-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Rx5IhzhDHNvMnCIYTkeZAFDY5b0X+0TFW6svhKQckK6i9dDetXoPYPlOCSJl0P5E 1Ca2KywQKlELu4Zucq2akw== 0000950136-03-000150.txt : 20030213 0000950136-03-000150.hdr.sgml : 20030129 20030129154345 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950136-03-000150 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-3/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030129 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TILIA INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001177481 IRS NUMBER: 38364648 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-102387-04 FILM NUMBER: 03529942 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 THEODORE FREMD AVE CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 BUSINESS PHONE: 9149679400 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TILIA DIRECT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001177480 IRS NUMBER: 371424484 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-102387-05 FILM NUMBER: 03529943 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 THEODORE FREMD AVE CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 BUSINESS PHONE: 9149679400 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: QUOIN CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001177479 IRS NUMBER: 880374612 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-102387-07 FILM NUMBER: 03529945 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 THEODORE FREMD AVE CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 BUSINESS PHONE: 9149679400 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HEARTHMARK INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001177475 IRS NUMBER: 352000585 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-102387-08 FILM NUMBER: 03529946 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 THEODORE FREMD AVE CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 BUSINESS PHONE: 9149679400 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLTRISTA ZINC PRODUCTS LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001177474 IRS NUMBER: 352000583 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-102387-01 FILM NUMBER: 03529947 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 THEODORE FREMD AVE CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 BUSINESS PHONE: 9149679400 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLTRISTA PLASTICS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001177472 IRS NUMBER: 352000584 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-102387-02 FILM NUMBER: 03529949 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 THEODORE FREMD AVE CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 BUSINESS PHONE: 9149679400 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TILIA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000874601 IRS NUMBER: 364491807 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-102387-06 FILM NUMBER: 03529944 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 THEODORE FRAMD CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 BUSINESS PHONE: 9149679400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 THEODORE FRAMD AVE CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JARDEN CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000895655 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NEC [3089] IRS NUMBER: 351828377 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-102387 FILM NUMBER: 03529948 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 THEODORE FREMD AVE CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 BUSINESS PHONE: 914 967 9400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 THEODORE FREMD STREET 2: AVE CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLTRISTA NEWCO CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001177471 IRS NUMBER: 352000581 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-102387-03 FILM NUMBER: 03529950 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 THEODORE FREMD AVE CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 BUSINESS PHONE: 9149679400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 THEODORE FRAMD AVE CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 S-3/A 1 file001.txt AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, 2003 Registration File Nos.: 333-102387; 333-102387-01; 333-102387-02; 333-102387-03; 333-102387-04; 333-102387-05; 333-102387-06333-102387-07; 333-102387-08 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 JARDEN CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) DELAWARE 35-1828377 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 555 THEODORE FREMD AVENUE RYE, NY 10580 (914) 967-9400 (Address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) FOR CO-REGISTRANTS, SEE "TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS" ON FOLLOWING PAGE. MARTIN E. FRANKLIN, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER JARDEN CORPORATION 555 THEODORE FREMD AVENUE RYE, NY 10580 (914) 967-9400 (Name, Address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service of process) with copies to: ROBERT L. LAWRENCE, ESQ. KANE KESSLER, P.C. 1350 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10019 (212) 541-6222 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO PUBLIC: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement, as determined by the Registrant. If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [ ] If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than the securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X] If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. [ ] ----------------------------------- The Registrants hereby amend this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF INCORPORATION OR I.R.S.EMPLOYER AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, NAME ORGANIZATION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INCLUDING AREA CODE - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alltrista Newco Corporation Indiana 35-2000581 * - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alltrista Plastics Corporation Indiana 35-2000584 * - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P. Indiana 35-2000583 * - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hearthmark, Inc. Indiana 35-2000585 * - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quoin Corporation Delaware 88-0374612 * - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tilia, Inc. Delaware 36-4491807 * - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tilia Direct, Inc. Delaware 37-1424484 * - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tilia International, Inc. Delaware 38-3645648 * - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* The name, address, including zip code, and telephone number of the agent for service of process is Martin E. Franklin at 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, NY 10580, telephone number (914) 967-9400. THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED. SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JANUARY 29, 2003. PROSPECTUS JARDEN CORPORATION $150,000,000 DEBT SECURITIES, COMMON STOCK, PREFERRED STOCK, AND WARRANTS --------------- We may from time to time sell up to $150,000,000 aggregate initial offering price of one or more series of our debt securities, our common stock, $0.01 par value per share, our preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, our warrants to purchase debt securities, common stock, or preferred stock, or any combination of our debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, and warrants. These debt securities may consist of notes, debentures or other types of debt. We will provide specific terms of these debt securities in supplements to this prospectus. Our payment obligations under any series of debt securities may be guaranteed by one or more of our subsidiaries which are co-registrants. This prospectus provides a general description of the securities we may offer. The specific terms of the securities offered by this prospectus will be set forth in a supplement to this prospectus and will include, among other things: o in the case of common stock, the number of shares, purchase price, and terms of the offering and sale thereof; o in the case of preferred stock, the number of shares, purchase price, the designation and relative rights, preferences, limitations and restrictions, and the terms of the offering and sale thereof; o in the case of debt securities, the specific designation, aggregate principal amount, purchase price, maturity, interest rate, time of payment of interest, terms (if any) for the subordination or redemption thereof, and any other specific terms of the debt securities; and 1 o in the case of warrants, the title, aggregate number, price at which it will be issued, exercise price, and designation, aggregate principal amount and terms of the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants. Any prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the additional information described under "Where You Can Find More Information" carefully before you invest in our securities. Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "JAH." On January 28, 2003, the last reported sale price of our shares on the New York Stock Exchange was $26.06 per share. The securities may be sold through underwriters or dealers designated from time to time or to other purchasers directly or through agents designated from time to time (see "Plan of Distribution"). --------------- PLEASE REFER TO "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 16 AND IN ANY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE RISKS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER WHEN EVALUATING THIS INVESTMENT. --------------- NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED IN THE EXCHANGE OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS __________ __, 2003. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page ---- SUMMARY....................................................................................................... 5 INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE............................................................... 6 THE COMPANY................................................................................................... 8 RISK FACTORS.................................................................................................. 16 Reductions, cancellations, or delays in customer purchases would adversely affect our profitability.................................................................. 16 We may be adversely affected by the trend towards retail trade consolidation................................ 16 Sales of some of our products are seasonal and weather related.............................................. 16 We depend on suppliers in Asia.............................................................................. 17 Competition in our industries may hinder our ability to execute our business strategy, achieve profitability, or maintain relationships with existing customers........................ 17 If we fail to develop new or expand existing customer relationships, our ability to grow our business will be impaired............................................................. 18 We cannot be certain that our product innovations and marketing successes will continue..................... 18 We may experience difficulty in integrating acquired businesses, which may interrupt our business operations..................................................................... 19 Our operations are subject to a number of Federal, state and local environmental regulations........................................................................... 19 We may be adversely affected by remediation obligations mandated by applicable environmental laws................................................................. 19 We depend upon key personnel................................................................................ 20 We enter into contracts with the United States government and other governments............................. 20 Our operating results can be adversely affected by changes in the cost or availability of raw materials.......................................................................... 20 Our business could be adversely affected because of risks which are particular to international operations.................................................................... 21 Our performance can fluctuate with the financial condition of the retail industry........................... 21 Claims made against us based on product liability could have a material adverse effect on our business............................................................................ 21 We depend on our patents and proprietary rights............................................................. 22 We depend on a single manufacturing facility for certain essential products................................. 22 Certain of our employees are represented by labor unions.................................................... 22 Our significant indebtedness could adversely affect our financial health, and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under our debt..................................... 22 We will require a significant amount of cash to service our indebtedness. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control................................... 23 The indenture related to the debt securities, our 9 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2012, and our senior credit facility contain various covenants which limit our management's discretion in the operation of our business.................................. 24 We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to finance the change of control offer required by the indenture related to our 9 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2012........................................ 25 Delaware law and our rights plan may limit possible takeovers............................................... 25 The market price for our common stock is volatile........................................................... 25 We may issue a substantial amount of our common stock in connection with future 3 Page ---- acquisitions and the sale of those shares could adversely affect our stock price.......................... 26 Our stock price may be adversely affected if our stockholders sell substantial amounts of our common stock, or our preferred stock or warrants convertible into our common stock, in the public market following the offering........................................ 26 Since we have broad discretion in how we use the net proceeds from this offering, we may use such proceeds in ways with which you disagree....................................... 26 Your right to receive payments on the debt securities is junior to our existing senior indebtedness and possibly all of our future borrowings. Further, the guarantees of the debt securities are junior to all of the guarantors' existing senior indebtedness and possibly to all their future borrowings........................................... 27 Since the debt securities are unsecured, your right to enforce remedies is limited by the rights of holders of secured debt....................................................... 27 Not all of our subsidiaries will guarantee our obligations under the debt securities, and the assets of the non-guarantor subsidiaries may not be available to make payments on the debt securities......................................................... 28 A public market for the debt securities may not develop..................................................... 28 Federal and state statutes allow courts, under specific circumstances, to void guarantees and require security holders to return payments received from guarantors...................... 28 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.................................................................................... 30 USE OF PROCEEDS............................................................................................... 31 RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES............................................................................ 31 DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES............................................................................ 31 DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK.................................................................................. 38 DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS....................................................................................... 38 DESCRIPTION OF SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS............................................................................ 40 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION.......................................................................................... 45 WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION........................................................................... 46 EXPERTS....................................................................................................... 47 LEGAL MATTERS................................................................................................. 47
4 SUMMARY This prospectus is part of a registration statement that Jarden Corporation and the co-registrants (together, the "registrants") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission utilizing a "shelf" registration process. Under this shelf registration process, the registrants may sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $150,000,000. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities the registrants may offer. Each time the registrants sell securities, the registrants will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. To understand the terms of our securities, you should carefully read this document with the applicable prospectus supplement, which may add, update, or change information. Together these documents will give the specific terms of the securities we are offering. You should also read the documents we have incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement. THE SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission using a "shelf" registration process. Under the shelf registration process, we may offer from time to time up to an aggregate of $150,000,000 of one or more series of our debt securities, our common stock, $0.01 par value per share, our preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, our warrants to purchase debt securities, common stock, or preferred stock, or any combination of our debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, and warrants. DEBT SECURITIES The terms of each series of debt securities will be detailed or determined in the manner provided in an indenture. The particular terms of each series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to the series, including any pricing supplement. We will set forth in a prospectus supplement (including any pricing supplement) relating to any series of debt securities being offered, among other things, the initial offering price, the aggregate principal amount the price or prices at which we will sell the debt securities, any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities, the date or dates on which we will pay the principal on the debt securities, and the rate or rates at which the debt securities will bear interest. We have summarized general features of our debt securities under the section entitled "Description of Debt Securities" contained in this prospectus. COMMON STOCK We may issue common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when declared by our board of directors, subject to the rights of holders of our preferred shares. Each holder of common shares is entitled to one vote per share. The holders of common shares have no preemptive or cumulative voting rights. Our credit facility contains restrictions on our ability to pay dividends or make other distributions. PREFERRED STOCK 5 We may issue preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, in one or more series. Subject to the terms of our governing documents and applicable Delaware law, our board of directors will determine the dividend, voting, conversion and other rights and preferences of the series of preferred stock being offered. WARRANTS We may issue warrants for the purchase of debt securities, preferred stock or common stock either independently or together with other securities. Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase the principal amount of our debt securities, or the number of shares of preferred stock or common stock, at the exercise price set forth in, or calculable as set forth in, the applicable prospectus supplement --------------- The mailing address and telephone number of our principal executive offices are 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, New York, 10580, (914) 967-9400. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE The following documents heretofore filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are hereby incorporated by reference in this prospectus, except as superseded or modified herein: (a) Our annual report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001; (b) Our quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended March 31, 2002; (c) Our quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended June 30, 2002; (d) Our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002; (e) Our current report on Form 8-K, Date of Event - December 18, 2001, filed on January 9, 2002; (f) Our current report on Form 8-K, Date of Event - March 28, 2002, filed on March 28, 2002; (g) Our current report on Form 8-K, Date of Event - March 28, 2002, filed on March 29, 2002; (h) Our current report on Form 8-K, Date of Event - April 24, 2002, filed on May 9, 2002; (i) Our current report on Form 8-K, Date of Event - May 30, 2002, filed on June 4, 2002; (j) Our current report on Form 8-K, Date of Event - October 17, 2002, filed on October 24, 2002; 6 (k) Our current report on Form 8-K, Date of Event - October 28, 2002, filed on October 29, 2002; (l) Our current report on Form 8-K, Date of Event - November 1, 2002, filed on November 1, 2002; (m) Our current report on Form 8-K, Date of Event - January 7, 2003, filed on January 10, 2002; (n) Our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 30, 2002; (o) The description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A/A filed on May 1, 2002, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating that description; and (p) The description of the preferred stock purchase rights of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A/A filed on May 1, 2002, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating that description. All of such documents are on file with the Commission. In addition, all documents filed by Jarden Corporation pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date of this prospectus and prior to termination of the offering are incorporated by reference in this prospectus and are a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that is also incorporated by reference herein modifies or replaces such statement. Any statements so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus. This prospectus incorporates herein by reference important business and financial information about us that is not included in or delivered with this prospectus. This information is available to you without charge upon written or oral request. If you would like a copy of any of this information, please submit your request to Jarden Corporation, 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, NY 10580, Attention: Corporate Secretary, or call (914) 967-9400. 7 THE COMPANY Jarden Corporation is a leading provider of niche consumer products used in home food preservation. We operate two distinct business groups, consumer products and material based. Our consumer products group markets and distributes the FoodSaver(R) line, which is the U.S. market leader in home vacuum packaging systems and accessories and is the leading North American manufacturer, distributor and marketer of home canning and related products, primarily under the Ball(R), Kerr(R) and Bernardin(R) brands. Our materials based group is the country's largest producer of zinc strip and is a plastics manufacturer. During 2001, we repositioned our growth strategy to focus on consumer products. Alltrista Consumer Products manufactures, markets and distributes a broad line of home food preservation and preparation products that includes recognized brand name home canning jars, jar closures and other accessories (including fruit pectin, Fruit-Fresh(R) brand fruit protector, pickle mixes and tomato mixes). As of April 24, 2002, through the acquisition of Tilia International, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Tilia"), our consumer products group markets and distributes the FoodSaver(R) vacuum packaging system. Vacuum packaging is the process of removing air from a container to create a vacuum, and then sealing the container so that air cannot re-enter. Our materials based group is comprised of three business segments: metals, injection molded plastics, and other. Our metals business is the sole source supplier of copper plated zinc penny blanks to both the United States Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint. In addition, we manufacture a line of industrial zinc items used in the plumbing, automotive, electrical component and European architectural markets, and the Lifejacket(R) anti-corrosion system. Our plastic injection molding business manufactures precision custom components for major companies in the healthcare and consumer products industries including CIBA Vision Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Meridian Diagnostics, Inc., The Scotts Company and Winchester Ammunition. The other segment includes the manufacturing of non-injection molded plastic parts and other immaterial business activities. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Diamond Brands Acquisition. On November 27, 2002, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement to purchase the business assets and liabilities of Diamond Brands Operating Corp. and its affiliates ("Diamond Brands"), a leading manufacturer and marketer of niche consumer products for domestic use including matches, toothpicks, disposable plastic cutlery, straws, clothespins and wooden crafts sold primarily under the Diamond Brands(R) and Forster(R) trademarks. The acquisition of Diamond Brands has been approved in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware as the exclusive plan to be voted on by the creditors. Our acquisition of Diamond Brands is subject to final confirmation by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the district of Delaware, Hart-Scott-Rodino approval, and other customary closing conditions. Although we cannot assure you that any and all these conditions will be satisfied, at this time, we believe that we will complete the acquisition during the first quarter of 2003. 8 We intend to finance our acquisition of Diamond Brands at closing with the combination of available cash and borrowings under our credit facility. The purchase price for the sale and transfer of the assets shall consist of: (a) an aggregate amount equal to the sum of the following: (i) $12,950,000 in cash, (ii) the balance, as of the closing, of the principal amount due under a DIP loan agreement, taking into account all payments made in respect of such principal amount by the debtors through the closing, plus (b) at Jarden's election, within six months after the closing (i) either $6 million in cash payable by wire transfer in immediately available funds or (ii) shares of Jarden common stock with an aggregate fair market value of $6 million as of the date of delivery; and (c) the assumption of certain liabilities. Exchange Offer. On December 4, 2002, we completed an offer to the holders of our 9 3/4% senior subordinated notes subject to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 to exchange those notes for our 9 3/4% senior subordinated notes which are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are substantially similar to the old notes except that the mandatory redemption provisions and the transfer restrictions applicable to the old notes are not applicable to the new notes. Substantially all of the $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the old notes were exchanged for the new notes. CONSUMER PRODUCTS GROUP The consumer products group is comprised of two segments: vacuum packaging and domestic consumables. Our domestic consumables segment manufactures, markets and distributes a line of home food preservation products to serve value, mid-tier and premium oriented customers, which products include home canning jars, jar closures, home canning tools, and other accessories. These products are marketed under the well-known Ball(R), Bernardin(R), Golden Harvest(R), and Kerr(R) brand names. We also market and distribute related food products, including fruit pectin, Fruit-Fresh(R) brand fruit protector, pickle mixes, tomato mixes and all-in-one canning kits, including a jam pectin kit and jelly and salsa kits. In addition, we market a line of housewares under the Golden Harvest(R) brand, including tumblers, beverage tappers and other glassware. We also provide patented vacuum packaging systems for household use marketed under the FoodSaver(R) brand. Our seven models of compact, patented counter-top FoodSaver(R) appliances incorporate a vacuum pump and bag sealer to keep foods fresh and are sold at prices ranging from approximately $100 to almost $300. We market our FoodSaver(R) appliances in tandem with our patented FoodSaver(R) bags and rolls and complementary accessories, including canisters, containers, lids, jar sealers and bottle stoppers. Customers Our customers are a diverse group of wholesalers and retailers in the United States and Canada. Our principal customers include grocery stores, mass merchants, warehouse clubs, and hardware stores, but we also sell through sporting goods and outdoor stores and specialty retailers. We have been Wal-Mart's category manager for the home canning segment since 1998. In this role, we are responsible for the home canning section within the store, including inventory management, the introduction of new items, and the creation of various reports to track inventory, sales, and margins. In addition to these channels of distribution, vacuum packaging 9 products are sold directly to individual consumers through direct-to-consumer channels. Our direct-to-consumer sales have primarily been made through infomercials and catalogs. Sales and Marketing Our consumer products sales are made in the United States and Canada through food brokers and manufacturer representative organizations as well as through our internal sales force and house accounts. We employ regional sales managers located in key geographic areas who oversee the sales and retail activities of food brokerage firms and independent manufacturer representatives. Distribution and Fulfillment We utilize company-operated and independent warehouses located in various regions of the United States and Canada to distribute our products. The largest of these warehouses is located in Muncie, Indiana and is operated by an outsourced provider, which utilizes highly automated packaging equipment allowing us to maintain our efficient and effective logistics and freight management processes. We also work with an outsourced provider for the delivery of our products in order to ensure that as many shipments as possible are processed as full truckloads, saving significant freight costs. Manufacturing We manufacture the metal closures for our home canning jars at our Muncie, Indiana facility. Lithographed tin plated steel sheet is cut and formed to produce the lids and bands. Liquid plastisol, which we formulate, is applied to lids, forming an airtight seal, which is necessary for safe and effective home canning. Finished products are packaged for integration with glass jars or sold in multi-packs as replacement lids. Vacuum packaging products are sourced through a network of independent manufacturers. Appliances are currently sourced through three facilities in China; bags and rolls are currently sourced through suppliers in Korea and the United States; and accessories are sourced from Taiwan, China and the United States. Our own research and development department designs and engineers products in the United States and sets strict engineering specifications for the third-party manufacturers. We maintain ownership over all necessary production molds. Intellectual Property Management believes that none of our active trademarks or patents is essential to the successful operation of our business as a whole. However, one or more trademarks or patents may be material in relation to individual products or product lines such as our property rights to use the Ball(R), FoodSaver(R), Fruit-Fresh(R), Golden Harvest(R), and Kerr(R) brand names and the Bernardin(R) trade name in connection with certain goods to be sold, including home food preservation supplies, kitchen housewares and packaged foods for human consumption. We hold patents throughout many primary worldwide markets on both the design of the FoodSaver(R) appliance itself as well as on many of its components. Our patent on the 10 FoodSaver(R) vacuum seal appliance expires in 2009, and our patent on FoodSaver(R) bags expires in 2005. The key elements of the bag are a unique waffle pattern that facilitates air removal, an oxygen barrier layer that prevents air from entering the bag and a heat resistant outer layer to allow easy sealing without burn-through. In addition, we have registered the VacLoc, SaverMate, VacuTop and VacuSave names with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in several countries throughout the world. In addition, we have developed a proprietary two-piece closure system incorporating a plastisol sealant that differentiates our jar lids from our competitors' lids. We have pending patent applications for new technology for bags and vacuum packaging systems that we recently acquired. Pursuant to the terms of the 1993 distribution agreement with Ball Corporation, we were granted a license to use the Ball(R) brand name for our consumer products. In the event of a change of control of Jarden which has not received the approval of a majority of our board of directors or causes us to be controlled or majority owned by a competitor of Ball, Ball has the option to terminate our license to use the Ball(R) brand name. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement with Kerr Group, Inc., we have a perpetual exclusive, worldwide license to use the Kerr(R) brand name in our consumer products division. However, in the event of a change of control of Jarden which has not received the approval of a majority of our board of directors, Kerr has the option to terminate our license to use the Kerr(R) brand name. Raw Materials Most of our glass canning jars are supplied under an agreement with Anchor Glass Container Corporation. Such glass materials are also available from a variety of other sources at competitive prices. The tin plate raw material used in the manufacture of our home canning jar lids and closures is supplied by multiple vendors and is currently available from a variety of sources at competitive prices. Historically, the raw materials and components that are necessary for the manufacture of our products have been available in the quantities that we require. Competition We are the leading provider of home canning products and related accessories and our brands represent a significant portion of the sales in this niche market. In addition to the competitors in our niche market, we compete with companies who specialize in other food preservation mediums such as freezing and dehydration. Our vacuum packaging appliances compete with marketers of "conventional" food storage solutions, such as plastic bags and containers. In addition, our competitors include manufacturers of sealing appliances that heat-seal bags, but, we believe, do not create a vacuum seal comparable to ours. There are also several companies that manufacture industrial and commercial vacuum packaging products, but we do not believe that these manufacturers have attempted to enter the household marketplace. MATERIALS BASED GROUP Our materials based group is currently comprised of three business segments: metals, injection molded plastics, and other. 