As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 19, 2017
Registration No. 333-215142
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT
NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
YRC Worldwide Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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48-0948788
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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10990 Roe Avenue
Overland Park, Kansas 66211
(913) 696-6100
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
James A. Fry
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
10990 Roe Avenue
Overland
Park, Kansas 66211
(913) 696-6100
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies of all communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:
Dennis M. Myers, P.C.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 North LaSalle
Chicago,
Illinois 60654
Fax: (312) 862-2200
Approximate date of
commencement of proposed sale to the public
: From time to time on or after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only
securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. ☒
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a
post-effective
amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act,
check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a
post-effective
amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐
If this Form is a
post-effective
amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General
Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to
delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment that specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act, as amended, or until this
registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this prospectus may change. These securities may not be sold until the
registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state or other jurisdiction where the
offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JANUARY 19, 2017
PROSPECTUS
$350,000,000
YRC Worldwide Inc.
Debt Securities
Common Stock
Preferred
Stock
Depositary Shares
Warrants
Purchase
Contracts
Units
Subscription Rights
We may offer and sell, from time
to time, in one or more offerings, of any combination of the following types of securities:
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debt securities, in one or more series, which may be senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities and secured debt securities or unsecured debt securities, in each case consisting of notes or other evidences
of indebtedness;
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warrants to purchase debt securities;
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shares of our common stock;
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warrants to purchase common stock;
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shares of our preferred stock;
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subscription rights; or
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any combination of these securities.
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The securities will have an aggregate initial offering price of up to
$350,000,000 or an equivalent amount in U.S. dollars if any securities are denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars. The securities may be offered separately or together in any combination and as separate series.
This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may apply to these securities and the general manner in which they may be offered. The specific terms
of any securities to be offered, and the specific manner in which they may be offered, will be described in one or more supplements to this prospectus. This prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
Before investing, you should carefully read this prospectus and any related prospectus supplement including any documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. The prospectus supplements
may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus.
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol
“YRCW.” If we decide to list or seek a listing for any other securities, the related prospectus supplement will disclose the exchange or market on which the securities will be listed or where we have made an application for listing,
as applicable.
Investing in our securities involves risks. You should refer to “
Risk Factors
” beginning on page 4 of this prospectus
and the risk factors included in our periodic reports and other information that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement and carefully consider that
information before buying our securities.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or
disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date
of this prospectus is , 2017.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is a part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings from time to time. This prospectus provides you with a
general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities under this shelf registration, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus
supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. Therefore, if there is any inconsistency between the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement, you should
rely on the information in the prospectus supplement (including any information incorporated by reference therein). You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the
heading “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”
We have not
authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the accompanying supplement to this prospectus. You must not rely
upon any information or representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus supplement. This prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement do not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, nor do this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities
in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement is
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accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the document or that any information we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the
document incorporated by reference, even though this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement is delivered or securities are sold on a later date.
Unless the context indicates otherwise, as used in this prospectus: (i) the “Company,” “us,” “we,”
“our” and “YRCW” refer to YRC Worldwide Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and their respective predecessors; (ii) “YRC Worldwide” refers to YRC Worldwide Inc., exclusive of its subsidiaries; (iii) “our
common stock” refers to the common stock of YRC Worldwide and similar references to other securities that we have issued or may issue under this registration statement refers only to YRC Worldwide as the issuer of such securities; and (iv)
“this prospectus” refers to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement.
WHERE YOU CAN
FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are currently subject to the information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”) and in accordance therewith file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). You may read and copy (at prescribed rates) any such
reports, proxy statements and other information at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public
reference room. Our SEC filings will also be available to you on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
We have filed with the SEC
a registration statement on
Form S-3
with respect to the securities offered hereby. This prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement, parts of which are omitted
in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to us and the securities offered hereby, reference is made to the registration statement, including the exhibits thereto, and any prospectus supplement.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important
information about us by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents and reports
listed below (other than portions of these documents that are either (1) described in paragraph (e) of Item 201 of Registration
S-K
or
paragraphs (d)(1)-(3)
and (e)(5) of Item 407 of
Regulation S-K
promulgated by the SEC or (2) furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of
a Current Report on
Form 8-K
(including any exhibits included with such items)):
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our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on February 18, 2016, including the information specifically incorporated in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K from our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on March 17, 2016;
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our Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016 filed with the SEC on April 28, 2016, July 28, 2016
and October 27, 2016, respectively;
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our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2016, June 28, 2016, June 30, 2016 and November 23, 2016 (as amended by our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on January 4, 2017); and
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the description of the number of authorized shares of our capital stock as set forth in Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2014, and the description of our common stock, par
value $0.01 per share, contained in our Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act (Commission File No. 1-2255).
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We also incorporate by reference the information contained in all other documents we file with
the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than portions of these documents that are either (1) described in paragraph (e) of Item 201 of Registration
S-K
or
paragraphs (d)(1)-(3)
and (e)(5) of Item 407 of
Regulation S-K
promulgated by the SEC or
(2) furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of a Current Report on
Form 8-K
(including any exhibits included with such items, unless otherwise indicated therein) after the date of this
prospectus and prior to the termination of the offerings under this prospectus. The information contained in any such document will be considered part of this prospectus from the date the document is filed with the SEC.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified
or superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified
or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
If you make a request for
such information in writing or by telephone, we will provide you, without charge, a copy of any or all of the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Any such request should be directed to:
YRC Worldwide Inc.
10990 Roe
Avenue
Overland Park, Kansas 66211
Attention: Investor Relations
(913) 696-6100
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference
herein and therein may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements concerning:
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the uncertainty in the overall economy, including (without limitation) customer demand in the retail and manufacturing sectors;
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the success of our management team in implementing its strategic plan and continued operational and productivity improvements, including (without limitation) our continued ability to meet quality delivery performance
standards and our ability to increase volume and yield, and the impact of those improvements on our future liquidity and profitability;
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our ability to generate sufficient liquidity to satisfy our cash needs and future cash commitments, including (without limitation) our obligations related to our indebtedness and lease and pension funding requirements,
and our ability to achieve increased cash flows through improvement in operations;
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our ability to comply with scheduled increases in financial performance-related debt covenants;
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our ability to finance the maintenance, acquisition and replacement of revenue equipment and other necessary capital expenditures;
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our dependence on our information technology systems in our network operations and the production of accurate information, and the risk of system failure, inadequacy or security breach;
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seasonal factors such as severe weather conditions;
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changes in the cost of fuel or the index upon which we base our fuel surcharge and the effectiveness of our fuel surcharge program in protecting us against fuel price volatility;
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competition and competitive pressure on pricing;
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expense volatility, including (without limitation) volatility due to changes in purchased transportation service or pricing for purchased transportation;
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our ability to comply and the cost of compliance with federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations, including (without limitation) labor laws and laws and regulations regarding the environment;
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labor relations, including (without limitation) our ability to attract and retain qualified drivers, the continued support of our union employees for our strategic plan, the impact of work rules, work stoppages, strikes
or other disruptions, our obligations to multi-employer health, welfare and pension plans, wage requirements and employee satisfaction;
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the impact of claims and litigation to which we are or may become exposed; and
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other risks and contingencies, including (without limitation) the risk factors that are included in our reports filed with the SEC, including those described under “Risk Factors” in our annual reports on Form
10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
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These statements often include words such as “believe,”
“expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” or similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of performance or results and they involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions.
Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are many factors that could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences in our future financial results include those discussed in Part I, Item 1A,
Risk Factors
, included within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2015, which was filed with the SEC on February 18, 2016, as well as those discussed elsewhere in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or in any document incorporated by reference herein or therein.
There may be other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking
statements. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the
forward-looking
statements. We can give no assurances that any of the events anticipated by the
forward-looking
statements will occur or, if any of them does, what impact they will have on our results of operations and
financial condition. You should carefully read the factors described in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus for a description of certain risks that could, among
other things, cause our actual results to differ from these
forward-looking
statements.
Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they were made. We undertake no obligation to update or revise
forward-looking
statements to reflect events or
circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, other than as required by law.
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OUR COMPANY
Overview
YRC Worldwide Inc. is a holding
company that, through wholly owned operating subsidiaries, offers its customers a wide range of transportation services. We have one of the largest, most comprehensive less-than-truckload (“LTL”) networks in North America with local,
regional, national and international capabilities. Through our team of experienced service professionals, we offer expertise in LTL shipments and flexible supply chain solutions, ensuring customers can ship industrial, commercial and retail goods
with confidence. Our reporting segments include the following:
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YRC Freight is the reporting segment that focuses on longer haul business opportunities in national, regional and international services. YRC Freight provides for the movement of industrial, commercial and retail goods,
primarily through centralized management. This reporting segment includes YRC Inc. (“YRC Freight”), a U.S. LTL subsidiary, and Reimer Express (“YRC Reimer”), a subsidiary located in Canada that specializes in shipments into,
across and out of Canada. In addition to the United States and Canada, YRC Freight also serves parts of Mexico, Puerto Rico and Guam.
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Regional Transportation is the reporting segment for our transportation service providers focused on business opportunities in the regional and next-day delivery markets. Regional Transportation is comprised of USF
Holland LLC (“Holland”), New Penn Motor Express LLC (“New Penn”) and USF Reddaway Inc. (“Reddaway”). These companies each provide regional, next-day ground services in their respective regions through a network of
facilities located across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
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YRC Freight
YRC Freight offers a full range of services for the transportation of industrial, commercial and retail goods in national, regional and
international markets, primarily through the operation of owned or leased equipment in its North American ground distribution networks. Transportation services are provided for various categories of goods, which may include (among others) apparel,
appliances, automotive parts, chemicals, food, furniture, glass, machinery, metal, metal products, non-bulk petroleum products, rubber, textiles, wood and other manufactured products or components. YRC Freight provides both LTL services, which
combine shipments from multiple customers on a single trailer, and truckload services. Deliveries are predominantly LTL shipments with truckload services offered to maximize equipment utilization and reduce empty miles (the distance empty or
partially full trailers travel to balance the network). YRC Freight also provides higher-margin specialized services, including guaranteed expedited services, time-specific deliveries, cross-border services, coast-to-coast air delivery, product
returns, temperature-sensitive shipment protection and government material shipments.
