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Exhibit 4.3

 

$200,000,000

 

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

 

6.50% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2022

 

JOINDER TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

November 14, 2014

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

As Representative of the several Initial Purchasers

	
c/o 

	
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of September 18, 2014, as supplemented by a Joinder Agreement dated October 16, 2014 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among Consolidated Communications, Inc. (as successor to Consolidated Communications Finance II Co.), the Guarantors named therein and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.  Capitalized terms used in this Joinder Agreement without definition have the respective meanings given to them in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

The undersigned Guarantors hereby agree, on a joint and several basis, to accede to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement and to undertake and perform all of the obligations of the “Guarantors” set forth therein as though the undersigned Guarantors had entered into the Registration Rights Agreement on the Closing Date and been named as “Guarantors” therein.  The undersigned Guarantors agree that such obligations include, without limitation, (a) all of the obligations of the Guarantors to perform and comply with all of the agreements thereof contained in the Registration Rights Agreement, including the obligation to pay Additional Interest, and (b) the Guarantors’ indemnification and other obligations contained in Section 6 of the Registration Rights Agreement.  Each of the undersigned Guarantors acknowledges and agrees that all references to the Guarantors in the Registration Rights Agreement shall include the undersigned Guarantors and that the undersigned Guarantors shall be bound by all provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement containing such references.

 

THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

  

  

  

This Joinder Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page by facsimile, e-mail or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Joinder Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

	  	
ENVENTIS CORPORATION

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
CABLE NETWORK, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
CRYSTAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
ENVENTIS TELECOM, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
HEARTLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF IOWA, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
MANKATO CITIZENS TELEPHONE COMPANY

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

 

  

[Signature Page to Joinder to Registration Rights Agreement]

  

	  	
MID-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT BILLING, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
IDEAONE TELECOM, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION SERVICES, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 4.4

 

Fifth Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of November 14, 2014 among Enventis Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, Cable Network, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Crystal Communications, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Enventis Telecom, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Heartland Telecommunications Company of Iowa, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Mankato Citizens Telephone Company, a Minnesota corporation, Mid-Communications, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, National Independent Billing, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Ideaone Telecom, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Enterprise Integration Services, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (each, a “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), each a subsidiary of Consolidated Communications, Inc., an Illinois corporation (or its permitted successor) (the “Company”), the Company, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association (or its permitted successor), as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company and the other Guarantors party thereto have heretofore executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of May 30, 2012 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance by the Company of its 10.875% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances a Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall, subject to Article 10 of the Indenture, unconditionally guarantee the Notes on the terms and conditions set forth therein (the “Note Guarantee”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Defined Terms.  As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recitals hereto are used herein as therein defined.  The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.

ARTICLE 2

AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE

Section 2.1 Agreement to be Bound.  Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby becomes a party to the Indenture as a Guarantor and as such will have all of the rights and be subject to all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.

Section 2.2 Guarantee.  Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees, on a joint and several basis with all the existing Guarantors, to fully, unconditionally and irrevocably Guarantee to each Holder of the Notes and the Trustee the Guaranteed Obligations pursuant to Article 10 of the Indenture on a senior basis.

  

  

  

ARTICLE 3

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.1 Execution and Delivery.  Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of the Note Guarantee.

Section 3.2 Benefits Acknowledged.  Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s Note Guarantee is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to its Note Guarantee and this Supplemental Indenture are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

Section 3.3 Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture.  Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.  This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

Section 3.4 Severability.  In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.

Section 3.5 Guaranteeing Subsidiary May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms. No Guaranteeing Subsidiary may sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into, any Person other than as set forth in Section 10.04 of the Indenture.

Section 3.6 Release.  Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s Note Guarantee shall be released as set forth in Section 10.05 of the Indenture.

Section 3.7 No Recourse Against Others.  Pursuant to Section 12.07 of the Indenture, no director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of any Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall have any liability for any obligations of the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries under the Notes, the Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture, the Note Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.  This waiver and release are part of the consideration for the Note Guarantee.

Section 3.8 Governing Law.  THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.

Section 3.9 Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE NOTE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

  

  

  

Section 3.10 Counterparts.  The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture (including by electronic transmission).  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.  The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes.  Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

Section 3.11 Effect of Headings.  The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 3.12 Trustee.  The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Company.  In entering into this Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to the benefit of every provision of the Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee, including its right to be compensated, reimbursed and indemnified, whether or not elsewhere herein so provided.  The Company hereby confirms to the Trustee that this Supplemental Indenture has not resulted in a material modification of the Notes for Foreign Accounting Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) purposes.  The Company shall give the Trustee prompt written notice of any material modification of the Notes deemed to occur for FATCA purposes.  The Trustee shall assume that no material modification for FATCA purposes has occurred regarding the Notes, unless the Trustee receives written notice of such modification from the Company.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

 

	  	
ENVENTIS CORPORATION

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
CABLE NETWORK, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
CRYSTAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
ENVENTIS TELECOM, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
HEARTLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF IOWA, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

 

  

[Signature Page to Fifth Supplemental Indenture]

  

	  	
MANKATO CITIZENS TELEPHONE COMPANY

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
MID-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT BILLING, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
IDEAONE TELECOM, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION SERVICES, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 	 
	  	
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Steven L. Childers 

	  	  	
Name:

	
Steven L. Childers

	  	  	
Title:

	
Chief Financial Officer

 

  

[Signature Page to Fifth Supplemental Indenture]

  

	  	
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

	 	 
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ Julius Zamora                                                      

	  	  	
Name:

	
Julius Zamora

	  	  	
Title:

	
Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
[Signature Page to Fifth Supplemental Indenture]

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