Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

FORM DOCUMENT

 

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

 

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
 FOR
 CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC

 

Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”),  hereby establishes this Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), effective March 18, 2011(the “Effective Date”), for the purpose of attracting high quality executives and promoting in them increased efficiency and an interest in the successful operation of the Company.  The Plan is intended to, and shall be interpreted to, comply in all respects with Code Section 409A and those provisions of ERISA applicable to an unfunded plan maintained primarily to provide deferred compensation benefits for a select group of “management or highly compensated employees.”

 

ARTICLE I
 TITLE AND DEFINITIONS

 

1.1           “Account” or “Accounts” shall mean the bookkeeping account or accounts established under this Plan pursuant to Article 4.

 

1.2           “Base Salary” shall mean a Participant’s annual base salary, excluding incentive and discretionary bonuses, commissions, reimbursements and other non-regular remuneration, received from the Company prior to reduction for any salary deferrals under benefit plans sponsored by the Company, including but not limited to, plans established pursuant to Code Section 125 or qualified pursuant to Code Section 401(k).

 

1.3           “Beneficiary” or “Beneficiaries” shall mean the person, persons or entity designated as such pursuant to Section 6.1.

 

1.4           “Bonus(es)” shall mean amounts paid to the Participant by the Company annually in the form of discretionary or incentive compensation or any other bonus designated by the Committee before reductions for contributions to or deferrals under any pension, deferred compensation or benefit plans sponsored by the Company.

 

1.5           “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as interpreted by Treasury regulations and applicable authorities promulgated thereunder.

 

1.6           “Committee” shall mean the person or persons appointed by the Sole Managing Member to administer the Plan in accordance with Article 7.

 

1.7           “Company Contributions” shall mean the contributions made by the Company pursuant to Section 3.2.

 

1.8           “Company Contribution Account” shall mean the Account maintained for the benefit of the Participant which is credited with Company Contributions, if any, pursuant to Section 4.2.

 

 

MullinTBG GM Form DCP

 

1.9           “Compensation” shall mean all amounts eligible for deferral for a particular Plan Year under Section 3.1(a).

 

1.10         “Crediting Rate” shall mean the notional gains and losses credited on the Participant’s Account balance which are based on the Participant’s choice among the investment alternatives made available by the Committee pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Plan.

 

1.11         “Deferral Account” shall mean the Account maintained for each Participant which is credited with Participant deferrals pursuant to Section 4.1

 

1.12         Disability” shall mean (consistent with the requirements of Section 409A) that the Participant (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company. The Committee may require that the Participant submit evidence of such qualification for disability benefits in order to determine that the Participant is disabled under this Plan.

 

1.13         “Distributable Amount” shall mean the vested balance in the applicable Account as determined under Article 4.

 

1.14         “Eligible Executive” shall mean a highly compensated or management level employee  of the Company, or the Company’s parent, subsidiaries or affiliates, selected by the Committee to be eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

1.15         “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including Department of Labor and Treasury regulations and applicable authorities promulgated thereunder.

 

1.16         “Financial Hardship” shall mean a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, or a dependent (as defined in IRC Section 152(a)) of the Participant, loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, (but shall in all events correspond to the meaning of the term “unforseeable emergency” under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(v)).

 

1.17         “Fund” or “Funds” shall mean one or more of the investments selected by the Committee pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Plan.  A “Fund” may include an option for the Participant to elect to receive a distribution of an annuity contract.

 

1.18         “Hardship Distribution” shall mean an accelerated distribution of benefits or a reduction or cessation of current deferrals  pursuant to Section 5.5  to a Participant who has suffered a Financial Hardship.

 

2

 

MullinTBG GM Form DCP

 

1.19         “Interest Rate” shall mean, for each Fund, an amount equal to the net gain or loss on the assets of such Fund during each month, as determined by the Committee.

 

1.20         “Participant” shall mean any Eligible Employee who becomes a Participant in this Plan in accordance with Article 2.

 

1.21         “Participant Election(s)” shall mean the forms or procedures by which a Participant makes elections with respect to (1) voluntary deferrals of his/her Compensation, (2) the investment Funds which shall act as the basis for crediting of interest on Account balances, and (3) the form and timing of distributions from Accounts.  Participant Elections may take the form of an electronic communication followed by appropriate confirmation according to specifications established by the Committee.

 

1.22         “Payment Date” shall mean the date by which a total distribution of the Distributable Amount shall be made or the date by which installment payments of the Distributable Amount shall commence.  Unless otherwise specified, the Payment Date for Key Employees shall be the last day of the sixth (6th) month commencing after the event triggering the payout occurs, and thirty (30) days after the event triggering payout occurs for all other participants. Subsequent installments shall be made in February of each succeeding Plan Year.  In the case of death, the Committee shall be provided with documentation reasonably necessary to establish the fact of the Participant’s death.  The Payment Date of a Scheduled Distribution shall be February of the Plan Year in which the distribution is scheduled to commence.  Payment Date for non Key Employees will be no later than 60 days after death or retirement if February of the next Plan Year is not elected. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Payment Date shall not be before the earliest date on which benefits may be distributed under Code Section 409A without violation of the provisions thereof as reasonably determined by the Committee.

 

1.23         “Plan Year” shall mean the calendar year except that the first Plan Year shall begin on the Effective Date and end on the last day of the calendar year in which the Effective Date occurs.

 

1.24         “Retirement” shall mean Termination of Service after having attained age 55 and completed at least 10 Years of Service.

 

1.25         “Scheduled Distribution” shall mean a scheduled distribution date elected by the Participant for distribution of amounts from a specified Deferral Account, including notional earnings thereon, as provided under Section 5.4.

 

1.26         “Sole Managing Member” shall mean Cloud Peak Energy Inc., or such other Manager appointed in accordance with the terms of the Company’s limited liability company agreement, as amended from time to time.

 

1.27         “Termination of Service” shall mean the date of the cessation of the Participant’s provision of services to the Company as defined under Code Section 409A for any reason whatsoever, whether voluntary or involuntary, including as a result of the Participant’s Retirement, death or Disability.

 

3

 

MullinTBG GM Form DCP

 

1.28         “Years of Service” shall mean the cumulative years of continuous full-time employment with the Company (including approved leaves of absence of six months or less or legally protected leaves of absence), beginning on the date the Participant first began service with the Company, and counting each anniversary thereof. If the participant completed five or more years of service and terminates employment with the company, then is rehired at a future date, the participant will have his/her previous years of service added to an adjusted service date based on rehire date.  Years of service with a predecessor employer will count for purposes of determining a Participant’s Years of Service to the extent approved by the Committee.

