G. Pila Vice President
Michael Rama Controller
Richard Weida Assistant Vice President

 

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EX-3.19 17 d885162dex319.htm EX-3.19 EX-3.19

Exhibit 3.19

OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

AVATAR SEASONS, LLC

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made this 21st day of September, 2009, by AVATAR PROPERTIES INC., a Florida corporation (“Avatar”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, Avatar Seasons, LLC (the “Company”) was formed on the 21st day of September, 2009, upon the filing of Articles of Organization in accordance with, and pursuant to, the Florida Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”); and

WHEREAS, Avatar is the sole member of the Company, and in that capacity is referred to herein as the Member; and

WHEREAS, the Member desires to adopt a written operating agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Member hereby adopts this Agreement as the Operating Agreement of the Company:

1. Operation of the Company. The Company shall operate as provided in this Agreement and pursuant to the Act, as the Act may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that if there is any inconsistency between any provision of the Act and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern to the extent permitted by the Act.

2. Name of Company and Ownership of Assets. The name of the Company is “Avatar Seasons, LLC” and title to all assets of the Company shall be held in such name. The business of the Company shall be conducted under such name.

3. Purpose of the Company. The purpose of the Company shall be to engage in any and all activities as may be permitted by law.

4. Company Filings. The Member shall execute and file all documents required by the Act to be filed in connection with the continued existence of the Company, any amendments to its certificate of organization, and, at such time as the same may be required, any documents evidencing termination of the Company’s existence.

5. Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Company shall be located at 201 Alhambra Circle, 12th Floor, Coral Gables, Florida 33134, or at such other location as may be selected by the Member from time to time.

6. Term. The Company shall continue until dissolved and liquidated pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 hereof.

7. Interest of Member. Avatar shall own a one hundred percent (100%) interest in the Company.


8. Capital Contribution. No member is required to make capital contributions to the Company but any member may, at its option, make capital contributions to the Company.

9. Management Powers of the Member. The management, operation, and control of the Company shall vest solely in the Member. Accordingly, the Member shall have all necessary and appropriate powers to carry out the purposes of the Company, including, without limitation, the power to execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all documents and instruments deemed appropriate to carry out any of the foregoing or the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

10. Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved upon the first to occur of: (a) the date approved by the Member, or if there is more than one member, on the date approved by all of the members; or (b) at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on December 31, 2039.

 

MEMBER:

AVATAR PROPERTIES INC.,

a Florida corporation

By:

/s/ Jon Fels

Jon Fels, President          
EX-4.6 18 d885162dex46.htm EX-4.6 EX-4.6

Exhibit 4.6

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 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 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.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.


CUSIP            

ISIN            

GLOBAL NOTE

8.500% Senior Notes due 2019

No. R-    

AV HOMES, INC.

promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns the principal sum set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto on July 1, 2019.

Interest Payment Dates: January 1 and July 1

Record Dates: December 15 and June 15

 

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:             , 2015

 

AV HOMES, INC.
By:

 

Name:
Title:

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:

 

Authorized Signatory

Dated:             , 2015

 

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AV HOMES, INC.

8.500% Senior Notes due 2019

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

1. INTEREST. AV Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 8.500% per annum until but excluding maturity. The Company shall pay interest semi-annually in arrears on January 1 and July 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including January 1, 2015; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be July 1, 2015. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company shall pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered holders of Notes at the close of business on the December 15 or June 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest and premium, if any, may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their respective addresses set forth in the Note Register; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds shall be required with respect to principal, premium, if any, and interest on all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent at least five Business Days prior to the applicable payment date. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Wilmington Trust, National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2014 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), among Wilmington Trust, National Association, AV Homes, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and the Trustee. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Company designated as its 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019. The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.01 and 4.09 of the Indenture. The Notes and any Additional Notes issued under the Indenture shall be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of such terms. Any term used in this Note that is defined in the Indenture shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Indenture. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

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5. REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE. The Notes are subject to optional redemption, and may be the subject of an Offer to Purchase, as further described in the Indenture. The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

6. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and Holders shall be required to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption or tendered for repurchase in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Net Proceeds Offer, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed or repurchased in part.

7. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

8. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.

9. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the rights and obligations of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be as set forth in the applicable provisions of the Indenture.

10. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee.

11. GOVERNING LAW. THIS NOTE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

12. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

 

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The Company shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement. Requests may be made to the Company at the following address:

c/o AV Homes, Inc.

8601 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 225

Fax No.: (480) 948-0701

Email: m.burnett@avhomesinc.com

Attention: Michael S. Burnett, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:                                                                                                                                                     

                                                 (Insert assignee’s legal name)

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint                                                                                                                                                                                     

to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Date:                     

 

Your Signature:

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Signature Guarantee*:                                         

 

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.14 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:

¨  Section 4.14        ¨  Section 4.15

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.14 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

 

$            

(integral multiples of $1,000,

provided that the unpurchased

portion must be in a minimum

principal amount of $2,000)

Date:                     

 

Your Signature:

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
Tax Identification No.:

 

Signature Guarantee*:                                         

 

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $            . The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

 

Amount of decrease
in Principal Amount of
this Global Note

 

Amount of
increase
in Principal
Amount of
this
Global Note

 

Principal
Amount of
this Global
Note
following
such
decrease or

increase

 

Signature of
authorized signatory
of Trustee,
Depositary or Note

Custodian

       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

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EX-5.1 19 d885162dex51.htm EX-5.1 EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

 

Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

2200 Wells Fargo Center 90 South Seventh Street

Minneapolis Minnesota 55402-3901

Phone +1 612 766 7000

Fax +1 612 766 1600

March 17, 2015

AV Homes, Inc.

8601 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 225

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

 

  Re: AV Homes, Inc.
     Registration Statement on Form S-4

Ladies/Gentlemen:

At your request, we have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) of AV Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) listed therein, which you have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2015 in connection with the exchange of $200,000,000 principal amount of the Company’s 8.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”) for $200,000,000 principal amount of its outstanding 8.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “Old Notes”). The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture (including the guarantees of the Subsidiary Guarantors as set forth therein (the “Guarantees”), the “Indenture”) dated as of June 30, 2014 among the Company, each Subsidiary Guarantor and the Trustee named therein, and will be guaranteed by such Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Guarantees.

We have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this opinion. We have examined, among other things, the terms of the Notes and the Indenture, including the Guarantees.

Based on the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated herein, we are of the opinion that:

1. When duly executed and authenticated as contemplated by the Indenture and delivered to the holders of the Old Notes in exchange for the Old Notes as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Notes will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

2. When the Notes are executed and authenticated as contemplated by the Indenture and delivered to the holders of the Old Notes in exchange for the Old Notes as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Guarantees endorsed thereon will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and will be valid and binding obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with their terms.


AV Homes, Inc.

and the Subsidiary Guarantors

March 17, 2015

Page 2

 

The opinions expressed herein are subject to the following qualifications, assumptions and limitations:

(a) In connection with rendering the opinions set forth herein, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to the original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof, and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.

(b) The opinions set forth herein may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or transfer and other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally.

(c) Enforcement of the rights and remedies granted under the Notes and the Indenture may be limited by general principles of equity (including, without limitation, unconscionability), regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and in this regard we have assumed that the holders of such rights and remedies will exercise them only in good faith and under circumstances and in a manner which are commercially reasonable.

(d) We have assumed that each party to the Notes and the Indenture (other than the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors) has complied with all legal requirements pertaining to its status as such status relates to its rights to enforce such documents against the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

(e) In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we have assumed that (i) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee and that the Trustee has the power and authority to enter into and perform the Indenture and (ii) the Indenture is valid and binding upon the Trustee.

(f) We are opining herein as to the effect of the laws of the State of New York, the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (and the applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting such law), and, as to the matters set forth in the opinions of Melissa Boross referred to in paragraph (g) below and upon which we rely, the laws of the states of organization of the Subsidiary Guarantors. We have assumed that the choice of law to govern the Indenture and the Notes will be upheld.

(g) In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we have relied upon the opinion of Melissa Boross Konderik, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of the Company, of even date herewith, as to the matters therein set forth, and we have made no independent examination of the laws of such states. All assumptions, qualification and exceptions in such opinion are incorporated herein by reference.

(h) Our opinions set forth in this letter are based upon the facts in existence and laws in effect on the date hereof and we expressly disclaim any obligation to update our opinions herein, regardless of whether changes in such facts or laws come to our attention after the delivery hereof.

(i) This opinion is directed to you, and may not be disclosed, quoted, filed with a governmental agency or otherwise referred to without our prior written consent; provided, however, we consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. By so consenting,


AV Homes, Inc.

and the Subsidiary Guarantors

March 17, 2015

Page 3

 

we do not imply or admit that we are “experts” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, or other rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued thereunder with respect to the Registration Statement, including this exhibit.

 

Very truly yours,

Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

By: /s/ Michael K. Coddington
Michael K. Coddington
EX-5.2 20 d885162dex52.htm EX-5.2 EX-5.2

Exhibit 5.2

March 17, 2015

AV Homes, Inc.

8601 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 225

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

 

  Re: AV Homes, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-4

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) of AV Homes, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the following entities listed therein: Avatar Properties Inc., AVH Carolinas, LLC, Royal Oak Homes, LLC, Vitalia at Tradition, LLC, AVH Bethpage, LLC, AV Homes of Arizona, LLC and AVH EM, LLC (collectively, the “Applicable Guarantors”) and JCH Group, LLC (along with the Applicable Guarantors, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), which you have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 17, 2015 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in connection with the exchange of $200,000,000 principal amount of the Company’s 8.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”) for $200,000,000 principal amount of the Company’s outstanding 8.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “Old Notes”). The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture (including the guarantees of the Subsidiary Guarantors included therein, the “Guarantees”), the “Indenture”) dated as of June 30, 2015 among the Company, each Subsidiary Guarantor and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and will be guaranteed by such Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Guarantees. Unless otherwise defined herein, or the context otherwise requires, terms used herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, the Indenture.

As Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of the Company, I have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as I have considered appropriate for purposes of this opinion. In connection with such examination, I have reviewed, among other things, the corporate or limited liability company records of the Applicable Guarantors and the terms of the Indenture and the Notes.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and the assumptions, qualifications and exceptions set forth in Schedule A hereto, I am of the opinion that:

 

1. Each Applicable Guarantor, is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Arizona or Florida, as applicable, and has all corporate or limited liability company power and authority, as applicable, necessary to own or hold its respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which it is engaged.

 

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2. Each Applicable Guarantor has all corporate or limited liability company power and authority, as applicable, to execute and deliver the Indenture and to perform its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Indenture has been properly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, as applicable, on the part of such Applicable Guarantor.

 

3. The Indenture and the Guarantees of the Notes have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Applicable Guarantor.

 

4. The execution, delivery and performance by each Applicable Guarantor of the Indenture, the issuance of the Guarantees of the Notes and compliance by each Applicable Guarantor with the terms of the Guarantees of the Notes and the Indenture will not (i) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of any Applicable Guarantor or (ii) result in the violation of any Covered Law (as hereinafter defined).

This opinion letter has been furnished at your request and is solely for your benefit in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Indenture and the Notes and may not be relied upon for any other purpose or by any other person or disclosed, quoted, filed with a governmental agency or otherwise referred to without my prior written consent; provided, however, I consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. By so consenting, I do not imply or admit that I am 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. I also consent to the reference to me under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement and reliance by Faegre Baker Daniels, LLP in rendering its opinion filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Melisa Boross Konderik
Melisa Boross Konderik
Vice President & Assistant General Counsel

 

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Schedule A

Additional Assumptions, Qualifications and Exceptions

In rendering the opinions in the letter to which this Schedule A is attached (the “Letter”), I wish to advise you of the following additional assumptions, qualifications and exceptions to which such opinions are subject:

 

A. The Letter is limited to the laws of the States of Arizona and Florida (the “Covered Law”).

 

B. I have relied, without investigation, upon the following assumptions: (i) natural persons who are involved on behalf of the Applicable Guarantors have sufficient legal capacity to enter into the Indenture and (ii) each document submitted to me for review is accurate and complete, each such document that is an original is authentic, each such document that is a copy conforms to an authentic original, and all signatures on each such document are genuine.

