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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2003

Registration No. 333-        



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
  7373
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  81-0422894
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

750 Lexington Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(212) 754-2233
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of
Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)

Martin E. Schloss, Esq.
Scientific Games Corporation
750 Lexington Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(212) 754-2233
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)


Copy to:

Peter G. Smith, Esq.
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 715-9100


        Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:    At such time or times as may be determined by the Company or the selling stockholders following the effectiveness of this Registration Statement.


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

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

        If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) 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.    o

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

        If the delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box.    o

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered

  Amount to
be Registered

  Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Unit(1)

  Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(1)

  Amount of
Registration Fee


Primary Offering:                

  Debt Securities   $500,000,000(2)   100%   $500,000,000(2)   $40,450.00

  Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share   (3)   $12.95(4)   $129,500,000   $10,476.55

Total Primary Offering           $629,500,000   $50,926.55

Secondary Offering: Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share   146,793   $12.95(4)   $1,900,969.35   $153.79

TOTAL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OFFERINGS           $631,400,969.35   $51,080.34

(1)
Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and exclusive of any accrued interest, if any.

(2)
If any debt securities are issued at an original issue discount, then the offering price shall be in such greater principal amount as shall result in an aggregate offering price of the amount set forth above. If any debt securities are denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars or in a composite currency, then the offering price shall be such amount as shall result from converting the aggregate public offering price of such debt securities into U.S. dollars.

(3)
Includes (a) 10,000,000 shares of common stock that may be offered from time to time by the registrant and (b) an indeterminate number of shares of common stock as the registrant may issue upon conversion or exchange of the debt securities registered hereunder, to the extent any of such debt securities are by their terms convertible into such shares of common stock. In accordance with Rule 457(i) under the Securities Act, no fee is payable with respect to the shares of common stock issued upon the conversion or exchange described in subsection (b).

(4)
Estimated, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, pursuant to Rule 457(c) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), based on the average of the high and low sales prices for our common stock reported on the Nasdaq National Market on November 6, 2003, which is within five (5) business days prior to the date of this Registration Statement.

        The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant 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 Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.




Prospectus
Subject to Completion,
DATED November 13, 2003

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

$500,000,000 OF DEBT SECURITIES

AND SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK

ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES

AND 10,146,793 ADDITIONAL SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK


        We may offer and sell from time to time debt securities and shares of our Class A common stock under this prospectus and supplements to this prospectus. We will provide specific terms of the debt securities in supplements to this prospectus. The selling stockholders listed on page 13 of this prospectus may offer and sell from time to time under this prospectus and supplements to this prospectus a total of 146,793 shares of our Class A common stock. Unless otherwise indicated, references in this prospectus to our common stock mean our Class A common stock.

        When we issue the debt securities offered by this prospectus, they will be new securities without an established trading market. We may sell these securities to or through underwriters, and also to other purchasers or through agents. The names of the underwriters or agents, as the case may be, will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

        Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "SGMS". On November 12, 2003, the last sale price for our common stock reported on the Nasdaq National Market was $15.15 per share.


        Investing in our debt securities or our common stock involves certain risks. See the section of this prospectus entitled "Risk Factors" beginning on page 2.


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

        The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. Neither we not the selling stockholders may sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus constitutes a public offering of the securities offered hereby only in those jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered for sale and therein only by persons permitted to sell such securities. None of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Board, the Nevada Gaming Commission, any state securities commission, any similar authority in Canada, or any other regulatory agency of any other jurisdiction has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus or the investment merits of the securities offered hereby. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


The date of this prospectus is                 , 2003.




TABLE OF CONTENTS

AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE   i

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

2

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

12

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

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EXPERTS

 

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MATERIAL CHANGES

 

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PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

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AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

        We have filed a registration statement (which term includes any amendments to the registration statement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the common stock to be sold under this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto, to which reference is hereby made. Each statement made in this prospectus referring to a document filed as an exhibit or schedule to the registration statement is not necessarily complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the exhibit or schedule for a complete statement of its terms and conditions.

        We file annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements, and other documents with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The public may read and copy any materials that we file with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Also, the SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC. The public can obtain any documents that we file with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

        We provide public access to our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports, which may be accessed free of charge on our website at the following address: http://www.scientificgames.com/SGCorp/latestfilings_aqc.asp. These documents are provided as soon as practicable after filing with the SEC, although not generally on the same day.

        You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. We are not making, nor will we make, an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

        The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we have previously filed with it, which means that we can disclose important information by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below as well as any future filings made by us with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until the offering and sale is complete:

    our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, filed March 24, 2003;

    Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, filed March 25, 2003;

    Amendment No. 2 on Form 10-K/A to our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, filed April 30, 2003;

    Amendment No. 3 on Form 10-K/A to our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, filed August 14, 2003;

    our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2003, filed May 9, 2003;

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    Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A to our Quarterly Report for the three months ended March 31, 2003, filed August 14, 2003;

    our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2003, filed August 14, 2003;

    our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed January 24, 2003;

    Amendment on Form 8-K/A, filed March 25, 2003, to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 24, 2003;

    our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 23, 2003;

    Amendment on Form 8-K/A, filed May 28, 2003, to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2003;

    our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 1, 2003;

    our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 3, 2003;

    our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 13, 2003; and

    all other reports filed by us pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report referred to above.

        We will furnish to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, without charge, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference (including any exhibits that are specifically incorporated by reference in that information) upon oral or written request to:

Scientific Games Corporation
750 Lexington Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(212) 754-2233
Attn: Corporate Secretary

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        Certain statements contained in this prospectus constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "estimate," "intend," "continue," "believe," "expect" or "anticipate" or the negatives thereof, variations thereon or similar terminology. The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus are generally located in the material set forth under the headings "Prospectus Summary" and "Risk Factors", but may be found in other locations as well. These forward-looking statements generally relate to plans and objectives for future operations and are based upon management's reasonable estimates of future results or trends. Although we believe that the plans and objectives reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such plans or objectives may not be achieved. Actual results may differ from projected results due, but not limited, to unforeseen developments, including developments relating to the following:

    the availability and adequacy of our cash flow to satisfy our obligations, including our debt service obligations and our need for additional funds required to support capital improvements, development and acquisitions;

    economic, competitive, demographic, business and other conditions in our local and regional markets;

    changes or developments in the laws, regulations or taxes in the gaming and lottery industries;

    actions taken or omitted to be taken by third parties, including customers, suppliers, competitors, members and shareholders, as well as legislative, regulatory, judicial and other governmental authorities;

    changes in business strategy, capital improvements or development plans, or changes in personnel or their compensation, including federal, state and local minimum wage requirements;

    an inability to renew or early termination of our contracts;

    an inability to engage in future acquisitions;

    the loss of any license or permit, including the failure to obtain an unconditional renewal of a required gaming license on a timely basis;

    resolution of any pending or future litigation in a manner adverse to us; and

    the other factors discussed under "Risk Factors" or elsewhere in this prospectus.

        You should read this prospectus completely and with the understanding that actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing factors. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the document in which they are made. We disclaim any obligation or undertaking to provide any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which the forward-looking statement is based.

        As you read this prospectus, you should also note the following: This prospectus contains various references to industry market data and certain industry forecasts. The industry market data and industry forecasts were obtained from publicly available information and industry publications. Industry publications generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but that the accuracy and completeness of that information is not guaranteed. Similarly, industry forecasts, while we believe them to be accurate, have not been independently verified by us and we do not make any representation as to the accuracy of that information.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

        This summary highlights selected information from this prospectus. It does not contain all of the information that is important to you. You should carefully read and review this entire prospectus, including the section entitled "Risk Factors" beginning on page 2, as well as the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before making an investment decision. Unless the context indicates otherwise, all references to "Scientific Games," "we," "our," "ours," "us" and "the Company" refer to Scientific Games Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries after giving effect to the September 6, 2000 acquisition by Autotote Corporation of Scientific Games Holdings Corp. and to Autotote Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries prior to the completion of the acquisition. "SGHC" refers to Scientific Games Holdings Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries. "International" refers to non-United States jurisdictions. "On-line" lottery refers to a computerized system in which lottery terminals in retail outlets are continuously connected to a central computer system for the sale and validation of lottery tickets and related functions. "OTB" refers to off-track betting facilities, including those owned and operated by our subsidiaries Autotote Enterprises, Inc. (in Connecticut) and Autotote Nederland B.V. (in The Netherlands). "Handle" is an industry term for gross wagering dollars for a location or an event, depending on the context. In connection with the acquisition of SGHC, we changed our fiscal year from an October 31 year-end to a calendar year-end, beginning with the year ended December 31, 2001. On April 27, 2001, Autotote Corporation changed its name to Scientific Games Corporation. On January 29, 2002, we transferred the listing for our Class A common stock to the Nasdaq National Market from the American Stock Exchange and changed our trading symbol to "SGMS".

        This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

About the Company

        We are a leading worldwide provider of services, systems and products to both the instant ticket lottery industry and the pari-mutuel wagering industry, based on revenues. We believe that we offer our customers the widest array of some of the most technologically advanced products and services in each of these industries. We also believe that we are the world's only fully integrated lottery service provider, offering lottery authorities on-line lottery systems, instant tickets and related facilities management, or cooperative services, programs, which effectively enable such authorities to outsource all of their instant ticket operations to us.

        We operate in four business segments: Lottery Group, Pari-mutuel Group, Venue Management Group and Telecommunications Products Group.

        Our Lottery Group's instant ticket and related services business is the industry leader in the United States, with approximately 65% of all retail sales. Our Lottery Group also provides sophisticated, customized computer software, equipment, and data communication services to lottery authorities for on-line and instant ticket games. Our Pari-mutuel Group is a leading worldwide provider of computerized wagering systems to the pari-mutuel wagering industry and has an approximate 65% share of the estimated $20 billion of North American racing industry Handle. Our Venue Management Group owns or operates OTBs in Connecticut and The Netherlands, from which we earn a significantly higher percentage of the Handle than we earn by providing services to third-party operators. Finally, our Telecommunications Products Group is a leading manufacturer of prepaid phone cards in Europe, with approximately 20% of the European market for prepaid cellular phone cards, and is the largest supplier of paper-based prepaid phone cards in the world.

        Our headquarters are located at 750 Lexington Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10022, and our telephone number is (212) 754-2233.



RISK FACTORS

        You should carefully consider the following risks, as well as the other information contained in this prospectus, before investing in shares of our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, operating results or prospects could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you might lose all or part of your investment. You should refer to the information set forth in this prospectus and our financial statements and the related notes included in this prospectus.

Risks Related to Our Business

We Operate in Highly Competitive Industries and Our Success Depends on Our Ability to Effectively Compete with Numerous Domestic and Foreign Lottery and Pari-mutuel Businesses

        The instant ticket and on-line lottery businesses are highly competitive. We face competition from a number of domestic and foreign instant ticket manufacturers, on-line lottery system providers and other competitors, some of which have substantially greater financial resources than we do. We continue to operate in a period of intense price-based competition. The award of contracts by state officials is influenced by factors including price, the ability to optimize lottery revenues through game design, technical capability, marketing capability and applications, the quality, dependability and upgrade capability of the network, production capacity, the security and integrity of the vendor's production operations, the experience, financial condition and reputation of the vendor and the satisfaction of other requirements and qualifications that lottery authorities may impose. Contract awards by lottery authorities are sometimes challenged by unsuccessful competitors, which can result in protracted legal proceedings that can result in delayed implementation or cancellation of the award. The future success of our lottery business will also depend, in part, on the success of the lottery industry in attracting and retaining players in the face of increased competition for these players' entertainment dollars, as well as our own success in developing innovative products and systems to achieve this goal. Our failure to achieve this goal could divert gaming activity from our lottery operations.

        The market for pari-mutuel wagering services is also competitive, and certain of our competitors may have substantially greater financial and other resources than we do. We compete primarily on the basis of the design, performance, reliability and pricing of our products as well as customer service. Our pari-mutuel customers face significant competition from other operators in the pari-mutuel business, other gaming venues such as casinos and state-sponsored lotteries and other forms of legal and illegal gaming. The continuing popularity of horse racing is important to the growth and operating results of our pari-mutuel business. Competition from sporting events and other forms of entertainment, and casinos, sports wagering services and other non-racetrack gaming operators, may reduce the attendance, and amounts wagered, at our customers' horse racing facilities, which could divert wagering activity away from our pari-mutuel customers.

        While we have exclusive licenses for our OTB operations in Connecticut and The Netherlands, our revenues may be adversely affected by competition for the consumer's wagering and entertainment dollar. Our venue management business competes with other pari-mutuel operations as well as other forms of gaming and other entertainment. Competition for wagers comes from casinos, racetracks, lotteries and other forms of legal and illegal gambling. Other gaming competitors operate in our licensed markets and in surrounding areas and compete for our customers, and additional competitors could be licensed, or existing regulations could be changed, so as to divert wagering activity from our OTB operations.

        The market for prepaid phone cards is highly fragmented, but competition comes from other instant ticket lottery printers utilizing similar lottery security and printing technologies, as well as alternative printing and non-printing technologies. Our telecommunications products operations

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compete with other printing companies on the basis of price, availability, product features and product security. There is competition within our class of products and other technologies to provide the desired functionality. There are alternative technologies, such as smart cards, to provide the funding of telephone services. Moreover, the cellular telephone industry is undergoing significant growth and rapid technology changes such that other technologies, including electronic commerce, could impact our growth opportunities and our customer relationships. Further, increasing price competition in the prepaid phone card business may continue to negatively affect our operating margins.

        The markets for all of our products and services are also affected by changing technology, new legislation and evolving industry standards. Our ability to anticipate such changes and to develop and introduce new and enhanced products and services on a timely basis will be a significant factor in our ability to expand, remain competitive, attract new customers and retain existing contracts.

        We can give you no assurance that we will achieve the necessary technological advances, have the financial resources, introduce new products or services on a timely basis or otherwise have the ability to effectively compete in these markets.

We Are Heavily Dependent on Our Ability to Renew Our Long-Term Contracts with Our Customers in the Lottery and Pari-mutuel Businesses, and We Could Lose Substantial Revenue If We Are Unable to Renew Certain of Our Contracts

        Generally, our lottery contracts are for initial terms of one to seven years, with optional renewal periods. Upon the expiration of a lottery contract, including any extensions thereof, lottery authorities may award new contracts through a competitive bidding process. Contracts representing a substantial majority of our annual revenues from lottery contracts are scheduled to expire or reach optional extension dates during the next three years.

        Lottery contracts typically permit a lottery authority to terminate the contract at any time for failure to perform or other specified reasons without penalty. In addition, lottery contracts to which we are a party frequently contain exacting implementation schedules and performance requirements. Failure to meet these schedules and requirements may result in substantial monetary liquidated damages, as well as possible contract termination. We are also required by certain of our lottery customers to provide surety, or performance, bonds. Because of financial and economic events that have occurred since the September 11, 2001 attack, the bond market has been experiencing unusual contraction. Because of this, we cannot assure you that we will continue to be able to obtain performance bonds on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Our inability to provide such bonds would materially and adversely affect our ability to renew existing or obtain new lottery contracts.

        Our contracts for the provision of pari-mutuel wagering services are typically for initial terms of five years. Contracts accounting for a majority of our current annual pari-mutuel revenues are scheduled to expire during the next three years. There can be no assurance that our current lottery or pari-mutuel contracts will be extended or that we will be awarded new lottery or pari-mutuel contracts as a result of competitive bidding processes in the future.

        The termination, expiration or failure to renew one or more of our contracts could cause us to lose substantial revenue.

Our Ability to Bid on New Contracts Is Dependent upon Our Ability to Fund Required Up-Front Capital Expenditures through Our Cash from Operations or through Access to Capital Markets

        Our pari-mutuel and lottery contracts generally require significant up-front capital expenditures for terminal assembly, software customization and implementation, systems and equipment installation and telecommunications configuration. Historically we have funded these up-front costs through cash flows generated from operations, available cash on hand and borrowings under our credit facilities. Our

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ability to continue to procure new contracts will depend on, among other things, our then present liquidity levels or our ability to obtain additional financing at commercially acceptable rates to finance the initial up-front costs. If we are unable to obtain financing for these up-front costs on favorable terms or at all, we may not be able to bid on certain contracts, which could restrict our ability to grow and have a material adverse effect on our future profitability.

Our Business Depends on the Protection of Our Intellectual Property and Proprietary Information

        We believe that our success depends, in part, on protecting our intellectual property in the U.S. and in foreign countries. Our intellectual property includes certain patents and trademarks relating to our instant ticket games and wagering systems, as well as proprietary or confidential information that is not subject to patent or similar protection. Our intellectual property protects the integrity of our games, systems, products and services, which is a core value of the industries in which we operate. For example, our intellectual property is designed to ensure the security of the printing of our instant lottery tickets and pre-paid phone cards and provides simple and secure validation of our lottery tickets. Competitors may independently develop similar or superior products, software, systems or business models. In cases where our intellectual property is not protected by an enforceable patent, such independent development may result in a significant diminution in the value of our intellectual property.

        We cannot assure you that we will be able to protect our intellectual property. We enter into confidentiality or license agreements with our employees, vendors, consultants, and, to the extent legally permissible, our customers, and generally control access to, and the distribution of, our game designs, systems and other software documentation and other proprietary information, as well as the designs, systems and other software documentation and other information we license from others. Despite our efforts to protect these proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may try to copy our gaming products, business models or systems, use certain of our confidential information to develop competing products, or develop independently or otherwise obtain and use our gaming products or technology, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business. Policing unauthorized use of our technology is difficult and expensive, particularly because of the global nature of our operations. The laws of other countries may not adequately protect our intellectual property.

        We cannot assure you that our business activities, games, products and systems will not infringe upon the proprietary rights of others, or that other parties will not assert infringement claims against us. Any such claims and any resulting litigation, should it occur, could subject us to significant liability for damages and could result in invalidation of our proprietary rights, distract management, and/or require us to enter into costly and burdensome royalty and licensing agreements. Such royalty and licensing agreements, if required, may not be available on terms acceptable to us, or may not be available at all. In the future, we may also need to file lawsuits to defend the validity of our intellectual property rights and trade secrets, or to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. Such litigation, whether successful or unsuccessful, could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources.

        We rely on products and technologies that we license from third parties. We cannot assure you that these third-party licenses, or the support for such licenses, will continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms.

Our Business Competes on the Basis of the Security of Our Systems and Products

        We believe that our success depends, in part, on providing secure products and systems to our vendors and customers. Attempts to penetrate security measures may come from various combinations of customers, retailers, vendors, employees and others. We constantly assess the adequacy of our security systems to protect against any material loss to any of our customers.

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        Notwithstanding the foregoing, our wholly owned pari-mutuel wagering subsidiary, Autotote Systems, Inc., experienced a breach of security by an employee who altered betting data on previously placed wagering tickets—the $3 million "winning" wager on the races constituting the Pick Six at the Breeders' Cup at Arlington Park in Illinois on October 26, 2002, as well as two other multiple-race wagers from earlier in the month. The employee also engaged in a scheme whereby he used his authorized access to duplicate uncashed winning tickets.

        During our review of the Breeders' Cup Pick Six wager, we discovered evidence of the employee's wrongdoing before any financial loss to bettors occurred and immediately terminated the employee.