 

ARTICLE II
 PARTICIPATION

 

An Eligible Executive shall become a Participant in the Plan by completing and submitting to the Committee the appropriate Participant Elections, including such other documentation and information as the Committee may reasonably request, within 30 days after the date the Eligible Executive first becomes eligible and notified to participate in the Plan, and thereafter during the enrollment period established by the Committee prior to the beginning of each Plan Year in which the Eligible Employee remains eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

ARTICLE III
 CONTRIBUTIONS & DEFERRAL ELECTIONS

 

3.1           Elections to Defer Compensation.

 

(a)           Form of Elections.  A Participant may only elect to defer Compensation attributable to services provided after the time an election is made.  Elections shall take the form of a flat dollar amount or a whole percentage (less applicable payroll withholding requirements for Social Security and income taxes and employee benefit plans as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee) of up to

 

(1)           80% of Base Salary,

 

(2)           100% of Bonuses

 

(b)           Duration of Compensation Deferral Election.  An Eligible Employee’s initial election to defer Compensation shall be made during the enrollment period established by the Committee prior to the Effective Date of the Participant’s commencement of participation in the Plan and shall apply only to Compensation for services performed after such deferral election is processed.  A Participant may increase, decrease, terminate or recommence a deferral election with respect to Compensation for any subsequent Plan Year by filing a Participant Election during the enrollment period established by the Committee prior to the beginning of such Plan Year, which election shall be effective on the first day of the next following Plan Year.  In the absence of an affirmative election by the Participant, the deferral election for the prior Plan Year will not continue for future Plan Years.  After the beginning of the Plan Year, deferral elections with respect to Compensation for services performed during such Plan Year shall be irrevocable except in the event of Financial Hardship.

 

4

 

MullinTBG GM Form DCP

 

3.2           Company Contributions.

 

(a)           Discretionary Company Contributions.  The Company shall have the discretion to make Company Contributions to the Plan at any time on behalf of any Participant.  Company Contributions shall be made in the complete and sole discretion of the Company and no Participant shall have the right to receive any Company Contribution in any particular Plan Year regardless of whether Company Contributions are made on behalf of other Participants.

 

(b)           Company Matching Contributions. The Company shall make Matching Contributions on behalf of the Participant equal to the Matching Contribution provided in the Cloud Peak Energy 401(k) Plan for each Plan Year in which the Participant makes a deferral under this Plan.

 

(c)           Company Profit Sharing Contributions.  The Company shall make Profit Sharing Contributions on behalf of the Participant equal to the Profit Sharing Contribution provided in the Cloud Peak Energy 401(k) Plan for each Plan Year.

 

3.3           Investment Elections.

 

(a)           Participant Designation. At the time of entering the Plan and/or of making the deferral election under the Plan, the Participant shall designate, on a Participant Election provided by the Committee, the Funds in which the Participant’s Account or Accounts shall be deemed to be invested for purposes of determining the amount of earnings and losses to be credited to each Account.  The Participant may specify that all or any percentage of his or her Account or Accounts shall be deemed to be invested, in whole percentage increments, in one or more of the Funds selected as alternative investments under the Plan from time to time by the Committee pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section.  A Participant may change the designation made under this Section at least monthly by filing a revised election, on a Participant Election provided by the Committee.

 

(b)           Investment Funds. Prior to the beginning of each Plan Year, the Committee may select, in its sole and absolute discretion, each of the types of commercially available investments communicated to the Participant pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section to be the Funds.  If an investment selection is not made the Participant will default to a Money Market fund. The Interest Rate of each such commercially available investment shall be used to determine the amount of earnings or losses to be credited to Participant’s Account under Article IV.  The Participant’s choice among investments shall be solely for purposes of calculation of the Crediting Rate on Accounts.  The Company shall have no obligation to set aside or invest amounts as directed by the Participant and, if the Company elects to invest amounts as directed by the Participant, the Participant shall have no more right to such investments than any other unsecured general creditor.

 

3.4           Distribution Elections.

 

(a)           Initial Election.  At the time of making a deferral election under the Plan, the Participant shall designate the time and form of distribution of deferrals made pursuant to such election (together with any earnings credited thereon) from among the alternatives specified in Section 5.1 or 5.2.

 

5

 

MullinTBG GM Form DCP

 

(b)           Modification of Election.  A new distribution election may be made at the time of subsequent deferral elections with respect to deferrals in Plan Years beginning after the election is made.  However, a distribution election with respect to previously deferred amounts may only be changed under the terms and conditions specified in Code Section 409A.  Except as expressly provided in Section 5.3, no acceleration of a distribution is permitted.  A subsequent election that delays payment or changes the form of payment shall be permitted if and only if all of the following requirements are met:

 

(1)           the new election does not take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the new election is made;

 

(2)           in the case of payments made on account of Termination of Service or a Scheduled Distribution, the new election delays payment for at least five (5) years from the date that payment would otherwise have been made, absent the new election; and

 

(3)           in the case of payments made according to a Scheduled Distribution, the new election is made not less than twelve (12) months before the date on which payment would have been made (or, in the case of installment payments, the first installment payment would have been made) absent the new election.

 

For purposes of application of the above change limitations, installment payments shall be treated as a single payment and only one change shall be allowed to be made by a Participant with respect to form of benefits to be received by such Participant upon Retirement.  Election changes made pursuant to this Section shall be made in accordance with rules established by the Committee, and shall comply with all requirement of Code Section 409A and applicable authorities.

 

ARTICLE IV
 DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS

 

4.1           Deferral Accounts.  The Committee shall establish and maintain a Deferral Account for each Participant for each Plan Year in which the Participant participates under the Plan.  Each Participant’s Deferral Account shall be further divided into separate subaccounts (“Fund Subaccounts”), each of which corresponds to a Fund elected by the Participant pursuant to Section 3.  A Participant’s Deferral Account shall be credited as follows:

 

(a)           As soon as reasonably possible after amounts are withheld and deferred from a Participant’s Compensation, the Committee shall credit the Fund Subaccounts of the Participant’s Deferral Account with an amount equal to Compensation deferred by the Participant in accordance with the Participant’s election under Section 3; that is, the portion of the Participant’s deferred Compensation that the Participant has elected to be deemed to be invested in a Fund shall be credited to the Fund Subaccount to be invested in that Fund;

 

(b)           Each business day, each investment fund subaccount of a Participant’s Deferral Account shall be credited with earnings or losses in an amount equal to that determined by multiplying the balance credited to such Fund Subaccount as of the prior day, less any distributions valued as of the end of the prior day, by the Interest Rate for the corresponding Fund as determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 3.3(b); and

 

6

 

MullinTBG GM Form DCP

 

(c)           In the event that a Participant elects for a given Plan Year’s deferral of Compensation a Scheduled Distribution, all amounts attributed to the deferral of Compensation for such Plan Year shall be accounted for in a manner which allows separate accounting for the deferral of Compensation and investment gains and losses associated with amounts allocated to such each separate Scheduled Distribution.

 

4.2           Company Contribution Account.  The Committee shall establish and maintain a Company Contribution Account for each Participant under the Plan. Each Participant’s Company Contribution Account shall be further divided into separate Fund Subaccounts corresponding to the investment Fund elected by the Participant pursuant to Section 3.3(a).  A Participant’s Company Contribution Account shall be credited as follows:

 

(a)           As soon as reasonably possible after a Company Contribution is made, the Company shall credit the Fund Subaccounts of the Participant’s Company Contribution Account with an amount equal to the Company Contributions, if any, made on behalf of that Participant, that is, the proportion of the Company Contributions, if any, which the Participant has elected to be deemed to be invested in a certain Fund shall be credited to the Fund Subaccount to be invested in that Fund.  However, only Company Contributions in which the Participant is 100% vested may be deemed invested in a Fund that includes an option for the Participant to elect to receive a distribution of an annuity contract.  Unless the Participant elects otherwise, any Company Contribution that may not be deemed invested in such a Fund shall be deemed invested in the default Fund selected by the Committee for such purpose; and

 

(b)           Each business day, each Fund Subaccount of a Participant’s Company Contribution Account shall be credited with earnings or losses in an amount equal to that determined by multiplying the balance credited to such Fund Subaccount as of the prior day, less any distributions valued as of the end of the prior day, by the Interest Rate for the corresponding Fund as determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 3.3(b).

