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As Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 033-64261
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated June 9, 1997)
$3,500,000,000
The Chase Manhattan Corporation
Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series C
Subordinated Medium-Term Notes, Series A
Due from 9 Months to 30 Years from Date of Issue
The Chase Manhattan Corporation (the "Company") may offer from time to time its
Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series C (the "Senior Notes") and its Subordinated
Medium-Term Notes, Series A (the "Subordinated Notes" and, together with the
Senior Notes, the "Notes"), having an aggregate initial public offering price
not to exceed $3,500,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in foreign currencies or
composite currencies, including European Currency Units), subject to reduction
as a result of the sale of other Debt Securities or Offered Securities (as each
such term is defined in the accompanying Prospectus). Unless otherwise specified
in the applicable Pricing Supplement, each Note will bear interest at a fixed
rate (a "Fixed Rate Note"), which may be zero in the case of certain Notes
issued at a price representing a discount from the principal amount payable at
maturity, or at a floating rate (a "Floating Rate Note") determined by reference
to the CD Rate, the Commercial Paper Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate,
LIBOR, the Treasury Rate or the Prime Rate, as adjusted by the Spread or Spread
Multiplier (as each such term is defined in this Prospectus Supplement), if any,
applicable to such Note. Interest rates and interest rate formulas are subject
to change by the Company but no such change will affect any Note already issued
or which the Company has agreed to issue. Each Note will mature on a date from 9
months to 30 years from its date of issue, as mutually agreed between the
purchaser and the Company. If the Notes are to be denominated in a foreign
currency or composite currency, then certain provisions with respect thereto
will be set forth in a foreign currency supplement hereto ("Multi-Currency
Prospectus Supplement") and the applicable pricing supplement hereto ("Pricing
Supplement"). Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement,
the Notes may not be redeemed prior to maturity by the Company, or repaid at the
option of the holder, and will be issued in fully registered form in
denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
The Notes will not be subject to any sinking fund. See "Description of the
Medium-Term Notes" in this Prospectus Supplement.
The Notes may be issued as Senior Securities or Subordinated Securities.
Subordinated Securities will be subordinated to all Senior Indebtedness and,
under certain circumstances, to Additional Senior Obligations of the Company,
and are subject to acceleration only upon certain events of bankruptcy or
reorganization of the Company. There will be no right of acceleration of the
payment of the principal of the Subordinated Notes upon a default in the payment
of interest or a default in the performance of any covenant or agreement in the
Subordinated Notes or the Subordinated Indenture (as defined in this Prospectus
Supplement). See "Description of Debt Securities -- Subordinated Securities" in
the accompanying Prospectus.
Each Note will be represented either by a certificate issued in definitive form
(a "Certificated Note"), or by a global Note (a "Global Note") registered in the
name of a nominee of The Depository Trust Company, as Depositary, or other
depositary (each such Note represented by a Global Note being referred to herein
as a "Book-Entry Note"). Beneficial interests in Book-Entry Notes will be shown
on, and transfers thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by
the Depositary or its participants. A beneficial interest in a Book-Entry Note
will be exchanged for Notes in definitive form only under the limited
circumstances described in this Prospectus Supplement. See "Description of the
Medium-Term Notes -- Book-Entry Notes" in this Prospectus Supplement.
The series designation of the Notes, the interest rate or interest rate formula,
if any, issue price, stated maturity, any interest payment dates, any redemption
provisions, and any repayment provisions for each Note and whether such Note
will be a Book-Entry Note or a Certificated Note will be established by the
Company prior to the date of issuance of such Note and will be indicated in the
applicable Pricing Supplement.
THE NOTES ARE UNSECURED DEBT OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY, ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR
OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON
THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, ANY
SUPPLEMENT HERETO OR THE PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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Agents' Discounts and Commissions
Price to Public (1) (2) Proceeds to Company (2)(3)
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Per Note 100% .125% - .750% 99.250% - 99.875%
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Total $3,500,000,000(4) $4,375,000 - 26,250,000(4) $3,473,750,000 - 3,495,625,000(4)
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(1) Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, each Note
will be issued at 100% of its principal amount.
(2) The Company will pay to one or more Agents (as defined herein) a commission,
which may range from .125% to .750% of the principal amount of any Note,
depending upon its maturity, sold through such Agent, unless otherwise
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement. The Company may also sell
Notes to any Agent, acting as principal, at a discount for resale at a fixed
offering price or at varying prices related to market prices at the time of
resale. The commission on or discount with respect to such sales will be
negotiated at the time of such sale. The Company may also sell Notes
directly to investors, and no commission will be payable on any such sales
made by the Company. The Company will agree to indemnify each Agent against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.
(3) Assuming Notes are issued at 100% of principal amount and before deducting
expenses payable by the Company estimated at $200,000.
(4) Or the equivalent thereof denominated in foreign currencies or composite
currencies at the date of issue.
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This Prospectus Supplement and the related Prospectus may be used by direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, including Chase Securities
Inc., in connection with offers and sales relating to secondary market
transactions in the Notes. Such subsidiaries may act as principal or agent in
such transactions. Such sales will be made at prices related to prevailing
market prices at the time of sale.
The Notes are being offered on a continuing basis by the Company in those
jurisdictions where such offering by the Company is authorized. The Company may
also offer the Notes through one or more Agents, who may include affiliates of
the Company, who have separately agreed to use their reasonable efforts to
solicit offers to purchase the Notes (each, an "Agent"). The Company may also
sell the Notes to any Agent, acting as principal, for its own account or for
resale to one or more investors or to another broker-dealer (acting as principal
for purposes of resale) at a fixed offering price or at varying prices related
to prevailing market prices at the time of resale. The Company may also accept
(but not solicit) offers to purchase Notes through additional agents on
substantially the same terms and conditions as would apply to sales through
Agents. The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange, and there can
be no assurance that the Notes will be sold or that there will be a secondary
market for the Notes. The Company reserves the right to withdraw, cancel or
modify the offer or solicitation of offers made hereby without notice. The
Company or any Agent, if it solicits such offer, may reject any offer in whole
or in part. See "Plan of Distribution" in this Prospectus Supplement.
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LOGO The date of this Prospectus Supplement is June 12, 1997.
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CERTAIN PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN THIS OFFERING MAY ENGAGE IN TRANSACTIONS
THAT STABILIZE, MAINTAIN OR OTHERWISE AFFECT THE PRICE OF THE NOTES, INCLUDING
OVERALLOTMENT, STABILIZING TRANSACTIONS AND SYNDICATE SHORT COVERING
TRANSACTIONS. FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THESE ACTIVITIES, SEE "PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION."
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDIUM-TERM NOTES
The following description of the particular terms of the Notes offered
hereby (referred to in the accompanying Prospectus as the "Debt Securities" and
the "Senior Securities" or the "Subordinated Securities", as applicable)
supplements, and to the extent inconsistent therewith replaces, the description
of the general terms and provisions of the Debt Securities, Senior Securities
and Subordinated Securities, as the case may be, set forth in the Prospectus, to
which description reference is hereby made. The following description will apply
to the Notes unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Reference is also made to the Glossary in this Prospectus Supplement for
the definition of some of the terms used herein.
GENERAL
As of the date of this Prospectus Supplement, the Notes are limited to an
aggregate initial public offering price not to exceed U.S. $3,500,000,000 (or
the equivalent thereof in foreign currencies or composite currencies, including
European Currency Units), subject to reduction as a result of the sale of other
Debt Securities or Offered Securities. Such limit may be increased by action of
the Company's Board of Directors or, subject to certain limitations, its
Borrowings Committee.
The Notes offered hereby may be Senior Securities or Subordinated
Securities. The Notes constituting Senior Securities will be issued under the
Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1989, as amended, between the Company and
Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee (the "Senior Indenture"), will constitute one
series of Senior Securities established by the Company pursuant to such Senior
Indenture and will rank pari passu with all other Senior Securities of the
Company. The Notes constituting Subordinated Securities will be issued under the
Indenture, dated as of April 1, 1987, as amended and restated as of December 15,
1992, and as further supplemented as of October 8, 1996, between the Company and
First Trust of New York, National Association, as Trustee (the "Subordinated
Indenture" and, together with the Senior Indenture, the "Indentures"), will
constitute one series of Subordinated Securities established by the Company
pursuant to such Subordinated Indenture, will rank pari passu with all other
subordinated debt of the Company and, together with such other subordinated
debt, will be subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of
the Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Subordinated Indenture) of the
Company and, under the circumstances described in the Subordinated Indenture, to
Additional Senior Obligations of the Company. See "Description of Debt
Securities -- Subordinated Securities -- Subordination" in the accompanying
Prospectus. As of March 31, 1997, the aggregate principal amount of Senior
Indebtedness and Additional Senior Obligations (as each such term is defined in
the Subordinated Indenture) outstanding was approximately $7.6 billion. The
statements in this Prospectus Supplement concerning the Notes do not purport to
be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to,
the Senior Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture, including definitions
therein of certain terms.
Payment of principal of the Notes constituting Subordinated Securities may
be accelerated only upon certain events of bankruptcy or reorganization of the
Company. There is no right of acceleration of the payment of principal of the
Notes constituting Subordinated Securities upon a default in the payment of
interest on such Notes or in the performance of any covenant of the Company
contained in the Subordinated Indenture. See "Description of Debt
Securities -- Subordinated Securities -- Defaults and Waiver Thereof " in the
accompanying Prospectus. Except as may be set forth in a supplement to this
Prospectus Supplement, the Notes constituting Subordinated Securities are not
convertible into any other securities and are not exchangeable for Capital
Securities (as defined in the
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Subordinated Indenture) of the Company. See "Description of Debt
Securities -- Subordinated Securities" in the accompanying Prospectus.
The Notes are being offered on a continuing basis. Each Note will mature on
a Business Day from 9 months to 30 years from its date of issue, as mutually
agreed between the purchaser and the Company. Except as provided in the
applicable Pricing Supplement, the Notes will not be subject to redemption or
repayment prior to maturity and will not be subject to any sinking fund.
The Notes may bear interest at (i) a fixed rate (a "Fixed Rate Note") or
(ii) a floating rate (a "Floating Rate Note") on which rates are determined, and
adjusted periodically, by reference to an interest rate basis or formula,
adjusted by a Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any. See "Interest and Interest
Rates" below. Fixed Rate Notes may be issued in the form of Original Issue
Discount Notes (as defined in "Certain United States Federal Income Tax
Consequences" below) which will be offered at a discount from the principal
amount thereof due at the stated maturity of such Notes. There may not be any
periodic payments of interest on Original Issue Discount Notes. Unless otherwise
stated in the applicable Pricing Supplement, in the event of an acceleration of
maturity of any Original Issue Discount Note, the amount payable to the holder
of such Original Issue Discount Note upon such acceleration will equal its
adjusted issue price which will be an amount less than the amount payable at the
maturity of the principal of such Original Issue Discount Note. For a discussion
of the United States federal income tax consequences with respect to Original
Issue Discount Notes, see "Certain United States Federal Income Tax
Consequences" below.
The Notes will be denominated in U.S. dollars and payments of principal of
and interest on the Notes will be made in U.S. dollars, except as may otherwise
be provided in an applicable Pricing Supplement and Multi-Currency Prospectus
Supplement. Except as provided in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the
authorized denominations of the Notes denominated in U.S. dollars will be U.S.
$1,000 and integral multiples of U.S. $1,000 in excess thereof.
Each Note will be issued initially as either a Book-Entry Note or a
Certificated Note in fully registered form without coupons. All Notes issued on
the same day and having the same terms (including, but not limited to, the same
series designation, Interest Payment Dates, rate of interest, date of maturity
and redemption or repayment provisions) will be represented by a single
Book-Entry Note. A beneficial interest in a Book-Entry Note will be shown on,
and transfers thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by the
Depositary or its participants and, except under the limited circumstances
described below, Book-Entry Notes will not be issuable in certificated form. See
"Book-Entry Notes" below. Certificated Notes may be presented for registration
of transfer or exchange at the corporate trust office of The Chase Manhattan
Bank in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.
With respect to Book-Entry Notes, payments of principal and interest will
be made to the Depositary or its nominee. Payments to beneficial owners of
Book-Entry Notes will be made through the Depositary and its participants. See
"Book-Entry Notes" below.
With respect to Certificated Notes, except as provided in the applicable
Pricing Supplement, (i) interest (other than interest payable upon maturity, or
upon earlier redemption or repayment, of principal) will be payable by check to
the person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on the
applicable Record Date before each Interest Payment Date, provided that a holder
of $10,000,000 or more in aggregate principal amount of Certificated Notes of
like tenor and terms shall be entitled to receive such payments in U.S. dollars
by wire transfer of immediately available funds (but only if appropriate payment
instructions have been received in writing by the Paying Agent (as defined
below) not less than 15 calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment
Date), (ii) interest payable upon maturity, or upon earlier redemption or
repayment, of principal will be payable to the person to whom principal is
payable and (iii) at maturity, or upon earlier redemption or repayment of
principal, payments of principal and interest will be made upon presentment of
the Note to the paying agent for the Notes, which will initially be The Chase
Manhattan Bank, located at 450 West 33rd Street, New York, New York 10001.
Each Multi-Currency Prospectus Supplement relating to Notes denominated in
other than U.S. dollars will describe certain terms that relate to such Notes.
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INTEREST AND INTEREST RATES
Each Note will accrue interest from and including its date of issue and
will be either a Fixed Rate Note or a Floating Rate Note. The applicable Pricing
Supplement will designate whether a particular Note is a Fixed Rate Note or a
Floating Rate Note and, in the case of a Floating Rate Note, whether such Note
is a CD Rate Note, a Commercial Paper Rate Note, a Federal Funds Effective Rate
Note, a LIBOR Note, a Treasury Rate Note, a Prime Rate Note or a Note based on
such other interest rate formula as is set forth in such Pricing Supplement.
CD Rate Notes, Commercial Paper Rate Notes, Federal Funds Effective Rate
Notes, LIBOR Notes, Treasury Rate Notes, Prime Rate Notes or Notes based on
other interest rate formulas will have daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly,
semi-annual or annual resets of the rate of interest, and the Reset Dates will
be specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement and on the face of each Note.
In addition, the applicable Pricing Supplement will specify the Spread or Spread
Multiplier, if any, and the Maximum Interest Rate or Minimum Interest Rate
limitation, if any, applicable to each Floating Rate Note. The Pricing
Supplement may also contain particulars as to the Calculation Agent, Calculation
Date, Index Maturity, Initial Interest Rate, Interest Determination Date,
Interest Payment Date and Record Dates with respect to each Note. The interest
rate on the Notes will in no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted by
New York law as the same may be modified by United States laws of general
application. Under current New York law, the maximum rate of interest is 25% per
annum on a simple interest basis. This limit will not apply to Notes in a
principal amount of $2,500,000 or more.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement, each
interest payment on any Interest Payment Date in respect of Floating Rate Notes
(other than Floating Rate Notes that reset daily or weekly) will include
interest accrued from and including the date of issue or the last date to which
interest has been paid, as the case may be, to but excluding the applicable
Interest Payment Date or the date of maturity, as the case may be. In the case
of Floating Rate Notes that reset daily or weekly, unless otherwise indicated in
the applicable Pricing Supplement, each interest payment on any Interest Payment
Date will include interest accrued from and including the date of issue or from
but excluding the last date in respect of which interest has been paid, as the
case may be, to and including the Record Date preceding the applicable Interest
Payment Date or to but excluding the date of maturity, as the case may be.
With respect to a Floating Rate Note, accrued interest will be calculated
by multiplying the principal amount of such Note by an accrued interest factor.
Such accrued interest factor will be computed by adding the interest factors
calculated for each day in the period for which accrued interest is being
calculated. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the
interest factor (expressed as a decimal rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth,
with five hundred-thousandths rounded upwards) for each such day is computed by
dividing the interest rate in effect on such day (expressed as a decimal rounded
to the nearest ten-thousandth, with five hundredth-thousandths rounded upwards)
by (i) the actual number of days in the year, in the case of Treasury Rate
Notes, and (ii) 360, in the case of all other Floating Rate Notes. The interest
rate in effect on each day with respect to a Floating Rate Note will be (i) if
such day is a Reset Date, the interest rate with respect to the Interest
Determination Date pertaining to such Reset Date, or (ii) if such day is not a
Reset Date, the interest rate with respect to the Interest Determination Date
pertaining to the preceding Reset Date, subject in either case to any adjustment
by a Spread or a Spread Multiplier and to any Maximum Interest Rate or Minimum
Interest Rate limitation. In all such cases, however, (i) the interest rate in
effect for the period from and including the date of issue to the initial Reset
Date set forth in the Pricing Supplement with respect to such Note will be the
Initial Interest Rate specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement and (ii)
the interest rate in effect for the ten calendar days prior to the date of
maturity will be that in effect on the tenth calendar day preceding such date of
maturity.