YRC Freight serves manufacturing, wholesale, retail
and government customers throughout North America. YRC Freight’s 20,000 employees are dedicated to operating its extensive network which supports approximately 10.7 million shipments annually. YRC Freight shipments have an average shipment size
of approximately 1,200 lbs. and travel an average distance of roughly 1,300 miles. Operations research and engineering teams centrally coordinate the equipment, routing, sequencing and timing necessary to transport shipments through our network. As
of September 30, 2016, YRC Freight’s revenue fleet was comprised of 7,900 tractors, including 6,800 owned tractors and 1,100 leased tractors, and 31,500 trailers, including 25,200 owned trailers and 6,300 leased trailers. The YRC Freight
network includes 258 strategically located service facilities including 125 owned facilities with 8,217 doors and 133 leased facilities with 5,984 doors.
YRC Freight provides services throughout North America, has one of the largest networks of LTL service centers, equipment and transportation
professionals and provides flexible and efficient supply chain solutions including:
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Standard LTL
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one-stop shopping for all big-shipment national LTL freight needs with centralized customer service for LTL shipping among the countries of North America. YRC Freight offers flexibility,
convenience and reliability that comes with one national freight shipping provider.
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a guaranteed on-time service with more direct points than any other guaranteed standard delivery service in North America. Our guaranteed multiple-day window service is designed to
meet retail industry needs to reduce chargeback fees.
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Time Critical
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for expedited and specialized shipments including emergency and window deliveries via ground or air anywhere in North America with shipment arrival timed to the hour or day, proactive
notification and a 100% on-time guarantee.
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Specialized Solutions
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includes a variety of services to meet industry and customer-specific needs with offerings such as Custom Projects, Consolidation and Distribution, Reverse Logistics, Residential
White Glove and Exhibit Services.
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my.yrcfreight.com
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a secure e-commerce website offering online resources for supply chain visibility and shipment management in real time.
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YRC Freight includes the operations of its wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, YRC Reimer. Founded in 1952, YRC Reimer offers Canadian shippers
a selection of direct connections within Canada, throughout North America and around the world. YRC Reimer’s operating network and information systems are completely integrated with those of YRC Freight, enabling YRC Reimer to provide seamless
cross-border services between Canada, Mexico and the United States and markets overseas.
YRC Freight represented 63%, 64% and 64% of our
consolidated revenue in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, YRC Freight represented 62.8% of our consolidated operating revenue.
Regional Transportation
Regional
Transportation is comprised of Holland, New Penn and Reddaway:
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Holland:
headquartered in Holland, Michigan, provides local next-day, regional and expedited services through a network located in 21 states in the Midwestern and Southeastern portions of the United States.
Holland also provides service to the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, Canada.
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New Penn:
headquartered in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, provides local next-day, day-definite, and time-definite services through a network located in the Northeastern United States; Quebec, Canada; and Puerto Rico.
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Reddaway:
headquartered in Tualatin, Oregon, provides local next-day, regional and expedited services through a network located in California, the Pacific Northwest, the Rocky Mountain States and the Southwest.
Additionally, Reddaway provides services to Alaska, Hawaii and to the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
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Together, the Regional Transportation companies deliver services in the next-day, second-day and time-sensitive markets, which are among the
fastest-growing transportation segments. The Regional Transportation service portfolio includes:
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Regional delivery:
including next-day local area delivery and second-day services; consolidation/distribution services; protect-from-freezing and hazardous materials handling; and a variety of other specialized
offerings.
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Expedited delivery:
including day-definite, hour-definite and time-definite capabilities.
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Interregional delivery:
combining our best-in-class regional networks with reliable sleeper teams, Regional Transportation provides reliable, high-value services between our regional operations.
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Cross-border delivery:
through strategic partnerships, the Regional Transportation companies provide full-service capabilities between the United States and Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
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hollandregional.com, reddawayregional.com and newpenn.com:
are e-commerce websites offering secure and customized online resources to manage transportation activity.
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The Regional Transportation companies’ approximately 12,000 employees serve manufacturing, wholesale, retail and government customers
throughout North America which supports approximately 10.4 million shipments annually. Regional Transportation shipments have an average shipment size of approximately 1,500 pounds and travel an average distance of roughly 400 miles. As of September
30, 2016, the Regional Transportation revenue fleet includes approximately 6,500 tractors including approximately 5,000 owned and 1,500 leased and approximately 13,300 trailers including approximately 10,800 owned and 2,500 leased. The Regional
Transportation network includes 127 service facilities including 62 owned facilities with 3,863 doors and 65 leased facilities with 2,886 doors.
The Regional Transportation companies accounted for 37%, 36% and 36% of our consolidated operating revenue in 2015, 2014 and 2013,
respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, Regional Transportation represented 37.2% of our consolidated operating revenue.
Corporate
Information
Incorporated in Delaware in 1983 and headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, we employed approximately 32,000 people as of
December 31, 2015. The mailing address of our headquarters is 10990 Roe Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas 66211, and our telephone number is (913) 696-6100. Our website is www.yrcw.com. Information on our website should not be construed to be a part of
this prospectus.
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RISK FACTORS
Our business is subject to uncertainties and risks. You should carefully consider and evaluate all of the information included and
incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including the risk factors incorporated by reference from our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and other filings we make with the SEC. Our business, financial condition, liquidity or results of
operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of our securities offered by
this prospectus for the repayment of indebtedness and/or for general corporate and working capital purposes.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated. We have one share of Series A Voting
Preferred Stock outstanding, which does not entitle the holder to have any dividend rights. As a result, we have not included a calculation of our ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends. This information should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
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Year Ended December 31,
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Nine Months
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We compute the ratio of earnings to fixed charges by dividing earnings by fixed charges.
“Fixed charges” consists of interest expense, amortization of debt premium, discount and capitalized expenses and an estimated
interest component of our rental expense, which we determined to be 33%.
“Earnings” consists of net income (loss) plus income
(loss) from discontinued operations, income tax provision (benefit), loss (income) from equity method investments and fixed charges.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The following description of the debt securities and terms of the indentures, as defined below, is a summary. It summarizes only those
aspects of the debt securities and those portions of the indentures, which we believe will be most important to your decision to invest in our debt securities. You should keep in mind, however, that it is the indentures, and not this summary, which
define your rights as a debtholder. There may be other provisions in the indentures which are also important to you. You should read the indentures for a full description of the terms of the debt. We will file the forms of indentures with the SEC as
exhibits to our registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information” above for information on how to obtain copies of them.
General
We may issue senior or
subordinated debt securities, which will be direct, general obligations of YRC Worldwide that may be secured or unsecured.
The senior
debt securities will constitute part of our senior debt, will be issued under the senior debt indenture described below and will rank equally in payment with all of our other senior and unsubordinated debt, whether secured or unsecured.
The subordinated debt securities will constitute part of our subordinated debt, will be issued under the subordinated debt indenture described
below and will be subordinate in right of payment to all of our “senior debt,” as defined in the indenture with respect to subordinated debt securities. The prospectus supplement for any series of subordinated debt securities or the
information incorporated in this prospectus by reference will indicate the approximate amount of senior debt outstanding as of the end of our most recent fiscal quarter. Neither indenture limits our ability to incur additional senior debt,
additional subordinated debt or other indebtedness.
When we refer to “debt securities” in this prospectus, we mean both the
senior debt securities and the subordinated debt securities.
The senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities will be governed
by an indenture between us and one or more trustees selected by us. The indentures will be substantially identical, except for certain provisions including those relating to subordination, which are included only in the indenture related to
subordinated debt securities. When we refer to the indenture or the trustee with respect to any debt securities, we mean the indenture under which those debt securities are issued and the trustee under that indenture.
Series of Debt Securities
We may issue
multiple debt securities or series of debt securities under either indenture. This section summarizes terms of the securities that apply generally to all debt securities and series of debt securities. The provisions of each indenture allow us not
only to issue debt securities with terms different from those of debt securities previously issued under that indenture, but also to “reopen” a previously issued series of debt securities and issue additional debt securities of that
series. We will describe most of the financial and other specific terms of a particular series, whether it be a series of the senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities, in the prospectus supplement applicable for that series. Those
terms may vary from the terms described here.
Amounts of Issuances
The indentures do not limit the amount of debt securities that may be issued under them. We may issue the debt securities from time to time in
one or more series. We are not required to issue all of the debt securities of one series at the same time and, unless otherwise provided in the applicable indenture or prospectus supplement, we may reopen a series and issue additional debt
securities of that series without the consent of the holders of the outstanding debt securities of that series.
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Principal Amount, Stated Maturity and Maturity
Unless otherwise stated, the principal amount of a debt security means the principal amount payable at its stated maturity, unless that amount
is not determinable, in which case the principal amount of a debt security is its face amount.
The term “stated maturity” with
respect to any debt security means the day on which the principal amount of the debt security is scheduled to become due. The principal may become due sooner, by reason of redemption or acceleration after a default or otherwise in accordance with
the terms of the debt security. The day on which the principal actually becomes due, whether at the stated maturity or earlier, is called the “maturity” of the principal.
We also use the terms “stated maturity” and “maturity” to refer to the days when other payments become due. For example,
we may refer to a regular interest payment date when an installment of interest is scheduled to become due as the “stated maturity” of that installment. When we refer to the “stated maturity” or the “maturity” of a debt
security without specifying a particular payment, we mean the stated maturity or maturity, as the case may be, of the principal.