 

4.3           Trust.  The Company shall be responsible for the payment of all benefits under the Plan.  At its discretion, the Company may establish one or more grantor trusts for the purpose of providing for payment of benefits under the Plan.  Such trust or trusts may be irrevocable, but the assets thereof shall be subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors.  Benefits paid to the Participant from any such trust or trusts shall be considered paid by the Company for purposes of meeting the obligations of the Company under the Plan.

 

4.4           Statement of Accounts.  The Committee shall provide each Participant with electronic statements at least quarterly setting forth the Participant’s Account balance as of the end of each calendar quarter.

 

Vesting of Accounts.  The Participant shall be vested at all times in amounts credited to the Participant’s Deferral Accounts and Company Contributions Account.  Company Discretionary Contributions will vest at the time designated for that Contribution.

 

7

 

MullinTBG GM Form DCP

 

ARTICLE V
 DISTRIBUTIONS

 

5.1           Retirement Distributions.

 

In no event shall investment authority be exercisable by or rest with the Plan participants.

 

(a)           Timing and Form of Deferral Account Distributions.  Except as otherwise provided herein, in the event of a Participant’s Retirement or Disability, the Distributable Amount credited to the Participant’s Deferral Accounts  shall be paid to the Participant in cash, an annuity contract or other property on the Payment Date following the Participant’s Retirement unless the Participant has made an alternative benefit election on a timely basis pursuant to Section 3.4 to receive substantially equal annual installments over up to fifteen (15) years.

 

(b)           Distribution of Company Contributions Account. In the event of a Participant Termination of Service for any reason, the Distributable Amount credited to the Participant Company Contribution Account shall be paid in cash, an annuity contract or other property on the Payment Date following Termination of Service.

 

(c)           Small Benefit Exception.  If on commencement of benefits payable from an Account the Distributable Amount from such Account is less than or equal to the applicable dollar amount under Internal Revenue Code Section 402(g)(1)(B), the total Distributable Amount from such Account shall be paid in cash, an annuity contract or other property on the scheduled Payment Date.

 

5.2           Termination Distributions.  Except as provided in Section 5.4, in the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service other than by reason of Retirement, death or Disability, the Distributable Amount credited to the Participant Deferral Accounts  shall be paid in a lump sum in cash, an annuity or other property on the Payment Date following Termination of Service.  Participant must have five years of service or more to receive distributions as elected upon termination subject to the requirements of Section 409A.

 

5.3           Death Benefits.

 

(a)           Prior to Commencement of Benefits.  In the event that the Participant dies prior to commencement of benefit payable from an Account, the Company shall pay to the Participant’s Beneficiary a death benefit equal to the Distributable Amount of such Account in a lump sum in cash or property other than an annuity contract on the Payment Date following the Participant’s death.

 

(b)           After Commencement of Benefits.  In the event that the Participant dies after commencement of benefits payable from an Account, benefits from such Account shall continue to be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary at the same time and in the same form as they would have been paid to the Participant had the Participant not died.

 

5.4           Scheduled Distributions.

 

(a)           Scheduled Distribution Election.  Participants shall be entitled to elect to receive a Scheduled Distribution from the Deferral Account prior to Termination of Service.  However, a Scheduled Distribution may not be elected from a Fund Subaccount deemed to be invested in a Fund that includes an option for the Participant to elect to receive a distribution of an annuity contract.  In the case of a Participant who has elected to receive a Scheduled Distribution, such Participant shall receive the Distributable Amount, with respect to the

 

8

 

MullinTBG GM Form DCP

 

specified deferrals, including earnings thereon, which have been elected by the Participant to be subject to such Scheduled Distribution election in accordance with Section 3.4 of the Plan.  A Participant’s Scheduled Distribution commencement date with respect to deferrals of Compensation for a given Plan Year shall be no earlier than two (2) years from the last day of the Plan Year in which the deferrals are credited to the Participant’s Account.  The Participant may elect to receive the Scheduled Distribution in a single lump sum or substantially equal annual installments over a period of up to five (5) years. A Participant may delay and change the form of a Scheduled Distribution, provided such extension complies with the requirements of Section 3.4.

 

(b)           Small Benefit Exception.  If on commencement of benefits payable by reason of a Schedule Distribution the total balance of the Scheduled Distributions is less than or equal to the applicable dollar amount under Internal Revenue Code Section 402(g)(1)(B), the Scheduled Distribution shall be paid in the form of a single lump sum distribution on the scheduled commencement date.

 

(c)           Termination of Service.  In the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service prior to commencement of a Scheduled Distribution, the Scheduled Distributions shall be distributed in the form applicable to such Termination of Service under Sections 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3 above.  In the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason after a Scheduled Distribution has commenced installment payments, such Scheduled Distribution benefits shall continue to be paid at the same time and in the same form as they would have been paid to the Participant had the Participant not terminated service.

 

5.5           Hardship Distribution.  Upon a finding that the Participant (or, after the Participant’s death, a Beneficiary) has suffered a Financial Hardship, subject to compliance with Code Section 409A the Committee may, at the request of the Participant or Beneficiary, accelerate distribution of benefits or approve reduction or cessation of current deferrals under the Plan in the amount reasonably necessary to alleviate such Financial Hardship subject to the following conditions:

 

(a)           The request to take a Hardship Distribution shall be made by filing a form provided by and filed with the Committee prior to the end of any calendar month.

 

(b)           The amount distributed pursuant to this Section with respect to a Financial Hardship shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy such financial emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which such hardship is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship).

 

(c)           The amount determined by the Committee as a Hardship Distribution shall be paid in a single cash lump sum as soon as practicable after the end of the calendar month in which the Hardship Distribution election is made and approved by the Committee.

 

(d)           Upon a finding that the Participant (or, after the Participant’s death, a Beneficiary) has suffered a Financial Hardship, subject to Treasury Regulations promulgated

 

9

 

MullinTBG GM Form DCP

 

under Code Section 409A the Committee may at the request of the Participant, accelerate distribution of benefits or approve reduction or cessation of current deferrals under the Plan in the amount reasonably necessary to alleviate such Financial Hardship. The amount distributed pursuant to this Section with respect to an emergency shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy such emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which such hardship is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship).

 

5.6                                 Specified Employees.  In the case of any Participant who is a specified employee within the meaning of Code Section 409A as of the date of a separation from service, payments due as of the Participant’s separation from service may not be made before the date that is six months after the date of separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death).