 

C. The opinions expressed in the Letter are limited to the specific issues addressed and to laws and facts existing as of the date such opinion is expressed (or if no specific date is set forth herein, as of the date hereof). By rendering my opinions, I do not undertake to advise you with respect to any other matter or of any change in such laws (or in the interpretation thereof) or facts that may occur after the date of such opinions.
EX-12.1 21 d885162dex121.htm EX-12.1 EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

AV Homes, Inc.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

(dollars in thousands)    2010     2011     2012     2013     2014  

Earnings:

          

Income (loss) before income taxes and effects of changes in accounting principles

   ($ 36,057   $ (165,704   $ (87,683   $ (8,272   $ (1,603

Less: Net income (loss) from non-controlling interests

     (276     (398     259        1,205        329   

Plus: Fixed charges

     6,043        10,558        9,372        10,863        18,148   

Plus: Amortization of previously capitalized interest

     419        273        913        2,455        4,622   

Less: Capitalized interest

     150        439        1,263        6,466        12,302   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings

  (29,469   (154,914   (78,920   (2,625   8,536   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed Charges:

Interest expensed and capitalized

  3,972      8,192      6,658      9,059      16,078   

Amortization of discount & debt issue costs

  1,709      1,763      2,578      1,770      2,029   

Interest portion of rental expense

  52      133      30      34      41   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

  5,733      10,088      9,266      10,863      18,148   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

  N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      0.50   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deficiency Amount

  (35,202   (165,002   (88,186   (13,488   (9,612
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
EX-23.2 22 d885162dex232.htm EX-23.2 EX-23.2

Exhibit 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of AV Homes, Inc. for the registration of $200 million of its 8.5% Senior Notes due 2019 and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated February 27, 2015, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of AV Homes, Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of AV Homes, Inc., included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Phoenix, Arizona

March 17, 2015

EX-24.1 23 d885162dex241.htm EX-24.1 EX-24.1

Exhibit 24.1

AV HOMES, INC.

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROGER A. CREGG and MICHAEL S. BURNETT, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-4 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt securities of said Company and such other debt or equity securities as are deemed necessary or desirable for creation, issue and sale for inclusion in said Registration Statement or Registration Statements by an officer of said Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 9th day of March, 2015.

 

/s/ Paul D. Barnett
Paul D. Barnett


AV HOMES, INC.

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROGER A. CREGG and MICHAEL S. BURNETT, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-4 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt securities of said Company and such other debt or equity securities as are deemed necessary or desirable for creation, issue and sale for inclusion in said Registration Statement or Registration Statements by an officer of said Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 17th day of March, 2015.

 

/s/ Roger W. Einiger
Roger W. Einiger


AV HOMES, INC.

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROGER A. CREGG and MICHAEL S. BURNETT, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-4 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt securities of said Company and such other debt or equity securities as are deemed necessary or desirable for creation, issue and sale for inclusion in said Registration Statement or Registration Statements by an officer of said Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 13th day of March, 2015.

 

/s/ Paul Hackwell
Paul Hackwell


AV HOMES, INC.

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROGER A. CREGG and MICHAEL S. BURNETT, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-4 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt securities of said Company and such other debt or equity securities as are deemed necessary or desirable for creation, issue and sale for inclusion in said Registration Statement or Registration Statements by an officer of said Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 9th day of March, 2015.

 

/s/ Joshua Nash
Joshua Nash


AV HOMES, INC.

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROGER A. CREGG and MICHAEL S. BURNETT, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-4 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt securities of said Company and such other debt or equity securities as are deemed necessary or desirable for creation, issue and sale for inclusion in said Registration Statement or Registration Statements by an officer of said Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 9th day of March, 2015.

 

/s/ Jonathan M. Pertchik
Jonathan M. Pertchik


AV HOMES, INC.

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROGER A. CREGG and MICHAEL S. BURNETT, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-4 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt securities of said Company and such other debt or equity securities as are deemed necessary or desirable for creation, issue and sale for inclusion in said Registration Statement or Registration Statements by an officer of said Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 9th day of March, 2015.

 

/s/ Michael F. Profenius
Michael F. Profenius


AV HOMES, INC.

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROGER A. CREGG and MICHAEL S. BURNETT, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-4 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt securities of said Company and such other debt or equity securities as are deemed necessary or desirable for creation, issue and sale for inclusion in said Registration Statement or Registration Statements by an officer of said Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 10th day of March, 2015.

 

/s/ Aaron Ratner
Aaron Ratner


AV HOMES, INC.

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROGER A. CREGG and MICHAEL S. BURNETT, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-4 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt securities of said Company and such other debt or equity securities as are deemed necessary or desirable for creation, issue and sale for inclusion in said Registration Statement or Registration Statements by an officer of said Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 9th day of March, 2015.

 

/s/ Joel M. Simon
Joel M. Simon
EX-25.1 24 d885162dex251.htm EX-25.1 EX-25.1

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

 

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)

 

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

16-1486454

(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890

(Address of principal executive offices)

Robert C. Fiedler

Vice President and Counsel

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

(302) 651-8541

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

AV HOMES, INC.*

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   23-1739078
(State of incorporation)  

(I.R.S. employer

identification no.)

 

8601 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 225

Scottsdale, Arizona

  85253
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

8.500% Senior Notes due 2019

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

* The Other Registrants Named in the Table of Additional Registrants Below

 

 

 


Additional Registrants

The following direct and indirect subsidiaries of AV Homes, Inc. will guarantee the 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 and are co-registrants with AV Homes, Inc. under this registration statement.

 

Name

   Jurisdiction of
Formation
   Primary Standard
Industrial
Classification Code
Number
   I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.

Avatar Properties, Inc.

   Florida    1531    23-1693997

AV Homes of Arizona, LLC

   Arizona    1531    26-4815090

AVH Bethpage, LLC

   Arizona    1531    38-3922225

AVH Carolinas, LLC

   Arizona    1531    46-4214803

AVH EM, LLC

   Arizona    1531    23-1693997

JCH Group LLC

   Delaware    1531    26-4814751

Royal Oak Homes, LLC

   Florida    1531    46-5093450

Vitalia at Tradition, LLC

   Florida    1531    27-0960347

Avatar Properties, Inc. is a wholly owned, direct subsidiary of AV Homes, Inc. Avatar Properties, Inc. is the sole member of the AVH Carolinas, LLC, JCH Group, LLC, Royal Oak Homes, LLC and Vitalia at Tradition, LLC. AVH Carolinas, LLC is the sole member of AVH Bethpage, LLC. JCH Group, LLC is the sole member of AV Homes of Arizona, LLC and AVH EM, LLC. The name and address of the principal executive office for each of the additional registrants is the same as is set forth for AV Homes, Inc. on the facing page of this registration statement.


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.

Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.

 

  (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes.

 

Item 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each affiliation:

Based upon an examination of the books and records of the trustee and upon information furnished by the obligor, the obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee.

 

Item 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS. Listed below are all exhibits filed as part of this Statement of Eligibility and Qualification.

 

  1. A copy of the Charter for Wilmington Trust, National Association, attached as Exhibit 1.

 

  2. The authority of Wilmington Trust, National Association to commence business was granted under the Charter for Wilmington Trust, National Association, included in Exhibit 1.

 

  3. The authorization to exercise corporate trust powers was granted under the Charter for Wilmington Trust, National Association, included in Exhibit 1.

 

  4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of Trustee, as now in effect, attached as Exhibit 4.

 

  5. Not applicable.

 

  6. The consent of Trustee as required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6.

 

  7. Current Report of the Condition of Trustee, published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7.

 

  8. Not applicable.

 

  9. Not applicable.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on the 17th day of March, 2015.

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:

/s/ Lynn M. Steiner

Name: Lynn M. Steiner
Title: Vice President


EXHIBIT 1

CHARTER OF WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

For the purpose of organizing an association to perform any lawful activities of national banks, the undersigned do enter into the following articles of association:

FIRST. The title of this association shall be Wilmington Trust, National Association.

SECOND. The main office of the association shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware. The general business of the association shall be conducted at its main office and its branches.

THIRD. The board of directors of this association shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five persons, unless the OCC has exempted the bank from the 25-member limit. The exact number is to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof. Each director shall own common or preferred stock of the association or of a holding company owning the association, with an aggregate par, fair market or equity value $1,000. Determination of these values may be based as of either (i) the date of purchase or (ii) the date the person became a director, whichever value is greater. Any combination of common or preferred stock of the association or holding company may be used.

Any vacancy in the board of directors may be filled by action of a majority of the remaining directors between meetings of shareholders. The board of directors may not increase the number of directors between meetings of shareholders to a number which:

 

  1) exceeds by more than two the number of directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 15 or less; or

 

  2) exceeds by more than four the number of directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 16 or more, but in no event shall the number of directors exceed 25, unless the OCC has exempted the bank from the 25-member limit.

Directors shall be elected for terms of one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. Terms of directors, including directors selected to fill vacancies, shall expire at the next regular meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected, unless the directors resign or are removed from office. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, the director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors and his or her position is eliminated.

Honorary or advisory members of the board of directors, without voting power or power of final decision in matters concerning the business of the association, may be appointed by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors, or by resolution of shareholders at any annual or special meeting. Honorary or advisory directors shall not be counted to determine the number of directors of the association or the presence of a quorum in connection with any board action, and shall not be required to own qualifying shares.

FOURTH. There shall be an annual meeting of the shareholders to elect directors and transact whatever other business may be brought before the meeting. It shall be held at the main office or any


other convenient place the board of directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefor in the bylaws, or, if that day falls on a legal holiday in the state in which the association is located, on the next following banking day. If no election is held on the day fixed, or in the event of a legal holiday on the following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day within 60 days of the day fixed, to be designated by the board of directors, or, if the directors fail to fix the day, by shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares issued and outstanding. In all cases at least 10 days advance notice of the time, place and purpose of a shareholders’ meeting shall be given to the shareholders by first class mail, unless the OCC determines that an emergency circumstance exists. The sole shareholder of the bank is permitted to waive notice of the shareholders’ meeting.

In all elections of directors, the number of votes each common shareholder may cast will be determined by multiplying the number of shares such shareholder owns by the number of directors to be elected. Those votes may be cumulated and cast for a single candidate or may be distributed among two or more candidates in the manner selected by the shareholder. If, after the first ballot, subsequent ballots are necessary to elect directors, a shareholder may not vote shares that he or she has already fully cumulated and voted in favor of a successful candidate. On all other questions, each common shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by him or her.

Nominations for election to the board of directors may be made by the board of directors or by any stockholder of any outstanding class of capital stock of the association entitled to vote for election of directors. Nominations other than those made by or on behalf of the existing management shall be made in writing and be delivered or mailed to the president of the association not less than 14 days nor more than 50 days prior to any meeting of shareholders called for the election of directors; provided, however, that if less than 21 days notice of the meeting is given to shareholders, such nominations shall be mailed or delivered to the president of the association not later than the close of business on the seventh day following the day on which the notice of meeting was mailed. Such notification shall contain the following information to the extent known to the notifying shareholder:

 

  1) The name and address of each proposed nominee.

 

  2) The principal occupation of each proposed nominee.

 

  3) The total number of shares of capital stock of the association that will be voted for each proposed nominee.

 

  4) The name and residence address of the notifying shareholder.

 

  5) The number of shares of capital stock of the association owned by the notifying shareholder.

Nominations not made in accordance herewith may, in his/her discretion, be disregarded by the chairperson of the meeting, and the vote tellers may disregard all votes cast for each such nominee. No bylaw may unreasonably restrict the nomination of directors by shareholders.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the board of directors, its chairperson, or to the association, which resignation shall be effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

A director may be removed by shareholders at a meeting called to remove the director, when notice of the meeting stating that the purpose or one of the purposes is to remove the director is provided, if there is a failure to fulfill one of the affirmative requirements for qualification, or for cause; provided, however, that a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect the director under cumulative voting is voted against the director’s removal.


FIFTH. The authorized amount of capital stock of this association shall be ten thousand shares of common stock of the par value of one hundred dollars ($100) each; but said capital stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, according to the provisions of the laws of the United States.

No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the association shall have any preemptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any class of stock of the association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to any obligations convertible into stock of the association, issued, or sold, nor any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the board of directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such price as the board of directors may from time to time fix. Preemptive rights also must be approved by a vote of holders of two-thirds of the bank’s outstanding voting shares. Unless otherwise specified in these articles of association or required by law, (1) all matters requiring shareholder action, including amendments to the articles of association, must be approved by shareholders owning a majority voting interest in the outstanding voting stock, and (2) each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote per share.

Unless otherwise specified in these articles of association or required by law, all shares of voting stock shall be voted together as a class, on any matters requiring shareholder approval. If a proposed amendment would affect two or more classes or series in the same or a substantially similar way, all the classes or series so affected must vote together as a single voting group on the proposed amendment.