        Following the Breeders' Cup incident, we and the other pari-mutuel industry totalizator companies agreed to industry-wide security improvements, including the installation of software necessary to scan all wagering pools in connection with multi-race wagers after each race of a multi-race wager. We have completed the installation of that software. We and the other totalizator companies also agreed to permit an audit of our respective computer security and procedures by Ernst & Young. We also engaged Kroll, Inc., a leading worldwide risk mitigation and security company, to conduct a separate review of our physical security, operational controls, hiring practices and internal compliance. In addition, we have independently committed to, and have begun, the deployment of a new control system to operate every one of our totalizator systems. This independent system runs in parallel with our computers, records data in real time and allows for a review by a third party of all data against the live system.

        On August 16, 2003, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Wagering Technology Working Group and Giuliani Partners jointly issued a report that stated that the unlawful activities of our former employee appeared to be an isolated event and that the additional security measures put into place after the Pick Six incident have been effective means for improving wagering security and providing deterrence against similar types of crime.

        In 2002, we incurred approximately $1.1 million of costs related to the former employee's malfeasance. Although we believe that future losses, if any, that may arise from this matter will not result in a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations, it is not feasible to predict with certainty, and there can be no assurance that our business might not be materially affected or that other security breaches will not occur.

        In our lottery business, we employ numerous security safeguards, including bar coding and providing additional layers of protection in our instant tickets, which security technology we also incorporate in our prepaid phonecards. We have effected security measures in the areas of ticket specifications, production, packaging, delivery, distribution and accounting. We also incorporate computer function safeguards, including secure ticket data, control number encryption, winner file data, and ticket stock control, in our data processing and in the computer operations phase. In addition, we also retain a major public accounting firm to perform agreed upon security procedures for each game produced before it is sent to the customer.

        As the incidence and severity of publicly reported cases of physical and computer crime continue, major lotteries periodically reassess key security questions concerning the vulnerability of lottery games. Although we have not uncovered any practical, economically feasible way to breach the security of our instant tickets or on-line lottery games that could result in a material loss to any of our customers, we cannot assure you that security breaches will not occur.

The Lottery and Pari-mutuel Industries Are Subject to Strict Government Regulations That May Limit Our Existing Operations and Have a Negative Impact on Our Ability to Grow

        In the U.S. and many other countries, wagering and lotteries must be expressly authorized by law. Once authorized, the wagering industry and the ongoing operations of lotteries are subject to extensive

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and evolving governmental regulation. We can give you no assurance that the operation of pari-mutuel wagering facilities, lotteries, video gaming industry machines, Internet gaming or other forms of wagering or lottery systems will be approved by additional jurisdictions or that those jurisdictions in which these wagering and lottery activities are currently permitted will continue to permit such activities.

        We are required to obtain and maintain licenses from various state and local jurisdictions in order to operate certain aspects of our lottery and pari-mutuel businesses. There can be no assurance that we will be able to renew any of our licenses, and the loss or non-renewal of any of our licenses could have a material adverse effect on our business. Lottery authorities generally conduct an intensive investigation of the winning vendor and its employees prior to and after the award of a lottery contract. Lottery authorities with which we do business may require the removal of any of our employees deemed to be unsuitable and are generally empowered to disqualify us from receiving a lottery contract or operating a lottery system as a result of any such investigation. Some jurisdictions also require extensive personal and financial disclosure and background checks from persons and entities beneficially owning a specified percentage (typically 5% or more) of our securities. The failure of these beneficial owners to submit to such background checks and provide required disclosure could jeopardize the award of a lottery contract to us or provide grounds for termination of an existing lottery contract. Additional restrictions are often imposed by international jurisdictions in which we market our lottery systems on foreign corporations, such as us, seeking to do business in such jurisdictions. Similar restrictions and considerations are also applicable to our pari-mutuel business.

        There also have been and may continue to be investigations of various types, including grand jury investigations, conducted by governmental authorities into possible improprieties and wrong-doing in connection with efforts to obtain and/or the awarding of lottery contracts and related matters. As such investigations frequently are conducted in secret, we may not necessarily know of the existence of an investigation which might involve us. Because our reputation for integrity is an important factor in our business dealings with lottery and other governmental agencies, a governmental allegation or a finding of improper conduct on our part or attributable to us in any manner could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our ability to retain existing contracts or to obtain new or renewal contracts. In addition, any adverse publicity resulting from such an investigation could have a material adverse effect on our reputation and business.

        Currently, account wagering operations, through which pari-mutuel customers place wagers by phone or via the Internet on thoroughbred, harness or greyhound racing, may be conducted only from certain jurisdictions and only through licensed wagering operators in certain jurisdictions. The licensing process can be both lengthy and costly, and we may not be successful in obtaining required licenses, registrations, permits and approvals or renewals of any of the foregoing. In addition, expansion of our account wagering operations will be limited unless more states amend their laws to permit account wagering. Statutory amendments necessary to permit account wagering may not be passed, and statutory amendments adverse to our current account wagering operations may be passed. Furthermore, while we believe that our current and planned business activities comply with all applicable laws, law enforcement authorities in certain jurisdictions have opposed the expansion of wagering via telephone and the Internet and state regulators have expressed concerns to us regarding such wagering by their citizens through racetracks serviced by our pari-mutuel wagering systems. We cannot assure you that our activities or the activities of our customers will not become the subject of any law enforcement proceeding or that any such proceeding would not have a material adverse impact on us or our business plans.

        In December 2000, Congress enacted legislation authorizing patrons to place pari-mutuel wagers, where lawful in each state involved, by "telephone or other electronic media" with off track betting systems in the same or different state. Regulatory authorities continue to review and interpret this legislation, which amended the federal Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978. New legislation may be

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enacted that would impose other restrictions on telephone and Internet wagering operations, and we are unable to predict whether such interpretations or legislation, if any, would have a material adverse impact on us.

        While we believe that our current and planned business activities comply with all applicable laws, law enforcement authorities in certain jurisdictions have opposed the expansion of wagering via telephone and the Internet and state regulators have expressed concerns to us regarding such wagering by their citizens through racetracks serviced by our pari-mutuel wagering systems. We cannot assure you that our activities or the activities of our customers will not become the subject of any law enforcement proceeding or that such proceeding, if any, would not have a material adverse impact on us or our business plans. Additionally, although we believe that the December 2000 amendment to the federal Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 clarifies that account wagering, off-track betting and inter-track simulcasting, as currently conducted by the U.S. horse racing industry, are authorized under U.S. federal law, the amendment may not be interpreted in this manner by all concerned. We cannot assure you that we can continue to conduct our pari-mutuel, account wagering, OTB and race simulcasting operations in all of the jurisdictions in which we currently operate or that a discontinuation of any of these operations would not have a material adverse impact on us or our business plans.

        We have developed and implemented an extensive internal compliance program in an effort to ensure that we comply with legal requirements imposed in connection with our wagering-related activities, as well as legal requirements generally applicable to all publicly traded corporations. The compliance program is run on a day-to-day basis by a full-time compliance officer and is overseen by the Compliance Committee authorized by our Board of Directors. While we are firmly committed to full compliance with all applicable laws, there can be no assurance that such steps will prevent the violation of one or more laws or regulations, or that a violation by us or an employee will not result in the imposition of a monetary fine or suspension or revocation of one or more of our licenses.

Gaming Opponents Persist in Their Efforts to Curtail the Expansion of Legalized Gaming, Which, If Successful, Could Limit Our Existing Operations

        We can give you no assurance that this opposition will not succeed in preventing the legalization of gaming in jurisdictions where these activities are presently prohibited or prohibiting or limiting the expansion of gaming where it is currently permitted, in either case to the detriment of our business, financial condition, results and prospects.

Our Ability to Successfully Complete Future Acquisitions of Gaming and Related Businesses Could Limit Our Future Growth

        Part of our corporate strategy is to continue to pursue expansion and acquisition opportunities in gaming and related businesses, such as our acquisition of IGT OnLine Entertainment Systems, Inc. (see "Material Changes"), and we could face significant challenges in managing and integrating the expanded or combined operations including acquired assets, operations and personnel. We cannot assure you that acquisition opportunities will be available on acceptable terms or at all or that we will be able to obtain necessary financing or regulatory approvals. Our ability to succeed in implementing our strategy will depend to some degree upon the ability of our management to identify, complete and successfully integrate commercially viable acquisitions. Acquisition transactions may disrupt our ongoing business and distract management from other responsibilities.

Our Revenues Fluctuate Due to Seasonal, Weather and Other Variations and You Should Not Rely upon Our Quarterly Operating Results as Indications of Future Performance

        Our pari-mutuel service revenues are subject to seasonal and weather variations. The first and fourth quarters of the calendar year traditionally comprise the weakest season for our pari-mutuel

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wagering service revenue. As a result of inclement weather during the winter months, a number of racetracks do not operate and those that do operate often experience missed racing days. This adversely affects the amounts wagered and our corresponding service revenues. Wagering equipment sales and software license revenues usually reflect a limited number of large transactions, which do not recur on an annual basis. Consequently, revenues and operating results can vary substantially from period to period as a result of the timing of revenue recognition for major equipment sales and software license revenue. In addition, instant ticket and prepaid phone card sales may vary depending on the season and timing of contract awards, changes in customer budgets, ticket inventory levels, lottery retail sales and general economic conditions.

We Are Dependent on Suppliers and Contract Manufacturers, and Any Failure of These Parties to Meet Our Performance and Quality Standards or Requirements Could Cause Us to Incur Additional Costs or Lose Customers

        Our production of instant lottery tickets and prepaid phone cards, in particular, depends upon a continuous supply of raw materials, supplies, power and natural resources. Our operating results could be adversely affected by an interruption or cessation in the supply of these materials.

        We simulcast live racing events by transmitting audio and/or video signals from one facility to a satellite for reception by wagering locations across the country. Our access to satellite service is provided pursuant to long-term contracts. The technical failure of the satellite through which we transmit substantially all of our racing events would require us to obtain other satellite access. We have no assurance of access to such other satellites, or if available, whether the use of such other satellites could be obtained on favorable terms or in a timely manner. While satellite failures are infrequent, the operation of the satellite is outside of our control. We have obtained insurance to cover any potential loss due to the failure of a satellite.

Foreign Markets—We Have Foreign Operations, Which Subjects Us to Additional Risks

        Our business in foreign markets subjects us to risks customarily associated with such activities, including:

    currency fluctuations, which may or may not be hedged;

    foreign withholding taxes on our subsidiaries' earnings that could reduce cash flow available to meet our required debt service and our other obligations;

    the complexity of foreign laws, regulations and markets;

    the impact of foreign labor laws and disputes; and

    other economic, tax and regulatory policies of local governments.

        We cannot assure you that we will be able to operate successfully in any foreign market.

If Certain of our Key Personnel Leave Us, Our Business Will Be Significantly Adversely Affected

        We depend on the continued performance of A. Lorne Weil, our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and the members of our senior management team. Mr. Weil has extensive experience in the lottery and pari-mutuel businesses and has contributed significantly to the growth of our business. If we lose the services of Mr. Weil or any of our other senior officers and cannot find suitable replacements for such persons in a timely manner, it could have a material adverse effect on our business.

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Failure to Perform Under Our Lottery Contracts May Result in Substantial Monetary Liquidated Damages, As Well As Contract Termination

        Our business subjects us to certain risks of litigation, including potential allegations that we have not fully performed under our contracts or that goods or services we supply are defective in some respect. Litigation is pending in Colombia arising out of the termination of certain Colombian lottery contracts in 1993. An agency of the Colombian government has asserted claims against certain parties, including our subsidiary Scientific Games International, Inc., or SGI, which owned a minority interest in the former operator of the Colombian national lottery. The claims are for, among other things, contract penalties, interest and the costs of a bond issued by a Colombian surety. SGI has been advised by Colombian counsel that it has various defenses on the merits as well as procedural defenses. Although we believe that any potential losses arising from this litigation will not result in a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations, it is not feasible to predict the final outcome, and there can be no assurance that this litigation might not be finally resolved adversely to us or result in material liability.

Risks Related to Our Capital Structure and This Offering

Stock Price Volatility—Our Stock Price Is Volatile, and You May Not Be Able To Resell Your Shares At or Above the Price You Pay for Them.

        The trading price of our Class A common stock has experienced, and may continue to experience, substantial volatility. Between January 1, 2003 and November 12, 2003, the closing price of our Class A common stock ranged from a low of $4.61 per share to a high of $15.30 per share. The market price of our Class A common stock could continue to fluctuate substantially due to a variety of factors, including:

    quarterly fluctuations in results of operations;

    fluctuations in the public equity markets in general;

    legislative or regulatory developments adverse to our business or to the wagering industry in general;

    negative publicity about us or about the wagering industry in general;

    changes in or failure to meet earnings estimates by securities analysts;

    sales of our common stock by existing stockholders or the perception that these sales may occur;

    sales by us or other issuances, or the perception of potential sales or other issuances, of substantial amounts of our shares, including in connection with our future acquisitions; and

    adverse judgments or settlements obligating us to pay damages.

        These factors could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our Class A common stock, regardless of our financial condition or operating results.

We Have Substantial Indebtedness, Which Reduces the Funds We Would Otherwise Have Available to Fund Our Operations and Which May Limit Our Ability to Incur Additional Indebtedness That We May Need to Operate or Grow Our Business

        We have a substantial amount of indebtedness, and may issue debt securities under this prospectus (see "Description of Debt Securities"). At June 30, 2003, our total outstanding indebtedness was approximately $357.3 million, including $65.6 million of our 121/2% Senior Subordinated Notes and $288.6 million of the Term B Loan under our revolving credit facility. Interest expense on our outstanding indebtedness was approximately $44.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2002,

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including approximately $2.3 million of non-cash charges, and was approximately $12.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, including approximately $0.7 million of non-cash charges. In connection with the acquisition of IGT OnLine Entertainment Systems, Inc., we amended and restated the credit agreement governing our senior credit facility, which amendment and restatement, among other things, increased the term loan under such facility by $175.0 million. (See "Material Changes.") Our substantial indebtedness could have important consequences for us, including the following:

    we may have difficulty borrowing money in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, potential acquisition opportunities, general corporate purposes or other purposes;

    a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations must be used to pay our interest expense and repay our indebtedness, which will reduce the funds that would otherwise be available to us to fund our operations, capital expenditures and future business opportunities and may limit our ability to implement our business strategy;

    we may be vulnerable to economic downturns and adverse developments in our business, may be limited in our ability to withstand competitive pressures and may have reduced flexibility in responding to changing business, regulatory and economic conditions; and

    the consummation of any highly leveraged transaction, reorganization, restructuring, merger or similar transaction could cause a material decline in the credit quality of any outstanding debt securities.

The Majority of Our Indebtedness Is in Variable Interest Rate Instruments, and We Are Exposed to Fluctuations In Interest Rates

        At June 30, 2003, approximately 82% of our debt, representing approximately $291.7 million of indebtedness, was in variable rate instruments. Consequently, we are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates. The effect of a 0.125% change in the interest rates associated with our variable rate debt will result in a change of approximately $365,000 per annum in our interest expense and cash flow assuming no change in our outstanding borrowings. After giving effect to the amendment and restatement of the credit agreement governing our senior credit facility (see "Material Changes"), approximately 88% of our debt is in variable rate instruments, and the effect of a 0.125% change in the interest rates associated with our variable rate debt will result in a change of approximately $583,000 per annum in our annual interest expense and cash flow assuming no change in our outstanding borrowing.

We May Not Be Able to Generate Sufficient Cash Flow to Meet Our Debt Service Requirements

        We cannot assure you that our future cash flows, together with borrowing under our revolving credit facility, will be sufficient to meet our debt obligations and commitments. Our ability to generate cash flow from operations sufficient to make scheduled payments on our debt as they become due will depend on our future performance and our ability to implement our business strategy successfully. Our performance will be affected by prevailing economic conditions and financial, business, regulatory and other factors, most of which are beyond our control. In addition, there can be no assurance that future borrowings will be available to us under our revolving credit facility to meet our other debt obligations.

        Failure to pay interest expense or make scheduled principal payments would result in a default under the indenture governing our outstanding 121/2% Senior Subordinated Notes and under the credit agreement governing our senior credit facility. A payment default, if not waived, would result in acceleration of our debt, in which case the debt would become immediately due and payable. If this occurs, we may be forced to reduce or delay capital expenditures and implementation of our business strategy, sell assets, obtain additional equity capital or refinance or restructure all or a portion of our outstanding debt. In the event that we are unable to do so, we may be left without sufficient liquidity and we may be unable to repay our debt and our secured lenders will be able to foreclose on our

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assets. We may need to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness on or before maturity. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance any of our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

Covenant Restrictions in Our Senior Credit Facility and the Indenture Governing Our 121/2% Senior Subordinated Notes May Limit Our Ability to Operate Our Business

        Our senior credit facility, our indenture and certain of our other agreements regarding indebtedness contain, among other things, covenants that restrict our and certain of our subsidiaries' ability to finance future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities. In addition, the senior credit facility and the indenture governing our 121/2% Senior Subordinated Notes restrict, among other things, our and certain of our subsidiaries' ability to:

    incur additional indebtedness;

    pay dividends or distributions, or make certain other restricted payments;

    purchase or redeem capital stock;

    make investments and extend credit;

    engage in certain transactions with affiliates;

    engage in sale-leaseback transactions;

    consummate certain asset sales;

    effect a consolidation or merger or sell, transfer, lease, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets; and

    create certain liens and other encumbrances on our assets.

        In addition, our senior credit facility requires us to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy certain financial condition tests which may require that we take action to reduce our indebtedness or to act in a manner contrary to our business objectives. Events beyond our control, including changes in general economic and business conditions, may affect our ability to meet those financial ratios and financial condition tests. We cannot assure you that we will meet those tests or that the lenders will waive any failure to meet those tests. A breach of any of these covenants would result in a default under the senior credit facility and the indenture. If an event of default under the senior credit facility occurs, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under the senior credit facility, together with accrued interest, to be immediately due and payable. If we were unable to repay those amounts, the lenders could proceed against the collateral we granted to them to secure the indebtedness under the senior credit facility.

Conversion of Our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Could Result in Dilution to Holders of Our Common Stock

        If the holders of the outstanding shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock convert their shares of preferred stock, we would be required to issue to such holders approximately 23.5 million additional shares of common stock. Conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock would result in dilution to holders of our common stock. The number of shares issuable is based on the current conversion price, which is also the maximum conversion price, and the amount of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2003, which amount will increase if the preferred stock continues to accrue quarterly dividends in paid-in-kind additional shares at a rate of 6% per annum. There will be another dividend payment on December 31, 2003. The conversion price of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock will decrease in the event the average 30 day per share market price, or AMP, of our common stock drops below $8.93 and will decrease further if the AMP

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drops below $5.10 and $4.63. The number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion will increase as the conversion price decreases.

Holders of Our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Exert Significant Influence over the Company and Make Decisions with Which Other Stockholders May Disagree

        Holders of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, on an as-converted basis, along with the holders of our common stock on all matters on which holders of common stock are entitled to vote. In addition, holders of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock currently are entitled to elect up to four of the ten (with nine currently in office) members of our Board of Directors (subject to certain waivers as to the right to elect one such director) and are required to approve certain actions of the Company. (See "Description of Capital Stock".) As a result, these holders have the ability to exert significant influence over our business and may make decisions with which other stockholders may disagree, including, among other things, to delay, discourage or prevent a change of control of the Company or a potential merger, consolidation, tender offer, takeover or other business combination.

