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16-May-2012
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obli
On May 16, 2012, DISH DBS Corporation (the "Company"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation, entered into an indenture (the "2017 Indenture"), among the Company, the guarantors named on the signature page thereto (the "Guarantors") and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), relating to the Company's issuance of $900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% Senior Notes due 2017 (the "2017 Notes") at an issue price of 100%. On the same date, the Company also entered into an indenture (the "2022 Indenture" and, together with the 2017 Indenture, the "Indentures"), among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, relating to the Company's issuance of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "2022 Notes" and, together with the 2017 Notes, the "Notes") at an issue price of 100%. Copies of the 2017 Indenture and the 2022 Indenture are attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference. For a description of the material terms of the Indentures and the Notes, see the information set forth below under Item 2.03, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
On May 16, 2012, the Company issued $900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2017 Notes pursuant to the 2017 Indenture at an issue price of 100% and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2022 Notes pursuant to the 2022 Indenture at an issue price of 100%. The Notes were sold in a private placement to (1) "qualified institutional buyers" in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and (2) outside the United States to persons who are not "U.S. persons" (as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act) in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The 2017 Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.625% per annum and mature on
July 15, 2017. The 2022 Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.875% per annum and
mature on July 15, 2022. Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually on
January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on January 15, 2013, to the
holders of record of such Notes at the close of business on January 1 or July 1,
respectively, preceding such interest payment date. The Indentures contain
covenants that will limit the Company's ability and, in certain instances, the
ability of certain of the Company's subsidiaries, to, among other things:
(i) incur additional debt; (ii) pay dividends or make distributions on the
Company's capital stock or repurchase the Company's capital stock; (iii) make
certain investments; (iv) create liens or enter into sale and leaseback
transactions; (v) enter into transactions with affiliates; (vi) merge or
consolidate with another company; and (vii) transfer and sell assets. These
covenants include certain exceptions.
The Company, at its option, may at any time and from time to time redeem all or any portion of the Notes on not less than 30 and not more than 60 days' prior notice mailed to the holders of the Notes to be redeemed. The Notes will be redeemable at a price equal to the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption and a "make-whole" premium calculated under the applicable Indenture. The Company, at any time prior to July 15, 2015, may also redeem up to 35% of each series of the Notes at a purchase price equal to, in the case of the 2017 Notes, 104.625% of the principal amount of the 2017 Notes redeemed, and in the case of the 2022 Notes, 105.875% of the principal amount of the 2022 Notes redeemed, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, as of the date of redemption with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings or capital contributions.
Each Indenture provides for customary events of default, including: nonpayment, breach of the covenants in such Indenture, payment defaults or acceleration of other indebtedness, a failure to pay certain judgments and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization. If any event of default occurs and is continuing under an Indenture, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes issued pursuant to such Indenture may declare all the Notes issued pursuant to such Indenture to be due and payable immediately, together with interest, if any, accrued thereon.
Under the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has agreed to register notes having substantially identical terms as the Notes with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of an offer to exchange freely tradable exchange notes for the Notes.
The description set forth above is qualified in its entirety by the Indentures and the Registration Rights Agreement filed herewith as exhibits.
A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3 and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
Exhibit 4.1 Indenture, relating to the 2017 Notes, dated as of May 16, 2012, among
the Company, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as trustee.
Exhibit 4.2 Indenture, relating to the 2022 Notes, dated as of May 16, 2012, among
the Company, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as trustee.
Exhibit 4.3 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2012, among the
Company, the Guarantors and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
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