Limitation on Liens on Stock of Restricted and Principal Subsidiaries and on Issuance
or Disposition of Stock of Restricted and Principal Subsidiaries
The 2013 senior debt indenture provides that we will not, nor
will we permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, issue, assume, incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money (which we refer to in this prospectus as Debt) secured by a mortgage, security interest, pledge,
lien or other encumbrance upon any shares of stock of any Restricted Subsidiary without effectively providing that the senior debt securities (together with, if we shall so determine, any other indebtedness of or guarantee by us ranking equally with
the senior debt securities and then existing or thereafter created) will be secured equally and ratably with that Debt. (Section 1006 of the 2013 senior debt indenture)
For purposes of the 2013 senior debt indenture, Restricted Subsidiary means each of Interfinancial Inc., Union Security Insurance
Company and American Security Insurance Company so long as each remains a subsidiary, as well as any successor to all or a principal part of the business of that subsidiary and any other subsidiary which our board of directors designates as a
Restricted Subsidiary. (Section 101 of the 2013 senior debt indenture)
The 2004 senior debt indenture provides that we will not, nor will
we permit any of our Principal Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, issue, assume, incur, guarantee or permit to exist any Indebtedness that is secured by a mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest or other encumbrance on any of the
common stock of a Principal Subsidiary owned by us or by any of our Principal Subsidiaries, unless our obligations under the debt securities and, if we so elect, any other of our Indebtedness ranking on a parity with, or prior to, the debt
securities, shall be secured equally and ratably with, or prior to, such secured Indebtedness so long as it is outstanding and is so secured. (Section 10.3 of the 2004 senior debt indenture)
For the purposes of the 2004 senior debt indenture, Indebtedness is defined as the principal of and interest due on indebtedness
of a Person, whether outstanding on the original date of issuance of the debt securities or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, which is (a) indebtedness for money borrowed and (b) any amendments, renewals, extensions, modifications
and refundings of any such indebtedness. For the purposes of this definition, (i) Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or
any agency or political subdivision thereof and (ii) indebtedness for money borrowed means (1) any obligation of, or any obligation guaranteed by, such Person for the repayment of borrowed money, whether or not evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or other written instruments, (2) any obligation of, or any such obligation guaranteed by, such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar written instruments, including obligations assumed or incurred in
connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses (provided, however, that (x) the deferred purchase price of any business or property or assets shall not be considered Indebtedness if the purchase price thereof is payable in
full within 90 days from the date on which such indebtedness was created and (y) trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business shall not be considered Indebtedness) and (3) any obligations of
such Person as lessee under leases required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee under generally accepted accounting principles and leases of property or assets made as part of any sale and lease-back transaction to which such Person
is a party. (Section 1.1 of the 2004 senior debt indenture)
Furthermore, for the purposes of the 2004 senior debt indenture,
Principal Subsidiary means a consolidated subsidiary of Assurant that, as of the time of the determination of whether such consolidated subsidiary is a Principal Subsidiary, accounted, in each case, for 10% or more of the
total assets of Assurant and its consolidated subsidiaries, as set forth in the most recent balance sheet filed by Assurant with the SEC. (Section 1.1 of the 2004 senior debt indenture)
We will not, nor will we permit any Restricted Subsidiary (under the 2013 senior debt indenture) or Principal Subsidiary (under the 2004
senior debt indenture) to, issue, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose
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