Shares of one class or series may be issued as a dividend for shares of the same class or series on a pro rata basis and without consideration. Shares of one class or series may be issued as share dividends for a different class or series of stock if approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the class or series to be issued, unless there are no outstanding shares of the class or series to be issued. Unless otherwise provided by the board of directors, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a share dividend shall be the date authorized by the board of directors for the share dividend.

Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting is the close of business on the day before the first notice is mailed or otherwise sent to the shareholders, provided that in no event may a record date be more than 70 days before the meeting.

If a shareholder is entitled to fractional shares pursuant to a stock dividend, consolidation or merger, reverse stock split or otherwise, the association may: (a) issue fractional shares; (b) in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares, issue script or warrants entitling the holder to receive a full share upon surrendering enough script or warrants to equal a full share; (c) if there is an established and active market in the association’s stock, make reasonable arrangements to provide the shareholder with an opportunity to realize a fair price through sale of the fraction, or purchase of the additional fraction required for a full share; (d) remit the cash equivalent of the fraction to the shareholder; or (e) sell full shares representing all the fractions at public auction or to the highest bidder after having solicited and received sealed bids from at least three licensed stock brokers; and distribute the proceeds pro rata to shareholders who otherwise would be entitled to the fractional shares. The holder of a fractional share is entitled to exercise the rights for shareholder, including the right to vote, to receive dividends, and to participate in the assets of the association upon liquidation, in proportion to the fractional interest. The holder of script or warrants is not entitled to any of these rights unless the script or warrants explicitly provide for such rights. The script or warrants may be subject to such additional conditions as: (1) that the script or warrants will become void if not exchanged for full shares before a specified date; and (2) that the shares for which the script or warrants are exchangeable may be sold at the option of the association and the proceeds paid to scriptholders.


The association, at any time and from time to time, may authorize and issue debt obligations, whether or not subordinated, without the approval of the shareholders. Obligations classified as debt, whether or not subordinated, which may be issued by the association without the approval of shareholders, do not carry voting rights on any issue, including an increase or decrease in the aggregate number of the securities, or the exchange or reclassification of all or part of securities into securities of another class or series.

SIXTH. The board of directors shall appoint one of its members president of this association, and one of its members chairperson of the board and shall have the power to appoint one or more vice presidents, a secretary who shall keep minutes of the directors’ and shareholders’ meetings and be responsible for authenticating the records of the association, and such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business of this association.

A duly appointed officer may appoint one or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the board of directors in accordance with the bylaws.

The board of directors shall have the power to:

 

  1) Define the duties of the officers, employees, and agents of the association.

 

  2) Delegate the performance of its duties, but not the responsibility for its duties, to the officers, employees, and agents of the association.

 

  3) Fix the compensation and enter into employment contracts with its officers and employees upon reasonable terms and conditions consistent with applicable law.

 

  4) Dismiss officers and employees.

 

  5) Require bonds from officers and employees and to fix the penalty thereof.

 

  6) Ratify written policies authorized by the association’s management or committees of the board.

 

  7) Regulate the manner in which any increase or decrease of the capital of the association shall be made, provided that nothing herein shall restrict the power of shareholders to increase or decrease the capital of the association in accordance with law, and nothing shall raise or lower from two-thirds the percentage required for shareholder approval to increase or reduce the capital.

 

  8) Manage and administer the business and affairs of the association.

 

  9) Adopt initial bylaws, not inconsistent with law or the articles of association, for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the association.

 

  10) Amend or repeal bylaws, except to the extent that the articles of association reserve this power in whole or in part to shareholders.

 

  11) Make contracts.

 

  12) Generally perform all acts that are legal for a board of directors to perform.

SEVENTH. The board of directors shall have the power to change the location of the main office to any other place within the limits of Wilmington, Delaware, without the approval of the shareholders, or with a vote of shareholders owning two-thirds of the stock of such association for a relocation outside such limits and upon receipt of a certificate of approval from the Comptroller of the Currency, to any other location within or outside the limits of Wilmington Delaware, but not more than 30 miles beyond such limits. The board of directors shall have the power to establish or change the location of any branch or branches of the association to any other location permitted under applicable law, without approval of shareholders, subject to approval by the Comptroller of the Currency.


EIGHTH. The corporate existence of this association shall continue until termination according to the laws of the United States.

NINTH. The board of directors of this association, or any one or more shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than 50 percent of the stock of this association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any time. Unless otherwise provided by the bylaws or the laws of the United States, a notice of the time, place, and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the shareholders shall be given at least 10 days prior to the meeting by first-class mail, unless the OCC determines that an emergency circumstance exists. If the association is a wholly-owned subsidiary, the sole shareholder may waive notice of the shareholders’ meeting. Unless otherwise provided by the bylaws or these articles, any action requiring approval of shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting.

TENTH. For purposes of this Article Tenth, the term “institution-affiliated party” shall mean any institution-affiliated party of the association as such term is defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813(u).

Any institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) may be indemnified or reimbursed by the association for reasonable expenses actually incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions or proceedings and appeals therein, whether civil, criminal, governmental, administrative or investigative, in accordance with and to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such law now or hereafter exists; provided, however, that when an administrative proceeding or action instituted by a federal banking agency results in a final order or settlement pursuant to which such person: (i) is assessed a civil money penalty, (ii) is removed from office or prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the association, or (iii) is required to cease and desist from or to take any affirmative action described in 12 U.S.C. 1818(b) with respect to the association, then the association shall require the repayment of all legal fees and expenses advanced pursuant to the next succeeding paragraph and may not indemnify such institution-affiliated parties (or their heirs, executors or administrators) for expenses, including expenses for legal fees, penalties or other payments incurred. The association shall provide indemnification in connection with an action or proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) only if such action or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the board of directors.

Expenses incurred by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in connection with any action or proceeding under 12 U.S.C. 164 or 1818 may be paid by the association in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon (a) a determination by the board of directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding that the institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) has a reasonable basis for prevailing on the merits, (b) a determination that the indemnified individual (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) will have the financial capacity to reimburse the bank in the event he or she does not prevail, (c) a determination that the payment of expenses and fees by the association will not adversely affect the safety and soundness of the association, and (d) receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) to repay such advancement in the event of a final order or settlement pursuant to which such person: (i) is assessed a civil money penalty, (ii) is removed from office or prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the association, or (iii) is required to cease and desist from or to take any affirmative action described in 12 U.S.C. 1818(b) with respect to the association. In all other instances, expenses incurred by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in connection with any action or proceeding as to which indemnification may be given under these articles of association may be paid by the association in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon (a) receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such institution-affiliated party (or by or on behalf of his or her heirs, executors or administrators) to repay such advancement in the event that


such institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification as authorized by these articles of association and (b) approval by the board of directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding or, if such a quorum is not obtainable, then approval by stockholders. To the extent permitted by law, the board of directors or, if applicable, the stockholders, shall not be required to find that the institution-affiliated party has met the applicable standard of conduct provided by law for indemnification in connection with such action or proceeding.

In the event that a majority of the members of the board of directors are named as respondents in an administrative proceeding or civil action and request indemnification, the remaining members of the board may authorize independent legal counsel to review the indemnification request and provide the remaining members of the board with a written opinion of counsel as to whether the conditions delineated in the first four paragraphs of this Article Tenth have been met. If independent legal counsel opines that said conditions have been met, the remaining members of the board of directors may rely on such opinion in authorizing the requested indemnification.

In the event that all of the members of the board of directors are named as respondents in an administrative proceeding or civil action and request indemnification, the board shall authorize independent legal counsel to review the indemnification request and provide the board with a written opinion of counsel as to whether the conditions delineated in the first four paragraphs of this Article Tenth have been met. If legal counsel opines that said conditions have been met, the board of directors may rely on such opinion in authorizing the requested indemnification.

To the extent permitted under applicable law, the rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these articles of association (a) shall be available with respect to events occurring prior to the adoption of these articles of association, (b) shall continue to exist after any restrictive amendment of these articles of association with respect to events occurring prior to such amendment, (c) may be interpreted on the basis of applicable law in effect at the time of the occurrence of the event or events giving rise to the action or proceeding, or on the basis of applicable law in effect at the time such rights are claimed, and (d) are in the nature of contract rights which may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction as if the association and the institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) for whom such rights are sought were parties to a separate written agreement.

The rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these articles of association shall not, to the extent permitted under applicable law, be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any such institution affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) may now or hereafter be otherwise entitled whether contained in these articles of association, the bylaws, a resolution of stockholders, a resolution of the board of directors, or an agreement providing such indemnification, the creation of such other rights being hereby expressly authorized. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these articles of association shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights, pursuant to statute or otherwise, of any such institution-affiliated party (or of his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in any such action or proceeding to have assessed or allowed in his or her favor, against the association or otherwise, his or her costs and expenses incurred therein or in connection therewith or any part thereof.

If this Article Tenth or any part hereof shall be held unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remainder of this Article Tenth shall remain fully enforceable.


The association may, upon affirmative vote of a majority of its board of directors, purchase insurance to indemnify its institution-affiliated parties to the extent that such indemnification is allowed in these articles of association; provided, however, that no such insurance shall include coverage to pay or reimburse any institution-affiliated party for the cost of any judgment or civil money penalty assessed against such person in an administrative proceeding or civil action commenced by any federal banking agency. Such insurance may, but need not, be for the benefit of all institution-affiliated parties.

ELEVENTH. These articles of association may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of this association, unless the vote of the holders of a greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the holders of such greater amount. The association’s board of directors may propose one or more amendments to the articles of association for submission to the shareholders.


EXHIBIT 4

BY-LAWS OF WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

ARTICLE I

Meetings of Shareholders

Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the shareholders to elect directors and transact whatever other business may properly come before the meeting shall be held at the main office of the association, Rodney Square North, 1100 Market Street, City of Wilmington, State of Delaware, at 1:00 o’clock p.m. on the first Tuesday in March of each year, or at such other place and time as the board of directors may designate, or if that date falls on a legal holiday in Delaware, on the next following banking day. Notice of the meeting shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least 10 days and no more than 60 days prior to the date thereof, addressed to each shareholder at his/her address appearing on the books of the association. If, for any cause, an election of directors is not made on that date, or in the event of a legal holiday, on the next following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day within 60 days of the date fixed, to be designated by the board of directors, or, if the directors fail to fix the date, by shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares. In these circumstances, at least 10 days’ notice must be given by first class mail to shareholders.

Section 2. Special Meetings. Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, special meetings of the shareholders may be called for any purpose at any time by the board of directors or by any one or more shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than fifty percent of the stock of the association. Every such special meeting, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be called by mailing, postage prepaid, not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting, to each shareholder at the address appearing on the books of the association a notice stating the purpose of the meeting.

The board of directors may fix a record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice and to vote at any meeting, in reasonable proximity to the date of giving notice to the shareholders of such meeting. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to demand a special meeting is the date the first shareholder signs a demand for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which it is to be held.

A special meeting may be called by shareholders or the board of directors to amend the articles of association or bylaws, whether or not such bylaws may be amended by the board of directors in the absence of shareholder approval.

If an annual or special shareholders’ meeting is adjourned to a different date, time, or place, notice need not be given of the new date, time or place, if the new date, time or place is announced at the meeting before adjournment, unless any additional items of business are to be considered, or the association becomes aware of an intervening event materially affecting any matter to be voted on more than 10 days prior to the date to which the meeting is adjourned. If a new record date for the adjourned meeting is fixed, however, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given to persons who are shareholders as of the new record date. If, however, the meeting to elect the directors is adjourned before the election takes place, at least ten days’ notice of the new election must be given to the shareholders by first-class mail.


Section 3. Nominations of Directors. Nominations for election to the board of directors may be made by the board of directors or by any stockholder of any outstanding class of capital stock of the association entitled to vote for the election of directors. Nominations, other than those made by or on behalf of the existing management of the association, shall be made in writing and shall be delivered or mailed to the president of the association and the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D.C., not less than 14 days nor more than 50 days prior to any meeting of shareholders called for the election of directors; provided, however, that if less than 21 days’ notice of the meeting is given to shareholders, such nomination shall be mailed or delivered to the president of the association not later than the close of business on the seventh day following the day on which the notice of meeting was mailed. Such notification shall contain the following information to the extent known to the notifying shareholder:

 

  (1) The name and address of each proposed nominee;

 

  (2) The principal occupation of each proposed nominee;

 

  (3) The total number of shares of capital stock of the association that will be voted for each proposed nominee;

 

  (4) The name and residence of the notifying shareholder; and

 

  (5) The number of shares of capital stock of the association owned by the notifying shareholder.

