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NMG is not required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Senior Subordinated
Notes, but, under certain circumstances, NMG may be required to offer to purchase Senior Subordinated Notes as described below. NMG
may from time to time acquire Senior Subordinated Notes by means other than a redemption, whether by tender offer, in open market
purchases, through negotiated transactions or otherwise, in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Except as described below, the Senior Subordinated Notes are not redeemable at NMG's option prior to October 15, 2010. From
and after October 15, 2010, NMG may redeem the Senior Subordinated Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to
105.188% of principal amount, declining annually to 100% of principal amount on October 15, 2013, plus accrued and unpaid interest,
and Additional Interest (as defined in the Senior Subordinated Indenture), if any, thereon to the applicable redemption date.
Prior to October 15, 2008, NMG may, at its option, subject to certain conditions, redeem up to 35% of the original aggregate
principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes at a redemption price equal to 110.375% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, and Additional Interest, if any, thereon to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more
equity offerings of NMG or any direct or indirect parent of NMG to the extent such net proceeds are contributed to NMG.
At any time prior to October 15, 2010, NMG also may redeem all or a part of the Senior Subordinated Notes at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes redeemed plus an applicable premium, as provided in the
Senior Subordinated Indenture, as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the redemption date.
Upon the occurrence of a change of control (as defined in the Senior Subordinated Indenture), NMG will make an offer to
purchase all of the Senior Subordinated Notes at a price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and
unpaid interest, and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of purchase.
The indenture governing the Senior Subordinated Notes contains covenants substantially similar to those applicable to NMG's
Senior Notes described above. The Senior Subordinated Indenture also provides for events of default, which, if any of them occurs, would
permit or require the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all outstanding Senior Notes to be due and
payable immediately, subject to certain exceptions.
Redemption of 2008 Notes. In May 1998, NMG issued $125.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2008 Notes. Upon
closing of the Transactions, NMG called its 2008 Notes for redemption pursuant to their terms. On November 7, 2005, NMG used
$134.7 million of reserved cash to redeem its 2008 Notes, which included a call premium of $6.2 million plus accrued interest of
$3.5 million through the redemption date.
Interest Rate Swaps. NMG uses derivative financial instruments to help manage its interest rate risk. Effective December 6,
2005, NMG entered into floating to fixed interest rate swap agreements for an aggregate notional amount of $1,000.0 million to limit its
exposure to interest rate increases related to a portion of its floating rate indebtedness. The interest rate swap agreements terminate after
five years. As of the effective date, NMG designated the interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. As a result, changes in the fair value of
NMG's swaps are recorded subsequent to the effective date as a component of other comprehensive income.
At July 29, 2006, the fair value of NMG's interest rate swap agreements was a gain of approximately $20.2 million, which
amount is included in other assets. As a result of the swap agreements, NMG's effective fixed interest rates as to the $1,000.0 million in
floating rate indebtedness will range from 6.931% to 7.499% per quarter and result in an average fixed rate of 7.285%.
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