 

ARTICLE VI
  PAYEE DESIGNATIONS AND LIMITATIONS

 

6.1                                 Beneficiaries.

 

(a)                                  Beneficiary Designation.  The Participant shall have the right, at any time, to designate any person or persons as Beneficiary (both primary and contingent) to whom payment under the Plan shall be made in the event of the Participant’s death.  The Beneficiary designation shall be effective when it is submitted to and received by the Committee during the Participant’s lifetime in the format prescribed by the Committee.

 

(b)                                 Absence of Valid Designation.  If a Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary as provided above, or if every person designated as Beneficiary predeceases the Participant or dies prior to complete distribution of the Participant’s benefits, then the Committee shall direct the distribution of such benefits to the Participant’s estate.

 

6.2                                 Payments to Minors.  In the event any amount is payable under the Plan to a minor, payment shall not be made to the minor, but instead be paid (a) to that person’s living parent(s) to act as custodian, (b) if that person’s parents are then divorced, and one parent is the sole custodial parent, to such custodial parent, to act as custodian, or (c) if no parent of that person is then living, to a custodian selected by the Committee to hold the funds for the minor under the Uniform Transfers or Gifts to Minors Act in effect in the jurisdiction in which the minor resides.  If no parent is living and the Committee decides not to select another custodian to hold the funds for the minor, then payment shall be made to the duly appointed and currently acting guardian of the estate for the minor or, if no guardian of the estate for the minor is duly appointed and currently acting within sixty (60) days after the date the amount becomes payable, payment shall be deposited with the court having jurisdiction over the estate of the minor.

 

6.3                                 Payments on Behalf of Persons Under Incapacity.  In the event that any amount becomes payable under the Plan to a person who, in the sole judgment of the Committee, is considered by reason of physical or mental condition to be unable to give a valid receipt

 

10

 

MullinTBG GM Form DCP

 

therefore, the Committee may direct that such payment be made to any person found by the Committee, in its sole judgment, to have assumed the care of such person.  Any payment made pursuant to such determination shall constitute a full release and discharge of any and all liability of the Committee and the Company under the Plan.

 

6.4                                 Inability to Locate Payee.  In the event that the Committee is unable to locate a Participant or Beneficiary within two years following the scheduled Payment Date, the amount allocated to the Participant’s Deferral Account shall be forfeited.  If, after such forfeiture, the Participant or Beneficiary later claims such benefit, such benefit shall be reinstated without interest or earnings.

 

ARTICLE VII
 ADMINISTRATION

 

7.1                                 Committee.  The Plan shall be administered by a Committee appointed by the Sole Managing Member, which shall have the exclusive right and full discretion (a) to appoint agents to act on its behalf, (b) to select and establish Funds, (c) to interpret the Plan, (d) to decide any and all matters arising hereunder (including the right to remedy possible ambiguities, inconsistencies, or admissions), (e) to make, amend and rescind such rules as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan and (f) to make all other determinations and resolve all questions of fact necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, including determinations regarding eligibility for benefits payable under the Plan.  All interpretations of the Committee with respect to any matter hereunder shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons affected thereby.  No member of the Committee or agent thereof shall be liable for any determination, decision, or action made in good faith with respect to the Plan.  The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Committee and its agents from and against any and all liabilities, costs, and expenses incurred by such persons as a result of any act, or omission, in connection with the performance of such persons’ duties, responsibilities, and obligations under the Plan, other than such liabilities, costs, and expenses as may result from the bad faith, willful misconduct, or criminal acts of such persons.

 

7.2                                 Claims Procedure.  Any Participant, former Participant or Beneficiary may file a written claim with the Committee setting forth the nature of the benefit claimed, the amount thereof, and the basis for claiming entitlement to such benefit.  The Committee shall determine the validity of the claim and communicate a decision to the claimant promptly and, in any event, not later than ninety (90) days after the date of the claim.  The claim may be deemed by the claimant to have been denied for purposes of further review described below in the event a decision is not furnished to the claimant within such ninety (90) day period.  If additional information is necessary to make a determination on a claim, the claimant shall be advised of the need for such additional information within forty-five (45) days after the date of the claim.  The claimant shall have up to one hundred eighty (180) days to supplement the claim information, and the claimant shall be advised of the decision on the claim within forty-five (45) days after the earlier of the date the supplemental information is supplied or the end of the one hundred eighty (180) day period.  Every claim for benefits which is denied shall be denied by written notice setting forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant (a) the specific reason or reasons for the denial, (b) specific reference to any provisions of the Plan (including any internal rules, guidelines, protocols, criteria, etc.) on which the denial is based, (c)

 

11

 

MullinTBG GM Form DCP

 

description of any additional material or information that is necessary to process the claim, and (d) an explanation of the procedure for further reviewing the denial of the claim and shall include an explanation of the claimant’s right to submit the claim for binding arbitration  in the event of an adverse determination on review.

 

7.3                                 Review Procedures.  Within sixty (60) days after the receipt of a denial on a claim, a claimant or his/her authorized representative may file a written request for review of such denial.  Such review shall be undertaken by the Committee and shall be a full and fair review. The claimant shall have the right to review all pertinent documents.  The Committee shall issue a decision not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of a request for review from a claimant unless special circumstances, such as the need to hold a hearing, require a longer period of time, in which case a decision shall be rendered as soon as possible but not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the claimant’s request for review.  The decision on review shall be in writing and shall include specific reasons for the decision written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant with specific reference to any provisions of the Plan on which the decision is based and shall include an explanation of the claimant’s right to submit the claim for binding arbitration in the event of an adverse determination on review.

 

ARTICLE VIII
 MISCELLANEOUS

 

8.1                                 Amendment or Termination of Plan.  The Company may, at any time, direct the Committee to amend or terminate the Plan, except that no such amendment or termination may reduce a Participant’s Account balances.  If the Company terminates the Plan, no further amounts shall be deferred hereunder, and amounts previously deferred or contributed to the Plan shall be fully vested and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of the Plan as scheduled prior to the Plan termination.  Notwithstanding the forgoing, to the extent permitted under Code Section 409A and applicable authorities, the Company may, in its complete and sole discretion, accelerate distributions under the Plan in the event of a “change in ownership” or “effective control” of the Company or a “change in ownership of a substantial portion of assets” or under such other terms and conditions as may be specifically authorized under Code Section 409A and applicable authorities.

 

8.2                                 Unsecured General Creditor. The benefits paid under the Plan shall be paid from the general assets of the Company, and the Participant and any Beneficiary or their heirs or successors shall be no more than unsecured general creditors of the Company with no special or prior right to any assets of the Company for payment of any obligations hereunder. It is the intention of the Company that this Plan be unfunded for purposes of ERISA and the Code.

 

8.3                                 Restriction Against Assignment. The Company shall pay all amounts payable hereunder only to the person or persons designated by the Plan and not to any other person or entity.  No part of a Participant’s Accounts shall be liable for the debts, contracts, or engagements of any Participant, Beneficiary, or their successors in interest, nor shall a Participant’s Accounts be subject to execution by levy, attachment, or garnishment or by any other legal or equitable proceeding, nor shall any such person have any right to alienate, anticipate, sell, transfer, commute, pledge, encumber, or assign any benefits or payments hereunder in any manner whatsoever.  No part of a Participant’s Accounts shall be subject to any

 

12

 

MullinTBG GM Form DCP

 

right of offset against or reduction for any amount payable by the Participant or Beneficiary, whether to the Company or any other party, under any arrangement other than under the terms of this Plan.