Interest on a Note will be payable on the first Interest Payment Date
following its date of issue, unless the date of its issue is on or after the
Record Date for such Interest Payment Date, in which event interest will be
payable commencing on the next following Interest Payment Date. If any
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Interest Payment Date other than the date of maturity for any Floating Rate Note
falls on a day that is not a Business Day (or, in the case of a LIBOR Note, a
day that is not a London Business Day), such Interest Payment Date shall be
postponed to the next day that is a Business Day or London Business Day, as the
case may be, (except that in the case of a LIBOR Note, if such London Business
Day is in the next succeeding calendar month, such Interest Payment Date on such
LIBOR Note shall be the immediately preceding London Business Day) and interest
will continue to accrue. If the date of maturity for any Fixed Rate Note or
Floating Rate Note or the Interest Payment Date for any Fixed Rate Note falls on
a day that is not a Business Day or London Business Day, as the case may be,
payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to such Note
will be paid on the next succeeding Business Day or London Business Day, as the
case may be, with the same force and effect as if made on such date of maturity
or Interest Payment Date and no interest on such payment will accrue from and
after such date of maturity or Interest Payment Date.
FIXED RATE NOTES
The applicable Pricing Supplement relating to a Fixed Rate Note will
designate a fixed rate of interest per annum payable on such Note (which may be
zero). Fixed Rate Notes may bear one or more annual rates of interest during the
periods or under the circumstances specified therein and in the applicable
Pricing Supplement. Interest payments, if any, on Fixed Rate Notes will be made
on March 1 or September 1 of each year, unless otherwise specified in the
applicable Pricing Supplement. Interest, if any, on Fixed Rate Notes will be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
FLOATING RATE NOTES
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, The Chase
Manhattan Bank will be the "Calculation Agent" with respect to calculating the
rate of interest payable on Floating Rate Notes. Upon the request of a
registered holder of a Floating Rate Note, the Calculation Agent will provide
the interest rate then in effect and, if different, the interest rate which will
become effective as a result of a determination made on the most recent Interest
Determination Date with respect to such Floating Rate Note. With respect to any
Floating Rate Note as to which The Chase Manhattan Bank is the Calculation
Agent, a holder may call 212-946-7795 for such information.
CD Rate Notes
A CD Rate Note will bear interest at the interest rate (calculated with
reference to the CD Rate and the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any) specified
in such Note and in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement, "CD Rate"
means, with respect to any Interest Determination Date, the rate on such date
for negotiable certificates of deposit having the Index Maturity designated in
the applicable Pricing Supplement as published in H.15(519) under the heading
"CDs (Secondary Market)" or, if not so published by 9:00 A.M., New York City
time, on the Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest Determination Date,
the CD Rate will be the rate on such Interest Determination Date for negotiable
certificates of deposit of the Index Maturity designated in the applicable
Pricing Supplement as published in Composite Quotations under the heading
"Certificates of Deposit". If such rate is not yet published by 3:00 P.M., New
York City time, on the Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest
Determination Date, then the CD Rate on such Interest Determination Date will be
calculated by the Calculation Agent and will be the arithmetic mean (rounded to
the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, with five one-thousandths of a percent
rounded upwards) of the secondary market offered rates as of 10:00 A.M., New
York City time, on such Interest Determination Date, quoted by three leading
nonbank dealers in negotiable U.S. dollar certificates of deposit in New York
City selected by the Calculation Agent for negotiable certificates of deposit in
a denomination of $5,000,000 of major United States money-center banks of the
highest credit standing (in the market for negotiable certificates of deposit)
with a remaining maturity closest
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to the Index Maturity designated in the Pricing Supplement; provided, however,
that if fewer than three dealers selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent
are quoting as mentioned in this sentence, the CD Rate will be the CD Rate in
effect on such Interest Determination Date.
CD Rate Notes, like all other Notes, are not deposits or other obligations
of a bank and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or by
any other governmental agency.
Commercial Paper Rate Notes
A Commercial Paper Rate Note will bear interest at the interest rate
(calculated with reference to the Commercial Paper Rate and the Spread or Spread
Multiplier, if any) specified in such Note and in the applicable Pricing
Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement,
"Commercial Paper Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Determination Date,
the Money Market Yield (as defined below) of the rate on such date for
commercial paper having the Index Maturity designated in the applicable Pricing
Supplement as published in H.15(519) under the heading "Commercial Paper" or, if
not so published by 9:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date
pertaining to such Interest Determination Date, the Commercial Paper Rate will
be the Money Market Yield of the rate on such Interest Determination Date for
commercial paper having the Index Maturity designated in the applicable Pricing
Supplement as published in Composite Quotations under the heading "Commercial
Paper". If such rate is not yet published by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on
the Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest Determination Date, then the
Commercial Paper Rate for such Interest Determination Date will be calculated by
the Calculation Agent and will be the Money Market Yield of the arithmetic mean
(rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, with five one-thousandths of
a percent rounded upwards) of the offered rates of three leading dealers of
commercial paper in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent as of 11:00
A.M., New York City time, on such Interest Determination Date for commercial
paper having the Index Maturity designated in the applicable Pricing Supplement
placed for an industrial issuer whose bond rating is "Aa", or the equivalent,
from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; provided, however,
that if fewer than three dealers selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent
are quoting as mentioned in this sentence, the Commercial Paper Rate will be the
Commercial Paper Rate in effect on such Interest Determination Date.
"Money Market Yield" means a yield (expressed as a percentage rounded to
the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, with five one-thousandths of a percent
rounded upwards) calculated in accordance with the following formula:
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where "D" refers to the per annum rate for the commercial paper, quoted on a
bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal, and "M" refers to the actual
number of days in the interest period for which interest is being calculated.
Federal Funds Effective Rate Notes
A Federal Funds Effective Rate Note will bear interest at the interest rate
(calculated with reference to the Federal Funds Effective Rate and the Spread or
Spread Multiplier, if any) specified in such Note and in the applicable Pricing
Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement, "Federal
Funds Effective Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Determination Date,
the rate on such date for Federal Funds as published in H.15(519) under the
heading "Federal Funds (Effective)" or, if not so published by 9:00 A.M., New
York City time, on the Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest
Determination Date, the Federal Funds Effective Rate will be the rate on such
Interest Determination Date as published in Composite Quotations under the
heading "Federal Funds/Effective Rate". If such rate is not yet published by
3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date pertaining to such
Interest Determination Date, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such Interest
Determination Date will be
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calculated by the Calculation Agent and will be the arithmetic mean (rounded to
the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, with five one-thousandths of a percent
rounded upwards) of the rates for the last transaction in overnight Federal
funds arranged by three leading brokers of Federal funds transactions in New
York City selected by the Calculation Agent as of 9:00 A.M., New York City time,
on such Interest Determination Date; provided, however, that if fewer than three
brokers selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are quoting as mentioned
in this sentence, the Federal Funds Effective Rate will be the Federal Funds
Effective Rate in effect on such Interest Determination Date.
LIBOR Notes
A LIBOR Note will bear interest at the interest rate (calculated with
reference to LIBOR (London interbank offered rate) and the Spread or Spread
Multiplier, if any) specified in such Note and in the applicable Pricing
Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement, LIBOR will
be determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the following
provisions:
(i) On each Interest Determination Date, LIBOR will be either, (a) if
"LIBOR Reuters" is specified in the related LIBOR Note and any applicable
Pricing Supplement, the arithmetic mean of the offered rates (unless the
specified Designated LIBOR Page (as defined below) by its terms provides
only for a single rate, in which case such single rate shall be used) for
deposits in the Index Currency (as defined below) having the Index Maturity
designated in the related LIBOR Note and any applicable Pricing Supplement
commencing on the second London Business Day immediately following the
applicable Interest Determination Date that appears on the Designated LIBOR
Page specified in the related LIBOR Note and any applicable Pricing
Supplement as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on that Interest Determination
Date, if at least two such offered rates appear (unless, as aforesaid, only
a single rate is required) on such Designated LIBOR Page, or (b) if "LIBOR
Telerate" is specified in the related LIBOR Note and any applicable Pricing
Supplement, the rate for deposits in the Index Currency having the Index
Maturity designated in the related LIBOR Note and any applicable Pricing
Supplement commencing on the second London Business Day immediately
following the applicable Interest Determination Date that appears on the
Designated LIBOR Page specified in the related LIBOR Note and any
applicable Pricing Supplement as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on that
Interest Determination Date. If fewer than two offered rates appear
(unless, as aforesaid, only a single rate is required), or no rate appears,
as applicable, LIBOR in respect of the related Interest Determination Date
will be determined as if the parties had specified the rate described in
clause (ii) below.
(ii) On any Interest Determination Date on which fewer than two
offered rates for the applicable Index Maturity appear on the applicable
Designated LIBOR Page as specified in (i) above (unless the specified
Designated LIBOR Page by its terms provides only for a single rate), or no
rate appears, as applicable, LIBOR will be determined on the basis of the
rates at which deposits in the Index Currency having the Index Maturity
designated in the related LIBOR Note and any applicable Pricing Supplement
commencing on the second London Business Day immediately following such
Interest Determination Date and in a principal amount that is
representative for a single transaction in such market at such time are
offered by four major banks in the London interbank market selected by the
Calculation Agent at approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, on such
Interest Determination Date to prime banks in the London interbank market.
The Calculation Agent will request the principal London office of each of
such banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two such
quotations are provided, LIBOR in respect of such Interest Determination
Date will be the arithmetic mean (rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a
percent, with five one-thousandths of a percent rounded upwards) of such
quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided, LIBOR in respect of
such Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean (rounded to
the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, with five one-thousandths of a
percent rounded upwards), of the rates quoted by three major banks in New
York City selected by the Calculation Agent at approximately 11:00 A.M.,
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New York City time, on such Interest Determination Date for loans in the
Index Currency to leading European banks having the Index Maturity
designated in the related LIBOR Note and any applicable Pricing Supplement
commencing on the second London Business Day immediately following such
Interest Determination Date and in a principal amount that is
representative for a single transaction in such market at such time;
provided, however, that if fewer than three banks selected as aforesaid by
the Calculation Agent are quoting as mentioned in this sentence, LIBOR will
be LIBOR in effect on such Interest Determination Date.
Treasury Rate Notes
A Treasury Rate Note will bear interest at the interest rate (calculated
with reference to the Treasury Rate and the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any)
specified in such Note and in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement, "Treasury
Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Determination Date, the rate for the
most recent auction of direct obligations of the United States ("Treasury
bills") having the Index Maturity designated in the applicable Pricing
Supplement as published in H.15(519) under the heading "U.S. Government
Securities -- Treasury bills -- auction average" or, if not so published by 9:00
A.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest
Determination Date, the Treasury Rate will be the auction average rate
(expressed as a bond equivalent, rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a
percent, with five one-thousandths of a percent rounded upwards, on the basis of
a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and applied on a daily basis) as
otherwise announced by the United States Department of the Treasury. Treasury
bills are usually sold at auction on Monday of each week, unless that day is a
legal holiday, in which case the auction is usually held on the following
Tuesday, except that such auction may be held on the preceding Friday. If the
results of the auction of Treasury bills having the Index Maturity designated in
the applicable Pricing Supplement are not published or announced as provided
above by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date or if no such
auction is held in a particular week, then the Treasury Rate will be calculated
by the Calculation Agent and will be a yield to maturity (expressed as a bond
equivalent, rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, with five
one-thousandths of a percent rounded upwards, on the basis of a year of 365 or
366 days, as applicable, and applied on a daily basis) of the arithmetic mean of
the secondary market bid rates, as of approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City
time, on such Interest Determination Date of three leading primary United States
government securities dealers selected by the Calculation Agent for the issue of
Treasury bills with a remaining maturity closest to the Index Maturity
designated in the applicable Pricing Supplement; provided, however, that if
fewer than three dealers selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are
quoting as mentioned in this sentence, the Treasury Rate with respect to such
Interest Determination Date will be the Treasury Rate in effect on such Interest
Determination Date.
Prime Rate Notes
A Prime Rate Note will bear interest at the interest rate (calculated with
reference to the Prime Rate and the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any)
specified in such Note and in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, "Prime
Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Determination Date, the prime rate or
base lending rate on that date as such rate is published in H.15(519) under the
heading "Bank Prime Loan". In the event that such rate is not published by 9:00
a.m., New York City time, on the Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest
Determination Date, then the Prime Rate for such Interest Determination Date
will be calculated by the Calculation Agent and will be the arithmetic mean
(rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, with five one-thousandths of
a percent rounded upwards) of the rates of interest publicly announced by each
bank that appears on the Reuters Screen US Prime 1 as such bank's prime rate or
base lending rate as in effect for such Interest Determination Date. If fewer
than four such rates appear on the Reuters Screen US Prime 1 on such Interest
Determination Date, then the Prime Rate
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shall be the arithmetic mean (rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent,
with five one-thousandths of a percent rounded upwards) of the prime rates or
base lending rates (quoted on the basis of the actual number of days in the year
divided by a 360-day year) as of the close of business on such Interest
Determination Date by three major banks in The City of New York selected by the
Calculation Agent; provided, however, that if fewer than three banks selected as
aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are quoting as mentioned in this sentence,
the Prime Rate shall be the Prime Rate in effect on such Interest Determination
Date.
BOOK-ENTRY NOTES
Upon issuance, all Book-Entry Notes issued the same day and having the same
terms (including, but not limited to, the same series designation, Interest
Payment Dates, rate of interest, date of maturity, and redemption or repayment
provisions) will be represented by one or more permanent Global Notes. Each
permanent Global Note representing Book-Entry Notes will be deposited with, or
on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company, as Depositary (the "Depositary"),
and will be registered in the name of a nominee of the Depositary, or other
depositary. No permanent Global Note may be transferred except as a whole by the
Depositary for such permanent Global Note to a nominee of the Depositary or by a
nominee of the Depositary to another nominee of the Depositary.
Ownership of Book-Entry Notes will be limited to institutions that have
accounts with the Depositary or its nominee ("participants") or persons that may
hold interests through participants. In addition, ownership of Book-Entry Notes
by participants will only be evidenced by, and the transfer of that ownership
interest will be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary or
its nominee, as the case may be. Ownership of Book-Entry Notes by persons that
hold through participants will only be evidenced by, and the transfer of that
ownership interest within such participant will be effected only through,
records maintained by such participant. The laws of some jurisdictions require
that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities
in definitive form. Such laws may impair the ability to transfer Book-Entry
Notes.
The Company has been advised by the Depositary that upon the issuance of a
permanent Global Note representing Book-Entry Notes, and the deposit of such
permanent Global Note with the Depositary, the Depositary will immediately
credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective
principal amounts of the Book-Entry Notes represented by such permanent Global
Note to the accounts of participants. The accounts to be credited shall be
designated by the soliciting Agent (as defined in "Plan of Distribution" below),
or by the Company if such Notes are offered and sold directly by the Company.
Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on Book-Entry Notes
represented by any permanent Global Note registered in the name of or held by
the Depositary or its nominee will be made to the Depositary or its nominee, as
the case may be, as the registered owner and the holder of the permanent Global
Note representing such Book-Entry Notes. The Company expects that the
Depositary, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or
interest in respect of a permanent Global Note, will immediately credit, on its
book-entry registration and transfer system, accounts of participants with
payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in
the principal amount of such permanent Global Note as shown on the records of
the Depositary. Payments by participants to owners of Book-Entry Notes held
through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and
customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of
customers registered in "street name", and will be the responsibility of such
participants. None of the Company, either Trustee or the Paying Agent or any
other agent of the Company, will have any responsibility or liability for any
aspect of the Depositary's records or any participant's records relating to or
payments made on account of Book-Entry Notes or for maintaining, supervising or
reviewing any of the Depositary's records or any participant's records relating
to such Book-Entry Notes.
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Book-Entry Notes represented by a permanent Global Note are exchangeable
for definitive Notes, in registered form, of like tenor and of an equal
aggregate principal amount, only if (i) the Depositary notifies the Company that
it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such permanent Global
Note or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and
a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days, (ii) the
Company in its sole discretion determines that such Book-Entry Notes shall be
exchangeable for definitive Notes in registered form or (iii) there shall have
occurred and be continuing an Event of Default or an event which, with the
giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default
with respect to the Notes. Any permanent Global Note representing Book-Entry
Notes that is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be
exchangeable in whole for definitive Notes in registered form, of like tenor and
of an equal aggregate principal amount, in denominations of U.S. $1,000 and
integral multiples of U.S. $1,000 in excess thereof. Such definitive Notes shall
be registered in the name or names of such person or persons as the Depositary
shall instruct the relevant Trustee or registrar. It is expected that such
instructions may be based upon directions received by the Depositary from its
participants with respect to ownership of Book-Entry Notes.