Nominations not made in accordance herewith may, in his/her discretion, be disregarded by the chairperson of the meeting, and upon his/her instructions, the vote tellers may disregard all votes cast for each such nominee.

Section 4. Proxies. Shareholders may vote at any meeting of the shareholders by proxies duly authorized in writing, but no officer or employee of this association shall act as proxy. Proxies shall be valid only for one meeting, to be specified therein, and any adjournments of such meeting. Proxies shall be dated and filed with the records of the meeting. Proxies with facsimile signatures may be used and unexecuted proxies may be counted upon receipt of a written confirmation from the shareholder. Proxies meeting the above requirements submitted at any time during a meeting shall be accepted.

Section 5. Quorum. A majority of the outstanding capital stock, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of shareholders, unless otherwise provided by law, or by the shareholders or directors pursuant to Article IX, Section 2, but less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without further notice. A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question or matter submitted to the shareholders at any meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or by the articles of association, or by the shareholders or directors pursuant to Article IX, Section 2. If a meeting for the election of directors is not held on the fixed date, at least 10 days’ notice must be given by first-class mail to the shareholders.


ARTICLE II

Directors

Section 1. Board of Directors. The board of directors shall have the power to manage and administer the business and affairs of the association. Except as expressly limited by law, all corporate powers of the association shall be vested in and may be exercised by the board of directors.

Section 2. Number. The board of directors shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five members, unless the OCC has exempted the bank from the 25-member limit. The exact number within such minimum and maximum limits is to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any meeting thereof.

Section 3. Organization Meeting. The secretary or treasurer, upon receiving the certificate of the judges of the result of any election, shall notify the directors-elect of their election and of the time at which they are required to meet at the main office of the association, or at such other place in the cities of Wilmington, Delaware or Buffalo, New York, to organize the new board of directors and elect and appoint officers of the association for the succeeding year. Such meeting shall be held on the day of the election or as soon thereafter as practicable, and, in any event, within 30 days thereof. If, at the time fixed for such meeting, there shall not be a quorum, the directors present may adjourn the meeting, from time to time, until a quorum is obtained.

Section 4. Regular Meetings. The Board of Directors may, at any time and from time to time, by resolution designate the place, date and hour for the holding of a regular meeting, but in the absence of any such designation, regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held, without notice, on the first Tuesday of each March, June and September, and on the second Tuesday of each December at the main office or other such place as the board of directors may designate. When any regular meeting of the board of directors falls upon a holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next banking business day unless the board of directors shall designate another day.

Section 5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of the association, or at the request of two or more directors. Each member of the board of directors shall be given notice by telegram, first class mail, or in person stating the time and place of each special meeting.

Section 6. Quorum. A majority of the entire board then in office shall constitute a quorum at any meeting, except when otherwise provided by law or these bylaws, but a lesser number may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without further notice. If the number of directors present at the meeting is reduced below the number that would constitute a quorum, no business may be transacted, except selecting directors to fill vacancies in conformance with Article II, Section 7. If a quorum is present, the board of directors may take action through the vote of a majority of the directors who are in attendance.

Section 7. Meetings by Conference Telephone. Any one or more members of the board of directors or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of such board or committees by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 8. Procedures. The order of business and all other matters of procedure at every


meeting of the board of directors may be determined by the person presiding at the meeting.

Section 9. Removal of Directors. Any director may be removed for cause, at any meeting of stockholders notice of which shall have referred to the proposed action, by vote of the stockholders. Any director may be removed without cause, at any meeting of stockholders notice of which shall have referred to the proposed action, by the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote. Any director may be removed for cause, at any meeting of the directors notice of which shall have referred to the proposed action, by vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

Section 10. Vacancies. When any vacancy occurs among the directors, a majority of the remaining members of the board of directors, according to the laws of the United States, may appoint a director to fill such vacancy at any regular meeting of the board of directors, or at a special meeting called for that purpose at which a quorum is present, or if the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the board of directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office, or by shareholders at a special meeting called for that purpose in conformance with Section 2 of Article I. At any such shareholder meeting, each shareholder entitled to vote shall have the right to multiply the number of votes he or she is entitled to cast by the number of vacancies being filled and cast the product for a single candidate or distribute the product among two or more candidates. A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date (by reason of a resignation effective at a later date) may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.

ARTICLE III

Committees of the Board

The board of directors has power over and is solely responsible for the management, supervision, and administration of the association. The board of directors may delegate its power, but none of its responsibilities, to such persons or committees as the board may determine.

The board of directors must formally ratify written policies authorized by committees of the board of directors before such policies become effective. Each committee must have one or more member(s), and who may be an officer of the association or an officer or director of any affiliate of the association, who serve at the pleasure of the board of directors. Provisions of the articles of association and these bylaws governing place of meetings, notice of meeting, quorum and voting requirements of the board of directors, apply to committees and their members as well. The creation of a committee and appointment of members to it must be approved by the board of directors.

Section 1. Loan Committee. There shall be a loan committee composed of not less than 2 directors, appointed by the board of directors annually or more often. The loan committee, on behalf of the bank, shall have power to discount and purchase bills, notes and other evidences of debt, to buy and sell bills of exchange, to examine and approve loans and discounts, to exercise authority regarding loans and discounts, and to exercise, when the board of directors is not in session, all other powers of the board of directors that may lawfully be delegated. The loan committee shall keep minutes of its meetings, and such minutes shall be submitted at the next regular meeting of the board of directors at which a quorum is present, and any action taken by the board of directors with respect thereto shall be entered in the minutes of the board of directors.

Section 2. Investment Committee. There shall be an investment committee composed of not less than 2 directors, appointed by the board of directors annually or more often. The investment committee, on behalf of the bank, shall have the power to ensure adherence to the investment policy, to recommend amendments thereto, to purchase and sell securities, to exercise authority regarding


investments and to exercise, when the board of directors is not in session, all other powers of the board of directors regarding investment securities that may be lawfully delegated. The investment committee shall keep minutes of its meetings, and such minutes shall be submitted at the next regular meeting of the board of directors at which a quorum is present, and any action taken by the board of directors with respect thereto shall be entered in the minutes of the board of directors.

Section 3. Examining Committee. There shall be an examining committee composed of not less than 2 directors, exclusive of any active officers, appointed by the board of directors annually or more often. The duty of that committee shall be to examine at least once during each calendar year and within 15 months of the last examination the affairs of the association or cause suitable examinations to be made by auditors responsible only to the board of directors and to report the result of such examination in writing to the board of directors at the next regular meeting thereafter. Such report shall state whether the association is in a sound condition, and whether adequate internal controls and procedures are being maintained and shall recommend to the board of directors such changes in the manner of conducting the affairs of the association as shall be deemed advisable.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of this section 3, the responsibility and authority of the Examining Committee may, if authorized by law, be given over to a duly constituted audit committee of the association’s parent corporation by a resolution duly adopted by the board of directors.

Section 4. Trust Audit Committee. There shall be a trust audit committee in conformance with Section 1 of Article V.

Section 5. Other Committees. The board of directors may appoint, from time to time, from its own members, compensation, special litigation and other committees of one or more persons, for such purposes and with such powers as the board of directors may determine.

However, a committee may not:

 

  (1) Authorize distributions of assets or dividends;

 

  (2) Approve action required to be approved by shareholders;

 

  (3) Fill vacancies on the board of directors or any of its committees;

 

  (4) Amend articles of association;

 

  (5) Adopt, amend or repeal bylaws; or

 

  (6) Authorize or approve issuance or sale or contract for sale of shares, or determine the designation and relative rights, preferences and limitations of a class or series of shares.

Section 6. Committee Members’ Fees. Committee members may receive a fee for their services as committee members and traveling and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending any meeting of a committee of which they are a member. The fee may be a fixed sum to be paid for attending each meeting or a fixed sum to be paid quarterly, or semiannually, irrespective of the number of meetings attended or not attended. The amount of the fee and the basis on which it shall be paid shall be determined by the Board of Directors.


ARTICLE IV

Officers and Employees

Section 1. Chairperson of the Board. The board of directors shall appoint one of its members to be the chairperson of the board to serve at its pleasure. Such person shall preside at all meetings of the board of directors. The chairperson of the board shall supervise the carrying out of the policies adopted or approved by the board of directors; shall have general executive powers, as well as the specific powers conferred by these bylaws; and shall also have and may exercise such further powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned by the board of directors.

Section 2. President. The board of directors shall appoint one of its members to be the president of the association. In the absence of the chairperson, the president shall preside at any meeting of the board of directors. The president shall have general executive powers and shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation, or practice to the office of president, or imposed by these bylaws. The president shall also have and may exercise such further powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred or assigned by the board of directors.

Section 3. Vice President. The board of directors may appoint one or more vice presidents. Each vice president shall have such powers and duties as may be assigned by the board of directors. One vice president shall be designated by the board of directors, in the absence of the president, to perform all the duties of the president.

Section 4. Secretary. The board of directors shall appoint a secretary, treasurer, or other designated officer who shall be secretary of the board of directors and of the association and who shall keep accurate minutes of all meetings. The secretary shall attend to the giving of all notices required by these bylaws; shall be custodian of the corporate seal, records, documents and papers of the association; shall provide for the keeping of proper records of all transactions of the association; shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice to the office of treasurer, or imposed by these bylaws; and shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time, by the board of directors.

Section 5. Other Officers. The board of directors may appoint one or more assistant vice presidents, one or more trust officers, one or more assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers, one or more managers and assistant managers of branches and such other officers and attorneys in fact as from time to time may appear to the board of directors to be required or desirable to transact the business of the association. Such officers shall respectively exercise such powers and perform such duties as pertain to their several offices, or as may be conferred upon or assigned to them by the board of directors, the chairperson of the board, or the president. The board of directors may authorize an officer to appoint one or more officers or assistant officers.

Section 6. Tenure of Office. The president and all other officers shall hold office for the current year for which the board of directors was elected, unless they shall resign, become disqualified, or be removed; and any vacancy occurring in the office of president shall be filled promptly by the board of directors.

Section 7. Resignation. An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the association. A resignation is effective when the notice is given unless the notice specifies a later effective date.


ARTICLE V

Fiduciary Activities

Section 1. Trust Audit Committee. There shall be a Trust Audit Committee composed of not less than 2 directors, appointed by the board of directors, which shall, at least once during each calendar year make suitable audits of the association’s fiduciary activities or cause suitable audits to be made by auditors responsible only to the board, and at such time shall ascertain whether fiduciary powers have been administered according to law, Part 9 of the Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, and sound fiduciary principles. Such committee: (1) must not include any officers of the bank or an affiliate who participate significantly in the administration of the bank’s fiduciary activities; and (2) must consist of a majority of members who are not also members of any committee to which the board of directors has delegated power to manage and control the fiduciary activities of the bank.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of this section 1, the responsibility and authority of the Trust Audit Committee may, if authorized by law, be given over to a duly constituted audit committee of the association’s parent corporation by a resolution duly adopted by the board of directors.

Section 2. Fiduciary Files. There shall be maintained by the association all fiduciary records necessary to assure that its fiduciary responsibilities have been properly undertaken and discharged.

Section 3. Trust Investments. Funds held in a fiduciary capacity shall be invested according to the instrument establishing the fiduciary relationship and applicable law. Where such instrument does not specify the character and class of investments to be made, but does vest in the association investment discretion, funds held pursuant to such instrument shall be invested in investments in which corporate fiduciaries may invest under applicable law.

ARTICLE VI

Stock and Stock Certificates

Section 1. Transfers. Shares of stock shall be transferable on the books of the association, and a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded. Every person becoming a shareholder by such transfer shall in proportion to such shareholder’s shares, succeed to all rights of the prior holder of such shares. The board of directors may impose conditions upon the transfer of the stock reasonably calculated to simplify the work of the association with respect to stock transfers, voting at shareholder meetings and related matters and to protect it against fraudulent transfers.

Section 2. Stock Certificates. Certificates of stock shall bear the signature of the president (which may be engraved, printed or impressed) and shall be signed manually or by facsimile process by the secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer, or any other officer appointed by the board of directors for that purpose, to be known as an authorized officer, and the seal of the association shall be engraved thereon. Each certificate shall recite on its face that the stock represented thereby is transferable only upon the books of the association properly endorsed.

The board of directors may adopt or use procedures for replacing lost, stolen, or destroyed stock certificates as permitted by law.