 

8.4                                 Withholding. The Participant shall make appropriate arrangements with the Company for satisfaction of any federal, state or local income tax withholding requirements, Social Security and other employee tax or other requirements applicable to the granting, crediting, vesting or payment of benefits under the Plan. There shall be deducted from each payment made under the Plan or any other Compensation payable to the Participant (or Beneficiary) all taxes which are required to be withheld by the Company in respect to such payment or this Plan.  The Company shall have the right to reduce any payment (or other Compensation) by the amount of cash sufficient to provide the amount of said taxes.

 

8.5                                 Protective Provisions.  The Participant shall cooperate with the Company by furnishing any and all information requested by the Committee, in order to facilitate the payment of benefits hereunder, taking such physical examinations as the Committee may deem necessary and taking such other actions as may be requested by the Committee.  If the Participant refuses to so cooperate, the Company shall have no further obligation to the Participant under the Plan.  In the event of the Participant’s suicide during the first two (2) years in the Plan, or if the Participant makes any material misstatement of information or non-disclosure of medical history, then no benefits shall be payable to the Participant under the Plan, except that benefits may be payable in a reduced amount in the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

8.6                                 Receipt or Release.  Any payment made in good faith to a Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims against the Committee, its members and the Company.  The Committee may require such Participant or Beneficiary, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release to such effect.

 

8.7                                 Errors in Account Statements, Deferrals or Distributions.  In the event an error is made in an Account statement, such error shall be corrected as soon as administratively practicable following the date such error is discovered.  In the event of an error in deferral amount, consistent with and as permitted by any correction procedures established under IRC Section 409A, the error shall be corrected immediately upon discovery by, in the case of an excess deferral, distribution of the excess amount to the Participant, or, in the case of an under deferral, reduction of other compensation payable to the Participant.  In the event of an error in a distribution, the over or under payment shall be corrected by payment to or collection from the Participant consistent with any correction procedures established under IRC Section 409A, immediately upon the discovery of such error. In the event of an overpayment, the Company may, at its discretion, offset other amounts payable to the Participant from the Company (including but not limited to salary, bonuses, expense reimbursements, severance benefits or other employee compensation benefit arrangements, as allowed by law and subject to compliance with IRC Section 409A) to recoup the amount of such overpayment(s).

 

8.8                                 Employment Not Guaranteed.  Nothing contained in the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as a contract of employment or as giving any Participant any right to continue the provision of services in any capacity whatsoever to the Company.

 

13

 

MullinTBG GM Form DCP

 

8.9                                 Successors of the Company.  The rights and obligations of the Company under the Plan shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the successors and assigns of the Company.

 

8.10                           Notice.  Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Company or the Participant under this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail, in the case of the Company, to the principal office of the Company, directed to the attention of the Committee, and in the case of the Participant, to the last known address of the Participant indicated on the employment records of the Company.  Such notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification.  Notices to the Company may be permitted by electronic communication according to specifications established by the Committee.

 

8.11                           Headings.  Headings and subheadings in this Plan are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in the construction of the provisions hereof.

 

8.12                           Gender, Singular and Plural.  All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, or neuter, as the identity of the person or persons may require.  As the context may require, the singular may be read as the plural and the plural as the singular.

 

8.13                           Governing Law.  The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan maintained primarily to provide deferred compensation benefits for a select group of “management or highly compensated employees” within the meaning of Sections 201, 301 and 401 of ERISA and therefore to be exempt from Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of ERISA.  In the event any provision of, or legal issue relating to, this Plan is not fully preempted by federal law, such issue or provision shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

8.14                           Binding Arbitration.  Any claim, dispute or other matter in question of any kind relating to this Plan which is not resolved by the claims procedures under this Plan shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the applicable employment dispute resolution rules of the American Arbitration Association.  Notice of demand for arbitration shall be made in writing to the opposing party and to the American Arbitration Association within a reasonable time after the claim, dispute or other matter in question has arisen.  In no event shall a demand for arbitration be made after the date when the applicable statute of limitations would bar the institution of a legal or equitable proceeding based on such claim, dispute or other matter in question.  The decision of the arbitrators shall be final and may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.  The arbitrators may award reasonable fees and expenses to the prevailing party in any dispute hereunder and shall award reasonable fees and expenses in the event that the arbitrators find that the losing party acted in bad faith or with intent to harass, hinder or delay the prevailing party in the exercise of its rights in connection with the matter under dispute.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sole Managing Member of the Company has approved the adoption of this Plan as of the Effective Date and has caused the Plan to be executed by its duly authorized representative this 21st day of March, 2011.

 

14

 

MullinTBG GM Form DCP

 

	
 
    	
Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By   
    	
/s/   Cary W. Martin
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title   
    	
SVP   – Human Resources
    

 

15Exhibit 4.1

 

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

This FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of March 21, 2011 (the “Supplemental Indenture”), is entered into by and among Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to BNY Midwest Trust Company), a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to an Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2001 (the “Indenture”), relating to the issuance from time to time by the Company of its Securities on terms to be specified at the time of issuance;

 

WHEREAS, Section 9.01(e) of the Indenture provides that a supplemental indenture may be entered into by the Company and the Trustee, without the consent of any holders of Securities, to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Section 2.01 of the Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01(e) of the Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture does not require the consent of any holders of Securities;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to enter into this Supplemental Indenture to provide for the establishment of a series of Securities to be known as the 7% Senior Notes due 2060 (the “Notes”), the form, substance, terms, provisions and conditions of which shall be set forth in the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, all acts and requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company and the Trustee, and a valid and legally binding amendment of and supplement to the Indenture, have been done.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

 

For and in consideration of the premises and the issuance of the Notes provided for herein, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective holders of the Notes as follows:

 

ARTICLE ONE

 

RELATION TO INDENTURE; DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

 

SECTION 1.1  Relation to Indenture.  This Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the Indenture.

 

 

SECTION 1.2  Definitions.  For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.2.

 

“Assets” means the gross dollar amount of assets, as defined by generally accepted accounting principles, less accumulated depreciation and amortization.

 

“Capitalized Rent” means the present value (discounted semi-annually at a discount rate equal to the weighted average rate of interest borne by the Securities then Outstanding) of the total net amount of rent payable for the remaining term of any lease of property by the Company (including any period for which any lease has been extended); provided, however, that no such rental obligation shall be deemed to be Capitalized Rent unless the lease resulted from a Sale and Leaseback Transaction.  The total net amount of rent payable under any lease for any period shall be the total amount of the rent payable by the lessee with respect to such period but shall not include amounts required to be paid on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes assessments, water rates, sewer rates and similar charges.

 

“Capital Stock” means and includes any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of ownership in a corporation or other Person.

 

“Consolidated Assets” means the Assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis as of the end of the Company’s then most recently reported fiscal year or quarter, as the case may be, including minority interests in Subsidiaries.