Except as provided above, owners of Book-Entry Notes will not be entitled
to receive physical delivery of Notes in definitive form and will not be
considered the holders thereof for any purpose under the relevant Indenture, and
no permanent Global Note representing Book-Entry Notes shall be exchangeable,
except for another permanent Global Note of like denomination and tenor to be
registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee. Accordingly, each
person owning a Book-Entry Note must rely on the procedures of the Depositary
and, if such person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant
through which such person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder
under the relevant Indenture. The Company understands that under existing
industry practices, in the event that the Company requests any action of holders
or an owner of a Book-Entry Note desires to give or take any action a holder is
entitled to give or take under the relevant Indenture, the Depositary would
authorize the participants owning the relevant Book-Entry Notes to give or take
such action, and such participants would authorize beneficial owners owning
through such participants to give or take such action or would otherwise act
upon the instructions of beneficial owners owning through them.
The Depositary has advised the Company that the Depositary is a
limited-purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the
meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing agency"
registered pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act. The Depositary was
created to hold securities of its participants and to facilitate the clearance
and settlement of securities transactions among its participants in such
securities through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the
participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities
certificates. The Depositary's participants include securities brokers and
dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other
organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own the Depositary.
Access to the Depositary'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.
Persons who are not participants may beneficially own securities held by the
Depositary only through participants.
OTHER PROVISIONS; ADDENDA
Any provisions with respect to the calculation of the interest rate
applicable to a Floating Rate Note, its Interest Payment Dates or any other
matter relating thereto or to any Fixed Rate Note may be modified by the terms
specified under "Other Provisions" on the face of such Note or in an Addendum
thereto, as so specified on the face of such Note and in the applicable Pricing
Supplement.
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CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following summary describes certain United States federal income tax
consequences of the ownership of Notes as of the date hereof. Except where
noted, it deals only with Notes held as capital assets and does not deal with
special situations, such as those of dealers in securities or currencies,
financial institutions, life insurance companies, persons holding Notes as part
of a hedging or conversion transaction or a straddle or holders of Notes whose
"functional currency" is not the U.S. dollar. Furthermore, the discussion below
is based upon the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code"), and regulations, rulings and judicial decisions thereunder as of
the date hereof, and such authorities may be repealed, revoked or modified so as
to result in United States federal income tax consequences different from those
discussed below. Any special United States federal tax considerations relevant
to a particular issue of the Notes will be provided in the applicable Pricing
Supplement. PERSONS CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP OR DISPOSITION OF NOTES
SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL
INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES IN LIGHT OF THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AS WELL AS ANY
CONSEQUENCES ARISING UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER TAXING JURISDICTION.
PAYMENTS OF INTEREST
Except as set forth below, interest on a Note will generally be taxable to
a United States Holder as ordinary income from domestic sources at the time it
is paid or accrued in accordance with the United States Holder's method of
accounting for tax purposes. As used herein, a "United States Holder" of a Note
means a holder that is a citizen or resident of the United States, a
corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the
laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, an estate the
income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless
of its source or a trust subject to the supervision of a court within the United
States and the control of a United States fiduciary as described in section
7701(a)(30)(E) of the Code. A "Non-United States Holder" is a holder that is not
a United States Holder.
ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT
United States Holders of Notes issued with original issue discount ("OID")
will be subject to special tax accounting rules, as described in greater detail
below. United States Holders of such Notes should be aware that they generally
must include OID in gross income in advance of the receipt of cash attributable
to that income. However, United States Holders of such Notes generally will not
be required to include separately in income cash payments received on the Notes,
even if denominated as interest, to the extent such payments do not constitute
qualified stated interest (as defined below). Notes issued with OID will be
referred to as "Original Issue Discount Notes." Notice will be given in the
applicable Pricing Supplement when the Company determines that a particular Note
will be an Original Issue Discount Note.
This summary is based upon Treasury regulations addressing debt instruments
with OID (the "OID Regulations"). A Note with an "issue price" that is less than
its stated redemption price at maturity (the sum of all payments to be made on
the Note other than "qualified stated interest") generally will be issued with
original issue discount if such difference is at least 0.25 percent of the
stated redemption price at maturity multiplied by the number of complete years
to maturity. The "issue price" of each Note in a particular offering will be the
first price at which a substantial amount of that particular offering is sold
(other than to an underwriter, placement agent or wholesaler). The term
"qualified stated interest" means stated interest that is unconditionally
payable in cash or in property (other than debt instruments of the issuer) at
least annually at a single fixed rate or, subject to certain conditions, based
on one or more interest indices. Interest is payable at a single fixed rate only
if the rate appropriately takes into account the length of the interval between
payments. Notice will be given in the applicable Pricing Supplement when the
Company determines that a particular Note will bear interest that is not
qualified stated interest.
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In the case of a Note issued with de minimis OID (i.e., discount that is
not OID because it is less than 0.25 percent of the stated redemption price at
maturity multiplied by the number of complete years to maturity), the United
States Holder generally must include such de minimis OID in income as stated
principal payments on the Notes are made in proportion to the amount of
principal paid. Any amount of de minimis OID that has been included in income
shall be treated as capital gain.
Certain of the Notes may be redeemed prior to their stated maturity at the
option of the Company and/or at the option of the holder. Original Issue
Discount Notes containing such features may be subject to rules that differ from
the general rules discussed herein. Persons considering the purchase of Original
Issue Discount Notes with such features should carefully examine the applicable
Pricing Supplement and should consult their own tax advisors with respect to
such features since the tax consequences with respect to OID will depend, in
part, on the particular terms and features of the Notes.
United States Holders of Original Issue Discount Notes with a maturity upon
issuance of more than one year must, in general, include OID in income in
advance of the receipt of some or all of the related cash payments. The amount
of OID includible in income by the initial United States Holder of an Original
Issue Discount Note is the sum of the "daily portions" of OID with respect to
the Note for each day during the taxable year or portion of the taxable year in
which such United States Holder held such Note ("accrued OID"). The daily
portion is determined by allocating to each day in any "accrual period" a pro
rata portion of the OID allocable to that accrual period. The "accrual period"
for an Original Issue Discount Note may be of any length and may vary in length
over the term of the Note, provided that each accrual period is no longer than
one year and each scheduled payment of principal or interest occurs on the first
day or the final day of an accrual period. The amount of OID allocable to any
accrual period is an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the product of
the Note's adjusted issue price at the beginning of such accrual period and its
yield to maturity (determined on the basis of compounding at the close of each
accrual period and properly adjusted for the length of the accrual period) over
(b) the sum of any qualified stated interest allocable to the accrual period.
OID allocable to a final accrual period is the difference between the amount
payable at maturity (other than a payment of qualified stated interest) and the
adjusted issue price at the beginning of the final accrual period. Special rules
will apply for calculating OID for an initial short accrual period. The
"adjusted issue price" of a Note at the beginning of any accrual period is equal
to its issue price increased by the accrued OID for each prior accrual period
(determined without regard to the amortization of any acquisition or bond
premium, as described below) and reduced by any payments made on such Note
(other than qualified stated interest) on or before the first day of the accrual
period. Under these rules, a United States Holder will have to include in income
increasingly greater amounts of OID in successive accrual periods. The Company
is required to provide information returns stating the amount of OID accrued on
Notes held of record by persons other than corporations and other exempt
holders.
In the case of an Original Issue Discount Note that is a Floating Rate
Note, both the "yield to maturity" and "qualified stated interest" will be
determined solely for purposes of calculating the accrual of OID as though the
Note will bear interest in all periods at a fixed rate generally equal to the
rate that would be applicable to interest payments on the Note on its date of
issue or, in the case of certain Floating Rate Notes, the rate that reflects the
yield to maturity that is reasonably expected for the Note. Additional rules may
apply if interest on a Floating Rate Note is based on more than one interest
index. Persons considering the purchase of Floating Rate Notes should carefully
examine the applicable Pricing Supplement and should consult their own tax
advisors regarding the United States federal income tax consequences of the
holding and disposition of such Notes.
United States Holders may elect to treat all interest on any Note as OID
and calculate the amount includible in gross income under the constant yield
method described above. For the purposes of this election, interest includes
stated interest, acquisition discount, OID, de minimis OID, market discount, de
minimis market discount and unstated interest, as adjusted by any amortizable
bond premium or acquisition premium. The election is to be made for the taxable
year in which the United States Holder
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acquired the Note, and may not be revoked without the consent of the Internal
Revenue Service (the "IRS"). UNITED STATES HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN
TAX ADVISORS ABOUT THIS ELECTION.
SHORT-TERM NOTES
In the case of Original Issue Discount Notes having a term of one year or
less ("Short-Term Notes"), under the OID Regulations all payments (including all
stated interest) will be included in the stated redemption price at maturity
and, thus, United States Holders will generally be taxable on the discount in
lieu of stated interest. The discount will be equal to the excess of the stated
redemption price at maturity over the issue price of a Short-Term Note, unless
the United States Holder elects to compute this discount using tax basis instead
of issue price. In general, individuals and certain other cash method United
States Holders of a Short-Term Note are not required to include accrued discount
in their income currently unless they elect to do so (but may be required to
include stated interest in income as the income is received). United States
Holders that report income for United States federal income tax purposes on the
accrual method and certain other United States Holders are required to accrue
discount on such Short-Term Notes (as ordinary income) on a straight-line basis,
unless an election is made to accrue the discount according to a constant yield
method based on daily compounding. In the case of a United States Holder that is
not required, and does not elect, to include discount in income currently, any
gain realized on the sale, exchange or retirement of the Short-Term Note will be
ordinary income to the extent of the discount accrued through the date of sale,
exchange or retirement. In addition, a United States Holder that does not elect
to currently include accrued discount in income may be required to defer
deductions for a portion of the United States Holder's interest expense with
respect to any indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry such
Notes.
MARKET DISCOUNT
If a United States Holder purchases a Note (other than an Original Issue
Discount Note) for an amount that is less than its stated redemption price at
maturity or, in the case of an Original Issue Discount Note, its adjusted issue
price, the amount of the difference will be treated as "market discount" for
United States federal income tax purposes, unless such difference is less than a
specified de minimis amount. Under the market discount rules, a United States
Holder will be required to treat any principal payment on, or any gain on the
sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of, a Note as ordinary income to
the extent of the market discount which has not previously been included in
income and is treated as having accrued on such Note at the time of such payment
or disposition. In addition, the United States Holder may be required to defer,
until the maturity of the Note or its earlier disposition in a taxable
transaction, the deduction of all or a portion of the interest expense on any
indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry such Note.
Any market discount will be considered to accrue ratably during the period
from the date of acquisition to the maturity date of the Note, unless the United
States Holder elects to accrue on a constant interest method. A United States
Holder of a Note may elect to include market discount in income currently as it
accrues (on either a ratable or constant interest method), in which case the
rule described above regarding deferral of interest deductions will not apply.
This election to include market discount in income currently, once made, applies
to all market discount obligations acquired on or after the first taxable year
to which the election applies and may not be revoked without the consent of the
IRS.
ACQUISITION PREMIUM; AMORTIZABLE BOND PREMIUM
A United States Holder that purchases a Note for an amount that is greater
than its adjusted issue price but equal to or less than the sum of all amounts
payable on the Note after the purchase date other than payments of qualified
stated interest will be considered to have purchased such Note at an
"acquisition premium." Under the acquisition premium rules, the amount of OID
which such holder
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must include in its gross income with respect to such Note for any taxable year
will be reduced by the portion of such acquisition premium properly allocable to
such year.
A United States Holder that purchases a Note for an amount in excess of the
sum of all amounts payable on the Note after the purchase date other than
qualified stated interest will be considered to have purchased the Note at a
"premium" and will not be required to include any OID in income. A United States
Holder generally may elect to amortize the premium over the remaining term of
the Note on a constant yield method. The amount amortized in any year will be
treated as a reduction of the United States Holder's interest income from the
Note. Bond premium on a Note held by a United States Holder that does not make
such an election will decrease the gain or increase the loss otherwise
recognized on disposition of the Note. The election to amortize premium on a
constant yield method once made applies to all debt obligations held or
subsequently acquired by the electing United States Holder on or after the first
day of the first taxable year to which the election applies and may not be
revoked without the consent of the IRS.
Proposed Treasury regulations issued on June 27, 1996 would clarify the
treatment of bond premium. Among the provisions contained in the proposed
regulations is a provision that generally provides that premium may be amortized
to offset interest income only as a United States Holder takes the qualified
stated interest into account under the holder's regular accounting method.
Moreover, the proposed Treasury regulations generally provide that in the case
of instruments that provide for alternative payment schedules, bond premium is
calculated by assuming that both the issuer and the holder will exercise or not
exercise options in a manner that maximizes the holder's yield. If adopted, the
regulations would be effective for debt instruments acquired on or after the
date 60 days after the date final regulations are published in the Federal
Register. However, if a United States Holder elects to amortize bond premium for
the taxable year containing such effective date, the proposed Treasury
regulations would apply to all the United States Holder's debt instruments held
on or after the first day of that taxable year.
SALE, EXCHANGE AND RETIREMENT OF NOTES
A United States Holder's tax basis in a Note will, in general, be the
United States Holder's cost therefor, increased by OID, market discount or any
discount with respect to a Short-Term Note previously included in income by the
United States Holder and reduced by any amortized premium and any cash payments
on the Note other than qualified stated interest. Upon the sale, exchange,
retirement or other disposition of a Note, a United States Holder will recognize
gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized upon the sale,
exchange, retirement or other disposition (less any accrued qualified stated
interest, which will be taxable as such) and the adjusted tax basis of the Note.
Except as described above with respect to certain Short-Term Notes or with
respect to market discount, such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss and
will be long-term capital gain or loss if at the time of sale, exchange,
retirement or other disposition the Note has been held for more than one year.
Under current law, net capital gains of individuals are, under certain
circumstances, taxed at lower rates than items of ordinary income. The
deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
NON-UNITED STATES HOLDERS
Under present United States federal income and estate tax law, and subject
to the discussion below concerning backup withholding:
(a) no withholding of United States federal income tax will be
required with respect to the payment by the Company or any paying agent of
principal or interest (which for purposes of this discussion includes OID)
on a Note owned by a Non-United States Holder, provided (i) that the
beneficial owner does not actually or constructively own 10% or more of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company entitled
to vote within the meaning of section 871(h)(3) of the Code and the
regulations thereunder, (ii) the beneficial owner is not a controlled
foreign corporation that is related to the Company through stock ownership,
(iii) the
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beneficial owner is not a bank whose receipt of interest on a Note is
described in section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code and (iv) the beneficial owner
satisfies the statement requirement (described generally below) set forth
in section 871(h) and section 881(c) of the Code and the regulations
thereunder;
(b) no withholding of United States federal income tax will be
required with respect to any gain or income realized by a Non-United States
Holder upon the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of a Note;
and
(c) a Note beneficially owned by an individual who at the time of
death is a Non-United States Holder will not be subject to United States
federal estate tax as a result of such individual's death, provided that
such individual does not actually or constructively own 10% or more of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the company entitled
to vote within the meaning of section 871(h)(3) of the Code and provided
that the interest payments with respect to such Note would not have been,
if received at the time of such individual's death, effectively connected
with the conduct of a United States trade or business by such individual.
To satisfy the requirement referred to in (a)(iv) above, the beneficial
owner of such Note, or a financial institution holding the Note on behalf of
such owner, must provide, in accordance with specified procedures, a paying
agent of the Company with a statement to the effect that the beneficial owner is
not a United States person. Pursuant to current temporary Treasury regulations,
these requirements will be met if (1)the beneficial owner provides his name and
address, and certifies, under penalties of perjury, that he is not a United
States person (which certification may be made on an Internal Revenue Service
Form W-8 (or successor form)) or (2) a financial institution holding the Note on
behalf of the beneficial owner certifies, under penalties of perjury, that such
statement has been received by it and furnishes a paying agent with a copy
thereof.
If a Non-United States Holder cannot satisfy the requirements of the
"portfolio interest" exception described in (a) above, payments of premium, if
any, and interest (including OID) made to such Non-United States Holder will be
subject to a 30% withholding tax unless the beneficial owner of the Note
provides the Company or its paying agent, as the case may be, with a properly
executed (1) Internal Revenue Service Form 1001 (or successor form) claiming an
exemption from withholding under the benefit of a tax treaty or (2) Internal
Revenue Service Form 4224 (or successor form) stating that interest paid on the
Note is not subject to withholding tax because it is effectively connected with
the beneficial owner's conduct of a trade or business in the United States.
If a Non-United States Holder is engaged in a trade or business in the
United States and premium, if any, or interest (including OID) on the Note is
effectively connected with the conduct of such trade or business, the Non-United
States Holder, although exempt from the withholding tax discussed above, will be
subject to United States federal income tax on such income on a net income basis
in the same manner as if it were a United States Holder. In addition, if such
holder is a foreign corporation, it may be subject to a branch profits tax equal
to 30% of its effectively connected earnings and profits for the taxable year,
subject to adjustments. For this purpose, such premium, if any, and interest
(including OID) on a Note will be included in such foreign corporation's
earnings and profits.
Any gain or income realized upon the sale, exchange, retirement or other
disposition of a Note generally will not be subject to United States federal
income tax unless (i) such gain or income is effectively connected with a trade
or business in the United States of the Non-United States Holder, or (ii) in the
case of a Non-United States Holder who is an individual, such individual is
present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of such
sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition, and certain other conditions
are met.