The association may establish a procedure through which the beneficial owner of shares that are registered in the name of a nominee may be recognized by the association as the shareholder. The procedure may set forth:

 

  (1) The types of nominees to which it applies;

 

  (2) The rights or privileges that the association recognizes in a beneficial owner;

 

  (3) How the nominee may request the association to recognize the beneficial owner as the shareholder;

 

  (4) The information that must be provided when the procedure is selected;

 

  (5) The period over which the association will continue to recognize the beneficial owner as the shareholder;

 

  (6) Other aspects of the rights and duties created.

ARTICLE VII

Corporate Seal

Section 1. Seal. The seal of the association shall be in such form as may be determined from time to time by the board of directors. The president, the treasurer, the secretary or any assistant treasurer or assistant secretary, or other officer thereunto designated by the board of directors shall have authority to affix the corporate seal to any document requiring such seal and to attest the same. The seal on any corporate obligation for the payment of money may be facsimile.

ARTICLE VIII

Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the association shall be the calendar year.

Section 2. Execution of Instruments. All agreements, indentures, mortgages, deeds, conveyances, transfers, certificates, declarations, receipts, discharges, releases, satisfactions, settlements, petitions, schedules, accounts, affidavits, bonds, undertakings, proxies and other instruments or documents may be signed, executed, acknowledged, verified, delivered or accepted on behalf of the association by the chairperson of the board, or the president, or any vice president, or the secretary, or the treasurer, or, if in connection with the exercise of fiduciary powers of the association, by any of those offices or by any trust officer. Any such instruments may also be executed, acknowledged, verified, delivered or accepted on behalf of the association in such other manner and by such other officers as the board of directors may from time to time direct. The provisions of this section 2 are supplementary to any other provision of these bylaws.

Section 3. Records. The articles of association, the bylaws and the proceedings of all meetings of the shareholders, the board of directors, and standing committees of the board of directors shall be recorded in appropriate minute books provided for that purpose. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the secretary, treasurer or other officer appointed to act as secretary of the meeting.


Section 4. Corporate Governance Procedures. To the extent not inconsistent with federal banking statutes and regulations, or safe and sound banking practices, the association may follow the Delaware General Corporation Law, Del. Code Ann. tit. 8 (1991, as amended 1994, and as amended thereafter) with respect to matters of corporate governance procedures.

Section 5. Indemnification. For purposes of this Section 5 of Article VIII, the term “institution-affiliated party” shall mean any institution-affiliated party of the association as such term is defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813(u).

Any institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) may be indemnified or reimbursed by the association for reasonable expenses actually incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions or proceedings and appeals therein, whether civil, criminal, governmental, administrative or investigative, in accordance with and to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such law now or hereafter exists; provided, however, that when an administrative proceeding or action instituted by a federal banking agency results in a final order or settlement pursuant to which such person: (i) is assessed a civil money penalty, (ii) is removed from office or prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the association, or (iii) is required to cease and desist from or to take any affirmative action described in 12 U.S.C. 1818(b) with respect to the association, then the association shall require the repayment of all legal fees and expenses advanced pursuant to the next succeeding paragraph and may not indemnify such institution-affiliated parties (or their heirs, executors or administrators) for expenses, including expenses for legal fees, penalties or other payments incurred. The association shall provide indemnification in connection with an action or proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) only if such action or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the board of directors.

Expenses incurred by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in connection with any action or proceeding under 12 U.S.C. 164 or 1818 may be paid by the association in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon (a) a determination by the board of directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding that the institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) has a reasonable basis for prevailing on the merits, (b) a determination that the indemnified individual (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) will have the financial capacity to reimburse the bank in the event he or she does not prevail, (c) a determination that the payment of expenses and fees by the association will not adversely affect the safety and soundness of the association, and (d) receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) to repay such advancement in the event of a final order or settlement pursuant to which such person: (i) is assessed a civil money penalty, (ii) is removed from office or prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the association, or (iii) is required to cease and desist from or to take any affirmative action described in 12 U.S.C. 1818(b) with respect to the association. In all other instances, expenses incurred by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in connection with any action or proceeding as to which indemnification may be given under these articles of association may be paid by the association in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon (a) receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such institution-affiliated party (or by or on behalf of his or her heirs, executors or administrators) to repay such advancement in the event that such institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification as authorized by these bylaws and (b) approval by the board of directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding or, if such a quorum is not obtainable, then approval by stockholders. To the extent permitted by law, the board of directors or, if applicable, the stockholders, shall not be required to find that the institution-affiliated party has met the applicable standard of conduct provided by law for indemnification in connection with such


action or proceeding.

In the event that a majority of the members of the board of directors are named as respondents in an administrative proceeding or civil action and request indemnification, the remaining members of the board may authorize independent legal counsel to review the indemnification request and provide the remaining members of the board with a written opinion of counsel as to whether the conditions delineated in the first four paragraphs of this Section 5 of Article VIII have been met. If independent legal counsel opines that said conditions have been met, the remaining members of the board of directors may rely on such opinion in authorizing the requested indemnification.

In the event that all of the members of the board of directors are named as respondents in an administrative proceeding or civil action and request indemnification, the board shall authorize independent legal counsel to review the indemnification request and provide the board with a written opinion of counsel as to whether the conditions delineated in the first four paragraphs of this Section 5 of Article VIII have been met. If legal counsel opines that said conditions have been met, the board of directors may rely on such opinion in authorizing the requested indemnification.

To the extent permitted under applicable law, the rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these articles of association (a) shall be available with respect to events occurring prior to the adoption of these bylaws, (b) shall continue to exist after any restrictive amendment of these bylaws with respect to events occurring prior to such amendment, (c) may be interpreted on the basis of applicable law in effect at the time of the occurrence of the event or events giving rise to the action or proceeding, or on the basis of applicable law in effect at the time such rights are claimed, and (d) are in the nature of contract rights which may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction as if the association and the institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) for whom such rights are sought were parties to a separate written agreement.

The rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these bylaws shall not, to the extent permitted under applicable law, be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any such institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) may now or hereafter be otherwise entitled whether contained in the association’s articles of association, these bylaws, a resolution of stockholders, a resolution of the board of directors, or an agreement providing such indemnification, the creation of such other rights being hereby expressly authorized. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights, pursuant to statute or otherwise, of any such institution-affiliated party (or of his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in any such action or proceeding to have assessed or allowed in his or her favor, against the association or otherwise, his or her costs and expenses incurred therein or in connection therewith or any part thereof.

If this Section 5 of Article VIII or any part hereof shall be held unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remainder of this Section 5 of Article VIII shall remain fully enforceable.

The association may, upon affirmative vote of a majority of its board of directors, purchase insurance to indemnify its institution-affiliated parties to the extent that such indemnification is allowed in these bylaws; provided, however, that no such insurance shall include coverage for a final order assessing civil money penalties against such persons by a bank regulatory agency. Such insurance may, but need not, be for the benefit of all institution-affiliated parties.


ARTICLE IX

Inspection and Amendments

Section 1. Inspection. A copy of the bylaws of the association, with all amendments, shall at all times be kept in a convenient place at the main office of the association, and shall be open for inspection to all shareholders during banking hours.

Section 2. Amendments. The bylaws of the association may be amended, altered or repealed, at any regular meeting of the board of directors, by a vote of a majority of the total number of the directors except as provided below, and provided that the following language accompany any such change.

I,                    , certify that: (1) I am the duly constituted (secretary or treasurer) of and secretary of its board of directors, and as such officer am the official custodian of its records; (2) the foregoing bylaws are the bylaws of the association, and all of them are now lawfully in force and effect.

I have hereunto affixed my official signature on this                      day of                     .

 

 

(Secretary or Treasurer)                

The association’s shareholders may amend or repeal the bylaws even though the bylaws also may be amended or repealed by the board of directors.


EXHIBIT 6

Section 321(b) Consent

Pursuant to Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, Wilmington Trust, National Association hereby consents that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon requests therefor.

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Dated: March 17, 2015 By:

/s/ Lynn M. Steiner

Name: Lynn M. Steiner
Title: Vice President


EXHIBIT 7

R E P O R T  O F  C O N D I T I O N

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

As of the close of business on September 30, 2014

 

ASSETS

     Thousands of Dollars   

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

     2,209,972   

Securities:

     5,367   

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreement to resell:

     0   

Loans and leases held for sale:

     0   

Loans and leases net of unearned income, allowance:

     457,849   

Premises and fixed assets:

     8,535   

Other real estate owned:

     243   

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies:

     0   

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures:

     0   

Intangible assets:

     2,539   

Other assets:

     62,620   

Total Assets:

     2,747,125   

LIABILITIES

     Thousands of Dollars   

Deposits

     2,148,025   

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     97,000   

Other borrowed money:

     0   

Other Liabilities:

     68,901   

Total Liabilities

     2,313,926   

EQUITY CAPITAL

     Thousands of Dollars   

Common Stock

     1,000   

Surplus

     386,419   

Retained Earnings

     46,207   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     (427

Total Equity Capital

     433,199   

Total Liabilities and Equity Capital

     2,747,125   
EX-99.1 25 d885162dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

AV HOMES, INC.

Exchange Offer for

$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 and Related Guarantees

(CUSIP Nos. 00234P AC6 and U0536W AA7)

for

$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 and Related Guarantees

(CUSIP No.             )

that have been registered under the Securities Act

pursuant to the Prospectus, dated                     , 2015

The Exchange Offer (as defined below) will expire at midnight, New York City time, on                     , 2015 (the “Expiration Date”), unless extended. Tenders may be withdrawn prior to midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

By registered, certified or regular mail or overnight courier:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

c/o Wilmington Trust Company

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890-1626

By facsimile transmission

(for eligible institutions only):

(302) 636-4139

Attention: Robert Rago

DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL VIA FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. IF THE HOLDER OF AN OUTSTANDING NOTE WISHES TO DELIVER SUCH OUTSTANDING NOTE AND THIS INSTRUMENT IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE HOLDER SHOULD CONTACT THE EXCHANGE AGENT FOR DIRECTIONS.

The undersigned acknowledges that he or she has received the prospectus dated                     , 2015 (the “Prospectus”), of AV Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and this Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter”), which together constitute the Issuer’s offer (the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange an aggregate principal amount of up to $200,000,000 of the Issuer’s 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 (individually a “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”) which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) for a like principal amount at maturity of the Issuer’s issued and outstanding 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 (individually an “Outstanding Note” and collectively, the “Outstanding Notes”) from the registered holders thereof.

For each Outstanding Note accepted for exchange, the holder of such Outstanding Note will receive a Exchange Note having a principal amount equal to the principal amount at maturity of the surrendered Outstanding Note. Interest on the Exchange Notes will accrue from the date of the original issuance of the Outstanding Notes or from the date of the last periodic payment of interest on the Outstanding Notes, whichever


is later. The Outstanding Notes accepted for exchange will cease to accrue interest from and after the date of consummation of the Exchange Offer. Holders of Outstanding Notes whose Outstanding Notes are accepted for exchange will not receive any payment in respect of accrued interest on such Outstanding Notes otherwise payable on any interest payment date the record date for which occurs on or after the consummation of the Exchange Offer.

This Letter is to be completed by a holder of Outstanding Notes either if certificates for such Outstanding Notes are to be forwarded herewith or if a tender is to be made by book-entry transfer to the account maintained by the Exchange Agent at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) pursuant to the procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Book-Entry Delivery Procedures” section of the Prospectus and an “Agent’s Message” (as defined below) is not delivered. HOLDERS OF OUTSTANDING NOTES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY VALIDLY DELIVERED A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IN CONJUNCTION WITH A VALID TENDER OF OUTSTANDING NOTES FOR EXCHANGE PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE PROSPECTUS UNDER THE HEADING “THE EXCHANGE OFFER” ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE ANY FURTHER ACTION TO RECEIVE EXCHANGE NOTES. HOLDERS OF OUTSTANDING NOTES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY VALIDLY TENDERED OUTSTANDING NOTES FOR EXCHANGE OR WHO VALIDLY TENDER OUTSTANDING NOTES FOR EXCHANGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS LETTER MAY WITHDRAW ANY OUTSTANDING NOTES SO TENDERED AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE. SEE THE PROSPECTUS UNDER THE HEADING “THE EXCHANGE OFFER” FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE TENDER AND WITHDRAWAL PROVISIONS. Tenders by book-entry transfer also may be made by delivering an Agent’s Message in lieu of this Letter. The term “Agent’s Message” means a message, transmitted by DTC to and received by the Exchange Agent and forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined below), which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the tendering participant, which acknowledgment states that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by this Letter and that the Issuer may enforce this Letter against such participant. Holders of Outstanding Notes whose certificates are not immediately available, or who are unable to deliver their certificates or confirmation of the book-entry tender of their Outstanding Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC (a “Book-Entry Confirmation”) and all other documents required by this Letter to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date, must tender their Outstanding Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” section of the Prospectus. See Instruction 1. Delivery of documents to DTC does not constitute delivery to the Exchange Agent.