        The holders of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock have the right to purchase a number of shares equal to their pro rata portion, on an as-converted basis, of the shares which may be issued by us from time to time under this prospectus. Such holders have no right to purchase shares offered by the selling stockholders.

A Change of Control Could Result in the Acceleration of Our Debt Obligations

        A change of control (such as, for example, subject to certain exceptions, the acquisition of a majority of our outstanding voting stock by a third party) could result in the acceleration of both our senior credit facility and the obligation to offer to repurchase our outstanding 121/2% Senior Subordinated Notes. We cannot assure you that we will have sufficient funds at the time of a change of control to repay any indebtedness that is accelerated, or to fund any such repurchases, as a result of such change of control or that restrictions in our senior credit facility will allow such repurchases, and this would likely materially adversely affect our financial condition.


RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

        Our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the years ended October 31, 1998, 1999 and 2000, the two months ended December 31, 2000, the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2002 and the six months ended June 30, 2003 are set forth in the table below. For the purpose of determining the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, "earnings" consist of earnings (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) plus fixed charges, and "fixed charges" consist of interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs, plus one-third of rental expense (this portion is considered to be representative of the interest factor). For the years ended October 31, 1998, October 31, 2000 and the two months ended December 31, 2000, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $15,559, $29,058 and $5,265, respectively.

 
 

Years Ended October 31,

   
 

Years Ended December 31,

   
 
   
  Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2003

 
  Two Months Ended
December 31,
2000

 
  1998
  1999
  2000
  2001
  2002
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges       1.0x       1.0x   1.3x   3.6x
Earnings shortfall   $ 15,559       29,058   5,265            


USE OF PROCEEDS

        We intend to use the net proceeds from our sales of the debt securities and common stock offered by us pursuant to this prospectus for working capital, capital expenditures or other general corporate purposes or for any other purpose we describe in any applicable prospectus supplement. Our management will retain broad discretion in the allocation of the net proceeds from the sale of these securities.

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        The selling stockholders will receive all of the net proceeds from their sales of common stock pursuant to this prospectus, and the Company will receive none of the proceeds of such sales.


SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

        The selling stockholders may sell a total of up to 146,793 shares of common stock under this prospectus, which shares were acquired upon the exercise of warrants to purchase our Class B common stock and the subsequent conversion of such Class B common stock.

        The following table sets forth certain information about the selling stockholders for which we are registering common stock for resale to the public. To the best of our knowledge, none of the selling stockholders has any plan, arrangement, understanding, agreement or commitment to sell its securities. Within the past three years, Lehman Brothers, an affiliate of Lehman Brothers Finance S.A., served as an underwriter for our public offering and sale of 14,375,000 shares of common stock in the third quarter of 2002.

        The table below sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock by the selling stockholders. The information regarding the selling stockholders' beneficial ownership after the sales made pursuant to this prospectus assumes that all of the shares of common stock subject to sale pursuant to this prospectus shall have been sold. All information with respect to share ownership has been provided by the selling stockholders. The shares subject to sale pursuant to this prospectus may be offered from time to time, in whole or in part, by the Company or by the selling stockholders or their transferees.

 
   
   
  Common Stock Beneficially Owned After the Sales
 
  Number of Shares of
Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
Before Any Sale

   
Selling Stockholders

  Number of Shares
of Common Stock
Subject to Sale

  Number**
  Percent(1)
Lehman Brothers Finance S.A.   97,863   97,863   0   0
ING Prime Rate Trust   48,930   48,930   0   0

*
Less than 1%.

**
Assumes that the selling stockholders will sell all of their shares of common stock subject to sale pursuant to this prospectus. We cannot assure you that the selling stockholders will sell all or any of their shares of common stock.

(1)
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and includes generally voting and/or investment power with respect to securities.


PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Sales by the Company

        We may sell securities to or through underwriters or dealers, and also may sell securities directly to other purchasers or through agents. Each prospectus supplement will describe the method of distribution of the offered securities.

        The distribution of the securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.

        In connection with the sale of securities, underwriters may receive compensation from us or from purchasers of securities for whom they may act as agents in the form of discounts, concessions, or commissions. Underwriters may sell securities to or through dealers, and such dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions, or commissions from the underwriters and/or

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commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents. Dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts or commissions received by them from us and any profit on the resale of securities by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Any such underwriter or agent will be identified, and any such compensation received from us will be described, in the prospectus supplement.

        Underwriters and agents who participate in the distribution of securities may be entitled under agreements which may be entered into by us to indemnification by us against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

        If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will authorize underwriters or other persons acting as our agents to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase offered securities from us pursuant to contracts providing for payment and delivery on a future date. Institutions with which such contracts may be made include:

    commercial and savings banks,

    insurance companies,

    pension funds,

    investment companies, and

    educational and charitable institutions and others,

but in all cases such institutions must be approved by us. The obligations of any purchaser under any such contract will be subject to the condition that the purchase of the offered securities shall not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to which such purchaser is subject. The underwriters and such other agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of such contracts.

Sales by the Selling Stockholders

        The selling stockholders or their pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors-in-interest may sell their common stock from time to time in transactions on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the common stock may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, in privately negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the shares, or a combination of such methods of sale, at fixed prices that may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of the sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The selling stockholders may effect such transactions by the sale of the common stock to or through broker-dealers, and such broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders and/or the purchasers for whom such broker-dealers may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal, or both. Usual and customary or specifically negotiated brokerage fees or commissions may be paid by the selling stockholders in connection with sales of the common stock. The selling stockholders have not entered into any underwriting arrangements.

        The selling stockholders and intermediaries through which the common stock is sold may be deemed "underwriters," within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the common stock and any profits realized or commissions received may be deemed underwriting compensation.

        The selling stockholders may also pledge the common stock to a broker-dealer and upon default under such pledge the broker-dealer may effect sales of the common stock pledged pursuant to this prospectus. In addition, the common stock covered by this prospectus may be sold in private

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transactions or under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, rather than pursuant to this prospectus.

        In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the common stock will be sold in such jurisdictions, if required, only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.

        We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the common stock by the selling stockholders. We have agreed to bear the expenses of registration of the common stock offered by Lehman Brothers Finance S.A. and ING Prime Rate Trust under federal and state securities laws, other than commissions, fees and discounts of underwriters, brokers, dealers and agents. We have also agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

        The following is a description of the general terms and provisions of the debt securities, which may apply to any series of debt securities. The particular terms of a series of debt securities and the extent, if any, to which the general terms included in this prospectus do not apply to such debt securities, will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of debt securities. The debt securities will be issued under an indenture between us and the trustee under the indenture. The indenture is subject to, and governed by, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. As used in this prospectus, "debt securities" means the debentures, notes, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness that we issue and may offer and sell pursuant to this prospectus.

        The statements made in this section relating to the indenture and to the debt securities to be issued under the indenture are summaries and do not purport to be complete. For a full description of the terms of the debt securities, you should refer to the indenture, as supplemented by any applicable supplemental indentures. The particular terms of a series of debt securities and the extent, if any, to which these general terms do not apply to such debt securities, will be set forth in a supplemental indenture and described in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of debt securities (see "Prospectus Supplements" below). Accordingly, for a description of the terms and provisions of any particular series of debt securities, you must refer not only to the indenture and any applicable supplemental indentures, but also to the description in this prospectus and the description of such particular series contained in the applicable prospectus supplement.

General

        The debt securities will be direct, unsecured obligations of the Company and, except as described in a prospectus supplement, rank equally with our other unsecured obligations for money borrowed. The debt securities will be effectively subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries. Our rights and the rights of our creditors, including holders of debt securities, to participate in any distribution of assets of any subsidiary upon a liquidation or reorganization or otherwise of such subsidiary will be effectively subordinated to the claims of such subsidiary's creditors, except to the extent that we or any of our creditors may itself be a creditor of that subsidiary.

        The indenture does not limit other indebtedness or securities which may be incurred or issued by us or any of our subsidiaries or contain financial or similar restrictions on us or any of our subsidiaries. There are no covenants or provisions contained in the indenture which afford the holders of debt securities protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction, reorganization, restructuring, merger or similar transaction involving the Company. The consummation of any highly leveraged transaction, reorganization, restructuring, merger or similar transaction could cause a material decline in the credit quality of any of our outstanding debt securities.

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        Principal and premium, if any, will be payable, and the debt securities will be transferable and exchangeable without any service charge, at the office of the trustee. We may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with any such transfer or exchange.

        The indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of debt securities which may be issued thereunder.

Prospectus Supplements

        The prospectus supplement, including any related pricing supplement, relating to any series of debt securities that we may offer will state the price or prices at which the debt securities will be offered, and will contain the specific terms of such series. These terms may include the following:

    the title of the series of debt securities;

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

    the date or dates on which principal of the debt securities will be payable;

    the rate or rates at which the debt securities shall bear interest, if any, or the method of calculating the rate or rates of interest;

    the date or dates from which interest shall accrue, the interest payment dates on which such interest shall be payable, and the record dates for the determination of holders to whom interest is payable;

    the place or places where the principal of and any interest on the debt securities shall be payable;

    the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem, purchase or repay the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of the holder thereof, and the price or prices at which and the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which the debt securities shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

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

    the terms, if any, upon which the debt securities may be convertible into or exchanged for securities of any kind of the Company or of any other issuer or obligor and the terms and conditions upon which such conversion or exchange shall be effected;

    the terms, if any, upon which the debt securities may be subordinated to any other indebtedness of the Issuer;

    if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities which shall be payable upon declaration of the maturity thereof on account of an event of default or provable in bankruptcy;

    whether the debt securities shall be issued, in whole or in part, in the form of a global security or securities and, if so, the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such global security or securities may be exchanged, in whole or in part, for other individual debt securities and the depositary for such global security or securities;

    any applicable material income tax considerations of the debt securities;

    if other than the trustee identified in the indenture, any trustees, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars or any other agents with respect to the debt securities; and

    any other specific terms of the debt securities.

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Merger, Consolidation, Sale or Conveyance

        The indenture provides that we will not merge or consolidate with any other corporation or person and will not sell or convey all or substantially all of our assets to any person, unless:

    we are the continuing corporation, or

    the successor corporation or person that acquires all or substantially all of our assets, shall expressly assume,

    (a)
    the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all debt securities issued under the indenture, and

    (b)
    the observance of all the covenants and agreements under the indenture to be performed or observed by the Company,

and in either case, immediately after such merger, consolidation, sale or conveyance, we, or such successor corporation or person, as the case may be, shall not be in default in the performance of the covenants and agreements of the indenture to be performed or observed by the Company.

Events of Default

        An event of default with respect to a series of debt securities issued under the indenture is defined in the indenture as being:

    a default for 30 days in payment of any interest on any debt securities of such series; or

    a default in any payment of principal of, or sinking fund installment, if any, on, any debt securities of such series; or

    a default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Company in respect of the debt securities of such series that continues for 90 days after we have been given notice of such failure in accordance with the indenture; or

    any of certain events involving bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company.

        The indenture provides that the trustee shall transmit notice of any uncured default under the indenture with respect to any series of debt securities issued thereunder, within 90 days after the occurrence of such default, to the holders of the debt securities of each affected series, except that the trustee may withhold notice to the holders of any series of debt securities of any default, except in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such series, if the trustee considers it in the interest of the holders of such series of debt securities to do so.

        If an event of default due to:

    the default in payment of interest, principal or sinking fund installment with respect to any series of debt securities issued under the indenture, or

    the default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or agreement of the Company applicable to such series but not applicable to all outstanding debt securities issued under the indenture,

shall have occurred and be continuing, either the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding may declare the principal of all debt securities of such series and interest accrued thereon to be due and payable immediately.

        If an event of default due to:

    a default in the performance or breach of any other of the covenants or agreements of the Company applicable to all outstanding debt securities issued under the indenture;

    certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization of the Company,

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shall have occurred and be continuing, either the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of all debt securities issued under the indenture and then outstanding, treated as one class, may declare the principal of all such debt securities and interest accrued thereon to be due and payable immediately.

        Upon certain conditions, such declarations may be annulled and past defaults may be waived by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of an affected series, voting as a separate class, or all debt securities outstanding under the indenture, voting as a single class, as the case may be. Past defaults may be waived in this manner only if we have paid all previously matured interest and principal payments, other than payments that became due by acceleration.

        The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each affected series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee with respect to the debt securities of such series, subject to certain limitations specified in the indenture.

        The indenture provides that no holder of debt securities of any series may institute any action against us under the indenture, except actions for payment of overdue principal, premium, if any, or interest, unless such holder previously shall have given to the trustee written notice of default and continuance thereof and unless the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding shall have requested the trustee to institute such action and shall have offered the trustee reasonable indemnity, and the trustee shall not have instituted such action within 60 days of such request, and the trustee shall not have received direction inconsistent with such request by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding.

        The indenture requires the annual filing by the Company with the trustee of a written statement as to compliance with the covenants and agreements contained in the indenture.

Modification of the Indenture

        The indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority of the principal amount of all affected series of the debt securities issued under the indenture at the time outstanding, voting as one class, to modify the indenture or any supplemental indenture or the rights of the holders of the debt securities of such series. Without the consent of the holder of each debt security affected, the indenture cannot be modified to:

    extend the final maturity of any of the debt securities or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any amount payable on redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of any original issue discount security payable upon acceleration or provable in bankruptcy or impair or affect the right of any holder of the debt securities to institute suit for the payment thereof, or

    alter the requirement that, the consent of the holders of each debt security affected is required for any such modification.

        The indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the trustee, without the consent of any holders of debt securities, to enter into a supplemental indenture, among other things, for purposes of:

    curing any ambiguity,

    correcting or supplementing any provision contained in the indenture or in any supplemental indenture or making other provisions in regard to the matters or questions arising under the indenture or any supplemental indenture as our Board of Directors deems necessary or desirable

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      and which does not adversely affect the interests of the holders of debt securities in any material respect, or

    establishing the form or terms of any series of debt securities as are not otherwise inconsistent with any of the provisions of the indenture.

Original Issue Discount

        Debt securities may be issued as original issue discount securities and sold at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the federal income tax consequences and other special factors which should be considered before purchasing any original issue discount securities.

Concerning the Trustee

        The trustee may hold debt securities issued under the indenture, act as a depository for funds of, make loans to, or perform other services for, us and our subsidiaries as if it were not the trustee.


DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

        Our authorized capital stock consists of: (1) 200,000,000 shares of common stock, including 199,300,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 700,000 shares of Class B Nonvoting common stock, par value $0.01 per share; and (2) 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, including 1,600,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and 2,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

        Our Class A common stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is traded on the Nasdaq National Market.

Common Stock

        The Class A common stock and the Class B common stock entitle holders thereof to the same rights and privileges except as indicated below.

        The holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by our stockholders. Cumulative voting is not permitted. Holders of Class B common stock have no right to vote their shares on any matters to be voted on by our stockholders (except as otherwise provided by law).

        The holders of both classes of common stock are entitled to receive, and share ratably on a per share basis, dividends when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor; provided that, if dividends are declared which are payable in shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock, such dividends will be payable at the same rate on both classes of common stock, and the dividends payable in shares of Class A common stock will be payable to the holders of Class A common stock, and the dividends payable in shares of Class B common stock will be payable to the holders of Class B common stock. Payment of cash dividends on the common stock may not be made without the consent of certain of our lenders.

        On our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of Class A common stock and the holders of Class B common stock are entitled to share ratably in our assets remaining after the payment of all liabilities, subject to the prior distribution rights of the holders of any of our preferred stock then outstanding. The holders of common stock do not have preemptive or other rights to subscribe for additional shares or other securities. The common stock is not subject to any redemption or sinking fund provisions. All of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable.

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        The shares of Class B common stock are convertible at any time into the same number of shares of Class A common stock. If we were to subdivide or combine shares of either class of common stock, a proportionate combination or subdivision of shares of the other class of common stock would also be required.

Preferred Stock

        Our Board of Directors is authorized, subject to any limitation prescribed by law, from time to time to issue up to an aggregate of 398,000 shares of preferred stock in addition to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock currently authorized, in one or more series, each of such series to have such voting power, full or limited, if any, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereon, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors in a resolution providing for the issuance of such preferred stock. The shares of any class or series of preferred stock need not be identical. Thus, any series may, if so determined by the Board of Directors, have such relative rights, preferences and limitations as the Board of Directors shall determine. As a result, the issuance of such preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control without further action of the common stockholders and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of holders of Class A common stock.

        The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is governed by a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Relative, Participating, Optional and Other Special Rights of Preferred Stock and Qualifications, Limitations and Restrictions Thereof of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the "Series A Certificate of Designations") filed on September 6, 2000 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, and attached as Appendix A to and incorporated by reference in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company filed on March 20, 2003 with the Secretary of State of Delaware. The Series B Preferred Stock is governed by a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Relative, Participating, Optional and Other Special Rights of Preferred Stock and Qualifications, Limitations and Restrictions Thereof of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company (the "Series B Certificate of Designations") filed on July 1, 2002 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, and attached as Appendix B to and incorporated by reference in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company filed on March 20, 2003 with the Secretary of State of Delaware. In addition, a stockholders' agreement dated as of September 6, 2000 between us and the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock addresses certain voting matters, rights of first refusal, registration rights and other matters (the "2000 Stockholders' Agreement"), and a supplemental stockholders' agreement dated as of June 26, 2002 between us and one of the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock supplements certain voting provisions contained in the 2000 Stockholders' Agreement. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock are fully paid and nonassessable.

        The Series A Certificate of Designations provides that:

            Dividends.    The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock pays dividends at a rate equal to 6% per annum, which are payable quarterly in-kind or, at our option, beginning on September 30, 2002, in cash. In the event cash dividends are paid on the common stock, the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall participate on an as-converted basis.

            Distributions.    In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of our affairs, before any payment or distribution shall be made to the holders of common stock, the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to be paid out of our assets in cash or property at its fair market value as determined by the Board of Directors one hundred dollars ($100) per share plus an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid thereon to the date of such liquidation or dissolution or such other winding up.

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            Redemption.    The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is redeemable, in whole but not in part, at our option, at a purchase price of 105% of the outstanding issue amount plus accrued and unpaid dividends, subject to certain requirements.

            Conversion.    

      The holders have the right to convert all or any portion of their shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock into Class A common stock at any time at the conversion rate for the shares, which is calculated by dividing (i) $100 (the "liquidation preference" for each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock plus accrued and unpaid dividends) by (ii) the adjusted conversion price of $5.56. The conversion price is subject to further adjustment for certain dilutive issuances of common stock and to reset to no less than $4.63 based on Class A common stock market price minimums.

      The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock will automatically convert into Class A common stock on September 6, 2005 at the conversion price then in effect.

            Voting Rights.    

      The holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, on an as-converted basis, along with the holders of Class A common stock on all matters on which holders of Class A common stock are entitled to vote.

      The holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, have the right to elect up to four (4) directors to our Board of Directors, which consists of ten (10) members (with nine (9) currently in office).

            Ranking.    The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock ranks senior to all future preferred stock and all existing and future common stock.

