-----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, Jbxup4p1urtRDOCtKUWtQyhrBt2eHn5MBPH6BQX2OrzHGJy2yIQdAjHE2H7aSF2j mm3loA3q4sT5grSXe8b1cQ== 0001279569-09-001424.txt : 20091112 0001279569-09-001424.hdr.sgml : 20091111 20091112161811 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001279569-09-001424 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20091112 FILED AS OF DATE: 20091112 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20091112 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000733099 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CABLE & OTHER PAY TELEVISION SERVICES [4841] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10805 FILM NUMBER: 091177305 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 BLOOR STREET EAST STREET 2: 10TH FLOOR CITY: TORONTO, ONTARIO STATE: A6 ZIP: M4W 1G9 BUSINESS PHONE: 4160353532 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 BLOOR STREET EAST STREET 2: 10TH FLOOR CITY: TORONTO, ONTARIO STATE: A6 ZIP: M4W 1G9 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ROGERS CABLESYSTEMS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19860425 6-K 1 rogers6k.htm FORM 6-K rogers6k.htm
 




FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 

 
For the month of November, 2009
Commission File Number 001-10805
 
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 
333 Bloor Street East
10th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M4W 1G9
Canada
(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
 
Form 20-F o
Form 40-F þ

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1).
 
Yes o
No þ

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7).
 
Yes o
No þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Yes o
No þ
 
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
82-______.
 
 
 


 
    


 
 

 

The following documents are attached as exhibits hereto and are incorporated herein by reference: (i) Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 4, 2009, relating to the Company’s 5.38% Senior Notes due 2019, among Rogers Communications Inc., as issuer (the “Company”), Rogers Cable Communications Inc. (“RCCI”), Rogers Wireless Partnership (“RWP”) and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”); (ii) Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 4, 2009, relating to the Company’s 6.68% Senior Notes due 2039, among the Company, RCCI, RWP and the Trustee; (iii) Agency Agreement, dated October 28, 2009, among the Company and the several agents named in Schedule II thereto.

 
 

 

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
   
 
By:
/s/ David P. Miller
   
Name:
David Miller
   
Title:
Senior Vice President
     
General Counsel & Secretary


Date:  November 12, 2009

 
 

 

Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Document
     
99.1
 
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated November 4, 2009, among the Company, RCCI, RWP and the Trustee.
99.2
 
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated November 4, 2009, among the Company, RCCI, RWP and the Trustee.
99.3
 
Agency Agreement, dated October 28, 2009, among the Company and the several agents named in Schedule II thereto.


EX-99.1 2 ex991.htm SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, DATED NOVEMBER 4, 2009 ex991.htm
Exhibit 99.1
 
 
 
 
 
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
as issuer of the Notes,
 
ROGERS WIRELESS PARTNERSHIP
and
ROGERS CABLE COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
as the Guarantors
 
and
 
CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY,
as Trustee
 
 
 
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of November 4, 2009
to
INDENTURE
Dated as of May 26, 2009
 
 
 
5.38% Senior Notes due 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
 
ARTICLE ONE DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
2
   
SECTION 101. DEFINITIONS
2
SECTION 102. OTHER DEFINITIONS
8
SECTION 103. EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
9
SECTION 104. INDENTURE REMAINS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
9
SECTION 105. INCORPORATION OF INDENTURE.
9
SECTION 106. COUNTERPARTS.
10
SECTION 107. EFFECT OF HEADINGS AND TABLE OF CONTENTS
10
SECTION 108. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
10
SECTION 109. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.
10
SECTION 110. BENEFITS OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
10
SECTION 111. GOVERNING LAW.
10
   
ARTICLE TWO FORM OF THE NOTES
11
   
SECTION 201. FORMS GENERALLY.
11
SECTION 202. FORM OF FACE OF NOTE
11
SECTION 203. FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE
14
SECTION 204. FORM OF TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION. ...
17
   
ARTICLE THREE THE NOTES
17
   
SECTION 301. TITLE AND TERMS
17
SECTION 302. DENOMINATIONS.
18
SECTION 303. NOTES TO BE SECURED IN CERTAIN EVENTS.
18
   
ARTICLE FOUR REMEDIES UPON CHANGE IN CONTROL
19
   
SECTION 401. ADDITIONAL EVENT OF DEFAULT
19
SECTION 402. ACCELERATION OF MATURITY; RESCISSION AND ANNULMENT.
21
SECTION 403. WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS.
21
SECTION 404. CHANGE IN CONTROL OFFER.
21
   
ARTICLE FIVE ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
24
   
SECTION 501. RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES.
24
SECTION 502. LIMITATION ON SECURED DEBT
24
SECTION 503. LIMITATION ON SALE AND LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS
25
SECTION 504. LIMITATION ON RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY DEBT.
25
SECTION 505. SUBORDINATION ARRANGEMENTS.
26
SECTION 506. WAIVER OF CERTAIN COVENANTS.
26
   
 
 
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ARTICLE SIX CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS
26
   
SECTION 601. EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL PURCHASE NOTICE.
26
SECTION 602. DEPOSIT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL PURCHASE PRICE
27
SECTION 603. REPAYMENT TO THE COMPANY.
27
   
ARTICLE SEVEN GUARANTEES
28
   
SECTION 701. GUARANTEES
28
SECTION 702. RELEASE OF GUARANTORS.
30
SECTION 703. AMALGAMATION, CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE.
31
 
 
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SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of November 4, 2009 (this “Supplemental Indenture”), among Rogers Communications Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (hereinafter called the “Company”), Rogers Wireless Partnership, an Ontario partnership (hereinafter called “RWP”), Rogers Cable Communications Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario (hereinafter called “RCCI” and, together with RWP, the “Guarantors”), and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, a trust company existing and licensed under the federal laws of Canada, as trustee (hereinafter called the “Trustee”).
 
                     WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to an indenture dated as of May 26, 2009 (as the same may from time to time be supplemented or amended (other than by a Series Supplement), the “Indenture”);
            
                     WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have previously entered into a Series Supplement dated as of May 26, 2009 pursuant to which the Company issued $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.80% Senior Notes Due 2016;
 
                     WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into a Series Supplement dated as of the date hereof pursuant to which the Company issued $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.68% Senior Notes Due 2039;
 
                     WHEREAS, Article Two and Section 801 of the Indenture provide, among other things, that, without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplement to the Indenture for the purposes of establishing the form, terms and conditions applicable to the Securities of any Series which the Company wishes to issue under the Indenture;
 
                     WHEREAS, the Company desires to establish the form, terms and conditions of a Series of Securities and has requested the Trustee to enter into this Supplemental Indenture for such purpose;
 
                     WHEREAS, the Trustee has received an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel of the Company, in each case complying with Section 103 of the Indenture; and
 
                     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, the Board of Directors has duly authorized the establishment of the 5.38% Senior Notes due 2019 of the Company (the “Notes”) with the form, terms and conditions as hereinafter set forth;
 
                     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto agree, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes, as follows:
 
 
 
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ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
 
SECTION 101. DEFINITIONS.
 
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
 
“Attributable Debt” means, as of the date of its determination, the present value (discounted semi-annually at the interest rate implicit in the terms of the lease) of the obligation of a lessee for rental payments pursuant to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction (reduced by the amount of the rental obligations of any sublessee of all or part of the same property) during the remaining term of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which the lease relating thereto has been extended), such rental payments not to include amounts payable by the lessee for maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments and similar charges and for contingent rates (such as those based on sales); provided, however, that in the case of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction in which the lease is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, Attributable Debt shall mean the lesser of the present value of (i) the rental payments to be paid under such Sale and Leaseback Transaction until the first date (after the date of such determination) upon which it may be so terminated plus the then applicable penalty upon such termination and (ii) the rental payments required to be paid during the remaining term of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (assuming such termination provision is not exercised).
 
“Canada Yield Price” means in respect of any redemption of the Notes, a price, as determined by the Independent Investment Bankers, equal to the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes (not including any portion of the payments of interest accrued as of the date of redemption) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 365-day year) at the Government of Canada Yield plus 46 basis points.
 
“Company” means the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture, until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor Person.  To the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Legislation as they are applicable to the Company, the term “Company” shall include any other obligor with respect to the Notes for the purposes of complying with such provisions.
 
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means the Consolidated Tangible Assets of any Person, less such Person’s current liabilities.
 
“Consolidated Tangible Assets” means the Tangible Assets of any Person after eliminating inter-company items, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP including appropriate deductions for any minority interest in Tangible Assets of such Person’s Restricted Subsidiaries.
 
 
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“Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder) or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the maturity date of the Notes for cash or securities constituting Debt; provided that shares of Preferred Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that are issued with the benefit of provisions requiring a change in control offer to be made for such shares in the event of a change in control of the Company or of such Restricted Subsidiary, which provisions have substantially the same effect as the relevant provisions of Sections 401 and 404 herein, shall not be deemed to be “Disqualified Stock” solely by virtue of such provisions.  For purposes of this definition, the term “Debt” includes Inter-Company Subordinated Debt.
 
“Excluded Assets” means (i) all assets of any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) Investments in the Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; (iii) any Investment by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent paid for with cash or other property that constitutes Excluded Assets or Excluded Securities, so long as at the time of acquisition thereof and after giving effect thereto there exists no Default or Event of Default; and (iv) proceeds of the sale of any Excluded Assets or Excluded Securities received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary.
 
“Excluded Securities” means any Debt, Preferred Stock or Common Stock issued by the Company, or any Debt or Preferred Stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiary, in either case to an Affiliate thereof other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that, at all times, such Excluded Securities shall:
 
(i) in the case of Debt not owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, constitute Inter-Company Subordinated Debt;
 
(ii) in the case of Debt, not be guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such guarantee shall constitute Inter-Company Subordinated Debt;
 
(iii) in the case of Debt, not be secured by any assets or property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
 
(iv) in the case of Debt or Preferred Stock, provide by its terms that interest or dividends thereon shall be payable only to the extent that, after giving effect to any such payment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
 
(v) in the case of Debt or Preferred Stock, provide by its terms that no payment (other than payments in the form of Excluded Securities) on account of principal (at maturity, by operation of sinking fund or mandatory redemption or  otherwise) or other payment on account of redemption, repurchase, retirement or acquisition of such Excluded Security shall be permitted until the earlier of (x) the Maturity Date of the Notes or (y) the date on which all principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall have been duly paid or provided for in full.
 
 
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“Existing Notes” means any of the Existing Senior Notes or the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes.
 
“Existing Senior Notes” means any of the 9.625% Senior Notes Due 2011, 7.625% Senior Notes Due 2011, 7.25% Senior Notes Due 2011, 7.25% Senior Notes Due 2012, 7.875% Senior Notes Due 2012, 6.25% Senior Notes Due 2013, 6.375% Senior Notes Due 2014, 5.50% Senior Notes Due 2014, 7.50% Senior Notes Due 2015, 6.75% Senior Notes Due 2015, 5.80% Senior Notes Due 2016, 6.80% Senior Notes Due 2018, 8.75% Senior Debentures Due 2032, 7.50% Senior Notes Due 2038 or 6.68% Senior Notes Due 2039, in each case for which the Company is a co-obligor or obligor, as applicable.
 
“Existing Senior Subordinated Notes” means the 8.00% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2012 for which the Company and RWP are co-obligors and RCCI is a guarantor.
 
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Ltd. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
 
“Government of Canada Yield” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the arithmetic average of the respective yields determined by the Independent Investment Bankers to be the bid-side yield to maturity on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date, compounded semi-annually, which a non-callable Government of Canada Bond would carry if issued in Canadian dollars in Canada, at 100% of its principal amount on such date with a term to maturity which most closely approximates the remaining term to maturity of the Notes to be redeemed from such day as quoted by the Independent Investment Bankers at 10:00 a.m. on such day.
 
“Guarantors” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture.
 
“Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Supplemental Indenture.
 
“Independent Investment Bankers” means RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. or their successors; provided, however, that if one or both of the Independent Investment Bankers shall cease to be a primary Canadian Government securities dealer in Toronto, Ontario, the Company shall substitute for it one or more other primary Canadian Government securities dealers in Toronto, Ontario.
 
“Investment” means (i) directly or indirectly, any advance, loan or capital contribution to, the purchase of any stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities of, the acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business or  assets or stock or other evidence of beneficial ownership of, any Person or making of any investment in any Person, (ii) the designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (iii) the transfer of any assets or properties from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to any Unrestricted Subsidiary, other than the transfer of assets or properties made in the ordinary course of business.  Investments shall exclude extensions of trade credit on commercially reasonable terms in accordance with normal trade practices.
 
 
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“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than BBB-(or the equivalent) by S&P, Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s or BBB- (or the equivalent) by Fitch.
 
“Issue Date” means November 4, 2009, the initial issue date of the Notes. “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
 
“Net Tangible Assets” means the Tangible Assets of any Person, less such Person’s current liabilities.
 
“Notes” has the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Supplemental Indenture.
 
“Permitted Liens” means any of the following Liens
 
          (i) Liens for taxes, rates and assessments not yet due or, if due, the validity of which is being contested diligently and in good faith by appropriate proceedings by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (as applicable); and Liens for the excess of the amount of any past due taxes for which a final assessment has not been received over the amount of such taxes as estimated and paid;
 
          (ii) the Lien of any judgment rendered which is being contested diligently and in good faith by appropriate proceedings by the Company, or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and which does not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries to operate the business or operations of the Company;
 
          (iii) Liens on Excluded Assets;
 
          (iv) pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Debt) or leases or deposits of cash or bonds or other direct obligations of the United States, Canada or any Canadian province to secure surety or appeal bonds or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rents;
 
 
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          (v) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens, or other liens arising out of judgments or awards with respect to which an appeal or other proceeding for review is being prosecuted (and as to which any foreclosure or other enforcement proceeding shall have been effectively stayed);
 
          (vi) Liens for property taxes not yet subject to penalties for non-payment or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings (and as to which foreclosure or other enforcement proceedings shall have been effectively stayed);
 
          (vii) Liens in favor of issuers of surety bonds issued in the ordinary course of business;
 
          (viii) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations of or rights of others for rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of the Person incurring them or the ownership of its properties which were not incurred in connection with Debt or other extensions of credit and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;
 
          (ix) Liens in favor of Bell Canada (or any successor) under any partial system agreement or related agreement providing for the construction and installation by Bell Canada of cables, attachments, connectors, support structures, closures and other equipment in accordance with the plans and specifications of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and the lease by Bell Canada of such equipment to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with tariffs published by Bell Canada from time to time as approved by regulatory authorities, the absence of which would materially and adversely affect the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries considered as a whole; and
 
          (x) any other Lien existing on the Issue Date.
 
“Principal Property” means, as of any date of determination, any land, land improvements or building (and associated factory, laboratory, office and switching equipment (excluding all products marketed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries)) constituting a manufacturing, development, warehouse, service, office or operating facility owned by or leased to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, located within Canada and having an acquisition cost plus capitalized improvements in excess of 0.25% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company as of such date of determination, other than any such property (i) which the Board of Directors determines is not of material importance to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) which is not used in the ordinary course of business or (iii) in which the interest of the Company and all its Subsidiaries does not exceed 50%.
 
 
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“Rating Agencies” means S&P, Moody’s and Fitch, and each of such Rating Agencies is referred to individually as a “Rating Agency”.
 
“Rating Date” means the date which is 90 days prior to the earlier of (i) a Change in Control and (ii) public notice of the occurrence of a Change in Control or of the intention of the Company to effect a Change in Control.
 
“Rating Decline” means the occurrence of the following on, or within 90 days after, the date of public notice of the occurrence of a Change in Control or of the intention by the Company to effect a Change in Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies): (i) in the event the Notes are assigned an Investment Grade Rating by at least two of the three Rating Agencies on the Rating Date, the rating of the Notes by at least two of the three Rating Agencies shall be below an Investment Grade Rating; or (ii) in the event the Notes are rated below an Investment Grade Rating by at least two of the three Rating Agencies on the Rating Date, the rating of the Notes by at least two of the three Rating Agencies shall be decreased by one or more gradations (including gradations within rating categories as well as between rating categories).
 
“RCCI” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture.
 
“RWP” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture.
 
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
 
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Principal Property (whether such Principal Property is now owned or hereafter acquired) that has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person, other than (i) temporary leases for a term, including renewals at the option of the lessee, of not more than three years, (ii) leases between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) leases of Principal Property executed by the time of, or within 180 days after the latest of, the acquisition, the completion of construction or improvement (including any improvements on property which will result in such property becoming Principal Property), or the commencement of commercial operation of such Principal Property.
 
“Secured Debt” means:
 
          (a) Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary secured by any Lien upon any Principal Property or the stock or Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Restricted Subsidiary that guarantees the payment obligations of the Company under the Notes); or
 
 
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          (b) any conditional sale or other title retention agreement covering any Principal Property or Restricted Subsidiary; but does not include any Debt secured by any Lien or any conditional sale or other title retention agreement:
 
          (1) incurred or entered into on or after the Issue Date to finance the acquisition, improvement or construction of such property and either secured by Purchase Money Obligations or Liens placed on such property within 180 days of acquisition, improvement or construction and securing Debt not to exceed 2.5% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at any time outstanding;
 
          (2) on Principal Property or the stock or Debt of Restricted Subsidiaries and existing at the time of acquisition of the property, stock or Debt;
 
          (3) owing to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or
 
          (4) existing at the time a corporation or other Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; each of the foregoing being referred to as “Exempted Secured Debt”.
 
          “Subordination Agreement” means the subordination agreement among the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and subsequently f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee for the holders of the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes (the “Subordinated Note Trustee”), in the form of Annex A attached hereto.
 
          “Tangible Assets” means, at any date, the gross book value as shown by the accounting books and records of any Person of all its property both real and personal, less (i) the net book value of all its licenses, patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, goodwill, non-compete agreements or organizational expenses and other like intangibles, (ii) unamortized Debt discount and expenses, (iii) all reserves for depreciation, obsolescence, depletion and amortization of its properties and (iv) all other proper reserves which in accordance with GAAP should be provided in connection with the business conducted by such Person.
 
          “Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture, until a successor shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean such successor Trustee.
 
 
SECTION 102. OTHER DEFINITIONS.
 
DEFINED
DEFINED TERM
IN SECTION
 
Change in Control
401
 
 
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DEFINED
DEFINED TERM
IN SECTION
 
Change in Control Offer
404(a)
Change in Control Purchase Date
404(a)
Change in Control Purchase Notice
404(b)
Change in Control Purchase Price
404(a)
Change in Control Triggering Event
401
Edward S. Rogers
401
Family Percentage Holding
401
Guarantee
701(a)
Guaranteed Obligations
701(a)
Maturity Date
301
Member of the Rogers Family
401
Permitted Residuary Beneficiary
401
Perpetuity Date
401
Qualifying Trust
401
Spouse
401
Successor Guarantor
703
 
                      SECTION 103. EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.
 
Upon the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Indenture shall be supplemented and amended in accordance herewith, and this Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable, and the Indenture is hereby supplemented and amended as specified herein, solely with respect to the Notes and not with respect to any other Securities previously issued or to be issued under the Indenture. In the event of a conflict between any provisions of the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture, the relevant provision or provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall govern.
 
                      SECTION 104. INDENTURE REMAINS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
 
Except as supplemented or amended hereby, all other provisions in the Indenture, to the extent not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Supplemental Indenture, shall remain in full force and effect.
 
                      SECTION 105. INCORPORATION OF INDENTURE.
 
All the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be incorporated in, and made a part of, the Indenture; and the Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Indenture, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument; provided, however, that the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture are expressly and solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes.
 
 
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                      SECTION 106. COUNTERPARTS.
 
This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
 
                      SECTION 107. EFFECT OF HEADINGS AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
 
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. Unless otherwise expressly specified, references in this Supplemental Indenture to specific Article numbers or Section numbers refer to Articles and Sections contained in this Supplemental Indenture, and not the Indenture or any other document.
 
                      SECTION 108. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
 
All covenants and agreements in this Supplemental Indenture by the Company and the Guarantors shall bind their respective successors and permitted assigns (if any), whether so expressed or not. All covenants and agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors and permitted assigns (if any), whether so expressed or not.
 
                      SECTION 109. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.
 
In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
 
                      SECTION 110. BENEFITS OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.
 
                      Nothing in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person (other than the parties hereto, any Paying Agent and any Security Registrar, and their successors hereunder, and the Holders) any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Supplemental Indenture or in respect of the Notes.
 
                      SECTION 111. GOVERNING LAW.
 
This Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.  This Supplemental Indenture shall be subject to the provisions of Trust Indenture Legislation that are required or deemed to be part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
 
 
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ARTICLE TWO FORM OF THE NOTES
 
SECTION 201. FORMS GENERALLY.
 
The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the forms set forth in this Article, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Supplemental Indenture, or as may reasonably be required by the Depositary and are not prejudicial to the beneficial holders of the Notes, 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 Notes, as evidenced by their execution of the Notes (but which shall not affect the rights or duties of the Trustee).  Any portion of the text of any Note may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Note.
 
The definitive Notes shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of the Depositary or any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, all as determined by the officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such Notes.
 
