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indenture

1. any deed, contract, or sealed agreement between two or more parties
2. (formerly) a deed drawn up in duplicate, each part having correspondingly indented edges for identification and security
3. a contract between an apprentice and his master
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PROGRAM OVERSIGHT: Indenture allows surplus funds in excess of 103% to be withdrawn from the indenture.
Additionally, NRG said it reserves the right to terminate, withdraw or amend the offers at any time subject to applicable law and the indentures and supplemental indentures governing each series of notes and the offers are being made under the change of control provisions of the indentures and supplemental indentures under which each series of notes were issued.
American Greetings and the trustee under the indentures governing the notes have entered into supplemental indentures amending each of the indentures governing the notes effecting certain proposed amendments to the indentures.
The purpose of the consent solicitation was to adopt an amendment to the indentures governing each series of notes, providing that the company's obligation under each indenture to make an offer to purchase all of the outstanding notes will not apply as a result of the proposed acquisition of the company by Windstream Corporation.
and cash and the related consent solicitations being made by New Disney on behalf of 21CFA to adopt certain proposed amendments to the indentures governing the 21CFA Notes.
In the wake of the Caesars and EDMC litigations, corporate attorneys are careful to draft into indentures protections for minority noteholders with respect to the release of guarantees.
The amendments will modify the definition of "Sponsor" to include any of Fortress Investment Group LLC and its Affiliates (other than any portfolio company of any of the foregoing) and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co LP and its Affiliates, including WMIH and its Affiliates (other than any portfolio company of any of the foregoing) and modify the definition of "Change of Control" to provide that the merger will not constitute a Change of Control, under either of the Indentures.