        In addition, in the Series A Certificate of Designations it is stated that the affirmative consent of the holders of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that own more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (voting as a single class) is necessary for authorizing, effecting or validating:

      any amendment, alteration or repeal of any of the provisions of the Series A Certificate of Designations;

      any amendment, alteration or repeal of any of the provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation that would adversely affect the preferences, rights or powers of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock;

      any authorization, issuance or creation of (by reclassification or otherwise) any class or series (or any security of any class or series) of capital stock;

      any increase in the size of the Board of Directors (except as required pursuant to the terms of the Series A Certificate of Designations);

      any change in our state of incorporation;

      any listing of the Class A common stock on a different exchange or national quotation system; and

      any decision, or the entering into of any agreement, commitment or arrangement, to effect any of the foregoing.

        The Series A Certificate of Designations and the Series B Certificate of Designations currently give the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock the right to elect four directors if their aggregate ownership of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (on an as-converted basis) equals or exceeds 22.5%, three directors if their aggregate ownership of Series A

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Convertible Preferred Stock equals or exceeds 17.5%, two directors if their aggregate ownership of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock equals or exceeds 10%, and one director if their aggregate ownership of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock equals or exceeds 5%, respectively, of the sum of the number of outstanding shares of common stock plus the number of shares of common stock into which or for which all outstanding securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for common stock may be converted, exercised or exchanged. The holders of a majority in interest of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock have agreed, subject to certain conditions, to waive their right to elect one director under circumstances where the aggregate ownership percentage of the holders would otherwise entitle them to elect four directors. This waiver will be effective through and including our 2004 annual meeting.

        In addition, if we fail to comply with certain of our obligations, then, as long as such failure continues, the Board of Directors shall be increased to 13 members, and the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall have a right to designate and have appointed immediately by the Board of Directors by resolution, or elect, voting as a class, the three new directors.

        The Series B Certificate of Designations also provides that:

            Dividends.    The holders are not entitled to receive dividends on their shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

            Distribution.    In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, after required payments and distributions are made to the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and before any payment or distribution shall be made to the holders of common stock, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of our assets in cash or property at its fair market value as determined by the Board of Directors one dollar ($1.00) per share.

            Redemption.    Upon any redemption or conversion of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock shall be redeemed at a purchase price of $1.00 per share.

            Conversion.    The shares of Series B Preferred Stock are not convertible into shares of common stock or any other series or class of our capital stock.

            Transferability.    The Series B Preferred Stock may only be transferred upon a holder's concurrent transfer, to the same transferee, of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. If a holder transfers shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, such holder must concurrently transfer, to the same transferee, a proportionate number of shares of such holder's Series B Preferred Stock.

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        The 2000 Stockholders' Agreement, as supplemented by the supplemental stockholders' agreement, provides that:

            Preemptive Rights.    The holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and, following conversion, the holders of the Class A common stock issued upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, are entitled to pro rata rights of first refusal in connection with new equity issuances.

            Standstill.    The holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and, following conversion, the holders of the Class A common stock issued upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, are subject for a period of time to maximum limitations on their purchase of additional stock.

            Composition of the Board.    The holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and, following conversion, the holders of the Class A common stock issued upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, have the right to designate and have appointed up to four (4) directors to our Board of Directors, which consists of ten (10) members (with nine (9) currently in office).

            Registration Rights.    The holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and, following conversion, the holders of the Class A common stock issued upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, have certain rights to request that shares of Class A common stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

        In addition, in the 2000 Stockholders' Agreement it is stated that, if the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and, following conversion, the holders of the Class A common stock issued upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and their affiliates own at least 10% of the outstanding Class A common stock (based on the sum of their Class A common stock and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis), the affirmative consent of the holders of more than 50% of such stock is necessary for authorizing, effecting or validating:

      any amendment, alteration or repeal of any of the provisions of the Series A Certificate of Designations;

      any amendment, alteration or repeal of any of the provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation that would adversely affect the preferences, rights or powers of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock;

      any authorization, issuance or creation of (by reclassification or otherwise) any class or series (or any security of any class or series) of capital stock;

      any increase in the size of the Board of Directors (except as required pursuant to the terms of the 2000 Stockholders' Agreement);

      any change in the Company's state of incorporation;

      any listing of the Class A common stock on a different exchange or national quotation system; and

      any decision, or the entering into of any agreement, commitment or arrangement, to effect any of the foregoing.

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LEGAL MATTERS

        The legality of the securities subject to sale pursuant to this prospectus has been passed upon for us by Martin E. Schloss, our Vice President and General Counsel.


EXPERTS

        The consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Scientific Games Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2002, and for the year ended October 31, 2000, the two months ended December 31, 2000 and the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2002, have been incorporated by reference herein and in the prospectus in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent accountants, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

        The audit report covering the December 31, 2002 consolidated financial statements refers to the Company's adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," effective January 1, 2002. Also, the audit report refers to the Company's restatement of the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended October 31, 2000, the two months ended December 31, 2000, and the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2002.

        The combined balance sheet of IGT OnLine Entertainment Systems, Inc. and the systems business of VLC, Inc. as of September 28, 2002 and the related combined statements of income, equity and cash flows for the period from December 30, 2001 to September 28, 2002 incorporated by reference in this prospectus from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 3, 2003 have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.


RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

        On November 11, 2003, we announced that a consortium consisting of the Company, Lottomatica S.p.A, and Arianna 2001, a company owned by the Federation of Italian Tobacconists, had signed a contract with the Italian Monopoli di Stato to be the exclusive operator of the Italian Gratta e Vinci instant lottery. The contract has an initial term of six years with a six-year extension option. Under the contract, we will provide and support the central system and associated hardware and software, will be the exclusive supplier of instant tickets, will participate in the profits of the lottery operation as an equity partner, and will partner with Lottomatica in the overall management of the lottery. The contract was initially awarded in 2001, but the ratification of the award was delayed by a series of protests by competing bidders. We expect to sell at least $100 million of instant tickets to the consortium over the initial six-year term of the contract, and expect to receive additional revenues from the sale and maintenance of the central system and the related software and hardware, and from our share of the consortium's profits.

        On November 6, 2003, we acquired IGT OnLine Entertainment Systems, Inc., or OES, from International Game Technology. The purchase price was $143 million in cash, subject to closing adjustments. OES operates on-line lottery systems in seven states and the Caribbean, and supports systems sold to customers in Korea, Norway, Switzerland and Shanghai. The acquisition also included OES's Advanced Gaming System (AGS) video system contracts in six jurisdictions throughout the world, certain intellectual property and an exclusive license to specific IGT slot brands for both instant and on-line games. In connection with the acquisition of OES, we amended and restated the credit agreement governing our senior credit facility to, among other things increase the revolving credit facility by $25.0 million to $75.0 million and provide for a $462.8 million Term C Loan, of which $287.8 million was used to repay in full the existing Term B Loan, $143.0 million was used to pay the

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purchase price for OES, and the balance is available for general corporate purposes. Upon consummation of the acquisition, we changed the name of OES to Scientific Games Online Entertainment Systems, Inc.

        In October 2003, we completed the relocation of our Autotote Systems pari-mutuel operations from Newark, Delaware to the Alpharetta, Georgia headquarters of our Scientific Games International lottery subsidiary.

        On October 10, 2003, Mafco Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., a privately held diversified holding company with interests in consumer products, entertainment, financial services and other industries and chaired by Ronald O. Perelman, agreed to acquire Cirmatica Gaming, S.A.'s entire interest in the Company, consisting of Series A convertible preferred stock and Series B preferred stock and representing approximately 24% of the equity and voting power of the Company on an as-converted basis. The aggregate purchase price will be approximately $194 million.

        On September 9, 2003, we announced that the Texas Lottery Commission named us as the apparent successful proposer as the result of an emergency solicitation for instant ticket manufacturing and services. The contract is valued at $3.8 million dollars for the initial six-month term and includes an additional six-month option at the Texas Lottery's sole discretion.

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        No dealer, salesman or other person has been authorized to give any information or to make representations other than those contained in this prospectus, and if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us or the selling stockholders. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale hereunder will, under any circumstances, create an implication that the information herein is correct as of any time subsequent to its date. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to or solicitation of offers by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such an offer is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation.

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

$500,000,000 OF DEBT SECURITIES

AND SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK

ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES

AND 10,146,793 ADDITIONAL SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK

PROSPECTUS

                        , 2003



PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

        The following table sets forth the estimated expenses of the offering. With the exception of the Securities Act registration fee and the NASD filing fee, all amounts shown are estimates.

Securities Act registration fee   $ 51,080.34
Nasdaq National Market listing fee   $ 25,000.00
Legal fees      
Accounting fees      
Printing expenses   $ 7,000.00
Transfer agent and registrar fees   $ 3,500.00
Miscellaneous      
   
  Total   $  

Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

        The General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL") at Section 102(b)(7) enables a corporation in its original certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of the director's fiduciary duty, except (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions), or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

        The DGCL, at Section 145, provides, in pertinent part, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, at the request of the corporation, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Lack of good faith, or lack of a reasonable belief that one's actions are in or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation, or with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, lack of reasonable cause to believe one's conduct was unlawful is not presumed from the termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or nolo contendere plea or its equivalent. In addition, the indemnification of expenses (including attorneys' fees) is allowed in derivative actions, except no indemnification is allowed in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which any such person has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought decides that indemnification is proper. To the extent that any such person succeeds on the merits or otherwise in defense of any of the above described actions or proceedings, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees). The determination that the person to be indemnified met the applicable standard of conduct, if not made by a court, is made by the Board of Directors of the corporation by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors not party to such an action, suit or proceeding or, if a quorum is not obtainable or a disinterested quorum so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or by the

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stockholders. Expenses may be paid in advance upon the receipt of undertakings to repay. A corporation may purchase indemnity insurance.

        Article NINTH of our Certificate of Incorporation provides that none of our directors shall be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty to the fullest extent allowed by Delaware law. Article VII of our Bylaws provides that we shall indemnify all allowed persons for liabilities and expenses to the fullest extent allowed by Delaware law.

        We maintain officers' and directors' liability insurance, as permitted by Article VII of our Bylaws, which insures against liabilities that our officers and directors, and the officers and directors of our subsidiaries, may incur in such capacities.

        The foregoing discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the DGCL and to our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.

        Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is therefore unenforceable.

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Exhibits

Exhibit
Number

  Description

2.1

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 18, 2000, among the Company, ATX Enterprises, Inc. and Scientific Games Holdings Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 26, 2000).

2.2

 

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2003, among Powerhouse Technologies, Inc., IGT OnLine Entertainment Systems, Inc. and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2003) (the "Stock Purchase Agreement").

2.3

 

List of Omitted Schedules to the Stock Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2003).

3.1

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 20, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.(i) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002).

3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.(ii) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000).

4.1

 

Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2000, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and The Bank of New York, as trustee, relating to the 121/2% senior subordinated notes due 2010 (the "121/2% Senior Notes") (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2000 (the "July 2000 10-Q")).

4.2

 

Form of 121/2% Senior Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.6 to the July 2000 10-Q).

4.3

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2000, among the Company, the Guarantors, the Additional Guarantors and The Bank of New York, as trustee, supplementing the Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2000, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, relating to the 121/2% Senior Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the July 2000 10-Q).

4.4

 

Form of Indenture.*

5.1

 

Opinion of Martin E. Schloss, general counsel to the Company.*

12.1

 

Statement regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.*

23.1

 

Consent of KPMG LLP.*

23.2

 

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.*

23.3

 

Consent of counsel (Included in Exhibit 5.1 above).*

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (contained in Signature Page hereto).*

*
Filed herewith.

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Undertakings

        The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

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

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

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

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

    provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

        (2)   That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed 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.

        The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, 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 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

        The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

        (1)   For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

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

        The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Act.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of New York, state of New York, on November 13, 2003.

  SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

 

By:

 
    /s/  A. LORNE WEIL      
A. Lorne Weil
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

        We, the undersigned officers and directors of Scientific Games Corporation, hereby severally constitute and appoint A. Lorne Weil, Martin E. Schloss and DeWayne E. Laird, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to them and each of them singly, to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below, all pre-effective and post-effective amendments to this registration statement and any other registration statement (and any amendment thereto) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the plan listed on the face of this registration statement and generally do all things in our names and on our behalf in such capacities to enable Scientific Games Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on November 13, 2003 in the capacities indicated.

Signature
  Title(s)

    

 

 
/s/  A. LORNE WEIL      
A. Lorne Weil
  Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

/s/  
DEWAYNE E. LAIRD      
DeWayne E. Laird

 

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

/s/  
PETER A. COHEN      
Peter A. Cohen

 

Vice Chairman of the Board

/s/  
COLIN J. O'BRIEN      
Colin J. O'Brien

 

Director

/s/  
ERIC M. TURNER      
Eric M. Turner

 

Director
     


/s/  
SIR BRIAN G. WOLFSON      
Sir Brian G. Wolfson

 

Director

/s/  
ALAN J. ZAKON      
Alan J. Zakon

 

Director

/s/  
ANTONIO BELLONI      
Antonio Belloni

 

Director

/s/  
ROSARIO BIFULCO      
Rosario Bifulco

 

Director

/s/  
MICHAEL S. IMMORDINO      
Michael S. Immordino

 

Director


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number

  Description

  2.1

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 18, 2000, among the Company, ATX Enterprises, Inc. and Scientific Games Holdings Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 26, 2000).

  2.2

 

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2003, among Powerhouse Technologies, Inc., IGT OnLine Entertainment Systems, Inc. and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2003) (the "Stock Purchase Agreement").

  2.3

 

List of Omitted Schedules to the Stock Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2003).

  3.1

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 20, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.(i) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002).

  3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.(ii) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000).

  4.1

 

Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2000, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and The Bank of New York, as trustee, relating to the 121/2% senior subordinated notes due 2010 (the "121/2% Senior Notes") (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2000 (the "July 2000 10-Q")).

  4.2

 

Form of 121/2% Senior Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.6 to the July 2000 10-Q).

  4.3

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2000, among the Company, the Guarantors, the Additional Guarantors and The Bank of New York, as trustee, supplementing the Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2000, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, relating to the 121/2% Senior Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the July 2000 10-Q).

  4.4

 

Form of Indenture.*

  5.1

 

Opinion of Martin E. Schloss, general counsel to the Company.*

12.1

 

Statement regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.*

23.1

 

Consent of KPMG LLP.*

23.2

 

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.*

23.3

 

Consent of counsel (Included in Exhibit 5.1 above).*

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (contained in Signature Page hereto).*

*
Filed herewith.



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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
RISK FACTORS
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
USE OF PROCEEDS
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
LEGAL MATTERS
EXPERTS
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-4.4 3 a2121313zex-4_4.htm EX-4.4

Exhibit 4.4

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

AND


as Trustee

Indenture

Dated as of ________ __, 200__


 

 

 


 

ARTICLE ONE

 

DEFINITIONS

 

1

 

SECTION 1.1

 

Certain Terms Defined

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE TWO

 

SECURITIES

 

4

 

SECTION 2.1

 

Forms Generally

 

4

 

SECTION 2.2

 

Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication

 

5

 

SECTION 2.3

 

Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series

 

5

 

SECTION 2.4

 

Authentication and Delivery of Securities

 

6

 

SECTION 2.5

 

Execution of Securities

 

8

 

SECTION 2.6

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

8

 

SECTION 2.7

 

Denomination and Date of Securities; Payments of Interest

 

8

 

SECTION 2.8

 

Registration, Transfer and Exchange

 

9

 

SECTION 2.9

 

Mutilated, Defaced, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities

 

10

 

SECTION 2.10

 

Cancellation of Securities; Destruction Thereof

 

11

 

SECTION 2.11

 

Temporary Securities

 

11

 

SECTION 2.12

 

Securities Issuable in the Form of a Global Security

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE THREE

 

COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER AND THE TRUSTEE

 

13

 

SECTION 3.1

 

Payment of Principal and Interest

 

13

 

SECTION 3.2

 

Offices for Payments, etc

 

13

 

SECTION 3.3

 

Appointment to Fill a Vacancy in Office of Trustee

 

13

 

SECTION 3.4

 

Paying Agent

 

14

 

SECTION 3.5

 

Certificate of the Issuer

 

14

 

SECTION 3.6

 

Securityholders Lists

 

15

 

SECTION 3.7

 

Reports by the Issuer

 

15

 

SECTION 3.8

 

Reports by the Trustee

 

15

 

SECTION 3.9

 

Notice to Trustee

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE FOUR

 

REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS ON EVENT OF DEFAULT

 

15

 

SECTION 4.1

 

Event of Default Defined; Acceleration of Maturity; Waiver of Default

 

15

 

SECTION 4.2

 

Collection of Indebtedness by Trustee; Trustee May Prove Debt

 

18

 

SECTION 4.3

 

Application of Proceeds

 

20

 

SECTION 4.4

 

Suits for Enforcement

 

21

 

SECTION 4.5

 

Restoration of Rights on Abandonment of Proceedings

 

21

 

SECTION 4.6

 

Limitations on Suits by Securityholders

 

21

 

SECTION 4.7

 

Unconditional Right of Securityholders to Institute Certain Suits

 

22

 

SECTION 4.8

 

Powers and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver of Default

 

22

 

SECTION 4.9

 

Control by Securityholders

 

22

 

 

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SECTION 4.10

 

Waiver of Past Defaults

 

23

 

SECTION 4.11

 

Trustee to Give Notice of Default, But May Withhold in Certain Circumstances

 

23

 

SECTION 4.12

 

Right of Court to Require Filing of Undertaking to Pay Costs

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE FIVE

 

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

 

24

 

SECTION 5.1

 

Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee; During Default; Prior to Default

 

24

 

SECTION 5.2

 

Certain Rights of the Trustee

 

25

 

SECTION 5.3

 

Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals, Disposition of Securities or Application of Proceeds Thereof

 

26

 

SECTION 5.4

 

Trustee and Agents May Hold Securities; Collections, etc

 

26

 

SECTION 5.5

 

Moneys Held by Trustee

 

27

 

SECTION 5.6

 

Compensation and Indemnification of Trustee and Its Prior Claim

 

27

 

SECTION 5.7

 

Right of Trustee to Rely on Officers’ Certificate, etc

 

27

 

SECTION 5.8

 

Persons Eligible for Appointment as Trustee

 

27

 

SECTION 5.9

 

Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor Trustee

 

28

 

SECTION 5.10

 

Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Trustee

 

29

 

SECTION 5.11

 

Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Trustee

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE SIX

 

CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS

 

30

 

SECTION 6.1

 

Evidence of Action Taken by Securityholders

 

30

 

SECTION 6.2

 

Proof of Execution of Instruments and of Holding of Securities; Record Date

 

31

 

SECTION 6.3

 

Holders to be Treated as Owners

 

31

 

SECTION 6.4

 

Securities Owned by Issuer Deemed Not Outstanding

 

31

 

SECTION 6.5

 

Right of Revocation of Action Taken

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE SEVEN

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

 

32

 

SECTION 7.1

 

Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Securityholders

 

32

 

SECTION 7.2

 

Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Securityholders

 

33

 

SECTION 7.3

 

Effect of Supplemental Indenture

 

34

 

SECTION 7.4

 

Documents to Be Given to Trustee

 

34

 

SECTION 7.5

 