The method of delivery of Outstanding Notes, Letters of Transmittal and all other required documents are at the election and risk of the holders. If such delivery is by mail it is recommended that registered mail properly insured, with return receipt requested, be used. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure timely delivery. No letters of transmittal or Outstanding Notes should be sent to the Issuer.

 

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The undersigned has completed the appropriate boxes below and signed this Letter to indicate the action the undersigned desires to take with respect to the Exchange Offer. List below the Outstanding Notes to which this Letter relates. If the space provided below is inadequate, the certificate numbers and principal amount at maturity of Outstanding Notes should be listed on a separate signed schedule affixed hereto.

 

DESCRIPTION OF OUTSTANDING NOTES
Type   

Name(s) and Address(es) of Registered Holder(s)

(Please fill in, if blank)

 

1

 

 

Certificate
  Number(s)*  

 

2

 

Aggregate
Principal
Amount
  Represented  

 

3

 

 

Principal
Amount
  Tendered**  

8.500% Senior

Notes due 2019

                

  *     Need not be completed if Outstanding Notes are being tendered by book-entry transfer.

**     Unless otherwise indicated in this column, a holder will be deemed to have tendered ALL of the Outstanding Notes represented by the Outstanding Notes indicated in column 2. See Instruction 2. Outstanding Notes tendered hereby must be in denominations of $2,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. See Instruction 1.

 

 

¨ CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OUTSTANDING NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH THE DTC AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

 

Name of Tendering Institution:    

 

Account Number:    

 

   Transaction Code Number:    

 

By crediting the Outstanding Notes to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC using the Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”) and by complying with applicable ATOP procedures with respect to the Exchange Offer, including transmitting to the Exchange Agent an Agent’s Message in which the holder of the Outstanding Notes acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of, and makes the representations and warranties contained in, this Letter, the participant in DTC confirms on behalf of itself and the beneficial owners of such Outstanding Notes all provisions of this Letter (including all representations and warranties) applicable to it and such beneficial owner as fully as if it had completed the information required herein and executed and transmitted this Letter to the Exchange Agent.

 

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¨ CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OUTSTANDING NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

 

Name(s) of Registered Holder(s):  

 

Window Ticket Number (if any):  

 

Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery:  

 

Name of Institution Which Guaranteed Delivery:  

 

If Delivered by Book-Entry Transfer, Complete the Following:  
Account Number:  

 

Transaction Code Number:  

 

Name of Tendering Institution  

 

 

¨ CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OUTSTANDING NOTES ARE ENCLOSED HEREWITH.

 

¨ CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.

 

Name:  

 

Address:  

 

If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Exchange Notes. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Outstanding Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering such a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Notes, it represents that the Outstanding Notes to be exchanged for the Exchange Notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities.

 

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PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby tenders to the Issuer the aggregate principal amount at maturity of Outstanding Notes indicated above. Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance for exchange of the Outstanding Notes tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Issuer all right, title and interest in and to such Outstanding Notes as are being tendered hereby.

The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent as the undersigned’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to such tendered Outstanding Notes, with full power of substitution, among other things, to cause the Outstanding Notes to be assigned, transferred and exchanged. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Outstanding Notes, and to acquire Exchange Notes issuable upon the exchange of such tendered Outstanding Notes, and that, when the same are accepted for exchange, the Issuer will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claim when the same are accepted by the Issuer. The undersigned hereby further represents that any Exchange Notes acquired in exchange for Outstanding Notes tendered hereby will have been acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving such Exchange Notes, whether or not such person is the undersigned, that neither the holder of such Outstanding Notes nor any such other person is participating in, intends to participate in or has an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of such Exchange Notes and that neither the holder of such Outstanding Notes nor any such other person is an “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, of the Issuer.

The undersigned acknowledges that this Exchange Offer is being made in reliance on interpretations by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, that the Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for the Outstanding Notes may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by holders thereof (other than any such holder that is an “affiliate” of the Issuer within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act), without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such Exchange Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holders’ business and such holders have no arrangement with any person to participate in the distribution of such Exchange Notes. However, the SEC has not considered the Exchange Offer in the context of a no-action letter and there can be no assurance that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as in other circumstances. If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Exchange Notes and has no arrangement or understanding to participate in a distribution of Exchange Notes. If any holder is an affiliate of the Issuer, is engaged in or intends to engage in or has any arrangement or understanding with respect to the distribution of the Exchange Notes to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, such holder (i) could not rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC and (ii) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Outstanding Notes, it represents that the Outstanding Notes to be exchanged for the Exchange Notes were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Issuer to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Outstanding Notes tendered hereby. All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter and every obligation of the undersigned hereunder

 

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shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy and legal representatives of the undersigned and shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned. This tender may be withdrawn only in accordance with the procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer-Withdrawal Rights” section of the Prospectus.

Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” below, please deliver the Exchange Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing Outstanding Notes for any Outstanding Notes not exchanged) in the name of the undersigned or, in the case of a book-entry delivery of Outstanding Notes, please credit the account indicated above maintained at DTC. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under the box entitled “Special Delivery Instructions” below, please send the Exchange Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing Outstanding Notes for any Outstanding Notes not exchanged) to the undersigned at the address shown above in the box entitled “Description of Outstanding Notes.”

THE UNDERSIGNED, BY COMPLETING THE BOX ENTITLED “DESCRIPTION OF OUTSTANDING NOTES” ABOVE AND SIGNING THIS LETTER, WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED THE OUTSTANDING NOTES AS SET FORTH IN SUCH BOX ABOVE.

 

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SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS

(See Instructions 3 and 4)

 

To be completed ONLY if certificates for Outstanding Notes not exchanged and or Exchange Notes are to be issued in the name of and sent to someone other than the person or persons whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter above, or if Outstanding Notes delivered by book-entry transfer which are not accepted for exchange are to be returned by credit to an account maintained at DTC other than the account indicated above.

 

Issue: Exchange Notes and/or Outstanding Notes to:

 

Name(s):

    
(Please Type or Print)
      
(Please Type or Print)

Address:

    
      
(Zip Code)
(Complete Substitute Form W-9)
¨    Credit unexchanged Outstanding Notes delivered by book-entry transfer to DTC account set forth below.
      

(Book-Entry Transfer Facility

Account Number, if applicable)

SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS

(See Instructions 3 and 4)

 

To be completed ONLY if certificates for Outstanding Notes not exchanged and/or Exchange Notes are to be sent to someone other than the person or persons whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter above or to such person or persons at an address other than shown in the box entitled “Description of Outstanding Notes” on this Letter above.

 

Mail: Exchange Notes and/or Outstanding Notes to:

 

Name(s):     
(Please Type or Print)
      
(Please Type or Print)
Address     
      
(Zip Code)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 

 

IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OR A FACSIMILE HEREOF OR AN AGENT’S MESSAGE IN LIEU THEREOF (TOGETHER WITH THE CERTIFICATES FOR OUTSTANDING NOTES OR A BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS OR THE NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY) MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.

PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING ANY BOX ABOVE.

IN ORDER TO VALIDLY TENDER OUTSTANDING NOTES FOR EXCHANGE, HOLDERS OF OUTSTANDING NOTES MUST COMPLETE, EXECUTE AND DELIVER THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

Except as stated in the Prospectus, all authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death, incapacity, or dissolution of the undersigned, and any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. See Instruction 10.

 

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PLEASE SIGN HERE

(TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS)

(Complete accompanying Substitute Form W-9 below)

 

X                                                                                              Date:                     , 2015
X                                                                                              Date:                     , 2015
                        (Signature(s) of Owner)
Area Code and Telephone Number (        )                             

This Letter must be signed by the registered holder(s) as the name(s) appear(s) on the certificate(s) for the Outstanding Notes hereby tendered or on a security position listing or by any person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsements and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth full title. See Instruction 3.

Name(s):

 
      
(Please Type or Print)

Capacity:

 

Address:

 
(Including Zip Code)

Principal place of business (if different from address listed above):

 

     
(Including Zip Code)

Area Code and Telephone No.:  (        

 

Tax Identification or Social Security Nos.:

 

SIGNATURE GUARANTEE

(If Required by Instruction 3)

Signature(s) Guaranteed by
An Eligible Institution:  
(Authorized Signature)
 
(Title)
 
(Name of Firm)

Dated:                                 , 2015

 

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INSTRUCTIONS

forming part of the terms and conditions

for the Exchange Offer for

$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 and Related Guarantees

(CUSIP Nos. 00234P AC6 and U0536W AA7)

for

$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 and Related Guarantees

(CUSIP No.             )

that have been registered under the Securities Act

pursuant to the Prospectus, dated                 , 2015

 

1. DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER AND NOTES; GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES.

This Letter is to be completed by holders of Outstanding Notes either if certificates are to be forwarded herewith or if tenders are to be made pursuant to the procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Book-Entry Delivery Procedures” section of the Prospectus and an Agent’s Message is not delivered. Tenders by book-entry transfer also may be made by delivering an Agent’s Message in lieu of this Letter. The term “Agent’s Message” means a message, transmitted by DTC to and received by the Exchange Agent and forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the tendering participant, which acknowledgment states that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by, and makes the representations and warranties contained in, the Letter and that the Issuer may enforce the Letter against such participant. Certificates for all physically tendered Outstanding Notes, or Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, as well as a properly completed and duly executed Letter (or manually signed facsimile hereof or Agent’s Message in lieu thereof) and any other documents required by this Letter, must be received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth herein prior to the Expiration Date, or the tendering holder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below. Outstanding Notes tendered hereby must be in denominations of $2,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Holders whose certificates for Outstanding Notes are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their certificates and all other required documents to the Exchange Agent before the Expiration Date, or who cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, may tender their Outstanding Notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” section of the Prospectus. Pursuant to such procedures, (i) such tender must be made through an Eligible Institution, (ii) prior to midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Date, the Exchange Agent must receive from such Eligible Institution a properly completed and duly executed Letter (or a facsimile thereof) and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the form provided by the Issuer (by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery), setting forth the name and address of the holder of Outstanding Notes and the amount of Outstanding Notes tendered, stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing that within three New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) trading days after the date of execution of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, the certificates for all physically tendered Outstanding Notes, in proper form for transfer, or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter (or facsimile thereof or Agent’s Message in lieu thereof) with any required signature guarantees and any other documents required by this Letter will be deposited by the Eligible Institution with the Exchange Agent, and (iii) the certificates for all physically tendered Outstanding Notes, in proper form for transfer, or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter (or facsimile thereof or Agent’s Message in lieu thereof) with any required signature guarantees and all other documents required by this Letter, are received by the Exchange Agent within three NYSE trading days after the Expiration Date.

The method of delivery of this Letter, the Outstanding Notes and all other required documents is at the election and risk of the tendering holders, but the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received or confirmed by the Exchange Agent. If Outstanding Notes are sent by mail, it is suggested that the mailing be

 

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registered mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested, made sufficiently in advance of the Expiration Date to permit delivery to the Exchange Agent prior to midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

See “The Exchange Offer” section of the Prospectus.

 

2. PARTIAL TENDERS (NOT APPLICABLE TO NOTE HOLDERS WHO TENDER BY BOOK- ENTRY TRANSFER).

If less than all of the Outstanding Notes evidenced by a submitted certificate are to be tendered, the tendering holder(s) should fill in the aggregate principal amount at maturity of Outstanding Notes to be tendered in the box above entitled “Description of Outstanding Notes—Principal Amount Tendered.” A reissued certificate representing the balance of nontendered Outstanding Notes will be sent to such tendering holder, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this Letter, promptly after the Expiration Date. ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING NOTES DELIVERED TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN TENDERED UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.

 

3. SIGNATURES ON THIS LETTER; BOND POWERS AND ENDORSEMENTS; GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURES.

If this Letter is signed by the holder of the Outstanding Notes tendered hereby, the signature must correspond exactly with the name as written on the face of the certificates or on DTC’s security position listing as the holder of such Outstanding Notes without any change whatsoever.

If any tendered Outstanding Notes are owned of record by two or more joint owners, all of such owners must sign this Letter.

If any tendered Outstanding Notes are registered in different names on several certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate copies of this Letter as there are different registrations of certificates.