                     The Notes shall be in registered form and shall initially be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.  The Notes shall be issued initially as Book-Entry Securities in the form of one or more Global Securities substantially in the form set forth in this Article delivered to the Depositary or a nominee thereof as custodian therefor and held by the Depositary or a nominee thereof for the applicable Clearing Agency Participants, and duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided.  The Depositary for such Global Securities shall be CDS.  The aggregate principal amount of the Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Depositary or its nominee, or of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee, as hereinafter provided.
 
                      SECTION 202. FORM OF FACE OF NOTE.
 
The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be endorsed thereon are to be substantially in the form provided for in this Section 202 and Sections 203 and 204:
 
[Note: Insert if CDS is Depositary – UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS CLEARING AND DEPOSITORY SERVICES INC. (“CDS”) TO THE COMPANY (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN RESPECT THEREOF IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CDS & CO., OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CDS & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF, CDS & CO., HAS AN INTEREST IN THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND IT IS A VIOLATION OF ITS RIGHTS FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO HOLD, TRANSFER OR DEAL WITH THIS CERTIFICATE.]
 
 
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                      [Note: Insert if a Global SecurityTHIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE BASE INDENTURE (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO).  THIS NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE BASE INDENTURE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 207(B) OF THE BASE INDENTURE, (III) THIS NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 211 OF THE BASE INDENTURE AND (IV) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SECTION 207(B) OF THE BASE INDENTURE, THIS SECURITY MAY BE TRANSFERRED, IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART, ONLY (X) BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, (Y) BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR (Z) BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR TO A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.]
 
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
 
5.38% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2019
 
                                                                
 
No. n CUSIP: 775109AN1
ISIN: CA775109AN10
 
 
 
 
Rogers Communications Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor entity under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [CDS & CO.][n] or registered assigns, the principal sum of ____________ Canadian dollars (or such other amount that may from time to time be indicated on the records of the Depositary as the result of increases or decreases by adjustments made on the records of the Depositary, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary) on November 4, 2019 at the office or agency of the Company referred to below, and to pay interest thereon in arrears, semi-annually in equal installments, on May 4 and November 4 in each year (each herein called an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on May 4, 2010, which interest shall accrue from and including November 4, 2009 or, if interest has already been paid or duly provided for, from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, at the rate of 5.38% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or duly provided for, and (to the extent lawful) to pay interest on any overdue interest at the rate borne by the Notes from the date of the Interest Payment Date on which such overdue interest becomes payable to the date payment of such interest has been made or duly provided for. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the April 19 or October 19 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for, and interest on such Default Interest, at the interest rate borne by the Notes, to the extent lawful, shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date, and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Default Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Notes not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
 
 
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Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the City of Toronto (which initially shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee), and if the Company shall designate and maintain an additional office or agency for such purpose, also at such additional office or agency, in Canadian dollars; provided, however, that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Security Register; provided, further, that all payments of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on Notes, the Holders of which have given wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent at least 10 Business Days prior to the applicable payment date and hold at least Cdn$1,000,000 in principal amount of Notes, will be required to be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by such Holders in such instructions. Any such wire transfer instructions received by the Company or the Paying Agent shall remain in effect until revoked by such Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final payment of principal shall be payable only upon surrender of this Note to the Paying Agent.
 
For any interim period, interest on this Note shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year, based on the number of days elapsed in the period.
 
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
 
 
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Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been duly executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
 
Dated:
 
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
 
     
By
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
     
By
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
SECTION 203. FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE.
 
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company designated as its 5.38% Senior Notes due 2019 (herein called the “Notes”), which may be issued under an indenture (as the same may from time to time be supplemented or amended (other than by a Series Supplement), herein called the “Base Indenture”) dated as of May 26, 2009 between the Company and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, as trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee thereunder), as supplemented and amended by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 4, 2009 among the Company, Rogers Wireless Partnership, an Ontario partnership, Rogers Cable Communications Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario (together with Rogers Wireless Partnership, the “Guarantors”), and the Trustee (herein called the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), to which the Indenture reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties, obligations and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
 
On or before each Interest Payment Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee or the Paying Agent an amount in Canadian dollars sufficient to pay the amount due on such payment date.
 
To guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal and interest on the Notes and all other amounts payable by the Company under the Indenture and the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the terms of the Notes and the Indenture, the Guarantors have, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed the Guaranteed Obligations on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
 
 
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The Notes will be subject to redemption upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice by first-class mail, at any time, as a whole or in part, in amounts of Cdn$1,000 or any integral multiple thereof, at the option of the Company, at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of: (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, and (2) the Canada Yield Price, in each case plus accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date.
 
In the case of any redemption of Notes, interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of record of such Notes, or one or more Predecessor Securities, at the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Date referred to on the face hereof. Notes (or portions thereof), for whose redemption and payment provision is made in accordance with the Indenture, shall cease to bear interest from and after the Redemption Date. In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a replacement Note or Notes for the unredeemed portion hereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
 
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default resulting from a Change in Control Triggering Event which is cured in accordance with Section 404 of the Supplemental Indenture by the making and consummation of a Change in Control Offer) shall occur and be continuing, the principal amount of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
 
In addition, it shall be an Event of Default under the Indenture if a Change in Control Triggering Event occurs on or prior to the Maturity of the Notes. Following such an Event of Default the principal amount of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture unless the Company (or a third party) offers, within 20 Business Days after the occurrence of such Event of Default, to purchase the Notes and purchases the Notes for the Change in Control Purchase Price in cash on the date that is 40 Business Days after the occurrence of the Change in Control Triggering Event from a Holder who delivers and does not withdraw a Change in Control Purchase Notice. Holders have the right to withdraw any Change in Control Purchase Notice by delivering to the Paying Agent a written notice of withdrawal in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture.
 
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (a) the entire indebtedness of the Company on this Note and (b) certain restrictive covenants and the related Defaults and Events of Default, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein, which provisions apply to this Note.
 
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions  permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by or on behalf of the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
 
 
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No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note at the times, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
 
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable on the Security Register, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or any other office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to the Indenture duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount and containing identical terms and provisions, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
 
The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of Cdn$1,000 or any integral multiple thereof.
 
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange or redemption of Notes, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes or other governmental charges payable in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange.
 
Prior to the time of due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes except as otherwise provided, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
 
All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
 
 
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SECTION 204. FORM OF TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION.
 
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION CIBC Mellon Trust Company, as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
 
 
CIBC Mellon Trust Company
 
     
By
 
 
 
Authorized Signing Officer
 
 
ARTICLE THREE
THE NOTES
 
                     SECTION 301. TITLE AND TERMS.
 
The Notes shall be known and designated as the “5.38% Senior Notes due 2019” of the Company.  The entire unpaid principal amount of each Note shall become due and payable to the Holder thereof on November 4, 2019 (the “Maturity Date”).  Interest shall accrue on the aggregate unpaid principal amount of each Note at a rate of interest equal to 5.38% per annum from November 4, 2009 or, if interest has been paid or duly provided for, the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for.  Such interest shall be payable semi-annually in equal installments on May 4 and November 4 in each year (each an Interest Payment Date for purposes of this Supplemental Indenture), commencing on May 4, 2010, until the principal thereof is paid or duly provided for.  Interest on the Notes shall be payable in arrears.  The Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date shall be the April 19 or October 19 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.  To the extent lawful, interest shall accrue on any overdue interest at the rate borne by the Notes from the date of the Interest Payment Date on which such overdue interest becomes payable to the date payment of such interest has been made or duly provided for and such Default Interest shall be payable at the times and on the terms provided for in the Indenture.
 
An unlimited aggregate principal amount of the Notes may be authenticated and delivered under this Supplemental Indenture (of which Cdn$500,000,000 is being issued, authenticated and delivered on the date hereof), including Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Section 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 806, 1008 or 1009 of the Indenture and Section 404 hereof. Additional Notes ranking pari passu with the Securities issued on the date hereof may be created and issued under the Indenture from time to time by the Company without notice to or consent of the Holders, subject to the Company complying with any applicable provision of the Indenture.  Any additional Notes created and issued shall have the same terms and conditions as the Notes  initially issued, except for their date of issue, issue price and first Interest Payment Date, and shall be consolidated with and form a single Series with the Notes initially issued.
 
 
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The Notes shall be unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of the Company ranking pari passu with any other present or future unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of the Company.
 
The Notes shall be denominated in, and all principal of, and interest and premium (if any) on, the Notes shall be payable in Canadian dollars.
 
The Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company at the prices, at the times and on such other terms and conditions as are specified in the form of the Note in Article Two hereof.  The Company shall not be obligated to redeem, purchase or repay the Notes pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder of the Notes except as provided in Article Six hereof.
 
The Notes shall be subject to the covenants (and the related definitions) set forth in Articles Seven and Nine of the Indenture and, except as otherwise provided herein, to any other covenant in the Indenture, and to the defeasance and discharge provisions set forth in Article Three thereof.
 
Certain obligations of the Company under the Notes shall be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by each of the Guarantors to the extent set forth in Article Seven hereof.
 
SECTION 302. DENOMINATIONS.
 
The Notes shall be issuable only in fully registered form without coupons and in denominations of Cdn$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof.
 
SECTION 303. NOTES TO BE SECURED IN CERTAIN EVENTS.
 
If, upon any consolidation or amalgamation of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, with or merger of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, into any other Person, or upon any conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition of the properties and assets of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, substantially as an entirety to any Person by liquidation, winding-up or otherwise (in one transaction or a series of related transactions), in each case in accordance with Section 701 of the Indenture, in the case of the Company, or Section 703 of this Supplemental Indenture, in the case of a Guarantor, any property or asset of the Company or of any Subsidiary, would thereupon become subject to any Lien, then, unless such Lien could be created pursuant to Section 502 without equally and ratably securing the Notes, the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, prior to or simultaneously with such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition, will, as to such property or asset, secure the Notes Outstanding hereunder (together with, if the Company or such Guarantor shall so determine, any other Debt of the Company or such Guarantor now existing or hereafter created which is not subordinate to the Notes) equally and ratably with (or prior to) the Debt which upon such consolidation, amalgamation, merger,  conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition is to become secured as to such property or asset by such Lien, or will cause such Notes to be so secured.
 
 
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ARTICLE FOUR
REMEDIES UPON CHANGE IN CONTROL SECTION
 
                      401. ADDITIONAL EVENT OF DEFAULT.
 
In addition to the Events of Default set forth in Section 401 of the Indenture, “Event of Default”, wherever used herein and in the Indenture with respect to the Notes, includes the occurrence of a Change in Control Triggering Event (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body).
 
Under this Supplemental Indenture, a “Change in Control Triggering Event” is deemed to occur upon both a Change in Control and a Rating Decline with respect to the Notes.
 
A “Change in Control” means (i) any transaction (including an amalgamation, merger or consolidation or the sale of Capital Stock of the Company) the result of which is that any Person or group of Persons (as the term “group” is used in Rule 13d-5 of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and as in force at the date hereof), other than Members of the Rogers Family or a Person or group of Persons consisting of or controlled, directly or indirectly, by one or more Members of the Rogers Family, acquires, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the total voting power of all classes of Voting Shares of the Company or (ii) any transaction (including an amalgamation, merger or consolidation or the sale of Capital Stock of the Company) the result of which is that any Person or group of Persons, other than (A) Members of the Rogers Family or a Person or group of Persons consisting of or controlled, directly or indirectly, by one or more Members of the Rogers Family or (B) for so long as the only primary beneficiaries of a Qualifying Trust established under the last will and testament of Edward S. Rogers are one or more persons referred to in clause (i) of the definition of “Member of the Rogers Family” or the Spouse, for the time being and from time to time, of the issue (including individuals adopted by such Persons, provided that such adopted individuals have not attained the age of majority at the date of such adoption, together with the issue of any such adopted individuals) of any person described in subclause (i)(b) or (c) of the definition of “Member of the Rogers Family”, any Person designated by the trustees of such Qualifying Trust to exercise voting rights attaching to any shares held by such trustees, has elected to the Board of Directors such number of its or their nominees so that such nominees so elected shall constitute a majority of the number of the directors comprising the Board of Directors; provided that to the extent that one or more regulatory approvals are required for any of the transactions or circumstances described in clause (i) or (ii) above to become effective under applicable law, such transactions or circumstances shall be deemed to have occurred at the time such approvals have been obtained and become effective under applicable law.
 
 
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“Member of the Rogers Family” means (i) such of the following persons as are living at the date of this Supplemental Indenture or are born after the date of this Indenture and before the Perpetuity Date: (a) the widow, if any, of Edward S. Rogers (who was born on May 27, 1933, such individual being hereinafter referred to as “Edward S. Rogers”); (b) the issue of Edward S. Rogers; (c) Ann Taylor Graham Calderisi, the half-sister of Edward S. Rogers, and the issue of Ann Taylor Graham Calderisi; (d) individuals adopted by Edward S. Rogers or any of the persons described in subclauses (a) or (b) of this clause (i), provided that such adopted individuals have not attained the age of majority at the date of such adoption, together with the issue of any such adopted individuals; provided that if any person is born out of wedlock he shall be deemed not to be the issue of another person for the purposes hereof unless and until he is proven or acknowledged to be the issue of such person and; (ii) the trustees of any Qualifying Trust, but only to the extent of such Qualifying Trust’s Family Percentage Holding of voting securities or rights to control or direct the voting securities of the Company at the time of the determination.
 
“Family Percentage Holding” means the aggregate percentage of the securities held by a Qualifying Trust representing, directly or indirectly, an interest in voting securities or rights to control or direct the voting securities of the Company, that it is reasonable, under all the circumstances, to regard as being held beneficially for Qualified Persons (or any class consisting of two or more Qualified Persons); provided always that in calculating the Family Percentage Holding (A) in respect of any power of appointment or discretionary trust capable of being exercised in favor of any of the Qualified Persons such trust or power shall be deemed to have been exercised in favor of Qualified Persons until such trust or power has been otherwise exercised; (B) where any beneficiary of a Qualifying Trust has assigned, transferred or conveyed, in any manner whatsoever, his or her beneficial interest to another person, then, for the purpose of determining the Family Percentage Holding in respect of such Qualifying Trust, the person to whom such interest has been assigned, transferred or conveyed shall be regarded as the only person beneficially interested in the Qualifying Trust in respect of such interest but in the case where the interest is so assigned, transferred or conveyed is an interest in a discretionary trust or is an interest which may arise as a result of the exercise in favor of the assignor of a discretionary power of appointment and such discretionary trust or power of appointment is also capable of being exercised in favor of persons described in clause (i) of the definition of “Member of the Rogers Family”, such discretionary trust or power shall be deemed to have been so exercised in favor of Qualified Persons until it has in fact been exercised; and (C) the interest of any Permitted Residuary Beneficiary shall be ignored until its interest has indefeasibly vested.
 
“Permitted Residuary Beneficiary” means any person who is a beneficiary of a Qualifying Trust and, under the terms of the Qualifying Trust, is entitled to distributions out of the capital of such Qualifying Trust only after the death of all of the Qualified Persons who are beneficiaries of such Qualifying Trust.
 
“Perpetuity Date” means the date that is 21 years, less one day, from the date of the death of the last survivor of the individuals described in subclause (i)(a), (b),
(c) or (d) of the definition of “Member of the Rogers Family”, who are living at the date of this Indenture.
 
 
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“Qualifying Trust” means a trust (whether testamentary or inter vivos) any beneficiary of which is a person referred to in clause (i) of the definition of “Member of the Rogers Family” or the Spouse, for the time being and from time to time, of the issue (including individuals adopted by such Persons, provided that such adopted individuals have not attained the age of majority at the date of such adoption, together with the issue of any such adopted individuals) of any person described in subclause (i)(b) or (c) of the definition of “Member of the Rogers Family”, provided that such Spouse is living at the date of this Indenture or is born after the date of this Indenture and before the Perpetuity Date (all such persons being hereafter referred to as “Qualified Persons”).
 
“Spouse” means, in relation to any person, a person who is legally married to that person and includes a widow or widower of that person, notwithstanding remarriage.
 
SECTION 402. ACCELERATION OF MATURITY; RESCISSION AND ANNULMENT.
 
If a Change in Control Triggering Event occurs and is continuing and the Company (or a third party) fails in any material respect to comply with any of the provisions of Section 404 hereof, then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding may declare the principal of all such Notes 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 shall become immediately due and payable.
 
SECTION 403. WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS.
 
Notwithstanding Section 413 of the Indenture, the Holders of Notes may not waive any past Default or Event of Default arising from a Change in Control Triggering Event by providing a written notice of a Holder Direction to the Trustee.  Any such Default or Event of Default may be waived only with the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note.
 
SECTION 404. CHANGE IN CONTROL OFFER.
 
(a) The Notes may not be accelerated pursuant to Section 402 hereof following an Event of Default arising from a Change in Control Triggering Event and such Event of Default shall be cured if the Company complies with the provisions of this Section 404.  If the Company elects to cure such Event of Default, within 20 Business Days of the occurrence of an Event of Default arising from a Change in Control Triggering Event, (i) the Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the occurrence of the Change in Control Triggering Event and shall make an offer to purchase (the “Change in Control Offer”) all outstanding Notes properly tendered at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Change in Control Purchase Date (as hereinafter defined) (the “Change in Control Purchase Price”) on the date that is 40 Business Days after the occurrence of the Change in Control Triggering Event (the “Change in Control Purchase Date”), (ii) the Trustee shall mail a copy of the Change in Control Offer to each Holder and (iii) the Company shall cause a notice of the Change in Control Offer to be sent at least once to the Dow Jones News Service or similar business news service in the United States and CNW Group Ltd. (Canada News Wire) or a similar news service in Canada.  The Change in Control Offer shall remain open from the time such offer is made until the Change in Control Purchase Date.  The Trustee shall be under no obligation to ascertain the occurrence of a Change in Control Triggering Event or to give notice with respect thereto other than as provided above upon receipt of a Change in Control Offer from the Company.  The Trustee may conclusively assume, in the absence of receipt of a Change in Control Offer from the Company, that no Change in Control Triggering Event has occurred.  The Change in Control Offer shall include a form of Change in Control Purchase Notice to be completed by the Holder and shall state:

 
 
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(i) the events causing a Change in Control Triggering Event and the date such Change in Control Triggering Event is deemed to have occurred;
 
(ii) that the Change in Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 404 and that all Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change in Control Offer will be accepted for payment;
 
(iii) the date by which the Change in Control Purchase Notice pursuant to this Section 404 must be given;
 
(iv) the Change in Control Purchase Date;
 
(v) the Change in Control Purchase Price;
 
(vi) the names and addresses of the Paying Agent and the offices or agencies referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture;
 
(vii) that Notes must be surrendered to the Paying Agent at the office of the Paying Agent or to an office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture to collect payment;
 
(viii) that the Change in Control Purchase Price for any Note as to which a Change in Control Purchase Notice has been duly given and not withdrawn will be paid promptly upon the later of the first Business Day following the Change in Control Purchase Date and the time of surrender of such Note as described in clause (vii) above;
 
(ix) the procedures the Holder must follow to accept the Change in Control Offer; and
 
 
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(x) the procedures for withdrawing a Change in Control Purchase Notice.
 
(b) A Holder may accept a Change in Control Offer by delivering to the Paying Agent at the office of the Paying Agent or to an office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture a written notice (a “Change in Control Purchase Notice”) at any time prior to the close of business on the Change in Control Purchase Date, stating: (i) that such Holder elects to have a Note purchased pursuant to the Change in Control Offer; (ii) the principal amount of the Note that the Holder elects to have purchased by the Company, which amount must be Cdn$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, and the certificate numbers of the Notes to be delivered by such Holder for purchase by the Company; and (iii) that such Note shall be purchased on the Change in Control Purchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in this Supplemental Indenture.
 
The delivery of such Note (together with all necessary endorsements) to the Paying Agent at the office of the Paying Agent or to an office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture prior to, on or after the Change in Control Purchase Date shall be a condition to the receipt by the Holder of the Change in Control Purchase Price therefor; provided that such Change in Control Purchase Price shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 404 only if the Note so delivered to the Paying Agent or to an office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture shall conform in all respects to the description thereof set forth in the related Change in Control Purchase Notice.
 
The Company shall purchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 404, a portion of a Note if the principal amount of such portion is Cdn$1,000 or an integral multiple of Cdn$1,000.  Provisions of the Indenture that apply to the purchase of all of a Note also apply to the purchase of a portion of such Note.
 
Any purchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 404 shall be consummated by the delivery by the Company of the consideration to be received by the Holder promptly upon the later of (a) the first Business Day following the Change in Control Purchase Date and (b) the time of delivery of the Note by the Holder to the Paying Agent or to an office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture in the manner required by this Section 404.
 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent, at the office of the Paying Agent or an office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture, the Change in Control Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 404(b) shall have the right to withdraw such Change in Control Purchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Change in Control Purchase Date  by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent or to an office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture in accordance with Section 601 hereof.
 
 
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The Paying Agent or the office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by the former of any Change in Control Purchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.
 
(c) The Notes may also not be accelerated pursuant to Section 402 hereof following an Event of Default arising from a Change in Control Triggering Event and such Event of Default shall also be cured if a third party makes and consummates a Change in Control Offer in the manner and at the times and otherwise in compliance with this Section 404.
 
ARTICLE FIVE
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
 
                      SECTION 501. RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES.
 