Specific Terms of
Debt Securities
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms of the debt securities, which will include some
or all of the following:
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the title of the series and whether it is a senior debt security or a subordinated debt security;
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any limit on the total principal amount of the debt securities of the same series;
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the currency or currencies for principal and interest, if not U.S. dollars;
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the price at which we originally issue the debt security, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount, and the original issue date;
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whether the debt security is a fixed rate debt security, a floating rate debt security or an indexed debt security;
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if the debt security is a fixed rate debt security, the yearly rate at which the debt security will bear interest, if any, and the interest payment dates;
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if the debt security is a floating rate debt security, the interest rate basis; any applicable index currency or index maturity, spread or spread multiplier or initial base rate, maximum rate or minimum rate; the
interest reset, determination, calculation and payment dates; the day count convention used to calculate interest payments for any period; the business day convention; and the calculation agent;
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if the debt security is an indexed debt security, the principal amount, if any, we will pay at maturity, interest payment dates, the amount of interest, if any, we will pay on an interest payment date or the formula we
will use to calculate these amounts, if any, and the terms on which the debt security will be exchangeable for or payable in cash, securities or other property;
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if the debt security may be converted into or exercised or exchanged for common or preferred stock or other securities of the Company, the terms on which conversion, exercise or exchange may occur, including whether
conversion, exercise or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option, the period during which conversion, exercise or exchange may occur, the initial conversion, exercise or exchange price or rate and the circumstances or
manner in which the amount of common or preferred stock or other securities issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange may be adjusted;
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if the debt security is also an original issue discount debt security, the yield to maturity;
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if applicable, the circumstances under which the debt security may be redeemed at our option or repaid at the holder’s option before the stated maturity, including any redemption commencement date, repayment
date(s), redemption price(s) and redemption period(s);
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the authorized denominations, if other than $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000;
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the depositary for the debt security, if other than The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), and any circumstances under which the holder may request securities in non-global form, if we choose not to issue the
debt security in book-entry form only;
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if applicable, the circumstances under which we will pay additional amounts on any debt securities held by a person who is not a United States person for tax purposes and under which we can redeem the debt securities if
we have to pay additional amounts;
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the assets, if any, that will be pledged as security for the payment of the debt security;
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the names and duties of any co-trustees, depositaries, authenticating agents, paying agents, transfer agents or registrars for the debt security, as applicable; and
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any other terms of the debt security which could be different from those described in this prospectus.
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Governing Law
The indentures and the
debt securities will be governed by New York law, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.
Form of Debt Securities
We will issue each debt security only in registered form, without coupons, unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement.
In addition, we will issue each debt security in global—
i.e.,
book-entry—form only, unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement. Debt securities in book-entry form will be represented by a global security
registered in the name of a depositary, which will be the holder of all the debt securities represented by the global security. Those who own beneficial interests in a global debt security will do so through participants in the depositary’s
securities clearance system, and the rights of these indirect owners will be governed solely by the applicable procedures of the depositary and its participants. References to “holders” in this section mean those who own debt securities
registered in their own names, on the books that we or the trustee maintain for this purpose, and not those who own beneficial interests in debt securities registered in street name or in debt securities issued in book-entry form through one or more
depositaries.
Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, the following is a summary of the depositary arrangements
applicable to debt securities issued in global form and for which DTC acts as depositary.
Each global debt security will be deposited
with, or on behalf of, DTC, as depositary, or its nominee, and registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. Except under the limited circumstances described below, global debt securities are not exchangeable for definitive certificated debt
securities.
Ownership of beneficial interests in a global debt security is limited to institutions that have accounts with DTC or its
nominee, or persons that may hold interests through those participants. In addition, ownership of beneficial interests by participants in a global debt security will be evidenced only by, and the transfer of that ownership interest will be effected
only through, records maintained by DTC or its nominee for a global debt security. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global debt security by persons that hold those interests through participants will be evidenced only by, and the transfer of
that ownership interest within that participant will be effected only through, records maintained by that participant. DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the debt securities. Beneficial owners will not receive written
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purchase, but beneficial owners are expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the participants through
which the beneficial owners entered the transaction. The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of securities they purchase in definitive form. These laws may impair a holder’s ability to
transfer beneficial interests in a global debt security.
We will make payment of principal of, and interest on, debt securities
represented by a global debt security registered in the name of or held by DTC or its nominee to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner and holder of the global debt security representing those debt securities. DTC has
advised us that upon receipt of any payment of principal of, or interest on, a global debt security, DTC immediately will credit accounts of participants on its book-entry registration and transfer system with payments in amounts proportionate to
their respective interests in the principal amount of that global debt security, as shown in the records of DTC. Payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a global debt security held through those participants will be governed by
standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name,” and will be the sole responsibility of those participants, subject to any
statutory or regulatory requirements that may be in effect from time to time.
Neither we, any trustee nor any of our respective agents
will be responsible for any aspect of the records of DTC, any nominee or any participant relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial interests in a permanent global debt security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of the
records of DTC, any nominee or any participant relating to such beneficial interests.
A global debt security is exchangeable for
definitive debt securities registered in the name of, and a transfer of a global debt security may be registered to, any person other than DTC or its nominee, only if:
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DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for that global security or has ceased to be a registered clearing agency and we do not appoint another institution to act as depositary within 90
days; or
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we notify the trustee that we wish to terminate that global security.
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Any global debt
security that is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence will be exchangeable in whole for definitive debt securities in registered form, of like tenor and of an equal aggregate principal amount as the global debt security, in denominations
specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, if other than $1,000 and multiples of $1,000. The definitive debt securities will be registered by the registrar in the name or names instructed by DTC. We expect that these instructions may be
based upon directions received by DTC from its participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in the global debt security.
Except as provided above, owners of the beneficial interests in a global debt security will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of
debt securities in definitive form and will not be considered the holders of debt securities for any purpose under the indentures. No global debt security shall be exchangeable except for another global debt security of like denomination and tenor
to be registered in the name of DTC or its nominee. Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a global debt security must rely on the procedures of DTC and, if that person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant
through which that person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the global debt security or the indentures.
We
understand that, under existing industry practices, in the event that we request any action of holders, or an owner of a beneficial interest in a global debt security desires to give or take any action that a holder is entitled to give or take under
the debt securities or the indentures, DTC would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to give or take that action. Additionally, those participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through those participants
to give or take that action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners owning through them.
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DTC has advised us as follows:
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a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law,
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a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law,
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a member of the Federal Reserve System,
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a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and
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a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act;
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DTC was created to hold securities of its participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among its participants in those securities through electronic book-entry changes in
accounts of the participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates;
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DTC’s participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations;
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DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, or “DTCC,” which is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing
Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies and DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries; and
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Access to DTC’s book-entry system is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies, that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a participant, either directly or
indirectly.
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The rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC.
Investors may hold interests in the debt securities outside the United States through the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) or
Clearstream Banking (“Clearstream”) if they are participants in those systems, or indirectly through organizations which are participants in those systems. Euroclear and Clearstream will hold interests on behalf of their participants
through customers’ securities accounts in Euroclear’s and Clearstream’s names on the books of their respective depositaries which in turn will hold such positions in customers’ securities accounts in the names of the nominees of
the depositaries on the books of DTC. At the present time as of the date of this prospectus, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association will act as U.S. depositary for Euroclear, and Citibank, N.A. will act as U.S. depositary for Clearstream. All
securities in Euroclear or Clearstream are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts.
The following is based on information furnished by Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be.
Euroclear has advised us that:
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it was created in 1968 to hold securities for participants of Euroclear and to clear and settle transactions between Euroclear participants through simultaneous electronic book-entry delivery against payment, thereby
eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates and any risk from lack of simultaneous transfers of securities and cash;
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Euroclear includes various other services, including securities lending and borrowing and interfaces with domestic markets in several countries;
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Euroclear is operated by Euroclear Bank S.A./ N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System (the “Euroclear Operator”), under contract with Euroclear Clearance Systems S.C., a Belgian cooperative corporation (the
“Cooperative”);
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the Euroclear Operator conducts all operations, and all Euroclear securities clearance accounts and Euroclear cash accounts are accounts with the Euroclear Operator, not the Cooperative. The Cooperative establishes
policy for Euroclear on behalf of Euroclear participants. Euroclear participants include banks (including central banks), securities brokers and dealers and other professional financial intermediaries and may include underwriters of debt securities
offered by this prospectus;
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indirect access to Euroclear is also available to other firms that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Euroclear participant, either directly or indirectly;
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securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with the Euroclear Operator are governed by the Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the related Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System, and
applicable Belgian law (collectively, the “Terms and Conditions”);
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the Terms and Conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear, withdrawals of securities and cash from Euroclear, and receipts of payments with respect to securities in Euroclear. The Euroclear
Operator acts under the Terms and Conditions only on behalf of Euroclear participants, and has no record of or relationship with persons holding through Euroclear participants; and
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distributions with respect to debt securities held beneficially through Euroclear will be credited to the cash accounts of Euroclear participants in accordance with the Terms and Conditions, to the extent received by
the U.S. depositary for Euroclear.
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it is incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg as a professional depositary and holds securities for its participating organizations and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between
Clearstream participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of Clearstream participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates;
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Clearstream provides to Clearstream participants, among other things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally traded securities and securities lending and borrowing.
Clearstream interfaces with domestic markets in several countries;
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as a professional depositary, Clearstream is subject to regulation by the Luxembourg Monetary Institute;
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Clearstream participants are recognized financial institutions around the world, including underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations and
may include underwriters of debt securities offered by this prospectus;
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indirect access to Clearstream is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Clearstream participant either directly or
indirectly; and
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distributions with respect to the debt securities held beneficially through Clearstream will be credited to cash accounts of Clearstream participants in accordance with its rules and procedures, to the extent received
by the U.S. depositary for Clearstream.