BACKUP WITHHOLDING AND INFORMATION REPORTING
In general, information reporting requirements will apply to certain
payments of principal, interest, OID and premium paid on Notes and to the
proceeds of sale of a Note made to United States Holders other than certain
exempt recipients (such as corporations). A 31 percent backup withholding
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tax will apply to such payments if the United States Holder fails to provide a
taxpayer identification number or certification of foreign or other exempt
status or fails to report in full dividend and interest income.
No information reporting or backup withholding will be required with
respect to payments made by the Company or any paying agent to Non-United States
Holders if a statement described in (a)(iv) under "Non-United States Holders"
has been received and the payor does not have actual knowledge that the
beneficial owner is a United States person.
In addition, backup withholding and information reporting will not apply if
payments of the principal, interest, OID or premium on a Note are paid or
collected by a foreign office of a custodian, nominee or other foreign agent on
behalf of the beneficial owner of such Note, or if a foreign office of a broker
(as defined in applicable Treasury regulations) pays the proceeds of the sale of
a Note to the owner thereof. If, however, such nominee, custodian, agent or
broker is, for United States federal income tax purposes, a United States
person, a controlled foreign corporation or a foreign person that derives 50% or
more of its gross income for certain periods from the conduct of a trade or
business in the United States, such payments will not be subject to backup
withholding but will be subject to information reporting, unless (1) such
custodian, nominee, agent or broker has documentary evidence in its records that
the beneficial owner is not a United States person and certain other conditions
are met or (2) the beneficial owner otherwise establishes an exemption.
Temporary Treasury regulations provide that the Treasury is considering whether
backup withholding will apply with respect to such payments of principal,
interest or the proceeds of a sale that are not subject to backup withholding
under the current regulations.
Payments of principal, interest, OID and premium on a Note paid to the
beneficial owner of a Note by a United States office of a custodian, nominee or
agent, or the payment by the United States office of a broker of the proceeds of
sale of a Note, will be subject to both backup withholding and information
reporting unless the beneficial owner provides the statement referred to in
(a)(iv) above and the payor does not have actual knowledge that the beneficial
owner is a United States person or otherwise establishes an exemption.
Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as
a refund or a credit against such holder's United States federal income tax
liability provided the required information is furnished to the IRS.
NON-DOLLAR DENOMINATED NOTES
A discussion of the United States federal income tax consequences with
respect to Notes denominated in other than U.S. dollars will be contained in the
applicable Multi-Currency Prospectus Supplement and Pricing Supplement.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Notes are being offered on a continuing basis by the Company in those
jurisdictions where such offering by the Company is authorized. No commission or
underwriting discount will be payable on any sale made directly to an investor
by the Company.
The Company may also sell the Notes to or through agents that become
parties to a Master Agency Agreement (each an "Agent"), the form of which is
filed as exhibit to the Registration Statement referred to in the accompanying
Prospectus (the "Master Agency Agreement"). Each Agent's obligations are
separate and several from that of any other Agent. Each Agent will use
reasonable efforts when requested by the Company to solicit purchases of the
Notes. The Company will pay each Agent a commission to be negotiated at the time
of sale, which may range from .125% to .750% of the principal amount of each
Note, depending on its stated maturity, sold through such Agent, unless
otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement. As of the date of this
Prospectus Supplement, Agents include Chase Securities Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co.
Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston
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Corporation, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Lehman Brothers, Lehman Brothers Inc.,
Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan
Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Salomon Brothers Inc and Smith Barney Inc. Chase
Securities Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
The Company also may sell Notes to any Agent, acting as principal, for its
own account or for resale to one or more investors or other purchasers,
including other broker-dealers. The Company may also accept (but not solicit)
offers to purchase Notes through additional agents on substantially the same
terms and conditions (including commissions) as would apply to purchases under
the Master Agency Agreement.
The Agents may sell any Notes they have purchased as principal to any
dealer at a discount and, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement, such discount allowed to any dealer will not be in excess of the
discount to be received by such Agent from the Company. Unless otherwise
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, any Note sold to an Agent as
principal will be purchased by such Agent at a price equal to 100% of the
principal amount thereof less a percentage ranging from .125% to .750% of the
principal amount of such Note, depending upon its stated maturity, and may be
resold by the Agent to investors and other purchasers from time to time in one
or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public
offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or may be
resold to certain dealers as described above. After the initial public offering
of any Notes, the public offering price, concession and discount may be changed.
The name of any Agent or other person through which Notes are sold by the
Company or to which Notes are sold for resale to investors, as well as any
commissions or discounts payable to such Agents or other persons in respect
thereof, will be set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
The Company will have the sole right to accept offers to purchase Notes and
may, in its absolute discretion, reject any proposed purchase of Notes in whole
or in part. Each Agent will have the right, in its discretion reasonably
exercised, to reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of Notes through
it.
Any agent, including any Agent, may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within
the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). The Company
will agree to indemnify each Agent and certain other persons against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Act.
The Notes are not and will not be, listed on any securities exchange. The
Company has been advised by the Agents that each of the Agents may from time to
time purchase and sell Notes in the secondary market, but is not obligated to do
so and may discontinue making a market in such Notes at any time without notice.
No assurance can be given as to the existence or liquidity of any secondary
market for the Notes.
The Agents, as well as other agents to or through which Notes may be sold
from time to time, engage or may engage in transactions with and perform
services for the Company in the ordinary course of business.
The offer and sale of any Notes by Chase Securities Inc. will comply with
the requirements of Rule 2720 of the Conduct Rules of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. See "Plan of Distribution" in the accompanying
Prospectus.
This Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus may be used by
affiliates of the Company, including Chase Securities Inc., in connection with
offers and sales related to secondary market transactions in the Notes. Such
affiliates may act as principal or agent in such transactions. Such sales will
be made at prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of sale.
In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Agents may engage in
overallotment, stabilizing transactions and syndicate covering transactions in
accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Overallotment involves
sales in excess of the offering size, which creates a short position for the
Agents. Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase the Notes in the open
market for the purpose
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of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the Notes. Syndicate covering
transactions involve purchases of the Notes in the open market after the
distribution has been completed in order to cover short positions. Such
stabilizing transactions and syndicate covering transactions may cause the price
of the Notes to be higher than it would otherwise be in the absence of such
transactions. Such activities, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
LEGAL OPINIONS
The validity of the Notes being offered hereby will be passed upon for the
Company by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (a partnership which includes professional
corporations), New York, New York, counsel for the Company, and for the Agents,
by Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York, New York. Cravath, Swaine & Moore has
represented and continues to represent the Company and its subsidiaries in a
substantial number of matters on a regular basis.
All such opinions will be conditioned upon, and subject to, certain
assumptions regarding future action required to be taken by the Company and the
appropriate Trustee in connection with the issuance and sale of any particular
Note offered hereby, the specific terms of Notes offered hereby and other
matters which may affect the validity of Notes offered hereby but which cannot
be ascertained on the date of such opinions.
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GLOSSARY
Set forth below are definitions, or the locations elsewhere of definitions,
of some of the terms used in this Prospectus Supplement and not defined in the
accompanying Prospectus.
"Book Entry Note" means a Note represented by a Global Note.
"Business Day" means any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday and that, in
New York City, is not a day on which banking institutions generally are
authorized or required by law or executive order to close.
"Calculation Agent" means the agent appointed by the Company to calculate
interest rates for Floating Rate Notes. Unless otherwise provided in a Pricing
Supplement, the Calculation Agent will be The Chase Manhattan Bank.
"Calculation Date" means the date on which the Calculation Agent is to
calculate an interest rate for a Floating Rate Note. Unless otherwise specified
in such Note and the applicable Pricing Supplement, the Calculation Date, where
applicable, pertaining to an Interest Determination Date for a Floating Rate
Note will be the first to occur of (a) the tenth calendar day after such
Interest Determination Date or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day or (b) the Business Day preceding the applicable
Interest Payment Date or date of maturity (or the date of redemption or
repayment, if any) of such Note, as the case may be.
"CD Rate" means the rate calculated as set forth under the heading "CD Rate
Notes".
"Certificated Note" means a Note represented by a certificate in definitive
form without coupons.
"Commercial Paper Rate" means the rate calculated as set forth under the
heading "Commercial Paper Rate Notes".
"Composite Quotations" means the daily statistical release entitled
"Composite 3:30 P.M. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities", or any
successor publication, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
"Designated LIBOR Page" means either, (a) if "LIBOR Reuters" is designated
in the related LIBOR Note and any applicable Pricing Supplement, the display on
the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service for the purpose of displaying the London
interbank rates of major banks for the applicable Index Currency, or (b) if
"LIBOR Telerate" is designated in the related LIBOR Note and any applicable
Pricing Supplement, the display on the Dow Jones Telerate Service for the
purpose of displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for the
applicable Index Currency. If neither LIBOR Reuters nor LIBOR Telerate is so
specified, LIBOR for the applicable Index Currency will be determined as if
LIBOR Telerate had been specified.
"Federal Funds Effective Rate" means the rate calculated as set forth under
the heading "Federal Funds Effective Rate Notes".
"Fixed Rate Note" means a Note that bears interest at a fixed rate or
rates.
"Floating Rate Note" means a Note on which interest rates are determined,
and adjusted periodically, by reference to an interest rate basis or formula
(which may include the CD Rate, the Commercial Paper Rate, the Federal Funds
Effective Rate, LIBOR, the Treasury Rate or the Prime Rate), adjusted by a
Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any.
"Global Security" means a Note registered in the name of a nominee of The
Depository Trust Company, as Depositary, or other depositary, beneficial
interests in which are represented by Book-Entry Notes.
"H.15(519)" means the publication entitled "Statistical Release H.15(519),
Selected Interest Rates", or any successor publication, published by the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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"Index Currency" means the currency (including composite currencies)
specified in the related LIBOR Note and any applicable Pricing Supplement as the
currency for which LIBOR shall be calculated. If no currency is so specified,
the Index Currency shall be U.S. dollars.
"Index Maturity" means the period of time designated as the representative
maturity of the certificates of deposit, the commercial paper, the Index
Currency or the Treasury bills, respectively, by reference to transactions in
which the CD Rate, the Commercial Paper Rate, LIBOR and the Treasury Rate,
respectively, are to be calculated, as set forth in a Note bearing interest at
one of those rates and the applicable Pricing Supplement.
"Initial Interest Rate" means the rate at which a Floating Rate Note will
bear interest from and including the date of issue to but excluding the first
Reset Date, as set forth in the Note and the applicable Pricing Supplement.
"Interest Determination Date" means the date as of which the interest rate
for a Floating Rate Note is to be calculated, to be effective as of the
following Reset Date and calculated on the related Calculation Date (except in
the case of LIBOR, which is calculated on the Interest Determination Date).
Unless otherwise specified in such Note and the applicable Pricing Supplement,
(i) the Interest Determination Date pertaining to a Reset Date for a CD Rate
Note, Commercial Paper Rate Note, Federal Funds Effective Rate Note or Prime
Rate Note will be the second Business Day preceding such Reset Date, (ii) the
Interest Determination Date pertaining to a Reset Date for a LIBOR Note will be
the second London Business Day preceding such Reset Date and (iii) the Interest
Determination Date pertaining to a Reset Date for a Treasury Rate Note will be
the day of the week during which such Reset Date falls on which Treasury bills
of the Index Maturity designated in the applicable Pricing Supplement are
auctioned. Treasury bills are usually sold at auction on Monday of each week,
unless that day is a legal holiday, in which case the auction is usually held on
the following Tuesday, except that such auction may be held on the preceding
Friday. If, as the result of a legal holiday, an auction is so held on the
preceding Friday, such Friday will be the Interest Determination Date pertaining
to the Reset Date occurring in the next succeeding week.
"Interest Payment Date" means the date on which payments of interest on a
Note (other than payments on maturity) are to be made.
"LIBOR" means the rate calculated as set forth under the heading "LIBOR
Notes".
"London Business Day" means a Business Day on which dealings in deposits in
U.S. Dollars are transacted in the London interbank market.
"Maximum Interest Rate" means, with respect to any Floating Rate Note, a
maximum numerical interest rate limitation, or ceiling, on the rate at which
interest may accrue on such Note during any interest period.
"Minimum Interest Rate" means, with respect to any Floating Rate Note, a
minimum numerical interest rate limitation, or floor, on the rate at which
interest may accrue on such Note during any interest period.
"Paying Agent" means the agent appointed by the Company to make payment of
principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes. Unless otherwise provided
in a Pricing Supplement, the Paying Agent will be The Chase Manhattan Bank.
"Pricing Supplement" means a supplement to this Prospectus Supplement
relating to any particular Note or Notes.
"Prime Rate" means the rate calculated as set forth under the heading
"Prime Rate Notes".
"Record Date" means the date on which a Note must be held in order for the
holder to receive an interest payment on the next Interest Payment Date. Unless
otherwise specified in a Note and the applicable Pricing Supplement, the Record
Date for any Interest Payment Date will be the fifteenth
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day (whether or not a Business Day or a London Business Day) next preceding such
Interest Payment Date.
"Reset Date" means the date on which a Floating Rate Note will begin to
bear interest at the interest rate determined as of any Interest Determination
Date. Unless otherwise specified in such Note and the applicable Pricing
Supplement, the Reset Dates will be: (i) in the case of Floating Rate Notes that
reset daily, each Business Day; (ii) in the case of Floating Rate Notes (other
than Treasury Rate Notes) that reset weekly, Wednesday of each week; (iii) in
the case of Treasury Rate Notes that reset weekly, Tuesday of each week; (iv) in
the case of Floating Rate Notes that reset monthly, the third Wednesday of each
month; (v) in the case of Floating Rate Notes that reset quarterly, the third
Wednesday of March, June, September and December of each year; (vi) in the case
of Floating Rates Notes that reset semi-annually, the third Wednesday of each of
two months of each year specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement; and
(vii) in the case of Floating Rate Notes that reset annually, the third
Wednesday of one month of each year specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement. If a Reset Date for any Floating Rate Note would otherwise be a day
that is not a Business Day (or, in the case of a LIBOR Note, a day that is not a
London Business Day), such Reset Date shall be postponed to the succeeding
Business Day or London Business Day, as the case may be, (except that, in the
case of a LIBOR Note, if such London Business Day is in the next succeeding
calendar month, such Reset Date shall be the preceding London Business Day). If
a Treasury bill auction (as described in the definition of "Interest
Determination Date") will be held on any day that would otherwise be a Reset
Date for a Treasury Rate Note, then such Reset Date will instead be the Business
Day following such auction date.
"Reuters Screen US Prime 1 Page" means the display page designated as "US
Prime 1" on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service (or such other page as may
replace the US Prime 1 page on that service for the purpose of displaying prime
rates or base lending rates of major United States banks).
"Spread" means the constant amount, if any, to be added to the CD Rate, the
Commercial Paper Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, LIBOR, the Treasury
Rate, the Prime Rate or any other interest rate index in effect from time to
time with respect to a Note, which amount will be set forth in such Note and the
applicable Pricing Supplement.
"Spread Multiplier" means the percentage by which the CD Rate, the
Commercial Paper Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, LIBOR, the Treasury
Rate, the Prime Rate or any other interest rate index in effect from time to
time with respect to a Note is to be multiplied, which percentage will be set
forth in such Note and the applicable Pricing Supplement.
"Treasury Rate" means the interest rate calculated as set forth under the
heading "Treasury Rate Notes".
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PROSPECTUS
LOGO
The Chase Manhattan Corporation
Debt Securities
Preferred Stock
Depositary Shares
Common Stock
Warrants
The Chase Manhattan Corporation (the "Company") intends to issue from time
to time in one or more series its (i) unsecured debt securities, which may
either be senior (the "Senior Securities") or subordinated (the "Subordinated
Securities"; the Senior Securities and the Subordinated Securities being
referred to herein collectively as the "Debt Securities"), (ii) warrants to
purchase the Debt Securities (the "Debt Warrants"), (iii) shares of preferred
stock, par value $1 per share (the "Preferred Stock"), which may be issued in
the form of depositary shares evidenced by depositary receipts (the "Depositary
Shares"), (iv) warrants to purchase the Preferred Stock or Depositary Shares
(the "Preferred Stock Warrants"), (v) shares of common stock, par value $1 per
share (the "Common Stock"), (vi) warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock
(the "Common Stock Warrants"; the Debt Warrants, Preferred Stock Warrants and
Common Stock Warrants being referred to herein collectively as the "Securities
Warrants"); and (vii) currency warrants entitling the holder to receive the cash
value in U.S. dollars of the right to purchase or the right to sell foreign
currencies or composite currencies, including European Currency Units ("ECU")
(the "Currency Warrants"), having an aggregate initial public offering price not
to exceed $4,060,617,500 or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign
currencies or composite currencies, including ECU, on terms to be determined at
the time of sale. The Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares,
Common Stock, Securities Warrants and Currency Warrants offered hereby
(collectively, the "Offered Securities") may be offered, separately or as units
with other Offered Securities, in separate series in amounts, at prices and on
terms to be determined at the time of sale and to be set forth in a supplement
to this Prospectus (a "Prospectus Supplement").