(a) The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Restricted Subsidiary or any Person that is to become a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may transfer any assets or properties to an Unrestricted Subsidiary, if (i) prior to and immediately after such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) such Subsidiary or Person, together with all other Unrestricted Subsidiaries, shall not in the aggregate have Net Tangible Assets greater than 15% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; provided, however, that for the purposes of this Section 501, (1) the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets shall also include the aggregate Net Tangible Assets of such Subsidiary or Person and all other Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (2) Excluded Assets shall be excluded from the calculation of Net Tangible Assets and Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. (b) The Board of Directors of the Company may not designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary unless immediately before and after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
 
(c) Nothing in this Section 501 shall restrict or limit the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from transferring any asset that is an Excluded Asset to any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Person that is to become an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
 
SECTION 502. LIMITATION ON SECURED DEBT.
 
                     The Company will not, and will not permit any of its RestrictedSubsidiaries to, create, assume, incur or guarantee any Secured Debt unless and for so long as the Company secures, or causes such Restricted Subsidiary to secure, the Notes equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Secured Debt.  However, any of the Company  or its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur Secured Debt without securing the Notes if, immediately after incurring the Secured Debt, the aggregate principal amount of all Secured Debt then outstanding plus the aggregate amount of the Attributable Debt then outstanding pursuant to Sale and Leaseback Transactions would not exceed 15% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.  The aggregate amount of all Secured Debt in the preceding sentence excludes Secured Debt which is secured equally and ratably with the Notes and Secured Debt that is being repaid concurrently.  Any Lien which is granted to secure the Notes under this Section 502 shall be discharged at the same time as the discharge of the Lien securing the Secured Debt that gave rise to the obligation to secure the Notes under this Section 502.
 
 
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SECTION 503. LIMITATION ON SALE AND LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS.
 
The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, unless either (a) immediately thereafter, the sum of (1) the Attributable Debt to be outstanding pursuant to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction and all other Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary on or after the Issue Date (or, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary, the date on which it became a Restricted Subsidiary, if on or after the Issue Date) and (2) the aggregate amount of all Secured Debt, excluding Secured Debt which is secured equally and ratably with the Notes, would not exceed 15% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets or (b) an amount, equal to the greater of the net proceeds to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary from such sale and the Attributable Debt to be outstanding pursuant to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, is used within 180 days to retire Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary.  However, Debt which is subordinate to the Notes or which is owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary may not be retired in satisfaction of clause (b) above.
 
SECTION 504. LIMITATION ON RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY DEBT. The Company will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt (other than Debt to the extent that the Notes are secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Debt), unless (1) the obligations of the Company under the Notes are guaranteed (which guarantee may be on an unsecured basis) by such Restricted Subsidiary such that the claim of the Holders of the Notes under such guarantee ranks prior to or pari passu with such Debt or (2) after giving effect to the incurrence of such Debt and the application of the proceeds therefrom, the sum of (without duplication) (x) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of Debt (other than Exempted Secured Debt) of all Restricted Subsidiaries, (y) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of Secured Debt of the Company (not on a Consolidated basis) and (z) Attributable Debt relating to then outstanding Sale and Leaseback Transactions, would not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; provided, however, that this restriction will not apply to, and there will be excluded from any calculation hereunder, (A) Debt owing by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary and (B) Debt secured by Permitted Liens; provided, further, that this restriction will not prohibit the incurrence of Debt in  connection with any extension, renewal or replacement (including successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Debt of the Restricted Subsidiaries (provided that the principal amount of such Debt immediately prior to such extension, renewal or replacement is not increased).
 
 
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SECTION 505. SUBORDINATION ARRANGEMENTS.
 
At the time this Indenture is entered into, each of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Subordinated Note Trustee shall have entered into the Subordination Agreement.
 
SECTION 506. WAIVER OF CERTAIN COVENANTS.
 
Pursuant to Section 910 of the Indenture, the Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any covenant or condition in Sections 905 or 906 thereof and any covenant or condition in Sections 501, 502, 503, 504 or 505 of this Supplemental Indenture if, before or after the time for such compliance, the Holders of all of the Notes at the time Outstanding shall, by Holder Direction, waive such compliance in such instance with such covenant or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such covenant 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 covenant or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
 
ARTICLE SIX
CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS
 
                      SECTION 601. EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL PURCHASE NOTICE.
 
Upon receipt by the Company of the Change in Control Purchase Notice specified in Section 404(b) hereof, the Holder of the Note in respect of which such Change in Control Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Change in Control Purchase Notice is withdrawn as specified in the following two paragraphs of this Section) thereafter be entitled to receive solely the Change in Control Purchase Price with respect to such Note.  Such Change in Control Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder upon the later of (a) the first Business Day following the Change in Control Purchase Date (provided the conditions in Section 404(b) hereof have been satisfied) and (b) the time of delivery of the Note to the Paying Agent at the office of the Paying Agent or to the office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 404(b) hereof.
 
 
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A Change in Control Purchase Notice may be withdrawn before or after delivery by the Holder to the Paying Agent at the office of the Paying Agent of the Note to which such Change in Control Purchase Notice relates, by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered by the Holder to the Paying Agent at the office of the Paying Agent or to the office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture to which the related Change in Control Purchase Notice was delivered at any time prior to the close of business on the Change in Control Purchase Date specifying, as applicable: (a) the certificate number of the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, (b) the principal amount of the Note (which shall be Cdn$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and (c) the principal amount, if any, of such Note (which shall be Cdn$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) that remains subject to the original Change in Control Purchase Notice and that has been or will be delivered for purchase by the Company.
 
The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Notes with respect to which a Change in Control Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in compliance with this Supplemental Indenture.
 
SECTION 602. DEPOSIT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL PURCHASE PRICE.
 
No later than 11:00 a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the Business Day following the Change in Control Purchase Date the Company shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 903 of the Indenture) an amount of cash sufficient to pay the aggregate Change in Control Purchase Price of all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be purchased as of the Change in Control Purchase Date.
 
SECTION 603. REPAYMENT TO THE COMPANY.
 
As provided in the Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company any cash that remains unclaimed, together with interest and dividends, if any, thereon (subject to the provisions of Section 507 of the Indenture), held by them for the payment of the Change in Control Purchase Price; provided, however, that, to the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 602 hereof exceeds the aggregate Change in Control Purchase Price of the Notes or portions thereof to be purchased, then the Trustee shall hold such excess for the Company and promptly after the Business Day following the Change in Control Purchase Date the Trustee shall upon demand return any such excess to the Company together with interest and dividends, if any, thereon (subject to the provisions of Section 507 of the Indenture).
 
 
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ARTICLE SEVEN
GUARANTEES
 
                      SECTION 701. GUARANTEES.
 
           (a) Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally and fully and unconditionally guarantees (each, a “Guarantee”) due payment and performance to the Trustee, for and on behalf of the Holders, forthwith after demand, of all the obligations of the Company under this Supplemental Indenture or under the Notes to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Notes when due and payable at Maturity, and all other amounts due or to become due under or in connection with this Supplemental Indenture, the Notes and the performance of all other obligations to the Trustee (including all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 507 of the Indenture) and the Holders of the Notes which obligations arise under this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes, according to the terms hereof and thereof, including any applicable grace periods (the “Guaranteed Obligations”).  Each Guarantee shall be an unsecured, unsubordinated obligation of the applicable Guarantor ranking pari passu with other present and future unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of such Guarantor.
 
           (b) Each Guarantor agrees that, without obtaining the consent of or giving notice to such Guarantor, the Trustee may vary this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture, as provided herein and therein, grant extensions of time or other indulgences, take and give up securities, grant releases and discharges and otherwise deal with the Company and other parties as the Trustee may see fit and may apply all monies received from the Company or others or from securities upon such part of the Company’s liability as the Trustee may think best without prejudice to or in any way limiting or lessening the liability of the Guarantor under this Supplemental Indenture.
 
           (c) Each Guarantee shall be a continuing guarantee of all the Guaranteed Obligations and shall apply to any ultimate balance due or remaining unpaid to the Holders of the Notes.  No Guarantee shall be considered as wholly or partially satisfied by the payment or liquidation at any time of any sum of money which may at any time be or become owing or due or remain unpaid to the Holders of the Notes.
 
           (d) No Guarantee shall be discharged or otherwise affected by any change in the name, objects, businesses, assets, capital structure or constitution of the Company or any Guarantor, or by any merger or amalgamation of the Company or any Guarantor with any Person or Persons, except as otherwise provided in this Supplemental Indenture or the applicable provisions of the Indenture.  In the case of the Company being amalgamated with another corporation, the Guarantees shall apply to the liabilities of the resulting corporation, and the term “Company” shall include each such resulting corporation.
           (e) All monies, advances, renewals and credits in fact borrowed or obtained by the Company under this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to form part of the liabilities hereby guaranteed notwithstanding any limitation of status or of power of the Company or of the directors or agents thereof or that the Company may not be a legal entity or any irregularity, defect or informality in the borrowing or obtaining of such monies, advances, renewals or credits.
 
 
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           (f) The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are and shall be absolute and unconditional and any moneys or amounts expressed to be owing or payable by each Guarantor hereunder which may not be recoverable from each Guarantor on the basis of a guarantee or as surety shall be recoverable from each Guarantor as a primary obligor and principal debtor in respect thereof.
 
           (g) The Trustee shall not be bound to exhaust its recourse against the Company or other parties before being entitled to demand payment from or performance by any Guarantor and enforce its rights under this Supplemental Indenture.
 
           (h) Any account settled or stated by or between the Trustee and the Company in relation to this Supplemental Indenture shall be accepted by the Guarantor as conclusive evidence that the balance or amount thereby appearing due by the Company to the Trustee is so due.
 
           (i) Each Guarantor shall make payment to the Trustee of the amount of the liability of such Guarantor forthwith after demand therefor is made in writing during the continuance of any Event of Default and such demand shall be conclusively deemed to have been effectually made when delivered in accordance with the notice provisions set forth herein and the liability of such Guarantor shall bear interest from the date of such demand at the rate borne by the Notes, such interest to be calculated monthly based on the number of days elapsed and to be deemed payable on the first Business Day of a month in respect of the immediately preceding month or upon demand, whichever is earlier.
 
           (j) All amounts payable by any Guarantor under this Supplemental
Indenture shall be paid without set-off or counterclaim and without any deduction or withholding whatsoever unless and to the extent that a Guarantor shall be prohibited by law from doing so, in which case such Guarantor shall, only to the extent such a similar requirement is imposed on the Company pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, pay to the Trustee such additional amount as shall be necessary to ensure that the Trustee receives the full amount it would have received if no such deduction or withholding had been made.
 
           (k) Each Guarantor acknowledges that, in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Notes, the Guarantees or this Supplemental Indenture, it irrevocably submits and attorns to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.  In addition, to the extent that any Guarantor has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from  any legal process with respect to itself or its property, it hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under the above-referenced documents, to the extent permitted by law.
 
 
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           SECTION 702. RELEASE OF GUARANTORS.
 
           (a) In addition to the release provisions set forth in the Indenture, subject to Section 702(d), a Guarantor shall be released and relieved from all of its obligations under this Article Seven, and such Guarantor’s Guarantee shall be terminated and be of no further force or effect, upon the request of the Company (without the consent of the Trustee) if, immediately after giving effect to such release and termination (and, if applicable, any transaction in connection therewith, including any other concurrent release, termination, repayment or discharge of any other guarantee or other Debt of such Guarantor), the Company would be in compliance with Section 504 hereof, including in the event of a sale or other disposition as a result of which such Guarantor would cease to be a Subsidiary.  (b) In order to effect the release and termination provided for in Section 702(a), the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that, immediately after giving effect to such release and termination (as well as any concurrent release, termination, repayment or discharge of any other guarantee or other Debt of such Guarantor), the Company will be in compliance with Section 504 hereof. In the event that the release and termination is in connection with a sale or other disposition as a result of which a Guarantor would cease to be a Subsidiary, pro forma effect shall be given to such disposition (including the application of any proceeds therefrom) in determining the Company’s compliance with Section 504 and, accordingly, the amount of Debt subject to the Guarantee of such Guarantor and any other Debt of such Guarantor shall be excluded from any calculation thereunder.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture, no opinion, report or certificate, other than the Officers’ Certificate provided for in this Section 702(b), need be furnished to the Trustee for such release and termination.  After its receipt of the aforementioned Officers’ Certificate, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by either the Company or the applicable Guarantor in order to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guarantee under this Article Seven.
 
           (c) No supplemental indenture, amendment or waiver shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note, release a Guarantor from any of its obligations under Section 701, other than in accordance with the provisions of this Section 702 or the other release provisions set forth in the Indenture, or amend or modify the release provisions of this Section 702.
 
                      (d) Notwithstanding the release provisions of Section 702(a), no Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under this Article Seven and its Guarantee will not be terminated if, immediately after such release and  termination (and, if applicable, after giving effect to any transaction to occur concurrently therewith), such Guarantor remains a co-obligor with or a guarantor for, as applicable, the obligations of the Company under any Existing Note.
 
 
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SECTION 703. AMALGAMATION, CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE.
 
(a) Unless a Guarantor has been released, or in connection with such transaction will be released, from its obligations under its Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of Section 702 hereof or any other release provision set forth in the Indenture, such Guarantor shall not amalgamate or consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person by liquidation, winding-up or otherwise (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) unless:
 
(i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Debt which becomes an obligation of the Guarantor or a Subsidiary of the Guarantor in connection with or as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of such transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
 
(ii) either (x) the Guarantor shall be the continuing Person or (y) the Person (if other than the Guarantor) formed by such amalgamation or consolidation or into which the Guarantor is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition the properties and assets of the Guarantor substantially as an entirety (the “Successor Guarantor”) shall, unless the Successor Guarantor is the Company, (A) be a corporation, company, partnership or trust organized and validly existing under the federal laws of Canada or any Province thereof or the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (B) expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Guarantor under its Guarantee (provided, however, that the Successor Guarantor shall not be required to execute and deliver such a supplemental indenture in the event of an amalgamation of the Guarantor with one or more other Persons, in which the amalgamation is governed by the laws of Canada or any province thereof, the Successor Guarantor and the Guarantor are, immediately prior to such amalgamation, organized and existing under the laws of Canada or any province thereof and upon the effectiveness of such amalgamation, the Successor Guarantor shall have become or shall continue to be (as the case may be), by operation of law, liable for the observance of all obligations of the Guarantor under its Guarantee); and
 
(iii) the Guarantor, the Company or the Successor Guarantor, as applicable, shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and  an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction (or series of transactions), such supplemental indenture, comply with this Section 703(a) and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
 
 
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(b) Upon any amalgamation, consolidation or merger, or any conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of the properties and assets of a Guarantor substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 703(a), the Successor Guarantor shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, such Guarantor under this Supplemental Indenture and the Indenture with the same effect as if such Successor Guarantor had been named as such Guarantor herein; and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, such Guarantor shall be released and relieved from all of its obligations under this Article Seven, and such Guarantor’s Guarantee shall be terminated and be of no further force or effect.
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
 
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
 
 
 
By
"M. Lorraine Daly"
 
   
Name:
M. Lorraine Daly
   
Title:
Vice President, Treasurer
 
By
"William W. Linton"
 
   
Name:
William W. Linton
   
Title:
Executive Vice President,
   
Finance and Chief Financial
   
Officer
   
ROGERS WIRELESS PARTNERSHIP,
 
 
By
"M. Lorraine Daly"
 
   
Name:
M. Lorraine Daly
   
Title:
Vice President, Treasurer
 
By
"William W. Linton"
 
   
Name:
William W. Linton
   
Title:
Executive Vice President,
   
Finance and Chief Financial
   
Officer
   
ROGERS CABLE COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
 
 
     
 
By
"M. Lorraine Daly"
 
   
Name:
M. Lorraine Daly
   
Title:
Vice President
 
By
"William W. Linton"
 
   
Name:
William W. Linton
   
Title:
Executive Vice President,
   
Finance and Chief Financial
   
Officer
   
 
 
 

 
 
 CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY,  
 
as Trustee
   
 
By
"Geralyn Krowles"
 
   
Name:
Geralyn Krowles
   
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 
By
"Manuel Arias"
 
   
Name:
Manuel Arias
   
Title:
Associate Manager
 
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ANNEX A:
FORM OF SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
 
                      This Agreement made as of November 4, 2009 between Rogers Communications Inc. (the “Company”), Rogers Wireless Partnership (“RWP”), Rogers Cable Communications Inc. (“RCCI” and, together with the Company and RWP, the “Obligors”), The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and subsequently f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee (the “Trustee”) under the Indenture (as defined below) and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, a trust company existing and licensed under the federal laws of Canada, as trustee (the “Senior Debt Trustee”) under an indenture (the “Senior Note Indenture”) dated as of May 26, 2009 among the Company, as issuer, and the Senior Debt Trustee, as trustee, as supplemented by a second supplemental indenture dated as of the date hereof, among the Company, as issuer, RWP and RCCI, as guarantors, and the Senior Debt Trustee, as trustee for the holders of 5.38% Senior Notes due 2019 of the Company issued as of the date hereof under such supplemental indenture and outstanding from time to time and constituting Senior Indebtedness (such holders being hereinafter called “holders of Senior Indebtedness”).
 
WITNESSES THAT WHEREAS:
 
A.  Rogers Wireless Inc. (“Wireless”) and the Trustee entered into an indenture (the “Original Indenture”) dated as of November 30, 2004 providing for the issuance of 8.00% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 of Wireless (the “Securities”); B.  The Original Indenture was amended pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of August 1, 2005, among Wireless, RWP and the Trustee (the Original Indenture, as so amended, the “Indenture”), and pursuant to such First Supplemental Indenture RWP became a co-obligor with Wireless in respect of the Securities; C.  On July 1, 2007, Wireless amalgamated with the Company and, according to the terms of the Indenture, the Company succeeded to the obligations of Wireless under the Indenture and, immediately prior thereto, RCCI entered into a Guarantee Agreement as of the same date pursuant to which it guaranteed the payment obligations of the Company under the Indenture; and D.  As set forth in Section 1208 of the Indenture and in the Securities, the Holders have authorized the execution and delivery by the Trustees of this Agreement on their behalf; NOW THEREFORE for value received the parties agree as follows: 1.  DEFINITIONS.
 
A capitalized term not defined in this Agreement has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Indenture.
 
2.  SUBORDINATION.
The Trustee and the Obligors hereby covenant with the Senior Debt Trustee, in its capacity as trustee on behalf of the holders of Senior Indebtedness, that the indebtedness represented by the Securities and the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on each and all of the Securities delivered from time to time under the Indenture thereunder are subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of Senior Indebtedness to holders of Senior Indebtedness, in the manner, to the extent and with the same effect as if the terms and provisions of the Indenture were set forth herein.
 
 
 

 
 
3.  PAYMENT TO THE COMPANY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. Pursuant to Section 1207 of the Indenture, if a holder of Senior Indebtedness or the Senior Debt Trustee shall receive in such capacity any amount under this Agreement and at the time of receipt such holder or the Senior Debt Trustee is not entitled to (whether by reason of maturity, acceleration or otherwise) such amount under the terms of such Senior Indebtedness, then such holder or the Senior Debt Trustee shall turn over such amount to the applicable Obligor.
 
Any such amount so received by any holder of Senior Indebtedness or the Senior Debt Trustee which such holder or the Senior Debt Trustee is so required to turn over to an Obligor shall in no circumstances be considered to be a payment on account of such Senior Indebtedness.
 
4.  BINDING EFFECT AND INUREMENT.
 
This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors of the Company, RWP, RCCI and the Trustee, and enure to the benefit of the successors of the Senior Debt Trustee in their capacity as trustees.
 
5.  NO WAIVER OR AMENDMENT.
 
No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom the enforcement of any waiver or amendment is sought.
 
6.  NO PERSONAL LIABILITY.
 
The Trustee and the Senior Debt Trustee make no representation or warranty as to the validity, sufficiency or effect of this Agreement, or as to the authority of the Trustee or the Senior Debt Trustee, as the case may be, to execute or deliver this Agreement.  The Trustee and the Senior Debt Trustee shall have no personal responsibility or liability with respect to the covenant contained in Section 2 hereof.
 
7.  INDEMNITY.
 
Without derogation to any other indemnity afforded to the Trustee or the Senior Debt Trustee, the Obligors shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Trustee and the Senior Debt Trustee for any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence,  willful misconduct or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with its entry into this Agreement. The indemnity provided in this Section 7 shall survive termination of this Agreement or the removal of The Bank of New York Mellon or CIBC Mellon Trust Company as trustee under the Indenture or the Senior Note Indenture, respectively.
 