When this Letter is signed by the registered holder or holders of the Outstanding Notes specified herein and tendered hereby, no endorsements of certificates or separate bond powers are required. If, however, the Exchange Notes are to be issued, or any untendered Outstanding Notes are to be reissued, to a person other than the registered holder, then endorsements of any certificates transmitted hereby or separate bond powers are required. Signatures on such certificate(s) must be guaranteed by a participant in a securities transfer association recognized signature program.

If this Letter is signed by a person other than the registered holder or holders of any certificate(s) specified herein, such certificate(s) must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate bond powers, in either case signed exactly as the name or names of the registered holder or holders appear(s) on the certificate(s) and signatures on such certificate(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.

If this Letter or any certificates or bond powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing, and, unless waived by the Issuer, proper evidence satisfactory to the Issuer of their authority to so act must be submitted.

Endorsements on certificates for Outstanding Notes or signatures on bond powers required by this Instruction 3 must be guaranteed by a firm which is a financial institution (including most banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses) that is a participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program or the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (each an “Eligible Institution”).

 

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Signatures on this letter need not be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution, provided the Outstanding Notes are tendered: (i) by a registered holder of Outstanding Notes (which term, for purposes of the exchange offer, includes any participant in DTC’s system whose name appears on a security position listing as the holder of such Outstanding Notes) who has not completed the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” on this letter, or (ii) for the account of an Eligible Institution.

 

4. SPECIAL ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS.

Tendering holders of Outstanding Notes should indicate in the applicable box the name and address to which Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer and/or substitute certificates evidencing Outstanding Notes not exchanged are to be issued or sent, if different from the name or address of the person signing this Letter. In the case of issuance in a different name, the employer identification or social security number of the person named also must be indicated. Note holders tendering Outstanding Notes by book-entry transfer may request that Outstanding Notes not exchanged be credited to such account maintained at DTC as such note holder may designate hereon. If no such instructions are given, such Outstanding Notes not exchanged will be returned to the name and address of the person signing this Letter.

 

5. TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING.

Federal income tax law generally requires that a tendering holder whose Outstanding Notes are accepted for exchange must provide the Exchange Agent (as payer) with such holder’s correct Taxpayer Identification Number (a “TIN”), which, in the case of a holder who is an individual, is such holder’s social security number. If the Exchange Agent is not provided with the correct TIN or an adequate basis for an exemption, such holder may be subject to penalties imposed by the Internal Revenue Service and backup withholding at the applicable rate of the gross proceeds received pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained.

To prevent backup withholding, each tendering holder must provide such holder’s correct TIN by completing the “Substitute Form W-9” set forth herein, certifying that the TIN provided is correct (or that such holder is awaiting a TIN) and that (i) the holder is exempt from backup withholding, (ii) the holder has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that such holder is subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends or (iii) the Internal Revenue Service has notified the holder that such holder is no longer subject to backup withholding.

If the holder does not have a TIN, such holder should consult the enclosed Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 (the “W-9 Guidelines”) for instructions on applying for a TIN, write “Applied For” in the space for the TIN in Part 1 of the Substitute Form W-9, and sign and date the Substitute Form W-9 and the Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number set forth herein. If the holder does not provide such holder’s TIN to the Exchange Agent within 60 days, backup withholding will begin and continue until such holder furnishes such holder’s TIN to the Exchange Agent. NOTE: WRITING “APPLIED FOR” ON THE FORM MEANS THAT THE HOLDER HAS ALREADY APPLIED FOR A TIN OR THAT SUCH HOLDER INTENDS TO APPLY FOR ONE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

If the Outstanding Notes are held in more than one name or are not in the name of the actual owner, consult the W-9 Guidelines for information on which TIN to report.

Exempt holders (including, among others, all corporations and certain foreign individuals) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. To prevent possible erroneous backup withholding, an exempt holder should check the box “Exempt from backup withholding” in Part 2 of Substitute Form W-9. See the W-9 Guidelines for additional instructions. In order for a nonresident alien or foreign entity to qualify as exempt, such person must submit a completed Form W-8 BEN, “Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding,” signed under penalty of perjury attesting to such exempt status. Such form may be obtained from the Exchange Agent.

 

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6. TRANSFER TAXES.

The Issuer will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer of Outstanding Notes to them or their order pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If, however, Exchange Notes and/or substitute Outstanding Notes not exchanged are to be delivered to, or are to be registered or issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of the Outstanding Notes tendered hereby, or if tendered Outstanding Notes are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing this Letter, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the transfer of Outstanding Notes to the Issuer or their order pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons) will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted herewith, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering holder. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS INSTRUCTION 6, IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR TRANSFER TAX STAMPS TO BE AFFIXED TO THE OUTSTANDING NOTES SPECIFIED IN THIS LETTER.

 

7. WAIVER OF CONDITIONS.

The Issuer reserves the right (in its reasonable discretion) to waive satisfaction of any or all conditions enumerated in “The Exchange Offer” section of the Prospectus.

 

8. NO CONDITIONAL TENDERS; DEFECTS.

No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering holders of Outstanding Notes, by execution of this Letter or an Agent’s Message in lieu thereof, shall waive any right to receive notice of the acceptance of their Outstanding Notes for exchange.

Neither the Issuer, the Exchange Agent nor any other person is obligated to give notice of any defect or irregularity with respect to any tender of Outstanding Notes nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give any such notice.

 

9. MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED OUTSTANDING NOTES.

Any holder whose Outstanding Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed should contact the Exchange Agent at the address indicated above for further instructions.

 

10. WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS.

Tenders of Outstanding Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

For a withdrawal of a tender of Outstanding Notes to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal must be received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth above prior to midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Date. Any such notice of withdrawal must (i) specify the name of the person having tendered the Outstanding Notes to be withdrawn (the “Depositor”), (ii) identify the Outstanding Notes to be withdrawn (including certificate number or numbers and the principal amount at maturity of such Outstanding Notes), (iii) contain a statement that such holder is withdrawing such holder’s election to have such Outstanding Notes exchanged, (iv) be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on the Letter by which such Outstanding Notes were tendered (including any required signature guarantees) or be accompanied by documents of transfer to have the Trustee with respect to the Outstanding Notes register the transfer of such Outstanding Notes in the name of the person withdrawing the tender and (v) specify the name in which such Outstanding Notes are registered, if different from that of the Depositor. If Outstanding Notes have been tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Book-Entry Delivery Procedures” section of the Prospectus, any notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawn Outstanding Notes and otherwise comply with the procedures of such facility. All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of such notices will be determined by the Issuer (which power may be delegated to the Exchange Agent), whose determination shall be final and

 

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binding on all parties. Any Outstanding Notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the Exchange Offer and no Exchange Notes will be issued with respect thereto unless the Outstanding Notes so withdrawn are validly retendered. Any Outstanding Notes that have been tendered for exchange but which are not exchanged for any reason will be returned to the holder thereof without cost to such holder (or, in the case of Outstanding Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Book-Entry Delivery Procedures” section of the Prospectus, such Outstanding Notes will be credited to an account maintained with DTC for the Outstanding Notes) as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange Offer. Properly withdrawn Outstanding Notes may be retendered by following the procedures described above at any time prior to midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

 

11. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL COPIES.

Questions relating to the procedure for tendering, as well as requests for additional copies of the Prospectus and this Letter, and requests for Notices of Guaranteed Delivery and other related documents may be directed to the Exchange Agent, at the address and telephone number indicated above.

 

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TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS OF OUTSTANDING NOTES

(See Instruction 5)

PAYER’S NAME: Wilmington Trust, National Association

 

 

SUBSTITUTE

 

FORM W-9

 

Department of the

Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

 

Payer’s Request

for Taxpayer

Identification

Number (TIN)

 

 

PART 1

 

PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TIN IN THE BOX AT RIGHT AND CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND DATING BELOW

 

 

 

TIN:

 

 

Social Security Number

 

OR

 

 

Employer Identification Number

 

 

 

PART 2—If you are exempt from backup withholding, check here.

 

Exempt from backup withholding  ¨

 

 

PART 3—CERTIFICATION—Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:

 

(1)    The number shown on this form is my correct TIN (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me),

 

(2)    I am not subject to backup withholding because (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding, and

 

(3)    I am a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien).

 

   

Certification Instructions—You must cross out item (2) in Part 3 above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding because of underreporting interest or dividends on your tax return. However, if after being notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding you receive another notification from the IRS stating that you are no longer subject to backup withholding, do not cross out item (2).

 

    The IRS does not require your consent to any provision of this document other than the certifications required to avoid backup withholding.
   
   

SIGNATURE                                          

 

 

DATE:                                                       

 

   
    NAME:                                                                                                                                
   

(please print)

 

 

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YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU WROTE “APPLIED FOR” IN PART 1 OF THE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9.

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

 

I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer identification number has not been issued to me, and that I mailed or delivered an application to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Center or Social Security Administration Office (or I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future). I understand that if I do not provide a taxpayer identification number to the Payer within 60 days, the Payer is required to withhold at the applicable backup withholding rate for all cash payments made to me thereafter until I provide a number.

 

SIGNATURE:                                                                                             DATE:                                               

 

 

NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN A PENALTY IMPOSED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING AT THE APPLICABLE RATE FOR ALL CASH PAYMENTS. PLEASE REVIEW THE ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

Manually signed copies of the Letter of Transmittal will be accepted. The Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents should be sent or delivered by each holder or such holder’s broker, dealer commercial bank or other nominee to the Exchange Agent as set forth below.

The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

By registered, certified or regular mail or overnight courier:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

c/o Wilmington Trust Company

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890-1626

By facsimile transmission

(for eligible institutions only):

(302) 636-4139

Attention: Robert Rago

 

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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATIONS OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION

NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9

 

Obtaining a Number

If you do not have a taxpayer identification number, apply for one immediately. To apply, obtain Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card (for individuals), from your local office of the Social Security Administration, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number (for businesses and all other entities), from your local office of the Internal Revenue Service.

Payees Exempt from Backup Withholding

Payees that are specifically exempted from backup withholding tax on ALL payments include the following:

 

  1. A corporation.

 

  2. A financial institution.

 

  3. An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), or an individual retirement account or a custodial account under section 403(b)(7).

 

  4. The United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

  5. A state, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or any subdivision or instrumentality thereof.

 

  6. A foreign government, a political subdivision of a foreign government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

  7. An international organization or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

  8. A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the United States or a possession of the United States.

 

  9. A real estate investment trust.

 

  10. A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a).

 

  11. An entity registered at all times under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

  12. A foreign central bank of issue.

Payments of dividends and patronage dividends not generally subject to backup withholding include the following:

 

  1. Payments of dividends to nonresident aliens subject to withholding under section 1441.

 

  2. Payments to partnerships not engaged in a trade or business in the U.S. and which have at least one nonresident partner.

 

  3. Payments of patronage dividends where the amount received is not paid in money.

 

  4. Payments made by certain foreign organizations.

Payments of interest not generally subject to backup withholding including the following:

 

  1. Payments of interest on obligations issued by individuals. Note: A payee may be subject to backup withholding if
  this interest is $600 or more and is paid in the course of the payer’s trade or business and such payee has not provided its correct taxpayer identification number to the payer.

 

  2. Payments of tax-exempt interest (including exempt-interest dividends under section 852).

 

  3. Payments described in section 6049(b)(5) to nonresident aliens.

 

  4. Payments on tax-free covenant bonds under section 1451.

 

  5. Payments made by certain foreign organizations.

 

  6. Payments made to a nominee.

EXEMPT PAYEES DESCRIBED ABOVE SHOULD STILL COMPLETE THE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 TO AVOID POSSIBLE ERRONEOUS BACKUP WITHHOLDING TAX. IF YOU ARE EXEMPT, FILE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 WITH THE PAYER, FURNISH YOUR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF YOU HAVE ONE), WRITE “EXEMPT” ON THE FACE OF THE FORM, AND RETURN IT TO THE PAYER. IF THE PAYMENTS ARE INTEREST, DIVIDENDS, OR PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS, ALSO SIGN AND DATE THE FORM.

Certain payments other than interest, dividends and patronage dividends that are not subject to information reporting are also not subject to backup withholding. For details, see the regulations under sections 6041, 6041A(a), 6045, and 6050(A). PRIVACY ACT NOTICE. Section 6109 requires most recipients of dividends, interest or other payments to give taxpayer identification numbers to payers who must report the payments to the IRS. The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes. Payers must be given the numbers whether or not recipients are required to file tax returns. Payers must generally withhold a portion of taxable interest, dividends and certain other payments to a payee who does not furnish a taxpayer identification number to a payer.