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We have provided the descriptions herein of the operations and procedures of
Euroclear and Clearstream solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of Euroclear and Clearstream and are subject to change by them from time to time. Neither we, any underwriters nor the trustee
takes any responsibility for these operations or procedures, and you are urged to contact Euroclear or Clearstream or their respective participants directly to discuss these matters.
Secondary market trading between Euroclear participants and Clearstream participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with the
applicable rules and operating procedures of Euroclear and Clearstream and will be settled using the procedures applicable to conventional eurobonds in immediately available funds.
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Cross-market transfers between persons holding directly or indirectly through DTC, on the one
hand, and directly or indirectly through Euroclear or Clearstream participants, on the other, will be effected within DTC in accordance with DTC’s rules on behalf of the relevant European international clearing system by its U.S. depositary;
however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to the relevant European international clearing system by the counterparty in such system in accordance with its rules and procedures and within its established deadlines
(European time). The relevant European international clearing system will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its U.S. depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering
or receiving debt securities in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures. Euroclear participants and Clearstream participants may not deliver instructions directly to their respective U.S. depositaries.
Because of time-zone differences, credits of securities received in Euroclear or Clearstream as a result of a transaction with a DTC
participant will be made during subsequent securities settlement processing and dated the business day following the DTC settlement date. Such credits, or any transactions in the securities settled during such processing, will be reported to the
relevant Euroclear participants or Clearstream participants on that business day. Cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream as a result of sales of securities by or through a Euroclear participant or a Clearstream participant to a DTC participant
will be received with value on the business day of settlement in DTC but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream cash account only as of the business day following settlement in DTC.
Although DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream have agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of debt securities among
participants of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, they are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and they may discontinue the procedures at any time.
Redemption or Repayment
If there are any
provisions regarding redemption or repayment applicable to a debt security, we will describe them in your prospectus supplement.
We or
our affiliates may purchase debt securities from investors who are willing to sell from time to time, either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. Debt securities that we or they purchase may, at
our discretion, be held, resold or canceled.
Mergers and Similar Transactions
We are generally permitted under the indenture for the relevant series to merge or consolidate with another corporation or other entity. We are
also permitted under the indenture for the relevant series to sell all or substantially all of our assets to another corporation or other entity. With regard to any series of debt securities, however, we may not take any of these actions unless all
the following conditions, among other things, are met.
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If the successor entity in the transaction is not YRC Worldwide, the successor entity must expressly assume our obligations under the debt securities of that series and the indenture with respect to that series. The
successor entity may be organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
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Immediately after the transaction, no default under the debt securities of that series has occurred and is continuing. For this purpose, “default under the debt securities of that series” means an event of
default with respect to that series or any event that would be an event of default with respect to that series if the requirements for giving us default notice and for our default having to continue for a specific period of time were disregarded. We
describe these matters below under “—Default, Remedies and Waiver of Default.”
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If the conditions described
above are satisfied with respect to the debt securities of any series, we will not need to obtain the approval of the holders of those debt securities in order to merge or consolidate or to sell our
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assets. Also, these conditions will apply only if we wish to merge or consolidate with another entity or sell all or substantially all of our assets to another entity. We will not need to satisfy
these conditions if we enter into other types of transactions, including any transaction in which we acquire the stock or assets of another entity, any transaction that involves a change of control of YRC Worldwide but in which we do not merge or
consolidate and any transaction in which we sell less than substantially all our assets.
If we sell all or substantially all of our
assets, we will be released from all our liabilities and obligations under the debt securities of any series and the indenture with respect to that series.
Subordination Provisions
Holders of
subordinated debt securities should recognize that contractual provisions in the subordinated debt indenture may prohibit us from making payments on those securities. Subordinated debt securities are subordinate and junior in right of payment, to
the extent and in the manner stated in the subordinated debt indenture, to all of our senior debt, as defined in the subordinated debt indenture, including all debt securities we have issued and will issue under the senior debt indenture.
The subordinated debt indenture defines “senior debt” as:
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our indebtedness under or in respect of our credit agreement, whether for principal, interest (including interest accruing after the filing of a petition initiating any proceeding pursuant to any bankruptcy law, whether
or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such proceeding), reimbursement obligations, fees, commissions, expenses, indemnities or other amounts; and
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any other indebtedness permitted under the terms of that indenture, unless the instrument under which such indebtedness is incurred expressly provides that it is on a parity with or subordinated in right of payment to
the subordinated debt securities.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, “senior debt” will not include: (i) equity
interests; (ii) any liability for taxes; (iii) any trade payables; (iv) any indebtedness to any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (v) any indebtedness incurred in violation of the subordinated debt indenture.
We may modify the subordination provisions, including the definition of senior debt, with respect to one or more series of subordinated debt
securities. Such modifications will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The subordinated debt indenture provides that,
unless all principal of and any premium or interest on the senior debt has been paid in full, no payment or other distribution may be made in respect of any subordinated debt securities in the following circumstances:
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in the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization, assignment for creditors or other similar proceedings or events involving us or our assets;
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(a) in the event and during the continuation of any default in the payment of principal, premium or interest on any senior debt beyond any applicable grace period or (b) in the event that any event of default with
respect to any senior debt has occurred and is continuing, permitting the holders of that senior debt (or a trustee) to accelerate the maturity of that senior debt, whether or not the maturity is in fact accelerated (unless, in the case of (a) or
(b), the payment default or event of default has been cured or waived or ceased to exist and any related acceleration has been rescinded) or (c) in the event that any judicial proceeding is pending with respect to a payment default or event of
default described in (a) or (b); or
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in the event that any subordinated debt securities have been declared due and payable before their stated maturity.
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If the trustee under the subordinated debt indenture receives or any holders of the subordinated
debt securities receive any payment or distribution that is prohibited under the subordination provisions, then the trustee or the holders will have to repay that money to the holders of the senior debt.
Even if the subordination provisions prevent us from making any payment when due on the subordinated debt securities of any series, we will be
in default on our obligations under that series if we do not make the payment when due. This means that the trustee under the subordinated debt indenture and the holders of that series can take action against us, but they will not receive any money
until the claims of the holders of senior debt have been fully satisfied.
The subordinated debt indenture allows the holders of senior
debt to obtain a court order requiring us and any holder of subordinated debt securities to comply with the subordination provisions.
Defeasance,
Covenant Defeasance and Satisfaction and Discharge
When we use the term defeasance, we mean discharge from some or all of our
obligations under the indenture. If we deposit with the trustee funds or government securities, or if so provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, obligations other than government securities, sufficient to make payments on any series of
debt securities on the dates those payments are due and payable and other specified conditions are satisfied, then, at our option, either of the following will occur:
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we will be discharged from our obligations with respect to the debt securities of such series (“legal defeasance”); or
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we will be discharged from any covenants we make in the applicable indenture for the benefit of such series and the related events of default will no longer apply to us (“covenant defeasance”).
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If we defease any series of debt securities, the holders of such securities will not be entitled to the benefits of the
indenture, except for our obligations to register the transfer or exchange of such securities, replace stolen, lost or mutilated securities or maintain paying agencies and hold moneys for payment in trust. In case of covenant defeasance, our
obligation to pay principal, premium and interest on the applicable series of debt securities will also survive.
We will be required to
deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel that the deposit and related defeasance would not cause the holders of the applicable series of debt securities to recognize gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. If we elect legal defeasance,
that opinion of counsel must be based upon a ruling from the United States Internal Revenue Service or a change in law to that effect.
In
addition, we may satisfy and discharge all our obligations under the indenture with respect to debt securities of any series, other than our obligation to register the transfer of and exchange debt securities of that series, provided that we either:
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deliver all outstanding debt securities of that series to the trustee for cancellation; or
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all such debt securities not so delivered for cancellation have either become due and payable or will become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year,
and in the case of this bullet point, we have deposited with the trustee in trust an amount of cash sufficient to pay the entire indebtedness of such debt securities, including interest to the stated maturity or applicable redemption date.
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Default, Remedies and Waiver of Default
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, when we refer to an event of default with respect to any series of debt
securities, we mean any of the following:
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we do not pay the principal or any premium on any debt security of that series when due at its stated maturity, upon optional redemption, upon required purchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;
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we fail to comply for 90 days after notice with the other agreements contained in the indenture, which notice must be sent by the trustee or the holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the relevant series of debt
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we file for bankruptcy or other events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization relating to us occur; or
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if the applicable prospectus supplement states that any additional event of default applies to the series, that event of default occurs.
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We may change, eliminate, or add to the events of default with respect to any particular series or any particular debt security or debt
securities within a series, as indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement.
If you are the holder of a subordinated debt security,
all the remedies available upon the occurrence of an event of default under the subordinated debt indenture will be subject to the restrictions on the subordinated debt securities described above under “—Subordination Provisions.”
Except as otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, if an event of default has occurred with respect to any series of
debt securities and has not been cured or waived, the trustee or the holders of not less than 30% in principal amount of all debt securities of that series then outstanding may declare the entire principal amount of the debt securities of that
series to be due immediately. Except as otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, if the event of default occurs because of events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization relating to the Company, the entire principal amount of
the debt securities of that series will be automatically accelerated, without any action by the trustee or any holder.
Each of the
situations described above may result in an acceleration of the stated maturity of the affected series of debt securities. Except as otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, if the stated maturity of any series is accelerated and
a judgment for payment has not yet been obtained, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of that series may cancel the acceleration for the entire series.
If an event of default occurs, the trustee will have special duties. In that situation, the trustee will be obligated to use those of its
rights and powers under the relevant indenture, and to use the same degree of care and skill in doing so, that a prudent person would use in that situation in conducting his or her own affairs.