11 METALS We believe our zinc strip business is the largest producer of zinc strip and fabricated products in the United States. We are the sole source supplier of copper plated zinc penny blanks to both the United States Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint and are currently exploring opportunities with several other countries. In addition, we manufacture a line of industrial zinc items used in the plumbing, automotive, electrical component and European architectural markets, and the Lifejacket(R) anti-corrosion system. Our anticorrosion zinc Lifejacket(R) is gaining recognition as a cost-effective solution to arrest the corrosion of the reinforcement steel within poured concrete structures. We are affected by fluctuations in penny blank requirements of the United States Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve System. Although the future use of the penny as legal tender has been debated in recent years, management believes that the zinc based coinage will remain an important part of the currency system for the foreseeable future. Sales and Marketing Our sales and marketing staff consists of individuals with considerable technical background in the field of metallurgy. These individuals focus on leveraging our core capabilities in zinc metallurgy and electrochemistry to exploit new market opportunities. The sales and marketing staff works closely with our engineering and technical services group to deliver products to the customer. We maintain a website which contains technical information regarding the advantageous physical properties of zinc versus other metals. Manufacturing In our Greenville, Tennessee facility, we manufacture alloys of zinc strip and fabricated zinc products in a number of configurations for our customers. We have five lines used to slit the coils into widths specified by customers. Many customers require less than the full master coil diameters, so the large coils are broken down into the requested diameters at the time they are slit. We also produce coin blanks stamped from slit coils using one of five high-speed presses. The stamped blanks are then rimmed and put into one of three electroplating lines where the copper coating is applied. Raw Materials We purchase special high-grade zinc ingot and a variety of metals, including copper, lead, titanium, magnesium, manganese and other alloys, to produce the zinc alloys we use in our various applications. These alloys have been developed by our technical staff to meet the specific physical and chemical characteristics of the finished product applications. We purchase zinc ingot based on market prices quoted on the London Metals Exchange (month-end average price) from a variety of suppliers. Certain customers, including the United States Mint, provide their own purchased zinc that is utilized to manufacture product at a toll conversion price. We purchase copper for both alloying and plating purposes based on market prices quoted on the New York Commodities and Metals Exchange. As with zinc ingot, the United States Mint supplies the required copper for one-cent coin blanks. We also purchase a variety of chemicals for production and waste treatment, primarily for use in copper plating. Prices for chemicals are 12 negotiated with suppliers based on market supply and demand conditions and volume purchase levels. INJECTION MOLDED PLASTICS We manufacture precision custom injection molded components for major companies in the healthcare and consumer products industries. We also own Yorker(R) Closures, a proprietary product line of plastic closures. Products for the healthcare industry include items such as intravenous harness components and surgical devices. Products for manufacturers of consumer goods primarily include packaging and sport shooting ammunition components. Customers We supply shotgun shell components to Winchester Ammunition and various healthcare products (such as contact lens cases) to CIBA Vision Corporation, Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, CB Fleet Company, Inc., and Meridian Diagnostics, Inc. and consumer products for The Scotts Company, among others. Sales and Marketing We concentrate our marketing efforts in those markets that require high levels of precision, quality, and engineering expertise. There is potential for continued growth in all product lines, especially in the healthcare market, where our quality, service and "clean room" molding operations are critical competitive factors. Manufacturing We manufacture at three facilities located in Greenville, South Carolina; Reedsville, Pennsylvania; and Springfield, Missouri. The injection-molding process involves converting plastic resin pellets to a fluid state through elevated temperature and pressure, at which point the resin is injected into a mold where it is then formed into a finished part. Molded parts are usually small, intricate components that are produced using multi-cavity tooling. Post-molding operations employ robotics and automation for assembly and packaging. Raw Materials We purchase resin from regular commercial sources of supply and, in most cases, multiple sources. The supply and demand for plastic resins are subject to cyclical and other market factors. Competition The market for injection molded plastics is highly competitive. We concentrate our marketing efforts in those markets that require high levels of precision, quality, engineering expertise and cleanliness. We have differentiated ourselves from our competitors by developing long-lasting relationships with a number of specialty tooling manufacturers and by possessing strong design capabilities. We believe that the quality and cleanliness of our facilities provides another competitive advantage for us. As a result, we believe that we will continue to capture 13 new injection molding programs as they come to market, as well as benefit from continued outsourcing trends among original equipment manufacturers. OTHER Effective November 26, 2001, we sold our underperforming thermoformed plastics operations consisting of the assets of our Triangle, TriEnda and Synergy World divisions (the "TPD Assets") to Wilbert, Inc. for $21.0 million in cash, a $1.9 million noninterest-bearing one-year note, and the assumption of certain identified liabilities. We recorded a pre-tax loss of $121.1 million in 2001 related to the sale. Effective November 1, 2001, we sold our majority interest in Microlin, LLC, a developer of proprietary battery and fluid delivery technology, for $1,000 in cash plus contingent consideration based upon future performance through December 31, 2012 and the cancellation of future funding requirements. We recorded a pre-tax loss of $1.4 million in 2001 related to the sale. Currently, our other business primarily manufactures thermoformed plastic white goods for a variety of customers in our Fort Smith, Arkansas facility. We also manufacture and sell extruded plastic sheet and roll stock products in smooth, textured and laminated finishes for a variety of customers. Additionally, we produce plastic tables for original equipment manufacturers in our Fort Smith plant and have a proprietary line of tables selling under the Vision(TM) brand that are primarily sold to the hospitality and institutional markets. Our customers are primarily other equipment manufacturers. Our products are produced through a thermoforming process. Thermoforming is an operation in which plastic sheet is converted into a formed product through single- or twin-sheet vacuum or pressure formed in conjunction with the application of heat. After the product is formed, the process of removing the excess material, or trimming, is generally performed by automated equipment programmed to execute the appropriate steps to produce the finished part to the customer's specifications. We purchase resin directly for use in the manufacture of extruded sheet and also purchase plastic sheet from third-party suppliers in those instances where we are unable to provide for our needs internally. These raw materials are obtained from regular commercial sources of supply and, in most cases, multiple sources. The supply and demand for plastic resins are subject to cyclical and other market factors. Certain of our customers purchase the resin on our behalf, thereby providing us protection from price fluctuations. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS We enter into contracts with the United States Government which contain termination provisions customary for government contracts. See "Metals" under the materials based group discussion above. The United States Government retains the right to terminate such contracts at its convenience. However, if the contract is terminated, we are entitled to be reimbursed for allowable costs and profits to the date of termination relating to authorized work performed to such date. The United States Government contracts are also subject to reduction or modification in the event of changes in government requirements or budgetary constraints. Since entering into a contract with us in 1981, the United States Government has not terminated the penny blank supply arrangement. 14 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS Our operations are subject to Federal, state and local environmental and health and safety laws and regulations, including those that impose workplace standards and regulate the discharge of pollutants into the environment and establish standards for the handling, generation, emission, release, discharge, treatment, storage and disposal of materials and substances including solid and hazardous wastes. We believe that we are in material compliance with such laws and regulations. Further, the cost of maintaining compliance has not, and we believe, in the future, will not, have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Due to the nature of our operations and the frequently changing nature of environmental compliance standards and technology, we cannot predict with any certainty that future material capital or operating expenditures will not be required in order to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations. In addition to operational standards, environmental laws also impose obligations on various entities to clean up contaminated properties or to pay for the cost of such remediation, often upon parties that did not actually cause the contamination. We have attempted to limit our exposure to such liabilities through contractual indemnities and other mechanisms. We do not believe that any of our existing remediation obligations, including at third-party sites where we have been named a potentially responsible party, will have a material adverse effect upon our business, results of operations or financial condition. EMPLOYEES As of September 30, 2002, we employed approximately 950 people. Approximately 215 union workers are covered by two collective bargaining agreements at our metals and domestic consumables manufacturing facilities. These agreements expire at the domestic consumables facility (Muncie, Indiana) on October 15, 2006, and at the metals facility (Greeneville, Tennessee) on October 4, 2003. We have not experienced a work stoppage during the past five years. Management believes that its relationships with our employees and collective bargaining unions are satisfactory. Our principal executive offices are located at 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, New York, 10580. 15 RISK FACTORS Investing in our securities involves risks, including the risks described in this prospectus, in any prospectus supplement and in the other documents that are incorporated herein by reference. You should carefully consider the risks factors together with all of the other information and data included in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the documents that are incorporated herein by reference before you decide to acquire any securities. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operation may suffer. RISKS RELATING TO JARDEN REDUCTIONS, CANCELLATIONS, OR DELAYS IN CUSTOMER PURCHASES WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR PROFITABILITY. Customers in our consumer products group, and many customers in our materials based group, generally do not enter into long-term contracts or commitments with us. As a result, these customers may cancel their orders, change purchase quantities from forecast volumes, or delay purchases for a number of reasons beyond our control. Significant or numerous cancellations, reductions, or delays in purchases by customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, because many of our costs are fixed, a reduction in customer demand could have an adverse affect on our gross profit margins and operating income. Sales to one customer in our consumer products group, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its affiliates, accounted for approximately 8% of our 2001 consolidated net sales and approximately 17% of our 2001 consolidated net sales on a pro forma basis. In addition, sales to one customer in our materials based group accounted for approximately 8% of our 2001 consolidated net sales and approximately 6% of our 2001 consolidated net sales on a pro forma basis. A significant reduction in purchases from either of these customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. WE MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE TREND TOWARDS RETAIL TRADE CONSOLIDATION. With the growing trend towards retail trade consolidation, we are increasingly dependent upon key retailers whose bargaining strength is growing. Our consumer products businesses may be negatively affected by changes in the policies of our retailer customers, such as inventory destocking, limitations on access to shelf space, price demands and other conditions. SALES OF SOME OF OUR PRODUCTS ARE SEASONAL AND WEATHER RELATED. Sales of certain of our products, particularly our consumer products, are seasonal. Sales of our home canning products generally reflect the pattern of the growing season, and sales of our FoodSaver(R) products generally are strongest in the fourth quarter preceding the holiday season. Sales of these products may be negatively impacted by unfavorable weather conditions and other market trends. Periods of drought, for example, may adversely affect the supply and price of fruit, vegetables, and other foods available for home canning. Sales of our consumer products may also be adversely affected by the trend toward decreasing prices and increasing 16 quality of purchased preserved food products. Either or both of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. WE DEPEND ON SUPPLIERS IN ASIA. The vast majority of our FoodSaver(R) products are manufactured by third party suppliers in China and Korea. Any adverse change in, among other things, any of the following could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition: o our relationship with these suppliers; o the financial condition of these suppliers; o our ability to import outsourced products; or o these suppliers' ability to manufacture and deliver outsourced products on a timely basis. We cannot assure you that we could quickly or effectively replace any of our suppliers if the need arose, and we cannot assure you that we could retrieve tooling and molds possessed by any of our suppliers. Our dependence on these few suppliers could also adversely affect our ability to react quickly and effectively to changes in the market for our products. In addition, international manufacturing is subject to significant risks, including, among other things: o labor unrest; o political instability; o restrictions on transfer of funds; o domestic and international customs and tariffs; o unexpected changes in regulatory environments; and o potentially adverse tax consequences. Labor in China has historically been readily available at relatively low cost as compared to labor costs applicable in other nations. China has experienced rapid social, political and economic change in recent years. We cannot assure you that labor will continue to be available to us in China at costs consistent with historical levels. A substantial increase in labor costs in China could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Although China currently enjoys "most favored nation" trading status with the United States, the U.S. government has in the past proposed to revoke such status and to impose higher tariffs on products imported from China. We cannot assure you that our business will not be affected by the aforementioned risks, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. COMPETITION IN OUR INDUSTRIES MAY HINDER OUR ABILITY TO EXECUTE OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY, ACHIEVE PROFITABILITY, OR MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXISTING CUSTOMERS. 17 We operate in highly competitive industries. We compete against numerous other domestic and foreign companies, many of which are more established in their industries and have substantially greater revenue or resources than we do. We also face competition from the manufacturing operations of our current and potential customers in our materials based group. A shift away from outsourcing on behalf of our current or potential customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Competition could cause price reductions, reduced profits or losses, or loss of market share, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business. To compete effectively in the future in the consumer products industry, among other things, we must: o maintain strict quality standards; o develop new products that appeal to consumers; and o deliver products on a reliable basis at competitive prices. To compete effectively in the future in the materials based industry, among other things, we must: o provide technologically advanced manufacturing services; o maintain strict quality standards; o respond flexibly and rapidly to customers' design and schedule changes; and o deliver products on a reliable basis at competitive prices. Our inability to do any of these things could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. IF WE FAIL TO DEVELOP NEW OR EXPAND EXISTING CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS, OUR ABILITY TO GROW OUR BUSINESS WILL BE IMPAIRED. Growth in our consumer products and materials based groups depends to a significant degree upon our ability to develop new customer relationships and to expand existing relationships with current customers. We cannot guarantee that new customers will be found, that any such new relationships will be successful when they are in place, or that business with current customers will increase. Failure to develop and expand such relationships could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. WE CANNOT BE CERTAIN THAT OUR PRODUCT INNOVATIONS AND MARKETING SUCCESSES WILL CONTINUE. We believe that our future success will depend, in part, upon our ability to continue to introduce innovative designs in our existing products and to develop, manufacture and market new products. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in the introduction, marketing 18 and manufacturing of any new products or product innovations, or develop and introduce in a timely manner innovations to our existing products which satisfy customer needs or achieve market acceptance. Our failure to develop new products and introduce them successfully and in a timely manner would harm our ability to grow our business and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. WE MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN INTEGRATING ACQUIRED BUSINESSES, WHICH MAY INTERRUPT OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS. We intend to grow through the acquisition of additional companies, including the proposed acquisition of the business assets of Diamond Brands. We expect to face competition for acquisition candidates, which may limit the number of opportunities and may lead to higher acquisition prices. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify, acquire, or manage profitably additional businesses or to integrate successfully any acquired businesses into our existing business without substantial costs, delays or other operational or financial difficulties. Further, acquisitions involve a number of special risks, including failure of the acquired business to achieve expected results, diversion of management's attention, failure to retain key personnel of the acquired business and risks associated with unanticipated events or liabilities, some or all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. OUR OPERATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A NUMBER OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. Our operations are subject to Federal, state and local environmental and health and safety laws and regulations including those that impose workplace standards and regulate the discharge of pollutants into the environment and establish standards for the handling, generation, emission, release, discharge, treatment, storage and disposal of materials and substances including solid and hazardous wastes. We believe that we are in material compliance with such laws and regulations and that the cost of maintaining compliance will not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. While we do not anticipate having to make, and historically have not had to make, significant capital expenditures in order to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations, due to the nature of our operations and the frequently changing nature of environmental compliance standards and technology, we cannot predict with any certainty that future material capital expenditures will not be required. WE MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY REMEDIATION OBLIGATIONS MANDATED BY APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. In addition to operational standards, environmental laws also impose obligations on various entities to clean up contaminated properties or to pay for the cost of such remediation, often upon parties that did not actually cause the contamination. Accordingly, we may become liable, either contractually or by operation of law, for remediation costs even if the contaminated property is not presently owned or operated by us, is a landfill or other location where we have disposed wastes, or if the contamination was caused by third parties during or prior to our ownership or operation of the property. Given the nature of the past industrial operations conducted by us and others at these properties, there can be no assurance that all potential instances of soil or groundwater contamination have been identified, even for those properties 19 where an environmental site assessment has been conducted. We do not believe that any of our existing remediation obligations, including at third-party sites where we have been named a potentially responsible party, will require material capital or operating expenditures or will otherwise have a material adverse effect upon our business, results of operations or financial condition. However, future events, such as changes in existing laws or policies or their enforcement, or the discovery of currently unknown contamination, may give rise to additional remediation liabilities that may be material. WE DEPEND UPON KEY PERSONNEL. We are highly dependent on the continuing efforts of our executive officers, including Martin E. Franklin, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Ian G.H. Ashken, our Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, and we likely will depend on the senior management of any significant business we acquire in the future. Our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected by the loss of any of these persons and the inability to attract and retain qualified replacements. WE ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENTS. We have entered into a contract with the United States government to supply penny blanks to the United States Mint. We have also entered into a contract with the Canadian government to supply penny blanks to the Royal Canadian Mint. These contracts contain termination provisions customary for government contracts. The United States government and Canadian government retain the right to terminate these contracts at their convenience. These contracts are also subject to reduction or modification in the event of changes in government requirements or budgetary constraints. Our largest metals customer is the United States Mint, which comprised approximately 8% of our 2001 consolidated net sales (approximately 6% on a pro forma basis). The United States Mint announced in the fourth quarter of 2001 that it was implementing an inventory reduction program for all coinage. In addition, several times in recent years, proposed legislation has been introduced which, if passed, could reduce or eliminate the circulation of the penny. If production, use or demand for the U.S. penny is reduced, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. OUR OPERATING RESULTS CAN BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY CHANGES IN THE COST OR AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIALS. Pricing and availability of raw materials for use in our businesses can be volatile due to numerous factors beyond our control, including general, domestic and international economic conditions, labor costs, production levels, competition, import duties and tariffs and currency exchange rates. This volatility can significantly affect the availability and cost of raw materials for us, and may, therefore, have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. During periods of rising prices of raw materials, there can be no assurance that we will be able to pass any portion of such increases on to customers. Conversely, when raw material prices decline, customer demands for lower prices could result in lower sale prices and, to the extent we 20 have existing inventory, lower margins. As a result, fluctuations in raw material prices could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Some of the products we manufacture require particular types of glass, plastic, metal or other materials. Supply shortages for a particular type of material can delay production or cause increases in the cost of manufacturing our products. This could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. OUR BUSINESS COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BECAUSE OF RISKS WHICH ARE PARTICULAR TO INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS. On a pro forma basis, approximately 10.8% of Jarden's net sales in 2001 were derived from sales outside of the United States. In addition, we anticipate that international sales will be a growth area for our consumer products business. International sales (and the international operations of our customers) are subject to inherent risks which could adversely affect us, including, among other things: o fluctuations in the value of currencies; o unexpected changes in and the burdens and costs of compliance with a variety of foreign laws; o political and economic instability; o increases in duties and taxation; and o reversal of the current policies (including favorable tax and lending policies) encouraging foreign investment or foreign trade by our host countries. OUR PERFORMANCE CAN FLUCTUATE WITH THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE RETAIL INDUSTRY. We sell our consumer products to retailers, including food, hardware, catalog and mass merchants, in the United States and Canada. A significant deterioration in the financial condition of our major customers could have a material adverse effect on our sales and profitability. We continually monitor and evaluate the credit status of our customers and attempt to adjust sales terms as appropriate. Despite these efforts, a bankruptcy filing by a key customer could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, as a result of the desire of retailers to more closely manage inventory levels, there is a growing trend among retailers to make purchases on a "just-in-time" basis. This requires us to shorten our lead time for production in certain cases and more closely anticipate demand, which could in the future require the carrying of additional inventories. CLAIMS MADE AGAINST US BASED ON PRODUCT LIABILITY COULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR BUSINESS. As a producer and marketer of consumer products, we are subject to the risk of claims for 21 product liability. We maintain product liability insurance, but there is a risk that our coverage will not be sufficient to insure against all claims which may be brought against us, or that we will not be able to maintain that coverage or obtain additional insurance covering existing or new products. If a product liability claim exceeding our insurance coverage were to be successfully asserted against us, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. WE DEPEND ON OUR PATENTS AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. Our success with our proprietary products depends, in part, on our ability to protect our current and future technologies and products and to defend our intellectual property rights. If we fail to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, competitors may manufacture and market products similar to ours. We cannot be sure that we will receive patents for any of our patent applications or that any existing or future patents that we receive or license will provide competitive advantages for our products. We also cannot be sure that competitors will not challenge, invalidate or avoid the application of any existing or future patents that we receive or license. In addition, patent rights may not prevent our competitors from developing, using or selling products that are similar or functionally equivalent to our products. Furthermore, the patents we maintain on the bags used for vacuum sealing expire in 2005 and the patents we maintain on our home vacuum packaging systems expire in 2009. We are currently applying for patents on new bags and vacuum packaging systems that we recently acquired. WE DEPEND ON A SINGLE MANUFACTURING FACILITY FOR CERTAIN ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS. Certain of our products, including some using specially designed machines and proprietary cutting technology, are manufactured at a sole company-owned manufacturing facility. These facilities are subject to the normal hazards that could result in material damage to such facilities. Damage to any of these facilities, or prolonged interruption in the operations of any of these facilities for repairs or other reasons, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. CERTAIN OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE REPRESENTED BY LABOR UNIONS. Approximately 215 of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements. These agreements expire at our domestic consumables facility (Muncie, Indiana) on October 15, 2006 and at our metals facility (Greeneville, Tennessee) on October 4, 2003. While we have not experienced a work stoppage, slowdown or strike during the past five years and management believes that its relationships with our collective bargaining units are good, no assurance can be made that we will not experience a work stoppage, slowdown or strike in the future. A work stoppage, slowdown or strike by our employees, or the employees of our suppliers or customers, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. OUR SIGNIFICANT INDEBTEDNESS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR FINANCIAL HEALTH, AND PREVENT US FROM FULFILLING OUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER OUR DEBT. 22 We have a significant amount of indebtedness and will incur more debt if we close the proposed acquisition of Diamond Brands and/or complete a debt offering. Our significant indebtedness could: o make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the debt securities; o increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions; o require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and investments and other general corporate purposes; o limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the markets in which we operate; o place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; and o limit, among other things, our ability to borrow additional funds. The following table sets forth our total debt, total stockholders' equity, total capitalization and ratio of debt to total capitalization: September 30, 2002 ------------------ (Unaudited) (Dollars in Thousands) Total debt $217,290 Total stockholders' equity 69,789 ---------------------- Total capitalization $287,079 ====================== Ratio of debt to total 76% capitalization The terms of our senior credit facility, the indenture that will govern the debt securities, and the indenture governing our 9 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2012 allow us to issue and incur additional debt upon satisfaction of certain conditions. See "Description of Senior Indebtedness" for a description of our senior credit facility. If new debt is added to current debt levels, the related risks described above could increase. WE WILL REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CASH TO SERVICE OUR INDEBTEDNESS. OUR ABILITY TO GENERATE CASH DEPENDS ON MANY FACTORS BEYOND OUR CONTROL. Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness, including the debt securities, our 9 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2012, and amounts borrowed under our senior 23 credit facility, and to fund planned capital expenditures and expansion efforts and strategic acquisitions we may make in the future, if any, will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. This, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive and other factors that are beyond our control. Based on our current level of operations, we believe our cash flow from operations, together with available cash and available borrowings under our senior credit facility, will be adequate to meet future liquidity needs for at least the next twelve months. However, we cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future, that our currently anticipated growth in revenues and cash flow will be realized on schedule or that future borrowings will be available to us under the senior credit facility in an amount sufficient to enable us to service indebtedness, including the debt securities, or to fund other liquidity needs. We may need to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness, including the debt securities, our 9 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2012, and our senior credit facility, on or before maturity. We cannot assure you that we will be able to do so on commercially reasonable terms or at all. THE INDENTURE RELATED TO THE DEBT SECURITIES, OUR 9 3/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2012, AND OUR SENIOR CREDIT FACILITY CONTAIN VARIOUS COVENANTS WHICH LIMIT OUR MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION IN THE OPERATION OF OUR BUSINESS. Our senior credit facility, the indenture related to our 9 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2012, and the indenture related to the debt securities contain various provisions that limit our management's discretion by restricting our and our subsidiaries' ability to, among other things: o incur additional indebtedness; o pay dividends or distributions on, or redeem or repurchase, capital stock; o make investments; o engage in transactions with affiliates; o incur liens; o transfer or sell assets; and o consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets. In addition, our senior credit facility requires us to meet certain financial ratios. Any failure to comply with the restrictions of our senior credit facility, the indenture related to our 9 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2012, the indenture related to the debt securities or any other subsequent financing agreements may result in an event of default. An event of default may allow the creditors, if the agreements so provide, to accelerate the related debt as well as any other debt to which a cross-acceleration or cross-default provision applies. In addition, the lenders may be able to terminate any commitments they had made to supply us with further funds. 24 WE MAY NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO RAISE THE FUNDS NECESSARY TO FINANCE THE CHANGE OF CONTROL OFFER REQUIRED BY THE INDENTURE RELATED TO OUR 9 3/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2012. Upon the occurrence of certain specific kinds of change of control events, we will be required to offer to repurchase all outstanding notes under the indenture related to our 9 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2012. However, it is possible that we will not have sufficient funds at the time of the change of control to make the required repurchase of these notes. In addition, restrictions in our senior credit facility prohibit repurchases of the notes unless a waiver is obtained from the lenders or our senior credit facility is repaid in full. If we fail to repurchase the notes following a change of control, we will be in default under the indenture related to the notes, which will result in a cross-default under our senior credit facility. Any future debt, including the debt securities, which we incur may also contain restrictions on repayment of the notes. In addition, certain important corporate events, such as leveraged recapitalizations, that would increase the level of our indebtedness would not constitute a change of control under the indenture related to the notes. RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK DELAWARE LAW AND OUR RIGHTS PLAN MAY LIMIT POSSIBLE TAKEOVERS. Our certificate of incorporation makes us subject to the anti-takeover provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, Section 203 prohibits publicly-held Delaware corporations to which it applies from engaging in a "business combination" with an "interested stockholder" for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. This provision could discourage others from bidding for our shares and could, as a result, reduce the likelihood of an increase in our stock price that would otherwise occur if a bidder sought to buy our stock. We have adopted a rights plan that provides that shares of our common stock have associated preferred stock purchase rights. These rights become exercisable and detachable from the associated common stock only on the tenth day following a public announcement that a person or group has acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of our common stock or on the tenth business day (or such later date as our board of directors will determine) following the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer that would result in a person or group holding 15% or more of the outstanding shares of our common stock. The rights entitle our stockholders, other than the person or entity that has acquired or made an exchange or tender offer for 15% or more of our outstanding common stock, to purchase shares of our series A junior participating preferred stock or other capital stock and, in certain circumstances, would allow our stockholders to acquire capital stock in an entity that acquires our company. The exercise of these rights would make the acquisition of Jarden by a third party more expensive to that party and has the effect of discouraging third parties from acquiring our company without the approval of our board of directors, which has the power to redeem these rights and prevent their exercise. The preferred stock purchase rights are not presently exercisable and will expire at the close of business on March 22, 2003, unless earlier redeemed by us. THE MARKET PRICE FOR OUR COMMON STOCK IS VOLATILE. 