Notation on Securities in Respect of Supplemental Indentures

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE EIGHT

 

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE

 

35

 

SECTION 8.1

 

Issuer May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms

 

35

 

SECTION 8.2

 

Successor Corporation Substituted

 

35

 

SECTION 8.3

 

Opinion of Counsel to Trustee

 

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE NINE

 

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; UNCLAIMED MONEYS

 

36

 

SECTION 9.1

 

Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

 

36

 

SECTION 9.2

 

Issuer’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

 

37

 

SECTION 9.3

 

Defeasance and Discharge

 

37

 

SECTION 9.4

 

Covenant Defeasance

 

37

 

SECTION 9.5

 

Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

 

38

 

SECTION 9.6

 

Application by Trustee of Funds Deposited for Payment of Securities

 

39

 

SECTION 9.7

 

Repayment of Moneys Held by Paying Agent

 

39

 

SECTION 9.8

 

Return of Moneys Held by Trustee and Paying Agent Unclaimed for Two Years

 

40

 

SECTION 9.9

 

Indemnity for Direct Obligations of the United States

 

40

 

SECTION 9.10

 

Reinstatement

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE TEN

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

40

 

SECTION 10.1

 

Incorporators, Shareholders, Officers and Directors of Issuer Exempt from Individual Liability

 

40

 

SECTION 10.2

 

Provisions of Indenture for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Securityholders

 

40

 

SECTION 10.3

 

Successors and Assigns of Issuer Bound by Indenture

 

41

 

SECTION 10.4

 

Notices and Demands on Issuer, Trustee and Securityholders

 

41

 

SECTION 10.5

 

Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel; Statements to Be Contained Therein

 

41

 

SECTION 10.6

 

Payments Due on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays

 

42

 

SECTION 10.7

 

Conflict of Any Provision of Indenture with Trust Indenture Act of 1939

 

42

 

SECTION 10.8

 

New York Law to Govern

 

43

 

SECTION 10.9

 

Counterparts

 

43

 

SECTION 10.10

 

Effect of Headings

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE ELEVEN

 

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUNDS

 

43

 

SECTION 11.1

 

Applicability of Article

 

43

 

SECTION 11.2

 

Notice of Redemption; Partial Redemptions

 

43

 

SECTION 11.3

 

Payment of Securities Called for Redemption

 

44

 

SECTION 11.4

 

Exclusion of Certain Securities from Eligibility for Selection for Redemption

 

45

 

SECTION 11.5

 

Mandatory and Optional Sinking Funds

 

45

 

 

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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

 

TIA Section

Indenture Section

310

(a)(1)

5.8

 

(a)(2)

5.8

 

(a)(3)

N/A

 

(a)(4)

N/A

 

(b)

5.9, 5.10

 

(c)

N/A

311

(a)

10.7

 

(b)

10.7

 

(c)

N/A

312

(a)

3.6

 

(b)

10.7

 

(c)

10.7

313

(a)

3.8

 

(b)(1)

N/A

 

(b)(2)

3.8

 

(c)

10.4

 

(d)

3.8

314

(a)

3.5, 3.7

 

(b)

N/A

 

(c)(1)

10.5

 

(c)(2)

10.5

 

(c)(3)

N/A

 

(d)

N/A

 

(e)

10.5

 

(f)

10.5

315

(a)

5.1

 

(b)

4.11, 5.1

 

(c)

5.1

 

(d)

5.1

 

(e)

4.12, 5.1

316

(a)(last sentence)

6.4

 

(a)(1)(A)

4.9, 5.1

 

(a)(1)(B)

4.2, 4.10, 5.1

 

(a)(2)

N/A

 

(b)

4.7

317

(a)(1)

4.4

 

(a)(2)

4.4

 

(b)

3.4

318

(a)

10.7

 

(c)

10.7

 

N/A means not applicable


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

 

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THIS INDENTURE, dated as of ________ __, 200    , between SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and ___________________, a _______________________ (the “Trustee”),

W I T N E S S E T H :

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

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Indenture a valid indenture and agreement according to its terms have been done;

NOW, THEREFORE:

In consideration of the premises and the purchases of the Securities by the holders thereof, the Issuer and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective holders from time to time of the Securities as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1  Certain Terms Defined.  The following terms (except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise clearly requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section.  All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 or the definitions of which in the Securities Act of 1933 are referred to in the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, including terms defined therein by reference to the Securities Act of 1933 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise clearly requires), shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in said Trust Indenture Act and in said Securities Act as in force at the date of this Indenture.  All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the terms “generally accepted accounting principles” means such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States at the time of any computation.  The words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.  The terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular.

Board of Directors” means either the Board of Directors of the Issuer or any committee of such Board duly authorized to act hereunder.

Business Day” means, with respect to any Security, a day that in the city (or in any of the cities, if more than one) in which amounts are payable, as specified in the form of



 

such Security, is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law or regulation to close.

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or if at any time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties on such date.

Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Trustee shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office is, at the date as of which this Indenture is dated, located at ______________________, Attention:  ____________________.

Depositary” means, unless otherwise specified by the Issuer pursuant to either Section 2.3 or 2.12, with respect to Securities of any series issuable or issued as a Global Security, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, or any successor thereto registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other applicable statute or regulation.

Event of Default” means any event or condition specified as such in Section 4.1.

Global Security” means a Security issued to evidence all or part of any series of Securities which is executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instruction, all in accordance with this Indenture and pursuant to an Issuer order which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.

Holder”, “holder of Securities”, “Securityholder” or other similar terms mean the registered holder of any Security.

Indebtedness” means, without duplication, the principal or face amount of (i) all obligations for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations evidenced by debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (iv) all obligations as lessee which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and (v) all Indebtedness of others guaranteed by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or for which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is legally responsible or liable (whether by agreement to purchase indebtedness of, or to supply funds or to invest in, others).

Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed and delivered or, if amended or supplemented as herein provided, as so amended or supplemented or both, and shall include the forms and terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated hereunder.

Interest” means, when used with respect to non–interest bearing Securities, interest payable after maturity.

 

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Issuer” means (except as otherwise provided in Article Five) Scientific Games Corporation, and, subject to Article Eight, its successors and assigns.

Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by the chairman or any vice chairman of the Board of Directors or the president or any vice president and by the treasurer or any assistant treasurer or the secretary or any assistant secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee.  Each such certificate shall comply with Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and include the statements provided for in Section 10.5.

Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel who may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer and who shall be satisfactory to the Trustee.  Each such opinion shall comply with Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and include the statements provided for in Section 10.5, if and to the extent required hereby.

Original Issue Discount Security” means a Security issued with “original issue discount” (as such term is defined in Section 1273 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (and any corresponding provisions of any subsequent or successor revenue laws)).

Outstanding”, when used with reference to Securities, shall, subject to the provisions of Section 6.4, mean, as of any particular time, all Securities authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except

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

(b)           Securities, or portions thereof, for the payment or redemption of which moneys in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any paying agent (other than the Issuer) or shall have been set aside, segregated and held in trust by the Issuer for the holders of such Securities (if the Issuer shall act as its own paying agent), provided that if such Securities, or portions thereof, are to be redeemed prior to the maturity thereof, notice of such redemption shall have been given as herein provided, or provision satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made for giving such notice; and

(c)           Securities in substitution for which other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered, or which shall have been paid, pursuant to the terms of Section 2.9 (except with respect to any such Security as to which proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that such Security is held by a person in whose hands such Security is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer).

In determining whether the holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of any or all series have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 4.1.

 

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

Principal” whenever used with reference to the Securities or any Security or any portion thereof, shall be deemed to include “and premium, if any”.

Responsible Officer” when used with respect to the Trustee means the chairman of the board of directors, any vice chairman of the board of directors, the chairman of the trust committee, the chairman of the executive committee, any vice chairman of the executive committee, the president, any vice president, the cashier, the secretary, the treasurer, any trust officer, any assistant trust officer, any assistant vice president, any assistant cashier, any assistant secretary, any assistant treasurer, or any other officer or assistant officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Security” or “Securities” has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture, or, as the case may be, Securities that have been authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

Trustee” means the Person identified as “Trustee” in the first paragraph hereof and, subject to the provisions of Article Five, shall also include any successor trustee.

Trust Indenture Act of 1939” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at the date as of which this Indenture was originally executed.

vice president” when used with respect to the Issuer or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title of “vice president”.

Yield to Maturity” means the yield to maturity on a series of Securities, calculated at the time of issuance of such series, or, if applicable, at the most recent redetermination of interest on such series, and calculated in accordance with accepted financial practice.

ARTICLE TWO

SECURITIES

SECTION 2.1  Forms Generally.  The Securities of each series shall be substantially in such form (not inconsistent with this Indenture) as shall be established by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture and may have imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon such legend or legends, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, as may be required to comply with any law or with any rules or regulations pursuant thereto, or

 

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with any rules of any securities exchange or to conform to general usage, all as may be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities.

The definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

SECTION 2.2  Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.  The Trustee’s certificate of authentication on all Securities shall be in substantially the following form:

This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

__________________, as Trustee

By_________________________________

Authorized Signatory

SECTION 2.3  Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.  The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

The Securities may be issued in one or more series.  There shall be established in or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series:

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

(2)           any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 2.8, 2.9, 2.11 or 11.3);

(3)           the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable;

(4)           the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, or the method by which such rate shall be determined, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the interest payment dates on which such interest shall be payable and the record dates for the determination of Holders to whom interest is payable;

(5)           the place or places where the principal of and any interest on Securities of the series shall be payable (if other than as provided in Section 3.2);

 

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(6)           the obligation, if any, of the Issuer to redeem, purchase or repay Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the price or prices at which and the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

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

(8)           the terms, if any, upon which the Securities may be convertible into or exchanged for securities of any kind of the Issuer or of any other issuer or obligor and the terms and conditions upon which such conversion or exchange shall be effected;

 

(9)           the terms, if any, upon which the Securities may be subordinated to any other Indebtedness of the Issuer;

(10)         if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 4.1 or provable in bankruptcy pursuant to Section 4.2;

(11)         whether the Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of a Global Security or Securities; the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such Global Security or Securities may be exchanged in whole or in part for other individual Securities; and the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities;

(12)         any applicable material income tax considerations of the Securities;

(13)         if other than the Trustee, any trustees, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars or any other agents with respect to the Securities of such series; and

(14)         any other terms of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture).

All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such resolution of the Board of Directors or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.

SECTION 2.4  Authentication and Delivery of Securities.  At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver such Securities to or upon the written order of the Issuer, signed by both (a) the chairman of its Board of Directors, or any vice chairman of its Board of Directors, or its president or vice president and (b) its secretary or any assistant secretary or its treasurer or any assistant treasurer, without any further action by the Issuer.  In authenticating such Securities and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to

 

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such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 5.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon:

(1)           a certified copy of any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors authorizing the action taken pursuant to the resolution or resolutions delivered under clause (2) below;

(2)           a copy of any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors relating to such series, in each case certified by the secretary or any assistant secretary of the Issuer;

(3)           an executed supplemental indenture setting forth the form and terms of the securities as required pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.3, respectively, if any;

(4)           an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the form and terms of the Securities as required pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.3, respectively, and prepared in accordance with Section 10.5;

(5)           an Opinion of Counsel, prepared in accordance with Section 10.5,

(a)           stating that the form or forms and terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors or by a supplemental indenture as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 2.3 in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;

(b)           stating that such Securities, when authenticated in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and delivered by the Trustee and issued by and delivered by or to the order of the Issuer, against payment therefor, in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer;

(c)           stating that all laws and requirements in respect of the execution and delivery by the Issuer of the Securities have been complied with; and

(d)           covering such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request.

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

 

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SECTION 2.5  Execution of Securities.  The Securities shall be signed on behalf of the Issuer by both (a) the chairman of its Board of Directors or any vice chairman of its Board of Directors or its president or any vice president and (b) the its treasurer or any assistant treasurer or its secretary or any assistant secretary, under its corporate seal which may, but need not, be attested.  Such signatures may be the manual or facsimile signatures of the present or any future such officers.  The seal of the Issuer may be in the form of a facsimile thereof and may be impressed, affixed, imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Securities.  Typographical and other minor errors or defects in any such reproduction of the seal or any such signature shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any Security that has been duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee.

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

SECTION 2.6  Certificate of Authentication.  Only such Securities as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form hereinbefore recited, executed by the Trustee by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.  Such certificate by the Trustee upon any Security executed by the Issuer shall be conclusive evidence that the Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

SECTION 2.7  Denomination and Date of Securities; Payments of Interest.  The Securities shall be issuable as registered securities without coupons and in denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 2.3.  In the absence of any such specification with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any multiple thereof.  The Securities shall be numbered, lettered, or otherwise distinguished in such manner or in accordance with such plan as the officers of the Issuer executing the same may determine with the approval of the Trustee as evidenced by the execution and authentication thereof.

Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication, shall bear interest, if any, from the date and shall be payable on the dates, in each case, which shall be specified as contemplated by Section 2.3.

The person in whose name any Security of any series is registered at the close of business on any record date applicable to a particular series with respect to any interest payment date for such series shall be entitled to receive the interest, if any, payable on such interest payment date notwithstanding any transfer or exchange of such Security subsequent to the record date and prior to such interest payment date, except if and to the extent the Issuer shall default in

 

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the payment of the interest due on such interest payment date for such series, in which case such defaulted interest shall be paid to the persons in whose names Outstanding Securities for such series are registered at the close of business on a subsequent record date (which shall not be less than five Business Days prior to the date of payment of such defaulted interest) established by notice given by mail by or on behalf of the Issuer to the holders of Securities not less than 15 days preceding such subsequent record date.  The term “record date” as used with respect to any interest payment date (except a date for payment of defaulted interest) shall mean the date specified as such in the terms of the Securities of any particular series, or, if no such date is so specified, if such interest payment date is the first day of a calendar month, the fifteenth day of the next preceding calendar month or, if such interest payment date is the fifteenth day of a calendar month, the first day of such calendar month, whether or not such record date is a Business Day.

SECTION 2.8  Registration, Transfer and Exchange.  The Issuer will keep or cause to be kept at each office or agency to be maintained for the purpose as provided in Section 3.2 a register or registers in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, it will register, and will register the transfer of, Securities as in this Article provided.  Such register shall be in written form in the English language or in any other form capable of being converted into such form within a reasonable time.  At all reasonable times such register or registers shall be open for inspection by the Trustee.

Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at any such office or agency to be maintained for the purpose as provided in Section 3.2, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in the name of the transferee or transferees a new Security or Securities of the same series in authorized denominations for a like aggregate principal amount.

Any Security or Securities of any series may be exchanged for a Security or Securities of the same series in other authorized denominations, in an equal aggregate principal amount.  Securities of any series to be exchanged shall be surrendered at any office or agency to be maintained by the Issuer for the purpose as provided in Section 3.2, and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor the Security or Securities of the same series which the Securityholder making the exchange shall be entitled to receive, bearing numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.

All Securities presented for registration of transfer, exchange, redemption or payment shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Trustee) be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee, and be duly executed by the Holder or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

The Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any exchange or registration of transfer of Securities.  No service charge shall be made for any such transaction.

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redemption of Securities of such series to be redeemed, or (b) any Securities selected, called or being called for redemption except, in the case of any Security where public notice has been given that such Security is to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not so to be redeemed.

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

None of the Issuer, 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 of a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial interests.

SECTION 2.9  Mutilated, Defaced, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.  In case any temporary or definitive Security shall become mutilated, defaced or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Issuer in its discretion may execute, and upon the written request of any officer of the Issuer, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, a new Security of the same series, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated or defaced Security, or in lieu of and substitution for the Security so destroyed, lost or stolen.  In every case the applicant for a substitute Security shall furnish to the Issuer and to the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to indemnify and defend and to save each of them harmless and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of the ownership thereof.

Upon the issuance of any substitute Security, the Issuer may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustees) connected therewith.  In case any security which has matured or is about to mature or has been called for redemption in full shall become mutilated or defaced or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Issuer may instead of issuing a substitute Security, pay or authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated or defaced Security), if the applicant for such payment shall furnish to the Issuer and to the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee such security or indemnity as any of them may require to save each of them harmless, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Issuer and the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of the ownership thereof.

Every substitute Security of any series issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section by virtue of the fact that any such Security is destroyed, lost or stolen shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone and shall be entitled to all the benefits of (but shall be subject to all the limitations of rights set forth in) this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of such series duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.  All Securities shall be held and owned upon the express condition that, to the extent permitted by law, the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or

 

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payment of mutilated, defaced or destroyed, lost or stolen Securities and shall preclude any and all other rights or remedies notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement or payment of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.

SECTION 2.10  Cancellation of Securities; Destruction Thereof.  All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange, or for credit against any payment in respect of a sinking or analogous fund, if surrendered to the Issuer or any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee, shall be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or, if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be cancelled by it; and no Securities shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture.  The Trustee shall destroy cancelled Securities held by it and deliver a certificate of destruction to the Issuer.  If the Issuer shall acquire any of the Securities, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

SECTION 2.11  Temporary Securities.  Pending the preparation of definitive Securities for any series, the Issuer may execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver temporary Securities for such series (printed, lithographed, typewritten or otherwise reproduced, in each case in form satisfactory to the Trustee).  Temporary Securities of any series shall be issuable as registered Securities without coupons, of any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the definitive Securities of such series but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Securities, all as may be determined by the Issuer with the concurrence of the Trustee.  Temporary Securities may contain such reference to any provisions of this Indenture as may be appropriate.  Every temporary Security shall be executed by the Issuer and be authenticated by the Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with like effect, as the definitive Securities.  Without unreasonable delay the issuer shall execute and shall furnish definitive Securities of such series and thereupon temporary Securities of such series may be surrendered in exchange therefor without charge at each office or agency to be maintained by the Issuer for that purpose pursuant to Section 3.2, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange for such temporary Securities of such series a like aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of the same series of authorized denominations.  Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.

SECTION 2.12  Securities Issuable in the Form of a Global Security.  (a)  If the Issuer shall establish pursuant to Section 2.3 that the Securities of a particular series are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, then the Issuer shall execute and deliver to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 2.4, authenticate and deliver, such Global Security or Securities, which (i) shall represent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, the Outstanding Securities of such series to be represented by such Global Security or Securities, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or its nominee, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instruction and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect:  “Unless and until it

 

 

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is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual Securities represented hereby, this Global Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.”

(b)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.12 or of Section 2.8, unless the terms of a Global Security expressly permit such Global Security to be exchanged in whole or in part for individual Securities, a Global Security may be transferred, in whole but not in part and in the manner provided in Section 2.8, only to another nominee of the Depositary for such Global Security, or by the nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary, or to a successor Depositary for such Global Security selected or approved by the Issuer or to a nominee of such successor Depositary.

(c)           (i)            If at any time the Depositary for a Global Security notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or if at any time the Depositary for the Securities for such series shall no longer be eligible or in good standing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other applicable statute or regulation, the Issuer shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to such Global Security.  If a successor Depositary for such Global Security is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days after the Issuer receives notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Issuer’s election pursuant to Section 2.3(11) shall no longer be effective with respect to such Global Security and the Issuer will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Issuer order for the authentication and delivery of individual Securities of such series in exchange for such Global Security, will authenticate and deliver individual Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in a definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security in exchange for such Global Security.