 
 

 
 
8.  COUNTERPARTS
 
This Agreement may be executed on any number of separate counterparts and all said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
 
9.  GOVERNING LAW.
 
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
 
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.,  
       
  By    
   
Name:
 
   
Title:
 
       
 
By
 
 
   
Name:
 
   
Title:
 
       
ROGERS WIRELESS PARTNERSHIP,  
       
  By    
   
Name:
 
   
Title:
 
       
  By    
   
Name:
 
   
Title:
 
       
ROGERS CABLE COMMUNICATIONS INC.,  
       
  By    
   
Name:
 
   
Title:
 
       
  By    
   
Name:
 
   
Title:
 
       
 
 
 

 
 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,  
as Trustee  
 
By
 
 
 
   
Name:
 
   
Title:
 
       
CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY,  
as Senior Debt Trustee  
       
 
By
 
 
 
   
Name:
 
   
Title:
 
       
 
By
 
 
 
   
Name:
 
   
Title:
 

 
EX-99.2 3 ex992.htm THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, DATED NOVEMBER 4, 2009 ex992.htm
 
Exhibit 99.2

ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
 
as issuer of the Notes,
 
ROGERS WIRELESS PARTNERSHIP
and
ROGERS CABLE COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
as the Guarantors
 
and
 
CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY,
as Trustee
 
 

 
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
 
Dated as of November 4, 2009
 
to
 
INDENTURE
 
Dated as of May 26, 2009
 
 

 
6.68% Senior Notes due 2039


 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
PAGE
 
 
     
ARTICLE ONE DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    2  
         
SECTION 101. DEFINITIONS
    2  
SECTION 102. OTHER DEFINITIONS
    8  
SECTION 103. EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
    9  
SECTION 104. INDENTURE REMAINS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
    9  
SECTION 105. INCORPORATION OF INDENTURE
    9  
SECTION 106. COUNTERPARTS
    10  
SECTION 107. EFFECT OF HEADINGS AND TABLE OF CONTENTS
    10  
SECTION 108. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
    10  
SECTION 109. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE
    10  
SECTION 110. BENEFITS OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
    10  
SECTION 111. GOVERNING LAW
    10  
         
ARTICLE TWO FORM OF THE NOTES
    11  
         
SECTION 201. FORMS GENERALLY
    11  
SECTION 202. FORM OF FACE OF NOTE
    11  
SECTION 203. FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE
    14  
SECTION 204. FORM OF TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
    17  
         
ARTICLE THREE THE NOTES
    17  
         
SECTION 301. TITLE AND TERMS
    17  
SECTION 302. DENOMINATIONS
    18  
SECTION 303. NOTES TO BE SECURED IN CERTAIN EVENTS
    18  
         
ARTICLE FOUR REMEDIES UPON CHANGE IN CONTROL
    19  
         
SECTION 401. ADDITIONAL EVENT OF DEFAULT
    19  
SECTION 402. ACCELERATION OF MATURITY; RESCISSION AND ANNULMENT
    21  
SECTION 403. WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS
    21  
SECTION 404. CHANGE IN CONTROL OFFER
    21  
         
ARTICLE FIVE ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
    24  
         
SECTION 501. RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES
    24  
SECTION 502. LIMITATION ON SECURED DEBT
    24  
SECTION 503. LIMITATION ON SALE AND LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS
    25  
SECTION 504. LIMITATION ON RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY DEBT
    25  
SECTION 505. SUBORDINATION ARRANGEMENTS
    26  
SECTION 506. WAIVER OF CERTAIN COVENANTS
    26  


 
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ARTICLE SIX CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS
    26  
         
SECTION 601. EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL PURCHASE NOTICE
    26  
SECTION 602. DEPOSIT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL PURCHASE PRICE
    27  
SECTION 603. REPAYMENT TO THE COMPANY
    27  
         
ARTICLE SEVEN GUARANTEES
    28  
         
SECTION 701. GUARANTEES
    28  
SECTION 702. RELEASE OF GUARANTORS
    30  
SECTION 703. AMALGAMATION, CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
    31  
 


 
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THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of November 4, 2009 (this “Supplemental Indenture”), among Rogers Communications Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (hereinafter called the “Company”), Rogers Wireless Partnership, an Ontario partnership (hereinafter called “RWP”), Rogers Cable Communications Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario (hereinafter called “RCCI” and, together with RWP, the “Guarantors”), and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, a trust company existing and licensed under the federal laws of Canada, as trustee (hereinafter called the “Trustee”).
 
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to an indenture dated as of May 26, 2009 (as the same may from time to time be supplemented or amended (other than by a Series Supplement), the “Indenture”);
 
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have previously entered into a Series Supplement dated as of May 26, 2009 pursuant to which the Company issued $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.80% Senior Notes Due 2016;
 
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into a Series Supplement dated as of the date hereof pursuant to which the Company issued $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.38% Senior Notes Due 2019;
 
WHEREAS, Article Two and Section 801 of the Indenture provide, among other things, that, without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplement to the Indenture for the purposes of establishing the form, terms and conditions applicable to the Securities of any Series which the Company wishes to issue under the Indenture;
 
WHEREAS, the Company desires to establish the form, terms and conditions of a Series of Securities and has requested the Trustee to enter into this Supplemental Indenture for such purpose;
 
WHEREAS, the Trustee has received an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel of the Company, in each case complying with Section 103 of the Indenture; and
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, the Board of Directors has duly authorized the establishment of the 6.68% Senior Notes due 2039 of the Company (the “Notes”) with the form, terms and conditions as hereinafter set forth;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto agree, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes, as follows:

 
 

 


ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
 
SECTION 101. DEFINITIONS.
 
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
 
“Attributable Debt” means, as of the date of its determination, the present value (discounted semi-annually at the interest rate implicit in the terms of the lease) of the obligation of a lessee for rental payments pursuant to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction (reduced by the amount of the rental obligations of any sublessee of all or part of the same property) during the remaining term of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which the lease relating thereto has been extended), such rental payments not to include amounts payable by the lessee for maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments and similar charges and for contingent rates (such as those based on sales); provided, however, that in the case of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction in which the lease is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, Attributable Debt shall mean the lesser of the present value of (i) the rental payments to be paid under such Sale and Leaseback Transaction until the first date (after the date of such determination) upon which it may be so terminated plus the then applicable penalty upon such termination and (ii) the rental payments required to be paid during the remaining term of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (assuming such termination provision is not exercised).
 
“Canada Yield Price” means in respect of any redemption of the Notes, a price, as determined by the Independent Investment Bankers, equal to the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes (not including any portion of the payments of interest accrued as of the date of redemption) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 365-day year) at the Government of Canada Yield plus 67.5 basis points.
 
“Company” means the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture, until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor Person. To the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Legislation as they are applicable to the Company, the term “Company” shall include any other obligor with respect to the Notes for the purposes of complying with such provisions.
 
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means the Consolidated Tangible Assets of any Person, less such Person’s current liabilities.
 
“Consolidated Tangible Assets” means the Tangible Assets of any Person after eliminating inter-company items, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP including appropriate deductions for any minority interest in Tangible Assets of such Person’s Restricted Subsidiaries.
 
 


 
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“Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder) or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the maturity date of the Notes for cash or securities constituting Debt; provided that shares of Preferred Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that are issued with the benefit of provisions requiring a change in control offer to be made for such shares in the event of a change in control of the Company or of such Restricted Subsidiary, which provisions have substantially the same effect as the relevant provisions of Sections 401 and 404 herein, shall not be deemed to be “Disqualified Stock” solely by virtue of such provisions.  For purposes of this definition, the term “Debt” includes Inter-Company Subordinated Debt.
 
“Excluded Assets” means (i) all assets of any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) Investments in the Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; (iii) any Investment by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent paid for with cash or other property that constitutes Excluded Assets or Excluded Securities, so long as at the time of acquisition thereof and after giving effect thereto there exists no Default or Event of Default; and (iv) proceeds of the sale of any Excluded Assets or Excluded Securities received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary.
 
“Excluded Securities” means any Debt, Preferred Stock or Common Stock issued by the Company, or any Debt or Preferred Stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiary, in either case to an Affiliate thereof other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that, at all times, such Excluded Securities shall:
 
(i) in the case of Debt not owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, constitute Inter-Company Subordinated Debt;
 
(ii) in the case of Debt, not be guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such guarantee shall constitute Inter-Company Subordinated Debt;
 
(iii) in the case of Debt, not be secured by any assets or property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
 
(iv) in the case of Debt or Preferred Stock, provide by its terms that interest or dividends thereon shall be payable only to the extent that, after giving effect to any such payment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
 
(v) in the case of Debt or Preferred Stock, provide by its terms that no payment (other than payments in the form of Excluded Securities) on account of principal (at maturity, by operation of sinking fund or mandatory redemption or

 


 
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otherwise) or other payment on account of redemption, repurchase, retirement or acquisition of such Excluded Security shall be permitted until the earlier of (x) the Maturity Date of the Notes or (y) the date on which all principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall have been duly paid or provided for in full.
 
“Existing Notes” means any of the Existing Senior Notes or the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes.
 
“Existing Senior Notes” means any of the 9.625% Senior Notes Due 2011, 7.625% Senior Notes Due 2011, 7.25% Senior Notes Due 2011, 7.25% Senior Notes Due 2012, 7.875% Senior Notes Due 2012, 6.25% Senior Notes Due 2013, 6.375% Senior Notes Due 2014, 5.50% Senior Notes Due 2014, 7.50% Senior Notes Due 2015, 6.75% Senior Notes Due 2015, 5.80% Senior Notes Due 2016, 6.80% Senior Notes Due 2018, 5.38% Senior Notes Due 2019, 8.75% Senior Debentures Due 2032 or 7.50% Senior Notes Due 2038, in each case for which the Company is a co-obligor or obligor, as applicable.
 
“Existing Senior Subordinated Notes” means the 8.00% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2012 for which the Company and RWP are co-obligors and RCCI is a guarantor.
 
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Ltd. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
 
“Government of Canada Yield” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the arithmetic average of the respective yields determined by the Independent Investment Bankers to be the bid-side yield to maturity on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date, compounded semi-annually, which a non-callable Government of Canada Bond would carry if issued in Canadian dollars in Canada, at 100% of its principal amount on such date with a term to maturity which most closely approximates the remaining term to maturity of the Notes to be redeemed from such day as quoted by the Independent Investment Bankers at 10:00 a.m. on such day.
 
“Guarantors” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture.
 
“Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Supplemental Indenture.
 
“Independent Investment Bankers” means RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. or their successors; provided, however, that if one or both of the Independent Investment Bankers shall cease to be a primary Canadian Government securities dealer in Toronto, Ontario, the Company shall substitute for it one or more other primary Canadian Government securities dealers in Toronto, Ontario.
 
“Investment” means (i) directly or indirectly, any advance, loan or capital contribution to, the purchase of any stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities of, the acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business or
 
 


 
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assets or stock or other evidence of beneficial ownership of, any Person or making of any investment in any Person, (ii) the designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (iii) the transfer of any assets or properties from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to any Unrestricted Subsidiary, other than the transfer of assets or properties made in the ordinary course of business. Investments shall exclude extensions of trade credit on commercially reasonable terms in accordance with normal trade practices.
 
“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than BBB-(or the equivalent) by S&P, Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s or BBB-(or the equivalent) by Fitch.
 
“Issue Date” means November 4, 2009, the initial issue date of the Notes.
 
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
 
“Net Tangible Assets” means the Tangible Assets of any Person, less such Person’s current liabilities.
 
“Notes” has the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Supplemental Indenture.
 
“Permitted Liens” means any of the following Liens
 
    (i) Liens for taxes, rates and assessments not yet due or, if due, the validity of which is being contested diligently and in good faith by appropriate proceedings by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (as applicable); and Liens for the excess of the amount of any past due taxes for which a final assessment has not been received over the amount of such taxes as estimated and paid;
 
    (ii) the Lien of any judgment rendered which is being contested diligently and in good faith by appropriate proceedings by the Company, or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and which does not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries to operate the business or operations of the Company;
 
    (iii) Liens on Excluded Assets;
 
    (iv) pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Debt) or leases or deposits of cash or bonds or other direct obligations of the United States, Canada or any Canadian province to secure surety or appeal bonds or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rents;
 
    (v) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens, or other liens arising out of judgments or awards with respect to which an appeal or other proceeding for review is being prosecuted (and as to which any foreclosure or other enforcement proceeding shall have been effectively stayed);
 
    (vi) Liens for property taxes not yet subject to penalties for non-payment or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings (and as to which foreclosure or other enforcement proceedings shall have been effectively stayed);
 

 


 
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(vii) Liens in favor of issuers of surety bonds issued in the ordinary course of business;
 
(viii) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations of or rights of others for rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of the Person incurring them or the ownership of its properties which were not incurred in connection with Debt or other extensions of credit and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;
 
(ix) Liens in favor of Bell Canada (or any successor) under any partial system agreement or related agreement providing for the construction and installation by Bell Canada of cables, attachments, connectors, support structures, closures and other equipment in accordance with the plans and specifications of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and the lease by Bell Canada of such equipment to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with tariffs published by Bell Canada from time to time as approved by regulatory authorities, the absence of which would materially and adversely affect the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries considered as a whole; and
 
(x) any other Lien existing on the Issue Date.
 
“Principal Property” means, as of any date of determination, any land, land improvements or building (and associated factory, laboratory, office and switching equipment (excluding all products marketed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries)) constituting a manufacturing, development, warehouse, service, office or operating facility owned by or leased to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, located within Canada and having an acquisition cost plus capitalized improvements in excess of 0.25% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company as of such date of determination, other than any such property (i) which the Board of Directors determines is not of material importance to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
(ii) which is not used in the ordinary course of business or (iii) in which the interest of the Company and all its Subsidiaries does not exceed 50%.
 
 


 
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“Rating Agencies” means S&P, Moody’s and Fitch, and each of such Rating Agencies is referred to individually as a “Rating Agency”.
 
“Rating Date” means the date which is 90 days prior to the earlier of (i) a Change in Control and (ii) public notice of the occurrence of a Change in Control or of the intention of the Company to effect a Change in Control.
 
“Rating Decline” means the occurrence of the following on, or within 90 days after, the date of public notice of the occurrence of a Change in Control or of the intention by the Company to effect a Change in Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies): (i) in the event the Notes are assigned an Investment Grade Rating by at least two of the three Rating Agencies on the Rating Date, the rating of the Notes by at least two of the three Rating Agencies shall be below an Investment Grade Rating; or (ii) in the event the Notes are rated below an Investment Grade Rating by at least two of the three Rating Agencies on the Rating Date, the rating of the Notes by at least two of the three Rating Agencies shall be decreased by one or more gradations (including gradations within rating categories as well as between rating categories).
 
“RCCI” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture.
 
“RWP” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture.
 
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
 
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Principal Property (whether such Principal Property is now owned or hereafter acquired) that has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person, other than (i) temporary leases for a term, including renewals at the option of the lessee, of not more than three years, (ii) leases between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) leases of Principal Property executed by the time of, or within 180 days after the latest of, the acquisition, the completion of construction or improvement (including any improvements on property which will result in such property becoming Principal Property), or the commencement of commercial operation of such Principal Property.
 
“Secured Debt” means:
 
                 (a) Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary secured by any Lien upon any Principal Property or the stock or Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Restricted Subsidiary that guarantees the payment obligations of the Company under the Notes); or

 


 
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                  (b) any conditional sale or other title retention agreement covering any Principal Property or Restricted Subsidiary;

but does not include any Debt secured by any Lien or any conditional sale or other title retention agreement:
 
    (1) incurred or entered into on or after the Issue Date to finance the acquisition, improvement or construction of such property and either secured by Purchase Money Obligations or Liens placed on such property within 180 days of acquisition, improvement or construction and securing Debt not to exceed 2.5% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at any time outstanding;
 
    (2) on Principal Property or the stock or Debt of Restricted Subsidiaries and existing at the time of acquisition of the property, stock or Debt;
 
    (3) owing to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or
 
    (4) existing at the time a corporation or other Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary;

each of the foregoing being referred to as “Exempted Secured Debt”.
 
“Subordination Agreement” means the subordination agreement among the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and subsequently f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee for the holders of the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes (the “Subordinated Note Trustee”), in the form of Annex A attached hereto.
 
“Tangible Assets” means, at any date, the gross book value as shown by the accounting books and records of any Person of all its property both real and personal, less (i) the net book value of all its licenses, patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, goodwill, non-compete agreements or organizational expenses and other like intangibles, (ii) unamortized Debt discount and expenses, (iii) all reserves for depreciation, obsolescence, depletion and amortization of its properties and (iv) all other proper reserves which in accordance with GAAP should be provided in connection with the business conducted by such Person.
 
“Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture, until a successor shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean such successor Trustee.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SECTION 102. OTHER DEFINITIONS.
 
 
 
DEFINED
DEFINED TERM
IN SECTION
Change in Control
401
Change in Control Offer
404(a)
Change in Control Purchase Date
404(a)
Change in Control Purchase Notice
404(b)
Change in Control Purchase Price
404(a)
Change in Control Triggering Event
401
Edward S. Rogers
401
Family Percentage Holding
401
Guarantee
701(a)
Guaranteed Obligations
701(a)
Maturity Date
301
Member of the Rogers Family
401
Permitted Residuary Beneficiary
401
Perpetuity Date
401
Qualifying Trust
401
Spouse
401
Successor Guarantor
703
 
                 SECTION 103. EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.
 
Upon the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Indenture shall be supplemented and amended in accordance herewith, and this Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable, and the Indenture is hereby supplemented and amended as specified herein, solely with respect to the Notes and not with respect to any other Securities previously issued or to be issued under the Indenture. In the event of a conflict between any provisions of the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture, the relevant provision or provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall govern.
 
SECTION 104. INDENTURE REMAINS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
 
Except as supplemented or amended hereby, all other provisions in the Indenture, to the extent not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Supplemental Indenture, shall remain in full force and effect.
 
                  SECTION 105. INCORPORATION OF INDENTURE.
 
All the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be incorporated in, and made a part of, the Indenture; and the Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Indenture, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument; provided, however, that the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture are expressly and solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes.
 
 

 
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SECTION 106. COUNTERPARTS.
 
This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
 
SECTION 107. EFFECT OF HEADINGS AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
 
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. Unless otherwise expressly specified, references in this Supplemental Indenture to specific Article numbers or Section numbers refer to Articles and Sections contained in this Supplemental Indenture, and not the Indenture or any other document.
 
SECTION 108. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
 
All covenants and agreements in this Supplemental Indenture by the Company and the Guarantors shall bind their respective successors and permitted assigns (if any), whether so expressed or not. All covenants and agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors and permitted assigns (if any), whether so expressed or not.
 
SECTION 109. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.
 
In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
 
SECTION 110. BENEFITS OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.
 
Nothing in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person (other than the parties hereto, any Paying Agent and any Security Registrar, and their successors hereunder, and the Holders) any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Supplemental Indenture or in respect of the Notes.
 
SECTION 111. GOVERNING LAW.
 
This Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. This Supplemental Indenture shall be subject to the provisions of Trust Indenture Legislation that are required or deemed to be part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
 
 


 
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ARTICLE TWO
FORM OF THE NOTES
 

 
SECTION 201. FORMS GENERALLY.
 
The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the forms set forth in this Article, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Supplemental Indenture, or as may reasonably be required by the Depositary and are not prejudicial to the beneficial holders of the Notes, 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 Notes, as evidenced by their execution of the Notes (but which shall not affect the rights or duties of the Trustee). Any portion of the text of any Note may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Note.
 
The definitive Notes shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of the Depositary or any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, all as determined by the officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such Notes.
 
The Notes shall be in registered form and shall initially be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee. The Notes shall be issued initially as Book-Entry Securities in the form of one or more Global Securities substantially in the form set forth in this Article delivered to the Depositary or a nominee thereof as custodian therefor and held by the Depositary or a nominee thereof for the applicable Clearing Agency Participants, and duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Depositary for such Global Securities shall be CDS.  The aggregate principal amount of the Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Depositary or its nominee, or of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee, as hereinafter provided.
 
SECTION 202. FORM OF FACE OF NOTE.
 
The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be endorsed thereon are to be substantially in the form provided for in this Section 202 and Sections 203 and 204:
 
[Note: Insert if CDS is Depositary – UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS CLEARING AND DEPOSITORY SERVICES INC. (“CDS”) TO THE COMPANY (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN RESPECT THEREOF IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CDS & CO., OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS
 
 


 
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(AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CDS & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF, CDS & CO., HAS AN INTEREST IN THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND IT IS A VIOLATION OF ITS RIGHTS FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO HOLD, TRANSFER OR DEAL WITH THIS CERTIFICATE.]
 
[Note: Insert if a Global Security – THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE BASE INDENTURE (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO). THIS NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE BASE INDENTURE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 207(B) OF THE BASE INDENTURE, (III) THIS NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 211 OF THE BASE INDENTURE AND (IV) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SECTION 207(B) OF THE BASE INDENTURE, THIS SECURITY MAY BE TRANSFERRED, IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART, ONLY (X) BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, (Y) BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR (Z) BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR TO A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.]
 
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
 
6.68% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2039
 
No.
CUSIP: 775109AP6
ISIN: CA775109AP67
 
Rogers Communications Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor entity under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [CDS & CO.][] or registered assigns, the principal sum of ____________ Canadian dollars (or such other amount that may from time to time be indicated on the records of the Depositary as the result of increases or decreases by adjustments made on the records of the Depositary, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary) on November 4, 2039 at the office or agency of the Company referred to below, and to pay interest thereon in arrears, semi-annually in equal installments, on May 4 and November 4 in each year (each herein called an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on May 4, 2010, which interest shall accrue from and including November 4, 2009 or, if interest has already been paid or duly provided for,
 
 


 
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from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, at the rate of 6.68% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or duly provided for, and (to the extent lawful) to pay interest on any overdue interest at the rate borne by the Notes from the date of the Interest Payment Date on which such overdue interest becomes payable to the date payment of such interest has been made or duly provided for. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the April 19 or October 19 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for, and interest on such Default Interest, at the interest rate borne by the Notes, to the extent lawful, shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date, and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Default Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Notes not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
 
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the City of Toronto (which initially shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee), and if the Company shall designate and maintain an additional office or agency for such purpose, also at such additional office or agency, in Canadian dollars; provided, however, that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Security Register; provided, further, that all payments of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on Notes, the Holders of which have given wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent at least 10 Business Days prior to the applicable payment date and hold at least Cdn$1,000,000 in principal amount of Notes, will be required to be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by such Holders in such instructions. Any such wire transfer instructions received by the Company or the Paying Agent shall remain in effect until revoked by such Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final payment of principal shall be payable only upon surrender of this Note to the Paying Agent.
 