25 The market price for our common stock may be highly volatile. We believe that a variety of factors, including announcements by us or our competitors, quarterly variations in financial results, trading volume, general market trends and other factors, could use the market price of our common stock to fluctuate substantially. Additionally, the market in general, and our common stock in particular, may be subject to increased volatility due to general economic conditions and the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. and any resulting conflicts. WE MAY ISSUE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OUR COMMON STOCK IN CONNECTION WITH FUTURE ACQUISITIONS AND THE SALE OF THOSE SHARES COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR STOCK PRICE. As part of our growth strategy, we anticipate issuing additional shares of our common stock, preferred stock, and warrants. We may file other shelf registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission that we may use to sell shares of our common stock preferred stock, and warrants from time to time in connection with acquisitions. To the extent that we are able to grow through acquisitions for stock or warrants to purchase our stock, the number of outstanding shares of common stock and/or preferred stock that will be eligible for sale in the future is likely to increase substantially. Persons receiving warrants or shares of our common or preferred stock in connection with these acquisitions may be more likely to sell large quantities of their warrants and stock which may influence the price of our common stock. In addition, the potential issuance of additional shares in connection with anticipated acquisitions could lessen demand for our common stock and result in a lower price than would otherwise be obtained. OUR STOCK PRICE MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED IF OUR STOCKHOLDERS SELL SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF OUR COMMON STOCK, OR OUR PREFERRED STOCK OR WARRANTS CONVERTIBLE INTO OUR COMMON STOCK, IN THE PUBLIC MARKET FOLLOWING THE OFFERING. If our stockholders sell substantial amounts of our common stock, or our preferred stock or warrants convertible into our common stock, in the public market following this offering, the market price of our common stock could fall. These sales might make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem appropriate and may require us to issue greater amounts of our common stock to finance such acquisition. Additional shares sold in this offering or to finance acquisitions may dilute our earnings per share if the new operations' earnings are disappointing. SINCE WE HAVE BROAD DISCRETION IN HOW WE USE THE NET PROCEEDS FROM THIS OFFERING, WE MAY USE SUCH PROCEEDS IN WAYS WITH WHICH YOU DISAGREE. We have not allocated specific amounts of the net proceeds from this offering to any specific purpose. While we expect to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to pay down our credit facility, our credit facility will permit us to re-borrow that money at later times. Accordingly, our management will have significant flexibility in applying the net proceeds of this offering. The failure of management to use such funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. 26 RISKS RELATING TO THE DEBT SECURITIES YOUR RIGHT TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS ON THE DEBT SECURITIES IS JUNIOR TO OUR EXISTING SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS AND POSSIBLY ALL OF OUR FUTURE BORROWINGS. FURTHER, THE GUARANTEES OF THE DEBT SECURITIES ARE JUNIOR TO ALL OF THE GUARANTORS' EXISTING SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS AND POSSIBLY TO ALL THEIR FUTURE BORROWINGS. The debt securities and the guarantees rank behind all of our and the guarantors' existing senior indebtedness and all of our and the guarantors' future senior indebtedness. See "Description of Senior Indebtedness" for a description of our senior credit facility. As of September 30, 2002, the debt securities and the guarantees were subordinated to approximately $53 million of senior debt. In addition, our senior credit facility permitted up to approximately $46 million of additional borrowings, subject to compliance with the covenants and conditions to borrowing under the senior credit facility, which borrowings would be senior to the debt securities and the guarantees. We will be permitted to borrow substantial additional indebtedness, including senior debt, in the future. As a result of this subordination, upon any distribution to our creditors or the creditors of the guarantors in a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization or similar proceedings relating to us or the guarantors or our or the guarantors' property, the holders of our senior debt and the senior debt of the guarantors will be entitled to be paid in full in cash before any payment may be made with respect to the debt securities or the guarantees. In addition, all payments on the debt securities and the guarantees will be blocked in the event of a payment default on senior debt and may be blocked for up to 179 consecutive days in the event of certain non-payment defaults on designated senior debt. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization or similar proceeding relating to us or the guarantors, the indenture relating to the debt securities will require that amounts otherwise payable to holders of the debt securities in a bankruptcy or similar proceeding be paid to holders of senior debt instead until the holders of senior debt are paid in full. As a result, holders of the debt securities may not receive all amounts owed to them and may receive less, ratably, than holders of trade payables and other unsubordinated indebtedness in any such proceeding. SINCE THE DEBT SECURITIES ARE UNSECURED, YOUR RIGHT TO ENFORCE REMEDIES IS LIMITED BY THE RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF SECURED DEBT. In addition to being contractually subordinated to all existing and future senior indebtedness, our obligations under the debt securities will be unsecured while obligations under our senior credit facility will be secured by substantially all of our assets and those of our subsidiaries. If we become insolvent or are liquidated, or if payment under the senior credit facility is accelerated, the lenders under the senior credit facility are entitled to exercise the remedies available to a secured lender under applicable law. These lenders have a claim on all assets securing the senior credit facility before the holders of unsecured debt, including the debt securities. 27 NOT ALL OF OUR SUBSIDIARIES WILL GUARANTEE OUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE DEBT SECURITIES, AND THE ASSETS OF THE NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON THE DEBT SECURITIES. Our present and future domestic restricted subsidiaries will guarantee the debt securities. Payments on the debt securities are only required to be made by us and the subsidiary guarantors. As a result, no payments are required to be made from assets of subsidiaries that do not guarantee the debt securities, unless those assets are transferred by dividend or otherwise to us or a subsidiary guarantor. On a pro forma basis, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2001, the aggregate total assets and net sales of our foreign subsidiaries, which represent all of our non-guarantor subsidiaries, were $14.3 million and $15.3 million, respectively, or 4.6% and 3.6%, respectively, of our total assets and net sales. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of any of the non-guarantor subsidiaries, holders of their liabilities, including their trade creditors, will be entitled to payment of their claims from the assets of those subsidiaries before any assets are made available for distribution to us. As a result, the debt securities are effectively subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities of the non-guarantor subsidiaries. A PUBLIC MARKET FOR THE DEBT SECURITIES MAY NOT DEVELOP. There can be no assurance that a public market for the debt securities will develop or, if such a market develops, as to the liquidity of the market. If a market were to develop, the debt securities could trade at prices that may be higher or lower than their principal amount. We do not intend to apply for listing of the debt securities on any securities exchange or for quotation of the debt securities on any automated quotation system. If an active public market does not develop or continue, the market price and liquidity of the debt securities may be adversely affected. In addition, the liquidity of the trading market in the debt securities, and the market price quoted for the debt securities, may be adversely affected by changes in the overall market for high-yield securities and by changes in our financial performance or prospects or in the prospects for companies in our industry generally. As a result, you cannot be sure that an active trading market will develop for the debt securities. FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTES ALLOW COURTS, UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, TO VOID GUARANTEES AND REQUIRE SECURITY HOLDERS TO RETURN PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM GUARANTORS. If a bankruptcy case or lawsuit is initiated by unpaid creditors of any guarantor, the debt represented by the guarantees entered into by the guarantors may be reviewed under the Federal bankruptcy law and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer laws. Under these laws, a guarantee could be voided, or claims in respect of the guarantee could be subordinated to certain obligations of a guarantor if, among other things, the guarantor, at the time it entered into the guarantee: o received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for entering into the guarantee; and 28 o either: o was insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of entering into a guarantee; or o was engaged in a business or transaction for which the guarantor's remaining assets constituted unreasonably small capital; or o intended to incur, or believed that it would incur, debts or contingent liabilities beyond its ability to pay them as they become due. In addition, any payment by a guarantor could be voided and required to be returned to the guarantor or to a fund for the benefit of the guarantor's creditors under those circumstances. If a guarantee of a subsidiary were voided as a fraudulent conveyance or held unenforceable for any other reason, holders of the debt securities would be solely creditors of our company and creditors of our other subsidiaries that have validly guaranteed the debt securities. The debt securities then would be effectively subordinated to all liabilities of the subsidiary whose guarantee was voided. The measures of insolvency for purposes of these fraudulent transfer laws will vary depending upon the law applied in any proceeding to determine whether a fraudulent transfer has occurred. Generally, however, a guarantor would be considered insolvent if: o the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, were greater than the fair saleable value of all of its assets; or o the present fair saleable value of its assets were less than the amount that would be required to pay its probable liability on its existing debts, including contingent liabilities, as they become absolute and mature; or o it could not pay its debts or contingent liabilities as they become due. If the claims of the holders of the debt securities against any subsidiary were subordinated in favor of other creditors of the subsidiary, the other creditors would be entitled to be paid in full before any payment could be made on the debt securities. If one or more of the guarantees is voided or subordinated, we cannot assure you that after providing for all prior claims there would be sufficient assets remaining to satisfy the claims of the holders of the debt securities. Based upon financial and other information, we believe that the guarantees are being incurred for proper proposes and in good faith and that we, and our subsidiaries that are guarantors, on a consolidated basis, are solvent and will continue to be solvent after this offering is completed, will have sufficient capital for carrying on our business after the issuance of the debt securities and will be able to pay our debts as they mature. We cannot assure you, however, as to the standard a court would apply in making these determinations or that a court would agree with our conclusions in this regard. 29 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements we make in this prospectus, and other written or oral statements by us or our authorized officers on our behalf, may constitute "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans or intentions relating to acquisitions, our competitive strengths and weaknesses, our business strategy and the trends we anticipate in the industry and economies in which we operate and other information that is not historical information. Words or phrases such as "estimates," "expects," "anticipates," "projects," "plans," "intends," "believes" and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, our examination of historical operating trends, are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions. Our expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith, and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them, but we cannot assure you that our expectations, beliefs and projections will be realized. Before you invest in our common stock or debt securities, you should be aware that the occurrence of the events described in the immediately above section captioned "Risk Factors" and otherwise discussed elsewhere in this prospectus or in materials incorporated in this prospectus by reference to our other filings with the Commission, could have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition and results of operation. The data included in this prospectus regarding markets and ranking, including the size of certain markets and our position and the position of our competitors within these markets, are based on independent industry publications, reports of government agencies or other published industry sources or our estimates based on management's knowledge and experience in the markets in which we operate. Our estimates have been based on information provided by customers, suppliers, trade and business organizations and other contacts in the markets in which we operate. We believe these estimates to be accurate as of the date of this prospectus. However, this information may prove to be inaccurate because of the method by which we obtained some of the data for our estimates or because this information cannot always be verified with complete certainty due to the limits on the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties inherent in a survey of market size. As a result, you should be aware that market, ranking and other similar data included in this prospectus, and estimates and beliefs based on that data, may not be reliable. 30 USE OF PROCEEDS Unless we indicate otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities for general corporate purposes, which may include, but are not limited to, working capital, capital expenditures and other potential acquisitions, and to make certain required prepayments under our senior credit facility. See the section titled "Description of Senior Indebtedness" for a detailed description of required prepayments. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement our intended use for the net proceeds received from our sale of any securities. RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the five years ended December 31, 2001 and the nine months ended September 30, 2002 are set forth below:
-------------------------------------------------------------- FOR THE NINE MONTHS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, -------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------- Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 10.5 12.4 6.2 1.5 * 4.6 ==============================================================
* For the actual year ended December 31, 2001, the calculated ratio of earnings to fixed charges is less than one-to- one and represents a deficiency of approximately $125.6 million. The ratios of earnings to fixed charges are calculated as follows: (income before income taxes and minority interest) + (fixed charges) - (capitalized interest) --------------------------------------------------------------------- (fixed charges) DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES This prospectus describes certain general terms and provisions of our debt securities. When we offer to sell a particular series of debt securities, we will describe the specific terms of the series in a supplement to this prospectus. We will also indicate in the supplement whether the general terms and provisions described in this prospectus apply to a particular series of debt securities. The debt securities are to be issued under an indenture between us and a trustee, and may be supplemented or amended from time to time following its execution. The indenture, and any supplemental indentures, will be subject to, and governed by, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "TIA"). The form of the indenture gives us broad authority to set the particular terms of each series of debt securities, including the right to modify certain of the terms contained in the indenture. The particular terms of a series of debt securities and the extent, if any, to which the particular terms of the issue modify the terms of the form of indenture will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities. 31 The statements made hereunder relating to the indenture and the debt securities to be issued thereunder are summaries of certain provisions thereof and do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all provisions of the indenture (including those terms made a part of the indenture by reference to the TIA) and such debt securities. We have filed a copy of the indenture as an exhibit to the registration statement. Capitalized terms used in the summary below have the meanings specified in the indenture. GENERAL The terms of each series of debt securities will be detailed or determined in the manner provided in the indenture and any applicable supplemental indenture. The particular terms of each series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to the series, including any pricing supplement. We will set forth in a prospectus supplement (including any pricing supplement) relating to any series of debt securities being offered, the initial offering price, the aggregate principal amount and the following terms of the debt securities, if applicable: o the title of the debt securities; o any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities; o the date or dates on which we will pay the principal on the debt securities; o the rate or rates at which the debt securities will bear interest, the date or dates from which interest will accrue, the date or dates on which interest will be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date; o the place or places where principal of and any premium and interest on the debt securities will be payable; o whether the debt securities rank as senior subordinated debt securities or subordinated debt securities; o the terms of any guarantee of any debt securities; o the terms and conditions upon which we may redeem the debt securities; o any obligation we have to redeem or purchase the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder of debt securities; o the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof; o whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of certificated debt securities or global debt securities; 32 o the portion of principal amount of the debt securities payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date, if other than the principal amount; o the currency, currencies, or currency units in which payment of the principal of and any premium and interest debt securities will be made; o if payments of principal of or any premium and interest on the debt securities will be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which the debt securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies, or currency units in which payment of principal of or any premium and interest on the debt securities as to which such election is made will be payable, and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made; o the manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of or any premium or interest on the debt securities will be determined, if these amounts may be determined by reference to an index, based upon a formula, or in some other manner; o whether, the ratio at which and the terms and conditions upon which, if any, the debt securities will be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock or our other securities or securities of another person; o any addition to or change in the events of default described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities and any change in the acceleration provisions described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities; o any addition to or change in the covenants described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities; and o any other terms of the debt securities, which may modify or delete any provision of the indenture as it applies to that series. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE A holder will be able to transfer or exchange debt securities in accordance with the indenture. The registrar and the trustee may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents in connection with a transfer of debt securities. Holders may be required to pay all taxes due on transfer. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES An event of default means with respect to any series of debt securities, any of the following: o default in the payment of any interest upon any debt security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of that default for a period of 30 days; 33 o default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on any debt security of that series when it becomes due and payable; o default in the making of any sinking fund payment when and as due in respect of any debt security of that series; o default in the performance, or breach, of any other material covenant or warranty by us in the indenture (other than a default in the performance, or breach, of a covenant or agreement that is specifically dealt elsewhere in the indenture or that has been included in the indenture solely for the benefit of a series of debt securities other than that series), which default continues uncured for a period of 60 days after we receive written notice from the trustee or we and the trustee receive written notice from the holders of not less than a certain specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of that series as provided in the indenture; o any nonpayment or other default is made under any agreement or instrument relating to any of our other indebtedness and such default shall have continued after any applicable grace period and results in that indebtedness becoming due prior to its stated maturity or occurs at the final maturity of that indebtedness; o certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; and o any other event of default provided with respect to debt securities of that series that is described in the applicable prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus. No event of default with respect to a particular series of debt securities (except as to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization) necessarily constitutes an event of default with respect to any other series of debt securities. If an event of default with respect to debt securities of any series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, then the trustee or the holders of not less than a certain specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of that series may, by written notice to us (and to the trustee if given by the holders), declare to be due and payable immediately the principal (or, if the debt securities of that series are discount securities, that portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of all debt securities of that series. In the case of an event of default resulting from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the principal of and premium, if any, and interest of all outstanding debt securities will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act by the trustee or any holder of outstanding debt securities. At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to debt securities of any series has been made, but before the trustee has obtained a judgment or decree for payment of the money due, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of that series may, subject to our having paid or deposited with the trustee a sum sufficient to pay overdue interest and principal which has become due other than by acceleration and certain other conditions, rescind and annul such acceleration if all events of default, other 34 than the nonpayment of accelerated principal and premium with respect to debt securities of that series, have been cured or waived as provided in the indenture. For information as to waiver of defaults see the discussion under "-- Amendment, Supplement and Waiver" below. We refer you to the prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities that are discount securities for the particular provisions relating to acceleration of a portion of the principal amount of the discount securities upon the occurrence of an event of default and the continuation of an event of default. The indenture provides that the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request of any holder of outstanding debt securities, unless the trustee receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any cost, liability or expense. Subject to certain rights of the trustee, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of any series 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 debt securities of that series. The indenture provides that the trustee may withhold notice to the holders of debt securities of any series of any event of default (except in payment on any debt securities of that series) with respect to debt securities of that series if it in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interest of the holders of those debt securities. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER Without notice to or the consent of any holders, we and the trustee enter into one or more supplemental indentures for any of the following purposes: o to evidence the succession of another entity to us and the assumption by that successor of our covenants in the indenture and in the debt securities; o to add to the covenants for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of debt securities, and if those covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series, stating that those covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of that series, or to surrender any right or power conferred upon us; o to add any additional events of default; o to add or change any of the provisions of the indenture to such extent as may be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of debt securities in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form o subject to certain limitations, to add to, change, or eliminate any of the provisions of the indenture in respect of any series of debt securities; o to establish the form or terms of debt securities of any series as permitted by the indenture; 35 o to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment of a separate or successor trustee with respect to one or more series of debt securities and to add to or change any of the provisions of the indenture as is necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts thereunder by more than one trustee; or o to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision in the indenture which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision in the indenture, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the indenture, provided that such action does not adversely affect the interests of the holders of the debt securities of any series in any material respect. We and the trustee may, with some exceptions, amend or modify any indenture with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all series affected by the amendment or modification. However, no amendment or modification may, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security affected thereby: o change the stated maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any debt security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the principal of an original issue discount security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of maturity, or change the coin or currency in which any premium or interest on any debt security is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the stated maturity (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date); o reduce the percentages of holders whose consent is required for any modification or waiver; or o modify certain of the provisions in the indenture relating to supplemental indentures and waivers of certain covenants and past defaults. A modification which changes or eliminates any provision of an indenture expressly included solely for the benefit of holders of debt securities of one or more particular series or modifies the holders' rights will be deemed not to affect the rights under the indenture of the registered holders of debt securities of any other series. The indenture provides that the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all of the debt securities of that series waive any past default and its consequences with respect to that series, except: o a default in the payment of interest on or premium, if any, or the principal of, any debt security of that series; or o a default in respect of a covenant or provision of the indenture which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security of that series affected. 36 DEFEASANCE OF INDENTURE Legal Defeasance. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, we may be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the debt securities of any series (except for certain obligations to register the transfer or exchange of debt securities of the series, to replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities of the series, and to maintain paying agencies and certain provisions relating to the treatment of funds held by paying agents). Covenant Defeasance. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, upon compliance with certain conditions we may omit to comply with certain covenants contained in the indenture, as well as additional covenants contained in a supplement to the indenture and that certain events of default under the indenture will not constitute a an event of default with respect to the debt securities of that series. In the case of either legal defeasance or covenant defeasance, we will be so discharged upon the deposit with the trustee, in trust, of money and/or U.S. Government Obligations that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants to pay and discharge the principal of and premium and interest on the debt securities of that series on the stated maturity of such payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities. This discharge may occur only if, among other things, we have delivered to the trustee an officers' certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that we have received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling or, since the date of execution of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable United States federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that holders of the debt securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR TRANSFER We may not consolidate with or merge with or into any other person or transfer all or substantially all of our properties and assets to any person unless, among other things: o either: o we are the surviving or continuing corporation; or o the person (if other than us) formed by such consolidation or into which we are merged or the person which all or substantially all of our properties and assets are transferred is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and expressly assumes, by a supplemental indenture all of our obligations under the debt securities and the indenture; and 37 o immediately after the transaction and the incurrence or anticipated incurrence of any indebtedness to be incurred in connection with the transaction, no default will exist. DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK COMMON STOCK The holders of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters voted on by our stockholders, including the election of directors. No holders of common stock have any right to cumulative voting. Subject to any preferential rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock created by our board of directors, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to such dividends as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors from funds available therefor. We currently do not and do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future, and, at this time, are restricted from doing so under the terms of our credit facility. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preference and other amounts owed to the holders of our preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no preemptive rights or rights to convert their common stock into any other securities. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. Subject to adjustment and certain limitations, each share of common stock has a preferred stock purchase right that entitles the registered holder of the common stock to purchase from us a unit consisting of one one-hundredth of a share of our series A junior participating preferred stock, at an exercise price of $45.00 per Right upon the happening of certain events. The preferred stock purchase rights are not presently exercisable and will expire at the close of business on March 22, 2003, unless earlier redeemed by us. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "JAH." PREFERRED STOCK Our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, authorizes our board of directors to issue, without further stockholder action, up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, in one or more series, having a par value of $.01 per share, 250,000 of which has been designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock. The board of directors is authorized to fix for each such series the designation and relative rights (including, if any, conversion, participation, voting and dividend rights and stated redemption and liquidation values), preferences, limitations and restrictions, as are stated in the resolutions adopted by the board of directors and as are permitted by General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. One right to purchase one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock is attached to each outstanding share of our common stock. DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS We may issue warrants to purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock, or shares or common stock. We may issue warrants independently or together with any other securities we 38 offer pursuant to a prospectus supplement and the warrants may be attached to or separate from the securities. We will issue each series of warrants under a separate warrant agreement that we will enter into with a bank or trust company, as warrant agent. We will set forth additional terms of the warrants and the applicable warrant agreements in the applicable prospectus supplement. Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase the principal amount of debt securities or the number of shares of preferred stock or common stock at the exercise price set forth in, or calculable as set forth in, the applicable prospectus supplement. The exercise price may be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events, as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date of the warrant, unexercised warrants will become void. The place or places where, and the manner in which, warrants may be exercised shall be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the following terms, where applicable, of the warrants in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered: o the title of the warrants; o the aggregate number of the warrants; o the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued; o the designation, aggregate principal amount and terms of the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants and the procedures and conditions relating to the exercise of the warrants; o the designation and terms of any related securities with which the warrants will be issued, and the number of warrants that will be issued with each security; o the date, if any, on and after which the warrants and the related debt securities will be separately transferable; o the price at which the securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants may be purchased; o the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence, and the date on which the right will expire; o the maximum or minimum number of warrants which may be exercised at any time; o a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the exercise of the warrants; and o any other terms of the warrants and terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exercise of the warrants. Holders may exchange warrant certificates for new warrant certificates of different denominations, and may exercise warrants at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or 39 any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Prior to the exercise of their warrants, holders of warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon the exercise and will not be entitled to payments of principal, premium or interest on the securities purchasable upon the exercise. DESCRIPTION OF SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS On April 24, 2002, we refinanced our existing senior indebtedness with a new $100 million senior secured credit facility (the "Credit Facility") pursuant to the terms of a Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement"), with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the "Administrative Agent"), Swing Line Lender, and L/C Issuer, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, as Syndication Agent, National City Bank of Indiana, as Documentation Agent, and the other Lenders party thereto, including The Bank of New York, Fleet National Bank, Harris Trust and Savings Bank, U.S. Bank National Association, Allfirst Bank, Transamerica Business Capital Corporation, and Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis. The Credit Agreement, among other things, provides for a new senior credit facility for up to $100 million of senior secured loans, consisting of a $50 million five-year revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility") and a $50 million five-year term loan facility (the "Term Loan Facility"). The Revolving Credit Facility includes up to an aggregate of $10 million in standby and commercial letters of credit and up to an aggregate of $10 million in swing line loans. As of June 30, 2002, we had not drawn any of the $50 million available under the Revolving Credit Facility, although we used $2.6 million of availability in connection with pre-existing letters of credit. The Term Loan Facility was drawn in full, in the amount of $50 million, at the closing of the Credit Facility and $48.75 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2002 reflecting scheduled principal repayment since issuance. Principal and interest under the Term Loan Facility are payable quarterly, in accordance with a specified amortization schedule, with the final payment of all amounts outstanding thereunder being due on April 24, 2007. The Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility bear interest at a rate equal to (i) the Eurodollar Rate (as determined by the Administrative Agent) pursuant to an agreed formula or (ii) a Base Rate equal to the higher of (a) the Bank of America prime rate and (b) the federal funds rate plus .50%, plus, in each case, an applicable margin ranging from .75% to 1.50% for Base Rate loans and from 2.00% to 2.75% for Eurodollar Rate loans. The Credit Agreement contains certain restrictions on the conduct of our business, including, among other things, restrictions, generally, on: o incurring debt, including any debt issued in connection with this offering; o disposing of certain assets; o making investments; o exceeding certain agreed capital expenditures; 40 o creating or suffering liens on our assets; o completing certain mergers, consolidations, and with permitted exceptions, acquisitions; o declaring dividends; o redeeming or prepaying other debt; and o transactions with affiliates. The Credit Agreement also requires us to maintain the following financial covenants: o our consolidated net worth may not be at any time less than the sum of: o $30,000,000; o an amount equal to 50% of our consolidated net income earned in each fiscal quarter ending after December 31, 2001 (with no deduction for a net loss in any such fiscal quarter); and o an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate increases in the stockholders' equity of Jarden and our subsidiaries after April 24, 2002 by reason of the issuance and sale of our capital stock (including upon any conversion of our debt securities into our capital stock); o our total leverage ratio as of the end of any four-quarter period may not be greater than the ratio set forth below opposite such four-quarter period: ------------------------------------------------------------------ Four-Quarter Period ending closest to: Maximum Total Leverage Ratio ------------------------------------------------------------------ September 30, 2002; December 31, 2002; 3.50 to 1.00 March 31, 2003; June 30, 2003; and September 30, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------ December 31, 2003; March 31, 2004; 3.25 to 1.00 June 30, 2004; and September 30, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------ December 31, 2004 and thereafter 3.00 to 1.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 41 o our senior leverage ratio as of the end of any four-quarter period may not be greater than the ratio set forth below opposite such four-quarter period: ------------------------------------------------------------------ Four-Quarter Period ending closest to: Maximum Senior Leverage Ratio ------------------------------------------------------------------ September 30, 2002; December 31, 2002; and 2.00 to 1.00 March 31, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------ June 30, 2003; September 30, 2003; December 31, 2003; 1.75 to 1.00 March 31, 2004; June 30, 2004; and September 30, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------ December 31, 2004 and thereafter 1.50 to 1.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ; and o our fixed charge ratio as of the end of any applicable period, beginning with the period ending closest to September 30, 2002, may not be less than 1.25 to 1.00. However, the Credit Agreement does not make any significant restrictions on our or our domestic subsidiaries' ability to obtain funds from their respective subsidiaries by dividend or loan. The occurrence of certain events or conditions described in the Credit Agreement (subject to grace periods in certain cases) constitutes an event of default. If an event of default occurs, the Administrative Agent may, at the request or consent of the Lenders, among other things, declare the entire outstanding balance of principal and interest of all outstanding loans to be immediately due and payable. The events of default include, among other things: o our failure to pay any principal, interest, or other fees when due; o any material judgment or order entered against us; o any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties; o failure to observe certain covenants under the Credit Agreement (including, e.g., the financial covenants); o bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings with respect to Jarden; and 42 o a change of control of Jarden. The Credit Agreement provides that we shall make required prepayments of the Term Loan and Revolving Loan, including, among other things, upon the happening of the following events: o in the event that our total leverage ratio is greater than 3.00 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2002, we must make a prepayment in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the amount of excess cash flow, each such prepayment to be made on the date our and our subsidiaries' financial statements for such fiscal year are required to be delivered (or if earlier, the date such financial statements are delivered) pursuant to the Credit Agreement; o we must make, or must cause each applicable subsidiary to make, a prepayment with respect to each private or public offering of equity securities of Jarden or any of our subsidiaries (other than equity securities issued to Jarden or a guarantor) in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the net proceeds of each issuance of equity securities of the Jarden or any of our subsidiaries, each such prepayment to be made within ten (10) business days of receipt of such proceeds and upon not less than five (5) business days' prior written notice to the Administrative Agent; however, no prepayment shall be required of the first $10,000,000 of net proceeds in each fiscal year of Jarden realized from (x) the issuance of equity securities in connection with the exercise of any option, warrant or other convertible security of Jarden or any of our subsidiaries or (y) the issuance, award or grant of equity securities to eligible participants under a stock plan of Jarden. o we must make, or must cause each applicable subsidiary to make, a prepayment in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the net proceeds from each Disposition (as defined below) other than certain Permitted Dispositions (as defined below), each such prepayment to be made within ten (10) business days of receipt of the net proceeds thereof and upon not less than five (5) business days' prior written notice to the Administrative Agent. Disposition means the sale, transfer, license or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith. A Disposition shall not include (a "Permitted Disposition"): o Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business; o Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business; o Dispositions by Jarden or any of our subsidiaries of equipment or real property which is replaced by equipment or real property of substantially equivalent or greater utility and value within ninety (90) days of the date of disposition thereof, provided that if the fair market value of the property so disposed of is greater than $3,000,000, the Administrative Agent will have received notice of such 43 disposition from us not less than twenty (20) days prior to the consummation of such disposition; o Dispositions of property (i) by any of our subsidiaries to a guarantor, (ii) by us or any guarantor to any guarantor, and (iii) by any of our subsidiaries that is not a guarantor to any other of our subsidiaries that is not a guarantor; o any of our subsidiaries may merge with or transfer substantially all its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to any guarantor, provided that, if a merger, the guarantor must be the continuing or surviving person, and provided further that if a transfer of assets in the form of a sale by a subsidiary that is not a guarantor, the sale shall be at fair market value and the aggregate amount of all such sales will not exceed $5,000,000; o any of our subsidiaries substantially all of whose assets consist of other subsidiaries' securities or other equity securities in any person may merge with or transfer substantially all its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to us, provided that, if a merger, we will be the continuing or surviving person, and provided further that if a transfer of assets in the form of a sale by a subsidiary that is not a guarantor, the sale will be at fair market value and the aggregate amount of all such sales will not exceed $5,000,000; o any of our subsidiaries that is not a guarantor may merge with or sell substantially all its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to any one or more subsidiaries that is not a guarantor; and o Dispositions not otherwise permitted by above, so long as the aggregate fair market value of all such property so disposed in any fiscal year of Jarden does not exceed $35,000,000 and the net proceeds therefrom are applied in accordance with the Credit Agreement; o In the event that the net proceeds received from insurance carried with respect to the collateral securing our obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other loan documents is not completely and fully utilized for the repair or replacement of such collateral, we must make, or must cause each applicable subsidiary to make, a prepayment in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the net proceeds received with respect to such insurance that is not so utilized. In connection with entering into the Credit Agreement, all of our domestic subsidiaries, including Hearthmark, Inc., Alltrista Plastics Corporation, Alltrista Newco Corporation, Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P., TriEnda Corporation, Tilia, Inc. (formerly known as Alltrista Acquisition I, Inc.), Tilia Direct, Inc. (formerly known as Alltrista Acquisition II, Inc.), and Tilia International, Inc. (formerly known as Alltrista Acquisition III, Inc.), and Quoin Corporation, have agreed to guarantee our obligations under the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to a securities pledge agreement, all obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a security interest in all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each of our existing or future direct or indirect domestic subsidiaries, and 65% of the voting capital stock or 44 other equity interests and 100% of the nonvoting stock or other equity interests of each of our (or any of our direct or indirect domestic subsidiaries') existing or future direct foreign subsidiaries. Pursuant to the terms of a security agreement and an intellectual property security agreement, the obligations under the Credit Agreement are also secured by a security interest in substantially all of the assets and properties of us and our domestic subsidiaries. The foregoing is a summary of the material provisions of the Credit Agreement and certain of the documents entered into by us and our domestic subsidiaries in connection therewith which are incorporated herein by reference. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION We may sell securities to or through underwriters and also may sell securities directly to purchasers or through agents. We will name any underwriter or agent involved in the offer and sale of securities in the applicable prospectus supplement. We may distribute the securities from time to time in one or more transactions: o at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed; o at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; o at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or o at negotiated prices. We may also, from time to time, authorize dealers, acting as our agents, to offer and sell securities upon the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. In connection with the sale of securities, we, or the purchasers of securities for whom the underwriters may act as agents, may compensate underwriters in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters may sell the securities to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agent. Underwriters, dealers and agents participating in the distribution of securities may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act, and any discounts or commissions they receive from us and any profit they realize on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement any compensation we pay to underwriters or agents in connection with the offering of securities, and any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to participating dealers. We may enter into agreements to indemnify underwriters, dealers and agents who participate in the distribution of securities against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. To facilitate the offering of securities, certain persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the securities. This 45 may include over-allotments or short sales of the securities, which involve the sale by persons participating in the offering of more securities than we sold to them. In these circumstances, these persons would cover such over-allotments or short positions by making purchases in the open market or by exercising their over-allotment option, if any. In addition, these persons may stabilize or maintain the price of the securities by bidding for or purchasing securities in the open market or by imposing penalty bids, whereby selling concessions allowed to dealers participating in the offering may be reclaimed if securities sold by them are repurchased in connection with stabilization transactions. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. These transactions may be discontinued at any time. Certain of the underwriters, dealers or agents and their associates may engage in transactions with and perform services for us in the ordinary course of our business. WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and in accordance therewith we are required to file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the Commission. Such reports, proxy statements and other information filed by us can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C. 20549, as well as the Regional Offices of the Commission at Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661, at the prescribed rates. The Commission also maintains a site on the World Wide Web that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically. The address of such site is http://www.sec.gov. The telephone number of the Public Reference Room of the Commission is 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, similar information can be inspected at the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. With respect to the common stock, preferred stock, warrants, and debt securities, this prospectus omits certain information that is contained in the registration statement on file with the Commission, of which this prospectus is a part. For further information with respect to us and our common stock, preferred stock, warrants, and debt securities, reference is made to the registration statement, including the exhibits incorporated therein by reference or filed therewith. Statements herein contained concerning the provisions of any document are not necessarily complete and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such document filed as an exhibit or incorporated by reference to the registration statement. The registration statement and the exhibits may be inspected without charge at the offices of the Commission or copies thereof obtained at prescribed rates from the public reference section of the Commission at the addresses set forth above. You should rely on the information contained in this prospectus and in the registration statement as well as other information you deem relevant. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in this prospectus. This prospectus is an offer to sell, or a solicitation of offers to buy, securities only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale or exchange of securities, however, we have a duty to update that information while this prospectus is in use by 46 you where, among other things, any facts or circumstances arise which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information contained in this prospectus or any material information with respect to the plan of distribution was not previously disclosed in the prospectus or there is any material change to such information in the prospectus. This prospectus does not offer to sell or solicit any offer to buy any securities other than the common stock, preferred stock, warrants, and debt securities to which it relates, nor does it offer to buy any of these securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. EXPERTS The consolidated financial statements of Jarden Corporation and subsidiaries (formerly Alltrista Corporation and subsidiaries) appearing in its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 2001, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report thereon included therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The consolidated financial statements of Tilia International, Inc. and its subsidiaries incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in their report with respect thereto. Arthur Andersen LLP has not consented to the inclusion of their report in this prospectus, and we have dispensed with the requirement to file their consent in reliance upon Rule 437a of the Securities Act of 1933. Because Arthur Andersen LLP has not consented to the inclusion of their report in this prospectus, you will not be able to recover against Arthur Andersen LLP under Section 11 of the Securities Act for any untrue statements of a material fact contained in the financial statements audited by Arthur Andersen LLP or any omissions to state a material fact required to be stated therein. LEGAL MATTERS The validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Kane Kessler, P.C., New York, New York. Any underwriters will be advised about the other issues relating to any offering by their own legal counsel. 47 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROSPECTUS JARDEN CORPORATION $150,000,000 DEBT SECURITIES, COMMON STOCK, PREFERRED STOCK, AND WARRANTS ------------------------ ___________ __, 2003 UNTIL ___________ __, 2003, ALL DEALERS THAT EFFECT TRANSACTIONS IN THESE SECURITIES, WHETHER OR NOT PARTICIPATING IN THIS OFFERING, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE DEALERS' OBLIGATION TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN ACTING AS UNDERWRITERS. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48 PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION The expenses to be paid by us in connection with the distribution of the securities being registered are as set forth in the following table: Securities and Exchange Commission Fee $ 13,800 *Legal Fees and Expenses 200,000 *Accounting Fees and Expenses 35,000 *Printing Expenses 50,000 *Blue Sky Fees 7,500 *Trustee/Issuing & Paying Agent Fees and Expenses 5,000 *Transfer Agent Fees & Expenses 5,000 *Miscellaneous 33,700 --------- *Total $ 350,000 ========= *Estimated ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS Under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"), 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 or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding (i) if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. In actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, a corporation may indemnify such person against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which that person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or other such court shall deem proper. To the extent that such person has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defending any such action, suit or proceeding referred to above or any claim issue or matter 49 therein, he or she is entitled to indemnification for expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided for or granted pursuant to Section 145 is not exclusive of any other rights of indemnification or advancement of expenses to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled, and a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance against liabilities asserted against any former or current director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or a person who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, whether or not the power to indemnify is provided by the statute. Article VII, Section B of Jarden's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, provides the following: 1. Jarden shall indemnify each person who is or was a director, officer or employee of Jarden, or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise which he is serving or served in any capacity at the request of Jarden, against any and all liability and reasonable expense that may be incurred by him in connection with or resulting from any claim, actions, suit or proceeding (whether actual or threatened, brought by or in the right of Jarden or such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or otherwise, civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, or in connection with an appeal relating thereto), in which he may become involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of his being or having been a director, officer or employee of Jarden or of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or by reason of any past or future action taken or not taken in his capacity as such director, officer or employee, whether or not he continues to be such at the time such liability or expense is incurred, provided that a determination is made by Jarden in accordance with Delaware law that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of Jarden or at least not opposed to the best interests of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, as the case may be, and, in addition, in any criminal action or proceedings, had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent is not, of itself, determinative that the person did not meet the standard of conduct described in the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no indemnification (a) as to amounts paid or payable to Jarden or such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, as the case may be, for or based upon the director, officer or employee having gained in fact any personal profit or advantage to which he was not legally entitled; (b) as to amounts paid or payable to Jarden for an accounting of profits in fact made from the purchase or sale of securities of Jarden within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and amendments thereto or similar provisions of any state statutory law; or (c) with respect to matters as to which indemnification would be in contravention of the laws of the State of Delaware or of the United States of America whether as a matter of public policy or pursuant to statutory provisions. 50 2. Any such director, officer or employee who has been wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, with respect to any claim, action, suit or proceeding of the character described herein shall be entitled to indemnification as of right, except to the extent he has otherwise been indemnified. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, any indemnification hereunder shall be granted by Jarden, but only if (a) the Board of Directors of Jarden, acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not partners to or who have been wholly successful with respect to such claim, action, suit or proceeding, shall find that the director, officer or employee has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in paragraph 1 of this Section B of Article VII; or (b) outside legal counsel engaged by Jarden (who may be regular counsel of Jarden) shall deliver to Jarden its written opinion that such director, officer or employee has met such applicable standards of conduct; or (c) a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that such director, officer or employee has met such standards, in an action brought either by Jarden, or by the director, officer or employee seeking indemnification, applying de novo such applicable standards of conduct. The termination of any claim, action, suit or proceeding, civil or criminal, by judgment, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction or upon a plea of guilty or of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that a director, officer or employee did not meet the applicable standards of conduct set forth in paragraph 1 of this Section B of Article VII. 3. As used in this Section B of Article VII, the term "liability" shall mean amounts paid in settlement or in satisfaction of judgments of fines or penalties, and the term "expense" shall include, but not be limited to, attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred in connection with the claim, action, suit or proceeding. Jarden may advance expenses to, or where appropriate may at its option and expense undertake the defense of, any such director, officer or employee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such expenses if it should ultimately be determined that the person is not entitled to indemnification under this Section B of Article VII. 4. The provisions of this Section B of Article VII shall be applicable to claims, actions, suits or proceedings made or commenced after the adoption hereof, whether arising from acts or omissions to act occurring before or after the adoption hereof. If several claims, issues or matters of action are involved, any such director, officer or employee may be entitled to indemnification as to some matters even though he is not so entitled as to others. The rights of indemnification provided hereunder shall be in addition to any rights to which any director, officer or employee concerned may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a matter of law, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of any such director, officer or employee. Any repeal or modification of the provisions of this Section B of Article VII by the stockholders of Jarden shall not adversely affect any rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses existing pursuant to this Section B of Article VII with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification. The directors and officers of Jarden are insured (subject to certain exceptions and deductions) against liabilities which they may incur in their capacity as such including liabilities under the Securities Act, under liability insurance policies carried by Jarden. 51 ITEM 16. EXHIBITS Exhibit Description - ------- ----------- 1.1 Form of Underwriting Agreement. (3) 3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Jarden Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Jarden Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March 27, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference). 3.2 Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Jarden Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Jarden Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 4, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference). 3.3 Bylaws of Jarden Corporation (filed as Exhibit C to Jarden Corporation's Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Commission on November 26, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference). 4.1 Indenture, dated as of January 29, 2003, between Jarden Corporation and The Bank of New York. (2) 4.2 Form of Debt Security. (3) 5.1 Opinion of Kane Kessler, P.C. (2) 5.2 Opinion of Ice Miller. (2) 12.1 Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (1) 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. (2) 23.2 Consent of Kane Kessler, P.C. (Included in Exhibit 5.1). (2) 24.1 Powers of Attorney (See signature pages of this registration statement). (1) 25.1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of a Corporation Designated to Act as Trustee on Form T-1. (2) (1) Incorporated by reference to the Form S-3 filed by Jarden Corporation on January 7, 2003. (2) Filed herewith. (3) To be filed by amendment or by a report on Form 8-K pursuant to Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K. 52 ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS A. 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; (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% 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 paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by Jarden pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. B. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of Jarden's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to 53 section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Jarden pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Jarden has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Jarden of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of Jarden in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, Jarden will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. D. We further undertake that: (1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance under Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by us pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4), or 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 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. E. We hereby undertake 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 Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act. 54 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 Rye, State of New York, on January 29, 2003. JARDEN CORPORATION By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ----------------------- Name: Ian G.H. Ashken Title: Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Name Title Date ---- ----- ---- * Chairman and Chief Executive January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Officer (Principal Executive Martin E. Franklin Officer) /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken Vice Chairman, Chief Financial January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Officer and Secretary (Principal Ian G. H. Ashken Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) * Director January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Rene-Pierre Azria * Director January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Douglas W. Huemme * Director January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Richard L. Molen * Director January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Lynda W. Popwell * Director January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Irwin D. Simon * Director January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Robert L. Wood * By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ------------------- Ian G.H. Ashken as Attorney-in-fact 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 Rye, State of New York, on January 29, 2003. ALLTRISTA NEWCO CORPORATION By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ------------------------------ Name: Ian G.H. Ashken Title: Treasurer and Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Name Title Date ---- ----- ---- * Director and President January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Martin E. Franklin /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken Director, Secretary, and January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Treasurer Ian G. H. Ashken * By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ------------------- Ian G.H. Ashken as Attorney-in-fact 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 Rye, State of New York, on January 29, 2003. ALLTRISTA PLASTICS CORPORATION By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ------------------------------ Name: Ian G.H. Ashken Title: Treasurer and Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Name Title Date ---- ----- ---- * Director and President January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Martin E. Franklin /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken Director, Secretary, January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- and Treasurer Ian G. H. Ashken * By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ------------------- Ian G.H. Ashken as Attorney-in-fact 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 Rye, State of New York, on January 29, 2003. ALLTRISTA ZINC PRODUCTS, L.P. By: Alltrista Newco Corporation By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ------------------------------ Name: Ian G.H. Ashken Title: Treasurer and Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Name Title Date ---- ----- ---- /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken Treasurer and Secretary of January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Alltrista Newco Corporation, the Ian G. H. Ashken general partner of Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P. 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 Rye, State of New York, on January 29, 2003. HEARTHMARK, INC. By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ------------------------------ Name: Ian G.H. Ashken Title: Treasurer and Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Name Title Date ---- ----- ---- * Director and President January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Martin E. Franklin /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken Director, Secretary, January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- and Treasurer Ian G. H. Ashken * By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ------------------- Ian G.H. Ashken as Attorney-in-fact 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 Rye, State of New York, on January 29, 2003. QUOIN CORPORATION By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ----------------------- Name: Ian G.H. Ashken Title: Treasurer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Name Title Date ---- ----- ---- * Director and President January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Martin E. Franklin /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken Director and Treasurer January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Ian G. H. Ashken *By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken -------------------- Ian G.H. Ashken as Attorney-in-fact 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 Rye, State of New York, on January 29, 2003. TILIA, INC. By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ------------------------------ Name: Ian G.H. Ashken Title: Treasurer and Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Name Title Date ---- ----- ---- * Director and Vice President January 29, 2003 - ------------------------ Martin E. Franklin * Director and Vice President January 29, 2003 - ------------------------ Desiree DeStefano * By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ------------------- Ian G.H. Ashken as Attorney-in-fact 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 Rye, State of New York, on January 29, 2003. TILIA DIRECT, INC. By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ------------------------------ Name: Ian G.H. Ashken Title: Treasurer and Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Name Title Date ---- ----- ---- /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken Director, Secretary, January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- and Treasurer Ian G. H. Ashken * Director January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- J. David Tolbert * By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ------------------- Ian G.H. Ashken as Attorney-in-fact 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 Rye, State of New York, on January 29, 2003. TILIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken -------------------------------- Name: Ian G.H. Ashken Title: Treasurer and Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Name Title Date ---- ----- ---- * Director and Vice President January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- Martin E. Franklin /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken Director, Secretary, January 29, 2003 - ------------------------- and Treasurer Ian G. H. Ashken * By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken ------------------- Ian G.H. Ashken as Attorney-in-fact INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Description - ------- ----------- 1.1 Form of Underwriting Agreement. (3) 3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Jarden Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Jarden Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March 27, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference). 3.2 Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Jarden Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Jarden Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 4, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference). 3.3 Bylaws of Jarden Corporation (filed as Exhibit C to Jarden Corporation's Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Commission on November 26, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference). 4.1 Indenture, dated as of January 29, 2003, between Jarden Corporation and The Bank of New York. (2) 4.2 Form of Debt Security. (3) 5.1 Opinion of Kane Kessler, P.C. (2) 5.2 Opinion of Ice Miller. (2) 12.1 Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (1) 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. (2) 23.2 Consent of Kane Kessler, P.C. (Included in Exhibit 5.1). (2) 24.1 Powers of Attorney (See signature pages of this registration statement). (1) 25.1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of a Corporation Designated to Act as Trustee on Form T-1. (2) (1) Incorporated by reference to the Form S-3 filed by Jarden Corporation on January 7, 2003. (2) Filed herewith. (3) To be filed by amendment or by a report on Form 8-K pursuant to Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K.