Except as described in the prior paragraph, the trustee is not required to take any action under the relevant indenture at the request of any
holders unless the holders offer the trustee protection satisfactory to it from loss, liability or expense. These majority holders may also direct the trustee in performing any other action under the relevant indenture with respect to the debt
securities of that series.
Except as otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, before a holder may take steps to
enforce its rights or protect its interests relating to any debt security, all of the following must occur:
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the holder must give the trustee written notice that an event of default has occurred with respect to the debt securities of the series, and the event of default must not have been cured or waived;
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the holders of at least 30% in principal amount of all debt securities of the series must request that the trustee take action because of the default, and they or other holders must offer to the trustee indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the trustee against the cost and other liabilities of taking that action;
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the trustee must not have taken action for 90 days after the above steps have been taken; and
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during those 90 days, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of the series must not have given the trustee directions that are inconsistent with such request.
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Book-entry and other indirect owners should consult their banks or brokers for information on how to give notice or direction to or make a
request of the trustee and how to declare or cancel an acceleration of the maturity.
Waiver of Default.
Except as otherwise
specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of any series may by notice to the trustee waive an existing default and its consequences for all debt securities of that series
except (i) a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on a debt security (ii) a default arising from the failure to redeem or purchase any debt security when required pursuant to the indenture or (iii) a default in respect of a
provision that under the indenture cannot be amended without the consent of each securityholder affected. If a waiver occurs, the default is deemed cured, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any consequent
right.
Annual Information about Defaults to the Trustee.
We will furnish each trustee every year a certificate indicating
whether the signers thereof know of any default that occurred in the previous year.
Modifications and Waivers
Changes Requiring Each Holder’s Approval.
Except as otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we and the
trustee may amend the indentures or the debt securities with the written consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the debt securities then outstanding. However, without the consent of each securityholder affected thereby,
an amendment or waiver may not, except as otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement:
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reduce the amount of debt securities whose holders must consent to an amendment;
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reduce the rate of, or extend the time for payment of, the interest on any debt security;
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reduce the principal of or change the stated maturity on any debt security;
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reduce the amount payable upon redemption of any debt security or change the time at which any debt security may be redeemed as described in the applicable indenture;
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permit redemption of a debt security if not previously permitted;
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change the currency of any payment on a debt security;
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impair the right of any holder of a debt security to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such holder’s debt security;
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change the amendment provisions which require each holder’s consent or in the waiver provisions; or
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change the ranking or priority of any debt security that would adversely affect the securityholders.
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Changes Not Requiring Approval.
We and the trustee may amend the indentures or the debt securities without notice to or consent
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to provide for the assumption by a successor corporation of the obligations of the Company under the indenture;
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to provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or in place of certificated debt securities (provided that the uncertificated debt securities are issued in registered form for United States federal income
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to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the holders of the debt securities or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;
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to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of the debt securities in any material respect;
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to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; or
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to make any amendment to the provisions of the indenture relating to the transfer and legending of debt securities; provided, however, that (a) compliance with the indenture as so amended would not result in debt
securities being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable securities law and (b) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of holders to transfer debt securities.
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Modification of Subordination Provisions.
We may not amend the indenture related to subordinated debt securities to alter the
subordination of any outstanding subordinated debt securities without the written consent of each holder of senior debt then outstanding who would be adversely affected (or the group or representative thereof authorized or required to consent
thereto pursuant to the instrument creating or evidencing, or pursuant to which there is outstanding, such senior debt). In addition, we may not modify the subordination provisions of the indenture related to subordinated debt securities in a
manner that would adversely affect the subordinated debt securities of any one or more series then outstanding in any material respect, without the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all affected series then
outstanding, voting together as one class (and also of any affected series that by its terms is entitled to vote separately as a series, as described below).
Book-entry and other indirect owners should consult their banks or brokers for information on how approval may be granted or denied if we seek
to change an indenture or any debt securities or request a waiver.
Changes Requiring Majority Approval.
Any other change to
a particular indenture and the debt securities issued under that indenture would require the following approval:
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if the change affects debt securities of more than one series issued under the applicable indenture, it must be approved by the holders of a majority in principal amount of all debt securities of all such series
affected by the change, with all such affected debt securities voting together as one class for this purpose and such affected debt securities of any series potentially comprising fewer than all debt securities of such series, in each case, except
as may otherwise be provided pursuant to such indenture for all or any particular debt securities of any series. This means that modification of terms with respect to certain securities of a series could be effectuated without obtaining the consent
of the holders of a majority in principal amount of other securities of such series that are not affected by such modification.
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Rules for Action by Holders
Only holders of outstanding debt securities of the applicable series will be eligible to take any action
under the applicable indenture, such as giving a notice of default, declaring an acceleration, approving any change or
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waiver or giving the trustee an instruction with respect to debt securities of that series. Also, we will count only outstanding debt securities in determining whether the various percentage
requirements for taking action have been met. Any debt securities owned by us or any of our affiliates or surrendered for cancellation or for payment or redemption of which money has been set aside in trust are not deemed to be outstanding. Any
required approval or waiver must be given by written consent.
In some situations, we may follow special rules in calculating the
principal amount of debt securities that are to be treated as outstanding for the purposes described above. This may happen, for example, if the principal amount is payable in a non-U.S. dollar currency, increases over time or is not to be fixed
until maturity.
We will generally be entitled to set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the holders that are
entitled to take action under either indenture. In certain limited circumstances, only the trustee will be entitled to set a record date for action by holders. If we or the trustee sets a record date for an approval or other action to be taken by
holders, that vote or action may be taken only by persons or entities who are holders on the record date and must be taken during the period that we specify for this purpose, or that the trustee specifies if it sets the record date. We or the
trustee, as applicable, may shorten or lengthen this period from time to time. This period, however, may not extend beyond the 180th day after the record date for the action. In addition, record dates for any global debt security may be set in
accordance with procedures established by the depositary from time to time. Accordingly, record dates for global debt securities may differ from those for other debt securities.
Form, Exchange and Transfer
If any debt
securities cease to be issued in registered global form, they will be issued only in fully registered form, without interest coupons and, unless we indicate otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, in denominations of $1,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000.
Holders may exchange their debt securities for debt securities of smaller denominations or combined into fewer debt
securities of larger denominations, as long as the total principal amount is not changed. Holders may not exchange debt securities for securities of a different series or having different terms, unless permitted by the terms of that series and
described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Holders may exchange or transfer their debt securities at the office of the trustee.
They may also replace lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated debt securities at that office. We have appointed the trustee to act as our agent for registering debt securities in the names of holders and transferring and replacing debt securities. We
may appoint another entity to perform these functions or perform them ourselves.
Holders will not be required to pay a service charge to
transfer or exchange their debt securities, but they may be required to pay for any tax or other governmental charge associated with the exchange or transfer. The transfer or exchange, and any replacement, will be made only if our transfer agent is
satisfied with the holder’s proof of legal ownership. The transfer agent may require an indemnity before replacing any debt securities.
If we have designated additional transfer agents for a debt security, they will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement. We may
appoint additional transfer agents or cancel the appointment of any particular transfer agent. We may also approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts.
If the debt securities of any series are redeemable and we redeem less than all those debt securities, we may block the transfer or exchange
of those debt securities during the period beginning 15 days before the day we mail the notice of redemption and ending on the day of that mailing, in order to freeze the list of holders to prepare the mailing. We may also refuse to register
transfers of or exchange any debt security selected for redemption, except that we will continue to permit transfers and exchanges of the unredeemed portion of any debt security being partially redeemed.
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If a debt security is issued as a global debt security, only DTC or other depositary will be
entitled to transfer and exchange the debt security as described in this subsection, since the depositary will be the sole holder of the debt security.
The rules for exchange described above apply to exchange of debt securities for other debt securities of the same series and kind. If a debt
security is convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into or for a different kind of security, such as one that we have not issued, or for other property, the rules governing that type of conversion, exercise or exchange will be described in the
applicable prospectus supplement.
Payments
We will pay interest, principal and other amounts payable with respect to the debt securities of any series to the holders of record of those
debt securities as of the record dates and otherwise in the manner specified below or in the prospectus supplement for that series.
We
will make payments on a global debt security in accordance with the applicable policies of the depositary as in effect from time to time. Under those policies, we will pay directly to the depositary, or its nominee, and not to any indirect owners
who own beneficial interests in the global debt security. An indirect owner’s right to receive those payments will be governed by the rules and practices of the depositary and its participants.
We will make payments on a debt security in non-global, registered form as follows. We will pay interest that is due on an interest payment
date by check mailed on the interest payment date to the holder at his or her address shown on the trustee’s records as of the close of business on the regular record date. We will make all other payments by check at the paying agent described
below, against surrender of the debt security. All payments by check will be made in next-day funds—i.e., funds that become available on the day after the check is cashed.
Alternatively, if a non-global debt security has a face amount of at least $1,000,000 and the holder asks us to do so, we will pay any amount
that becomes due on the debt security by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account at a bank in New York City, on the due date. To request wire payment, the holder must give the paying agent appropriate wire transfer instructions at
least five business days before the requested wire payment is due. In the case of any interest payment due on an interest payment date, the instructions must be given by the person or entity who is the holder on the relevant regular record date. In
the case of any other payment, payment will be made only after the debt security is surrendered to the paying agent. Any wire instructions, once properly given, will remain in effect unless and until new instructions are given in the manner
described above.
Book-entry and other indirect owners should consult their banks or brokers for information on how they will receive
payments on their debt securities.
Regardless of who acts as paying agent, all money paid by us to a paying agent that remains unclaimed
at the end of two years after the amount is due to a holder will be repaid to us. After that two-year period, the holder may look only to us for payment and not to the trustee, any other paying agent or anyone else.