 

“Control” means ownership of voting power sufficient to elect a majority of the directors or other members of the governing body of any Person.

 

“Debt” means, with respect to a Person, all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all such obligations of any other Person for borrowed money guaranteed by such Person.

 

“Depositary”  means, with respect to the Notes, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, another clearing agency, or any successor registered as a clearing agency under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other applicable statute or regulation, which, in each case, shall be designated by the Company pursuant to either Section 2.01 or 2.11 to the Indenture.

 

“Funded Debt” means any Debt maturing by its terms more than one year from its date of issuance (notwithstanding that any portion of such Debt is included in current liabilities).

 

“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien, charge or other encumbrance.

 

“property” means any directly-held interest of a Person in any kind of property or asset whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, and includes capital stock or other ownership interests or participations in or indebtedness of a subsidiary or other Person.

 

“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person other than a Tax Consolidated Subsidiary providing for the leasing (as lessee) by the Company of any property (except for temporary leases for a term, including any renewal thereof, of not more than

 

2

 

three years (providing that any such temporary lease may be for a term of up to five years if (a) the Board of Directors of the Company reasonably finds such term to be in the best interest of the Company and (b) the primary purpose of the transaction (of which such lease is part) is not to provide funds to or financing for the Company)), which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company (i) to any subsidiary of the Company in contemplation of or in connection with such arrangement or (ii) to such other Person.

 

“Secured Debt” means Debt of the Company secured by any Lien on property (including Capital Stock or indebtedness of subsidiaries of the Company) owned by the Company.

 

“Subsidiary” or “subsidiary” means a Person which is consolidated with TDS in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

“Tax Consolidated Subsidiary” means a subsidiary of the Company in respect of which, at the time a Sale and Leaseback Transaction is entered into by the Company, the Company would be entitled to file a consolidated federal income tax return.

 

“USCC” means United States Cellular Corporation.

 

SECTION 1.3  Rules of Construction.   For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture:

 

(a)           capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings specified in the Indenture;

 

(b)           all references herein to Articles, Sections and Exhibits, unless otherwise specified, refer to the corresponding Articles, Sections and Exhibits of this Supplemental Indenture;

 

(c)           the terms “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Supplemental Indenture; and

 

(d)           in the event of a conflict with the definition of terms in the Indenture, the definitions in this Supplemental Indenture shall control.

 

ARTICLE TWO

 

THE SECURITIES

 

There is hereby established a series of Securities pursuant to the Indenture with the following terms:

 

SECTION 2.1  Title of the Securities.  The series of Securities shall be designated the 7% Senior Notes due 2060.

 

3

 

SECTION 2.2  Limitation on Aggregate Principal Amount.  The Notes will be initially issued in an aggregate principal amount of up to $300,000,000 (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, in exchange for or in lieu of other Notes).  The Company may, at its option, at any time and without the consent of the then existing holders of the Notes, issue additional Notes in one or more transactions after the date of the initial issuance of the Notes with terms (other than the issuance date, first interest payment date and issue price) identical to the Notes initially issued. Any additional Notes issued will be deemed to be part of the same series as the Notes initially issued and holders of any such additional Notes shall have the right to vote with holders of all other previously issued Notes. No additional Notes may be issued if an Event of Default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes.

 

SECTION 2.3  Form and Dating.

 

(a)           General.  The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.  The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage.  Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.  The Notes shall be in denominations of $25.00 and integral multiples in excess thereof.

 

The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Supplemental Indenture, and the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.  However, to the extent any provision of any Notes conflicts with the express provisions of this Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

(b)           Book-Entry Provisions.  The Notes shall be issued initially in global form and the Company hereby designates The Depository Trust Company as the initial Depositary for the Global Securities.  Except as provided in Section 2.11 of the Indenture, owners of beneficial interests in Global Securities will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Notes.

 

SECTION 2.4  Optional Redemption.  The Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time on and after March 15, 2016 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed on the redemption date, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.  The Company shall mail notice of any redemption at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each registered holder of the Notes to be redeemed. Once notice of redemption is mailed, the Notes called for redemption will become due and payable on the redemption date and at the applicable redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

 

4

 

ARTICLE THREE

 

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

 

SECTION 3.1  Limitations on Secured Debt.  So long as any of the Notes remain Outstanding, the Company will not create or incur any Secured Debt without in any such case effectively providing concurrently with the creation or incurrence of any such Secured Debt that the Notes then Outstanding (together with, if the Company shall so determine, any other Debt of or guaranteed by the Company ranking equally with the Notes and then existing or thereafter created) shall be secured equally and ratably with (or, at the option of the Company, prior to) such Secured Debt, unless immediately after the incurrence of such Secured Debt (and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds, if any, therefrom), the aggregate principal amount of all Secured Debt, together with the aggregate amount of Capitalized Rent in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions (other than Sale and Leaseback Transactions described in clauses (a) to (g), inclusive, of Section 3.2), would not exceed 20% of the Consolidated Assets; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to, and there shall be excluded in computing Secured Debt for the purpose of such restrictions, Secured Debt secured by:

 

(a)           Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition of such property by the Company, or Liens to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price of property acquired or constructed by the Company (including any improvements to existing property) created at the time of or within 270 days following the acquisition of such property by the Company, or Liens to secure any Secured Debt incurred by the Company prior to, at the time of or within 270 days following the acquisition of such property, which Secured Debt is incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price thereof; provided, however, that in the case of any such acquisition, the Lien shall not apply to any property theretofore owned by the Company (including property transferred by the Company to any subsidiary of the Company in contemplation of or in connection with the creation of such Lien) or to any property of the Company other than the property so acquired (other than, in the case of construction or improvement, any theretofore unimproved real property or portion thereof on which the property so constructed, or improvement, is located);

 

(b)           Liens on property of a person (i) existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of a Person as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company, (ii) resulting from such merger, consolidation, sale, lease or disposition by virtue of any Lien on property granted by the Company prior to and unrelated to such merger, consolidation, sale, lease or disposition (and not in contemplation thereof or in connection therewith) which applies to after-acquired property of the Company or (iii) resulting from such merger, consolidation, sale, lease or disposition pursuant to a Lien or contractual provision granted or entered into by such Person prior to such merger, consolidation, sale, lease or disposition (and not at the request of the Company); provided, however, that any such Lien referred to in clause (i) shall not apply to any property of the Company other than the property subject thereto, at the time such Person or properties were acquired and any such Lien referred to in clause (ii) or (iii) shall not apply to any property of the Company other than the property so acquired;

 

5

 

(c)           Liens existing on the date of this Supplemental Indenture;

 

(d)           Liens in favor of a government or governmental entity to secure partial progress, advance or other payments, or other obligations, pursuant to any contract or statute or to secure any Debt incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving the property subject to such Liens (including, without limitation, Liens incurred in connection with pollution control, industrial revenue, private activity bond or similar financing);

 

(e)           Liens arising by reason of deposits with, or the giving of any form of security to, any governmental agency or any body created or approved by law or governmental regulation, which Lien is required by law or governmental regulation as a condition to the transaction of any business or the exercise of any privilege, franchise, license or permit;

 