EX-4.1 3 file002.txt INDENTURE, DATED AS OF JANUARY 29, 2003 Jarden Corporation, Issuer and The Bank of New York, Trustee Indenture Dated as of January 29, 2003 DEBT SECURITIES JARDEN CORPORATION DEBT SECURITIES CROSS REFERENCE SHEET(1) This Cross Reference Sheet shows the location in the Indenture of the provisions inserted pursuant to Sections 310 - 318(a), inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. Trust Indenture Act Sections of Indenture - ------------------- --------------------- (section)310(a)(1)...................................... 9.08 (a)(2)......................................... 9.08 (a)(3)......................................... Inapplicable (a)(4)......................................... Inapplicable (a)(5)......................................... 9.08 (b)............................................ 9.07 and 9.09 (c)............................................ Inapplicable (section)311(a)......................................... 9.12 (b)............................................ 9.12 (c)............................................ Inapplicable (section)312(a)......................................... 7.01 and 7.02 (b)............................................ 7.02 (c)............................................ 7.02 (section)313(a)......................................... 7.03 (b)............................................ 7.03 (c)............................................ 7.03 (d)............................................ 7.03 (section)314(a) ........................................ 7.04, 13.05 (b)............................................ Inapplicable (c)(l)......................................... 13.05 (c)(2)......................................... 13.05 (c)(3)......................................... Inapplicable (d)............................................ Inapplicable (e)............................................ 13.05 (f)............................................ Inapplicable (section)315 (a)........................................ 9.01 (b)............................................ 8.08 (c)............................................ 9.01 (d)............................................ 9.01 (e)............................................ 8.07 (section)316 (a)........................................ 1.01 (a)(l)(A)...................................... 8.01 and 8.06 - -------- 1 The Cross Reference Sheet is not part of the Indenture. (a)(l)(B) ..................................... 8.01 (a)(2) ........................................ Inapplicable (b)............................................ 8.09 (c)............................................ 13.11 (section)317(a)(1) ..................................... 8.02 (a)(2) ........................................ 8.11 (b) ........................................... 6.03 (section)318(a) ........................................ 13.08 (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS..............................................................................1 SECTION 1.01. CERTAIN TERMS DEFINED...............................................................1 ARTICLE II. THE SECURITIES...........................................................................11 SECTION 2.01. DESIGNATION AND AMOUNT OF SECURITIES...............................................11 SECTION 2.02. FORM OF SECURITIES AND TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION.....................12 SECTION 2.03. DATE AND DENOMINATIONS.............................................................13 SECTION 2.04. EXECUTION, AUTHENTICATION AND DELIVERY OF SECURITIES...............................13 SECTION 2.05. REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE..............................................14 SECTION 2.06. TEMPORARY SECURITIES...............................................................16 SECTION 2.07. MUTILATED, DESTROYED, LOST, AND STOLEN SECURITIES..................................16 SECTION 2.08. CANCELLATION OF SURRENDERED SECURITIES.............................................17 SECTION 2.09. PAYMENT OF INTEREST; INTEREST RIGHTS PRESERVED.....................................17 SECTION 2.10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS..............................................................19 SECTION 2.11. COMPUTATION OF INTEREST............................................................19 SECTION 2.12. CUSIP NUMBERS......................................................................19 ARTICLE III. REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES................................................................19 SECTION 3.01. APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE...........................................................19 SECTION 3.02. ELECTION TO REDEEM; NOTICE TO TRUSTEE..............................................19 SECTION 3.03. DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE........................................................20 SECTION 3.04. SECURITIES PAYABLE ON REDEMPTION DATE..............................................21 SECTION 3.05. SECURITIES REDEEMED IN PART........................................................21 ARTICLE IV. SINKING FUNDS............................................................................21 SECTION 4.01. APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE...........................................................21 SECTION 4.02. SATISFACTION OF SINKING FUND PAYMENTS WITH SECURITIES..............................22 SECTION 4.03. REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES FOR SINKING FUND..........................................22 ARTICLE V. DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE......................................................22 SECTION 5.01. COMPANY'S OPTION TO EFFECT DEFEASANCE OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.......................22 SECTION 5.02. DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE...........................................................23 SECTION 5.03. COVENANT DEFEASANCE................................................................23 SECTION 5.04. CONDITIONS TO DEFEASANCE OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE....................................24 SECTION 5.05. DEPOSITED MONEY AND U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS TO BE HELD IN TRUST; OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.....................................................25 SECTION 5.06. REINSTATEMENT......................................................................26 ARTICLE VI. PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.....................................................26 SECTION 6.01. PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM AND INTEREST ON SECURITIES...........................26 SECTION 6.02. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY....................................................26 SECTION 6.03. MONEY FOR SECURITIES PAYMENTS TO BE HELD IN TRUST..................................27 SECTION 6.04. PAYMENT OF TAXES AND OTHER CLAIMS..................................................28 SECTION 6.05. EXISTENCE..........................................................................28 SECTION 6.06. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS...............................................................28 SECTION 6.07. STATEMENT BY OFFICERS AS TO DEFAULT................................................28 SECTION 6.08. WAIVER OF CERTAIN COVENANTS........................................................29 SECTION 6.09. CALCULATION OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT.............................................29 ARTICLE VII. SECURITIES HOLDERS' LIST AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE........................................................................29 SECTION 7.01. COMPANY TO FURNISH TRUSTEE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF HOLDERS..........................29 SECTION 7.02. PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION; COMMUNICATION TO HOLDERS..............................29 SECTION 7.03. REPORTS BY TRUSTEE.................................................................30 SECTION 7.04. REPORTS BY COMPANY.................................................................30 ARTICLE VIII. DEFAULT................................................................................31 SECTION 8.01. EVENT OF DEFAULT...................................................................31 SECTION 8.02. COVENANT OF COMPANY TO PAY TO TRUSTEE WHOLE AMOUNT DUE ON SECURITIES ON DEFAULT IN PAYMENT OF INTEREST OR PRINCIPAL; SUITS FOR ENFORCEMENT BY TRUSTEE............................................................................33 SECTION 8.03. APPLICATION OF MONEY COLLECTED BY TRUSTEE..........................................34 SECTION 8.04. LIMITATION ON SUITS BY HOLDERS OF SECURITIES.......................................35 SECTION 8.05. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES CUMULATIVE; DELAY OR OMISSION IN EXERCISE OF RIGHTS NOT A WAIVER OF EVENT OF DEFAULT...................................................35 SECTION 8.06. RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF MAJORITY IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF OUTSTANDING SECURITIES TO DIRECT TRUSTEE.......................................................36 SECTION 8.07. REQUIREMENT OF AN UNDERTAKING TO PAY COSTS IN CERTAIN SUITS UNDER THE INDENTURE OR AGAINST THE TRUSTEE...................................................36 SECTION 8.08. NOTICE OF DEFAULTS.................................................................36 SECTION 8.09. UNCONDITIONAL RIGHT OF HOLDERS TO RECEIVE PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM, AND INTEREST.........37 SECTION 8.10. RESTORATION OF RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.................................................37 SECTION 8.11. TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIMS..................................................37 ARTICLE IX. CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE.................................................................37 SECTION 9.01. CERTAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES................................................37 SECTION 9.02. CERTAIN RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE..........................................................39 SECTION 9.03. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECITALS OR ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES.............................40 SECTION 9.04. MAY HOLD SECURITIES................................................................40 SECTION 9.05. MONEY HELD IN TRUST................................................................40 SECTION 9.06. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.....................................................40 SECTION 9.07. DISQUALIFICATION; CONFLICTING INTERESTS............................................41 SECTION 9.08. CORPORATE TRUSTEE REQUIRED; ELIGIBILITY............................................41 SECTION 9.09. RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR..................................42 SECTION 9.10. ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT BY SUCCESSOR.............................................43 SECTION 9.11. MERGER, CONVERSION, CONSOLIDATION, OR SUCCESSION TO BUSINESS.......................44 SECTION 9.12. PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST COMPANY..................................44 SECTION 9.13. APPOINTMENT OF AUTHENTICATING AGENT................................................45 SECTION 9.14. TRUSTEE'S APPLICATION FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE COMPANY............................46 ARTICLE X. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES AND CERTAIN ACTIONS............................................46 SECTION 10.01. PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES MAY BE ENTERED INTO WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS.................................................................47 SECTION 10.02. MODIFICATION OF INDENTURE WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF AT LEAST A MAJORITY IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF OUTSTANDING SECURITIES......................................48 SECTION 10.03. EXECUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES...............................................49 SECTION 10.04. EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES..................................................49 SECTION 10.05. CONFORMITY WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT................................................49 SECTION 10.06. REFERENCE IN SECURITIES TO SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES.................................49 ARTICLE XI. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, OR TRANSFER...............................................50 SECTION 11.01. CONSOLIDATIONS AND MERGERS OF COMPANY AND SALES PERMITTED ONLY ON CERTAIN TERMS....50 ARTICLE XII. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE...............................................50 SECTION 12.01. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE............................................50 SECTION 12.02. APPLICATION OF TRUST MONEY.........................................................51 (ii) ARTICLE XIII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS..............................................................51 SECTION 13.01. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF COMPANY BOUND BY INDENTURE...............................51 SECTION 13.02. SERVICE OF REQUIRED NOTICE TO TRUSTEE AND COMPANY..................................51 SECTION 13.03. SERVICE OF REQUIRED NOTICE TO HOLDERS; WAIVER......................................52 SECTION 13.04. INDENTURE AND SECURITIES TO BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK..............................................................52 SECTION 13.05. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES AND OPINIONS...............................................52 SECTION 13.06. FORM OF DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TO TRUSTEE.............................................53 SECTION 13.07. PAYMENTS DUE ON NON-BUSINESS DAYS..................................................53 SECTION 13.08. PROVISIONS REQUIRED BY TRUST INDENTURE ACT TO CONTROL..............................53 SECTION 13.09. INVALIDITY OF PARTICULAR PROVISIONS................................................53 SECTION 13.10. INDENTURE MAY BE EXECUTED IN COUNTERPARTS..........................................54 SECTION 13.11. ACTS OF HOLDERS; RECORD DATES......................................................54 SECTION 13.12. EFFECT OF HEADINGS AND TABLE OF CONTENTS...........................................56 SECTION 13.13. BENEFITS OF INDENTURE..............................................................56
(iii) Indenture, dated as of January 29, 2003 between Jarden Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company"), and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, (herein called the "Trustee"). RECITALS A. The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its debentures, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness (the "Securities"), to be issued in one or more series as in this Indenture provided. B. The Securities of each series will be in such form as may be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution 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 such letters, numbers, or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities. NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH: In order to declare the terms and conditions upon which the Securities are authenticated, issued, and delivered, and in consideration of the premises and of the purchase and acceptance of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Securities or of a series thereof, as follows: Article I. DEFINITIONS Section 1.01. Certain Terms Defined. (a) The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context of this Indenture otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01. All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context of this Indenture otherwise requires), have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of this Indenture as originally executed. Act: The term "Act", when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning set forth in Section 13.11. Affiliate: The term "Affiliate" means, with respect to a particular Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative of the foregoing. Authenticating Agent: The term "Authenticating Agent" means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.13 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of one or more series. Board of Directors: The term "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee of such Board. Board Resolution: The term "Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee. Business Day: The term "Business Day", when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in that Place of Payment are authorized or required by law or executive order to close. Capital Lease Obligations: The term "Capital Lease Obligations" means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP. Commission: The term "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act or, if at any time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time. -2- Common Stock: The term "Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share. Company: The term "Company" means Jarden Corporation, a Delaware corporation, until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Company" will mean such successor Person. Company Request or Company Order: The term "Company Request" or "Company Order" means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, or any Vice President of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee. Corporate Trust Office: "Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 101 Barclay Street, Floor 8 West, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or such other address as the Trustee may designate form time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company). Covenant Defeasance: The term "Covenant Defeasance" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03. Default: The term "Default" means any event which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default. Defaulted Interest: The term "Defaulted Interest" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09. Defeasance: The term "Defeasance" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02. Defeasible Series: The term "Defeasible Series" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01. -3- Depositary: The term "Depositary" means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 2.01. Event of Default: The term "Event of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(a). Exchange Act: The term "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, as the same may be in effect from time to time. GAAP: The term "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or in such other statements by any successor entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination. Global Security: The term "Global Security" means a Security that evidences all or part of the Securities of any series and is authenticated and delivered to, and registered in the name of, the Depositary for such Securities or a nominee thereof. Holder: The term "Holder" means a person in whose name a particular Security is registered in the Security Register. Indebtedness: The term "Indebtedness" means, as applied to any Person, without duplication: (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property, except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable; (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures, or other similar instruments (other than performance, surety, and appeals bonds arising in the ordinary course of business); (d) any Capital Lease Obligation of such Person; (f) all reimbursement, payment, or similar obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person -4- under acceptance or letters of credit (other than letters of credit in support of trade obligations or incurred in connection with public liability insurance, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, old-age pensions, and other social security benefits other than in respect of employee benefit plans subject to ERISA); (g) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, under any guarantee by such Person of the obligations of another Person of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above; and (h) all obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above secured by any mortgage or security interest in property (including without limitation accounts, contract rights, and general intangibles) owned by such Person and as to which such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligations other than to the extent of the property subject to such mortgage or security interest; provided, however, that Indebtedness of the type referred to in clauses (g) and (h) above shall be included within the definition of "Indebtedness" only to the extent of the least of: (i) the amount of the underlying Indebtedness referred to in the applicable clause (a) through (f) above; (ii) in the case of clause (g), the limit on recoveries, if any, from such Person under obligations of the type referred to in clause (g) above; and (iii) in the case of clause (h), the aggregate value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of the security for such Indebtedness. The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be: (1) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount; (2) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, together with any interest on the Indebtedness that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness; (3) the lesser of the Indebtedness and the fair market value of the collateral asset, in the case of any Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person; and (4) the lesser of the primary Indebtedness and any stated limit on recourse under the Guarantee, in the case of Indebtedness of others secured by a Guarantee of the specified Person. Indenture: The term "Indenture" means this Indenture, as this Indenture may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, including, for all purposes of this Indenture and any such supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, respectively. The term "Indenture" will also include the terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 2.01. -5- Interest: The term "interest" (i) when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest which accrues from and after and is payable after Maturity and (ii) when used with respect to any Security, means the amount of all interest accruing on such Security, including any default interest and any interest accruing after any Event of Default that would have accrued but for the occurrence of such Event of Default. Interest Payment Date: The term "Interest Payment Date" when used with respect to any Security means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security. Material Adverse Effect: The term "Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Company (taken together with its Subsidiaries as a whole). Maturity: The term "Maturity" when used with respect to any Security means the date on which the principal of that Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise. Notice of Default: The term "Notice of Default" means a written notice of the kind set forth in Section 8.01(a)(iv). Officer's Certificate: The term "Officer's Certificate" means a certificate executed on behalf of the Company by the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, or any Vice President of the Company and delivered to the Trustee. Opinion of Counsel: The term "Opinion of Counsel" means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel, who, subject to any express provisions hereof, may be an employee of or counsel for the Company or any Subsidiary. -6- Original Issue Discount Security: The term "Original Issue Discount Security" means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 8.01(b). Outstanding: The term "Outstanding" means, when used with reference to Securities as of a particular time, all Securities theretofore issued by the Company and 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 for the payment or redemption of which money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision often not covered therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made, and (c) Securities paid pursuant to Section 2.07 or Securities in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company; provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, or waiver hereunder, (i) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that will be deemed to be Outstanding will be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 8.01(b), (ii) the principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units will be the U.S. dollar equivalent, determined in the manner contemplated by Section 2.01 on the date of original issuance of such Security, of the principal amount (or, in the case of an Original Issue Discount Security, the U.S. dollar equivalent on the date of original issuance of such Security of the amount determined as provided in clause (i) above) of such Security, and (iii) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor will be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee will be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned will be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgor 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 Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor. -7- Paying Agent: The term "Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company. Person: The term "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, joint stock company, business trust, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, or other entity, or government or political subdivision or agency thereof. Place of Payment: The term "Place of Payment" when used with respect to the Securities of any series means the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series are payable as specified as contemplated by Section 2.01. Predecessor Security: The term "Predecessor Security" when used with respect to any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 2.07 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Security will be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Security. Redemption Date: The term "Redemption Date" when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture. Redemption Price: The term "Redemption Price" when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed means the price (including premium, if any) at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture. Regular Record Date: The term "Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 2.01. Responsible Officer: "Responsible Officer" when used with respect to the Trustee, means any vice president, any assistant vice president, any senior trust officer or assistant trust -8- officer, any trust officer, or any other officer associated with the corporate trust department of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such person's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture. Securities: The term "Securities" has the meaning set forth in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. Security Register and Security Registrar: The terms "Security Register" and "Security Registrar" have the respective meanings set forth in Section 2.05. Special Record Date: The term "Special Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.09. Stated Maturity: The term "Stated Maturity" when used with respect to any Security, any installment of interest thereon, or any other amount payable under this Indenture or the Securities means the date specified in this Indenture or such Security as the regularly scheduled date on which the principal of such Security, such installment of interest, or such other amount, is due and payable, and shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof. Subsidiary: The term "Subsidiary" means, as applied with respect to any Person, any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of capital stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).. -9- Trust Indenture Act: The term "Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as in force upon the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, "Trust Indenture Act" means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended. Trustee: The term "Trustee" means the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Trustee" will mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, "Trustee" as used with respect to the Securities of any series will mean each Trustee with respect to Securities of that series. U.S. Government Obligation: The term "U.S. Government Obligation" means (a) any security that is (i) a direct obligation of the United States of America for the payment of which full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged or (ii) an obligation of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in either case (i) or (ii), is not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof and (b) any depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) as custodian with respect to any U.S. Government Obligation specified in clause (a), which U.S. Government Obligation is held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt, or with respect to any specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S. Government Obligation, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of principal or interest evidenced by such depositary receipt. Vice President: The term "Vice President" when used with respect to the Company 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 "vice president". (b) The words "Article" and "Section" refer to an Article and Section, respectively, of this Indenture. 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. Certain terms used principally in Articles V, VI, and IX are defined in those Articles. Terms in the singular include the plural and terms in the plural include the singular. -10- Article II. THE SECURITIES Section 2.01. Designation and Amount of Securities. (a) The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. (b) The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There will be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution and, subject to Section 2.04, set forth or determined in the manner provided in an Officer's Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series: (i) the title of the Securities of the series (which will distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series); (ii) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in the exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 3.05, or 10.06 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 2.04, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder); (iii) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series will be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest; (iv) the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable; (v) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series will bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest will accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest will be payable, and the Regular Record Date for any interest payable on any Interest Payment Date; (vi) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on Securities of the series will be payable; (vii) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company; (viii) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series will be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation; (ix) if other than denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof, the denominations in which Securities of the series will be issuable; (x) the currency, currencies, or currency units in which payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series will be payable if other than the currency of the United States of America and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for purposes of the definition of "Outstanding" in Section 1.01; (xi) if the amount of payments of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index, based upon a formula, or in some other manner, the manner in which such amounts will be determined; (xii) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof, in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which the -11- Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies, or currency units in which payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on Securities of such series as to which such election is made will be payable, and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made; (xiii) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series which will be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 8.01(b); (xiv) if applicable, that the Securities of the series will be subject to either or both of Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance as provided in Article V, provided that no series of Securities that is convertible into Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(xvi) or convertible into or exchangeable for any other securities pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(xvii) will be subject to Defeasance pursuant to Section 5.02; (xv) if and as applicable, that the Securities of the series will be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary or Depositaries for such Global Security or Global Securities and any circumstances other than those set forth in Section 2.05 in which any such Global Security may be transferred to, and registered and exchanged for Securities registered in the name of, a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and in which any such transfer may be registered; (xvi) the terms and conditions, if any, pursuant to which the Securities are convertible into Common Stock; (xvii) the terms and conditions, if any, pursuant to which the Securities are convertible into or exchangeable for any other securities, including (without limitation) securities of Persons other than the Company; and (xviii) any other terms of, or provisions, covenants, rights or other matters applicable to, the series (which terms, provisions, covenants, rights or other matters will not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 10.01(e)). (c) All Securities of any one series will be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to the Board Resolution referred to below and (subject to Section 2.04) set forth or determined in the manner provided in the Officer's Certificate referred to above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto. (d) If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action will be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee concurrently with or prior to the delivery of the Officer's Certificate setting forth the terms of the series. Section 2.02. Form of Securities and Trustee's Certificate of Authentication. (a) If the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action will be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee concurrently with or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 2.04 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities. (b) The definitive Securities will be printed, lithographed, or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the rules -12- of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. Section 2.03. Date and Denominations. Each Security will be dated the date of its authentication. The Securities of each series will be issuable only in registered form without coupons in such denominations as may be specified as contemplated by Section 2.01. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series will be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. Section 2.04. Execution, Authentication and Delivery of Securities. (a) The Securities will be executed on behalf of the Company by the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or any Vice President of the Company. The signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile. (b) Only such Securities bearing the Trustee's certificate of authentication, signed manually (which may be via facsimile) by the Trustee, will be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such execution of the certificate of authentication by the Trustee upon any Securities executed by the Company will be conclusive evidence that the Securities so authenticated have been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 2.08, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security will be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and will never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. (c) Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company will bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities. (d) At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order will authenticate and deliver such Securities. If the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been established in or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 2.01 and 2.02, in authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall receive, and (subject to Section 9.01) will be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating: -13- (i) if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution as permitted by Section 2.02, that such form has been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture, (ii) if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution as permitted by Section 2.01, that such terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture, (iii) that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights and by general principles of equity; and (iv) that all laws and requirements in respect of the execution and delivery by the Company of such Securities have been complied with 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 or if the Trustee in good faith shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal liability to existing Holders. (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2.01 and 2.04(d), if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it will not be necessary to deliver the Officer's Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 2.01 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to Section 2.04(d) at or prior to the time of authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued. Section 2.05. Registration of Transfer and Exchange. (a) The Company will cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office, or such other office or agency that the Company will maintain, a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the "Security Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company will provide for the registration of Securities and of transfers of Securities. The Trustee is hereby appointed "Security Registrar" for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein provided. (b) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency in a Place of Payment for that series, the Company will execute, and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor. -14- (c) At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company will execute, and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. (d) Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange will (if so required by the Company or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment, fee or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.06, 3.05, or 10.06 not involving any transfer. The Company will not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of, or exchange Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 calendar days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities of that series selected for redemption under Section 3.02(c) and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except, in the case of any Securities to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not being redeemed, or (iii) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Security between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date with respect to such Security. (e) All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities will be valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be transferred to, or registered or exchanged for Securities registered in the name of, any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or any nominee thereof, and no such transfer may be registered, unless (i) such Depositary (A) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or (B) ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee a Company Order that such Global Security shall be so transferable, registrable, and exchangeable, and such transfers shall be registrable, or (iii), or there shall exist such other circumstances, if any, as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 2.01. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, a Global Security to which the restriction set forth in the preceding sentence shall have ceased to apply may be transferred only to, and may be registered and exchanged for Securities registered only in the name or names of, such Person or Persons as the Depositary for such Global Security shall have directed and no transfer thereof other than such a transfer may be registered. Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu -15- of, a Global Security to which the restriction set forth in the first sentence of this Section 2.05(f) shall apply, whether pursuant to this Section 2.05, Section 2.06, 2.07, 3.05, or 10.06 or otherwise, will be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and will be, a Global Security. (g) Each Holder of a Security agrees to indemnify the Company and the Trustee against any liability that may result from the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holder's Security in violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States Federal or state securities law. Section 2.06. Temporary Securities. Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute and register and upon Company Order the Trustee will authenticate and deliver temporary Securities (printed, lithographed, or typewritten) of any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the definitive Securities but with such omissions, insertions, and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Securities, all as may be determined by the officers executing such Securities as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. Every temporary Security will be executed and registered by the Company and be authenticated by the Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with like effect, as the definitive Securities. The Company will execute and register and furnish definitive Securities of such series as soon as practicable and thereupon any or all temporary Securities of such series may be surrendered in exchange therefor at the office or agency of the Company in the Place of Payment for that series, and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver in exchange for such temporary Securities of such series one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations, and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor. Such exchange will be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge to the Holder therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series will be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of the same series authenticated and delivered hereunder. Section 2.07. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost, and Stolen Securities. (a) If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. (b) If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss, or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost, or stolen -16- Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. (c) In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security. (d) Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section 2.07, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment, fee or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith. (e) Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section 2.07 in exchange for any mutilated Security or in lieu of any destroyed, lost, or stolen Security will constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and will be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder. (f) The provisions of this Section 2.07 are exclusive and will preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Securities. Section 2.08. Cancellation of Surrendered Securities. All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange, or for credit against any sinking fund payment will, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and will be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered will be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities will be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section 2.08, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of all cancelled Securities in accordance with its customary procedures and deliver a certificate of such cancellation to the Company, if the Company so requests. Section 2.09. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved. (a) Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 2.01 with respect to any series of Securities, interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest. -17- (b) Any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called "Defaulted Interest") will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company together with interest thereon (to the extent permitted by law) at the rate of interest applicable to such Security, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below: (i) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest (and interest thereon, if any) to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which will be fixed in the following manner. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest (and interest thereon, if any) proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company will deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest (and interest thereon, if any) or will make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest (and interest thereon, if any) as in this clause (i). Thereupon the Company will fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest (and interest thereon, if any) which will be not more than 15 calendar days and not less than 10 calendar days prior to the date of the proposed payment. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of such Special Record Date and the Company or, at the Company's request, the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company, will cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first class postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities of such series at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not less than 10 calendar days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest (and interest thereon, if any) and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest will be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and will no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (ii). (ii) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest (and interest thereon, if any) on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (ii), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee. (c) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.09, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for -18- or in lieu of any other Security will carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security. Section 2.10. Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee, and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 2.09) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security shall be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustees nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee will be affected by notice to the contrary. Section 2.11. Computation of Interest. Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.01 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Section 2.12. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing any series of the Securities may use CUSIP numbers, if then generally in use, and thereafter with respect to such series, the Trustee may use such numbers in any notice of redemption or exchange with respect to such series provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers. Article III. REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES Section 3.01. Applicability of Article. Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity will be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.01 for Securities of any series) in accordance with this Article III. Section 3.02. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee. (a) The election of the Company to redeem any Securities will be evidenced by a Board Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company, the Company will, at least 20 calendar days prior to the notice of redemption sent by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify -19- the Trustee of such Redemption Date and the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company will furnish the Trustee with an Officer's Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction. (b) Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company will be given by the Company or, at the Company's request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company and will be irrevocable. Notice of redemption will be given by mail, first class postage prepaid, not less than 30 or more than 60 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register. All notices of redemption will include the CUSIP number and will state (i) the Redemption Date, (ii) the Redemption Price, (iii) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed, (iv) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if applicable, will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, (v) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, (vi) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case, and (vii) the specific provision of this Indenture pursuant to which such Securities are to be redeemed. (c) If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed will be selected not more than 60 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee may deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Securities of such series of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series. The Trustee will promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Securities selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. (d) For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities will relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed. Section 3.03. Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to 10:00 a.m. (local time at the Place of Payment) on the Redemption Date specified in the notice of redemption given as provided in Section 3.02, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 6.03) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the -20- Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) any accrued interest on, all of the Securities that are to be redeemed on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent will promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay such Redemption Price of, and accrued interest on, such Securities that are to be redeemed on that date. Section 3.04. Securities Payable on Redemption Date. (a) Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed will, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities will cease to accrue interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security will be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.01, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates in accordance with their terms and the provisions of Section 2.09. (b) If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium will, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security. Section 3.05. Securities Redeemed in Part. Any Security that is to be redeemed only in part will be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company will execute, and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered. Article IV. SINKING FUNDS Section 4.01. Applicability of Article. The provisions of this Article IV will be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.01 for Securities of such series. The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund payment", and any payment in excess of such minimum amount -21- provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an "optional sinking fund payment". If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 4.02. Each sinking fund payment with respect to Securities of a particular series will be applied to the redemption of Securities of such series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such series. Section 4.02. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments With Securities. The Company (a) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than any previously called for redemption) and (b) may apply as a credit Securities of a series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series, provided that such Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities will be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment will be reduced accordingly. Section 4.03. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund. Not less than 45 calendar days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of Securities (unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that series, the portion thereof, if any, that is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, that is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to Section 4.02 and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 calendar days before each such sinking fund payment date, the Trustee will select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 3.02(c) and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 3.02(b). Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities will be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 3.04 and 3.05. Article V. DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE Section 5.01. Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. The Company may elect, at its option by Board Resolution at any time, to have either Section 5.02 or Section 5.03 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series designated pursuant to Section 2.01 as being defeasible pursuant to this Article V (hereinafter called "Defeasible Series"), upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article V, provided that Section 5.02 will not apply to any series of -22- Securities that is convertible into Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(xvi) or convertible into or exchangeable for any other securities pursuant to Section 2.01 (b)(xvii). Section 5.02. Defeasance and Discharge. Upon the Company's exercise of the option provided in Section 5.01 to have this Section 5.02 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any Defeasible Series and subject to the proviso to Section 5.01, the Company will be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series as provided in this Section 5.02 on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 5.04 are satisfied (hereinafter called "Defeasance"). For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Company will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied all its other obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture insofar as the Securities of such series are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, will execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which will survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 5.04 and as more fully set forth in Section 5.04, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities of such series when payments are due, (b) the Company's obligations with respect to the Securities of such series under Sections 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 6.02, 6.03, and 10.06, (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties, and immunities of the Trustee hereunder, and (d) this Article V. Subject to compliance with this Article V, the Company may exercise its option provided in Section 5.01 to have this Section 5.02 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any Defeasible Series notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option provided in Section 5.01 to have Section 5.03 applied to the Outstanding Securities of such series. Section 5.03. Covenant Defeasance. Upon the Company's exercise of the option provided in Section 5.01 to have this Section 5.03 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any Defeasible Series, (a) the Company will be released from its obligations under Sections 6.04 through 6.06, inclusive, Section 11.01, and the provisions of any Supplemental Indenture specified in such Supplemental Indenture, and (b) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 8.01(a)(iii), 8.01(a)(iv) (with respect to any of Sections 6.04 through 6.06, inclusive, Section 11.01, and the provisions of any Supplemental Indenture specified in such Supplemental Indenture), 8.01(a)(v), and 8.01(a)(viii) will be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in each case with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series as provided in this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 5.04 are satisfied (hereinafter called "Covenant Defeasance"). For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that the Company may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect of any term, condition, or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 8.01(a)(iv)), 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 -23- document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Securities of such series will be unaffected thereby. Section 5.04. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. The following will be the conditions to application of either Section 5.02 or Section 5.03 to the Outstanding Securities of any Defeasible Series: (a) The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee that satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 9.08 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article V applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the benefit of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series (i) money in an amount, or (ii) U.S. Government Obligations that through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, without reinvestment, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount, or (iii) a combination thereof, in each case sufficient in the opinion of an independent firm of certified public accountants, to pay and discharge, and which will be applied by the Trustee (or any such other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of such series on the respective Stated Maturities or on any earlier date or dates on which the Securities of such series shall be subject to redemption and the Company shall have given the Trustee irrevocable instructions satisfactory to the Trustee to give notice to the Holders of the redemption of the Securities of such series, all in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such series. (b) In the case of an election under Section 5.02, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (from a counsel who shall not be an employee of the Company) to the effect that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon, such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance, and discharge to be effected with respect to the Securities of such series and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner, and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance, and discharge were not to occur. (c) In the case of an election under Section 5.03, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (from a counsel who shall not be an employee of the Company) to the effect that the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to the Securities of such series and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner, and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur. -24- (d) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate to the effect that the Securities of such series, if then listed on any securities exchange, will not be delisted solely as a result of such deposit. (e) No Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such deposit at any time on or prior to the 90th calendar day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition will not be deemed satisfied until after such 90th calendar day). (f) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound. (g) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with. Section 5.05. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 6.03(e), all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section 5.05 and Section 5.06, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the "Trustee") pursuant to Section 5.04 in respect of the Securities of any Defeasible Series will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities of such series and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of Securities of such series, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. (b) The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee, or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 5.04 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee, or other charge that by law is for the account of the Holders of Outstanding Securities. (c) Notwithstanding anything in this Article V to the contrary, the Trustee will deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon a Company Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 5.04 with respect to Securities of any Defeasible Series that are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance with respect to the Securities of such series. -25- Section 5.06. Reinstatement. If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article V with respect to the Securities of any series by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining, or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company's obligations under this Indenture and the Securities of such series will be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article V with respect to Securities of such series until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 5.05 with respect to Securities of such series in accordance with this Article V; provided, however, that if the Company makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series to receive such payment from the money so held in trust. Article VI. PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY Section 6.01. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest on Securities. The Company, for the benefit of each series of Securities, will duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. Section 6.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency. (a) The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices, and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices, and demands. (b) The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission will in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. -26- Section 6.03. Money for Securities Payments to be Held in Trust. (a) If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, prior to 10:00 a.m. (local time at the Place of Payment) on the due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of that series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. (b) Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of that series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. (c) The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent will agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 6.03, that such Paying Agent will (i) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent and (ii) during the continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of that series, and upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of that series. (d) The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent will be released from all further liability with respect to such money. (e) Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, or interest has become due and payable will be paid to the Company upon a Company Request (or, if then held by the Company, will be discharged from such trust); and the Holder of such Security will thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, shall, at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in the Borough of -27- Manhattan, The City of New York, notice, to be prepared by the Company, that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which will not be less than 30 calendar days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. Section 6.04. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims. The Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, all taxes, assessments, and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company provided, however, that the Company will not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge, or claim the amount, applicability, or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect. Section 6.05. Existence. Subject to Article XI, the Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence, rights (charter and statutory), and franchises; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any Subsidiary will be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Company determines that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and that the loss thereof will not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Section 6.06. Compliance with Laws. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable Federal, state, local, or foreign laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances, including without limitation such laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances relating to pension, environmental, employee, and tax matters, in each case to the extent that the failure so to comply would have a Material Adverse Effect. Section 6.07. Statement by Officers as to Default. The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 calendar days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officer's Certificate signed by the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, or principal accounting officer of the Company stating whether or not to the knowledge of such person after due inquiry the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the material terms, provisions, and conditions of this Indenture and, if the Company is in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which such person may have such knowledge. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, as soon as possible and in any event within five days after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default, or an event which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute -28- an Event of Default, an Officer's Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or default and the action which the Company proposes to take with respect thereto. Section 6.08. Waiver of Certain Covenants. The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision, or condition set forth in Sections 6.04 through 6.06, inclusive, and the provisions of any Supplemental Indenture specified in such Supplemental Indenture, with respect to the Securities of any series if the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision, or condition, but no such waiver will extend to or affect such term, provision, or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision, or condition will remain in full force and effect. Section 6.09. Calculation of Original Issue Discount. The Company shall file with the Trustee promptly at the end of each calendar year (i) a written notice specifying the amount of original issue discount (including daily rates and accrual periods) accrued on Outstanding Securities as of the end of such year and (ii) such other specific information relating to such original issue discount as may then be relevant under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. Article VII. SECURITIES HOLDERS' LIST AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE Section 7.01. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders. The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee (a) semi-annually, not more than 15 calendar days after the applicable Regular Record Date, a list for each series of Securities, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities of such series as of such Regular Record Date and (b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 calendar days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 calendar days prior to the time such list is furnished; excluding from any such lists names and addresses received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. Section 7.02. Preservation of Information; Communication to Holders. (a) The Trustee will preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 7.01 and the names and addresses of -29- Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar and shall otherwise comply with Section 312(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 7.