Paying Agents
We may appoint one or more
financial institutions to act as our paying agents, at whose designated offices debt securities in non-global entry form may be surrendered for payment at their maturity. We call each of those offices a paying agent. We may add, replace or terminate
paying agents from time to time. We may also choose to act as our own paying agent. We will specify in the applicable prospectus supplement for each debt security the initial location of each paying agent for that debt security. We must notify the
trustee of changes in the paying agents.
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Notices
Notices to be given to holders of a global debt security will be given only to the depositary in accordance with its applicable policies as in
effect from time to time. Notices to be given to holders of debt securities not in global form will be sent by mail to the respective addresses of the holders as they appear in the trustee’s records, and will be deemed given when mailed.
Neither the failure to give any notice to a particular holder, nor any defect in a notice given to a particular holder, will affect the sufficiency of any notice given to another holder.
Book-entry and other indirect owners should consult their banks or brokers for information on how they will receive notices.
Our Relationship With the Trustee
The
prospectus supplement for any debt security will describe any material relationships we may have with the trustee with respect to that debt security.
The same financial institution may initially serve as the trustee for our senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities.
Consequently, if an actual or potential event of default occurs with respect to any of these securities, the trustee may be considered to have a conflicting interest for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. In that case, the
trustee may be required to resign under one or more of the indentures and we would be required to appoint a successor trustee. For this purpose, a “potential” event of default means an event that would be an event of default if the
requirements for giving us default notice or for the default having to exist for a specific period of time were disregarded.
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DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK
The following is a general description of the terms and provisions of our capital stock and is based upon our amended and restated
certificate of incorporation, as amended (“certificate of incorporation”), our amended and restated bylaws (“bylaws”), and applicable provisions of law, in each case as currently in effect on the date of this prospectus. The
following description is only a summary of the material provisions of our capital stock, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the
certificate of incorporation and bylaws. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. See “Where
You Can Find More Information.” We urge you to read the certificate of incorporation and bylaws because those documents, not this description, define your rights as holders of our common equity.
Preferred Stock
General
The following is a description of general terms and provisions of our preferred stock. As of the date of this prospectus, we had one share of
our Series A Voting Preferred Stock outstanding. See “—Description of Series A Voting Preferred Stock” for a description of the Series A Voting Preferred Stock.
We are authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value per share. Subject to the rights of the holders of any
series of preferred stock, the number of authorized shares of preferred stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power (as defined below), without a
separate class vote of the holders of the preferred stock.
Subject to limitations prescribed by law, the board of directors (the
“Board”) is authorized at any time to:
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with respect to the series of preferred stock being offered, which may include (without limitation) the following:
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whether dividends on that series of preferred stock will be cumulative, noncumulative or partially cumulative;
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Description of Series A Voting Preferred Stock
Background
We issued one share of
Series A Voting Preferred Stock to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (the “IBT”) to confer certain board representation rights to the IBT as part of a restructuring plan we completed in July 2011.
Ranking
The Series A Voting
Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $1.00 per share and ranks senior to our common stock and any other stock that ranks junior to the Series A Voting Preferred Stock with respect to distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Company.
The Series A Voting Preferred Stock is an equity interest in the Company and does not constitute
indebtedness. In the event of bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or similar proceeding with respect to us, our indebtedness will effectively rank senior to the Series A Voting Preferred Stock, and the holders of our indebtedness
will be entitled to the satisfaction of any amounts owed to them prior to the payment of the liquidation preference of any capital stock, including the Series A Voting Preferred Stock.
Liquidation Rights
If we
voluntarily or involuntarily liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs (whether completely or partially), the holder of the Series A Voting Preferred Stock is entitled to receive out of our assets available for distribution to shareholders, after
satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, if any, and before any distribution of assets is made on our common stock or any of our other shares of stock ranking junior as to such a distribution to the Series A Voting Preferred Stock, a liquidating
distribution in an amount in cash equal to $1.00. The holder of the Series A Voting Preferred Stock will not be entitled to any other amounts from us after they have received their full liquidation preference.
Dividends
The holder of the share
of Series A Voting Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to the payment of any dividends or distributions.
Redemption
The Series A Voting Preferred Stock is subject to mandatory redemption provisions and the share of Series A Voting Preferred Stock shall be
automatically redeemed, with no further action required on the part of the holder of the Series A Voting Preferred Stock, if the IBT and the Company’s subsidiaries cease to be in a collective bargaining agreement which provides for such
governance rights, if the IBT ceases to be the authorized representative of such subsidiaries’ employees or if the IBT transfers or attempts to transfer the share.
Conversion
The Series A Voting
Preferred Stock is not convertible into any other security of the Company.
Governance Rights
So long any shares of Series A Voting Preferred Stock remain outstanding and such shares have not been redeemed in accordance with their terms,
the IBT, as the holder of the share of Series A Voting Preferred Stock, will be entitled to elect two directors to the Board. Each such director elected by the IBT must not have previously been and is not permitted to become an officer, director,
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her term and must be determined by the Board to be an “Independent Director” as defined in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) and to meet the independence requirements of Rule 10A-3(b)(1)
under the Exchange Act, or such director must immediately resign from the board. The IBT may remove its appointed directors at any time, and will also be permitted to fill any vacancies to the Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement,
disqualification or removal of its appointed directors. Additionally, for so long as the IBT has the right to appoint directors, the IBT will also have the right to appoint one of its directors to serve on each of the governance, audit, finance and
compensation committees of the Board so long as such committees exist, provided that such director satisfies certain independence requirements set forth in the Company’s bylaws.
Listing of the Series A Voting Preferred Stock
The Series A Voting Preferred Stock is not listed, and we do not intend to list the Series A Voting Preferred Stock, on any national or
regional securities exchange.
Transfer Rights
Neither the Series A Voting Preferred Stock nor any of its rights are transferrable, in whole or in part.
Delivery and Form
The share of
Series A Voting Preferred Stock was issued in certificated form to the IBT.
Common Stock
General
Our certificate of
incorporation authorizes us to issue 95,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share. As of December 14, 2016, there were 33,271,357 shares of common stock issued, which included 33,270,947 outstanding shares and 410 treasury shares.
Dividends
Subject to the
preferences applicable to outstanding shares of preferred stock (if any), the holders of shares of common stock are entitled to receive ratably any dividends declared by our Board out of the funds legally available for that purpose.
Liquidation
In the event of
liquidation, holders of shares of common stock will be entitled to receive any assets remaining after the payment of our debts and the expenses of liquidation, subject to the preferences applicable to outstanding shares of preferred stock (if any).
Other
The holders of shares
of common stock have no pre-emptive, subscription or conversion rights. All issued and outstanding shares of common stock are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and any shares of common stock to be issued pursuant to this prospectus will
be fully paid and nonassessable.
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
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Voting Rights
Our common stock and Series A Voting Preferred Stock each are entitled to one vote per share.
Except as otherwise required by law, the certificate of incorporation, or any preferred stock designation, holders of common stock are not
entitled to vote on any amendment to the certificate of incorporation or any preferred stock designation that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of preferred stock if the holders of such affected series of preferred stock
are entitled to vote thereon pursuant to the certificate of incorporation, any preferred stock designation, or the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”).
Delaware Anti-Takeover Law; No Super-Majority Approval
We are not subject to Section 203 of the DGCL (“Section 203”). In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation
from engaging in various “business combination” transactions with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the time that such person became an interested stockholder, unless certain conditions are satisfied.
The certificate of incorporation does not require “super-majority” approval of any business combination transactions.
Board Size; Director Election and Removal
Our certificate of incorporation provides that the board shall initially consist of nine persons until the precise number of directors, other
than those who may be elected by the holders of one or more series of preferred stock voting separately by class or series, shall be fixed from time to time pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the whole board (the total number of
directors the Company would have if there were no vacancies). Other than the directors appointed by the IBT as the holder of the one share of Series A Voting Preferred Stock, board members are elected annually at the annual meeting of stockholders
and serve one-year terms to expire at the following annual meeting of stockholders. Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or vacancies on the Board are filled by a majority vote of the
directors then in office, and directors so chosen shall serve for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders. On March 23, 2015, the Board voted by resolution to increase the size of the Board to ten persons and thereafter filled the
new vacancy by a majority vote of the directors then in office.
Members of the board may be removed from office at any time, with or
without cause, by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the voting power. However, vacancies on the board resulting from the removal of a director appointed by the IBT may be filled solely by the IBT as the holder of the one share of
Series A Voting Preferred Stock.
Stockholder Meetings; Written Consent
Stockholders are entitled to take action by written consent if the consent is signed by holders of not less than the minimum voting power that
would be necessary to authorize or take the action at a stockholder meeting and if the board of directors approves in advance the taking of such action. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the secretary of the Company upon the
written request of at least 25% of the voting power if certain notice requirements are met.
Amendment of Bylaws
The bylaws of the Company may be amended or repealed, or new bylaws may be adopted, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power
or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole board of directors.
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Director Indemnification
The Company’s directors shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is amended to permit further elimination or limitation of the personal liability of the directors, then
the liability of the Company’s directors shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
The following description of the depositary shares and the terms of the deposit agreement is a summary. It summarizes only those aspects of
the depositary shares and those portions of the deposit agreement that we believe will be most important to your decision to invest in our depositary shares. You should keep in mind, however, that it is the deposit agreement, and not this summary,
which defines your rights as a holder of depositary shares. There may be other provisions in the deposit agreement that are also important to you. You should read the deposit agreement for a full description of the terms of the depositary shares.
The particular terms of the depositary shares offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent to which the general provisions
described below may apply to such depositary shares will be outlined in the applicable prospectus supplement.
General
We may choose to offer from time to time fractional interests in our debt securities and shares of our common stock or preferred stock. If we
do so, we will issue fractional interests in our debt securities, common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, in the form of depositary shares. Each depositary share would represent a fractional interest in a security of a particular series
of debt securities, a fraction of a share of common stock or a fraction of a share of a particular series of preferred stock, as the case may be, and would be evidenced by a depositary receipt.