For any interim period, interest on this Note shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year, based on the number of days elapsed in the period.
 
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
 
 


 
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Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been duly executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
 
 
Dated:
 
 
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
   
   
 
By ________________________________________________________________________
 
    Name:
 
    Title:
   
   
 
By ________________________________________________________________________
 
    Name:
 
    Title:
 
SECTION 203. FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE.
 
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company designated as its 6.68% Senior Notes due 2039 (herein called the “Notes”), which may be issued under an indenture (as the same may from time to time be supplemented or amended (other than by a Series Supplement), herein called the “Base Indenture”) dated as of May 26, 2009 between the Company and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, as trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee thereunder), as supplemented and amended by the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 4, 2009 among the Company, Rogers Wireless Partnership, an Ontario partnership, Rogers Cable Communications Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario (together with Rogers Wireless Partnership, the “Guarantors”), and the Trustee (herein called the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), to which the Indenture reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties, obligations and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
 
On or before each Interest Payment Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee or the Paying Agent an amount in Canadian dollars sufficient to pay the amount due on such payment date.
 
To guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal and interest on the Notes and all other amounts payable by the Company under the Indenture and the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the terms of the Notes and the Indenture, the Guarantors have, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed the
 
 


 
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Guaranteed Obligations on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
 
The Notes will be subject to redemption upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice by first-class mail, at any time, as a whole or in part, in amounts of Cdn$1,000 or any integral multiple thereof, at the option of the Company, at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of: (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, and (2) the Canada Yield Price, in each case plus accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date.
 
In the case of any redemption of Notes, interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of record of such Notes, or one or more Predecessor Securities, at the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Date referred to on the face hereof. Notes (or portions thereof), for whose redemption and payment provision is made in accordance with the Indenture, shall cease to bear interest from and after the Redemption Date. In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a replacement Note or Notes for the unredeemed portion hereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
 
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default resulting from a Change in Control Triggering Event which is cured in accordance with Section 404 of the Supplemental Indenture by the making and consummation of a Change in Control Offer) shall occur and be continuing, the principal amount of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
 
In addition, it shall be an Event of Default under the Indenture if a Change in Control Triggering Event occurs on or prior to the Maturity of the Notes. Following such an Event of Default the principal amount of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture unless the Company (or a third party) offers, within 20 Business Days after the occurrence of such Event of Default, to purchase the Notes and purchases the Notes for the Change in Control Purchase Price in cash on the date that is 40 Business Days after the occurrence of the Change in Control Triggering Event from a Holder who delivers and does not withdraw a Change in Control Purchase Notice. Holders have the right to withdraw any Change in Control Purchase Notice by delivering to the Paying Agent a written notice of withdrawal in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture.
 
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (a) the entire indebtedness of the Company on this Note and (b) certain restrictive covenants and the related Defaults and Events of Default, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein, which provisions apply to this Note.
 
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions
 
 


 
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permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by or on behalf of the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
 
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note at the times, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
 
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable on the Security Register, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or any other office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to the Indenture duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount and containing identical terms and provisions, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
 
The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of Cdn$1,000 or any integral multiple thereof.
 
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange or redemption of Notes, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes or other governmental charges payable in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange.
 
Prior to the time of due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes except as otherwise provided, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
 
All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
 
 


 
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SECTION 204. FORM OF TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION.
 
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION CIBC Mellon Trust Company, as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
 
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By _________________________________
                      Authorized Signing Officer
 
ARTICLE THREE
THE NOTES
 
SECTION 301. TITLE AND TERMS.
 
The Notes shall be known and designated as the “6.68% Senior Notes due 2039” of the Company.  The entire unpaid principal amount of each Note shall become due and payable to the Holder thereof on November 4, 2039 (the “Maturity Date”). Interest shall accrue on the aggregate unpaid principal amount of each Note at a rate of interest equal to 6.68% per annum from November 4, 2009 or, if interest has been paid or duly provided for, the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for.  Such interest shall be payable semi-annually in equal installments on May 4 and November 4 in each year (each an Interest Payment Date for purposes of this Supplemental Indenture), commencing on May 4, 2010, until the principal thereof is paid or duly provided for. Interest on the Notes shall be payable in arrears. The Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date shall be the April 19 or October 19 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. To the extent lawful, interest shall accrue on any overdue interest at the rate borne by the Notes from the date of the Interest Payment Date on which such overdue interest becomes payable to the date payment of such interest has been made or duly provided for and such Default Interest shall be payable at the times and on the terms provided for in the Indenture.
 
An unlimited aggregate principal amount of the Notes may be authenticated and delivered under this Supplemental Indenture (of which Cdn$500,000,000 is being issued, authenticated and delivered on the date hereof), including Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Section 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 806, 1008 or 1009 of the Indenture and Section 404 hereof. Additional Notes ranking pari passu with the Securities issued on the date hereof may be created and issued under the Indenture from time to time by the Company without notice to or consent of the Holders, subject to the Company complying with any applicable provision of the Indenture. Any additional Notes created and issued shall have the same terms and conditions as the Notes
 
 


 
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initially issued, except for their date of issue, issue price and first Interest Payment Date, and shall be consolidated with and form a single Series with the Notes initially issued.
 
The Notes shall be unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of the Company ranking pari passu with any other present or future unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of the Company.
 
The Notes shall be denominated in, and all principal of, and interest and premium (if any) on, the Notes shall be payable in Canadian dollars.
 
The Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company at the prices, at the times and on such other terms and conditions as are specified in the form of the Note in Article Two hereof.  The Company shall not be obligated to redeem, purchase or repay the Notes pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder of the Notes except as provided in Article Six hereof.
 
The Notes shall be subject to the covenants (and the related definitions) set forth in Articles Seven and Nine of the Indenture and, except as otherwise provided herein, to any other covenant in the Indenture, and to the defeasance and discharge provisions set forth in Article Three thereof.
 
Certain obligations of the Company under the Notes shall be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by each of the Guarantors to the extent set forth in Article Seven hereof.
 
SECTION 302. DENOMINATIONS.
 
The Notes shall be issuable only in fully registered form without coupons and in denominations of Cdn$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof.
 
SECTION 303. NOTES TO BE SECURED IN CERTAIN EVENTS.
 
If, upon any consolidation or amalgamation of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, with or merger of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, into any other Person, or upon any conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition of the properties and assets of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, substantially as an entirety to any Person by liquidation, winding-up or otherwise (in one transaction or a series of related transactions), in each case in accordance with Section 701 of the Indenture, in the case of the Company, or Section 703 of this Supplemental Indenture, in the case of a Guarantor, any property or asset of the Company or of any Subsidiary, would thereupon become subject to any Lien, then, unless such Lien could be created pursuant to Section 502 without equally and ratably securing the Notes, the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, prior to or simultaneously with such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition, will, as to such property or asset, secure the Notes Outstanding hereunder (together with, if the Company or such Guarantor shall so determine, any other Debt of the Company or such Guarantor now existing or hereafter created which is not subordinate to the Notes) equally and ratably with (or prior to) the Debt which upon such consolidation, amalgamation, merger,
 
 


 
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conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition is to become secured as to such property or asset by such Lien, or will cause such Notes to be so secured.
 
ARTICLE FOUR
REMEDIES UPON CHANGE IN CONTROL
 
SECTION 401. ADDITIONAL EVENT OF DEFAULT.
 
In addition to the Events of Default set forth in Section 401 of the Indenture, “Event of Default”, wherever used herein and in the Indenture with respect to the Notes, includes the occurrence of a Change in Control Triggering Event (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body).
 
Under this Supplemental Indenture, a “Change in Control Triggering Event” is deemed to occur upon both a Change in Control and a Rating Decline with respect to the Notes.
 
A “Change in Control” means (i) any transaction (including an amalgamation, merger or consolidation or the sale of Capital Stock of the Company) the result of which is that any Person or group of Persons (as the term “group” is used in Rule 13d-5 of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and as in force at the date hereof), other than Members of the Rogers Family or a Person or group of Persons consisting of or controlled, directly or indirectly, by one or more Members of the Rogers Family, acquires, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the total voting power of all classes of Voting Shares of the Company or (ii) any transaction (including an amalgamation, merger or consolidation or the sale of Capital Stock of the Company) the result of which is that any Person or group of Persons, other than (A) Members of the Rogers Family or a Person or group of Persons consisting of or controlled, directly or indirectly, by one or more Members of the Rogers Family or (B) for so long as the only primary beneficiaries of a Qualifying Trust established under the last will and testament of Edward S. Rogers are one or more persons referred to in clause (i) of the definition of “Member of the Rogers Family” or the Spouse, for the time being and from time to time, of the issue (including individuals adopted by such Persons, provided that such adopted individuals have not attained the age of majority at the date of such adoption, together with the issue of any such adopted individuals) of any person described in subclause (i)(b) or (c) of the definition of “Member of the Rogers Family”, any Person designated by the trustees of such Qualifying Trust to exercise voting rights attaching to any shares held by such trustees, has elected to the Board of Directors such number of its or their nominees so that such nominees so elected shall constitute a majority of the number of the directors comprising the Board of Directors; provided that to the extent that one or more regulatory approvals are required for any of the transactions or circumstances described in clause (i) or (ii) above to become effective under applicable law, such transactions or circumstances shall be deemed to have occurred at the time such approvals have been obtained and become effective under applicable law.
 
 


 
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“Member of the Rogers Family” means (i) such of the following persons as are living at the date of this Supplemental Indenture or are born after the date of this Indenture and before the Perpetuity Date: (a) the widow, if any, of Edward S. Rogers (who was born on May 27, 1933, such individual being hereinafter referred to as “Edward S. Rogers”); (b) the issue of Edward S. Rogers; (c) Ann Taylor Graham Calderisi, the half-sister of Edward S. Rogers, and the issue of Ann Taylor Graham Calderisi; (d) individuals adopted by Edward S. Rogers or any of the persons described in subclauses (a) or (b) of this clause (i), provided that such adopted individuals have not attained the age of majority at the date of such adoption, together with the issue of any such adopted individuals; provided that if any person is born out of wedlock he shall be deemed not to be the issue of another person for the purposes hereof unless and until he is proven or acknowledged to be the issue of such person and; (ii) the trustees of any Qualifying Trust, but only to the extent of such Qualifying Trust’s Family Percentage Holding of voting securities or rights to control or direct the voting securities of the Company at the time of the determination.
 
“Family Percentage Holding” means the aggregate percentage of the securities held by a Qualifying Trust representing, directly or indirectly, an interest in voting securities or rights to control or direct the voting securities of the Company, that it is reasonable, under all the circumstances, to regard as being held beneficially for Qualified Persons (or any class consisting of two or more Qualified Persons); provided always that in calculating the Family Percentage Holding (A) in respect of any power of appointment or discretionary trust capable of being exercised in favor of any of the Qualified Persons such trust or power shall be deemed to have been exercised in favor of Qualified Persons until such trust or power has been otherwise exercised; (B) where any beneficiary of a Qualifying Trust has assigned, transferred or conveyed, in any manner whatsoever, his or her beneficial interest to another person, then, for the purpose of determining the Family Percentage Holding in respect of such Qualifying Trust, the person to whom such interest has been assigned, transferred or conveyed shall be regarded as the only person beneficially interested in the Qualifying Trust in respect of such interest but in the case where the interest is so assigned, transferred or conveyed is an interest in a discretionary trust or is an interest which may arise as a result of the exercise in favor of the assignor of a discretionary power of appointment and such discretionary trust or power of appointment is also capable of being exercised in favor of persons described in clause (i) of the definition of “Member of the Rogers Family”, such discretionary trust or power shall be deemed to have been so exercised in favor of Qualified Persons until it has in fact been exercised; and (C) the interest of any Permitted Residuary Beneficiary shall be ignored until its interest has indefeasibly vested.
 
“Permitted Residuary Beneficiary” means any person who is a beneficiary of a Qualifying Trust and, under the terms of the Qualifying Trust, is entitled to distributions out of the capital of such Qualifying Trust only after the death of all of the Qualified Persons who are beneficiaries of such Qualifying Trust.
 
“Perpetuity Date” means the date that is 21 years, less one day, from the date of the death of the last survivor of the individuals described in subclause (i)(a), (b),
 
 


 
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(c) or (d) of the definition of “Member of the Rogers Family”, who are living at the date of this Indenture.
 
“Qualifying Trust” means a trust (whether testamentary or inter vivos) any beneficiary of which is a person referred to in clause (i) of the definition of “Member of the Rogers Family” or the Spouse, for the time being and from time to time, of the issue (including individuals adopted by such Persons, provided that such adopted individuals have not attained the age of majority at the date of such adoption, together with the issue of any such adopted individuals) of any person described in subclause (i)(b) or (c) of the definition of “Member of the Rogers Family”, provided that such Spouse is living at the date of this Indenture or is born after the date of this Indenture and before the Perpetuity Date (all such persons being hereafter referred to as “Qualified Persons”).
 
“Spouse” means, in relation to any person, a person who is legally married to that person and includes a widow or widower of that person, notwithstanding remarriage.
 
SECTION 402. ACCELERATION OF MATURITY; RESCISSION AND ANNULMENT.
 
If a Change in Control Triggering Event occurs and is continuing and the Company (or a third party) fails in any material respect to comply with any of the provisions of Section 404 hereof, then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding may declare the principal of all such Notes 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 shall become immediately due and payable.
 
SECTION 403. WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS.
 
Notwithstanding Section 413 of the Indenture, the Holders of Notes may not waive any past Default or Event of Default arising from a Change in Control Triggering Event by providing a written notice of a Holder Direction to the Trustee.  Any such Default or Event of Default may be waived only with the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note.
 
SECTION 404. CHANGE IN CONTROL OFFER.
 
(a) The Notes may not be accelerated pursuant to Section 402 hereof following an Event of Default arising from a Change in Control Triggering Event and such Event of Default shall be cured if the Company complies with the provisions of this Section 404.  If the Company elects to cure such Event of Default, within 20 Business Days of the occurrence of an Event of Default arising from a Change in Control Triggering Event, (i) the Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the occurrence of the Change in Control Triggering Event and shall make an offer to purchase (the “Change in Control Offer”) all outstanding Notes properly tendered at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the
 
 

 
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Change in Control Purchase Date (as hereinafter defined) (the “Change in Control Purchase Price”) on the date that is 40 Business Days after the occurrence of the Change in Control Triggering Event (the “Change in Control Purchase Date”), (ii) the Trustee shall mail a copy of the Change in Control Offer to each Holder and (iii) the Company shall cause a notice of the Change in Control Offer to be sent at least once to the Dow Jones News Service or similar business news service in the United States and CNW Group Ltd. (Canada News Wire) or a similar news service in Canada. The Change in Control Offer shall remain open from the time such offer is made until the Change in Control Purchase Date.  The Trustee shall be under no obligation to ascertain the occurrence of a Change in Control Triggering Event or to give notice with respect thereto other than as provided above upon receipt of a Change in Control Offer from the Company. The Trustee may conclusively assume, in the absence of receipt of a Change in Control Offer from the Company, that no Change in Control Triggering Event has occurred.  The Change in Control Offer shall include a form of Change in Control Purchase Notice to be completed by the Holder and shall state:
 
    (i) the events causing a Change in Control Triggering Event and the date such Change in Control Triggering Event is deemed to have occurred;
 
    (ii) that the Change in Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 404 and that all Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change in Control Offer will be accepted for payment;
 
    (iii) the date by which the Change in Control Purchase Notice pursuant to this Section 404 must be given;
 
    (iv) the Change in Control Purchase Date;
 
    (v) the Change in Control Purchase Price;
 
    (vi) the names and addresses of the Paying Agent and the offices or agencies referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture;
 
    (vii) that Notes must be surrendered to the Paying Agent at the office of the Paying Agent or to an office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture to collect payment;
 
    (viii) that the Change in Control Purchase Price for any Note as to which a Change in Control Purchase Notice has been duly given and not withdrawn will be paid promptly upon the later of the first Business Day following the Change in Control Purchase Date and the time of surrender of such Note as described in clause (vii) above;
 
    (ix) the procedures the Holder must follow to accept the Change in Control Offer; and
 
 
 
 
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       (x) the procedures for withdrawing a Change in Control Purchase Notice.
 
    (b) A Holder may accept a Change in Control Offer by delivering to the Paying Agent at the office of the Paying Agent or to an office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture a written notice (a “Change in Control Purchase Notice”) at any time prior to the close of business on the Change in Control Purchase Date, stating:
 
       (i) that such Holder elects to have a Note purchased pursuant to the Change in Control Offer;
 
       (ii) the principal amount of the Note that the Holder elects to have purchased by the Company, which amount must be Cdn$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, and the certificate numbers of the Notes to be delivered by such Holder for purchase by the Company; and
 
       (iii) that such Note shall be purchased on the Change in Control Purchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in this Supplemental Indenture.
 
The delivery of such Note (together with all necessary endorsements) to the Paying Agent at the office of the Paying Agent or to an office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture prior to, on or after the Change in Control Purchase Date shall be a condition to the receipt by the Holder of the Change in Control Purchase Price therefor; provided that such Change in Control Purchase Price shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 404 only if the Note so delivered to the Paying Agent or to an office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture shall conform in all respects to the description thereof set forth in the related Change in Control Purchase Notice.
 
The Company shall purchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 404, a portion of a Note if the principal amount of such portion is Cdn$1,000 or an integral multiple of Cdn$1,000.  Provisions of the Indenture that apply to the purchase of all of a Note also apply to the purchase of a portion of such Note.
 
Any purchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 404 shall be consummated by the delivery by the Company of the consideration to be received by the Holder promptly upon the later of (a) the first Business Day following the Change in Control Purchase Date and (b) the time of delivery of the Note by the Holder to the Paying Agent or to an office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture in the manner required by this Section 404.
 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent, at the office of the Paying Agent or an office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture, the Change in Control Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 404(b) shall have the right to withdraw such Change in Control Purchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Change in Control Purchase Date
 
 


 
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by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent or to an office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture in accordance with Section 601 hereof.
 
The Paying Agent or the office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by the former of any Change in Control Purchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.
 
(c) The Notes may also not be accelerated pursuant to Section 402 hereof following an Event of Default arising from a Change in Control Triggering Event and such Event of Default shall also be cured if a third party makes and consummates a Change in Control Offer in the manner and at the times and otherwise in compliance with this Section 404.
 
ARTICLE FIVE
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
 
SECTION 501. RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES.
 
       (a) The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Restricted Subsidiary or any Person that is to become a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may transfer any assets or properties to an Unrestricted Subsidiary, if (i) prior to and immediately after such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) such Subsidiary or Person, together with all other Unrestricted Subsidiaries, shall not in the aggregate have Net Tangible Assets greater than 15% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; provided, however, that for the purposes of this Section 501, (1) the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets shall also include the aggregate Net Tangible Assets of such Subsidiary or Person and all other Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (2) Excluded Assets shall be excluded from the calculation of Net Tangible Assets and Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
 
       (b) The Board of Directors of the Company may not designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary unless immediately before and after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. 
 
       (c) Nothing in this Section 501 shall restrict or limit the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from transferring any asset that is an Excluded Asset to any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Person that is to become an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

SECTION 502. LIMITATION ON SECURED DEBT.
 
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, assume, incur or guarantee any Secured Debt unless and for so long as the Company secures, or causes such Restricted Subsidiary to secure, the Notes equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Secured Debt. However, any of the Company
 
 


 
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or its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur Secured Debt without securing the Notes if, immediately after incurring the Secured Debt, the aggregate principal amount of all Secured Debt then outstanding plus the aggregate amount of the Attributable Debt then outstanding pursuant to Sale and Leaseback Transactions would not exceed 15% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.  The aggregate amount of all Secured Debt in the preceding sentence excludes Secured Debt which is secured equally and ratably with the Notes and Secured Debt that is being repaid concurrently.  Any Lien which is granted to secure the Notes under this Section 502 shall be discharged at the same time as the discharge of the Lien securing the Secured Debt that gave rise to the obligation to secure the Notes under this Section 502.
 
SECTION 503. LIMITATION ON SALE AND LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS.
 
The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, unless either (a) immediately thereafter, the sum of (1) the Attributable Debt to be outstanding pursuant to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction and all other Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary on or after the Issue Date (or, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary, the date on which it became a Restricted Subsidiary, if on or after the Issue Date) and (2) the aggregate amount of all Secured Debt, excluding Secured Debt which is secured equally and ratably with the Notes, would not exceed 15% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets or (b) an amount, equal to the greater of the net proceeds to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary from such sale and the Attributable Debt to be outstanding pursuant to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, is used within 180 days to retire Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary. However, Debt which is subordinate to the Notes or which is owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary may not be retired in satisfaction of clause (b) above.
 