(ii)           The Issuer may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Securities of any series issued or issuable in the form of one or more Global Securities shall no longer be represented by such Global Security or Securities.  In such event the Issuer will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Issuer order for the authentication and delivery of individual Securities of such series in exchange in whole or in part for such Global Security, will authenticate and deliver individual Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in a definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Security or Securities representing such series in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.

(iii)          If specified by the Issuer pursuant to Section 2.3 with respect to Securities issued or issuable in the form of a Global Security, the Depositary for such Global Security may surrender such Global Security in exchange in whole or in part for individual Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to the Issuer and such Depositary.  Thereupon the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, without service charge, (1) to each Person specified by such Depositary a new Security or Securities of the same series of like tenor and terms and of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such person’s beneficial interest in the Global Security; and (2) to such Depositary a new Global

 

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Security of like tenor and terms and in a denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the aggregate principal amount of Securities delivered to Holders thereof.

(iv)          In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding three paragraphs, the Issuer will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver individual Securities in definitive registered form in authorized denominations.  Upon the exchange of a Global Security for individual Securities, such Global Security shall be cancelled by the Trustee.  Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee.  The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.

ARTICLE THREE

COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER AND THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 3.1  Payment of Principal and Interest.  The Issuer covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of, and interest on, each of the Securities of such series at the place or places, at the respective times and in the manner provided in such Securities.  Each installment of interest on the Securities of any series may be paid by mailing checks for such interest payable to or upon the written order of the holders of Securities entitled thereto as they shall appear on the registry books of the Issuer.

SECTION 3.2  Offices for Payments, etc.  So long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, the Issuer will maintain in The Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York for each series:  an office or agency (a) where the Securities may be presented for payment, (b) where the Securities may be presented for registration of transfer and for exchange as in this Indenture provided and (c) where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities or of this Indenture may be served.  The Issuer will give to the Trustee written notice of the location of any such office or agency and of any change of location thereof.  Unless otherwise specified in accordance with Section 2.3, the Issuer hereby initially designates its office at 750 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, as the office to be maintained by it for each such purpose.  In case the Issuer shall fail to so designate or maintain any such office or agency or shall fail to give such notice of the location or of any change in the location thereof, presentations and demands may be made and notices may be served at the Corporate Trust Office.

SECTION 3.3  Appointment to Fill a Vacancy in Office of Trustee.  The Issuer, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of the Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 5.9, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee with respect to each series of Securities hereunder.

 

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SECTION 3.4  Paying Agent.  Whenever the Issuer shall appoint a paying agent other than the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series, it will cause such paying agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section.

(a)           that it will hold all sums received by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such series (whether such sums have been paid to it by the Issuer or by any other obligor on the Securities of such series) in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of such series or of the Trustee,

(b)           that it will give the Trustee notice of any failure by the Issuer (or by any other obligor of the Securities of such series) to make any payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such series when the same shall be due and payable, and

(c)           pay any such sums so held in trust by it to the Trustee upon the Trustee’s written request at any time during the continuance of the failure referred to in clause (b) above.

The Issuer will, on or prior to each due date of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such series, deposit with the paying agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal or interest so becoming due, and (unless such paying agent is the Trustee) the Issuer will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action.

If the Issuer shall act as its own paying agent with respect to the Securities of any series, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such series, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of such series a sum sufficient to pay such principal or interest so becoming due.  The Issuer will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action.

Anything in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge with respect to one or more or all series of Securities hereunder, or for any other reason, pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee all sums held in trust for any such series by the Issuer or any paying agent hereunder, as required by this Section, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained.

Anything in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, the agreement to hold sums in trust as provided in this Section is subject to the provisions of Section 9.3 and 9.4

SECTION 3.5  Certificate of the Issuer.  So long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, the Issuer will furnish to the Trustee on or before March 31 in each year (beginning with 2004) a brief certificate (which need not comply with Section 10.5) executed by the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Issuer on its behalf as to his or her knowledge of the Issuer’s compliance with all covenants and agreements under the Indenture (such compliance to be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under the Indenture).  Such certificate need not include a reference to any non-compliance that has been fully cured prior to the date as of which such certificate speaks.

 

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SECTION 3.6  Securityholders Lists.  If and so long as the Trustee shall not be the Security registrar for the Securities of any series, the Issuer will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee a list in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the holders of the Securities of such series pursuant to Section 312 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (a) semi-annually not more than 15 days after each record date for the payment of interest on such Securities, as hereinabove specified, as of such record date and on dates to be determined pursuant to Section 2.3 for non-interest bearing securities in each year, and (b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within thirty days after receipt by the Issuer of any such request as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such information is furnished.

SECTION 3.7  Reports by the Issuer.  So long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, the Issuer covenants to file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the Issuer is required to file the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents, and other reports which the Issuer may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; provided, however, that the Issuer shall have no obligation to file such reports with the Trustee as long as no Securities of any series are outstanding.

SECTION 3.8  Reports by the Trustee.  Any Trustee’s report required under Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 shall be transmitted on or before July 15 in each year following the date hereof, so long as any Securities are outstanding hereunder, and shall be dated as of a date convenient to the Trustee no more than 60 nor less than 45 days prior thereto.  The Trustee also shall comply with Section 313(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders shall be filed with the Commission and each stock exchange (if any) on which the Securities are listed.  The Issuer agrees to notify promptly the Trustee whenever the Securities become listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting thereof.

SECTION 3.9  Notice to Trustee.  The Issuer shall provide written notice to the Trustee within 30 days of the occurrence of any Event of Default under Section 4.1.

ARTICLE FOUR

REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS
ON EVENT OF DEFAULT

SECTION 4.1  Event of Default Defined; Acceleration of Maturity; Waiver of Default.  “Event of Default” with respect to Securities of any series wherever used herein, means each one of the following events which shall have occurred and be continuing (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

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(a)           default in the payment of any installment of interest upon any of the Securities of such series as and when the same shall become due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or

(b)           default in the payment of all or any part of the principal on any of the Securities of such series as and when the same shall become due and payable either at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise; or

(c)           default in the payment of any sinking fund installment as and when the same shall become due and payable by the terms of the Securities of such series; or

(d)           default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Issuer in respect of the Securities of such series (other than a covenant or agreement in respect of the Securities of such series a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after the date on which there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer by the Trustee or to the Issuer and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series affected thereby, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or

(e)           a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of the Issuer in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) of the Issuer or for any substantial part of its property or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

(f)            the Issuer shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) of the Issuer or for any substantial part of its property, or make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or

(g)           any other Event of Default provided in the supplemental indenture or resolution of the Board of Directors under which such series of Securities is issued or in the form of Security for such series.

If an Event of Default described in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) or (g) above (if the Event of Default under clause (d) or (g), as the case may be, is with respect to less than all series of Securities then Outstanding) occurs and is continuing, then, and in each and every such case, unless the principal of all of the Securities of such series shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding hereunder (each such series voting as a separate class) by notice in

 

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writing to the Issuer (and to the Trustee if given by Securityholders), may declare the entire principal (or, if the Securities of such series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series) of all Securities of such series and the interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become immediately due and payable.  If an Event of Default described in clause (d) or (g) (if the Event of Default under clause (d) or (g), as the case may be, is with respect to all series of Securities then Outstanding), (e) or (f) occurs and is continuing, then and in each and every such case, unless the principal of all the Securities shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of all the Securities then Outstanding hereunder (treated as one class), by notice in writing to the Issuer (and the to Trustee if given by Securityholders), may declare the entire principal (or, if any Securities are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal as may be specified in the terms thereof) of all the Securities then outstanding and interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become immediately due and payable.

The foregoing provisions, however, are subject to the condition that if, at any time after the principal (or, if the Securities are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal as may be specified in the terms thereof) of the Securities of any series (or of all the Securities, as the case may be) shall have been so declared due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter provided, the Issuer shall pay or shall deposit with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest upon all the Securities of such series (or of all the Securities, as the case may be) and the principal of any and all Securities of such series (or of all the Securities, as the case may be) which shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest upon such principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, on overdue installments of interest, at the same rate as the rate of interest or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities) specified in the Securities of such series (or at the respective rates of interest or Yields to Maturity of all the Securities, as the case may be) to the date of such payment or deposit) and such amount as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee except as a result of negligence or bad faith, and if any and all Events of Default under the Indenture, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities which shall have become due by acceleration, shall have been cured, waived or otherwise remedied as provided herein — then and in every such case the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all the Securities of such series, each series voting as a separate class (or of all the Securities, as the case may be, voting as a single class), then outstanding, by written notice to the Issuer and to the Trustee, may waive all defaults with respect to such series (or with respect to all the Securities, as the case may be) and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences, but no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right consequent thereon.

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rescinded and annulled, the principal amount of such Original Issue Discount Securities shall be deemed, for all purposes hereunder, to be such portion of the principal thereof as shall be due and payable as a result of such acceleration, and payment of such portion of the principal thereof as shall be due and payable as a result of such acceleration, together with interest, if any, thereon and all other amounts owing thereunder, shall constitute payment in full of such Original Issue Discount Securities.

SECTION 4.2  Collection of Indebtedness by Trustee; Trustee May Prove Debt.  The Issuer covenants that (a) in case default shall be made in the payment of any installment of interest on any of the Securities of any series when such interest shall have become due and payable, and such default shall have continued for a period of 30 days or (b) in case default shall be made in the payment of all or any part of the principal of any of the Securities of any series when the same shall have become due and payable, whether upon maturity of the Securities of such series or upon any redemption or by declaration or otherwise, then upon demand of the Trustee, the Issuer will pay to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of such series the whole amount that then shall have become due and payable on all Securities of series for principal or interest, as the case may be (with interest to the date of such payment upon the overdue principal and to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, on overdue installments of interest at the same rate as the rate of interest or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities) specified in the Securities of such series); and in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including reasonable compensation to the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee, their respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and any expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee except as a result of its negligence or bad faith.

Until such demand is made by the Trustee, the Issuer may pay the principal of and interest on the Securities of any series to the Holders, whether or not the principal of and interest on the Securities of such series be overdue.

In case the Issuer shall fail forthwith to pay such amounts upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, shall be entitled and empowered to institute any action or proceedings at law or in equity for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute any such action or proceedings to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Issuer or other obligor upon such Securities and collect in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or other obligor upon such Securities, wherever situated, the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable.

In case there shall be pending proceedings relative to the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Securities under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Issuer or its property or such other obligor, or in case of any other comparable judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer or other obligor upon the Securities of any series, or to the creditors or property of the Issuer or such other obligor, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of any Securities shall then be due and payable as

 

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therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise:

(a)           to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and interest (or, if the Securities of any series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series) owing and unpaid in respect of the securities of any series, and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for reasonable compensation to the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee, and their respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and for reimbursement of all expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee, except as a result of negligence or bad faith) and of the Securityholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer or other obligor upon the Securities of any series, or to the creditors or property of the Issuer or such other obligor,

(b)           unless prohibited by applicable law and regulations, to vote on behalf of the holders of the Securities of any series in any election of a trustee or a standby trustee in arrangement, reorganization, liquidation or other bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or person performing similar functions in comparable proceedings, and

(c)           to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute all amounts received with respect to the claims of the Securityholders and of the Trustee on their behalf; and any trustee, receiver, or liquidator, custodian or other similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Securityholders to make payments to the Trustee, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of payments directly to the Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Trustee, each predecessor Trustee and their respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee except as a result of negligence or bad faith and all other amounts due to the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee pursuant to Section 5.6.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or vote for or accept or adopt on behalf of any Securityholder any plan or reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities of any series or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in any such proceeding except, as aforesaid, to vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar person.

All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Securities, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof on any trial or other proceedings relative thereto, and any such action or proceedings instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment, subject to the payment of the expenses, disbursements

 

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and compensation of the Trustee, each predecessor Trustee and their respective agents and attorneys, shall be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such action was taken.

In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and also any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Trustee shall be a party), the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Securities in respect to which such action was taken, and it shall not be necessary to make any Holders of such Securities parties to any such proceedings.

SECTION 4.3  Application of Proceeds.  Any moneys collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article in respect of any series shall be applied in the following order at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such moneys on account of principal or interest, upon presentation of the several Securities in respect of which monies have been collected and stamping (or otherwise noting) thereon the payment, or issuing Securities of such series in reduced principal amounts in exchange for the presented Securities of like series if only partially paid, or upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

FIRST:  To the payment of costs and expenses applicable to such series in respect of which monies have been collected, including reasonable compensation to the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee and their respective agents and attorneys and of all expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee, except as a result of negligence or bad faith, and all other amounts due to the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee pursuant to Section 5.6;

SECOND:  In case the principal of the Securities of such series in respect of which moneys have been collected shall not have become and be then due and payable, to the payment of interest on the Securities of such series in default in the order of the maturity of the installments of such interest, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon the overdue installments of interest at the same rate as the rate of interest or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities) specified in such Securities, such payments to be made ratably to the persons entitled thereto, without discrimination or preference;

THIRD:  in case the principal of the Securities of such series in respect of which moneys have been collected shall have become and shall be then due and payable, to the payment of the whole amount then owing and unpaid upon all the Securities of such series for principal and interest, with interest upon the overdue principal, and (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon overdue installments of interest at the same rate as the rate of interest or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities) specified in the Securities of such series; and in case such moneys shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amount so due and unpaid upon the Securities of such series, then to the payment of such principal and interest or yield to maturity, without preference or priority of principal over interest or Yield to Maturity, or of interest or yield to maturity over principal, or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any Security of

 

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such series over any other Security of such series, ratably to the aggregate of such principal and accrued and unpaid interest or Yield to Maturity; and

FOURTH:  To the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Issuer or any other person lawfully entitled thereto.

SECTION 4.4  Suits for Enforcement; Proofs of Claim.  In case an Event of Default has occurred, has not been waived and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of such rights, either at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.

The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the Securityholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer, its creditors or its property and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may vote on behalf of the Holders in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other person performing similar functions, and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel.

SECTION 4.5  Restoration of Rights on Abandonment of Proceedings.  In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Issuer and the Trustee shall be restored respectively to their former positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Issuer, the Trustee and the Securityholders shall continue as though no such proceedings had been taken.

SECTION 4.6  Limitations on Suits by Securityholders.  No holder of any Security of any series shall have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any action or proceeding at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise upon or under or with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official or for any other remedy hereunder, unless such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and unless also the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action or proceedings in its own name as trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby and the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity shall have failed to institute any such action or proceeding and no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have

 

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been given to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.9; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the taker and Holder of every Security with every other taker and Holder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Securities of any series shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other such Holder of Securities, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Holders of Securities of the applicable series.  For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section, each and every Securityholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

SECTION 4.7  Unconditional Right of Securityholders to Institute Certain Suits.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture and any provision of any Security, the right of any Holder of any Security to receive payment of the principal of and interest on such Security on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

SECTION 4.8  Powers and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver of Default.   Except as provided in Section 4.6, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Securityholders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Securityholder to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Event of Default occurring and continuing as aforesaid shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein; and, subject to Section 4.6, every power and remedy given by this Indenture or by law to the Trustee or to the Securityholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Securityholders.

SECTION 4.9  Control by Securityholders.  The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series affected (with each series voting as a separate class) at the time outstanding shall have the right to direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series by this Indenture; provided that such direction shall not be otherwise than in accordance with law and the provisions of this Indenture and provided further that (subject to the provisions of Section 5.1) the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, shall determine that the action or proceeding so directed may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good

 

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faith by its board of directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or Responsible Officers of the Trustee shall determine that the action or proceedings so directed would involve the Trustee in personal liability or if the Trustee in good faith shall so determine that the actions or forbearances specified in or pursuant to such direction would be unduly prejudicial to the interests of Holders of the Securities of all series so affected not joining in the giving of said direction, it being understood that (subject to Section 5.1) the Trustee shall have no duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holders.

Nothing in this Indenture shall impair the right of the Trustee in its discretion to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and which is not inconsistent with such direction or directions by Securityholders.

SECTION 4.10  Waiver of Past Defaults.  Prior to a declaration of the acceleration of the maturity of the Securities of any series as provided in Section 4.1, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series at the time outstanding (each such series voting as a separate class) may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default or Event of Default described in clause (d) or (g) of Section 4.1 which relates to less than all series of Securities then Outstanding, except a default in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of each Holder affected as provided in Section 7.2.  Prior to a declaration of acceleration of the maturity of the Securities of any series as provided in Section 4.1, the Holders of Securities of a majority in principal amount of all the Securities then Outstanding (voting as one class) may on behalf of all Holders waive any past default or Event of Default referred to in said clause (d) or (g) which relates to all series of Securities then Outstanding, or described in clause (e) or (f) of Section 4.1, except a default in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Security affected as provided in Section 7.2. In the case of any such waiver, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities of each series affected shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively.

Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist and be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, and not to have occurred for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

SECTION 4.11  Trustee to Give Notice of Default, But May Withhold in Certain Circumstances.  The Trustee shall give to the Securityholders of any series, as the names and addresses of such Holders appear on the registry books, notice by mail of all defaults known to the Trustee which have occurred with respect to such series, such notice to be transmitted within 90 days after the occurrence thereof, unless such defaults shall have been cured before the giving of such notice (the term “default” or “defaults” for the purposes of this Section being hereby defined to mean any event or condition which is, or with notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default); provided that, except in the case of default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any of the Securities of such series, or in the payment of any sinking or purchase fund installment with respect to the Securities of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or trustees and/or Responsible Officers of the

 

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Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Securityholders of such series.

SECTION 4.12  Right of Court to Require Filing of Undertaking to Pay Costs.  All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Securityholder or group of Securityholders of any series holding in the aggregate more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series, or, in the case of any suit relating to or arising under clauses (d) or (h) of Section 4.1 (if the suit relates to Securities of more than one but less than all series), 10% in aggregate principal amount of Securities Outstanding affected thereby, or in the case of any suit relating to or arising under clauses (d) (if the suit relates to all the Securities then Outstanding), (a), (f) or (g) of Section 4.1, 10% in aggregate principal amount of all Securities Outstanding, or to any suit instituted by any Securityholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest on any Security on or after the due date expressed in such Security.

ARTICLE FIVE

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 5.1  Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee; During Default; Prior to Default.  With respect to the Holders of any series of Securities issued hereunder, the Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a particular series and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default which may have occurred with respect to such series, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture.  In case an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series has occurred (which has not been cured or waived) the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that

(a)           prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the securities of any series and after the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default with respect to such series which may have occurred:

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Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(ii)           in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any statements, certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such statements, certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture;

(b)           the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

(c)           the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders pursuant to Section 4.9 relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the  Trustee, under this Indenture.

None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there shall be reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such liability is not reasonably assured to it.