The Senior Securities will rank equally with all other unsubordinated and
unsecured indebtedness of the Company. The Subordinated Securities will be
subordinate to all existing and future Senior Indebtedness and, under certain
circumstances, Additional Senior Obligations (each as defined herein). The
holders of Subordinated Securities of any series may be obligated at maturity to
exchange such Subordinated Securities for Capital Securities of the Company (as
defined herein). Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, the maturity of the Subordinated Securities will be subject to
acceleration only in the event of certain events of bankruptcy or reorganization
of the Company. See "Description of Debt Securities".
The specific terms of the Offered Securities in respect of which this
Prospectus is being delivered, such as, where applicable (i) in the case of Debt
Securities, the specific designation, aggregate principal amount, currency,
denomination, maturity, priority, interest rate (which may be variable or
fixed), time of payment of interest, terms for optional redemption or repayment
or for sinking fund payments, terms for conversion into or exchange for Capital
Securities or other Offered Securities, the designation of the Trustee acting
under the applicable Indenture and the initial public offering price; (ii) in
the case of Preferred Stock, the specific title and stated value, the number of
shares or fractional interests therein, and the dividend, liquidation,
redemption, conversion, voting and other rights, the initial public offering
price, and whether interests in the Preferred Stock will be represented by
Depositary Shares; (iii) in the case of Common Stock, the initial offering
price; (iv) in the case of Securities Warrants, the exercise period, offering
price, exercise price and detachability thereof; (v) in the case of Currency
Warrants, whether the Currency Warrants are call warrants or put warrants, the
currency to which U.S. dollars will be compared, the method of determining the
cash value payable upon exercise of such Currency Warrants, the aggregate
amount, offering price and exercise period of such Currency Warrants, the risks
associated with such Currency Warrants and the manner of and any restrictions on
the exercise of such Currency Warrants (see "Risk Factors Relating to Currency
Warrants"); and (vi) in the case of all Offered Securities, whether such Offered
Securities will be offered separately or as a unit with other Offered
Securities, will be set forth in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement. The
Prospectus Supplement will also contain information, where applicable, about
certain United States Federal income tax considerations relating to, and any
listing on a securities exchange of, the Offered Securities covered by the
Prospectus Supplement.
The Offered Securities may be sold for public offering to underwriters or
dealers, which may be a group of underwriters represented by one or more
managing underwriters. In addition, the Offered Securities may be sold directly
by the Company or through agents designated from time to time. See "Plan of
Distribution". The names of any such agents, dealers or managing underwriters,
and of any underwriters, involved in the sale of the Offered Securities in
respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered and the applicable agent's
commission, dealer's purchase price or underwriter's discount will be set forth
in the Prospectus Supplement. The net proceeds to the Company from such sale
will also be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. Any underwriters, dealers
or agents participating in the offering of Offered Securities may be deemed
"underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). See "Plan of Distribution".
This Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement may be used by direct
or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, including Chase Securities
Inc., in connection with offers and sales related to secondary market
transactions in Offered Securities. Such sales will be made at prices related to
prevailing market prices at the time of sale.
THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO CONSUMMATE SALES OF OFFERED SECURITIES UNLESS
ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT. THE DEBT SECURITIES WILL BE UNSECURED
OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY, WILL NOT BE OBLIGATIONS OF A DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION
AND WILL NOT BE INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance
therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy
statements and other information can be inspected and copied at the offices of
the Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549, as well as at the following regional offices of the
Commission: Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois 60661-2511, and Seven World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New
York 10048. Copies of such material can also be obtained from the Commission's
Public Reference Section, Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Certain of the Company's securities
are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and reports, proxy material and other
information concerning the Company may be inspected at the offices of the New
York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. The
Company is an electronic filer, and the Commission maintains a website (located
at http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy statements and other
information regarding registrants that file electronically.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the Commission by the Company are
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996;
(b) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 1997;
(c) The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 23, 1997,
March 18, 1997, March 18, 1997 and April 18, 1997; and
(d) The descriptions of the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock set
forth in the Company's Registration Statements filed pursuant to Section 12
of the Exchange Act and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating those descriptions.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Prospectus and prior to the
termination of the offering of the Offered Securities offered hereby shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in the accompanying Prospectus
Supplement, or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH PERSON, INCLUDING ANY
BENEFICIAL OWNER, TO WHOM THIS PROSPECTUS IS DELIVERED, UPON THE WRITTEN OR ORAL
REQUEST OF SUCH PERSON, A COPY OF ANY OR ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED
HEREIN BY REFERENCE, OTHER THAN EXHIBITS TO SUCH DOCUMENTS (UNLESS SUCH EXHIBITS
ARE SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO SUCH DOCUMENTS). REQUESTS SHOULD
BE DIRECTED TO: THE CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION, 270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW
YORK 10017, ATTENTION: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, TELEPHONE (212) 270-4040.
Unless otherwise indicated, currency amounts in this Prospectus and any
Prospectus Supplement are stated in United States dollars ("$", "dollars", "U.S.
dollars" or "U.S.$").
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION
GENERAL
The Company is a bank holding company organized under the laws of Delaware
in 1968 and is registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as
amended. On March 31, 1996, The Chase Manhattan Corporation ("Old Chase") merged
with and into the Company and the Company changed its name from "Chemical
Banking Corporation" to "The Chase Manhattan Corporation." At March 31, 1997,
the Company was the largest bank holding company in the United States in terms
of total assets.
The Company conducts domestic and international financial services
businesses through various bank and non-bank subsidiaries. The principal bank
subsidiaries of the Company are The Chase Manhattan Bank, a New York banking
corporation headquartered in New York City (the "Bank"), Texas Commerce Bank
National Association, a national bank headquartered in Texas ("Texas Commerce"),
and Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association, a national bank
headquartered in Delaware ("Chase USA"). The principal non-bank subsidiary of
the Company is Chase Securities Inc., which is engaged in securities
underwriting and dealing activities.
The merger of Old Chase with and into the Company was accounted for as a
pooling-of-interests and, accordingly, the information presented in this
Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus reflects the combined
results of Old Chase and the Company as if the merger had been in effect for all
periods presented.
BUSINESS
The activities of the Company and its subsidiaries are internally
organized, for management reporting purposes, into two major business franchises
(Global Wholesale Banking and Regional and Nationwide Consumer Banking) and
Corporate.
Global Wholesale Banking
Global Wholesale Banking provides financing, advisory, sales and trading,
trade finance, asset management, private banking and operating services to
corporations, institutions, governments and wealthy individuals worldwide.
Global Wholesale Banking operates in more than 50 countries, including major
operations in all key international financial centers. Global Wholesale Banking
encompasses investment banking and corporate lending, global markets activities,
equity investing, private banking, asset management and information and
transaction services. Terminal businesses, representing discontinued portfolios
(primarily the remaining refinancing country debt and commercial real estate
problem asset and nonperforming portfolios), are also included in Global
Wholesale Banking.
Regional and Nationwide Consumer Banking
The Regional and Nationwide Consumer Banking franchise included, as of
March 31, 1997, the third largest bank credit card issuer in the U.S., the third
largest originator and second largest servicer of residential mortgages and a
leading provider of auto financing and other consumer lending products. The
Company maintains a leading market share position in the New York metropolitan
tri-state area in serving the financial needs of consumers, middle market
commercial enterprises and small businesses. Additionally, included in Regional
and Nationwide Consumer Banking is Texas Commerce, which, as of March 31, 1997,
was the second largest bank in Texas and a leader in providing financial
products and services to businesses and individuals throughout Texas.
Corporate
Corporate includes the management results attributed to the Company's
investment in The CIT Group Holdings, Inc. and some effects remaining at the
corporate level after the implementation of management
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accounting policies, including residual credit provisions and tax expenses.
Corporate also includes one-time unallocated special items, such as
merger-related restructuring charges and tax refunds.
The Company is a Delaware corporation with its principal office at 270 Park
Avenue, New York, New York 10017. Its telephone number is (212) 270-6000.
CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS
The following are the consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed charges and
the ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividend
requirements for each of the periods indicated:
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THREE MONTHS
ENDED
MARCH 31, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
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Earnings to Fixed Charges:
Excluding Interest on Deposits............ 1.92 1.66 1.90 1.86 1.62 1.50
Including Interest on Deposits............ 1.47 1.32 1.41 1.42 1.31 1.21
Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and
Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements:
Excluding Interest on Deposits............ 1.86 1.60 1.82 1.76 1.52 1.41
Including Interest on Deposits............ 1.45 1.30 1.38 1.38 1.27 1.18
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For purposes of computing the ratios of earnings to fixed charges and of
earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements,
earnings represent net income from continuing operations plus total taxes based
on income and fixed charges. Fixed charges, excluding interest on deposits,
include interest expense (other than on deposits), one-third (the proportion
deemed representative of the interest factor) of rents, net of income from
subleases, and capitalized interest. Fixed charges, including interest on
deposits, include all interest expense, one-third (the proportion deemed
representative of the interest factor) of rents, net of income from subleases,
and capitalized interest.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds to be received by the Company from the sale of the Offered
Securities offered hereby will be added to the general funds of the Company and
will be available for general corporate purposes, which may include the
reduction of short-term indebtedness, equity investments in or extensions of
credit to its bank and non-bank subsidiaries, the reduction of outstanding
long-term indebtedness of the Company, the redemption of certain of the
Company's outstanding preferred stock, or the financing of possible business
expansion. Pending specific application, the net proceeds will be invested
temporarily or applied to the reduction of short-term indebtedness. Except as
otherwise described in a Prospectus Supplement, specific application of the net
proceeds to such purposes will not have been made at the date of the applicable
Prospectus Supplement, although the management of the Company will have
determined that funds should be raised at that time in anticipation of the
future funding requirements of the Company or its subsidiaries or in
anticipation of repayments of borrowings or redemptions of preferred stock.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
GENERAL
The following description of the terms of the Debt Securities sets forth
certain general terms and provisions of the Debt Securities to which any
Prospectus Supplement may relate. The particular terms of any Debt Securities
and the extent, if any, to which such general provisions may apply to such Debt
Securities will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such Debt
Securities.
The Senior Securities will be issued from time to time in series under an
Indenture dated as of December 1, 1989, as amended, between the Company and
Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee (the "Senior Indenture"). The Subordinated
Securities will be issued from time to time in series under an Indenture dated
as of April 1, 1987, as amended and restated as of December 15, 1992, and as
further supplemented as of October 8, 1996, between the Company and First Trust
of New York, National Association, as Trustee (the "Subordinated Indenture").
The Senior Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture are herein referred to
collectively as the "Indentures".
The statements under this caption are brief summaries of certain provisions
contained in the Indentures, do not purport to be complete and are qualified in
their entirety by reference to the Indentures, copies of which are exhibits to
the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part. Numerical
references in parentheses below are to sections of the applicable Indenture.
Wherever capitalized terms are used but not defined herein, such terms shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the applicable Indenture, it being
intended that such referenced sections of the Indentures and such defined terms
shall be incorporated herein by reference.
Neither Indenture limits the amount of Debt Securities which may be issued
thereunder and Debt Securities may be issued under either of the Indentures up
to the aggregate principal amount which may be authorized from time to time by
the Company. The Senior Securities will be unsecured and will rank on a parity
with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company. The
Subordinated Securities will be unsecured and will be subordinated and junior to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined below under "Subordinated
Securities -- Subordination") and, in certain circumstances relating to the
dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization of the Company, to all
Additional Senior Obligations (as defined below under "Subordinated
Securities -- Subordination") to the extent set forth below under "Subordinated
Securities". Because the Company is a holding company, the right of the Company
to participate in any distribution of assets of any subsidiary, including the
Bank, Chase USA and Texas Commerce, upon such subsidiary's liquidation or
reorganization or otherwise (and thus the ability of holders of the Debt
Securities to benefit indirectly from such distribution), is subject to the
prior claims of creditors of that subsidiary, except to the extent that the
Company may itself be recognized as a creditor of that subsidiary. Claims on the
Company's subsidiaries by creditors other than the Company include long-term
debt and substantial obligations with respect to deposit liabilities, Federal
funds purchased, securities sold under repurchase agreements, commercial paper,
and other short-term borrowings.
The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more separate series of Senior
Securities and/or one or more separate series of Subordinated Securities.
Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement relating to the particular series
of Debt Securities offered thereby for the terms of such Debt Securities,
including, where applicable: (i) the specific title of such Debt Securities;
(ii) any limit on the aggregate principal amount or aggregate initial offering
price of such Debt Securities; (iii) the purchase price of such Debt Securities
(expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof); (iv) the date or
dates on which the principal of such Debt Securities will be payable and the
provisions, if any, for extension of such payment date or dates; (v) the rate or
rates per annum at which such Debt Securities will bear interest, if any,
including the rate of interest, if any, applicable to overdue payments of
principal, or the method by which any such rate or rates will be determined and
the dates on which such interest, if any, will be payable, the record dates for
such interest payment dates, and the date from which such interest, if any, will
accrue; (vi) the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any)
and interest, if any, with respect to the Debt Securities will be payable; (vii)
the terms of any mandatory or optional redemption provisions applicable to the
Debt Securities; (viii) the terms of any sinking fund and analogous provisions
with respect to the Debt Securities;
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(ix) authorized denominations of the Debt Securities (if other than
denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof); (x) if other than the
currency of the United States, the currency or currencies, including ECU and
other composite currencies, in which payment of the principal of (and premium,
if any) and interest, if any, on the Debt Securities will be payable (which may
be different for principal, premium and interest); (xi) if the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest, if any, on such Debt Securities are to be payable
at the election of the Company or a holder thereof in one or more currencies or
composite currencies, the currencies or composite currencies in which payment
may be made and the manner of making such election; (xii) any provisions
relating to the conversion or exchange of such Debt Securities; (xiii) the
index, if any, with reference to which the amount of payments of principal of
(and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on such Debt Securities will be
determined; (xiv) whether such Debt Securities are Senior Securities or
Subordinated Securities, or include both; (xv) the portion of the principal
amount of such Debt Securities which will be payable upon declaration of
acceleration of the maturity thereof, if other than the principal amount
thereof; (xvi) any Events of Default applicable to such Debt Securities (if not
set forth in the applicable Indenture); (xvii) if such Debt Securities are
Senior Securities, whether the provisions of the Senior Indenture relating to
"Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance" will be applicable to such Debt Securities;
(xviii) whether any of such Debt Securities are to be issuable in permanent
global form; (xix) the terms of any Currency Warrants or Securities Warrants
being offered with such Debt Securities; and (xx) any other specific terms of
such Debt Securities (including any covenants applicable to the Debt Securities
if not set forth in the applicable Indenture).
The Debt Securities offered hereby will be issued only in fully registered
form without coupons. The Indentures also provide that Debt Securities of a
series may be issued as permanent global Debt Securities. See "Permanent Global
Debt Securities" below. No service charge will be made for any transfer or
exchange of the Debt Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
therewith.
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement,
principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Debt Securities
will be payable, and the Debt Securities offered hereby will be transferable or
exchangeable, at the corporate trust office of the Bank in New York City,
provided that payment of interest on any Debt Securities may be made at the
option of the Company by check mailed to the registered holders of the Debt
Securities at their registered addresses. The Company will have the right to
require a holder of any Debt Security, in connection with the payment of the
principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such Debt Security,
to certify information to the Company or, in the absence of such certification,
the Company will be entitled to rely on any legal presumption to enable the
Company to determine its duties and liabilities, if any, to deduct or withhold
taxes, assessments or governmental charges from such payment.
If the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any Debt
Securities are to be payable in any currency other than U.S. dollars or, at the
election of the Company or a holder thereof, in one or more currencies or
composite currencies, or if any index is used to determine the amount of
payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any
series of Debt Securities, any special Federal income tax, accounting and other
considerations applicable thereto will be described in the Prospectus Supplement
relating thereto.
Some of the Debt Securities may be issued as original issue discount Debt
Securities (bearing no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of
issuance is below market rates), to be sold at a discount below their stated
principal amount. Federal income tax, accounting and other special
considerations applicable to any such original issue discount Debt Securities
will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
Neither Indenture contains any restriction on the Company's ability to
enter into a highly leveraged transaction or any provision affording special
protection to holders of Debt Securities in the event the Company engages in a
highly leveraged transaction. Further, neither Indenture contains any provisions
that would provide protection to holders of Debt Securities upon a sudden and
dramatic decline in the credit quality of the Company resulting from a takeover,
recapitalization or similar restructuring of the Company.
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The Debt Securities of certain series may be issued under the Indentures
upon the exercise of Debt Warrants issued with other Debt Securities or upon
exchange or conversion of exchangeable or convertible Debt Securities. The
specific terms of any such Debt Warrants, the specific terms of exchange or
conversion of any such Debt Securities and the specific terms of the Debt
Securities issuable upon the exercise of any such Debt Warrants or upon any such
exchange or conversion will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating
to any Debt Securities issued with Debt Warrants or any such exchangeable or
convertible Debt Securities. See "Description of Securities Warrants" below.