SECTION 504. LIMITATION ON RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY DEBT.
 
The Company will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt (other than Debt to the extent that the Notes are secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Debt), unless (1) the obligations of the Company under the Notes are guaranteed (which guarantee may be on an unsecured basis) by such Restricted Subsidiary such that the claim of the Holders of the Notes under such guarantee ranks prior to or pari passu with such Debt or (2) after giving effect to the incurrence of such Debt and the application of the proceeds therefrom, the sum of (without duplication) (x) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of Debt (other than Exempted Secured Debt) of all Restricted Subsidiaries, (y) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of Secured Debt of the Company (not on a Consolidated basis) and (z) Attributable Debt relating to then outstanding Sale and Leaseback Transactions, would not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; provided, however, that this restriction will not apply to, and there will be excluded from any calculation hereunder, (A) Debt owing by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary and (B) Debt secured by Permitted Liens; provided, further, that this restriction will not prohibit the incurrence of Debt in
 
 


 
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connection with any extension, renewal or replacement (including successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Debt of the Restricted Subsidiaries (provided that the principal amount of such Debt immediately prior to such extension, renewal or replacement is not increased).
 
SECTION 505. SUBORDINATION ARRANGEMENTS.
 
At the time this Indenture is entered into, each of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Subordinated Note Trustee shall have entered into the Subordination Agreement.
 
SECTION 506. WAIVER OF CERTAIN COVENANTS.
 
Pursuant to Section 910 of the Indenture, the Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any covenant or condition in Sections 905 or 906 thereof and any covenant or condition in Sections 501, 502, 503, 504 or 505 of this Supplemental Indenture if, before or after the time for such compliance, the Holders of all of the Notes at the time Outstanding shall, by Holder Direction, waive such compliance in such instance with such covenant or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such covenant 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 covenant or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
 
ARTICLE SIX
CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS
 
SECTION 601. EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL PURCHASE NOTICE.
 
Upon receipt by the Company of the Change in Control Purchase Notice specified in Section 404(b) hereof, the Holder of the Note in respect of which such Change in Control Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Change in Control Purchase Notice is withdrawn as specified in the following two paragraphs of this Section) thereafter be entitled to receive solely the Change in Control Purchase Price with respect to such Note. Such Change in Control Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder upon the later of (a) the first Business Day following the Change in Control Purchase Date (provided the conditions in Section 404(b) hereof have been satisfied) and (b) the time of delivery of the Note to the Paying Agent at the office of the Paying Agent or to the office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 404(b) hereof.
 
 


 
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A Change in Control Purchase Notice may be withdrawn before or after delivery by the Holder to the Paying Agent at the office of the Paying Agent of the Note to which such Change in Control Purchase Notice relates, by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered by the Holder to the Paying Agent at the office of the Paying Agent or to the office or agency referred to in Section 902 of the Indenture to which the related Change in Control Purchase Notice was delivered at any time prior to the close of business on the Change in Control Purchase Date specifying, as applicable:
 
 (a) the certificate number of the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted,
 (b) the principal amount of the Note (which shall be Cdn$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and
 (c) the principal amount, if any, of such Note (which shall be Cdn$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) that remains subject to the original Change in Control Purchase Notice and that has been or will be delivered for purchase by the Company.

The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Notes with respect to which a Change in Control Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in compliance with this Supplemental Indenture.
 
SECTION 602. DEPOSIT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL PURCHASE PRICE.
 
No later than 11:00 a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the Business Day following the Change in Control Purchase Date the Company shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 903 of the Indenture) an amount of cash sufficient to pay the aggregate Change in Control Purchase Price of all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be purchased as of the Change in Control Purchase Date.
 
SECTION 603. REPAYMENT TO THE COMPANY.
 
As provided in the Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company any cash that remains unclaimed, together with interest and dividends, if any, thereon (subject to the provisions of Section 507 of the Indenture), held by them for the payment of the Change in Control Purchase Price; provided, however, that, to the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 602 hereof exceeds the aggregate Change in Control Purchase Price of the Notes or portions thereof to be purchased, then the Trustee shall hold such excess for the Company and promptly after the Business Day following the Change in Control Purchase Date the Trustee shall upon demand return any such excess to the Company together with interest and dividends, if any, thereon (subject to the provisions of Section 507 of the Indenture).
 
 


 
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ARTICLE SEVEN
GUARANTEES
 
SECTION 701. GUARANTEES.
 
       (a) Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally and fully and unconditionally guarantees (each, a “Guarantee”) due payment and performance to the Trustee, for and on behalf of the Holders, forthwith after demand, of all the obligations of the Company under this Supplemental Indenture or under the Notes to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Notes when due and payable at Maturity, and all other amounts due or to become due under or in connection with this Supplemental Indenture, the Notes and the performance of all other obligations to the Trustee (including all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 507 of the Indenture) and the Holders of the Notes which obligations arise under this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes, according to the terms hereof and thereof, including any applicable grace periods (the “Guaranteed Obligations”).  Each Guarantee shall be an unsecured, unsubordinated obligation of the applicable Guarantor ranking pari passu with other present and future unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of such Guarantor.
 
       (b) Each Guarantor agrees that, without obtaining the consent of or giving notice to such Guarantor, the Trustee may vary this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture, as provided herein and therein, grant extensions of time or other indulgences, take and give up securities, grant releases and discharges and otherwise deal with the Company and other parties as the Trustee may see fit and may apply all monies received from the Company or others or from securities upon such part of the Company’s liability as the Trustee may think best without prejudice to or in any way limiting or lessening the liability of the Guarantor under this Supplemental Indenture.
 
       (c) Each Guarantee shall be a continuing guarantee of all the Guaranteed Obligations and shall apply to any ultimate balance due or remaining unpaid to the Holders of the Notes.  No Guarantee shall be considered as wholly or partially satisfied by the payment or liquidation at any time of any sum of money which may at any time be or become owing or due or remain unpaid to the Holders of the Notes.
 
       (d) No Guarantee shall be discharged or otherwise affected by any change in the name, objects, businesses, assets, capital structure or constitution of the Company or any Guarantor, or by any merger or amalgamation of the Company or any Guarantor with any Person or Persons, except as otherwise provided in this Supplemental Indenture or the applicable provisions of the Indenture.  In the case of the Company being amalgamated with another corporation, the Guarantees shall apply to the liabilities of the resulting corporation, and the term “Company” shall include each such resulting corporation.
 
 
 

 
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       (e) All monies, advances, renewals and credits in fact borrowed or obtained by the Company under this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to form part of the liabilities hereby guaranteed notwithstanding any limitation of status or of power of the Company or of the directors or agents thereof or that the Company may not be a legal entity or any irregularity, defect or informality in the borrowing or obtaining of such monies, advances, renewals or credits.
 
       (f) The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are and shall be absolute and unconditional and any moneys or amounts expressed to be owing or payable by each Guarantor hereunder which may not be recoverable from each Guarantor on the basis of a guarantee or as surety shall be recoverable from each Guarantor as a primary obligor and principal debtor in respect thereof.
 
       (g) The Trustee shall not be bound to exhaust its recourse against the Company or other parties before being entitled to demand payment from or performance by any Guarantor and enforce its rights under this Supplemental Indenture.
 
       (h) Any account settled or stated by or between the Trustee and the Company in relation to this Supplemental Indenture shall be accepted by the Guarantor as conclusive evidence that the balance or amount thereby appearing due by the Company to the Trustee is so due.
 
       (i) Each Guarantor shall make payment to the Trustee of the amount of the liability of such Guarantor forthwith after demand therefor is made in writing during the continuance of any Event of Default and such demand shall be conclusively deemed to have been effectually made when delivered in accordance with the notice provisions set forth herein and the liability of such Guarantor shall bear interest from the date of such demand at the rate borne by the Notes, such interest to be calculated monthly based on the number of days elapsed and to be deemed payable on the first Business Day of a month in respect of the immediately preceding month or upon demand, whichever is earlier.
 
       (j) All amounts payable by any Guarantor under this Supplemental Indenture shall be paid without set-off or counterclaim and without any deduction or withholding whatsoever unless and to the extent that a Guarantor shall be prohibited by law from doing so, in which case such Guarantor shall, only to the extent such a similar requirement is imposed on the Company pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, pay to the Trustee such additional amount as shall be necessary to ensure that the Trustee receives the full amount it would have received if no such deduction or withholding had been made.
 
       (k) Each Guarantor acknowledges that, in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Notes, the Guarantees or this Supplemental Indenture, it irrevocably submits and attorns to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.  In addition, to the extent that any Guarantor has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from

 
 


 
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any legal process with respect to itself or its property, it hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under the above-referenced documents, to the extent permitted by law.
 
SECTION 702. RELEASE OF GUARANTORS.
 
       (a) In addition to the release provisions set forth in the Indenture, subject to Section 702(d), a Guarantor shall be released and relieved from all of its obligations under this Article Seven, and such Guarantor’s Guarantee shall be terminated and be of no further force or effect, upon the request of the Company (without the consent of the Trustee) if, immediately after giving effect to such release and termination (and, if applicable, any transaction in connection therewith, including any other concurrent release, termination, repayment or discharge of any other guarantee or other Debt of such Guarantor), the Company would be in compliance with Section 504 hereof, including in the event of a sale or other disposition as a result of which such Guarantor would cease to be a Subsidiary.
 
       (b) In order to effect the release and termination provided for in Section 702(a), the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that, immediately after giving effect to such release and termination (as well as any concurrent release, termination, repayment or discharge of any other guarantee or other Debt of such Guarantor), the Company will be in compliance with Section 504 hereof. In the event that the release and termination is in connection with a sale or other disposition as a result of which a Guarantor would cease to be a Subsidiary, pro forma effect shall be given to such disposition (including the application of any proceeds therefrom) in determining the Company’s compliance with Section 504 and, accordingly, the amount of Debt subject to the Guarantee of such Guarantor and any other Debt of such Guarantor shall be excluded from any calculation thereunder.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture, no opinion, report or certificate, other than the Officers’ Certificate provided for in this Section 702(b), need be furnished to the Trustee for such release and termination. After its receipt of the aforementioned Officers’ Certificate, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by either the Company or the applicable Guarantor in order to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guarantee under this Article Seven.
 
       (c) No supplemental indenture, amendment or waiver shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note, release a Guarantor from any of its obligations under Section 701, other than in accordance with the provisions of this Section 702 or the other release provisions set forth in the Indenture, or amend or modify the release provisions of this Section 702.
 
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termination (and, if applicable, after giving effect to any transaction to occur concurrently therewith), such Guarantor remains a co-obligor with or a guarantor for, as applicable, the obligations of the Company under any Existing Note.
 
SECTION 703. AMALGAMATION, CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE.
 
(a) Unless a Guarantor has been released, or in connection with such transaction will be released, from its obligations under its Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of Section 702 hereof or any other release provision set forth in the Indenture, such Guarantor shall not amalgamate or consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person by liquidation, winding-up or otherwise (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) unless:
 
          (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Debt which becomes an obligation of the Guarantor or a Subsidiary of the Guarantor in connection with or as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of such transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
 
          (ii) either (x) the Guarantor shall be the continuing Person or (y) the Person (if other than the Guarantor) formed by such amalgamation or consolidation or into which the Guarantor is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition the properties and assets of the Guarantor substantially as an entirety (the “Successor Guarantor”) shall, unless the Successor Guarantor is the Company, (A) be a corporation, company, partnership or trust organized and validly existing under the federal laws of Canada or any Province thereof or the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (B) expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Guarantor under its Guarantee (provided, however, that the Successor Guarantor shall not be required to execute and deliver such a supplemental indenture in the event of an amalgamation of the Guarantor with one or more other Persons, in which the amalgamation is governed by the laws of Canada or any province thereof, the Successor Guarantor and the Guarantor are, immediately prior to such amalgamation, organized and existing under the laws of Canada or any province thereof and upon the effectiveness of such amalgamation, the Successor Guarantor shall have become or shall continue to be (as the case may be), by operation of law, liable for the observance of all obligations of the Guarantor under its Guarantee); and

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an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction (or series of transactions), such supplemental indenture, comply with this Section 703(a) and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
 
(b) Upon any amalgamation, consolidation or merger, or any conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of the properties and assets of a Guarantor substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 703(a), the Successor Guarantor shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, such Guarantor under this Supplemental Indenture and the Indenture with the same effect as if such Successor Guarantor had been named as such Guarantor herein; and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, such Guarantor shall be released and relieved from all of its obligations under this Article Seven, and such Guarantor’s Guarantee shall be terminated and be of no further force or effect.
 
 


 
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                      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
 
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
 
 
    By
"M. Lorraine Daly"
 
Name:
M. Lorraine Daly
 
Title:
Vice President, Treasurer
     
     
    By
"William W. Linton"
 
Name:
William W. Linton
 
Title:
Executive Vice President,
   
Finance and Chief Financial
   
Officer
   
   
ROGERS WIRELESS PARTNERSHIP,
 
 
    By
"M. Lorraine Daly"
 
Name:
M. Lorraine Daly
 
Title:
Vice President, Treasurer
     
     
    By
"William W. Linton"
 
Name:
William W. Linton
 
Title:
Executive Vice President,
   
Finance and Chief Financial
   
Officer
   
   
ROGERS CABLE COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
 
 
   
    By
"M. Lorraine Daly"
 
Name:
M. Lorraine Daly
 
Title:
Vice President
     
     
    By
"William W. Linton"
 
Name:
William W. Linton
 
Title:
Executive Vice President,
   
Finance and Chief Financial
   
Officer
   
   
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY,
 
as Trustee
 
     
     
 
    By
"Geralyn Krowles"
   
Name:
Geralyn Krowles
   
Title:
Authorized Signatory
       
       
 
    By
"Manuel Arias"
   
Name:
Manuel Arias
   
Title:
Associate Manager
 
 

 
 
 

 
ANNEX A:
FORM OF SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
 
This Agreement made as of November 4, 2009 between Rogers Communications Inc. (the “Company”), Rogers Wireless Partnership (“RWP”), Rogers Cable Communications Inc. (“RCCI” and, together with the Company and RWP, the “Obligors”), The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and subsequently f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee (the “Trustee”) under the Indenture (as defined below) and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, a trust company existing and licensed under the federal laws of Canada, as trustee (the “Senior Debt Trustee”) under an indenture (the “Senior Note Indenture”) dated as of May 26, 2009 among the Company, as issuer, and the Senior Debt Trustee, as trustee, as supplemented by a third supplemental indenture dated as of the date hereof, among the Company, as issuer, RWP and RCCI, as guarantors, and the Senior Debt Trustee, as trustee for the holders of 6.68% Senior Notes due 2039 of the Company issued as of the date hereof under such supplemental indenture and outstanding from time to time and constituting Senior Indebtedness (such holders being hereinafter called “holders of Senior Indebtedness”).
 
WITNESSES THAT WHEREAS:
 
A. Rogers Wireless Inc. (“Wireless”) and the Trustee entered into an indenture (the “Original Indenture”) dated as of November 30, 2004 providing for the issuance of 8.00% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 of Wireless (the “Securities”);
 
B. The Original Indenture was amended pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of August 1, 2005, among Wireless, RWP and the Trustee (the Original Indenture, as so amended, the “Indenture”), and pursuant to such First Supplemental Indenture RWP became a co-obligor with Wireless in respect of the Securities;
 
C. On July 1, 2007, Wireless amalgamated with the Company and, according to the terms of the Indenture, the Company succeeded to the obligations of Wireless under the Indenture and, immediately prior thereto, RCCI entered into a Guarantee Agreement as of the same date pursuant to which it guaranteed the payment obligations of the Company under the Indenture; and
 
D. As set forth in Section 1208 of the Indenture and in the Securities, the Holders have authorized the execution and delivery by the Trustees of this Agreement on their behalf;
 
NOW THEREFORE for value received the parties agree as follows:
 
                  1. DEFINITIONS.

 
A capitalized term not defined in this Agreement has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Indenture.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
                  2. SUBORDINATION.
 
The Trustee and the Obligors hereby covenant with the Senior Debt Trustee, in its capacity as trustee on behalf of the holders of Senior Indebtedness, that the indebtedness represented by the Securities and the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on each and all of the Securities delivered from time to time under the Indenture thereunder are subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of Senior Indebtedness to holders of Senior Indebtedness, in the manner, to the extent and with the same effect as if the terms and provisions of the Indenture were set forth herein.
 
3. PAYMENT TO THE COMPANY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
 
Pursuant to Section 1207 of the Indenture, if a holder of Senior Indebtedness or the Senior Debt Trustee shall receive in such capacity any amount under this Agreement and at the time of receipt such holder or the Senior Debt Trustee is not entitled to (whether by reason of maturity, acceleration or otherwise) such amount under the terms of such Senior Indebtedness, then such holder or the Senior Debt Trustee shall turn over such amount to the applicable Obligor.
 
Any such amount so received by any holder of Senior Indebtedness or the Senior Debt Trustee which such holder or the Senior Debt Trustee is so required to turn over to an Obligor shall in no circumstances be considered to be a payment on account of such Senior Indebtedness.
 
4. BINDING EFFECT AND INUREMENT.
 
This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors of the Company, RWP, RCCI and the Trustee, and enure to the benefit of the successors of the Senior Debt Trustee in their capacity as trustees.
 
5. NO WAIVER OR AMENDMENT.
 
No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom the enforcement of any waiver or amendment is sought.
 
6. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY.
 
The Trustee and the Senior Debt Trustee make no representation or warranty as to the validity, sufficiency or effect of this Agreement, or as to the authority of the Trustee or the Senior Debt Trustee, as the case may be, to execute or deliver this Agreement. The Trustee and the Senior Debt Trustee shall have no personal responsibility or liability with respect to the covenant contained in Section 2 hereof.
 
7. INDEMNITY.
 
Without derogation to any other indemnity afforded to the Trustee or the Senior Debt Trustee, the Obligors shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Trustee and the Senior Debt Trustee for any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with its entry into this Agreement. The indemnity provided in this Section 7 shall survive termination of this Agreement or the removal of The Bank of New York Mellon or CIBC Mellon Trust Company as trustee under the Indenture or the Senior Note Indenture, respectively.
 
 
 
 

 
 
8. COUNTERPARTS
 
This Agreement may be executed on any number of separate counterparts and all said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
 
9. GOVERNING LAW.
 
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
 
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
 
    By ________________________________
       Name:
       Title:
 
    By ________________________________
       Name:
       Title:
 
ROGERS WIRELESS PARTNERSHIP,
 
    By ________________________________
       Name:
       Title:
 
    By ________________________________
       Name:
       Title:
 
ROGERS CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
INC.,
 
    By ________________________________
       Name:
       Title:
 
    By ________________________________
       Name:
       Title:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
 
as Trustee
   
 
    By ________________________________
 
       Name:
 
       Title:
   
 
CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY,
 
as Senior Debt Trustee
   
 
    By ________________________________
 
       Name:
 
       Title:
   
 
    By ________________________________
 
       Name:
 
       Title:
EX-99.3 4 ex993.htm AGENCY AGREEMENT, DATED OCTOBER 28, 2009 ex993.htm
 
Exhibit 99.3
 


Execution Copy
 
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
 
AGENCY AGREEMENT
 
October 28, 2009
 
To the Agents named in Schedule II hereto
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
Rogers Communications Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada (the "Company"), proposes to appoint the several agents named in Schedule II hereto (collectively, the "Agents" and each individually an "Agent"), as its sole and exclusive agents to offer for sale on a best efforts basis up to the principal amount of its debt securities identified in Schedule I hereto (the "Securities"), to be issued under an indenture dated as of May 26, 2009 (the "Base Indenture"), between the Company and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by the supplemental indentures among the Company, Rogers Wireless Partnership, an Ontario partnership ("RWP"), Rogers Cable Communications Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario ("RCCI" and, together with RWP, the "Guarantors"), and the Trustee, each to be dated as of November 4, 2009 (the "Supplemental Indentures" and, each together with the Base Indenture, an "Indenture" and collectively the “Indentures”).  Payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the
Securities will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis (the "Guarantees") by the Guarantors.  Certain terms used herein are defined in Section 20 hereof.
 
The Company has prepared and filed with the Ontario Securities Commission (the "Reviewing Authority") and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities (together with the Reviewing Authority, the "Qualifying Authorities") of each of the other provinces of Canada (including Ontario, collectively, the "Qualifying Provinces") in accordance with National Instruments 44-101 and 44-102, a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus dated November 1, 2007 relating to debt securities (in the English and French languages).
 
The Company has also prepared and filed with the Qualifying Authorities, in accordance with National Instruments 44-101 and 44-102, a final short form base shelf prospectus dated November 8, 2007 relating to debt securities (in the English and French languages, as applicable, the "Final Prospectus") and has obtained from the Reviewing Authority an MRRS Decision Document for the Final Prospectus for and on behalf of itself and each of the other Qualifying Authorities pursuant to National Policy 43-201 ─  Mutual Reliance Review System for Prospectuses and Annual Information Forms.
 
The Company has filed with the Qualifying Authorities in accordance with the Shelf Procedures, a preliminary prospectus supplement dated October 28, 2009 to the Final Prospectus (the "Preliminary Supplement") in the Qualifying Provinces in both the English and French languages.