We will deposit the debt securities, shares of common stock or preferred stock represented by depositary shares under a deposit agreement
between us and a depositary which we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement. Subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, as an owner of a depositary share you will be entitled, in proportion to the applicable fraction of a debt
security, share of common stock or preferred stock represented by the depositary share, to all the rights and preferences of the debt security, common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, represented by the depositary share, including, as
the case may be, interest, dividend, voting, conversion, redemption, sinking fund, repayment at maturity, subscription and liquidation rights.
Interest, Dividends and Other Distributions
The depositary will distribute all payments of interest, cash dividends or other cash distributions received in respect of the debt securities,
common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, in proportion to the numbers of the depositary shares owned by the applicable holders on the relevant record date. The depositary will distribute only an amount, however, that can be distributed
without attributing to any holder of depositary shares a fraction of one cent, and any balance not so distributed will be added to and treated as part of the next sum received by the depositary for distribution to record holders of depositary
shares.
If there is a non-cash distribution, the depositary will distribute property received by it to the record holders of depositary
shares entitled to it, unless the depositary determines that it is not feasible to make the distribution. If this happens, the depositary may, with our approval, sell the property and distribute the net sale proceeds to the holders. The deposit
agreement will also contain provisions relating to the manner in which any subscription or similar rights that we offer to holders of the preferred stock will be made available to the holders of depositary shares.
Redemption of Depositary Shares
If we
redeem a debt security, common stock or a series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares, the depositary shares will be redeemed from the redemption proceeds received by the depositary. The depositary will mail notice of redemption not
less than 30, and not more than 60, days before the date fixed for redemption to the record holders of the depositary shares to be redeemed at their addresses appearing in the depositary’s
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books. The redemption price for each depositary share will be equal to the applicable fraction of the redemption price for each debt security or share of common stock or preferred stock, as the
case may be, payable in relation to the redeemed series of debt securities, common stock or preferred stock. Whenever we redeem debt securities or shares of common stock or preferred stock held by the depositary, the depositary will redeem as of the
same redemption date the number of depositary shares representing, as the case may be, fractional interests in the debt securities or shares of common stock or preferred stock redeemed. If fewer than all the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the
depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot, proportionately or by any other equitable method as the depositary may determine.
After the date fixed for redemption, the depositary shares called for redemption will no longer be considered outstanding and all rights of
the holders of the depositary shares will cease, except the right to receive the cash, securities or other property payable upon the redemption and any cash, securities or other property to which the holders of the redeemed depositary shares were
entitled upon surrender to the depositary of the depositary receipts evidencing the depositary shares.
The amount distributed in any of
the foregoing cases will be reduced by any amount required to be withheld by us or the depositary on account of any taxes.
Exercise of Rights under
the Indentures or Voting the Common Stock or Preferred Stock
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which you are entitled to vote,
or of any request for instructions or directions from you as holder of fractional interests in debt securities, common stock or preferred stock, the depositary will mail to you the information contained in that notice. Each record holder of the
depositary shares on the record date will be entitled to instruct the depositary how to give instructions or directions with respect to the debt securities represented by that holder’s depositary shares or how to vote the amount of the common
stock or preferred stock represented by that holder’s depositary shares. The record date for the depositary shares will be the same date as the record date for the debt securities, common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be. The
depositary will endeavor, to the extent practicable, to give instructions or directions with respect to the debt securities or to vote the amount of the common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, represented by the depositary shares in
accordance with those instructions. We will agree to take all reasonable action which the depositary may deem necessary to enable the depositary to do so. The depositary will abstain from giving instructions or directions with respect to your
fractional interests in the debt securities or voting shares of the common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, if it does not receive specific instructions from you.
Amendment and Termination of the Deposit Agreement
We may enter into an agreement with the depositary at any time to amend the form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any
provision of the deposit agreement. However, the holders of a majority of the depositary shares must approve any amendment which materially and adversely alters the rights of the existing holders of depositary shares. We or the depositary may
terminate the deposit agreement only if (a) all outstanding depositary shares issued under the agreement have been redeemed or (b) a final distribution in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up has been made to the
holders of the depositary shares.
Resignation and Removal of Depositary
The depositary may resign at any time by delivering to us notice of its election to resign, and we may at any time remove the depositary. Any
resignation or removal will take effect when a successor depositary has been appointed and has accepted the appointment. Such appointment must occur within 60 days after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal. The successor depositary
must be a bank or trust company having its principal office in the United States and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000.
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Miscellaneous
The depositary will forward all reports and communications from us which are delivered to the depositary and which we are required or otherwise
determine to furnish to holders of debt securities, common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be.
We and the depositary will not
be liable under the deposit agreement to you other than for our gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. Neither we nor the depositary will be liable if we or the depositary is prevented or delayed by law or any circumstance beyond its
control in performing its obligations under the deposit agreement. Our and the depositary’s obligations under the deposit agreement will be limited to performance in good faith of our respective duties under the agreement. We and the depositary
will not be obligated to prosecute or defend any legal proceedings relating to any depositary shares, debt securities, common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, unless a satisfactory indemnity is furnished. We and the depositary may rely
upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or upon information provided by persons presenting debt securities or shares of common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, for deposit, you or other persons believed to be competent and on
documents which we and the depositary believe to be genuine.
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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
The following description of the warrants and terms of the warrant agreement is a summary. It summarizes only those aspects of the warrants
and those portions of the warrant agreement which we believe will be most important to your decision to invest in our warrants. You should keep in mind, however, that it is the warrant agreement and the warrant certificate relating to the warrants,
and not this summary, which defines your rights as a warrantholder. There may be other provisions in the warrant agreement and the warrant certificate relating to the warrants which are also important to you. You should read these documents for a
full description of the terms of the warrants.
General
We may issue warrants to purchase debt or equity securities. We may issue warrants independently or together with any offered securities. The
warrants may be attached to or separate from those offered securities. We will issue the warrants under warrant agreements to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all as described in the applicable prospectus
supplement. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants.
The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants that we may offer will contain the specific terms of the warrants. These terms may include,
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Exercise of Warrants
Each warrant will entitle the holder of warrants to purchase for cash the amount of debt or equity securities, at the exercise price stated or
determinable in the prospectus supplement for the warrants. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date shown in the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants, unless otherwise specified in the
applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void. Warrants may be exercised as described in the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants. When the warrant holder makes
the payment and properly completes and signs the warrant certificate at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as possible, forward the debt or equity securities
that the warrant holder has purchased. If the warrant holder exercises the warrant for less than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate, we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining warrants.
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DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND PURCHASE UNITS
We may issue from time to time purchase contracts, including contracts obligating holders to purchase from us and obligating us to sell to the
holders, debt securities, shares of common stock or preferred stock, or other securities that may be sold under this prospectus at a future date or dates, as the case may be. The consideration payable upon settlement of the purchase contracts, as
well as the principal amount of debt securities or number of shares of common stock, preferred stock or other securities deliverable upon settlement, may be fixed at the time the purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by a formula set
forth in the purchase contracts. The purchase contracts may be issued separately or as part of units consisting of a purchase contract and other securities or obligations issued by us, in each case, securing the holders’ obligations to purchase
the relevant securities under the purchase contracts. The purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the purchase contracts or units or vice versa, and such payments may be unsecured or prefunded on some basis. The
purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations under the purchase contracts in a specified manner and, in certain circumstances, we may deliver newly issued prepaid purchase contracts, often known as prepaid securities, upon
release to a holder of any collateral securing such holder’s obligations under the original purchase contract.
The applicable
prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any purchase contracts or purchase units and, if applicable, prepaid securities. The description in the prospectus supplement will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by
reference to the purchase contracts, and, if applicable, collateral arrangements and depositary arrangements, relating to the purchase contracts or purchase units and, if applicable, the prepaid securities and the document pursuant to which the
prepaid securities will be issued.
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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
We may issue from time to time units comprised of one or more of the other securities that may be offered under this prospectus, in any
combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement
under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately at any time, or at any time before a specified date.
Any applicable prospectus supplement will describe:
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DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS
This section describes the general terms of the subscription rights to purchase common stock or other securities that we may offer to
stockholders using this prospectus. The following description is only a summary and does not purport to be complete. You must look at the applicable forms of subscription agent agreement and subscription certificate for a full understanding of all
terms of any series of subscription rights. The forms of the subscription agent agreement and the subscription certificate will be filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Subscription rights may be issued independently or together with any other security and may or may not be transferable. As part of
the rights offering, we may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement under which the underwriters or any other person would purchase any securities that are not purchased in such rights offering. If we issue subscription rights, they
may be governed by a separate subscription agent agreement that we will sign with a bank or trust company, as rights agent, that will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement. The rights agent will act solely as our agent and will not assume
any obligation to any holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights.
In general, a right entitles the holder to purchase
for cash a specific number of shares of common stock or other securities at a specified exercise price. The rights are normally issued to stockholders as of a specific record date, may be exercised only for a limited period of time and become void
following the expiration of such period. If we determine to issue subscription rights, we will accompany this prospectus with a prospectus supplement that will describe, among other things:
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rights issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than stockholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to
standby arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell any series of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depository shares, warrants, purchase contracts and units being
offered directly to underwriters or dealers for resale to the public or to institutional investors, directly to institutional investors, directly to a limited number of purchasers or to a single purchaser, through agents to the public or to
institutional investors, or through a combination of any of these methods of sale.