The provisions of this Section 5.1 are in furtherance of and subject to Sections 315 and 316 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

SECTION 5.2  Certain Rights of the Trustee.  In furtherance of and subject to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, and subject to Section 5.1:

(a)           the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officers’ Certificate or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, coupon, security or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b)           any request, direction, order or demand of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Issuer;

 

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(c)           the Trustee may consult with counsel and any advice or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion of counsel;

(d)           the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Securityholders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Securityholders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred therein or thereby;

(e)           the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion, rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;

(f)            prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default, the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, appraisal, bond, debenture, note, coupon, security, or other paper or document unless requested in writing so to do by the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series affected then outstanding; provided that, if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee, not reasonably assured to the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee may require reasonable indemnity against such expenses or liabilities as a condition to proceeding; the reasonable expenses of every such investigation reasonably requested by the Holders as aforesaid shall be paid by the Issuer or, if paid by the Trustee or any predecessor trustee, shall be repaid by the Issuer upon demand; and

(g)           the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys not regularly in its employ and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.

SECTION 5.3  Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals, Disposition of Securities or Application of Proceeds Thereof.  The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee’s certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same.  The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities.  The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of any of the Securities or of the proceeds thereof.

SECTION 5.4  Trustee and Agents May Hold Securities; Collections, etc.  The Trustee or any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities with the same rights it would have if it were not the

 

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Trustee or such agent and may otherwise deal with the Issuer and receive, collect, hold and retain collections from the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee or such agent.

SECTION 5.5  Moneys Held by Trustee.  Subject to the provisions of Section 9.8 hereof, all moneys received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by mandatory provisions of law.  Neither the Trustee nor any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee shall be under any liability for interest on any moneys received by it hereunder.

SECTION 5.6  Compensation and Indemnification of Trustee and Its Prior Claim.  The Issuer covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, reasonable compensation (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) and the Issuer covenants and agrees to pay or reimburse the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by or on behalf of it in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of all agents and other persons not regularly in its employ) except to the extent any such expense, disbursement or advance may arise from its negligence or bad faith.  The Issuer also covenants to indemnify the Trustee and each predecessor trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture or the trusts hereunder and the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against or investigating any claim of liability in the premises, except to the extent such loss liability or expense is due to the negligence or bad faith of the Trustee or such predecessor trustee.  The obligations of the Issuer under this Section to compensate and indemnify the Trustee and each predecessor trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee and each predecessor trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall constitute additional indebtedness hereunder and shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.  Such additional indebtedness shall be a senior claim to that of the Securities upon all property and funds hold or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust for the benefit of the holders of particular Securities, and the Securities are hereby subordinated to such senior claim.

SECTION 5.7  Right of Trustee to Rely on Officers’ Certificate, etc.  Subject to Sections 5.1 and 5.2, whenever in the administration of the trusts of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee, and such certificate, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.

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and surplus of at least $50,000,000, and which is eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.  If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of a Federal, State or District of Columbia supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published.

SECTION 5.9  Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor Trustee.  (a)  The Trustee, or any trustee or trustees hereafter appointed, may at any time resign with respect to one or more or all series of Securities by giving written notice of resignation to the Issuer and by mailing notice thereof by first class mail to Holders of the applicable series of Securities at their last addresses as they shall appear on the Security register.  Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor trustee or trustees with respect to the applicable series by written instrument in duplicate, executed by authority of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee or trustees.  If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed with respect to any series and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the mailing of such notice of resignation, the resigning trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee, or any Securityholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security or Securities of the applicable series for at least six months may, subject to the provisions of Section 4.12, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee.   Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.

(b)           In case at any time any of the following shall occur:

(i)            the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 with respect to any series of Securities after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Securityholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security or Securities of such series for at least six months; or

(ii)           the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Securityholder; or

(iii)          the Trustee shall become incapable of acting with respect to any series of Securities, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver or liquidator of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation;

then, in any such case, the Issuer may remove the Trustee with respect to the applicable series of Securities and appoint a successor trustee for such series by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors of the Issuer, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or, subject to Section 315(e) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, any Securityholder who has been a bona fide Holder

 

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of a Security or Securities of such series for at least six months may on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee with respect to such series.  Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee.

(c)           The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time outstanding may at any time remove the Trustee with respect to Securities of such series and appoint a successor trustee with respect to the securities of such series by delivering to the Trustee so removed, to the successor trustee so appointed and to the Issuer the evidence of the action in that regard taken by the Securityholders, as provided for in Section 6.1.

(d)           Any resignation or removal of the Trustee with respect to any series and any appointment of a successor trustee with respect to such series pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 5.9 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 5.10.

SECTION 5.10  Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Trustee.  Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 5.9 shall execute and deliver to the Issuer and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee with respect to all or any applicable series shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all rights, powers, duties and obligations with respect to such series of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as trustee for such series hereunder; but, nevertheless, on the written request of the Issuer or of the successor trustee, upon payment of its charges then unpaid, the trustee ceasing to act shall, subject to Section 9.8, pay over to the successor trustee all moneys at the time held by it hereunder and shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.  Upon request of any such successor trustee, the Issuer shall execute any and all instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor trustee all such rights and powers.  Any trustee ceasing to act shall, nevertheless, retain a prior claim upon all property or funds held or collected by such trustee to secure any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.6.

If a successor trustee is appointed with respect to the securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Issuer, the predecessor Trustee and each successor trustee with respect to the Securities of any applicable series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto which shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the predecessor Trustee with respect to the securities of any series as to which the predecessor Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the predecessor Trustee, and shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts under separate indentures.

 

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Upon acceptance of appointment by any successor trustee as provided in this Section 5.10, the Issuer shall mail notice thereof by first-class mail to the Holders of Securities of any series for which such successor trustee is acting as trustee at their last addresses as they shall appear in the Security register.  If the acceptance of appointment is substantially contemporaneous with the resignation, then the notice called for by the preceding sentence may be combined with the notice called for by Section 5.9.  If the Issuer fails to mail such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Issuer.

SECTION 5.11  Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Trustee.  Any corporation or national banking association into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or national banking association resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation or national banking association succeeding to the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided that such corporation or national banking association shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 5.8, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

In case at the time such successor to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Securities of any series shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Trustee and deliver such Securities so authenticated; and, in case at that time any of the Securities of any series shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Securities either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor trustee; and in all such cases such certificate shall have the full force which it is provided anywhere in the Securities of such series or in this Indenture that the certificate of the Trustee shall have; provided that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee or to authenticate Securities of any series in the name of any predecessor trustee shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation.

ARTICLE SIX

CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS

SECTION 6.1  Evidence of Action Taken by Securityholders.  Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by a specified percentage in principal amount of the Securityholders of any or all series may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such specified percentage of Securityholders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee.  Proof of execution of any instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Sections 5.1 and 5.2) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Article.

 

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SECTION 6.2  Proof of Execution of Instruments and of Holding of Securities; Record Date.  Subject to Sections 5.1 and 5.2, the execution of any instrument by a Securityholder or his agent or proxy may be proved in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee.  The holding of Securities shall be proved by the Security register or by a certificate of the registrar thereof.  The Issuer may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of holders of Securities of any series entitled to vote or consent to any action referred to in Section 6.1, which record date may be set at any time or from time to time by notice to the Trustee, for any date or dates (in the case of any adjournment or reconsideration) not more than 60 days nor less than five days prior to the proposed date of such vote or consent, and thereafter, notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, only Holders of Securities of such series of record on such record date shall be entitled to so vote or give such consent or revoke such vote or consent.

SECTION 6.3  Holders to be Treated as Owners.  The Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may deem and treat the person in whose name any Security shall be registered upon the Security register for such series as the absolute owner of such Security (whether or not such Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and, subject to the provisions of this Indenture, interest on such Security and for all other purposes; and neither the Issuer nor the Trustee nor any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.  All such payments so made to any such person, or upon his order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for moneys payable upon any such Security.

SECTION 6.4  Securities Owned by Issuer Deemed Not Outstanding.  In determining whether the Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities of any or all series have concurred in any direction, consent or waiver under this Indenture, Securities which are owned by the Issuer or any other obligor on the Securities with respect to which such determination is being made or by any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Issuer or any other obligor on the Securities with respect to which such determination is being made shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination, except that for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent or waiver only Securities which the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.  Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Securities or any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Issuer or any other obligor on the Securities.  In case of a dispute as to such right, the advice of counsel shall be full protection in respect of any decision made by the Trustee in accordance with such advice.  Upon request of the Trustee, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officers’ Certificate listing and identifying all Securities, if any, known by the Issuer to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above-described persons; and, subject to Sections 5.1 and 5.2, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept

 

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such Officers’ Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Securities not listed therein are Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.

SECTION 6.5  Right of Revocation of Action Taken.  At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 6.1, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any or all series, as the case may be, specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any Holder of a Security the serial number of which is shown by the evidence to be included among the serial numbers of the Securities the Holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice at the Corporate Trust Office and upon proof of holding as provided in this Article, revoke such action so far as concerns such Security.  Except as aforesaid any such action taken by the Holder of any Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Security and of any Securities issued in exchange or substitution therefor, irrespective of whether or not any notation in regard thereto is made upon any such Security.  Any action taken by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any or all series, as the case may be, specified in this Indenture in connection with such action shall be conclusively binding upon the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders of all the Securities affected by such action.

ARTICLE SEVEN

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

SECTION 7.1  Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Securityholders.  The Issuer, when authorized by a resolution of its Board of Directors, and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for one or more of the following purposes:

(a)           to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge to the Trustee as security for the Securities of one or more series any property or assets;

(b)           to evidence the succession of another corporation to the Issuer, or successive successions, and the assumption by the successor corporation of the covenants, agreements and obligations of the Issuer pursuant to Article Eight;

(c)           to add to the covenants of the Issuer such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions as its Board of Directors and the Trustee shall consider to be for the protection of the Holders of Securities, and to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions an Event of Default permitting the enforcement of all or any of the several remedies provided in this Indenture as herein set forth; provided that, in respect of any such additional covenant, restriction, condition or provision, such supplemental indenture may provide for a particular period of grace after default (which period may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of other defaults) or may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such an Event of Default or may limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such an Event of Default or may limit the right of the Holders of a majority

 

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in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series to waive such an Event of Default;

(d)           to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein or in any supplemental indenture which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained herein or in any supplemental indenture; or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under this Indenture or under any supplemental indenture as the Board of Directors may deem necessary or desirable and which shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Securities in any material respect;

(e)           to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 2.3; and

(f)            to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 5.10.

The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Issuer in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained and to accept the conveyance, transfer, assignment, mortgage or pledge of any property thereunder, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section may be executed without the consent of the Holders of any of the Securities at the time outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 7.2.

SECTION 7.2  Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Securityholders.  With the consent (evidenced as provided in Article Six) of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of all series affected by such supplemental indenture (voting as one class), the Issuer, when authorized by a resolution of its Board of Directors, and the Trustee may, from time to time and at any time, enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each such series; provided that no such supplemental indenture shall (a) extend the final maturity of any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any amount payable on redemption thereof or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon an acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 4.1 or the amount thereof provable in bankruptcy pursuant to Section 4.2, or impair or affect the right of any Securityholder to institute suit for the payment thereof or, if the Securities provide therefor, any

 

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right of repayment at the option of the Securityholder without the consent of the Holder of each Security so affected, or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Securities of any series, the consent of the Holders of which is required for any such supplemental indenture, without the consent of the Holders of each Security so affected.

Upon the request of the Issuer, accompanied by a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Issuer authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Securityholders as aforesaid and other documents, if any, required by Section 6.1, the Trustee shall join with the Issuer in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture, or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Securityholders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.

Promptly after the execution by the Issuer and the Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Issuer shall mail a notice thereof by first class mail to the Holders of Securities of each series affected thereby at their addresses as they shall appear on the registry books of the Issuer, setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture.  Any failure of the Issuer to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.

SECTION 7.3  Effect of Supplemental Indenture.  Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions hereof, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Issuer and the Holders of Securities of each series affected thereby shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

SECTION 7.4  Documents to Be Given to Trustee.  The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 5.1 and 5.2, may receive an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article Seven complies with the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

SECTION 7.5  Notation on Securities in Respect of Supplemental Indentures.  Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article may bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee for such series as to any matter provided for by such supplemental indenture.  If the Issuer or the Trustee shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture

 

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contained in any such supplemental indenture may be prepared by the Issuer, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for the Securities of such series then outstanding.

ARTICLE EIGHT

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE

SECTION 8.1  Issuer May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms.  The Issuer covenants that it will not merge or consolidate with any other corporation or sell or convey all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, unless (i) either the Issuer shall be the continuing corporation, or the successor corporation or the Person which acquires by sale or conveyance substantially all the assets of the Issuer (if other than the Issuer) shall expressly assume the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all the Securities, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and agreements of this Indenture to be performed or observed by the Issuer, by supplemental indenture satisfactory to the Trustee, executed and delivered to the Trustee by such corporation, and (ii) the Issuer or such successor corporation, as the case may be, shall not, immediately after such merger or consolidation, or such sale or conveyance, be in default in the performance of any such covenant or agreement.

SECTION 8.2  Successor Corporation Substituted.  In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance in which the Issuer is not the continuing corporation, and following such an assumption by the successor corporation, such successor corporation shall succeed to and be substituted for the Issuer, with the same effect as if it had been named herein.  Such successor corporation may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Issuer prior to such succession any or all of the Securities issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such successor corporation instead of the Issuer and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver any Securities which previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, and any Securities which such successor corporation thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose.  All of the Securities so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Securities theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Securities had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.

In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, lease or conveyance such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

In the event of any such sale or conveyance (other than a conveyance by way of lease) the Issuer or any successor corporation which shall theretofore have become such in the manner described in this Article shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities and may be liquidated and dissolved.

 

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SECTION 8.3  Opinion of Counsel to Trustee.  The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 5.1 and 5.2, may receive an opinion of Counsel, prepared in accordance with Section 10.5, as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, lease or conveyance, and any such assumption, and any such liquidation or dissolution, complies with the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

ARTICLE NINE

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE;
UNCLAIMED MONEYS

SECTION 9.1  Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.  If at any time (a) the Issuer shall have paid or caused to be paid the principal of and interest on all the Securities of any series outstanding hereunder (other than Securities of such series which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.9) as and when the same shall have become due and payable, or (b) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all securities of any series theretofore authenticated (other than any Securities of such series which shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.9) or (c) (i) all the securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, or are by their terms to become due and payable within one year or may, at the option of the Issuer, be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and (ii) the issuer shall have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds the entire amount in cash (other than moneys repaid by the Trustee or any paying agent to the issuer in accordance with Section 9.8) or direct obligations of the United States of America, backed by its full faith and credit, maturing as to principal and interest in such amounts and at such times as will insure the availability of cash sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all Securities of such series (other than any Securities of such series which shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.9) not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal and interest due or to become due on or prior to such date of maturity as the case may be, and if, in any such case, the Issuer shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Issuer with respect to Securities of such series, then this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to Securities of such series (except as to (i) rights of registration of transfer and exchange of securities of such series, and the Issuer’s right of optional redemption, if any, (ii) substitution of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities, (iii) rights of holders to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon upon the original stated due dates therefor (but not upon acceleration) and remaining rights of the holders to receive mandatory sinking fund payments, if any, in each case solely out of property so deposited with the Trustee, and (iv) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee hereunder, and the Trustee, on demand of the Issuer accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel and at the cost and expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging such satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture with respect to such series; provided that the rights of Holders of the Securities to receive amounts in respect of principal of and interest on the Securities held by them shall not be delayed longer than required by then-applicable mandatory rules or policies of any securities exchange upon which the Securities are

 

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listed.  The Issuer agrees to reimburse the Trustee for any costs or expenses thereafter reasonably and properly incurred and to compensate the Trustee for any, services thereafter reasonably and properly rendered by the Trustee in connection with this Indenture or the Securities of such series.

SECTION 9.2  Issuer’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.  In addition to discharge of the Indenture pursuant to Section 9.1, with respect to any series of Securities where the exact amount of principal and interest due on which can be determined at the time of making the deposit referred to in Section 9.5(a), the Issuer may at its option by resolution of the Board of Directors elect at any time either (a) to effect a defeasance (as defined in Section 9.3) of the Securities of such series under Section 9.3 or (b) to effect a covenant defeasance (as defined in Section 9.4) of the Securities of such series under Section 9.4, in each case upon compliance with the applicable conditions set forth below in this Article Nine.

SECTION 9.3  Defeasance and Discharge.  Upon the Issuer’s exercise of the option set forth in clause (a) of Section 9.2 with respect to the Securities of a series, the issuer shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to the Securities of such series on and after the date the conditions precedent set forth in Section 9.5 are satisfied (hereinafter, “defeasance”).  For this purpose, such defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Securities of such series and to have satisfied all its other obligations under the Securities of such series and under this Indenture relating to the Securities of such series (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for, (i) rights of registration of transfer and exchange of Securities of such series, and the Issuer’s right of optional redemption, if any, (ii) substitution of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities, (iii) rights of holders to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon, upon the original stated due dates therefor (but not upon acceleration), and remaining rights of the holders to receive mandatory sinking fund payments, if any, in each case solely from the trust funds described in Section 9.5(a); and (iv) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee hereunder.  Subject to compliance with this Article Nine, the Issuer may exercise its option under this Section 9.3, notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 9.4 with respect to the Securities of such series.

SECTION 9.4  Covenant Defeasance.  Upon the Issuer’s exercise of the option set forth in clause (b) of Section 9.2 with respect to the Securities of a series, the Issuer shall be released from its obligations under Sections 3.7, 3.9 and 8.1 with respect to the Securities of such series on and after the date the conditions precedent set forth in Section 9.5 are satisfied (hereinafter, “covenant defeasance”).  For this purpose, such covenant defeasance means that, with respect to the Securities of such series, the Issuer may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such Section, whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or by reason of any reference in any such Section to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section 4.1, but the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.

 

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SECTION 9.5  Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.  The following shall be the conditions precedent to the application of either Section 9.3 or Section 9.4 to the Securities of such series:

(a)           The Issuer shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee, under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, as trust funds in trust, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the holders of the Securities of such series (i) money in an amount, or (ii) direct obligations of the United States of America, backed by its full faith and credit, which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment in respect of the Securities of such series, money in an amount, or (iii) a combination thereof, sufficient (without consideration of any reinvestment of such money, principal or interest), in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee to pay and discharge, (A) the principal of and interest on all Securities of such series on each date such principal or interest is due and payable and (B) any mandatory sinking fund payments on the dates on which such payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such series.  Before such a deposit the Issuer may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of the Securities of such series at a future date or dates in accordance with Article Eleven, if applicable to the Securities of such series, which shall be given effect in applying the foregoing.

(b)           No Event of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series shall have occurred and be continuing (i) on the date of such deposit or (ii) insofar as Subsections 4.1(f) and 4.1(g) are concerned, at any time during the period ending on the 121st day after the date of such deposit or, if longer, ending on the date following the expiration of the longest preference period applicable to the Issuer in respect of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until the expiration of such period).

(c)           Such defeasance or covenant defeasance will not (i) cause the Trustee for the Securities of such series to have a conflicting interest for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 with respect to any securities of the Issuer or (ii) result in the trust arising from such deposit to constitute, unless it is qualified as, a regulated investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(d)           Such defeasance or covenant defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which it is bound.

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shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the exercise of the option under Section 9.3 or Section 9.4, as the case may be, will not cause such Securities to be delisted.