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished. (b) The rights of the Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, will be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act. (c) Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them will be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act. Section 7.03. Reports by Trustee. (a) The Trustee will transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. The Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders, within sixty days after each May 15 following the date of this Indenture a brief report, dated as of such May 15, which complies with the provisions of Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee will also comply with Section 313(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee will also transmit by mail all reports required by Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act and otherwise comply with such Section 313(c). (b) A copy of each such report will, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed, with the Commission, and with the Company in accordance with Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any stock exchange or of any delisting thereof. Section 7.04. Reports by Company. The Company will file with the Trustee and the Commission, and transmit to Holders, such information, documents, and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant to Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant to such Section 314(a); provided that any such information, documents, or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act will be filed with the Trustee within 15 calendar days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee's receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company's compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely exclusively on Officer's Certificates). -30- Article VIII. DEFAULT Section 8.01. Event of Default. (a) "Event of Default", wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it may 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): (i) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 calendar days; (ii) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security of that series when it becomes due and payable; (iii) default in the making of any sinking fund payment when and as due by the terms of a Security of that series; (iv) default in the performance, or breach, of any material covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty, a default in the performance or breach of which is elsewhere in this Section 8.01 specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of one or more series of Securities other than that series), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 calendar days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 35% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series 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; (v) any nonpayment at maturity or other default is made under any agreement or instrument relating to any other Indebtedness of the Company (the unpaid principal amount of which is not less than $ 15.0 million), and, in any such case, such default (A) continues beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto and (B) results in such Indebtedness becoming due prior to its stated maturity or occurs at the final maturity of such Indebtedness; provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of Section 9.01 and 8.08, the Trustee will not be deemed to have knowledge of such nonpayment or other default unless either (1) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of nonpayment or other default or (2) the Trustee has received written notice thereof from the Company, from any Holder, from the holder of any such Indebtedness or from the trustee under the agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness; -31- (vi) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar law or (B) a decree or order adjudging the Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition of or in respect of the Company under any applicable Federal or state law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive calendar days; (vii) the commencement by the Company of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief with respect to the Company under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property pursuant to any such law, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such action; or (viii) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that series. (b) If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 8.01(a)(vi) or (vii)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 35% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal amount (or, if any of the Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified in the terms thereof) of all of the Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) will become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a)(vi) or (vii) occurs, then the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on the Securities shall become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. -32- (c) At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article VIII provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if (i) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (A) all overdue interest on all Securities of that series, (B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and any interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, (C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and (D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements, and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel and (ii) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the nonpayment of the principal of Securities of that series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 8.01(d). No such rescission will affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon. (d) The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default (i) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series (provided, however, that Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration) or (ii) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article X cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected. Upon any such waiver, such default will cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom will be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon. Section 8.02. Covenant of Company to Pay to Trustee Whole Amount Due on Securities on Default in Payment of Interest or Principal; Suits for Enforcement by Trustee. (a) The Company covenants that if (i) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 calendar days or (ii) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security when it becomes due and payable, the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest will be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as will be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of -33- collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements, and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel. (b) If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy. (c) In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company (or any other obliger upon the Securities), its property or its creditors, the Trustee will be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee will be authorized to collect and receive any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator, or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee consents 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 and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 9.06. (d) No provision of this Indenture will be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding; provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors' or other similar committee. (e) All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee will be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment will, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements, and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered. Section 8.03. Application of Money Collected by Trustee. Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article VIII will be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest, upon -34- presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid: FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 9.06; SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest, respectively; and THIRD: To the Company. Section 8.04. Limitation on Suits by Holders of Securities. No Holder of any Security of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless (a) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that series, (b) the Holders of not less than 35% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder, (c) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request, (d) the Trustee for 60 calendar days after its receipt of such notice, request, and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding, and (e) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders will have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb, or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders. Section 8.05. Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission in Exercise of Rights not a Waiver of Event of Default. (a) Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 2.07, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy will, 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 -35- otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, will not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy. (b) No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default will impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article VIII or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be. Section 8.06. Rights of Holders of Majority in Principal Amount of Outstanding Securities to Direct Trustee. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that (a) such direction will not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture and (b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. Section 8.07. Requirement of an Undertaking to Pay Costs in Certain Suits Under the Indenture or Against the Trustee. 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, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses, against any such party litigant, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that neither this Section 8.07 nor the Trust Indenture Act will be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 8.09 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities. Section 8.08. Notice of Defaults. If a Default occurs hereunder with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee will give the Holders of Securities of such series notice of such Default as and to the extent provided by the Trust Indenture Act; provided, however, that in the case of any Default of the character specified in Section 8.01(a)(iv) with respect to Securities of such series no such notice to Holders will be given until at least 60 calendar days after the occurrence thereof. Except in the case of a Default in payment of principal of or interest on any Security of any Series, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as its Responsible Officers in good faith determine that withholding the notice is in the interests of Holders of Securities of such series. -36- Section 8.09. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium, and Interest. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security will have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 2.09) interest on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights may not be impaired without the consent of such Holder. Section 8.10. Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee, and the Holders will be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders will continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted. Section 8.11. Trustee May File Proofs of Claims. 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 (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements, and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceeding relative to the Company or the Subsidiaries (or any other obligor upon the Securities), their creditors or their property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claim and to distribute the same, and any custodian in any such judicial proceedings is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements, and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee hereunder. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. Article IX. CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE Section 9.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities. (a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default, -37- (1) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and (2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture. (b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, 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 person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. (c) 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 wilful misconduct, except that (1) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsection (a) of this Section; (2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgement made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; (3) 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 of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, determined as provided in Sections 1.01, 8.06 and 13.11, 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 with respect to the Securities of such series; and (d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section. -38- (e) Subject to the provisions of Section 9.01(c), no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk is not reasonably assured to it. Section 9.02. Certain Rights of Trustee. Subject to the provisions of Section 9.01: (a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and will be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, whether in its original or facsimile form, any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness, 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 or direction of the Company mentioned herein will be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board will be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution; (c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering, or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely upon an Officer's Certificate; (d) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered, or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon; (e) the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses, and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction; (f) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, attorneys or independent contractors and the Trustee will not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, attorney or independent contractor appointed with due care by it hereunder; (g) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture; -39- (h) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture; (i) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder; and (k) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officer's Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officer's Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officer's Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded. Section 9.03. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities. The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee's certificates of authentication, may be taken as the statements of the Company, and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. The Trustee or any Authenticating Agent will not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof. Section 9.04. May Hold Securities. The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar, or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 9.07 and 9.12, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar, or such other agent. Section 9.05. Money Held in Trust. Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required herein or by law. The Trustee will be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company. Section 9.06. Compensation and Reimbursement. The Company will (a) pay to the Trustee from time to time such reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder as the parties shall agree from time to time (which compensation will not be limited to any provision of law -40- in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust); (b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements, and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement, or advance as may be attributable to its negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct; and (c) indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and their agents for, and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense, including taxes (other than taxes based on the income of the Trustee) incurred without negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct on its part arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder or in connection with enforcing the provisions of this Section. When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 8.01(vi) or Section 8.01(vii), the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture. Section 9.07. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests. If the Trustee has or acquires a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee will either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. Section 9.08. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility. This Indenture will always have a Trustee that satisfies the requirements o Sections 310(a)(1), (2), and (5) of the Trust Indenture Act. There will at all times be one or more Trustees hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, at least one of which will be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and its Corporate Trust Office or principal office in New York City, or any other major city in the United States that is acceptable to the Company. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of a supervising or examining state or Federal authority, then for the purposes of this Section 9.08, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.08, it will resign -41- immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article IX. The Trustee will comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. Section 9.09. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. (a) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article IX will become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 9.10. (b) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 9.10 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 calendar days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may, at the expense of the Trustee, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. (c) The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 9.10 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 calendar days after the giving of such notice of removal, the Trustee being removed may, at the expense of the Trustee, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. (d) If, at any time, (i) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 9.07 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, (ii) the Trustee ceases to be eligible under Section 9.08 and fails to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or (iii) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting or is adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property is appointed or any public officer takes 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, (A) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities or (B) subject to Section 8.07, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security 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 with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees. (e) If the Trustee resigns, is removed, or becomes incapable of acting, or if a vacancy occurs in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company by a Board Resolution will promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there will be only one -42- Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and will comply with the applicable requirements of Section 9.10. If, within one year after such resignation, removal, or incapability or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series is appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed will, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 9.10, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 9.10, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. (f) The Company will give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided in Section 13.03. Each notice will include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office. Section 9.10. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. (a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed will execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed, or conveyance, will become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts, and duties of the retiring Trustee, but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee will, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers, and duties of the retiring Trustee and will duly assign, transfer, and deliver to such Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder. (b) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee, and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series will execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein such successor Trustee will accept such appointment and which (i) will contain such provisions as may be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts, and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (ii) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, will contain such provisions as may be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, -43- powers, trusts, and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring will continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (iii) will add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as may 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 will constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee will be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustees and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed, or conveyance, will become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts, and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee will duly assign, transfer, and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates. (c) Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company will execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all applicable rights, powers, and trusts referred to in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 9.10. (d) No successor Trustee will accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee is qualified and eligible under this Article IX. Section 9.11. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation, or Succession to Business. Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which the Trustee may be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, will be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation is otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article IX, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion, or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities. Section 9.12. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. If and when the Trustee is or becomes a creditor of the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee will be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Company (or any such other obligor). -44- Section 9.13. Appointment of Authenticating Agent. (a) The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities which will be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon original issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer, or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 2.07, and Securities so authenticated will be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and will be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee's certificate of authentication, such reference will be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or state authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 9.13, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent will be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.13, such Authenticating Agent will resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section 9.13. (b) Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent may be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, will continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation is otherwise eligible under this Section 9.13, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent. (c) An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions this Section 9.13, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and will mail written notice of such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder will become vested with all the rights, powers, and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if -45- originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent will be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 9.13. (d) The Trustee agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section 9.13, and the Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such payment, subject to the provisions of Section 9.06. (e) If an appointment with respect to one or more series of Securities is made pursuant to this Section 9.13, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee's certificate of authentication, an alternative form of certificate of authentication in the following form: This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within mentioned Indenture. The Bank of New York, as Trustee Dated:______________ By:_________________________ As Authenticating Agent By:_________________________ Authorized Signatory Section 9.14. Trustee's Application for Instructions from the Company. Any application by the Trustee for written instructions from the Company may, at the option of the Trustee, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Trustee under this Indenture and the date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Trustee in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than ten Business Days after the date any officer of the Company actually receives such application, unless any such officer shall have consented in writing to any earlier date) unless prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of an omission), the Trustee shall have received written instructions in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted. Article X. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES AND CERTAIN ACTIONS -46- Section 10.01. Purposes for Which Supplemental Indentures May Be Entered Into Without Consent of Holders. Without the consent of or notice to any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes: (a) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities, all to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder; (b) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; (c) to add any additional Events of Default; (d) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as may be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; (e) to add to, change, or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change, or elimination (i) will neither (A) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (B) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (ii) will become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; (f) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.01 and 2.02; (g) 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 may be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 9.10; (h) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such action pursuant to this clause (h) will not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or -47- (i) to comply with requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. Section 10.02. Modification of Indenture with Consent of Holders of at Least a Majority in Principal Amount of Outstanding Securities. (a) With the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may 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 modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however that no such supplemental indenture will, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby: (i) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Sections 8.01(b), or change the coin or currency in which, any Security or any premium or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date); (ii) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of the Holders of which is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of the Holders of which is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture; or (iii) modify any of the provisions of this Section 10.02, Section 8.01(d) or Section 6.08, except to increase the percentage in principal amount of Holders required under any such Section or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, provided, however that this clause (c) will not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to "the Trustee" and concomitant changes in this Section 10.02 and Section 6.08, or the deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 9.10 and 10.01(g). (b) A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other -48- provision, will be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series. (c) It will not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section 10.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it will be sufficient if such Act approves the substance thereof. Section 10.03. Execution of Supplemental Indentures. In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article X or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee will receive, and (subject to Section 9.01) will be fully protected in relying upon, an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but will 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. Section 10.04. Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article X, this Indenture will be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture will form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder will be bound thereby. Section 10.05. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act. Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article X will conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act. Section 10.06. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures. Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article X may, and will if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series. -49- Article XI. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, OR TRANSFER Section 11.01. Consolidations and Mergers of Company and Sales Permitted Only on Certain Terms. (a) The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person, or transfer (by lease, assignment, sale, or otherwise) all or substantially all of its properties and assets to another Person unless (i) either (A) the Company shall be the continuing or surviving Person in such a consolidation or merger or (B) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company are transferred (the Company or such other Person being referred to as the "Surviving Person") shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia, and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplement, all the obligations of the Company under the Securities and the Indenture and (ii) immediately after the transaction and the incurrence or anticipated incurrence of any Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith, no Default will exist, and (iii) an Officer's Certificate has been delivered to the Trustee to the effect that the conditions set forth in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) have been satisfied. (b) The Surviving Person will succeed to and be substituted for the Company with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a party hereto, and thereafter the predecessor corporation will be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities. Article XII. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE Section 12.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture will upon a Company Request cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, will execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when: (a) either (i) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (A) Securities which have been destroyed, lost, or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.07 and (B) Securities for the payment of which money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 6.03) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (ii) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (A) have become due and payable, (B) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or (C) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and the Company, in the case of clause (A), (B), or (C) above, has deposited -50- or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for such purpose an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; (b) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and (c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 9.06, the obligations of the Company to any Authenticating Agent under Section 9.13, and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (ii) of clause (a) of this Section 12.01, the obligations of the Trustee under Sections 6.03(e) and 12.02, will survive. Section 12.02. Application of Trust Money. Subject to provisions of Section 6.03(e), all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 12.01 will be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and any premium and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee. Article XIII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 13.01. Successors and Assigns of Company Bound by Indenture. All the covenants, stipulations, promises, and agreements in this Indenture contained by or on behalf of the Company will bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. Section 13.02. Service of Required Notice to Trustee and Company. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with (a) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company will be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished, or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration or (b) the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder will be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, NY 10580, Attention: Corporate Secretary, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company. -51- Section 13.03. Service of Required Notice to Holders; Waiver. Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice will be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any, and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. 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 will 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 will be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders will be filed with the Trustee, but such filing will 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 regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it will be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as may be made with the approval of the Trustee will constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder. Section 13.04. Indenture and Securities to be Construed in Accordance with the Laws of the State of New York. This Indenture and the Securities will be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes will be construed in accordance with the laws of said State without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws of such State. Section 13.05. Compliance Certificates and Opinions. Upon any application or demand by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officer's 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 document is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or demand, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished. Each certificate 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 (other than a certificate provided pursuant to Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act) shall include: (1) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (2) 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; (3) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to -52- enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and (4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with. Section 13.06. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee. In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents. Where any Person is required to make, give, or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions, or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. Section 13.07. Payments Due on Non-Business Days. In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of the Securities of any series which specifically states that such provision will apply in lieu of this Section 13.07)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity, provided that no interest will accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, or Stated Maturity, as the case may be. Section 13.08. Provisions Required by Trust Indenture Act to Control. If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with the duties imposed on any Person by Sections 310 to and including 317 of the Trust Indenture Act (including provisions automatically deemed included in this Indenture pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act unless this Indenture provides that such provisions are excluded), which are deemed to be a part of and govern this Indenture, whether or not contained herein, then such imposed duties will control. Section 13.09. Invalidity of Particular Provisions. Any term or provision of this Indenture or in the Securities which is for any reason held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction in any respect shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and conditions of this Indenture or such Securities or affecting the validity or unenforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or such Securities in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Indenture or in the Securities is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable, -53- including, without limitation, that nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities shall require the Company to pay interest at a rate in excess of the maximum rate permitted by applicable law and the interest rate otherwise applicable to such Securities (including any default rate of interest) shall be reduced, if necessary, to conform to such maximum rate Section 13.10. Indenture May be Executed In Counterparts. This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be an original, but such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument. Section 13.11. Acts of Holders; Record Dates. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action will become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent will be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section 13.11. (b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit will also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient. (c) The ownership of Securities will be proved by the Security Register. (d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other Act of the Holder of any Security will bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange thereof or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted, or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security. (e) The Company may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, set any day as the record date for the purpose of determining the Holders -54- of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders of Securities of such series. With regard to any record date set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date (or their duly appointed agents), and only such Persons, will be entitled to give or take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. With regard to any action that may be given or taken hereunder only by Holders of a requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of any series (or their duly appointed agents) and for which a record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company may, at its option, set an expiration date after which no such action purported to be given or taken by any Holder will be effective hereunder unless given or taken on or prior to such expiration date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date (or their duly appointed agents). On or prior to any expiration date set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company may, on one or more occasions at its option, extend such date to any later date. Nothing in this paragraph will prevent any Holder (or any duly appointed agent thereof) from giving or taking, after any such expiration date, any action identical to, or, at any time, contrary to or different from, the action or purported action to which such expiration date relates, in which event the Company may set a record date in respect thereof pursuant to this paragraph. Nothing in this Section 13.11(e) will be construed to render ineffective any action taken at any time by the Holders (or their duly appointed agents) of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is so taken. Notwithstanding the foregoing or the Trust Indenture Act, the Company will not set a record date for, and the provisions of this Section 13.1l(e) will not apply with respect to, any notice, declaration, or direction referred to in the next paragraph. (f) Upon receipt by the Trustee from any Holder of Securities of a particular series of (a) any notice of default or breach referred to in Section 8.01(a)(iv) or 8.01(a)(v) with respect to Securities of such series, if such default or breach has occurred and is continuing and the Trustee shall not have given such notice to the Company, (b) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 8.01(b), if an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series has occurred and is continuing and the Trustee shall not have given such a declaration to the Company, or (c) any direction referred to in Section 8.06 with respect to Securities of such series, if the Trustee shall not have taken the action specified in such direction, then a record date will automatically and without any action by the Company or the Trustee be set for determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series entitled to join in such notice, declaration, or direction, which record date will be the close of business on the tenth calendar day following the day on which the Trustee receives such notice, declaration, or direction. Promptly after such receipt by the Trustee, and in any case not later than the fifth calendar day thereafter, the Trustee will notify the Company and the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series of any such record date so fixed. The Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date (or their duly appointed agents), and only such Persons, will be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that, unless such notice, declaration, or direction shall have become effective by virtue of Holders of -55- the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date (or their duly appointed agents) having joined therein on or prior to the 90th calendar day after such record date, such notice, declaration, or direction will automatically and without any action by any Person be cancelled and of no further effect. Nothing in this Section 13.11(f) will be construed to prevent a Holder (or a duly appointed agent thereof) from giving, before or after the expiration of such 90-day period, a notice, declaration, or direction contrary to or different from, or, after the expiration of such period, identical to, the notice, declaration, or direction to which such record date relates, in which event a new record date in respect thereof will be set pursuant to this Section 13.11(f). Nothing in this Section 13.11(f) will be construed to render ineffective any notice, declaration, or direction of the type referred to in this Section 13.11(f) given at any time to the Trustee and the Company by Holders (or their duly appointed agents) of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such notice, declaration, or direction is so given. (g) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to give or take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any different part of such principal amount. Section 13.12. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and will not affect the construction hereof. Section 13.13. Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, will give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim under this Indenture. -56- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written. Jarden Corporation By: /s/ Desiree DeStefano ----------------------------- Name: Desiree DeStefano --------------------------- Title: Vice President -------------------------- The Bank of New York, as Trustee By: /s/ Julie Salovitch-Miller ----------------------------- Name: Julie Salovitch-Miller --------------------------- Title: Vice President -------------------------- -57-
EX-5.1 4 file003.txt OPINION OF KANE KESSLER, P.C. KANE KESSLER, P.C. 1350 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 (212) 541-6222 Fax: (212) 245-3009 January 29, 2003 Jarden Corporation 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue Rye, New York 10580 RE: REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-3 OF JARDEN CORPORATION Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as special counsel to Jarden Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined below) in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), filed on behalf of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). You have provided us with a draft prospectus (the "Prospectus") which is a part of the Registration Statement. The Prospectus provides that it will be supplemented in the future by one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each, a "Prospectus Supplement"). The Registration Statement relates to the Company's offering of up to an aggregate of $150,000,000 of (i) one or more series of debt securities (the "Debt Securities"), which may be guaranteed (the "Guarantees") by the Company's subsidiaries set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the "Subsidiary Guarantors"), (ii) shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), (iii) shares of preferred stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the "Preferred Stock"), (iv) warrants to purchase debt securities, Common Stock, or Preferred Stock (the "Warrants"), or any combination of the foregoing (collectively, the "Securities"). Any series of Debt Securities and Warrants may be convertible and/or exchangeable for Common Stock, Preferred Stock, or another series of Debt Securities. Any series of Preferred Stock may be convertible and/or exchangeable for Common Stock or another series of Preferred Stock. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Prospectus. The Debt Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture between the Company and a Trustee (the "Trustee"), and one or more supplements thereto (the "Indenture"). The Warrants will be issued pursuant to one or more warrant agreements (each, a "Warrant Agreement"), by and between the Company and a warrant agent (each, a "Warrant Agent"). We have examined copies of the Registration Statement, in the form filed with the Commission through the date hereof, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, the By-laws of the Company, records of certain of the Company's and Subsidiary Guarantors' corporate proceedings as reflected in their respective minute books, and other records and documents that we have deemed necessary for purposes of this opinion. We have also examined such other documents, papers, authorities and statutes as we have deemed necessary to form the basis of the opinions hereinafter set forth. In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. As to certain facts material to this opinion, we have relied without independent verification upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, public officials, and others, and such other documents and information as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed below. We have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the accuracy of any such facts. Based upon and subject to the foregoing and the statements contained herein, we are of the opinion that: 1. When the Registration Statement and any required post-effective amendments thereto and any and all Prospectus Supplement(s) required by applicable laws have all become effective under the Securities Act, and upon adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company of a resolution in form and content as required by applicable law, and assuming that (i) the terms of the shares of Common Stock are as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement(s), (ii) at the time of issuance of such shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock which the Company is authorized to issue in its Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, will exceed the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, (B) the number of shares of Common Stock held as treasury shares, and (C) the number of shares of Common Stock which the Company is obligated to issue (or has otherwise reserved for issuance for any purposes), by at least the number of such shares of Common Stock, (iii) adequate consideration for such shares of Common Stock has been paid to, and received by the Company in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement(s) and by such resolution, and (iv) such shares of Common Stock, and the issuance thereof, comply with all requirements and restrictions, if any, applicable to the Company, whether imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company, such shares of Common Stock (including any Common Stock duly issued upon the exchange or conversion of Debt Securities, Warrants, and Preferred Stock that are exchangeable or convertible into Common Stock) will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. 2. When the Registration Statement and any required post-effective amendments thereto and any and all Prospectus Supplement(s) required by applicable laws have all become effective 2 under the Securities Act, and when the powers, designations, preferences, and other rights and limitations of a series of Preferred Stock has been duly established in accordance with the terms of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, and applicable law, and upon adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company of a resolution in form and content as required by applicable law, and assuming that (i) the terms of such shares are as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement(s), (ii) at the time of issuance of such shares of Preferred Stock, the number of shares of Preferred Stock which the Company is authorized to issue in its Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, will exceed the sum of (A) the number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding, (B) the number of shares of Preferred Stock held as treasury shares, and (C) the number of shares of Preferred Stock which the Company is obligated to issue (or has otherwise reserved for issuance for any purposes), by at least the number of such shares of Preferred Stock, (iii) adequate consideration for the shares of Preferred Stock has been paid to, and received by the Company in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement(s) and by such resolution, and (iv) such shares, and the issuance thereof, comply with all requirements and restrictions, if any, applicable to the Company, whether imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company, such shares of Preferred Stock (including any Preferred Stock duly issued upon the exchange or conversion of Debt Securities, Warrants, and other series of Preferred Stock that are exchangeable or convertible into Preferred Stock) will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. 3. When (a) the Warrant Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the Company, (b) the specific terms of a particular issuance of Warrants have been duly established by a Warrant Agreement in accordance with applicable law (including, without limitation, the adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company of a resolution duly authorizing the issuance and delivery of the Warrants), duly authenticated by the Warrant Agent and duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company against payment therefor in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Warrant Agreement and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement(s), and (c) the Registration Statement and any required post-effective amendments thereto and any Prospectus Supplement(s) required by applicable laws have all become effective under the Securities Act, and assuming (i) that the terms of the Warrants as executed and delivered are as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement(s), (ii) that the Warrants as executed and delivered do not violate any law applicable to the Company or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company, and (iii) that the Warrants as executed and delivered comply with all requirements and restrictions, if any, applicable to the Company, whether imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company, the Warrants will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company. 4. When (a) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the Company, (b) the Debt Securities have been duly established in accordance with the terms of the Indenture (including, without limitation, the adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company of a resolution duly authorizing the issuance and delivery of the Debt Securities), duly authenticated 3 by the Trustee and duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company against payment therefor in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement(s), and (c) the Registration Statement and any required post-effective amendments thereto and any Prospectus Supplement(s) required by applicable laws have all become effective under the Securities Act, and assuming (i) that the terms of the Debt Securities as executed and delivered are as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement(s), (ii) that the Debt Securities as executed and delivered do not violate any law applicable to the Company or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company, and (iii) that the Debt Securities as executed and delivered comply with all requirements and restrictions, if any, applicable to the Company, whether imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company, the Debt Securities will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company. 5. When (a) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the Company and the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor, (b) the Guarantees have been duly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Subsidiary Guarantor and the related Debt Securities have been duly authenticated by the Trustee and duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company against payment therefor in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement(s), and (c) the Registration Statement and any required post-effective amendments thereto have all become effective under the Securities Act, and assuming (i) that the terms of the Guarantees as executed and delivered are as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement(s), (ii) that the Guarantees as executed and delivered do not violate any law applicable to the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon such Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) that the Guarantees as executed and delivered comply with all requirements and restrictions, if any, applicable to such Subsidiary Guarantor, whether imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over such Subsidiary Guarantor, and (iv) that the Guarantees are then issued as contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement(s), the Guarantees will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor. The opinions set forth herein are subject to the following additional qualifications, assumptions and exceptions: 1. the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally; and 2. the effect of general principles of equity, whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or law, and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought; 4 We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to us under the heading "Legal Matters" in the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplements which form a part thereof. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder. We assume for purposes of this opinion that (i) each of the parties to the Warrant Agreement, other than the Company, and the Trustee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; (ii) the Trustee and Warrant Agent are duly qualified to engage in the activities contemplated by the Indenture and Warrant Agreement, respectively; (iii) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee and constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with its terms; (iv) the Warrant Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the parties to the Warrant Agreement (other than the Company) and constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such parties, enforceable against such parties in accordance with its terms;(v) the Trustee and the parties to the Warrant Agreement (other than the Company) each has the requisite organizational and legal power and authority to perform its obligations under the Indenture and Warrant Agreement, respectively; and (vi) the Trustee is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and a Form T-1 will be properly filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We are qualified to practice law in the State of New York and do not purport to be experts on any law, other than the laws of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. In rendering the opinions expressed herein, we have relied on matters relating to Indiana law on the opinion of Ice Miller, with respect to Alltrista Newco Corporation, an Indiana corporation, Alltrista Plastics Corporation, an Indiana corporation, Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, and Hearthmark, Inc., an Indiana corporation. This opinion letter is limited to the specific legal matters expressly set forth herein, speaks only as of the date hereof and is limited to present statutes, regulations and administrative and judicial interpretations. Very truly yours, KANE KESSLER, P.C. /s/ Jeffrey S. Tullman 5 EXHIBIT A 1. Alltrista Newco Corporation 2. Alltrista Plastics Corporation 3. Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P. 4. Hearthmark, Inc. 5. Quoin Corporation 6. Tilia, Inc. 7. Tilia Direct, Inc. 8. Tilia International, Inc. 6 EX-5.2 5 file004.txt OPINION OF ICE MILLER [ICE MILLER LETTERHEAD] ONE AMERICAN SQUARE, BOX 82001 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46282-0002 January 29, 2003 Jarden Corporation 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue Rye, New York 10580 Kane Kessler, P.C. 1350 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019 Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Jarden Corporation Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as special Indiana counsel to Jarden Corporation, a Delaware corporation formerly known as Alltrista Corporation (the "Company"), and each of Alltrista Newco Corporation, an Indiana corporation, Alltrista Plastics Corporation, an Indiana corporation, Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, and Hearthmark, Inc., an Indiana corporation (collectively, the "Indiana Guarantors" and individually an "Indiana Guarantor"), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, filed on behalf of the Company and the Guarantors (as defined below) with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the Company's offering of up to an aggregate of $150 million of one or more series of debt securities (the "Debt Securities"), which will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the "Indenture") among the Company, the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture), including the Indiana Guarantors, and a trustee, and will be guaranteed by the Indiana Guarantors and the other Guarantors. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meaning assigned to such terms in the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement. The guarantees by the Indiana Guarantors under the Indenture with respect to the Debt Securities are collectively referred to herein as the "Guarantees." Except as described in this letter, we are not generally familiar with the Indiana Guarantors' businesses, records, transactions, or activities. Our knowledge of their businesses, Jarden Corporation Kane Kessler, P.C. January 29, 2003 Page 2 records, transactions, and activities is limited to the information that is set forth below and on Exhibit A and that otherwise has been brought to our attention by certificates executed and delivered to us by officers of the Indiana Guarantors in connection with this opinion letter. We have examined copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the documents listed in the attached Exhibit A, which is made a part hereof. For the purposes of this opinion, the documents listed in Exhibit A are hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Authorization Documents." In rendering our opinion, we also have examined such certificates of public officials, organizational documents and records and other certificates and instruments as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of the opinion herein expressed and, with your permission, have relied upon and assumed the accuracy of such certificates, documents, records and instruments. We have made such examination of the laws of the State of Indiana as we deemed relevant for purposes of this opinion, but we have not made a review of, and express no opinion concerning, the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Indiana. We have relied upon and assumed the truth and accuracy of the representations, certifications and warranties made in the Authorization Documents, and have not made any independent investigation or verification of any factual matters stated or represented therein. Except to the extent expressly set forth herein, we have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the existence or absence of such facts or circumstances or the assumed facts set forth herein, we accept no responsibility to make any such investigation, and no inference as to our knowledge of the existence or absence of such facts or circumstances or of our having made any independent review thereof should be drawn from our representation of the Indiana Guarantors. Our representation of the Indiana Guarantors is limited to the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement and other matters specifically referred to us by the Indiana Guarantors. In rendering this opinion letter to you, we have assumed with your permission: (a) The genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. (b) The respective factual representations, statements and warranties of the Indiana Guarantors in the Guarantees and the Authorization Documents, and in the other documents that we have reviewed, and upon which we have relied, are accurate, complete and truthful. Jarden Corporation Kane Kessler, P.C. January 29, 2003 Page 3 (c) All official public records (including their proper indexing and filing) furnished to or obtained by us, electronically or otherwise, are accurate, complete and authentic. Based on the foregoing and upon such investigation as we have deemed necessary, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, exceptions and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that: 1. Each of Hearthmark, Inc., Alltrista Plastics Corporation, and Alltrista Newco Corporation is a corporation incorporated and validly existing under the law of the State of Indiana, for which the most recent required biennial report has been filed with the Indiana Secretary of State and no Articles of Dissolution appear as filed in the Indiana Secretary of State's records. Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P. is a limited partnership validly existing under the law of the State of Indiana for which no certificate of cancellation appears as filed in the Secretary of State's records. 2. Each Indiana Guarantor, other than Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P., has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority under Indiana law to own and operate its properties and carry on its business as now conducted and to perform its obligations under the Guarantees. Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P. has all requisite limited partnership power and limited partnership authority under Indiana law to own and operate its properties and carry on its business as now conducted and to perform its obligations under its Guarantee. The opinions expressed herein are matters of professional judgment, are not a guarantee of result and are effective only as of the date hereof. We do not undertake to advise you of any matter within the scope of this letter than comes to our attention after the date of this letter and disclaim any responsibility to advise you of any future changes in law or fact that may affect the opinions set forth herein. We are informed that you are relying on this opinion letter in connection with Kane Kessler, P.C.'s opinion letter to the Company and the Company's offering pursuant to the Registration Statement. The foregoing opinion shall not be relied upon for any other purpose. Very truly yours, /s/ Ice Miller EXHIBIT A LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED 1. Certificate of Existence for each of the Indiana Guarantors issued by the Indiana Secretary of State, each dated January 28, 2003. 2. Articles of Incorporation of each Indiana Guarantor other than Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P., as certified by the Indiana Secretary of State on April 15, 2002, to be a true and complete copy of the Articles of Incorporation of such Indiana Guarantor, as amended, and as further certified by an authorized officer of such Indiana Guarantor as of January 29, 2003, to be a true, current and complete copy thereof. 3. Bylaws of each Indiana Guarantor other than Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P., as certified by an authorized officer of such Indiana Guarantor as of January 29, 2003, to be a true and complete copy of the Bylaws of such Indiana Guarantor. 4. Certificate of Limited Partnership of Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P., as certified by the Indiana Secretary of State on April 15, 2002, to be a true and complete copy of the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P., as amended, and as further certified by an authorized officer of Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P. as of January 29, 2003, to be a true and complete copy thereof. 5. Partnership Agreement of Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P., as certified by an authorized officer of Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P. as of January 29, 2003, to be a true and complete copy of the Partnership Agreement of Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P. 6. Officers' Certificates of the Indiana Guarantors dated January 29, 2003, as to certain factual matters. EX-23.1 6 file005.txt CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-102387) and related Prospectus of Jarden Corporation and subsidiaries (formerly Alltrista Corporation and subsidiaries) for the registration of up to $150,000,000 of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock and warrants and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 23, 2002 (except for Note 19, as to which the date is March 27, 2002 and Note 4, as to which the date is October 14, 2002), with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Alltrista Corporation and subsidiaries included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP New York, New York January 29, 2003 EX-25.1 7 file006.txt FORM T-1 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = FORM T-1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) [ ] --------------------------- THE BANK OF NEW YORK (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) New York 13-5160382 (State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer if not a U.S. national bank) identification no.) One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) --------------------------- JARDEN CORPORATION (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 35-1828377 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) Alltrista Newco Corporation (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Indiana 35-2000581 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) Alltrista Plastics Corporation (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Indiana 35-2000584 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) Alltrista Zinc Products, L.P. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Indiana 35-2000583 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) Hearthmark, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Indiana 35-2000585 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) Quoin Corporation (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 88-0374612 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) Tilia, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 36-4491807 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) -2- Tilia Direct, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 37-1424484 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) Tilia International, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 38-3645648 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue Rye, New York 10580 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) --------------------------- Debt Securities (Title of the indenture securities) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = -3- 1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE: (A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name Address - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Superintendent of Banks of the State of New York 2 Rector Street, New York, N.Y. 10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203 Federal Reserve Bank of New York 33 Liberty Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10045 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington, D.C. 20429 New York Clearing House Association New York, New York 10005 (B) WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.
Yes. 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH AFFILIATION. None. 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS. EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R. 229.10(D). 1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.) 4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.) 6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.) -4- 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. -5- SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 27th day of January, 2003. THE BANK OF NEW YORK By: /s/ STACEY POINDEXTER ------------------------------- Name: STACEY POINDEXTER Title: ASSISTANT TREASURER -6- EXHIBIT 7 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consolidated Report of Condition of THE BANK OF NEW YORK of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286 And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries, a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business September 30, 2002, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act. Dollar Amounts In Thousands ASSETS Cash and balances due from depository institutions: Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ............. $3,735,469 Interest-bearing balances ...................................... 3,791,026 Securities: Held-to-maturity securities .................................... 1,140,688 Available-for-sale securities .................................. 15,232,384 Federal funds sold in domestic offices ............................ 1,286,657 Securities purchased under agreements to resell ......................................................... 1,035,718 Loans and lease financing receivables: Loans and leases held for sale ................................. 869,285 Loans and leases, net of unearned income........................................................ 34,695,130 LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses.................................................. 645,382 Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance ......................................... 34,049,748 Trading Assets .................................................... 9,044,881 Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ........................................................ 823,722 Other real estate owned ........................................... 778 Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ........................................... 226,274 Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .................................................... 249,803 Intangible assets Goodwill ....................................................... 1,852,232 Other intangible assets ........................................ 54,714 Other assets ...................................................... 4,961,572 ----------- Total assets ...................................................... $78,354,951 =========== LIABILITIES Deposits: In domestic offices ............................................ $32,962,289 Noninterest-bearing ............................................ 12,792,415 Interest-bearing ............................................... 20,169,874 In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ....................................... 24,148,516 Noninterest-bearing ............................................ 445,725 Interest-bearing ............................................... 23,702,791 Federal funds purchased in domestic offices ......................................................... 959,287 Securities sold under agreements to repurchase .................... 491,806 Trading liabilities ............................................... 2,916,377 Other borrowed money: (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases) ...................................... 1,691,634 Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding .................................................... 251,701 Subordinated notes and debentures ................................. 2,090,000 Other liabilities ................................................. 5,815,688 ----------- Total liabilities ................................................. $71,327,298 =========== Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries ................................................... 500,019 EQUITY CAPITAL Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ........................................................ 0 Common stock ...................................................... 1,135,284 Surplus ........................................................... 1,056,724 Retained earnings ................................................. 4,218,003 Accumulated other comprehensive income ............................ (117,623) Other equity capital components ................................... 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total equity capital .............................................. 6,527,634 ----------- Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital ............ $78,354,951 =========== I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct. Thomas A. Renyi Gerald L. Hassell ] Directors Alan R. 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