The distribution of the securities may be effected
from time to time in one or more transactions at fixed prices, which may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, in “at the market offerings” within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, at prices
related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The prospectus supplement will set forth the terms of the offering, including the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, the purchase price of such securities and the proceeds to us
from such sale, any underwriting discounts and commissions or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation, any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or paid to dealers or
any securities exchange on which such securities may be listed. Any initial public offering price, discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
Any discounts, concessions or commissions received by underwriters or agents and any profits on the resale of securities by them may be deemed
to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. If underwriters are used in the sale of any securities, the securities may be offered either to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters,
or directly by underwriters. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, the obligations of underwriters to purchase the offered securities will be subject to certain conditions precedent, and such underwriters will be
obligated to purchase all such securities, if any are purchased.
We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell
securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this
prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third parties may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of
securities, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of securities. The third parties in such sale transactions will be underwriters and, if not identified in this
prospectus, will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement or a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement.
If
indicated in an applicable prospectus supplement, we may sell the securities through agents from time to time. The applicable prospectus supplement will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities and any commissions paid to them.
Generally, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
We may also sell securities upon the
exercise of rights that may be distributed to security holders.
Under certain circumstances, we may repurchase offered securities and
reoffer them to the public as set forth above. We may also arrange for repurchase and resale of such offered securities by dealers.
We
may also offer and sell securities, if so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise, by one or more
firms referred to as remarketing firms, acting as principals for their own accounts or as our agents. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its agreement, if any, with us and its compensation will be described in the applicable
prospectus supplement. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act in connection with the securities they remarket.
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We may authorize underwriters, dealers or other persons acting as agents for them to solicit
offers by certain institutions to purchase securities from us pursuant to contracts providing for payment and delivery on a future date. Institutions with which such contracts may be made include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies,
pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable institutions and others, but in all cases we must approve such institutions. The obligations of any purchaser under any such contract will be subject to the conditions that the purchase
of the offered securities shall not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to which such purchaser is subject. The underwriters and such other agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or
performance of such contracts.
In connection with the offering of securities, we may grant to the underwriters an option to purchase
additional securities to cover over-allotments at the initial public offering price, with an additional underwriting commission, as may be set forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement. If we grant any over-allotment option, the terms of such
over-allotment option will be set forth in the prospectus supplement for such securities.
The securities may be a new issue of securities
that have no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom securities are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in such securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at
any time without notice. Such securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of or the existence of trading markets for any securities.
We may indemnify agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act, or our agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms may be entitled to contribution with respect to payments that such parties may be required to make in respect thereof. Our agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms, or their
affiliates, may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform other services for us, in the ordinary course of business.
Any
underwriter may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Over-allotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create
a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short-covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after
the distribution is completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a covering transaction to cover short
positions. Those activities may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of the activities at any time.
In compliance with the guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), the aggregate maximum discount,
commission or agency fees or other items constituting underwriting compensation to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker-dealer will not exceed 8% of any offering pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement
or pricing supplement, as the case may be; however, it is anticipated that the maximum commission or discount to be received in any particular offering of securities will be significantly less than this amount.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (a partnership that includes professional corporations), Chicago, Illinois, will issue an opinion about certain legal
matters with respect to the securities offered hereby. Any underwriters or agents will be advised about other issues relating to any offering by counsel named in the applicable prospectus supplement.
EXPE
RTS
The consolidated financial statements of YRCW as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2015, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015 have been incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the reports
of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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$350,000,000
YRC Worldwide Inc.
Debt Securities
Common Stock
Preferred
Stock
Depositary Shares
Warrants
Purchase
Contracts
Units
Subscription Rights
PROSPECTUS
The date of this prospectus
is , 2017.
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide
you with different information. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of this prospectus. We are not making an offer of these securities in
any state where the offer is not permitted.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following is a statement of the estimated expenses, to be paid solely by YRCW, in connection with the issuance and distribution of the
securities being registered hereby:
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offering of securities under this registration statement on Form S-3. An estimate of the aggregate expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being offered will be included in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The following summaries are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of any statutes referred to below and the certificate
of incorporation and the bylaws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any applicable guarantor of securities
YRC
Worldwide Inc. (the “Company”) is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.
The Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended, of the Company provides that the Company’s directors shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the
director’s duty of loyalty to the registrant or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law (the “DGCL”), or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company also provide that if the DGCL is amended to permit further elimination
or limitation of the personal liability of the directors, then the liability of the Company’s directors shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
The Bylaws of the Company and DGCL Section 145 together provide that the Company shall indemnify its present or former directors and officers,
as well as other employees and may indemnify other individuals (each an “Indemnified Party”, and collectively, “Indemnified Parties”), against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than in connection with actions by or in the right of the Company (a “derivative action”), if an
Indemnified Party acted in good faith and in a manner such Indemnified Party reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the registrant’s best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe that his or her conduct was unlawful; and to the extent that a present or former director or officer has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
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defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred. A similar
standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that each registrant may only indemnify an Indemnified Party for expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such derivative
action. Additionally, in the context of a derivative action, DGCL Section 145 requires a court approval before there can be any indemnification where an Indemnified Party has been found liable to the applicable registrant. The statute provides that
it is not exclusive of other indemnification arrangements that may be granted pursuant to a corporation’s charter, bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise.
The Company maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance against any actual or alleged error, misstatement, misleading
statement, act, omission, neglect or breach of duty by any director or officer, excluding certain maters including fraudulent, dishonest or criminal acts or self-dealing. The Company also maintains an employed lawyers’ insurance policy for
employees (including officers) that are licensed to practice law (“counsel”).
The Company has entered into indemnification
agreements with certain of its directors, officers, and counsel. Under the indemnification agreements, the Company agreed to indemnify each indemnified party, subject to certain limitations, to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law against
all litigation costs, including attorneys fees and expenses, and losses, in connection with any proceeding to which the indemnified party is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, by reason of the fact that the indemnified party is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent of another entity related to the business of the Company. The indemnification agreements also
provide (i) for the advancement of expenses by the Company, subject to certain conditions, (ii) a procedure for determining an indemnified party’s entitlement to indemnification and (iii) for certain remedies for the indemnified party. In
addition, the indemnification agreements require the Company to cover the indemnified party under any directors’ and officers’ insurance policy or, with respect to counsel, under any employed lawyers insurance policy, maintained by the
Company.
Item 16. Exhibits.
Reference is made to the attached Exhibit Index which is incorporated in this Item 16 by reference.
Item 17. Undertakings.
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective
amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
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(iii)
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To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
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provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section
do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section
13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
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(2)
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
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(3)
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To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
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(4)
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That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
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(i)
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Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration
statement; and
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(ii)
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Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x)
for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after
effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be
deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement
or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part
of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
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(5)
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That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a
primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by
means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
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(i)
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Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
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(ii)
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Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
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(iii)
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The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
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(iv)
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Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
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(b)
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or
section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference
in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
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(c)
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If the securities being registered are offered to existing security holders pursuant to warrants or subscription rights and any securities not taken by security holders are to be reoffered to the public, each
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the
amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the
prospectus or applicable prospectus supplement, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.
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(d)
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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(e)
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Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939 in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
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SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Overland Park, State of Kansas, on January 19, 2017.
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YRC Worldwide Inc.
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By:
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/s/ J
AMES
L. W
ELCH
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James L. Welch
Chief Executive
Officer
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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James L. Welch
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Director and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
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January 19, 2017
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/s/ S
TEPHANIE
D. F
ISHER
Stephanie D. Fisher
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Acting Chief Financial Officer,
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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January 19, 2017
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Raymond J. Bromark
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Director
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January 19, 2017
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Douglas A. Carty
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Director
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January 19, 2017
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William R. Davidson
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Director
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January 19, 2017
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Matthew A. Doheny
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Director
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January 19, 2017
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Robert L. Friedman
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Director
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January 19, 2017
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James E. Hoffman
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Director
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January 19, 2017
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Michael J. Kneeland
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Director
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January 19, 2017
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Patricia M. Nazemetz
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Director
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January 19, 2017
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James J. Winestock
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Director
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January 19, 2017
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*By:
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/s/ James A. Fry
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James A. Fry, as Attorney-in-Fact
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SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITS
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1.1*
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Form of Underwriting Agreement.
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3.1.1
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 16, 2011, File No. 000-12255).
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3.1.2
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Certificate of Designations of Series A Voting Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 25, 2011, File No. 000-12255).
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3.1.3
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Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation reducing the number of authorized shares of capital stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December
1, 2011, File No. 000-12255).
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3.1.4
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Certificate of Elimination of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 1, 2011, File No. 000-12255).
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3.1.5
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Certificate of Designations, Preferences, Powers and Rights of Class A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 31, 2014, File No.
000-12255).
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3.1.6
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Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company amending the number of authorized capital stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 17, 2014, File No.
000-12255).
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3.2
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, adopted as of September 16, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 16, 2011, File No. 000-12255).
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4.1***
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Form of Indenture for Senior Debt Securities among YRC Worldwide Inc., the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
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4.2*
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Form of Senior Debt Securities.
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4.3***
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Form of Indenture for Subordinated Debt Securities among YRC Worldwide Inc., the guarantors named therein, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
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4.4*
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Form of Subordinated Debt Securities.
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4.5*
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Form of Warrant Agreement(s) (including form of Warrant Certificate(s)).
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4.6*
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Form of Deposit Agreement (including form of Depositary Receipt).
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4.7*
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Form of Purchase Contract (including form of Purchase Contract certificate) and, if applicable, Pledge Agreement.
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4.8*
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Form of Unit Agreement (including form of Unit Certificate).
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4.9*
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Form of Certificate of Designation.
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5.1***
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Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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12.1***
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Statements re Computation of Ratios.
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23.1**
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Consent of KPMG LLP.
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23.2***
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Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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24.1***
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Powers of Attorney (included in signature pages).
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25.1**
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Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 for the form of senior indenture for the Senior Debt Securities.
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25.2**
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Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 for the form of subordinated indenture for the Subordinated Debt Securities.
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To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) under the Exchange Act.
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Indicates documents filed herewith.
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Indicates previously filed.
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