(f)            Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet delinquent or governmental charges or levies already delinquent, the validity of which charge or levy is being contested in good faith and for which any reserves required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been established;

 

(g)           Liens (including judgment liens) arising in connection with legal proceedings so long as such proceedings are being contested in good faith and, in the case of judgment liens, execution thereon is stayed and for which any reserves required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been established;

 

(h)           Liens on any equity interests owned by the Company or by any of its subsidiaries in any person or persons that are not directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controlled by the Company or by any of its subsidiaries;

 

(i)            Liens upon or in any property or assets now owned or from time to time hereafter acquired by USCC or any of its subsidiaries related in any way to the ownership by USCC or by any of its subsidiaries of wireless telecommunications towers, including, but not limited to, tower structures, land on which towers are located, other real estate associated with such towers, leases for towers or for tower sites, subleases, licenses, collocation arrangements, easements and all other real property and other tangible or intangible assets related thereto;

 

(j)            Liens on any property used primarily as or for any of the following: data centers, colocation, managed services, hosted services or cloud services.;

 

(k)           Liens securing indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries to the Rural Electrification Administration, Rural Utility Service, Rural Telephone Bank or the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative or successors thereto;

 

(l)            Liens incurred and deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure surety and appeal bonds, leases, return-on-money bonds and other similar obligations, exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money; and

 

6

 

(m)          any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements) in whole or in part of any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) to (l), inclusive; provided, however, that the principal amount of Secured Debt secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of Secured Debt secured thereby at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement, and that such extension, renewal or replacement shall be limited to all or a part of the property which secured the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements to such property).

 

3.2  Limitation on Sale and Leaseback.  The Company will not enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction unless immediately thereafter (and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds, if any, therefrom), the aggregate amount of Capitalized Rent in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions, together with the aggregate principal amount of all Secured Debt (other than Secured Debt described in clauses (a) to (m), inclusive, of Section 3.1), would not exceed 20% of Consolidated Assets; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to, and there shall be excluded in computing the aggregate amount of Capitalized Rent for the purpose of such restrictions, the following Sale and Leaseback Transactions:

 

(a)           Sale and Leaseback Transaction entered into to finance the payment of all or any part of the purchase price of property acquired or constructed by the Company (including any improvements to existing property) or entered into prior to, at the time of or within 270 days after the acquisition or construction of such property, which Sale and Leaseback Transaction is entered into for the purpose of financing all or part of the purchase or construction price thereof; provided, however, that in the case of any such acquisition, such Sale and Leaseback Transaction shall not involve any property transferred by the Company to a subsidiary of the Company in contemplation of or in connection with such Sale and Leaseback Transaction or involve any property of the Company other than the property so acquired (other than, in the case of construction or improvement, any theretofore unimproved real property or portion thereof on which the property so constructed, or the improvement, is located);

 

(b)           Sale and Leaseback Transaction involving property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of a Person as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company;

 

(c)           Sale and Leaseback Transaction in which the lessor is a government or governmental entity and which Sale and Leaseback Transaction is entered into to secure partial progress, advance or other payments, or other obligations, pursuant to any contract or statute or to secure any Debt incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of constructing or improving the property subject to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including, without limitation, Sale and Leaseback Transactions incurred in connection with pollution control, industrial revenue, private activity bond or similar financing);

 

(d)           Sale and Leaseback Transaction involving any property or assets now owned or from time to time hereafter acquired by USCC or any of its subsidiaries related in any way to the ownership by USCC or by any of its subsidiaries of wireless

 

7

 

telecommunications towers, including, but not limited to, tower structures, land on which towers are located, other real estate associated with such towers, leases for towers or for tower sites, subleases, licenses, collocation arrangements, easements and all other real property and other tangible or intangible assets related thereto;

 

(e)           Sale and Leaseback Transactions involving any property used primarily as or for any of the following: data centers, colocation, managed services, hosted services or cloud services;

 

(f)            Sale and Leaseback Transaction the net proceeds of which are at least equal to the fair value (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company) of the property leased pursuant to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, so long as within 270 days of the effective date of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the Company applies (or irrevocably commits to an escrow account for the purpose or purposes hereinafter mentioned) an amount equal to the net proceeds of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction to either (x) the purchase of other property having a fair value at least equal to the fair value of the property leased in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction and having a similar utility and function, or (y) the retirement or repayment (other than any mandatory retirement or repayment at maturity) of (i) the Notes, (ii) other Funded Debt of the Company which ranks prior to or in a parity with the Notes or (iii) indebtedness of any subsidiary of the Company maturing by its terms more than one year from its date of issuance (notwithstanding that any portion of such indebtedness is included in current liabilities) or preferred stock of any subsidiary of the Company (other than any such indebtedness owed to or preferred stock owned by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company); provided, however, that in lieu of applying an amount equivalent to all or any part of such net proceeds to such retirement or repayment (or committing such an amount to any escrow account for such purpose), the Company may deliver to the Trustee Outstanding Notes and thereby reduce the amount to be applied pursuant to (y) of this clause (f) by an amount equivalent to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes so delivered; and

 

(g)           Sale and Leaseback Transaction involving the extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements) in whole or in part of a lease pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) to (f), inclusive; provided, however, that such lease extension, renewal or replacement shall be limited to all or any part of the same property leased under the lease so extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements to such property).

 

ARTICLE FOUR

 

ADDITIONAL REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE

AND SECURITYHOLDERS ON EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

SECTION 4.1  Additional Events of Default.  In addition to the “Events of Default” provided for in Section 6.01 of the Indenture, the following shall also constitute “Events of Default” with respect to the Notes as contemplated by Section 6.01(a)(6) of the Indenture:

 

8

 

(i)  a default occurs under any instrument (including the Indenture) under which there is at the time outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness of the Company for money borrowed by the Company (other than non-recourse indebtedness) which results in acceleration (whether by declaration or automatically) of, or the non payment at maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace period) of, such indebtedness in an aggregate amount exceeding 2% of Consolidated Assets, in which case the Company shall immediately give notice to the Trustee of such acceleration or non-payment and (ii) there shall have been a failure to cure such default or to discharge all such defaulted indebtedness within ten days after notice thereof to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding (excluding, if such defaulted indebtedness includes the Notes, such Notes) and such acceleration shall not be rescinded or annulled; provided, however, that it shall not constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture as long as the Company is contesting any such default or acceleration in good faith and by appropriate proceedings.

 

ARTICLE FIVE

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

SECTION 5.1  Ratification.  The Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed.

 

SECTION 5.2  Governing Law.  This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the jurisdiction which govern the Indenture and its construction.

 

SECTION 5.3  Counterparts and Method of Execution. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all parties hereto, notwithstanding that all parties have not signed the same counterpart.

 

SECTION 5.4  Section Titles.  Section titles are for descriptive purposes only and shall not control or alter the meaning of this Supplemental Indenture as set forth in the text.

 

SECTION 5.5  Trustee.  The Trustee makes no representations and is not responsible for the sufficiency, validity or legality of this Supplemental Indenture.  The statements herein are deemed to be those of the Company and not of the Trustee.