SENIOR SECURITIES
The Senior Securities will be direct, unsecured obligations of the Company
and will constitute Senior Indebtedness issued on a parity with the other Senior
Indebtedness of the Company. As of March 31, 1997, Senior Indebtedness and
Additional Senior Obligations of the Company aggregated approximately $7.6
billion. See "Subordinated Securities -- Subordination" below.
Limitation on Disposition of Stock of the Bank. The Senior Indenture
contains a covenant by the Company that, so long as any of the Senior Securities
are outstanding, but subject to the rights of the Company in connection with its
consolidation with or merger into another person or a sale of the Company's
assets, neither the Company nor any Intermediate Subsidiary will sell, assign,
transfer, grant a security interest in or otherwise dispose of any shares of, or
securities convertible into, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or
purchase shares of, Voting Stock of the Bank (except to the Company or an
Intermediate Subsidiary), nor will the Company or any Intermediate Subsidiary
permit the Bank to issue any shares of, or securities convertible into, or
options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, Voting Stock
of the Bank, nor will the Company permit any Intermediate Subsidiary that owns
any shares of, or securities convertible into, or options, warrants or rights to
subscribe for or purchase shares of, Voting Stock of the Bank to cease to be an
Intermediate Subsidiary, unless (i) any such sale, assignment, transfer, grant
of a security interest or other disposition is made for fair market value, as
determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors")
or such Intermediate Subsidiary, and (ii) the Company and any one or more
Intermediate Subsidiaries will collectively own at least 80% of the issued and
outstanding Voting Stock of the Bank (or any successor to the Bank) free and
clear of any security interest after giving effect to such transaction. The
foregoing, however, shall not preclude the Bank from being consolidated with or
merged into another domestic banking corporation, if after such merger or
consolidation the Company, or any successor thereto in a permissible merger, and
any one or more Intermediate Subsidiaries own or owns at least 80% of the Voting
Stock of the resulting bank and, giving effect to the transaction, no Event of
Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become
an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing. An Intermediate
Subsidiary is defined in the Senior Indenture as a Subsidiary (i) that is
organized under the laws of any domestic jurisdiction and (ii) of which all the
shares of each class of capital stock issued and outstanding, and all securities
convertible into, and options, warrants and rights to subscribe for or purchase
shares of, such capital stock, are owned directly by the Company, free and clear
of any security interest. The limitation on the disposition of the Voting Stock
of the Bank does not prevent the Bank from engaging in a sale of assets to the
extent otherwise permitted by the Senior Indenture. (Section 1006).
Events of Default. The Senior Indenture defines an Event of Default with
respect to any series of Senior Securities as any one of the following events:
(i) default in payment of interest on any Senior Security of that series and
continuance of such default for 30 days; (ii) default in the payment of
principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Senior Security of that series at
Maturity; (iii) default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as
due by the terms of a Senior Security of that series, and continuance of such
default for 5 days; (iv) failure by the Company for 60 days after due notice in
performance of any other of the covenants or warranties in the Senior Indenture
(other than a covenant or warranty included in the Senior Indenture solely for
the benefit of a series of Senior Securities other than that series); (v)(A)
failure by the Company to pay indebtedness for money borrowed, including Senior
Securities of other series, in an aggregate principal amount exceeding
$25,000,000, at the later of final maturity or upon the expiration of any
applicable period of grace with respect to such principal amount or (B)
acceleration of the maturity of any of the Company's indebtedness for money
borrowed, including Senior Securities of other series, in an aggregate principal
amount
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exceeding $25,000,000, if such failure to pay or acceleration results from a
default under the instrument giving rise to, or securing, such indebtedness for
money borrowed and is not rescinded or annulled within 30 days after due notice,
unless such default is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (vi)
certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or the
Bank; and (vii) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Senior
Securities of that series. (Section 501).
If any Event of Default with respect to Senior Securities of any series at
the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, either the Trustee or the holders
of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Securities of
that series may declare the principal amount (or, if the Senior Securities of
that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the
principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of all Senior
Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately (provided that no
such declaration is required upon certain events of bankruptcy); but upon
certain conditions such declaration may be annulled and past defaults (except,
unless theretofore cured, a default in payment of principal of (or premium, if
any) or interest on the Senior Securities of that series and certain other
specified defaults) may be waived by the holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Outstanding Senior Securities of that series on behalf of the
holders of all Senior Securities of that series. (Sections 502 and 513).
Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement relating to each series of
Senior Securities that are Original Issue Discount Securities for the particular
provisions relating to acceleration of the Maturity of a portion of the
principal amount of such Original Issue Discount Securities upon the occurrence
of an Event of Default and the continuation thereof.
The Senior Indenture provides that the Trustee will, within 90 days after
the occurrence of a default known to it with respect to Senior Securities of any
series at the time Outstanding with respect to which it is trustee, give to the
holders of the Outstanding Senior Securities of that series notice of such
default if uncured or not waived, provided that, except in the case of default
in the payment of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any
Senior Security of that series, or in the payment of any sinking fund
installment which is provided for such series, such Trustee will be protected in
withholding such notice if such Trustee in good faith determines that the
withholding of such notice is in the interest of the holders of the Outstanding
Senior Securities of such series and, provided further, that such notice shall
not be given until 60 days after the occurrence of a default with respect to
outstanding Senior Securities of any series in the performance of a covenant in
the Senior Indenture other than for the payment of the principal of (or premium,
if any) or interest, if any, on any Senior Security of such series or the
deposit of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Senior Securities of
such series. The term "default" with respect to any series of Outstanding Senior
Securities for the purpose only of this provision means any event which is, or
after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with
respect to Senior Securities of such series. (Section 602).
The Senior Indenture provides that, subject to the duty of the Trustee
during default to act with the required standard of care, the Trustee will not
be under any obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Senior
Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders, unless such holders
shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity. (Section
603). The Senior Indenture provides that the holders of a majority in principal
amount of Outstanding Senior Securities of any series may direct the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Trustee for that series, or exercising any trust or other power conferred on
such Trustee, provided that such Trustee may decline to act if such direction is
contrary to law or the Senior Indenture. (Section 512).
The Senior Indenture includes a covenant that the Company will file
annually with the Trustee a certificate of no default, or specifying any default
that exists. (Section 1007).
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. The Senior Indenture provides, if such
provision is made applicable to the Senior Securities of any series pursuant to
Section 301 of the Senior Indenture (which will be indicated in the Prospectus
Supplement applicable thereto), that the Company may elect (i) to defease and be
discharged from all of its obligations with respect to such Senior Securities
then outstanding (except for the obligations to register the transfer or
exchange of such Senior Securities, to replace temporary or mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Senior Securities, to maintain an office or agency in
respect of the Senior Securities and to hold moneys for payment in trust)
("defeasance") and/or (ii) to be released from its
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obligations with respect to such Senior Securities then outstanding under
Section 1005 and Section 1006 (and any other sections applicable to such Senior
Securities that are determined pursuant to Section 301 to be subject to covenant
defeasance) and the consequences of the occurrence of an event of default
specified in Section 501(4) (insofar as it is with respect to Section 1005,
Section 1006 or any other section applicable to such Senior Securities that is
determined pursuant to Section 301 to be subject to covenant defeasance) or
Section 501(5) of the Senior Indenture (Section 1005 containing the covenant to
pay taxes and other claims, Section 1006 containing the restrictions described
above under "Limitation on Disposition of Stock of the Bank" and Sections 501(4)
and 501(5) containing the provisions described above under "Events of Default"
relating to covenant defaults and cross-defaults, respectively) ("covenant
defeasance"), in either case upon the deposit with the Trustee (or other
qualifying trustee), in trust for such purpose, of money, and/or U.S. Government
Obligations which through the payment of principal and interest in accordance
with their terms will provide money in an amount sufficient, without
reinvestment, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if
any, on such Senior Securities to maturity or redemption, as the case may be,
and any mandatory sinking fund or analogous payments thereon. As a condition to
defeasance or covenant defeasance, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel (as specified in the Senior Indenture) to the effect that the
holders of such Senior Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for
Federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance or covenant
defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the
same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such defeasance
or covenant defeasance had not occurred. Such opinion, in the case of defeasance
under clause (i) above, must refer to and be based upon a ruling of the Internal
Revenue Service issued to the Company or published as a revenue ruling or upon a
change in applicable Federal income tax law, in any such case after the date of
the Senior Indenture.
Under current Federal income tax law, defeasance would likely be treated as
a taxable exchange of such Senior Securities for interests in the defeasance
trust. As a consequence, a holder would recognize gain or loss equal to the
difference between the holder's cost or other tax basis for such Senior
Securities and the value of the holder's proportionate interest in the
defeasance trust, and thereafter would be required to include in income a
proportionate share of the income, gain or loss, as the case may be, of the
defeasance trust. Under current Federal income tax law, covenant defeasance
would ordinarily not be treated as a taxable exchange of such Senior Securities.
Purchasers of such Senior Securities should consult their own advisors with
respect to the tax consequences to them of such defeasance and covenant
defeasance, including the applicability and effect of tax laws other than the
Federal income tax law.
If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance option with respect to any
series of Senior Securities, payment of such Senior Securities may not be
accelerated by reference to the covenants relating to covenant defeasance
described above. The Company may exercise its defeasance option with respect to
such Senior Securities notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant
defeasance option. If the Company exercises its defeasance option, payment of
such Senior Securities may not be accelerated because of any Event of Default.
If the Company exercises its defeasance option or covenant defeasance option and
an acceleration were to occur, the realizable value at the acceleration date of
the money and U.S. Government Obligations in the defeasance trust could be less
than the principal and interest then due on such Senior Securities, in that the
required deposit in the defeasance trust is based upon scheduled cash flows
rather than market value, which will vary depending upon interest rates and
other factors.
The Prospectus Supplement may further describe the provisions, if any,
applicable to defeasance or covenant defeasance with respect to the Senior
Securities of a particular series.
Modification of the Indenture. Modifications and amendments of the Senior
Indenture may be made by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the
holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of each series of
Outstanding Senior Securities affected thereby, by executing supplemental
indentures adding any provisions to or changing or eliminating any of the
provisions of the Senior Indenture or modifying the rights of the holders of
Outstanding Senior Securities of such series, except that no such supplemental
indenture may (i) change the Stated Maturity of any Senior Security of any
series, or reduce the principal amount thereof (or premium, if any, thereon), or
reduce the rate of payment of interest thereon, or change certain other
provisions relating to the yield of the Senior Securities or change the currency
or currencies in
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which the same is payable; (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Outstanding
Senior Securities of any series, the consent of the holders of which is required
for any supplemental indenture, or reduce the percentage of principal amount of
Outstanding Senior Securities necessary for waiver of compliance with certain
provisions of the Senior Indenture or for waiver of certain covenants and
defaults; or (iii) modify the provisions of the Senior Indenture relating to
modification and amendment of the Senior Indenture. The Senior Indenture
provides, however, that each of the amendments and modifications listed in
clauses (i) through (iii) above may be made with the consent of the holder of
each Outstanding Senior Security affected thereby. (Section 902).
The Senior Indenture permits the Company and the Trustee to amend the
Senior Indenture in certain circumstances without the consent of the holders of
Senior Securities to evidence the merger of the Company or the replacement of
the Trustee and to effect modifications that do not affect any series of Senior
Securities already outstanding and for certain other purposes.
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets. The Company, without the consent
of the holders of any of the Senior Securities under the Senior Indenture, may
consolidate with or merge into any other person or transfer or lease its assets
substantially as an entirety to any person or may permit any corporation to
merge into the Company, provided that: (i) the successor is a person organized
under the laws of any domestic jurisdiction; (ii) the successor person, if other
than the Company, assumes the Company's obligations on the Senior Securities and
under the Senior Indenture; (iii) after giving effect to the transaction, no
Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both,
would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(iv) certain other conditions are met. (Section 801).
Outstanding Senior Securities. The Senior Indenture provides that, in
determining whether the holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding
Senior Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent or waiver, (i) the portion of the principal amount of an
Original Issue Discount Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such
purpose shall be that portion of the principal amount thereof that would be due
and payable as of the date of such determination upon acceleration of the
Maturity thereof; (ii) the portion of the principal amount of a Senior Security
denominated in a foreign or composite currency or currencies that shall be
deemed to be Outstanding for such purpose shall be the U.S. dollar equivalent,
determined on the date of original issuance of such Senior Security, of the
principal amount (or, in the case of an Original Issue Discount Security, the
U.S. dollar equivalent on the date of original issuance of such Senior Security
of the amount determined as provided in (i) above) of such Senior Security;
(iii) the portion of the principal amount of a Senior Security for which the
amount of payments of principal of and any premium or interest on such Senior
Security may be determined with reference to an index that shall be deemed to be
Outstanding for such purpose shall be determined as of the date of original
issuance of such Senior Security; and (iv) Senior Securities owned by the
Company, any of its Affiliates or any other obligor upon the Senior Securities
shall not be deemed to be Outstanding. (Section 101).
SUBORDINATED SECURITIES
The Subordinated Securities will be direct, unsecured obligations of the
Company. The obligations of the Company pursuant to the Subordinated Securities
will be subordinate in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness and, in
certain circumstances relating to the dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or
reorganization of the Company, to all Additional Senior Obligations, whether
outstanding as of the date hereof or hereafter created, assumed or incurred, as
discussed below under "Subordination". The Subordinated Indenture does not
contain any restriction on the amount of Senior Indebtedness or Additional
Senior Obligations which the Company may incur.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
maturity of the Subordinated Securities will be subject to acceleration only in
the event of certain events of bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company. See
"Defaults and Waiver Thereof" below.
The holders of Subordinated Securities of a specified series that are
convertible into Common Stock ("Subordinated Convertible Securities") will be
entitled at certain times specified in the Prospectus Supplement relating to
such Subordinated Convertible Securities, subject to prior redemption, repayment
or
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repurchase, to convert any Subordinated Convertible Securities of such series
into Common Stock, at the conversion price set forth in such Prospectus
Supplement, subject to adjustment and to such other terms as are set forth in
such Prospectus Supplement.
The holders of Subordinated Securities of any series may be obligated at
maturity, or at any earlier time as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement
relating to such series, to exchange them for Capital Securities of the Company.
The terms of any such exchange and the Capital Securities issuable upon such
exchange will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series
of Subordinated Securities. (Article Seventeen). "Capital Securities" may
consist of Common Stock, perpetual preferred stock or other capital securities
of the Company acceptable to its primary Federal banking regulator. Currently,
the Company's primary Federal banking regulator is the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve Board"). Whenever Subordinated
Securities are exchangeable for Capital Securities, the Company will be
obligated to deliver Capital Securities with a market value equal to the
principal amount of such Subordinated Securities. In addition, the Company will
unconditionally undertake, at the expense of the Company, to sell the Capital
Securities in a sale (the "Secondary Offering") on behalf of any holders who
elect to receive cash for the Capital Securities. The Common Stock is described
below under "Description of Common Stock". A general description of the
preferred stock of the Company is set forth below under "Description of
Preferred Stock".
Subordination. The Subordinated Securities will be subordinate in right of
payment as provided in the Subordinated Indenture to all Senior Indebtedness
and, under certain circumstances, to all Additional Senior Obligations.
The Subordinated Indenture provides that "Senior Indebtedness" shall mean
the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on (i) all indebtedness of
the Company for money borrowed, whether outstanding on the date of execution of
the Subordinated Indenture or thereafter created, assumed or incurred, except
(A) Subordinated Securities issued under the Subordinated Indenture, (B)
Antecedent CBC Subordinated Indebtedness (as hereinafter defined), (C) Assumed
MHC Subordinated Indebtedness (as hereinafter defined), (D) Assumed Old Chase
Subordinated Indebtedness (as hereinafter defined) and (E) such other
indebtedness of the Company which by its terms is expressly stated to be not
superior in right of payment to the Subordinated Securities or to rank pari
passu in right of payment with the Subordinated Securities (such other
indebtedness hereinafter referred to as "Other Subordinated Indebtedness") and
(ii) any deferrals, renewals or extensions of any such Senior Indebtedness. The
term "indebtedness of the Company for money borrowed" shall mean any obligation
of, or any obligation guaranteed by, the Company for the repayment of money
borrowed, whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other written
instruments, and any deferred obligation for payment of the purchase price of
property or assets.
The Subordinated Indenture also provides that "Additional Senior
Obligations" shall mean all indebtedness of the Company, whether outstanding on
December 15, 1992 or thereafter created, assumed or incurred, for claims in
respect of derivative products such as interest and foreign exchange rate
contracts, commodity contracts and similar arrangements; provided, however, that
Additional Senior Obligations do not include claims in respect of Senior
Indebtedness or obligations which, by their terms, are expressly stated to be
not superior in right of payment to the Subordinated Securities or to rank pari
passu in right of payment with the Subordinated Securities. For purposes of this
definition, "claim" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 101(4) of
the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended and in effect on December
15, 1992.