(f)            In the case of an election under Section 9.3, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the Issuer has received from the United States Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) a private letter ruling, (ii) there has been published by the IRS a general revenue ruling, or (iii) since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in each case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the holders of the Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such defeasance had not occurred.

(g)           in the case of an election under Section 9.4, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of Counsel to the effect that the holders of the Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and will be subject to 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.

(h)           Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall be effected in compliance with any additional terms, conditions or limitations which may be imposed on the Issuer in connection therewith pursuant to Section 2.3.

(i)            The Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for relating to either the defeasance under Section 9.3 or the covenant defeasance under Section 9.4 (as the case may be) have been complied with.

SECTION 9.6  Application by Trustee of Funds Deposited for Payment of Securities.  Subject to Section 9.8, all moneys deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.1 or 9.5 shall be held in trust and applied by it to the payment, either directly or through any paying agent (including the Issuer acting as its own paying agent), to the Holders of the particular Securities of such series for the payment or redemption of which such moneys have been deposited with the Trustee, of all sums due and to become due thereon for principal and interest; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

SECTION 9.7  Repayment of Moneys Held by Paying Agent.  In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to Securities of any series, all moneys then held by any paying agent under the provisions of this Indenture with respect to such series of Securities shall, upon demand of the Issuer, be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee and thereupon such paying agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such moneys.

 

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SECTION 9.8  Return of Moneys Held by Trustee and Paying Agent Unclaimed for Two Years.  Any moneys deposited with or paid to the Trustee or any paying agent for the payment of the principal of or interest on any Security of any series and not applied but remaining unclaimed for two years after the date upon which such principal or interest shall have become due and payable, shall, upon the written request of the Issuer and unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law, be repaid to the Issuer by the Trustee for such series or such paying agent, and the Holder of the Security of such series shall, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property laws, thereafter look only to the Issuer for any payment which such Holder may be entitled to collect, and all liability of the Trustee or any paying agent with respect to such moneys shall thereupon cease.

SECTION 9.9  Indemnity for Direct Obligations of the United States.  The Issuer shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the money or the direct obligations of the United States of America deposited pursuant to Section 9.1 or Section 9.5 or the principal or interest received in respect of such obligations.

SECTION 9.10  Reinstatement.  If the Trustee or the paying agent is unable to apply any money or direct obligations of the United States of America in accordance with Section 9.1 or Section 9.5 by reason of any legal proceedings or order or judgment or any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities of such series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article Nine until such time as the Trustee or paying agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with this Article Nine; provided that, if the Issuer makes any payment of principal of or interest on any such Security following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money or direct obligations of the United States of America held by the Trustee or the paying agent.

ARTICLE TEN

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 10.1  Incorporators, Shareholders, Officers and Directors of Issuer Exempt from Individual Liability.  No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture, or in any Security, or because of any indebtedness evidenced thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, as such or against any past, present or future shareholder, officer or director, as such, of the Issuer or of any successor, either directly or through the Issuer or any successor, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance of the Securities by the holders thereof and as part of the consideration for, and as a condition of, the issue of the Securities.

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or be construed to give to any person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and their successors and the Holders of the Securities, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture or under any covenant or provision herein contained, all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and of the Holders of the Securities.

SECTION 10.3  Successors and Assigns of Issuer Bound by Indenture.  All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Indenture contained by or in behalf of the Issuer shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 10.4  Notices and Demands on Issuer, Trustee and Securityholders.  Any notice or demand which by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be given or served by the Trustee or by the Holders of Securities to or on the Issuer may be given or served by being deposited postage prepaid, first-class mail (except as otherwise specifically provided herein) addressed (until another address of the Issuer is filed by the Issuer with the Trustee) to Scientific Games Corporation, 750 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York  10022, Attention: Secretary.  Any notice, direction, request or demand by the Issuer or any Securityholder to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or made and received at the Corporate Trust office.

Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder entitled thereto, at his last address as it appears in the Security register.  In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.  Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice.  Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

In case, by reason of the suspension of or irregularities in regular mail service, it shall be impracticable to mail notice to the Issuer and Securityholders when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any manner of giving such notice as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice.

SECTION 10.5  Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel; Statements to Be Contained Therein.  Upon any application or demand by the Issuer to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or demand as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or demand, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

 

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Each certificate (other than those provided for in Section 3.5 and Section 11.5) or opinion provided for in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include (a) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition, (b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based, (c) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with and (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

Any certificate, statement or opinion of an officer of the Issuer may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of or representations by counsel, unless such officer knows that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate, statement or opinion may be based as aforesaid are erroneous.  Any certificate, statement or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, information with respect to which is in the possession of the Issuer, upon the certificate, statement or opinion of or representations by an officer of officers of the Issuer, unless such counsel knows that the certificate, statement or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate, statement or opinion may be based as aforesaid are erroneous.

Any certificate, statement or opinion of an officer of the Issuer or of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to accounting matters, upon a certificate or opinion of or representations by an accountant or firm of accountants in the employ of the Issuer, unless such officer or counsel, as the case may be, knows that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the accounting matters upon which his certificate, statement or opinion may be based as aforesaid are erroneous.

Any certificate or opinion of any firm of independent public accountants filed with the Trustee shall contain a statement that such firm is independent.

SECTION 10.6  Payments Due on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays.  If the date of maturity of interest on or principal of the Securities of any series or the date fixed for redemption or repayment of any such Security shall not be a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date of maturity or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date.

SECTION 10.7  Conflict of Any Provision of Indenture with Trust Indenture Act of 1939.  If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision included in this Indenture by operation of Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (an “incorporated provision”), such incorporated provision shall control.

 

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SECTION 10.8  New York Law to Govern.  This Indenture and each Security shall be deemed to be a contract under the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of such State, without regard to principles of the conflict of laws thereof.

SECTION 10.9  Counterparts.  This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

SECTION 10.10  Effect of Headings.  The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

ARTICLE ELEVEN

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUNDS

SECTION 11.1  Applicability of Article.  The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to the securities of any series which are redeemable before their maturity or to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.3 for Securities of such series.

SECTION 11.2  Notice of Redemption; Partial Redemptions.  Notice of redemption to the Holders of Securities of any series to be redeemed as a whole or in part at the option of the Issuer shall be given by mailing notice of such redemption by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to such Holders of Securities of such series at their last addresses as they shall appear upon the registry books.  Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives the notice.  Failure to give notice by mail, or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Security of a series designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Security of such series.

The notice of redemption to each such Holder shall specify the principal amount of each Security of such series held by such Holder to be redeemed, the date fixed for redemption, the redemption price, the place or places of payment, that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Securities, that such redemption is pursuant to the mandatory or optional sinking fund, or both, if such be the case, that interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption will be paid as specified in such notice and that on and after said date interest thereon or on the portions thereof to be redeemed will cease to accrue.  In case any Security of a series is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and shall state that on and after the date fixed for redemption, upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities of such series in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued.

 

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The notice of redemption of Securities of any series to be redeemed at the option of the Issuer shall be given by the Issuer or, at the Issuer’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer.

At least one Business Day prior to the redemption date specified in the notice of redemption given as provided in this Section, the Issuer will deposit with the Trustee or with one or more paying agents (or, if the Issuer is acting as its own paying agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 3.4) an amount of money sufficient to redeem on the redemption date all the Securities of such series so called for redemption at the appropriate redemption price, together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption.  If less than all the outstanding Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the Issuer will deliver to the Trustee at least 10 days before the notice of redemption referred to in the first paragraph of this Section 11.2 is first mailed to Holders, but no less than 45 days prior to the date fixed for redemption, an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be redeemed.

If less than all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select, in such manner as it shall deem appropriate and fair, Securities of such series to be redeemed in whole or in part.  Securities may be redeemed in part in multiples equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of such series or any multiple thereof.  The Trustee shall promptly notify the issuer in writing of the Securities of such series selected for redemption and, in the case of any Securities of such series selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.  For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities of any series shall relate, in the case of any Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Security which has been or is to be redeemed.

SECTION 11.3  Payment of Securities Called for Redemption.  If notice of redemption has been given as above provided, the Securities or portions of Securities specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the date and at the place stated in such notice at the applicable redemption price, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption, and on and after said date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of such Securities at the redemption price, together with interest accrued to said date) interest on the Securities or portions of Securities so called for redemption shall cease to accrue and, except as provided in Sections 5.5 and 9.8, such Securities shall cease from and after the date fixed for redemption to be entitled to any benefit or security under this Indenture, and the Holders thereof shall have no right in respect of such Securities except the right to receive the redemption price thereof and unpaid interest to the date fixed for redemption. On presentation and surrender of such Securities at a place of payment specified in said notice, said securities or the specified portions thereof shall be paid and redeemed by the Issuer at the applicable redemption price, together with interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption; provided that any semiannual payment of interest becoming due on the date fixed for redemption shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities registered as such on the relevant record date subject to the terms and provisions of Section 2.7 hereof.

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fixed for redemption at the rate of interest or Yield to Maturity (in the case of an Original Issue Discount Security) borne by the Security.

Upon presentation of any Security redeemed in part only, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or on the order of the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Issuer, a new Security or Securities of such series, of authorized denominations, in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security so presented.

SECTION 11.4  Exclusion of Certain Securities from Eligibility for Selection for Redemption.  Securities shall be excluded from eligibility for selection for redemption if they are identified by registration and certificate number in a written statement signed by an authorized officer of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at least 40 days prior to the last date on which notice of redemption may be given as being owned of record and beneficially by, and not pledged or hypothecated by either (a) the Issuer or (b) an entity specifically identified in such written statement directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Issuer.

SECTION 11.5  Mandatory and Optional Sinking Funds.  The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment”, and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund payment.”  The date on which a sinking fund payment is to be made is herein referred to as the “sinking fund payment date.”

In lieu of making all or any part of any mandatory sinking fund payment with respect to any series of Securities in cash, the Issuer may at its option (a) deliver to the Trustee Securities of such series theretofore purchased or otherwise acquired (except upon redemption pursuant to the mandatory sinking fund) by the Issuer or receive credit for Securities of such series (not previously so credited) theretofore purchased or otherwise acquired (except as aforesaid) by the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to Section 2.10, (b) receive credit for optional sinking fund payments (not previously so credited) made pursuant to this Section, or (c) receive credit for Securities of such series (not previously so credited) redeemed by the Issuer through any optional redemption provision contained in the terms of such series.  Securities so delivered or credited shall be received or credited by the Trustee at the sinking fund redemption price specified in such Securities.

On or before the forty-fifth day next preceding each sinking fund payment date for any series, the Issuer will deliver to the Trustee a written statement (which need not contain the statements required by Section 10.5) signed by an authorized officer of the Issuer (a) specifying the portion of the mandatory sinking fund payment to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion to be satisfied by credit of Securities of such series, (b) stating that none of the Securities of such series has theretofore been so credited, (c) stating that no defaults in the payment of interest or Events of Default with respect to such series have occurred (which have not been waived or cured) and are continuing and (d) stating whether or not the Issuer intends to exercise its right to make an optional sinking fund payment with respect to such series and, if so, specifying the amount of such optional sinking fund payment which the issuer intends to pay on

 

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or before the next succeeding sinking fund payment date.  Any Securities of such series to be credited and required to be delivered to the Trustee in order for the Issuer to be entitled to credit therefor as aforesaid which have not theretofore been delivered to the Trustee shall be delivered for cancellation pursuant to Section 2.10 to the Trustee with such written statement (or reasonably promptly thereafter if acceptable to the Trustee).  Such written statement shall be irrevocable and upon its receipt by the Trustee the Issuer shall become unconditionally obligated to make all the cash payments or payments therein referred to, if any, on or before the next succeeding sinking fund payment date.  Failure of the Issuer, on or before any such forty-fifth day, to deliver such written statement and Securities specified in this paragraph, if any, shall not constitute a default but shall constitute, on and as of such date, the irrevocable election of the Issuer (i) that the mandatory sinking fund payment for such series due on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date shall be paid entirely in cash without the option to deliver or credit Securities of such series in respect thereof and (ii) that the Issuer will make no optional sinking fund payment with respect to such series as provided in this Section.

If the sinking fund payment or payments (mandatory or optional or both) to be made in cash on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date plus any unused balance of any preceding sinking fund payments made in cash shall exceed $50,000 (or a lesser sum if the Issuer shall so request) with respect to the Securities of any particular series, such cash shall be applied on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date to the redemption of securities of such series at the sinking fund redemption price together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption.  If such amount shall be $50,000 or less and the Issuer makes no such request then it shall be carried over until a sum in excess of $50,000 is available.  The Trustee shall select, in the manner provided in Section 11.2, for redemption on such sinking fund payment date a sufficient principal amount of Securities of such series to absorb said cash, as nearly as may be, and shall (if requested in writing by the Issuer) inform the Issuer of the serial numbers of the Securities of such series (or portions thereof) so selected.  Securities of any series which are (a) owned by the Issuer or an entity known by the Trustee to be directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Issuer, as shown by the Security register, and not known to the Trustee to have been pledged or hypothecated by the Issuer or any such entity or (b) identified in an officers’ Certificate at least 60 days prior to the sinking fund payment date as being beneficially owned by, and not pledged or hypothecated by, the Issuer or an entity directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Issuer shall be excluded from Securities of such series eligible for selection for redemption.  The Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer (or the Issuer, if it shall so request the Trustee in writing) shall cause notice of redemption of the Securities of such series to be given in substantially the manner provided in Section 11.2 (and with the effect provided in Section 11.3) for the redemption of Securities of such series in part at the option of the Issuer.  The amount of any sinking fund payments not so applied or allocated to the redemption of Securities of such series shall be added to the next cash sinking fund payment for such series and, together with such payment, shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of this Section.  Any and all sinking fund moneys held on the stated maturity date of the Securities of any particular series (or earlier, if such maturity is accelerated) which are not held for the payment or redemption of particular Securities of such series shall be applied, together with other moneys, if necessary, sufficient for the purpose, to the payment of the principal of, and interest on, the Securities of such series at maturity.

 

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At least one Business Day before each sinking fund payment date, the Issuer shall pay to the Trustee in cash or shall otherwise provide for the payment of all interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption on Securities to be redeemed on the next following sinking fund payment date.

The Trustee shall not redeem or cause to be redeemed any Securities of a series with sinking fund moneys or mail any notice of redemption of Securities for such series by operation of the sinking fund during the continuance of a default in payment of interest on such Securities or of any Event of Default except that, where the mailing of notice of redemption of any Securities shall theretofore have been made, the Trustee shall redeem or cause to be redeemed such Securities, provided that it shall have received from the Issuer a sum sufficient for such redemption.  Except as aforesaid, any moneys in the sinking fund for such series at the time when any such default or Event of Default shall occur, and any moneys thereafter paid into the sinking fund, shall, during the continuance of such default or Event of Default, be deemed to have been collected under Article Four and held for the payment of all such Securities.  In case such Event of Default shall have been waived as provided in Section 4.10 or the default cured on or before the forty-fifth day preceding the sinking fund payment date in any year, such moneys shall thereafter be applied on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date in accordance with this Section to the redemption of such Securities.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and attested, all as of ________ __, 2003.

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

Attest:

By:

 

                           , as Trustee

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

Attest:

By:

 

 




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Exhibit 5.1

November 13, 2003

Scientific Games Corporation
750 Lexington Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10022

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        I am the Vice President and General Counsel of Scientific Games Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and have acted as counsel to the Company in connection with its Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), relating to the registration of (i) certain debt securities (the "Debt Securities") and (ii) shares (the "Shares") of the Company's Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock").

        For purposes of the opinion expressed in this letter, I have examined the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, records of the corporate proceedings of the Company and such other documents and records of the Company as I have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for such opinions. In making my examination, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals and the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to me as photostatic or conformed copies.

        I am a member of the Bar of the State of New York and, for purposes of the opinion expressed in this letter, do not hold myself out as expert on, nor am I in rendering the opinion expressed herein passing on, the laws of any jurisdiction other than the federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

        Based on the foregoing, and having regard to such legal considerations as I have deemed relevant, I am of the opinion that (i) the Debt Securities and (ii) the Shares have been duly authorized and are (or, in the case of shares issuable upon conversion of any of the Debt Securities, will be upon issuance in accordance with the terms thereof) legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

        I own 60,368 shares of Common Stock, 17,219 shares of deferred stock and options to purchase 361,250 shares of Common Stock.

        I hereby consent to the inclusion of this letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent I do not thereby concede that I am within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.


 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

/s/  
MARTIN E. SCHLOSS      
Martin E. Schloss
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary



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Exhibit 12.1

STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES(1)

 
 

Years Ended October 31,

   
 

Years Ended December 31,

   
 
 
   
  Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2003

 
 
  Two Months Ended
December 31,
2000(2)

 
 
  1998(2)
  1999(2)
  2000(2)
  2001(2)
  2002(2)
 
Income (loss) before income tax expense   $ (15,559 ) 556   (29,058 ) (5,265 ) 1,205   12,857   37,293  
Add minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries that have fixed charges                         359   450  

Add fixed charges

 

$

18,557

 

18,895

 

34,248

 

9,363

 

54,010

 

48,565

 

14,265

 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings   $ 2,998   19,451   5,190   4,098   55,215   61,781   52,008  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed Charges:                                
1/3 Rent   $ 3,036   2,718   3,017   573   3,647   3,723   1,861  
Interest   $ 15,521   16,177   31,231   8,790   50,363   44,842   12,404  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total Fixed Charges   $ 18,557   18,895   34,248   9,363   54,010   48,565   14,265  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of Fixed Charges       1.0 x     1.0 x 1.3 x 3.6 x
Earnings shortfall   $ 15,559       29,058   5,265              

(1)
For the purpose of determining the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, "Earnings" consist of earnings (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) plus fixed charges. "Fixed Charges" consist of interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs, plus one-third of rental expense (this portion is considered to be representative of the interest factor). For the years ended October 31, 1998, October 31, 2000 and the two months ended December 31, 2000, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $15,559, $29,058 and $5,265, respectively.

(2)
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years consolidated financial statements to conform to the current presentation. In accordance with the adoption of SFAS 145 in the year 2003, amounts previously classified as extraordinary items and the related tax benefits have been reclassified to Income (loss) before income tax expense.



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Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Scientific Games Corporation:

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement on Form S-3 of Scientific Games Corporation of our report dated February 21, 2003, except for note 1 which is as of August 11, 2003, related to the consolidated balance sheets of Scientific Games Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2002 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income (loss), cash flows, and related financial statement schedule for the year ended October 31, 2000, the two months ended December 31, 2000, and the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2002, which report appears in the Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 3 of Scientific Games Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2002, and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

        Our report on the consolidated financial statements refers to the Company's adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," effective January 1, 2002. Also, our report refers to the Company's restatement of the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended October 31, 2000, the two months ended December 31, 2000, and the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2002.

                        /s/ KPMG LLP

Short Hills, New Jersey
November 13, 2003




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Exhibit 23.2


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Scientific Games Corporation:

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Scientific Games Corporation on Form S-3 of our report dated October 31, 2003 on the combined balance sheet of IGT OnLine Entertainment Systems, Inc. and the systems business of VLC, Inc. as of September 28, 2002, and the related combined statements of income, equity and cash flows for the period from December 30, 2001 to September 28, 2002 appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Scientific Games Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2003.

        We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Reno, Nevada
November 12, 2003




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