 

*              *              *

 

9

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

	
 
    	
TELEPHONE   AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.,
    
	
 
    	
a   Delaware corporation 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
LeRoy   T. Carlson, Jr. 
    
	
 
    	
Title:   
    	
President   and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
Kenneth   R. Meyers 
    
	
 
    	
Title:   
    	
Executive   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
THE   BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee, a national banking   association 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
Mary   Callahan 
    
	
 
    	
Title:   
    	
Vice   President
    

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF MARCH 21, 2011

 

 

EXHIBIT A TO FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), to the issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11 of the Indenture, this Security may be transferred, in whole but not in part, only to another nominee of the Depositary or to a successor Depositary or to a nominee of such successor Depositary.

 

	
No.
    	
CUSIP: 879433 837
    
	
 
    	
ISIN: US8794338371
    

 

TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.

 

7% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2060

 

	
Principal   Amount:
    	
$300,000,000
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Stated   Maturity Date:
    	
March 15,   2060
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Original   Issue Date:
    	
March 28,   2011
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Interest   Rate:
    	
7%   per annum
    

 

TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the Principal Amount specified above on the Stated Maturity Date specified above, and to pay interest on said Principal Amount from March 28, 2011 at the Interest Rate specified above on June 15, 2011 and thereafter quarterly on September 15, December 15, March 15 and June 15 of each year (each an “Interest Payment Date”), until the Principal Amount will have been paid or duly provided for.

 

On an Interest Payment Date, interest will be paid to the persons in whose names the Notes (as defined below) were registered as of the Record Date (the “Record Date”).  With respect to any Interest Payment Date, while the Notes remain in the form of a Global Security, the Record Date will be one Business Day prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date.

 

 

The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full quarterly interest period will be computed on the basis of the number of days elapsed in a 90-day quarter of three 30-day months. If any Interest Payment Date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York are authorized by law to close, then payment of interest will be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no additional interest will accrue because of the delayed payment, except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, with the same force and effect as if made on such date.

 

Payment of the principal of this Note and the interest thereon will be made at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

 

The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $25.00 and any integral multiple in excess thereof.

 

The Notes will be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time on and after March 15, 2016, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

 

In case of any partial redemption, selection of the Notes for redemption will be made by the Trustee on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion shall deem to be fair and appropriate, although no Note of $25.00 in principal amount at maturity or less shall be redeemed in part.  If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption relating to such Note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.  A new Note in principal amount at maturity equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Note.

 

This Note is one of a duly authorized series of Securities of the Company (herein sometimes referred to as the “Notes”), issuable in one or more series under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of November 1, 2001 duly executed and delivered between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to BNY Midwest Trust Company), as Trustee (herein referred to as the “Trustee”), and have been designated pursuant to the Fifth Supplemental Indenture thereto dated March 21, 2011 (such Indenture, as originally executed and delivered and as thereafter supplemented and amended being herein after referred to as the “Indenture”).  Reference is made to the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the holders of the Notes.  By the terms of the Indenture, Securities are issuable in series which may vary as to amount, date of maturity, rate of interest and in other respects as in the Indenture provided.  This Note is one of the series of Securities designated on the face hereof.

 

2

 

Notes may be exchanged upon presentation thereof at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose, for other Notes of authorized denominations, and for a like aggregate principal amount, upon payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto, all as provided in the Indenture.  In respect of any Notes so surrendered for exchange, the Company will execute, the Trustee will authenticate and such office or agency will deliver in exchange therefor the Note or Notes of the same series which the Securityholder making the exchange will be entitled to receive, bearing numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.

 

The Company will keep, or cause to be kept, at its office or agency designated for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, or such other location designated by the Company a register or registers (herein referred to as the “Note Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company will register the Notes and the transfers of Notes.  The registrar for the purpose of registering Notes and transfer of Notes will initially be the Trustee or such other person as may be subsequently appointed as authorized by Board Resolution or Company Order (the “Note Registrar”).

 

Upon surrender for transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, or other location as aforesaid, the Company will execute, the Trustee will authenticate and such office or agency will deliver in the name of the transferee or transferees a new Note or Notes presented for a like aggregate principal amount.

 

All Notes presented or surrendered for exchange or registration of transfer will be accompanied (if so required by the Company or the Note Registrar) by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Company or the Note Registrar, duly executed by the registered holder or by his duly authorized attorney in writing.

 

Except as provided in the Indenture, no service charge will be assessed for any exchange or registration of transfer of Notes, or issue of new Notes in case of partial redemption, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto as provided in the Indenture.

 

The Company will neither be required (i) to issue, exchange or register the transfer of any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of less than all the outstanding Notes and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, nor (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

 

As long as this Note is represented in global form (the “Global Security”) registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company or its nominee, except as provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, no Global Security shall be exchangeable or transferable.

 

So long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company agrees to maintain an office or agency with respect to each such series, which will be in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York or at such other location or locations as may be designated as provided in the

 

3

 

Indenture, where (i) Notes may be presented for payment, (ii) Notes may be presented as for registration of transfer and exchange, and (iii) notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be given or served, such designation to continue with respect to such office or agency until the Company will, by written notice signed by an Authorized Officer and delivered to the Trustee, designate some other office or agency for such purposes or any of them.  The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies for the foregoing purposes within or outside the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, and may from time to time rescind such designations.

 

The Trustee or its agent at its offices in New York, New York will initially act as Notes Registrar and paying agent for the Notes.

 

The Notes are not subject to any sinking fund.

 

If an Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture) with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, the principal plus any accrued interest may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.

 

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Note upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.

 

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of any Notes, the Company, the Trustee, any paying agent and any Note Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name such Note will be registered upon the books of the Company as the absolute owner of such Note (whether or not such Note will be overdue and notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing thereon made by anyone other than the Note Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and (subject to the Indenture) interest on such Note and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any paying agent nor any Note Registrar will be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Company and the Trustee may execute supplemental indentures without the consent of any holder of Notes for certain purposes as specified in the Indenture and with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities for certain other purposes as specified in the Indenture.

 

No recourse will be had for the payment of the principal of or the interest on this Note, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, past, present or future, as such, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issuance hereof, expressly waived and released.

 

THIS NOTE WILL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND FOR ALL PURPOSES WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE, EXCEPT AS MAY OTHERWISE BE REQUIRED BY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF  LAW.

 

4

 

All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture will have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

5

 

This Note will not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Certificate of Authentication hereon will have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Instrument to be executed.

 

	
 
    	
TELEPHONE   AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
LeRoy   T. Carlson, Jr.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
President   and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Kenneth   R. Meyers
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

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

 

	
Dated:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
THE   BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Authorized Signatory
    	
 
    
						

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO 
 GLOBAL SECURITY FOR
 7% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2060
 OF TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.

 

6

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

	
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
    
	
 
    
	
I   or we assign and transfer this Note to
    
	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Insert assignee’s Social Security or tax I.D. no.
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
and   all rights thereunder and irrevocably appoint
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
agent   to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute   another to act for him.
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    

 

 

	
Dated:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the   name as it appears on the first page of the within Note.
    

 

7

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00186-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00186-of-00352.parquet"}]]