At March 31, 1997, an aggregate principal amount of approximately $1.67
billion of securities issued pursuant to the Subordinated Indenture after
December 15, 1992 was outstanding and an aggregate principal amount of
approximately $100 million of Other Subordinated Indebtedness was outstanding.
Antecedent CBC Subordinated Indebtedness means all outstanding subordinated
indebtedness of the Company issued prior to December 15, 1992 (other than
Assumed MHC Subordinated Indebtedness and Assumed Old Chase Subordinated
Indebtedness). At March 31, 1997, an aggregate principal amount of approximately
$1.05 billion of Antecedent CBC Subordinated Indebtedness was outstanding.
Assumed MHC Subordinated Indebtedness means all outstanding subordinated
indebtedness of the Company which was assumed by the Company as a result of the
merger of Manufacturers Hanover
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Corporation into the Company on December 31, 1991. At March 31, 1997, an
aggregate principal amount of approximately $243 million of Assumed MHC
Subordinated Indebtedness was outstanding.
Assumed Old Chase Subordinated Indebtedness means all outstanding
subordinated indebtedness of Old Chase which was assumed by the Company as a
result of the merger of Old Chase into the Company. At March 31, 1997, an
aggregate principal amount of approximately $4.55 billion of Assumed Old Chase
Subordinated Indebtedness was outstanding.
The Subordinated Securities will be subordinate in right of payment as
provided in the Subordinated Indenture to all Senior Indebtedness. No payment
pursuant to the Subordinated Securities or exchange for Capital Securities may
be made, and no holder of the Subordinated Securities shall be entitled to
demand or receive any such payment or exchange, unless all amounts of principal
(and premium, if any) and interest, if any, then due with respect to all Senior
Indebtedness shall have been paid in full or duly provided for, and unless at
the time of such payment or exchange and immediately after giving effect
thereto, there shall not exist with respect to any such Senior Indebtedness any
event of default permitting the holders thereof to accelerate the maturity
thereof or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become
such an event of default. Such subordination will not prevent the occurrence of
any default in respect of the Subordinated Securities. See "Defaults and Waivers
Thereof " below for limitations on the rights of acceleration. (Article
Sixteen).
Upon any distribution of the assets of the Company upon dissolution,
winding-up, liquidation or reorganization, (i) the holders of Senior
Indebtedness will be entitled to receive payment in full of principal (and
premium, if any) and interest, if any, before any payment or distribution is
made on the Subordinated Securities, and (ii) if, after giving effect to the
operation of clause (i) above, (A) amounts remain available for payment or
distribution in respect of the Subordinated Securities and (B) creditors in
respect of Additional Senior Obligations have not received payment in full of
amounts due or to become due thereon or payment of such amounts has not been
duly provided for, then such amounts available for payment or distribution in
respect of the Subordinated Securities shall first be applied to pay or provide
for the payment in full of all such Additional Senior Obligations before any
payment may be made on the Subordinated Securities.
The Subordinated Securities will not be subordinated to indebtedness of the
Company which is not Senior Indebtedness or Additional Senior Obligations, and
the creditors of the Company who do not hold Senior Indebtedness or Additional
Senior Obligations will not benefit from the subordination provisions described
herein. In the event of the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company before
or after maturity of the Subordinated Securities (and prior to any exchange or
conversion thereof), such other creditors would rank pari passu in right of
payment with holders of the Subordinated Securities, subject, however, to the
broad equity powers of a Federal bankruptcy court pursuant to which such court
may, among other things, reclassify the claims of holders of any series of
Subordinated Securities into a class of claims having a different relative
priority with respect to the claims of such other creditors or any other claims
against the Company.
No series of subordinated securities of the Company will be subordinated to
any other series of subordinated securities of the Company. However, Antecedent
CBC Subordinated Indebtedness is subordinated, by its terms, only to Senior
Indebtedness; Subordinated Securities and Other Subordinated Indebtedness will
be subordinated, by their terms, to Senior Indebtedness and, in certain
circumstances relating to the dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or
reorganization of the Company, to Additional Senior Obligations; Assumed MHC
Subordinated Indebtedness is subordinated, by its terms, to Senior Indebtedness,
Additional Senior Obligations and all other obligations of the Company to its
creditors other than any obligation of the Company as is by its terms expressly
stated to be not superior in right of payment to or to rank pari passu in right
of payment with such Assumed MHC Subordinated Indebtedness; and Assumed Old
Chase Subordinated Indebtedness is subordinated, by its terms, to Senior
Indebtedness, Additional Senior Obligations and all other obligations of the
Company to its creditors, except obligations ranking on a parity with or ranking
junior to such Assumed Old Chase Subordinated Indebtedness. As a result of the
differences between the subordination provisions applicable to the Subordinated
Securities, the Antecedent CBC Subordinated Indebtedness, the Other Subordinated
Indebtedness, the Assumed MHC Subordinated Indebtedness and the
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Assumed Old Chase Subordinated Indebtedness, in the event of a dissolution,
winding-up, liquidation or reorganization of the Company, the holders of
Subordinated Securities and Other Subordinated Indebtedness may receive less,
ratably, than the holders of Antecedent CBC Subordinated Indebtedness, but more,
ratably, than the holders of Assumed MHC Subordinated Indebtedness and Assumed
Old Chase Subordinated Indebtedness.
Limitation on Disposition of Voting Stock of the Bank. With respect to
Subordinated Securities, the Subordinated Indenture contains no covenant that
the Company will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of, or
securities convertible into, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or
purchase shares of, voting stock of the Bank, nor does it prohibit the Bank from
issuing any shares of, securities convertible into, or options, warrants or
rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, voting stock of the Bank.
However, the Subordinated Indenture does contain a covenant by the Company, for
the exclusive benefit of the Antecedent CBC Subordinated Indebtedness and
subject to the provisions described below under "Consolidation, Merger and Sale
of Assets," that the Company will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any
shares of, or securities convertible into, or options, warrants or rights to
subscribe for or purchase shares of, voting stock of the Bank, nor will it
permit the Bank to issue any shares of, securities convertible into, or options,
warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, voting stock of the
Bank, with the following exceptions: (i) issuances or sales of directors'
qualifying shares; (ii) issuances or sales of shares to the Company; (iii) sales
or other dispositions or issuances for fair market value, as determined by the
Board of Directors, if after giving effect to such sales, dispositions or
issuances and to the issuance of any shares issuable upon conversion of
convertible securities or upon the exercise of options, warrants or rights, the
Company would own directly or indirectly through subsidiaries not less than 80%
of the issued and outstanding shares of voting stock of the Bank; (iv) sales or
other dispositions or issuances made in compliance with an order or direction of
a court or regulatory authority of competent jurisdiction; and (v) sales of
voting stock by the Bank to its shareholders if such sales do not reduce the
percentage of shares of voting stock owned by the Company. (Section 5.07).
Defaults and Waiver Thereof. The Subordinated Indenture defines an Event
of Default with respect to any series of Subordinated Securities as (i) any one
of certain events of bankruptcy or reorganization affecting the Company and (ii)
any other Event of Default specifically provided for by the terms of such series
of Subordinated Securities, as described in the Prospectus Supplement relating
thereto. (Section 7.01). In case an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing with respect to any series of Subordinated Securities then
outstanding under the Subordinated Indenture, the Trustee or the holders of at
least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Securities of that
series which are then outstanding may declare the principal (or, in the case of
original issue discount Subordinated Securities, such lesser amount of principal
as may be provided therein) of all Subordinated Securities of that series to be
due and payable immediately in cash, but such declaration may be annulled, and
certain past defaults may be waived, by the holders of not less than a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Securities of that series,
upon the conditions provided in the Subordinated Indenture. (Section 7.01). The
right of the holders of Subordinated Securities of a series to demand payment in
cash would exist upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default
before or after the stated maturity of the Subordinated Securities of such
series, so long as the Subordinated Securities of such series have not been
exchanged or converted as provided in the Subordinated Indenture. Any such right
to payment in cash would, in the event of the bankruptcy or reorganization of
the Company, be subject as to enforcement to the broad equity powers of a
Federal bankruptcy court and to the determination by that court of the nature
and status of the payment claims of the holders of the Subordinated Securities.
Prior to any declaration accelerating the maturity of the Subordinated
Securities of any series, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Subordinated Securities of that series at the time outstanding may
on behalf of the holders of all Subordinated Securities of that series waive any
past default or Event of Default and its consequences, except a default in the
payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the
Subordinated Securities of that series. (Section 7.07).
Unless otherwise provided in the terms of a series of Subordinated
Securities, there will be no right of acceleration of the payment of principal
of the Subordinated Securities of such series upon a default in the payment of
principal or interest or a default in the performance of any covenant or
agreement in the
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Subordinated Securities or the Subordinated Indenture. In the event of a default
in the payment of interest or principal (including the delivery of any Capital
Securities in exchange for Subordinated Securities) or the performance of any
covenant or agreement in the Subordinated Securities or the Subordinated
Indenture, the Trustee may, subject to certain limitations and conditions, seek
to enforce payment of such interest or principal (including the delivery of any
Capital Securities in exchange for Subordinated Securities) or the performance
of such covenant or agreement.
The Subordinated Indenture provides that the Trustee shall, within 90 days
after the occurrence of a default with respect to the Subordinated Securities of
any series, give to the holders of the Subordinated Securities of that series
notice of all uncured defaults known to it (the term "default" being defined to
include the events specified above without grace periods or notice), provided,
that except in the case of an Event of Default that relates to the bankruptcy or
reorganization of the Company or a default in payment of principal (or premium,
if any) or interest, if any, in respect of the Subordinated Securities of that
series, or the obligation to deliver Capital Securities in exchange for such
Subordinated Securities, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such
notice if and so long as the board of directors or trustees, the executive
committee or a trust committee of directors or responsible officers or both, of
the Trustee, in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in
the interest of such holders. (Section 7.08). The Company will be required to
furnish to the Trustee annually an officers' certificate as to the absence of
defaults under the Subordinated Indenture. (Section 5.06).
Subject to the provisions of the Subordinated Indenture relating to the
duties of the Trustee, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any
of its rights or powers under the Subordinated Indenture at the request, order
or direction of any of the holders of the Subordinated Securities, unless such
holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity.
Subject to such provision for security or indemnification, the holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Subordinated Securities of any series then
outstanding under the Subordinated Indenture will have the right to direct the
time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to,
or exercising any trust or power conferred on, the Trustee with respect to the
Subordinated Securities of such series. (Sections 7.07 and 8.02).
Modification of the Indenture. The Subordinated Indenture contains
provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee, with the consent of the
holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Subordinated
Securities at the time outstanding of each series affected by such modification,
to modify the Subordinated Indenture or any supplemental indenture or the rights
of the holders of the Subordinated Securities, provided that no such
modification shall, without the consent of the holder of each Subordinated
Security affected thereby: (i) change the stated maturity date of the principal
of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any such Subordinated
Security; (ii) reduce the principal amount of (or premium, if any) or interest,
if any, on any such Subordinated Security; (iii) reduce the portion of the
principal amount of an original issue discount Subordinated Security payable
upon acceleration of the maturity thereof; (iv) reduce any amount payable upon
redemption of any Subordinated Security; (v) change the place or places where,
or the coin or currency in which, any Subordinated Security or any premium or
the interest thereon is payable; (vi) change the definition of "Market Value";
(vii) impair the right of any holders of Subordinated Securities of any series
to receive on any Exchange Date for Subordinated Securities of such series
Capital Securities with a Market Value equal to that required by the terms of
the Subordinated Securities; (viii) impair the conversion rights of any holders
of Subordinated Securities of a series entitled to the conversion rights set
forth in Article Nineteen of the Subordinated Indenture; (ix) impair the right
of a holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with
respect to any such Subordinated Security (including any right of redemption at
the option of the holder of such Subordinated Security) or impair any rights to
the delivery of Capital Securities in exchange for any Subordinated Security or
to require the Company to sell Capital Securities in a Secondary Offering or to
require the delivery of Common Stock, Debt Securities or other property upon
conversion of Subordinated Securities; (x) reduce the above-stated percentage of
Subordinated Securities of any series the consent of the holders of which is
necessary to modify or amend the Subordinated Indenture or reduce the percentage
of Subordinated Securities of any series the holders of which are required to
waive any past default or Event of Default; or (xi) modify the foregoing
requirements. (Section 11.02).
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The Subordinated Indenture permits the Company and the Trustee to amend the
Subordinated Indenture in certain circumstances without the consent of the
holders of Subordinated Securities to evidence the merger of the Company or the
replacement of the Trustee, to effect modifications which do not affect any
series of Subordinated Securities already outstanding and for certain other
purposes. (Section 11.01).
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets. The Company may not merge or
consolidate with any other corporation or sell or convey all or substantially
all of its assets as an entirety to any other corporation, unless (i) either the
Company shall be the continuing corporation or the successor corporation shall
expressly assume the payment of the principal of (including issuance and
delivery of Capital Securities) (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on
the Subordinated Securities and the performance and observance of all the
covenants and conditions of the Subordinated Indenture binding upon the Company,
and (ii) the Company or such successor corporation shall not, immediately after
such merger or consolidation or such sale or conveyance, be in default in the
performance of any such covenant or condition. (Article Twelve).
Outstanding Subordinated Securities. The Subordinated Indenture provides
that, in determining whether the holders of the requisite principal amount of
outstanding Subordinated Securities have given any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, the portion of the
principal amount of a Discounted Security that shall be deemed to be outstanding
for such purpose shall be that portion of the principal amount thereof that
would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon acceleration
of the maturity thereof and Subordinated Securities owned by the Company, any of
its affiliates or any other obligor upon the Subordinated Securities shall not
be deemed to be outstanding. (Sections 1.01 and 9.04).
PERMANENT GLOBAL DEBT SECURITIES
If any Debt Securities are to be issued in permanent global form, the
Prospectus Supplement relating thereto will describe the circumstances, if any,
under which beneficial owners of interests in any such permanent global Debt
Security may exchange such interests for Debt Securities of such series and like
tenor of any authorized form and denomination. Principal of (and premium, if
any) and interest, if any, on a permanent global Debt Security will be payable
in the manner described in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto. Persons
holding beneficial interests in such a permanent global Debt Security will,
pursuant to arrangements between such persons and the depository (the record
holder of the global Debt Security), be treated as holders of the Debt Security
for other purposes to the extent specified in writing by such depository.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRUSTEES
The Company, the Bank and certain other subsidiaries of the Company
maintain deposits with, and conduct other banking transactions with, the
Trustees under each of the Indentures in the ordinary course of business.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK
The following description of the terms of the Preferred Stock sets forth
certain general terms and provisions of the Preferred Stock to which any
Prospectus Supplement may relate. Certain terms of any series of the Preferred
Stock offered by any Prospectus Supplement will be described in the Prospectus
Supplement relating to such series of the Preferred Stock. If so indicated in
the Prospectus Supplement, the terms of any such series may differ from the
terms set forth below. The description of certain provisions of the Preferred
Stock set forth below and in any Prospectus Supplement does not purport to be
complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Certificate of Designations relating to such series of the Preferred Stock,
which will be filed with the Commission promptly after the offering of such
series of Preferred Stock. A form of Certificate of Designations is filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement to which this Prospectus relates.
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GENERAL
Under the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Charter"),
the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors") is authorized,
without further stockholder action, to provide for the issuance of up to
200,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $1 par value per share, in one or more
series, with such voting powers and with such designations, preferences and
relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications,
limitations or restrictions, as shall be set forth in resolutions providing for
the issue thereof adopted by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized
committee thereof. The Company may amend from time to time the Charter to
increase the number of authorized shares of preferred stock in the manner
provided in the Charter and the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"). As of
the date of this Prospectus the Company had fourteen series of preferred stock
outstanding, which are described below under "Outstanding Preferred Stock".
Under regulations adopted by the Federal Reserve Board, if the holders of
any series of Preferred Stock become entitled to vote for the election of
directors because dividends on such series are in arrears as described below
under "Voting Rights", such series may then be deemed a "class of voting
securities" and a holder of 25% or more of such series (or a holder of 5% or
more if it otherwise exercises a "controlling influence" over the Company) may
then be subject to regulation as a bank holding company in accordance with the
BHCA. In addition, at such time as such series is deemed a class of voting
securities, (i) any other bank holding company may be required to obtain the
prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board under the BHCA to acquire or retain
5% or more of such series, and (ii) any person other than a bank holding company
may be required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve Board under the
Change in Bank Control Act to acquire or retain 10% or more of such series.
The Preferred Stock shall have the dividend, liquidation, redemption,
voting and conversion rights set forth below, except as otherwise provided in
the Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular series of the Preferred
Stock. Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement relating to the particular
series of the Preferred Stock offered thereby for specific terms, including: (i)
the title and liquidation preference per share of such Preferred Stock and the
number of shares offered; (ii) the price at which such Preferred Stock will be
issued; (iii) the dividend rate (or method of calculation), the dates on which
dividends shall be payable, whether such dividends shall be cumulative or
noncumulative and, if cumulative, the dates from which dividends shall commence
to accumulate; (iv) any redemption or sinking fund provisions of such Preferred
Stock; (v) any conversion provisions of such Preferred Stock; (vi) whether the
Company has elected to offer Depositary Shares with respect to such Preferred
Stock as described below under "Depositary Shares"; and (vii) any additional
dividend, liquidation, redemption, sinking fund and other rights, preferences,
privileges, limitations and restrictions of such Preferred Stock.