 
 

 

The Company will prepare and use its best efforts to file with the Qualifying Authorities, in accordance with the Shelf Procedures on October 28, 2009, and in any event within the earlier of: (A) the date the final prospectus supplement to the Final Prospectus (the "Final Supplement") is first sent or delivered to a purchaser; and (B) two Business Days after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Final Supplement, in both the English and French languages, setting forth the Shelf Information (as defined below).
 
The information, if any, included in the Final Supplement that is omitted from the Final Prospectus but that is deemed under the Shelf Procedures to be incorporated by reference into the Final Prospectus as of the date of the Final Supplement is referred to as the "Shelf Information".
 
The Final Prospectus for which an MRRS Decision Document has been obtained from the Qualifying Authorities, including the documents incorporated by reference therein at the applicable time, is herein referred to as the "Prospectus", except that when a Final Supplement is (a) furnished to the Agents for use in connection with the offering of the Securities in Canada or (b) filed with the Reviewing Authority and all other Qualifying Authorities, the term "Prospectus" shall also include the Final Supplement.
 
Section 1.                      Representations and Warranties.
 
(a)           The Company and each Guarantor jointly and severally represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Agent as set forth below in this Section 1.
 
(i)           The Company is eligible under the Shelf Procedures to file and to use a short form base shelf prospectus for a distribution of the Securities in each of the Qualifying Provinces; the Final Prospectus has been filed with the Qualifying Authorities; an MRRS Decision Document has been obtained from the Reviewing Authority, on behalf of itself and each of the other Qualifying Authorities, in respect of the Final Prospectus; and no order suspending the distribution of the Securities has been issued by the Qualifying Authorities or any other regulatory authority or court, and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or, to the Company's knowledge, is pending or threatened or contemplated by the Qualifying Authorities or any other regulatory authority or court.
 
(ii)           At the time the Reviewing Authority issued an MRRS Decision Document in respect thereof, the Final Prospectus  conformed in all material respects with all applicable securities laws in each of the Qualifying Provinces and the respective rules and regulations under such laws (including, without limitation, the Shelf Procedures), together with applicable published policy statements, instruments, blanket orders, blanket rulings and applicable notices of the Qualifying Authorities (the "Canadian Securities Laws").
 
(iii)        At the time the Final Supplement is first made available to the Agents pursuant to this Agreement, on the date the Final Supplement is filed and on the Closing Date, the Prospectus will conform in all material respects with the


 
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applicable requirements of Canadian Securities Laws; and, on the date of filing of the Preliminary Supplement, the Preliminary Prospectus constituted full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts (other than the Shelf Information) relating to the Company, the Securities and the Guarantees and did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and, on the date of filing of the Final Supplement and on the Closing Date, the Prospectus will constitute full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Company, the Securities and the Guarantees and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, based upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Agent specifically for inclusion therein.
 
(iv)          The Company is a reporting issuer not in default of Canadian Securities Laws (where such concept exists) and is in compliance with its obligations thereunder in all material respects.
 
(v)           There are no reports or information that in accordance with Canadian Securities Laws must be filed or made publicly available in connection with the offering of the Securities that have not been made publicly available or filed, as required (other than reports or information required to be filed or made public after the date hereof pursuant to the Shelf Procedures).
 
(vi)           The statements in the Prospectus under the headings "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations", "Eligibility for Investment", "Description of Debt Securities", "Description of the Notes" and "Statutory Rights of Withdrawal and Rescission" insofar as such statements summarize legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, are accurate and fair summaries of such legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings.
 
(vii)           The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when they were filed with the Qualifying Authorities, conformed in all material respects with the applicable requirements of Canadian Securities Laws; and any other documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto after the date hereof but prior to the termination of the distribution of the Securities, when such documents are filed with the Qualifying Authorities, will conform in all material respects with the applicable requirements of Canadian Securities Laws.
 
(viii)          KPMG LLP, who are reporting upon the audited financial statements of the Company incorporated into the Prospectus, are the auditors of the Company and are independent with respect to the Company within the


 
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meaning of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and applicable Canadian Securities Laws.
 
(ix)          The Company and each Guarantor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each Indenture.
 
(x)           The consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, incorporated into the Prospectus present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated, and the consolidated results of operations and changes in financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries for the periods specified.  Such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles as in effect during each such period, in each case applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise set forth in such statements).  The Company's selected financial and operating data included in the Prospectus (including the selected financial data of the Guarantors and the other subsidiaries of the Company) present fairly the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited or unaudited, as applicable, consolidated financial statements incorporated into the Prospectus from which they were derived except as noted therein.
 
(xi)           The Company has been duly amalgamated and is validly existing  as a corporation under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), with corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and the Company is duly qualified as an extra-provincial corporation for the transaction of business under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification, except, in each case, where the failure to so qualify in any jurisdiction is not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise (a "Material Adverse Effect").
 
(xii)           Each Significant Subsidiary has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation or partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with the corporate or partnership power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and each Significant Subsidiary is duly qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except, in each case, where the failure to so qualify in any jurisdiction, is not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(xiii)         All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued.  All of the issued shares of each Significant Subsidiary that is a corporation have been duly and validly authorized


 
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and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and such shares are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims except as set forth in the Prospectus.  All of the issued and outstanding partnership interests of each Significant Subsidiary that is a partnership have been duly and validly created and are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims except as set forth in the Prospectus.
 
(xiv)     Neither the Company nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries has sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the Prospectus any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus; and, since the date as of which information is given in the Prospectus otherwise than as stated therein or contemplated thereby, there has not been any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (a "Material Adverse Change").
 
(xv)      Neither the Company nor any Significant Subsidiary is (A) in violation of its articles, by-laws or other constating documents or (B) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it maybe bound or to which any of its properties and assets may be subject, except in the case of clause (B) for such defaults that are not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Indenture, the incurrence of the obligations herein and therein set forth, the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and each Indenture and compliance with the terms thereof have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and each Guarantor, do not and will not result in any violation of the articles, by-laws or other constating documents of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary and do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default or permit acceleration) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary under (1) any indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Significant Subsidiary is a party or by which they may be bound or to which any of their properties or assets may be subject or (2) any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, franchise, order or decree of any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets (other than, as described in the Prospectus, and except in each case for such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, liens,


 
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charges or encumbrances that are not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect).
 
(xvi)     No consent, approval, authorization, order, permit, license, registration, clearance or qualification of, or with any court or regulatory, administrative or other governmental body of Canada or any province of Canada or under any statute, order, rule or regulation of any such regulatory, administrative or other governmental body is required in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, except such as (1) have been made or obtained under Canadian Securities Laws and (2) will be made or obtained prior to the Closing Date under Canadian Securities Laws.
 
(xvii)     Except as otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus, all material tax returns required to be filed by the Company and each Significant Subsidiary have been filed, other than any filings not yet due or being contested in good faith, and all material taxes, including withholding taxes, penalties and interest, assessments, fees and other charges due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary have been paid, other than those not yet payable or being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided.
 
(xviii)     Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, there is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or its subsidiaries that is reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to result in any Material Adverse Effect.
 
(xix)     The Company and each Significant Subsidiary has good and marketable title to all of its respective properties and assets described in the Prospectus (excluding those properties and assets described in the Prospectus as being owned by other parties), owned free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances or restrictions, with only such exceptions as are described in the Prospectus or that are not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect; and all of the leases and subleases that are material to the business of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary and under which the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, as the case may be, holds properties described in the Prospectus, are in full force and effect with only such exceptions that are not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(xx)     Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, the Company and each Significant Subsidiary currently holds in good standing all material permits, licenses, franchises and approvals of governmental authorities and agencies necessary for the present use, ownership and operation of their respective businesses, including all permits, licenses, franchises and approvals required pursuant to the Broadcasting Act (Canada), the Telecommunications Act (Canada), the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission


 
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Act (Canada), the Radiocommunication Act (Canada) and the Copyright Act (Canada) or other statutes of Canada specifically relating to the regulation of either or both of the Canadian broadcasting and/or telecommunications industries and the orders, rules, regulations and directions promulgated pursuant to such statutes, including the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations, 1998, the Specialty Service Regulations, 1990, as amended, the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987, as amended, the Radio Regulations, 1986, as amended, the Pay Television Regulations, 1990, as amended, or any statutes or regulations of any province specifically relating to the regulation of either or both of the Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications industries and the orders, rules, regulations and directions promulgated thereunder (collectively, the "Communications Statutes") (except where the failure to do so is not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect), and no revocation or limitation of any such permit, license, franchise or approval is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened and neither the Company nor any Significant Subsidiary is in default or violation of any Communications Statute or any such permit, license, franchise or approval (except where such revocation, limitation, default or violation is not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect), and the authorization, issuance and delivery of the Securities and the compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with the terms of this Agreement and each Indenture do not and will not conflict with, or constitute a default under, any Communications Statute or any such permits, licenses, franchises and approvals, including terms or provisions thereof relating to the maintenance of specified levels of Canadian ownership, as applicable.  The Company and its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable, are in compliance with the applicable Canadian ownership requirements of the Communications Statutes.  Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no threatened or pending change in any Communications Statute that is reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(xxi)     The Company and each Significant Subsidiary owns or possesses, or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate patents, patent licenses, trademarks, service marks and trade names necessary to carry on its business as presently conducted, and neither the Company nor any Significant Subsidiary has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any patents, patent licenses, trademarks, service marks or trade names that in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, is reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(xxii)     The Company has not, and no Guarantor has, taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that might be reasonably expected to, cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.


 
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(xxiii)     This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each Guarantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company and each Guarantor enforceable against the Company and each Guarantor, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) including the limitation that rights of indemnity, contribution and waiver may be limited by applicable laws.
 
(xxiv)     The Base Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes (and the Supplemental Indentures, each of which has been duly authorized by the Company and each Guarantor, when duly executed and delivered by the Company, each Guarantor and the Trustee, as applicable, will constitute) a valid and binding obligation of the Company and each Guarantor enforceable against the Company and each Guarantor, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indentures will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus; no registration, filing or recording of the Indentures under the laws of Canada or any province thereof is necessary in order to preserve or protect the validity or enforceability of the Indentures or the Securities issued thereunder; all legal requirements under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) have been complied with, or will have been complied with no later than the time of delivery of the Securities by the Company, in respect of the issue, authentication (when duly countersigned by the Trustee) and delivery of the Securities.
 
(xxv)     The Securities have been duly authorized by the Company and, when executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in the manner provided for in the specific Indenture and sold and paid for as provided in this Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); the holders of the Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the specific Indenture under which they were issued, including the Guarantees; and the Securities conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus.


 
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(xxvi)     The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company's internal controls over financial reporting are effective and the Company is not aware of any material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting.
 
(xxvii)     The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures as contemplated by the certifications required under Form 52-109F1 and Form 52-109F2 under National Instrument 52-109 and such controls and procedures are effective.
 
(b)           Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or any Guarantor and delivered to the Agents or their counsel in connection with the offering of the Securities by this Agreement shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company or any such Guarantor, as applicable, to each Agent as to the matters covered thereby.
 
Section 2.                      Issuance of the Securities.  The Company agrees to create and issue the Securities and appoint the Agents as its sole and exclusive agents to offer for sale on a best efforts basis in reliance on the representations and warranties herein contained, and upon and subject to the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, up to $500 million principal amount of 5.38% Senior Notes due November 4, 2019 at a price of $999.31 per $1,000 principal amount and up to $500 million principal amount of 6.68% Senior Notes due November 4, 2039 at a price of $998.97 per $1,000 principal amount.
 
The Company understands that the Agents or their affiliates will offer the Securities for sale on a best efforts basis, on behalf of the Company, in the Qualifying Provinces.
 
The Agents agree to offer the Securities only in accordance with, and in a manner permitted by, the laws of each jurisdiction in which such Securities are permitted to be offered, as described under "Plan of Distribution" in the Final Supplement and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 4 of this Agreement.  The Agents further agree, upon receipt of the same from the Company, to send a copy of all amendments to the Prospectus to all persons to whom copies of the Prospectus are sent.
 
Section 3.                      Delivery and Payment.  Payment for the Securities shall be made by the Agents on behalf of purchasers who have agreed to purchase Securities by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company to the Agents, which notification shall be no later than noon on the Business Day prior to the date of payment, such payment to be made on the date and at the time and place set forth in Schedule I hereto (or at


 
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such other time and place on the same or such other date, not later than the third Business Day (as defined below) thereafter, as the Agents and the Company may agree in writing). The time and date of such payment and delivery with respect to the Securities are referred to herein as the "Closing Date".
 
Payment for the Securities shall be made against delivery to the nominee of the depositary specified in Schedule I hereto for the respective accounts of the several Agents of one or more global notes (the "Global Notes") representing the Securities, with any stamp or transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer to purchasers of the Securities duly paid by the Company.  The Global Notes will be made available for inspection by the Agents at the office of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, 1 First Canadian Place, Suite 4400, Toronto, Ontario  M5X 1B1 not later than 3:00 p.m. Toronto time, on the Business Day prior to the Closing Date.
 
In return for the Agents' services in acting as financial advisors to the Company, in assisting in the preparation of the Preliminary Supplement and the Final Supplement (and any Prospectus amendments), in advising on the final terms and conditions of the Securities, participating in and managing the sale of the Securities, in distributing the Securities, both directly and to other registered dealers and brokers, and in performing administrative work in connection with the distribution of the Securities, the Company agrees to pay to the Agents at the Closing Date a fee of $4.00 per $1,000 principal amount of the 5.38% Senior Notes due November 4, 2019 actually sold (the “2019 Note Fee”) and a fee of $5.00 per $1,000 principal amount of the 6.68% Senior Notes due November 4, 2039 actually sold (the “2039 Note Fee”).
RBC Dominion Securities and Scotia Capital Inc. shall each be entitled to receive 3% of the aggregate 2019 Note Fee and 2039 Note Fee paid by the Company, and thereafter each Agent (including RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc.) shall be entitled to receive that proportion of the remainder of the aggregate 2019 Note Fee equal to the percentage listed opposite its name in Schedule II in respect of the 5.38% Senior Notes due November 4, 2019 and that proportion of the remainder of the aggregate 2039 Note Fee equal to the percentage listed opposite its name in Schedule II in respect of the 6.68% Senior Notes due November 4, 2039.
 
Section 4.                      Offering by Agents.  It is understood that the several Agents propose to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the Prospectus and Section 2 of this Agreement.
 
In addition, in connection with the distribution of the Securities, each Agent (i) represents that it has not offered or sold, directly or indirectly, and agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell or deliver, any of the Securities in or to the United States, its territories and its possessions or to, or for the account or benefit of, a "U.S. person" (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended) and (ii) agrees that it will include a comparable provision to clause (i) above of this Section 4 in any sub-underwriting, banking group or selling group agreement or similar arrangement with respect to the Securities that may be entered into by such Agent.
 
Section 5.                      Certain Covenants of the Company and each Guarantor.  The Company and each Guarantor covenants with each Agent as follows:


 
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(a)           Prior to the termination of the distribution of the Securities, the Company  will not file any amendment to the Prospectus unless the Company has furnished you a copy for your review prior to filing and, except to the extent required for the Company to comply in a timely manner with its timely disclosure obligations under applicable securities legislation and the requirements of any relevant stock exchange or otherwise required by law, rules or regulations applicable to the Company, will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object promptly after being furnished a copy thereof.  The Company will cause the Final Supplement, properly completed, to be filed in a form approved by the Agents with the Qualifying Authorities in accordance with the Shelf Procedures and the provisions of the third paragraph immediately preceding Section 1 of this Agreement. The Company will promptly advise the Agents (i) when the Final Supplement shall have been filed with the Qualifying Authorities, (ii) when any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus shall have been filed with the Qualifying Authorities or of any request by the Qualifying Authorities for any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, in each case, if such amendment or supplement relates to, or directly affects, the Securities or the offering or sale thereof, (iii) for so long as delivery of the Prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities by the Agents in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, of the issuance by the Qualifying Authorities of any order suspending the use of any prospectus relating to the Securities or of any notice objecting to its use or the institution or, to the Company's knowledge, threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (iv) prior to the termination of the distribution of the Securities, of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or distribution of the Securities for sale in any of the Qualifying Provinces or the institution or, to the Company's knowledge, threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.  Prior to the termination of the distribution of the Securities, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order or the occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the use of any prospectus relating to the Securities and, upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal of such order or relief from such occurrence or objection, including, if necessary, by filing an amendment to the Prospectus and using its commercially reasonable efforts to have such amendment declared effective and a receipt issued therefor by the Qualifying Authorities as soon as practicable.
 
(b)           The Company will furnish to the Agents, without charge: (i) at the time of filing of the Final Supplement, a copy of the Prospectus (and any supplements or amendments thereto) printed in the English language signed on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors and its and their officers, directors and representatives in the manner required by the Canadian Securities Laws, together with any contract or documentation supplemental thereto required to be filed under the applicable laws of any of the Canadian provinces; (ii) at the time of filing of the Final Supplement with the Quebec Securities Commission, a copy of the Prospectus (and any supplements or amendments thereto) printed in the French language signed on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors and its and their officers, directors and representatives in the manner required by the laws of the Province of Quebec, together with any contract or documentation supplemental thereto required to be filed under the applicable laws of the Province of Quebec; and (iii) during the period mentioned in paragraph (d) below, the Agents' reasonable requirements


 
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of commercial copies of the Prospectus (and any supplements or amendments thereto) printed in the English and French languages, as applicable.
 
(c)           If, at any time prior to the filing of the Final Supplement, any event occurs as a result of which the Preliminary Prospectus would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary in order to make the statement therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, including a material change within the meaning of Canadian Securities Laws, the Company will (i) notify promptly the Agents so that any use of the Preliminary Prospectus may cease until it is amended or supplemented, (ii) amend or supplement the Preliminary Prospectus to correct such statement or omission, (iii) to the extent applicable, use its commercially reasonable efforts to have any such amendment filed and a receipt issued therefor by the Qualifying Authorities as soon as practicable, and (iv) supply any amendment or supplement to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.
 
(d)           If, at any time before the later of (x) the Closing Date and (y) when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered by an Agent or dealer in connection with its distribution of the Securities hereunder under Canadian Securities Laws, any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then supplemented or amended would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated or that is necessary in order to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made at such time not misleading, or if it shall be necessary, in the opinion of counsel to the Agents, the Company or its counsel, to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable Canadian Securities Laws (including as a result of a material change), including in connection with use or delivery of the Prospectus, the Company promptly will (i) notify the Agents of any such event, (ii) prepare and file with the Qualifying Authorities an amendment or supplement, as applicable, which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance, (iii) to the extent applicable, use its commercially reasonable efforts to have a receipt issued for any such amendment by the Qualifying Authorities as soon as practicable, and (iv) supply copies of any supplemented or amended Prospectus to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.  The Company will pay all costs and expenses incident to complying with this Section 5(d).
 
(e)           Until the distribution of the Securities is completed, the Company will file all documents required to be filed with the Reviewing Authority and the other Qualifying Authorities under applicable Canadian Securities Laws.
 
(f)           The Company will fulfill and comply with, as soon as possible and in any event not later than the earlier of: (i) the date the Final Supplement is first sent to a purchaser; and (ii) two Business Days after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Canadian Securities Laws required to be fulfilled or complied with to enable the Securities to be lawfully distributed in the Qualifying Provinces through the Agents or any other investment dealers or brokers registered as such in the Canadian provinces and acting in accordance with the terms of their registrations and the Canadian Securities Laws.


 
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(g)           During the period beginning on the date hereof and continuing to and including the Business Day following the Closing Date, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company (or securities convertible into debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company) (other than the Securities) which are substantially similar to the Securities.  The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (i) debt securities that mature not more than one year from their date of issue and (ii) any debt securities issued to any of the Company's subsidiaries or affiliates.
 
(h)           The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Securities in the manner specified in the Prospectus.
 
(i)           The Company will not, and no Guarantor will, take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that might be reasonably expected to, cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
 
Section 6.                      Payment of Expenses.  Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company will pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of the Company's and the Guarantors' obligations under this Agreement, the Securities and the Indentures, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Agents; (b) all costs and expenses incident to (i) the preparation, printing (or reproduction) and filing with the Qualifying Authorities of the Prospectus and the Preliminary Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities; and (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for the Securities, including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Securities; (c) the fees and expenses of the Company's accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company and the Guarantors; (d) any fees charged by investment rating agencies for the rating of the Securities and (e) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Company and each Guarantor of its obligations hereunder.
 
Without limitation to the foregoing, if this Agreement is terminated by the Agents in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 or Section 11, the Company agrees to reimburse the Agents for all their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of their counsel.
 
Section 7.                      Conditions of the Agents' Obligations.  The several obligations of the Agents hereunder shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company and each Guarantor contained herein on and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company and each Guarantor made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the


 
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Company and each Guarantor of its obligations hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date and to the following additional conditions:
 
(a)           The Final Supplement shall have been filed with the Reviewing Authority and the other Qualifying Authorities under the Shelf Procedures; and no order suspending the use of any prospectus relating to the Securities or of any notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened.
 