Penalties

(1) Penalty for Failure To Furnish Taxpayer Identification Number.—If you fail to furnish your correct taxpayer identification number to a payer, you may be subject to a penalty for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.

(2) Civil Penalty for False Information With Respect To Withholding.—If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding tax, you are subject to a penalty of $500.

(3) Criminal Penalty for Falsifying Information.—Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR TAX CONSULTANT OR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

 

 

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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION

NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9

What Name and Number To Provide:

 

For this type of account:   

 

Give the

SOCIAL SECURITY

Number of—

1.        An individual’s account    The individual
2.        Two or more individuals (joint account)    The actual owner of the account
or, if combined, funds, the first
individual on the account (1)
3.        Custodian account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act)    The minor (2)
4.       

(a) The usual revocable

      savings trust account (grantor is

      also a trustee)

   The grantor-trustee (1)
 

(b) So-called trust account

      that is not a legal or valid

      trust under state law

   The actual owner (3)
5.        Sole proprietorship    The owner (3)
For this type of account:   

Give the

EMPLOYER

IDENTIFICATION

Number of—

  6.   Disregarded entity not owned by an individual    The owner
  7.      A valid trust, estate or pension trust    Legal entity (4)
  8.      Corporate account    The corporation
  9.      Association, club, religious,
charitable, educational or
other tax-exempt organization
   The corporation
10.      Partnership or multi-member LLC    The partnership
11.      A broker or registered
nominee
   The broker or nominee            
12.      Account with the Department
of Agriculture in the name of
a public entity (such as a
state or local government,
school, district or prison) that
receives agricultural program
payments
   The public entity    
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish.
(2) Circle the minor’s name and furnish the minor’s social security number.
(3) Provide the name of the owner.
(4) List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate, or pension trust. (Do not furnish the identifying number of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.)

NOTES:

 

  If no name is circled when there is more than one name, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed.

 

  If you are an individual, you must generally provide the name shown on your social security card. However, if you have changed your last name, for instance, due to marriage, without informing the Social Security Administration of the name change, please enter your first name, the last name shown on your social security card, and your new last name.

 

  For a joint account, only the person whose taxpayer identification number is shown on the Substitute Form W-9 should sign the form.

 

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EX-99.2 26 d885162dex992.htm EX-99.2 EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

FOR

AV HOMES, INC.

This form or one substantially equivalent hereto must be used to accept the Exchange Offer of AV Homes, Inc. (the “Issuer”) made pursuant to the prospectus dated                     , 2015 (the “Prospectus”), if certificates for the 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 of the Issuer (the “Outstanding Notes”) are not immediately available or if the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis or time will not permit all required documents to reach Wilmington Trust, National Association, as exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent”), prior to midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Date of the Exchange Offer. Such form may be delivered or transmitted by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery to the Exchange Agent as set forth below. In addition, in order to utilize the guaranteed delivery procedure to tender Outstanding Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, a completed, signed and dated letter of transmittal (or facsimile thereof) must be received by the Exchange Agent prior to midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Date. Holders of Outstanding Notes who have previously validly delivered a notice of guaranteed delivery pursuant to the procedures outlined above and as further described in the Prospectus are not required to use this form. Holders of Outstanding Notes who have previously validly tendered Outstanding Notes for exchange or who validly tender Outstanding Notes for exchange in accordance with this Notice may withdraw any Outstanding Notes so tendered at any time prior to the Expiration Date. See the Prospectus under the heading “The Exchange Offer” for a more complete description of the tender and withdrawal provisions. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.

The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

By registered, certified or regular mail or overnight courier:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

c/o Wilmington Trust Company

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890-1626

By facsimile transmission

(for eligible institutions only):

(302) 636-4139

DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF THIS INSTRUMENT VIA FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.


Ladies and Gentlemen:

Upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, the undersigned hereby tenders to the Issuer the principal amount of Outstanding Notes set forth below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure described in “The Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” section of the Prospectus.

 

Principal Amount of Outstanding Notes Tendered:*

$  

 

Certificate Nos. (if available):

 

Total Principal Amount Represented by Outstanding Note Certificate(s):

$  

 

If Outstanding Notes will be delivered by book-entry transfer to The Depository Trust Company, provide account number.

Account Number:  

 

All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and every obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned.

 

*  Must be in denominations of $2,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.


PLEASE SIGN HERE

 

 X  

 

 

 X  

 

 

 Signature(s) of Owner(s) or Authorized Signatory Date
 Area Code and Telephone Number:  

 

Must be signed by the holder(s) of Outstanding Notes as their name(s) appear(s) on certificates for Outstanding Notes or on a security position listing, or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsement and documents transmitted with this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must set forth his or her full title below.

Please print name(s) and address(s)

 

 Name(s):

 

 

 

 Capacity:

 

 Address(es):

 

 

 


GUARANTEE

(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEES)

The undersigned, a financial institution that is a participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program or the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program, hereby guarantees that the certificates representing the principal amount of Outstanding Notes tendered hereby in proper form for transfer, or timely confirmation of the book-entry transfer of such Outstanding Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company pursuant to the procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” section of the Prospectus, together with one or more properly completed and duly executed Letters of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof or Agent’s Message in lieu thereof) and any required signature guarantee and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, will be received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth above, no later than three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the date of execution of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

 

 

Name of Firm

   

 

Authorized Signature

 

Address

   

 

Title

 

    Name:  

 

Zip Code       (Please Type or Print)
Area Code and Phone No.:  

 

    Dated:  

 

NOTE: DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR OUTSTANDING NOTES WITH THIS FORM. CERTIFICATES FOR OUTSTANDING NOTES SHOULD BE SENT ONLY WITH A COPY OF YOUR PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

EX-99.3 27 d885162dex993.htm EX-99.3 EX-99.3

Exhibit 99.3

AV HOMES, INC.

Exchange Offer for

$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 and Related Guarantees

(CUSIP Nos. 00234P AC6 and U0536W AA7)

for

$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 and Related Guarantees

(CUSIP No.             )

that have been registered under the Securities Act

pursuant to the Prospectus, dated                     , 2015

                    , 2015

To:    Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees:

AV Homes, Inc. (the “Issuer”) is offering, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the prospectus dated                     , 2015 (the “Prospectus”), and the enclosed letter of transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) an aggregate principal amount of up to $200,000,000 of its 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for a like principal amount at maturity of their issued and outstanding 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Outstanding Notes”). The Exchange Offer is being made in order to satisfy certain obligations of the Issuer contained in the Registration Rights Agreement dated June 30, 2014, by and among the Issuer, the Guarantors named therein and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several initial purchasers named therein.

We are requesting that you contact your clients for whom you hold Outstanding Notes regarding the Exchange Offer. For your information and for forwarding to your clients for whom you hold Outstanding Notes registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, or who hold Outstanding Notes registered in their own names, we are enclosing the following documents:

 

  1. Prospectus dated                     , 2015;

 

  2. The Letter of Transmittal for your use and for the information of your clients;

 

  3. A Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to be used to accept the Exchange Offer if certificates for Outstanding Notes are not immediately available or time will not permit all required documents to reach the Exchange Agent referred to below prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below) or if the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis;

 

  4. A form of letter which may be sent to your clients for whose account you hold Outstanding Notes registered in your name or the name of your nominee, with space provided for obtaining such clients’ instructions with regard to the Exchange Offer;

 

  5. Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9; and

YOUR PROMPT ACTION IS REQUESTED. THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON                     , 2015 UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE ISSUER (THE “EXPIRATION DATE”). OUTSTANDING NOTES TENDERED PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER MAY BE WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE.

To participate in the Exchange Offer, a duly executed and properly completed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof or Agent’s Message in lieu thereof), with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, should be sent to the Exchange Agent and certificates representing the Outstanding Notes, or a timely book-entry confirmation of such Outstanding Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company, should be delivered to the Exchange Agent, all in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Letter of Transmittal and the Prospectus.


If a registered holder of Outstanding Notes desires to tender, but such Outstanding Notes are not immediately available, or time will not permit such holder’s Outstanding Notes or other required documents to reach the Exchange Agent before the Expiration Date, or the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis, a tender may be effected by following the guaranteed delivery procedures described in the Prospectus under “The Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.”

The Issuer will, upon request, reimburse brokers, dealers, commercial banks and trust companies for reasonable and necessary costs and expenses incurred by them in forwarding the Prospectus and the related documents to the beneficial owners of Outstanding Notes held by them as nominee or in a fiduciary capacity. The Issuer will pay or cause to be paid all stock transfer taxes applicable to the exchange of Outstanding Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, except as set forth in the Instructions in the Letter of Transmittal.

Any requests for additional copies of the enclosed materials, should be directed to Wilmington Trust, National Association, the Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer, at its address and telephone number set forth on the front of the Letter of Transmittal.

Very truly yours,

AV HOMES, INC.

NOTHING HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE YOU OR ANY PERSON AS AN AGENT OF THE ISSUER OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT, OR AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO USE ANY DOCUMENT OR MAKE ANY STATEMENTS ON BEHALF OF EITHER OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER, EXCEPT FOR STATEMENTS EXPRESSLY MADE IN THE PROSPECTUS OR THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

Enclosures

 

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EX-99.4 28 d885162dex994.htm EX-99.4 EX-99.4

Exhibit 99.4

AV HOMES, INC.

Exchange Offer for

$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.50% Senior Notes due 2019 and Related Guarantees

(CUSIP Nos. 00234P AC6 and U0536W AA7)

for

$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.50% Senior Notes due 2019 and Related Guarantees

(CUSIP No.             )

that have been registered under the Securities Act

pursuant to the Prospectus, dated                     , 2015

                    , 2015

To Our Clients:

Enclosed for your consideration is a prospectus dated                     , 2015 (the “Prospectus”), and the related letter of transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), relating to the offer (the “Exchange Offer”) of AV Homes, Inc. (the “Issuer”) to exchange their 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for their outstanding 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Outstanding Notes”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal. The Exchange Offer is being made in order to satisfy certain obligations of the Issuer contained in the Registration Rights Agreement dated June 30, 2014, by and among the Issuer, the Guarantors named therein and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several initial purchasers named therein.

This material is being forwarded to you as the beneficial owner of the Outstanding Notes held by us for your account but not registered in your name. A TENDER OF SUCH OUTSTANDING NOTES MAY ONLY BE MADE BY US AS THE HOLDER OF RECORD AND PURSUANT TO YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.

Accordingly, we request instructions as to whether you wish us to tender on your behalf the Outstanding Notes held by us for your account, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the enclosed Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal.

Your instructions should be forwarded to us as promptly as possible in order to permit us to tender the Outstanding Notes on your behalf in accordance with the provisions of the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer will expire at midnight, New York City time, on                     , 2015 unless extended by the Issuer. Any Outstanding Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any time before the Expiration Date.

Your attention is directed to the following:

 

  1. The Exchange Offer is for any and all Outstanding Notes.

 

  2. The Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions set forth in the Prospectus in the section captioned “The Exchange Offer—Conditions to the Exchange Offer.”

 

  3. Any transfer taxes incident to the transfer of Outstanding Notes from the holder to the Issuer will be paid by the Issuer, except as otherwise provided in the Instructions in the Letter of Transmittal.

 

  4. The Exchange Offer expires at midnight, New York City time, on                     , 2015 unless extended by the Issuer.

If you wish to have us tender your Outstanding Notes, please so instruct us by completing, executing and returning to us the instruction form on the back of this letter. THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS FURNISHED TO YOU FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND MAY NOT BE USED DIRECTLY BY YOU TO TENDER OUTSTANDING NOTES.


INSTRUCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO

THE EXCHANGE OFFER

The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed material referred to therein relating to the Exchange Offer made by AV Homes, Inc. with respect to its Outstanding Notes.

This will instruct you to tender the Outstanding Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the related Letter of Transmittal.

 

¨    Please tender the Outstanding Notes held by you for my account as indicated below:

Aggregate Principal Amount

at Maturity of Outstanding Notes

        8.500% Senior Notes due 2019: $                        
¨    Please do not tender any Outstanding Notes held by you for my account.
        Dated:                              , 2015
        Signature(s):  
        Print Name(s) here:  
        (Print Address(es)):  
        (Area Code and Telephone Number(s)):  
        (Tax Identification of Social Security Number (s)):  

None of the Outstanding Notes held by us for your account will be tendered unless we receive written instructions from you to do so. Unless a specific contrary instruction is given in the space provided, your signature(s) hereon shall constitute an instruction to us to tender all Outstanding Notes held by us for your account.

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