The Preferred Stock will, when issued, be fully paid and nonassessable.
Unless otherwise specified in the Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular
series of the Preferred Stock, each series of the Preferred Stock will rank on a
parity as to dividends and distributions in the event of a liquidation with the
outstanding preferred stock of the Company and each other series of the
Preferred Stock. See "Outstanding Preferred Stock" below.
DIVIDEND RIGHTS
Holders of the Preferred Stock of each series will be entitled to receive,
when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of assets of the Company
legally available therefor, cash dividends at such rates and on such dates as
are set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series of the
Preferred Stock. Such rate may be fixed or variable or both. Each such dividend
will be payable to the holders of record as they appear on the stock books of
the Company (or, if applicable, the records of the Depositary referred to below
under "Depositary Shares") on such record dates as will be fixed by the Board of
Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof. Dividends on any series of the
Preferred Stock may be cumulative or noncumulative, as provided in the
Prospectus Supplement relating thereto. If the Board of Directors fails to
declare a dividend payable on a dividend payment date on any series of Preferred
Stock for which dividends are noncumulative, then the right to receive a
dividend in respect of the dividend period ending on such
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dividend payment date will be lost, and the Company shall have no obligation to
pay the dividend accrued for that period, whether or not dividends are declared
for any future period.
No full dividends will be declared or paid or set apart for payment on the
Preferred Stock of any series ranking, as to dividends, on a parity with or
junior to any other series of preferred stock for any period unless full
dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid, or declared and
a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such payment, on such
other series of preferred stock for the then-current dividend payment period
and, if such other preferred stock is cumulative, all other dividend payment
periods terminating on or before the date of payment of such full dividends.
When dividends are not paid in full upon any series of the Preferred Stock and
any other preferred stock ranking on a parity as to dividends with such series
of the Preferred Stock, all dividends declared upon such series of the Preferred
Stock and any other preferred stock ranking on a parity as to dividends will be
declared pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared per share on such
series of the Preferred Stock and such other preferred stock will in all cases
bear to each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share on such
series of the Preferred Stock and such other preferred stock bear to each other.
Except as provided in the preceding sentence, unless full dividends, including,
in the case of cumulative Preferred Stock, accumulations, if any, in respect of
prior dividend payment periods, on all outstanding shares of any series of the
Preferred Stock have been paid, no dividends (other than in shares of Common
Stock or another stock ranking junior to such series of the Preferred Stock as
to dividends and upon liquidation) will be declared or paid or set aside for
payment or other distributions made upon the Common Stock or any other stock of
the Company ranking junior to or on a parity with the Preferred Stock as to
dividends or upon liquidation, nor will any Common Stock or any other stock of
the Company ranking junior to or on a parity with such series of the Preferred
Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation be redeemed, purchased or otherwise
acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to or made available for a
sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any such stock) by the Company
(except by conversion into or exchange for stock of the Company ranking junior
to such series of the Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation). No
interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of
any dividend payment or payments which may be in arrears.
The amount of dividends payable for each dividend period will be computed
by annualizing the applicable dividend rate and dividing by the number of
dividend periods in a year, except that the amount of dividends payable for the
initial dividend period or any period shorter than a full dividend period shall
be computed on the basis of 30-day months, a 360-day year and the actual number
of days elapsed in the period.
Each series of Preferred Stock will be entitled to dividends as described
in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series, which may be based upon
one or more methods of determination. Different series of the Preferred Stock
may be entitled to dividends at different dividend rates or based upon different
methods of determination.
RIGHTS UPON LIQUIDATION
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Company, the holders of each series of Preferred Stock will be
entitled to receive out of assets of the Company available for distribution to
stockholders, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of Common
Stock or any other class of stock ranking junior to such series of the Preferred
Stock upon liquidation, liquidating distributions in the amount set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement relating to such series of the Preferred Stock plus an
amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends for the then-current dividend
period and, if such series of the Preferred Stock is cumulative, for all
dividend periods prior thereto. If, upon any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the amounts payable with
respect to the Preferred Stock of any series and any other shares of stock of
the Company ranking as to any such distribution on a parity with such series of
the Preferred Stock are not paid in full, the holders of the Preferred Stock of
such series and of such other shares will share ratably in any such distribution
of assets of the Company in proportion to the full respective preferential
amounts to which they are entitled. After payment of the full amount of the
liquidating distribution to which they are entitled, the holders of such series
of Preferred Stock will have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of
the Company. Neither the sale of all or substantially all the property or
business of the Company nor the merger or consolidation of the Company into
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or with any other corporation shall be deemed to be a dissolution, liquidation
or winding up, voluntary or involuntary, of the Company.
REDEMPTION
A series of the Preferred Stock may be redeemable, in whole or in part, at
the option of the Company, and may be subject to mandatory redemption pursuant
to a sinking fund, in each case upon terms, at the times and at the redemption
prices set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series.
The Prospectus Supplement relating to a series of Preferred Stock which is
subject to mandatory redemption shall specify the number of shares of such
series of Preferred Stock which shall be redeemed by the Company in each year
commencing after a date to be specified, at a redemption price per share to be
specified, together with an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends
thereon to the date of redemption. The redemption price may be payable in cash,
capital stock or in cash received from the net proceeds of the issuance of
capital stock of the Company, as specified in the Prospectus Supplement relating
to such series of Preferred Stock. If the redemption price is payable only from
the net proceeds of the issuance of capital stock of the Company, the terms of
such series may provide that, if no such capital stock shall have been issued or
to the extent the net proceeds from any issuances are insufficient to pay in
full the aggregate redemption price then due, the applicable shares of such
series of Preferred Stock shall automatically and mandatorily be converted into
shares of the applicable capital stock of the Company pursuant to conversion
provisions specified in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series of
Preferred Stock.
If fewer than all the outstanding shares of any series of the Preferred
Stock are to be redeemed, whether by mandatory or optional redemption, the
selection of the shares to be redeemed shall be determined by lot or pro rata as
may be determined by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee
thereof, or by any other method which may be determined by the Board of
Directors or such committee to be equitable. From and after the date of
redemption (unless default shall be made by the Company in providing for the
payment of the redemption price), dividends shall cease to accrue on the shares
of Preferred Stock called for redemption and all rights of the holders thereof
(except the right to receive the redemption price) shall cease.
In the event that full dividends, including accumulations in the case of
cumulative Preferred Stock, on any series of the Preferred Stock have not been
paid, such series of the Preferred Stock may not be redeemed in part and the
Company may not purchase or acquire any shares of such series of the Preferred
Stock otherwise than pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same
terms to all holders of such series of the Preferred Stock.
CONVERSION RIGHTS
The Prospectus Supplement for any series of the Preferred Stock will state
the terms, if any, on which shares of that series are convertible into shares of
Common Stock or another series of preferred stock of the Company. As described
under "Redemption" above, under certain circumstances, the Preferred Stock may
be mandatorily converted into Common Stock or another series of preferred stock
of the Company. The Preferred Stock will have no preemptive rights.
VOTING RIGHTS
Except as indicated below or in the Prospectus Supplement relating to a
particular series of Preferred Stock, or except as expressly required by
applicable law, the holders of the Preferred Stock will not be entitled to vote.
Except as indicated in the Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular series
of Preferred Stock, in the event the Company issues full shares of any series of
Preferred Stock, each such share will be entitled to one vote on matters on
which holders of such series of the Preferred Stock are entitled to vote.
However, as more fully described below under "Depositary Shares", if the Company
elects to issue Depositary Shares representing a fraction of a share of a series
of Preferred Stock, each such Depositary Share will, in effect, be entitled to
such fraction of a vote, rather than a full vote. Because each full share of any
series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote, the voting power of
such series, on matters on which holders of such series and holders of other
series of preferred stock are entitled to vote as a single class, shall depend
on the number
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of shares in such series, not the aggregate liquidation preference or initial
offering price of the shares of such series of Preferred Stock.
If at the time of any annual meeting of the Company's stockholders the
equivalent of six quarterly dividends payable on any series of the Preferred
Stock or any other series of preferred stock is in default, the number of
directors of the Company will be increased by two and the holders of all
outstanding series of preferred stock, voting as a single class without regard
to series, will be entitled to elect those additional two directors at each such
annual meeting. Each director elected by the holders of shares of the preferred
stock shall continue to serve as such director for the full term for which he or
she shall have been elected, notwithstanding that prior to the end of such term
such default shall cease to exist.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, each
series of Preferred Stock will provide that the affirmative vote or consent of
the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of all series of
preferred stock (including all series of Preferred Stock), voting together as a
single class, will be required to (a) create any class or series of stock which
shall have preference as to dividends or distribution of assets over any
outstanding series of preferred stock other than a series which shall not have
any right to object to such creation or (b) alter or change the provisions of
the Charter so as to adversely affect the voting powers, preferences or special
rights of the holders of a series of preferred stock; provided that if such
amendment shall not adversely affect all series of preferred stock, such
amendment need only be approved by holders of at least two-thirds of the shares
of all series of preferred stock adversely affected thereby, voting together as
a single class without regard to series.
OUTSTANDING PREFERRED STOCK
As of March 31, 1997, there were issued and outstanding: (i) 4,000,000
shares of 10.96% Preferred Stock (the "10.96% Preferred"); (ii) 14,000,000
shares of 8 3/8% Preferred Stock (the "8 3/8% Preferred"); (iii) 2,000,000
shares of 7.92% Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "7.92% Preferred"); (iv)
2,000,000 shares of 7.58% Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "7.58% Preferred");
(v) 2,000,000 shares of 7 1/2% Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "7 1/2%
Preferred"); (vi) 2,000,000 shares of Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred
Stock, Series L (the "Series L Preferred"); (vii) 5,600,000 shares of 10 1/2%
Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "10 1/2% Preferred"); (viii) 4,000,000 shares of
9.76% Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "9.76% Preferred"); (ix) 8,000,000 shares
of 10.84% Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "10.84% Preferred"); (x) 6,800,000
shares of 8 1/2% Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "8 1/2% Preferred"); (xi)
9,600,000 shares of 8.32% Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "8.32% Preferred");
(xii) 6,900,000 shares of 8.40% Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "8.40%
Preferred"); and (xiii) 9,100,000 shares of Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock,
Series N (the "Series N Preferred"). The shares of 7.92% Preferred, 7.58%
Preferred and 7 1/2% Preferred are represented by Depositary Shares each
representing 0.25 of a share. The series of preferred stock referred to in
clauses (i) through (vi) are sometimes referred to below as the "Pre-Merger
Preferred Stock", and the series of preferred stock listed in clauses (vii)
through (xiii) are sometimes referred to below as the "Merger Preferred Stock".
All series of outstanding preferred stock rank on a parity with each other
such series and all have preference over the Common Stock with respect to the
payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of the
liquidation or dissolution of the Company. Unless otherwise specified in the
Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular series of the Preferred Stock,
all such series of outstanding preferred stock will rank on a parity with the
Preferred Stock as to dividends and liquidation.
Dividends. Dividends on all outstanding series of preferred stock are
cumulative. The amounts of the cumulative dividends on the Series L Preferred
and the Series N Preferred vary with the interest rates on certain U.S.
Government obligations.
Rights Upon Liquidation; Redemption. In the event of a liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up of the Company, the holders of each series of
outstanding preferred stock will be entitled to receive out of the assets of the
Company available for distribution to stockholders, before any distribution of
assets is made to holders of Common Stock or any other class of stock ranking
junior to such series of outstanding preferred stock upon liquidation,
liquidating distributions, in the amount set forth opposite such series in the
table below, plus
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accrued and unpaid dividends, if any. Each series of outstanding preferred stock
is redeemable at the option of the Company, in each case at a redemption price
equal to its liquidation value, plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, if
any, to the date fixed for redemption, as set forth in the table below.
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LIQUIDATION
VALUE/REDEMPTION
PRICE PER SHARE
REDEEMABLE ON OR (PLUS, IN EACH CASE, ACCRUED
SERIES OF PREFERRED STOCK AFTER AND UNPAID DIVIDENDS, IF ANY)
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10.96% Preferred June 30, 2000 $ 25
8 3/8% Preferred June 1, 1997* $ 25
7.92% Preferred October 1, 1997 $100
7.58% Preferred April 1, 1998 $100
7 1/2% Preferred June 1, 1998 $100
Series L Preferred June 30, 1999 $100
10 1/2% Preferred September 30, 1998 $ 25
9.76% Preferred September 30, 1999 $ 25
10.84% Preferred June 30, 2001 $ 25
8 1/2% Preferred June 30, 1997* $ 25
8.32% Preferred September 30, 1997 $ 25
8.40% Preferred March 31, 1998 $ 25
Series N Preferred June 30, 1999 $ 25
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* Called for redemption on June 30, 1997.
Voting Rights. If at the time of any annual meeting of the Company's
stockholders the equivalent of six quarterly dividends payable on any series of
preferred stock is in default, the number of directors of the Company will be
increased by two and the holders of all outstanding series of preferred stock,
voting as a single class without regard to series, will be entitled to elect
those additional two directors at each such annual meeting. Each director
elected by the holders of shares of preferred stock shall continue to serve as
such director for the full term for which he or she shall have been elected,
notwithstanding that prior to the end of such term such default shall cease to
exist.
The affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of
the outstanding shares of any series of Pre-Merger Preferred Stock, voting as a
separate class, is required for any amendment of the Charter that would
adversely affect the powers, preferences, privileges or rights of such series of
Pre-Merger Preferred Stock. The affirmative vote or consent of the holders of
shares representing at least two-thirds of the voting power of the outstanding
shares of any series of Pre-Merger Preferred Stock and any other series of
preferred stock ranking on a parity with such series of Pre-Merger Preferred
Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, voting as a single class without
regard to series, is required to create, authorize or issue, or reclassify any
stock of the Company into, any additional class or series of stock ranking prior
to such series of Pre-Merger Preferred Stock as to dividends or upon
liquidation, or to create, authorize or issue any obligation or security
convertible into or exercisable for any such prior ranking preferred stock.
Each series of Merger Preferred Stock provides that the affirmative vote or
consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of all
series of preferred stock, voting together as a single class without regard to
series, will be required to (a) create any class or series of stock which shall
have preference as to dividends or distribution of assets over any outstanding
series of preferred stock other than a series which shall not have any right to
object to such creation or (b) alter or change the provisions of the Charter so
as to adversely affect the voting powers, preferences or special rights of the
holders of a series of preferred stock; provided that if such amendment shall
not adversely affect all series of preferred stock, such amendment need only be
approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of all series of
preferred stock adversely affected thereby, voting together as a single class
without regard to series.
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NO DEALER, SALESMAN OR OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT, ANY PRICING SUPPLEMENT AND THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS, AND, IF
GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS
HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR ANY AGENT. THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT,
ANY PRICING SUPPLEMENT AND THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN
OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED
HEREBY IN ANY JURISDICTION TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH
OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN SUCH JURISDICTION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, ANY PRICING SUPPLEMENT OR THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS NOR
ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CREATE ANY
IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE
THE DATE HEREOF OR THEREOF.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
Description of the Medium-Term Notes..... S-2
General................................ S-2
Interest and Interest Rates............ S-4
Fixed Rate Notes....................... S-5
Floating Rate Notes.................... S-5
Book-Entry Notes....................... S-9
Other Provisions: Addenda.............. S-10
Certain United States Federal Income Tax
Consequences........................... S-11
Payments of Interest................... S-11
Original Issue Discount................ S-11
Short-Term Notes....................... S-13
Market Discount........................ S-13
Acquisition Premium; Amortizable Bond
Premium.............................. S-13
Sale, Exchange and Retirement of
Notes................................ S-14
Non-United States Holders.............. S-14
Backup Withholding and Information
Reporting............................ S-15
Non-Dollar Denominated Notes........... S-16
Plan of Distribution..................... S-16
Legal Opinions........................... S-18
Glossary................................. S-19
PROSPECTUS
Available Information.................... 2
Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference.............................. 2
The Chase Manhattan Corporation.......... 3
Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed
Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend
Requirements........................... 4
Use of Proceeds.......................... 4
Description of Debt Securities........... 5
Description of Preferred Stock........... 15
Description of Common Stock.............. 23
Description of Securities Warrants....... 23
Risk Factors Relating to Currency
Warrants............................... 24
Description of Currency Warrants......... 25
Plan of Distribution..................... 26
Experts.................................. 28
Legal Opinions........................... 28
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$3,500,000,000
LOGO
The Chase
Manhattan
Corporation
Senior Medium-Term
Notes, Series C
Subordinated Medium-Term
Notes, Series A
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
June 12, 1997
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