(b)           At the Closing Date, each Agent shall have received a signed opinion of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Canadian counsel for the Agents, dated as of the Closing Date, with respect to such customary matters as the Agents may reasonably require.  In giving such opinion, such counsel may rely, as to all matters governed by the laws of jurisdictions other than the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec and Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, upon the opinions of counsel satisfactory to the Agents and as to legal matters pertaining to the Company and the Guarantors upon the opinion of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors.  Such counsel may also state that, insofar as such opinion involves factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon certificates of officers of the Company or the Guarantors and upon certificates of public officials.  Such counsel may further state that they express no opinion as to the Communications Statutes and related matters.
 
(c)           At the Closing Date, each Agent shall have received a signed opinion of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Canadian counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, dated as of the Closing Date, in a form and with respect to such customary matters as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and their counsel.  In giving such opinion, such counsel may rely, as to all matters governed by the laws of jurisdictions other than the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, upon the opinions of counsel satisfactory to the Agents.  Such counsel may also state that, insofar as such opinion involves factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon certificates of officers of the Company or the Guarantors and upon certificates of public officials.  Such counsel may further state that they express no opinion as to the Communications Statutes and related matters.
 
(d)           At the Closing Date, each Agent shall have received a signed opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, United States counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, dated as of the Closing Date, regarding enforceability of the subordination agreements to be entered into simultaneously with the execution of the Supplemental Indentures (as contemplated therein) and regarding non-contravention of material agreements of the Company which are governed by New York law.
 
(e)           On the respective dates of filing of the Preliminary Supplement and the Final Supplement, each Agent shall have received an opinion of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, dated as of such respective filing dates, to the effect that the French language version of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus (excluding all other documents incorporated by reference therein, other than the Preliminary Supplement and the Final Supplement, as applicable) is in all material respects a complete and adequate


 
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translation of the English language version of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus (excluding all other documents incorporated by reference therein, other than the Preliminary Supplement and the Final Supplement, as applicable).
 
(f)           At the Closing Date, each Agent shall have received an opinion of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, dated the Closing Date, regarding compliance with all the laws of the Province of Quebec relating to the use of the French language in connection with the distribution of the Securities.
 
(g)           On the respective dates of filing of the Preliminary Supplement and the Final Supplement, each Agent shall have received (i) an opinion of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, dated as of such respective filing dates, to the effect that the French language version of all documents incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, excluding the Preliminary Supplement and the Final Supplement, as applicable (and excluding the audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in respect of those statements and the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements as at September 30, 2009 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in respect of those statements (collectively, the "Financial Information")) is in all material respects a complete and adequate translation of the English language version of all such documents and (ii) an opinion of KPMG LLP, dated as of such respective filing dates, to the effect that the French language version of the Financial Information incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus is in all material respects a complete and adequate translation of the English language version of all such Financial Information.
 
(h)           At the Closing Date, the Agents shall have received a certificate from Kenneth G. Engelhart, Vice President, Regulatory of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents and counsel for the Agents, to the effect set forth in Annex A hereto.  In delivering such certificate, such officer may rely, to the extent he deems appropriate in the circumstances, upon certificates of officers of the Company or the Guarantors and upon certificates of public officials.
 
(i)           At the Closing Date, the Agents shall have received a certificate of any two Vice Presidents of the Company, any Vice President of RWP and any Vice President of RCCI, in each case dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the signers of such certificate have examined the Prospectus and any supplements or amendments thereto, and that, to the best of such signer's knowledge and not in a personal capacity, (1) the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented at the Closing Date, does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (2) there has not been, since the date as of which information is given in the Prospectus, any Material Adverse Change, (3) the Company, RWP or RCCI, as applicable, has in all material respects complied with all agreements and


 
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satisfied all conditions to be performed or satisfied by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date and (4) the other representations and warranties of the Company, RWP or RCCI, as applicable, set forth in Section 1(a) hereof are true and correct as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Date.
 
(j)           On the date hereof and at the Closing Date, the Agents each shall have received from KPMG LLP a letter, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountant's "comfort letters" to agents with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus.
 
(k)           Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, there shall not have been any downgrading, nor any notice given of any intended or potential downgrading or of a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any of the Company's long term debt, including the Securities, by Standard and Poor's Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch IBCA or, in each case, any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
 
(l)           At the Closing Date, counsel for the Agents shall have been furnished with all such documents, certificates and opinions as they may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and the matters referred to in Section 7(b) and in order to evidence the accuracy and completeness of any of the representations, warranties or statements of the Company or the Guarantors, the performance of any of the agreements of the Company or the Guarantors, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions herein contained.
 
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 7 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required by this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated by the Agents on notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the Closing Date, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 6 herein.  Notwithstanding any such termination, the provisions of Sections 1, 6, 8, 9 and 10 herein shall remain in effect.
 
Section 8.                      Indemnification.
 
(a)           The Company and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Agent and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates as follows:
 
(i)           against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact (other than omission of the Shelf Information in the case of the Preliminary Prospectus) required to be stated


 
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therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
 
(ii)           against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company and each Guarantor; and
 
(iii)      against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Agents), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;
 
provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company or any Guarantor by any Agent expressly for use in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto.
 
(b)           Each Agent, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each Guarantor, their respective directors, each of their respective officers who signs the Prospectus and each of their respective agents against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company or any Guarantor by such Agent expressly for use in the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto.
 
(c)           Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this Section 8.  In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(a) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Agents, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(b) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company.  An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such


 
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action; provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party.  In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances.  No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 8 or Section 9 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
 
(d)           The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that the Agents are contracting on their own behalf and as agents for their directors, officers, employees agents and affiliates pursuant to this Section 8.
 
Section 9.                      Contribution.  If the indemnification provided for in Section 8 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Agents on the other hand from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and of the Agents on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
 
The relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Agents on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the aggregate fee received by the Agents pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities.
 
The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Agents on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or any Guarantor or by the Agents and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to


 
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correct or prevent such statement or omission.
 
The Company, the Guarantors and the Agents agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Agents were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section.  The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
 
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section or Section 8, no Agent shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the aggregate fee or any portion of such fee received by the Agents pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement.
 
The Agents' respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section are several in proportion to the principal amount of the Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule II hereto and not joint.
 
The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that the Agents are contracting on their own behalf and as agents for their directors, officers, employees agents and affiliates pursuant to this Section 9.
 
Section 10.       Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery.
 
The representations, warranties, indemnities, agreements and other statements of the Company, the Guarantors or the officers set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors or any Agent or any controlling person of any Agent and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.
 
Section 11.       Termination of Agreement.
 
(a)           Any of the Agents may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company and each Guarantor, at any time at or prior to the Closing Date, (i) if there has been, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus, any Material Adverse Change, or (ii) if there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or Canada, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Agents, impracticable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto subsequent to the date hereof), or (iii) if trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended by any securities regulatory authority in Canada, or if trading generally on the New York Stock


 
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Exchange or the Toronto Stock Exchange has been suspended or materially limited, or  minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities have been required by any such exchange or by order of any securities regulatory authority in Canada, the New York Stock Exchange or the Toronto Stock Exchange or any other governmental authority or (iv) if a banking moratorium has been declared by United States federal, New York State or Canadian federal authorities.
 
(b)           If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party, except to the extent provided in Section 6 hereof.  Notwithstanding any such termination, the provisions of Section 1, Section 6, Section 8, Section 9 and Section 10 hereof shall remain in effect.  The rights of termination contained in this Section 11 may be exercised by any of the Agents and are in addition to any other rights or remedies any of the Agents may have in respect of any default, act or failure to act or non-compliance by the Company or the Guarantors in respect of any of the matters contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise.  A notice of termination given by one Agent shall not be binding upon any other Agent.
 
Section 12.       Notices.  All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Agents, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed as follows: if to RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Royal Bank Plaza, P.O Box 50, 200 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5J 2W7, attention of Dan Coholan (fax no: (416) 842-7555); or if to Scotia Capital Inc., Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West, 68th Floor, Toronto, ON M5W 2X6, attention of John Tkach (fax no: (416) 863-7527); or if to TD Securities Inc., TD Tower, 55 King Street West, P.O. Box 1, 8th Floor, Toronto, ON M5K 1A2, attention of Jeremy M.C. Walker (fax no: (416) 936-1698); or if to BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 1 First Canadian Place, 100 King St. West, P.O. Box 150, 4th floor, Toronto, ON M5X 1H3, attention of: Ashish P. Mathur (fax: (416) 359-5685); or if to CIBC World Markets Inc., 199 Bay Street, Commerce Court West, Toronto, ON M5L 1A2, attention of Marwan Kubursi (fax: (416) 980-7151), in each case with copies to Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, 1 First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ontario M5X 1B8, attention of Steven W. Smith/Michael D. Innes (fax no: (416) 862-6666); or, if sent to the Company or the Guarantors, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to Rogers Communications Inc., 333 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 1G9, attention of the Vice President, Treasurer, 9th  Floor (fax no.: (416) 935-3598), and the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, 9th Floor (fax no.: (416) 935-3548) at such address, with copies to Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, 1 First Canadian Place, 44th Floor, P.O. Box 63, Toronto, Ontario M5X IB1, attention of D. Shawn McReynolds (fax no.: (416) 863-0871).
 
Section 13.       No Fiduciary Duty.  The Company and each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that (a) the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement is an arm's-length commercial transaction between the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Agents, on the other, (b) the Agents are acting as agents and not as fiduciaries of the Company or any Guarantor and (c) the Company's engagement of the Agents in connection with the offering and the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, the Company and each Guarantor agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of whether any of the Agents has advised or is currently advising the Company or any Guarantor on related or other matters).  The Company and each Guarantor agrees that it will not claim that the Agents have


 
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rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe a fiduciary or similar duty to the Company or any Guarantor, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.
 
Section 14.       Integration. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) among the Company, the Guarantors and the Agents, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
 
Section 15.       Parties.  This Agreement is made solely for the benefit of the Company, the Guarantors and the Agents and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates and their executors, administrators, successors and assigns and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement.
 
Section 16.       Governing Law and Time.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.  Specified times of the day refer to Toronto time.
 
Section 17.        Lead Agents.  RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. are hereby jointly authorized by each of the other Agents to act on its behalf and the Company and the Guarantors shall be entitled to and shall act on any notice given in accordance with this Section 17 or agreement entered into by or on behalf of the Agents by RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. which represent and warrant that they have irrevocable authority to bind the Agents, except in respect of any consent to a settlement pursuant to Section 8 which consent shall be given by the indemnified party or a notice of termination pursuant to Section 11 which notice may be given by any of the Agents.  RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. shall consult with the other Agents concerning any matter in respect of which they act as representatives of the Agents.
 
Section 18.       Currency.  All references in this Agreement to dollars or $, unless otherwise specifically indicated, are expressed in Canadian dollars.
 
Section 19.       Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by facsimile or portable document format (PDF), and when a counterpart has been so executed by each party, all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
 
Section 20.       Definitions.  The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.
 
"Base Indenture" shall mean the indenture dated as of May 26, 2009 between the Company and the Trustee.
 
"Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in Toronto, Ontario.
 
"Canadian Securities Laws" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(a)(ii).
 
"Closing Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.


 
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"Communications Statutes" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(a)(xx) hereof.
 
"Final Prospectus" shall mean the short form base shelf prospectus of the Company filed with the Qualifying Authorities for the offer and sale of up to $2,000,000,000 of debt securities, as most recently amended, and for which a MRRS Decision Document was issued by the Reviewing Authority on behalf of itself and the Qualifying Authorities.
 
"Preliminary Prospectus" shall mean the Final Prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference therein at the applicable time and as supplemented by the Preliminary Supplement, which is used to offer the Securities prior to the filing of the Final Supplement.
 
"Prospectus" shall have the meaning given in the paragraph immediately preceding Section 1 of this Agreement.
 
"Reviewing Authority" shall mean the Ontario Securities Commission.
 
"Shelf Procedures" shall mean the rules and procedures established under National Instrument 44-101 and National Instrument 44-102 promulgated by the Canadian Securities Administrators and adopted by the Qualifying Authorities for the distribution of securities on a continuous or delayed basis.
 
"Significant Subsidiary" means each significant subsidiary of the Company as defined  by Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
"Supplemental Indentures" shall mean the supplements to the Base Indenture, establishing the terms of the Securities.
 
"Trustee" shall mean CIBC Mellon Trust Company.
 
Any reference herein to the Final Prospectus, the Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein at the applicable time pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws; and any reference herein to the terms "amend", "amendment", "amended", "supplemented" or "supplement" with respect to the Final Prospectus, the Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus shall be deemed to include the filing of any document pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws after the issue date of the Final Prospectus, the Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus, as the case may be, which filing is incorporated, or is otherwise deemed to be incorporated, therein by reference.


 
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this Agreement and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company, the Guarantors and the several Agents.

Very truly yours,
   
   
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
   
   
By
“William W. Linton”
Name: William W. Linton
Title: Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
 
   
By
“M. Lorraine Daly”
Name: M. Lorraine Daly
Title: Vice President, Treasurer
   
   
ROGERS WIRELESS PARTNERSHIP
   
   
By
“William W. Linton”
Name: William W. Linton
Title: Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
 
   
By
“M. Lorraine Daly”
Name: M. Lorraine Daly
Title: Vice President, Treasurer
   
   
ROGERS CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
INC.
 
   
   
By
“William W. Linton”
Name: William W. Linton
Title: Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
 
   
By
“M. Lorraine Daly”
Name: M. Lorraine Daly
Title: Vice President


 
 

 

The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.

RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC.
   
   
By
“Daniel R. Coholan”
Name:   Daniel R. Coholan
Title:
Managing Director
   
   
SCOTIA CAPITAL INC.
   
   
By
“John Tkach”
Name:   John Tkach
Title:
Managing Director
   
   
TD SECURITIES INC.
   
   
By
“Jeremy M.C. Walker”
Name:   Jeremy M.C. Walker
Title:
Managing Director
   
   
BMO NESBITT BURNS INC.
   
   
By
“Ashish P. Mathur”
Name:   Ashish P. Mathur
Title:
Managing Director
   
   
CIBC WORLD MARKETS INC.
   
   
By
“Marwan Kubursi”
Name:   Marwan Kubursi
Title:
Managing Director


 
 

 
 
 
SCHEDULE I
 
A.           5.38% Senior Notes due November 4, 2019

Title of Securities:
5.38% Senior Notes due November 4, 2019 (the "2019
 
Notes")
   
Aggregate principal amount:
$500,000,000
   
Price to Public:
$999.31 per $1,000 principal amount of the 2019 Notes
 
plus accrued interest, if any, from November 4, 2009 to the
 
date of delivery
   
Indenture:
An indenture dated as of May 26, 2009 between the
 
Company and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, as trustee, as
 
supplemented by a supplemental indenture to be dated as of
 
the original issue date of the 2019 Notes
   
Maturity:
November 4, 2019
   
Interest Rate:
5.38%
   
Interest Payment Dates:
November 4 and May 4, commencing May 4, 2010
   
Optional Redemption Provisions:
The 2019 Notes will be redeemable to the extent set forth
 
in the Prospectus.
   
Change of Control:
The Indenture will include a Change in Control Triggering
 
Event provision as described in the Prospectus.
   
Sinking Fund Provisions:
None
   
Global Note Depositary:
CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc.
   
Closing Date and Time of Delivery:
November 4, 2009 at 9:00 a.m., Toronto time
   
Closing Location:
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Suite 4400,
 
Toronto, Ontario
   
   


 
 

 

B.           6.68% Senior Notes due November 4, 2039

Title of Securities:
6.68% Senior Notes due November 4, 2039 (the "2039
 
Notes")
 
     
Aggregate principal amount:
$500,000,000
 
     
Price to Public:
$998.97 per $1,000 principal amount of the 2039 Notes
 
plus accrued interest, if any, from November 4, 2009 to the
 
date of delivery
 
     
Indenture:
An indenture dated as of May 26, 2009 between the
 
Company and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, as trustee, as
 
supplemented by a supplemental indenture to be dated as of
 
the original issue date of the 2039 Notes
     
Maturity:
November 4, 2039
 
     
Interest Rate:
6.68%
 
     
Interest Payment Dates:
November 4 and May 4, commencing May 4, 2010
   
Optional Redemption Provisions:
The 2039 Notes will be redeemable to the extent set forth
 
in the Prospectus.
 
     
Change of Control:
The Indenture will include a Change in Control Triggering
 
Event provision as described in the Prospectus.
     
Sinking Fund Provisions:
None
 
     
Global Note Depositary:
CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc.
   
Closing Date and Time of Delivery:
November 4, 2009 at 9:00 a.m., Toronto time
   
Closing Location:
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Suite 4400,
 
Toronto, Ontario
 
     
     
     


 
 

 
 
SCHEDULE II
 
5.38% Senior Notes Due November 4, 2019

Agents
 
%
 
       
RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
    30.0 %
Scotia Capital Inc.
    30.0 %
TD Securities Inc.
    20.0 %
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
    10.0 %
CIBC World Markets Inc.
    10.0 %

6.68% Senior Notes Due November 4, 2039

Agents
 
%
 
       
RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
    30.0 %
Scotia Capital Inc.
    30.0 %
TD Securities Inc.
    20.0 %
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
    10.0 %
CIBC World Markets Inc.
    10.0 %


 
 

 
 
ANNEX A:
 
Form of Officer Certificate
 
(i) Such officer does not know of any Communications Statutes, or any pending or threatened legal or governmental proceedings by or before any court or judicial or administrative board or tribunal or any governmental body with respect to the regulation of the Canadian cable television, wireless communications or telecommunications industries, material to the operation of the business of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, that are not described or referred to in the Prospectus.
 
        (ii) To such officer's knowledge, (A) each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries currently holds in good standing all permits, licenses, franchises and approvals of governmental authorities and agencies necessary for the present use, ownership and operation of its business required pursuant to the Communications Statutes and no revocation or limitation of any such permit, license, franchise or approval is pending or threatened (except where the failure to hold, or the revocation or limitation of, such permit, license, franchise or approval would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect), (B) neither the Company nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries are in default or in violation of any such permit, license, franchise or approval (except where such default would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect) and (C) the authorization, issuance and delivery of the Securities and the compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with the terms of the Indentures do not and, assuming there is no material change in existing circumstances from the date hereof, will not, conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any of such permits, licenses, franchises and approvals, including terms or provisions thereof relating to the maintenance of specified levels of Canadian ownership of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries.
 
(iii) Each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries are Canadian within the meaning of the Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility of Non-Canadians) and is therefore eligible under the Direction to be issued broadcasting licenses pursuant to the Broadcasting Act (Canada) and to receive amendments and renewals thereto.  Each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries are Canadian carriers within the meaning of the Telecommunications Act (Canada) and are therefore eligible under section 16 of the Act to operate as a telecommunications common carrier in Canada.  Each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries are Canadian-owned and controlled within the meaning of section 10 of the Radiocommunication Regulations promulgated under the Radiocommunication Act (Canada) and is therefore eligible to be issued radio licenses as a radiocommunication carrier pursuant to the Act and to receive amendments and renewals thereto.
 
(iv) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, to such officer's knowledge, there is no threatened or pending change in the Communications Statutes that could have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(v) The execution and delivery by the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries of, and the compliance by the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries with their respective obligations under the Agency Agreement, the Securities, each Indenture and each


 
 

 

Subordination Agreement (as defined in each of the Supplemental Indentures in respect of the Securities), and the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein do not and, assuming there is no material change in existing circumstances from the date hereof, will not, result in any violation of, and do not and, assuming there is no material change in existing circumstances from the date hereof, will not conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default or permit acceleration) under, or result in the creation or imposition of, any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties or assets of the Company or its Significant Subsidiaries under (A) any of the Communications Statutes or (B) to such officer's knowledge, any judgment, order or decree of any government, governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, authority, commission or instrumentality or court having jurisdiction, pursuant to the Communications Statutes.
 
(vi) All material aspects of the regulation of the cable television, wireless communications and telecommunications industries as they pertain to the businesses of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries described in the Prospectus are subject to the exclusive constitutional jurisdiction of the Parliament of Canada and hence are governed by the laws of Canada.
 
(vii) No consent, approval, permit, authorization, filing, recording, license, exemption, order, registration, qualification or other requirement under the Communication Statutes or any order, rule or regulation thereunder known to such officer and applicable to the Company or its Significant Subsidiaries is required for the sale of the Securities, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agency Agreement, the Securities, each Indenture and each Subordination Agreement (as defined in each of the Supplemental Indentures in respect of the Securities) or in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by and enforcement against the Company or its Significant Subsidiaries of any of the Securities, each Indenture or each Subordination Agreement (as defined in each of the Supplemental Indentures in respect of the Securities), except such consents, approvals, permits, authorizations, filings, recordings, licenses, exemptions, orders, registrations or qualifications as have been obtained.
 
(viii) The statements which relate to (A) the Communications Statutes, (B) governmental franchises and licenses issued to the Company or its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to the Communications Statutes or otherwise issued in connection with the regulation of the Canadian cable television, wireless communications or telecommunications industries and (C) legal or other proceedings by or before any court or judicial or administrative board or tribunal or other governmental proceedings with respect to the regulation of the Canadian cable television, wireless communications or telecommunications industries in the Prospectus, in each case, fairly summarize the matters described therein and, to such officer's knowledge, do not fail to disclose a material fact concerning the subject matter thereof.

 
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